by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | 2018 essay contest
Dignity, Death, and Divinity by Julianna Purcell, grade 11 I was half asleep when my mother walked into my room, steadily and slowly. The worst part was that I knew what she was going to say, and I wished she wouldn’t. For me, every moment of not knowing was anxious...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | 2018 essay contest
Finding a Culture of Life in Adversity by Olivia Rivera, grade 11 Living a culture of life is a choice to live in the inspiration of Christ. We can learn from people who have carried their own crosses to get an understanding of what it is like to live in...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | 2018 essay contest
Glory Unveiled by Larisa Tuttle, grade 11 A man drenched in blood hangs on a cross, struggling to respire His final haggard breaths. As the nails dig into His wrists and He cries out, “It is finished,” the sign above His head blows in the wind, announcing that...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | 2018 essay contest
Selfless Saint by Nathaniel Bryant, grade 11 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). This simple Bible verse explains the very basic idea of the importance...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | 2018 essay contest
To Know Suffering Is to Have Known Love by Jessica Swygman, grade 10 Our society is corrupt, confused, and self-centered. People are accustomed to luxury and no one is typically willing to burden or inconvenience themselves, unless pressured or unless doing it for...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | 2018 essay contest
The Smile that Changed the World by Rita Rogers, grade 12 My heart skipped a beat when I first fully noticed her smile. This was not an ordinary smile; no, it was one encompassing pure joy and love. This was a smile that remained through physical pain and emotional...