Sep 22, 2015
The Best Support by Caleb Crouch Edgewater SDB Church, FL Have you ever wanted a friend to spend the night at your house? Nothing fancy, just a regular old sleep over. To a kid — or even a youth, really (I’m sixteen and my view hasn’t changed a whole lot), to us — the logistics seem simple. Your friend packs a change of clothes and a toothbrush, and goes back...
Aug 25, 2015
The Beacon Hi everyone! My name is Caleb! And my name is Gabi! We are excited to announce that we are the 2015-2016 Beacon editors! Hooray! Get the confetti! We stole the ingenious idea of co-editing from Ellie Chroniger and Becca Olson…but we are also adding our own twist by having an apprentice editor, Annie Lloyd. You said “twist,” but I...
The Beacon Hello Beacon readers! Once again, it’s Becca. And Ellie! This is our last Beacon article here with you as your editors. I can’t believe after having this job for two years, I will never write another Beacon article. This year has been great and I know that I’ve truly been blessed to write for you and have your attention as you read! You have...
Jun 2, 2015
The Beacon – June 2015 by Rebecca Olson Since when do we give up on something because it’s broken? Since when do we look at a principle and say, “There’s something wrong with it, so let’s just throw it out”? Saying that makes me so uncomfortable. The thought that my generation is giving up on something that’s broken hurts me. But that’s what I see...
Apr 27, 2015
The Beacon By Elianna Chroniger I recently finished up the musical season at school. Our high school put on the show “Mary Poppins” during the second weekend in March. I played the role of the much loved nanny, Mary Poppins. In this role I was tasked with the job of learning lines, songs, blocking, and choreography for a lot of scenes. As we read through the...
Mar 26, 2015
You Are In Good Hands Caleb Crouch I’ve lived a very exciting life for a fifteen year old. I’ve lived in eight or nine different houses across three states. My family has been a homeschool family, (briefly) a Military family, and (recently) a quite large family—five brothers and one sister. Dad has worked a lot of jobs, from fabric cutting to locating work to...