Raised for Life

By: Macy Froetschner “Keep your elbows off the table, Mable.” “Treat others how you want to be treated.” “Ask questions.” “Don’t spend life judging others.” “Never take stress out on family.” “Familial fellowship is more important than fleeting friendships.” “Serve …

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Protecting the Gift of Sex

By: Ella Wiegand Anyone with a social media account is constantly bombarded with sex. Whether it’s actual porn, nudity, sexual information, or maybe just hearing others talk about it, sex is everywhere. All of us have probably watched a movie …

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Hope in Suffering

By: Olivia Hitz “The joy of the Lord is my strength,” I whisper to myself as I exhale through the pain in my hip. I’m standing in line to go up to the communion rail on Sunday morning, but I …

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Seeing Others in God’s Image

Cori Meier, Y4Life Assistant Maybe you’ve seen it on social media – the tendency toward verbally annihilating people we don’t agree with. Disagree with someone politically or ideologically? Let’s jump straight to the name-calling. People are called “slime,” “garbage,” or …

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What’s A Christian To Do?

Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life 2023 is off to a good start! From local and national marches to our own life-affirming events – Frontline Call, Life Week 2023, and Y4Life in Washington, D.C. to name just a few – January …

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Designer Genes

Jenna Siek Okay, so, what? You hate your body. So does Satan. Congratulations, you and the Prince of Demons have something in common: a thorough revulsion against your sinful flesh. You act like your image is a blank piece of  …

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The Purpose of Christmas

Cori Meier, Y4Life Assistant It’s that time of year again, when the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations take over our lives. We rush around trying to find the perfect gifts for our families and friends or the perfect outfit …

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DIY Plants and Prayer

Olivia Hitz, CUC4Life Even though our semester starts in August, we’ve noticed that things on campus tend to start amping up in September. Classes get more hectic, professors start expecting more from us, new students find their friend groups, and …

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Starting a Y4Life Team in a Post-Roe World

By Elizabeth Crawford We live in a world characterized by deep political convictions, heightened emotions, and passionate arguments. And many times those convictions, emotions, and arguments don’t align with Christian morality. For example, babies are aborted daily, the elderly are …

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Commissioned 4 Life

By Macy Froetschner High school is revered as the formative years in most of the media we see today. Yet despite countless movies, books, TV shows, and idealized social media posts, teenagers find it hard to navigate the various bodily …

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