Articles How strong do your teenagers stand spiritually? Do they know the one true God and the only way to get to heaven? Do they have a firm grasp on truth—firm enough that they feel confident sharing it with others? A recent Group magazine poll revealed that many Christian kids are...
We want you to be the most generous person you can become, for God's sake. We don't care so much if you are growing in your giving to VBC or to other eternally focused efforts - the important thing is that you begin increasing your Kingdom investment (which lasts for ever) and decreasing...
Articles Adolescence offers many kids their first opportunity to manage their own schedules. Unfortunately, with all the obligations they must juggle, “free time” can become a foreign concept. Teenagers’ waking hours are packed with school, homework, sports, clubs, work, and...
We want to be more generous. We want to invest with an eternal focus rather than in things that will wither and fade away. But unless we put into place a gameplan to do it, nothing will ever happen. Here are some ideas to implement this week! As your pastor, I want you to be the most...
Articles Our society has a warped view of what’s valuable. That makes it especially difficult for adolescents to keep a proper perspective on their true worth in God’s eyes. God, our Creator, puts an infinite value on each of us. In fact, he loves us so much he was willing to...
Our week of family camp at Silver Birch Ranch went great. The weather was cool, but that didn't slow down the 70+ people that attended from our church...
Articles One of the many qualities our culture encourages young people to develop is strength. Physically, academically, and socially, teenagers are urged to try to come out on top. Those who seem too meek or gentle are viewed as pushovers and told to stand up for themselves. Yet the Bible has a...
Village has grown dramatically over the last several years. It has been amazing to see how God has been at work in our midst. At the same time, it is also easy to miss what God is doing in the lives of people we might not know very well. In each edition of Action News, we want to introduce you...
Articles Decisions, decisions. Teenagers face lots of choices, ranging from what to wear to which career to pursue. Every day, young people also deal with social and moral decisions that can impact their faith and their future. Making the right choices can mean the difference between life and...
For less than $2 a day, you can literally save the life of an orphan child in Uganda. In a place where there is no working welfare system, where tens of thousands of children live in child-headed families, where they do hard, menial labor just to earn one meal a day, you can give a child hope...