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November 15, 2019

Stacking Stones


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Tessa Lynn from Oklahoma As human beings, we are prone to quickly forget the Lord’s goodness and the ways he has provided for us. To guard against this, the Israelites participated in a custom of stacking stones and assigning a specific meaning to each stone. The […]

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November 08, 2019

God’s Gift of Being Unique


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative David Gosz from Oklahoma “Leadership” is a word we hear frequently in TeenPact. My eyes used to glaze over at the mention of leadership because it seemed repetitive and unnecessary for people to talk about it so much. But the truth is, TeenPact, our parents, and […]

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November 01, 2019

Faith Over Feelings


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Senator Patrick Sullivan of Florida I’ve sat in a lot of chairs, but none like the one at NatCon 2018. It was Friday night and you could feel the Holy Spirit Moving in the Conn Center. It was a profound moment for the people in the room and […]

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October 25, 2019

In Everything


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Emma Freeland of Tennessee. We were made for the glory of God.   In what we say and what we do, in our eating and our drinking, in what we pursue and what we achieve, I believe that every little grain of glory should be willingly […]

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October 18, 2019

Pizza Parties and Wisdom


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Nathan Furlough of Ohio. Of all my experiences in TeenPact, one of my favorites is staffing the one-day class. For those unfamiliar, the one-day class takes 8-12-year-olds on a fast-track of the basic TeenPact elements. Every one-day class builds up to the grand finale; TeenPact legislature. […]

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October 11, 2019

True Light


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Senator Logan Hancock of South Carolina. As a former Florida kid, I’ve spent a fair amount of time at the beach. A few times a year, sections of the beach were roped off to keep people out. Naturally, as a young kid, the best place to play […]

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October 04, 2019

Valleys, Mountaintops, and In-Between


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Meredith Durham of South Carolina. This life is not all sunshine and roses. There are so many outlets for us to see the highlights of others’ lives while only seeing the messy, difficult aspects of our own. We fall into the trap of thinking, “Well, I […]

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September 27, 2019

The World Will Know


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Senator Chad Fryer of Georgia. If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. “The relationships you make at TeenPact are incredible.” What is it about TeenPact relationships that mean so much? How is it that you can meet a total stranger on Monday of […]

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September 20, 2019

Without My Abilities, Am I Worthless?


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Chloe Carlson of Texas.   I was driving down the road on a blazing hot summer day a few months ago, listening to a podcast when the speaker of the show asked his guest two questions that I desperately needed to hear. He said, “if you […]

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September 13, 2019

By His Power


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Kylee Brandon of Florida.   It was electrifying. I felt such an energy and passion for Christ while standing in the midst of hundreds of other believers at National Convention. It was absolutely electrifying. It was as though we were in the throne room, bowing in […]

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September 12, 2019

Pause & Listen


TeenPact Leadership Schools, in conjunction with the Jimmy Brazell Foundation, presented the Eighth Annual Jimmy Brazell Impact Scholarship Third Place Award to TeenPact student Grace Lannigan from Connecticut.   Read her award-winning essay below, written in response to the topic question, “How have you impacted the world or your community through servant-minded, Christ-like love?”     […]

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September 12, 2019

A Little Difference is a Difference


TeenPact Leadership Schools, in conjunction with the Jimmy Brazell Foundation, presented the Eighth Annual Jimmy Brazell Impact Scholarship Second Place Award to TeenPact student Lauren Wagner from Florida.   Read her award-winning essay below, written in response to the topic question, “How have you impacted the world or your community through servant-minded, Christ-like love?”     […]

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September 12, 2019

Horses, Kids, and Christ


TeenPact Leadership Schools, in conjunction with the Jimmy Brazell Foundation, presented the Eighth Annual Jimmy Brazell Impact Scholarship First Place Award to TeenPact student Katie Johnson from Oregon.   Read her award-winning essay below, written in response to the topic question, “How have you impacted the world or your community through servant-minded, Christ-like love?” The […]

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September 09, 2019

You Want to be Inspired


INSPIRATION: A noun. The act of drawing air into the lungs; the inhaling of air;  a branch of respiration, and opposed to expiration.   You want to be inspired. Don’t believe me? What are you doing with your life right now? Ask yourself: why am I doing the things I’m doing? Why the classes? Why […]

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September 06, 2019

Stop Romanticizing Love


This post was written by TeenPact Student Body President Toby Forehand of Georgia.   And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love […]

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August 20, 2019

Brand Yourself a Man


Brands are captivating. The white apple with a bite out of it, the jingle that concludes with, “I’m lovin’ it”, and the red and white soda label stirs a particular ambiance inside all of us. Without fail, when these images or sounds intersect with our lives, they signify a specific brand – a brand of […]

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