School Leaders Speak About…Discipleship
Danielle Germaine
April 22, 2010
No doubt you have heard the word “discipleship” uttered at some point this week—in a teacher’s lecture, between classes, or maybe even in the morning announcements. Though it may appear trite to the casual onlooker, this integral word has good reason to ring through every crevice and cranny... Read more »
LIES: It Starts Out As A Seed
Rebecca urrutia
April 22, 2010
William Post had it all. Every American envied him when he won $16.2 million dollars in the Pennsylvania lottery. $16.2 million! But his “happily ever after” dream did not turn out as he expected. In an interview, Post said, “I wish it never happened. It was totally a nightmare.” Within one year... Read more »
Lunchtime Revolution
Joe Rogers
March 17, 2010
“Father, tear our walls down. We hide behind so many motions and exhausting, half-hearted statements. ‘I’ll pray for you,’ ‘God bless.’ Since when did my faith follow a script? Take me, Lord, from this maze of expectations. I need to find my way back to You.” Every Friday, CCA students... Read more »
Untimely DEATH
Avery Reeder
March 17, 2010
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2,426,264 individuals lost their lives in 2006. When averaged, 6,647 people died daily. In other words, over two million families and friends mourn the loss of a loved one each year, and over six thousand each day. Between all these numbers... Read more »
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Knowing God and Making Him Known
Alexandra Gomez
March 11, 2010
Life is a long lesson in humility, unity, grace, and leadership. This we learned as an eighth grade class on our first missions trip to the Bahamas last month. These simple four words, often used to describe the qualities required in a missionary, were the basic pillars of a series of exercises and... Read more »
The CCA Covenant
Rebecca Urrutia
February 18, 2010
For the past several weeks in CCA High School, the word “covenant” has probably been mentioned over a hundred times, creating mixed emotions in the student body. Responses vary from, “I don’t want it to be held over our heads if we mess up,” to “I think it’s a good heart check, it’ll... Read more »
Mexico: The Untold Chapter (Exclusive Edition)
Rebecca Urrutia, Danielle Germaine, and Joe Rogers
February 4, 2010
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Forever Family
Rebecca Urrutia
January 21, 2010
“I was five years old when I was put in foster care, and since then I have spent most of my life in and out of foster homes,” says Raven Agarth, a sophomore at CCA. In her sixteen years of life, Raven has lived in a total of fourteen different houses. Each time it was a new place, new faces and... Read more »
Stone Hearts
Rebecca Urrutia
December 16, 2009
With every breath you take, the scarlet heart within you pumps red liquid life. It throbs unceasingly, day and night, bringing oxygen to the life found within its secret chambers. Everything seems to be working perfectly until a poison stealthily seeps in. Unexpectedly and unnoticed, it trickles through... Read more »
Mexico: The Journey Continues
Rebecca Urrutia
December 10, 2009
The senior missions trip to Merida, Mexico, was breathtaking. Hearts of stone were changed, mountains were moved, and eyes were opened to the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ. We saw the hand of God move in indescribable ways as He used us to carry His message of love and hope to a nation so hungry for... Read more »