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[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/The-Box-Turtle.png’ attachment=’3243′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock ] The box turtle, like others of it’s kind, lacks teeth. It’s jaws, though, are covered with a horny sheath equipped with a sharp cutting edge. The turtle is one of the unclean creatures mentioned in Leviticus 11:29, which the Israelites were…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/I-took-my-Stand.png’ attachment=’3234′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock] Growing up in the church, as a young child I would watch my parents stand up for the Lord’s Supper. Many times I and the other kids at the time, would watch in envy, as they were able to eat and drink,…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Why-I-was-Baptised.png’ attachment=’3239′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock] The reason I was baptized is because I wanted to follow Jesus. By the grace of God and the blood of Jesus Christ, I have known the power to overcome sin – especially those ‘pet’ sins. But just because I’m baptized, it…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Memorising-Scriptures.png’ attachment=’3213′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock ] Memorising scripture is engrafting God’s word in our minds. If we don’t memorize scripture, we won’t be able to fight off temptation, we won’t be able to encourage others, or even ourselves, during times of spiritual warfare. Being able to recall…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Foxes-and-Vineyards.png’ attachment=’3206′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock] On the 1st of September, 2008 the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water published the following on its website: “The Red Fox was introduced into Australia in the 1870’s for recreational hunting. Their subsequent spread was rapid and they are now…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Soul-For-Sale.png’ attachment=’3202′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock] On Friday, 27th July 2008, a crazy yet fascinating story hit news headlines around the world. A 24-year-old young man from Wanganui, New Zealand, had sold his soul for $5001 to the fast food chain Hell Pizza. His reason for selling it…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Pearl.png’ attachment=’3185′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock] I love stories of adventure, stories that bring challenges. My favourite story in the Bible is about a pearl. I will tell you the story. Once upon a time there was a rich merchant or trader who was looking for a beautiful…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Gossip.png’ attachment=’3176′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock ] “Gossip, noun: Hearing something you like about someone you don’t [like].” (Earl Wilson). Well, perhaps that is not the conventional definition of gossip or slander (to give it it’s more loathsome name).  But gossip is so much nastier than just “casual…

[av_image src=’http://www.youthchallenger.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Do-You-Have-Faith.png’ attachment=’3191′ align=’center’ animation=’top-to-bottom’ link=” target=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’1′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’] [av_textblock] Faith, what is it? Where do we get it from? What can it do for us? Everybody is faced with these questions, for humans are very much alike. These are important questions and they rightly deserve an answer. Through studying God’s Word,…