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‘You Are Made in the Image of God’—Valedictorian’s Faith-Filled Graduation Speech Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

A South Carolina high school valedictorian is going viral for her very faith-based graduation speech following a devastating tragedy.

High School Valedictorian Delivers Graduation Speech Hours After Dad’s Funeral

Early College High School valedictorian Alem Hadzic has gone viral after he took the stage at his graduation ceremony to deliver his speech—just hours after his father's funeral. 

See the High School Graduation Trend That’s Making the Internet Cry

As the class of 2024 graduates and the school year comes to a close, there’s a new trend happening on social media that has all of us sentimentals feeling unwell over how fast time flies. 

Jayson Bradley

Jayson is a God-botherer, writer, marketer, musician, and pastor in Washington State. An unapologetic grace and coffee junkie, Jayson desperately longs to see himself (and the church) conformed to the image of Christ. See more from Jayson on his website.

Is Wasting Food a Sin?

As long as there are people who don’t have enough, wasting food is a form of moral bankruptcy.

8 Signs of Religious Brainwashing: Is Your Church Brainwashing You?

"Here are 8 signs that your church, group, or community has slipped into an unhealthy and dangerous form of groupthink."

To the Christian Guy With the Smokin’ Hot Wife

The truth is what you’re trying to communicate and what is being heard aren’t always the same.

5 Tips for Making Friends With Atheists

"We all would rather monologue then dialogue and this means we have to be content with our stereotypes about each other. It’s nonsense, and I’m opting out."

No, God Doesn’t Always Rescue You

"Does God intervene? Yes. Sometimes he does—but sometimes he doesn’t."

10 Christian T-shirts That Give the Church a Bad Name

"Between you and me, I think that my faith is too powerful, beautiful, and complex to be summed up on a Christian t-shirt."

Adam, Eve, & Worshiping a Great Big Vulnerable God

"Why not curtail the implications of Adam and Eve’s choice? What if—instead of completely poisoning the human race—eating this fruit just gave them explosive diarrhea for a year?"

5 Things Fundamentalists Forget About Jesus, From a Recovering Fundie

"Truth is, I’m a recovering fundie. I was baptized in a particularly conservative church and believed that somehow I’d been fortunate enough to be baptized into a congregation that was right about everything—lucky me."