“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."
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.
"As Christians, we are instructed to be His light, to become fishers of men, and to spread the word of His salvation to all nations. It’s The Great Commission, and it’s every Christian’s calling. You may not be called to a foreign mission field, but we all are missionaries in our own right."
"I know what you’re thinking. Great! Another parenting advice article (insert sarcasm). Yeah, I know. There’s like tons of parenting 'experts' out there eager to share their knowledge. So you don’t need another one of those."
"How many of us pretend to have a “conclusion” about God, based on rumors and reviews? My hunch is that there’s a dullness—based on conscious and subconscious wrong thinking—that keeps people away from the Bible."
"Do you ever feel like God brings a dream to your heart, gives you a desire, or speaks a special plan into your life, but then for whatever reason it just falls away?"
