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Timothy Hardy

Oh my goodness.  Naples, FL was an amazing conference.  The week’s lesson focus is on how the Lord is able to fill you with His energy to be able to finish your task. I was so completely exhausted the entire conference, but at the same time I had more energy and enthusiasm than I [...]

Josh Craddock
The kids in Public Forum this week were a lot like an oreo – they had all the correct ingredients to make an argument that any audience would eat up! Very few of the debaters had any previous debate experience, but they were still able to stand up and discuss an issue that they [...]

There’s An App For That
Janie Little

I knew that everything is bigger in Texas, but it never occurred to me that that would apply to the number of Apprentices. There were ten of them. Ten. And “ten” begins with a “T” as does “terrific” which is quite convenient since that’s the exact word to describe all [...]

Josh Craddock
In the great nation of Texas, the participants were challenged and inspired by public forum! Since many of the students were already competitive debaters, it was interesting to observe them as they applied the skills that they had refined in other styles of debate to a new framework. Sometimes it can be difficult to [...]

Timothy Hardy
I learned this week about the impact your words have on people you may never personally meet. I definitely realized over the entirety of tour that I will never know the full impact my words and actions had on so many of the people I came into contact with. After this last Evening Program [...]

Phillip Rosenberger
There is nothing like leading a few dozen 7-11 year olds in a silly song that makes everyone look funny as they sing with their tongues sticking out, keeping their feet separated while their knees stay together and holding two thumbs up the whole time. Well, almost nothing. It’s even better when the [...]

Josh Craddock
The participants in Napa were very excited to practice Public Forum because they understood how it would help them with real conversations that they had with people who had different beliefs. We had just finished the Apologetics workshop, where they had to discuss issues with characters that held different worldviews, so the practical application [...]

Janie Little
I had so much fun with the Apprentices at the Denver Conference. Through it all, they were willing and competent and I knew I always had help to count on. My favorite part each time is watching the fun debate and group interp. I loved how many jokes were in the fun [...]

Josh Craddock
I was encouraged by the conversations I had with the participants and parents regarding Public Forum at the Denver conference. One mom told me that her students were not planning on competing next year simply because they couldn’t handle the time commitment. However, she told me that she was excited that her students [...]

Timothy Hardy
I’m thinking that I want to write this blog about the Lord’s blessings. The events of this past week have definitely opened my eyes to His loving kindness.
The Denver, CO Evening Program was the team’s first opportunity to extensively use tech for the presentation. We were able to have seven microphones for the [...]