Interested in B.Reith’s music after Sam’s review? Check out this awesome music video from his first album. Yeah, it kinda rocks.

by Staff Writer Sam Gardiner

Ever since being discovered by TobyMac back in 2008, hip hop sensation B.Reith has never looked back. After releasing his debut studio album Now Is Not Forever (featuring the hit song “The Comeback Kid”) through Gotee Records in 2009, Brian became instantly admired for his ability to not only rap exceptionally, but for his amazing voice and flow.

Now after a two year hiatus in fresh music and high demand from fans, B.Reith returns with his sophomore full-length album How The Story Ends. The title can seem a little misleading, as my initial thought about it was, is this the end of B.Reith? To my relief, the answer is no. Teaming up with an all-star cast including Lecrae, Lisa Gungor, Dave Barnes and PJ Morton, B.Reith delivers twelve new tracks that encourage the listener to keep persevering through the hard times in life, a theme that was born out of Brian’s personal experience during the writing of the album. (more…)

Happy Thanksgiving, RTF readers! We hope you all have a fabulous day with friends and family. Enjoy some turkey and pumpkin pie (but don’t eat too much!) and celebrate the amazing blessings in your life.

One thing we’re thankful for is you, our readers. You make what we do worthwhile. So thank you.

What are you thankful for this year? We’d love to know!

by Staff Writer Jennifer Grimes

Every November since I can remember, I’ve packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. I always picked a girl and boy my age and filled my shoeboxes to the brim with crayons, notepads, toothbrushes, soap, and—most important, in my opinion—stuffed animals. By the time I packed the box, I practically had to sit on the lid to get it to snap into place. (more…)

by Staff Writer Matthew VanTryon

Imagine waking up every morning, parched dry. Yet instead of walking downstairs to the faucet and getting a glass of clean and refreshing water, you walk miles later that day to retrieve muddy and bacteria-filled water. This is the situation that many people find themselves in on a daily basis. This is the situation that Active Water is trying to eliminate.

According to Active:Water’s website, 884 million people lack access to clean drinking water. That’s almost three times the population of the United States! (more…)

by Staff Writer Kalli Simmerman

It’s happened to all of us. We come home from a long day of school or work (sometimes both!), kick off our shoes, settle down on the couch for a night full of mind-numbing television when, suddenly, it’s on. We’re ambushed by THE commercial. You know which one I’m talking about. Clips of starving kids, usually accompanied by a heartbreaking song and the voice of an older man or woman telling you about their suffering and how you can help.

Call me a bad person, but I HATE those commercials. (more…)

by Guest Contributor Kat Kachmar

Imagine you’re a 16 year-old female, with no father in the picture, and a mom who does drugs. You have no accountability. You come and go as you please, do poorly in school even though you’re smart, but no one is there for support and to push you to succeed.

One day after school, on your walk home, you meet a guy in a sweet ride. This guy offers to take you home, and over the next few weeks he buys you gifts, treats you nice, and tells you he loves you. You are in awe, smitten really. Before you know it you are living with him and find out the hard way you are now under his control and he has become your pimp. (more…)

What if you were an orphan? I know what you’re thinking. Okay, Halee, I see where this is going, but I’m not exactly ready to adopt right now. I kinda need to finish high school…

Don’t worry. I’m not advocating teen parenthood! But you’re not too young to make a difference. Check out this video and then we’ll talk:

Okay, so you may not be ready to take care of a kid (even though that video might’ve made you want one. There’s time for that later.). (more…)