Your Turn 2026 – the top 25!

RP’s 2026 Your Turn contest has come to a close, and it was a doozy – so many great entries displaying all sorts of talents.

If you haven’t read, watched, or heard them all yet, we’ve got all the top 25 linked to down below. These are the ones that made it into the May/June 2026 issue, listed in the order they appeared in the magazine. Winners are noted, but all of these are amazing.

WRITTEN – best of the adults

• I went to church by Natasha Fennema
• Educational peace by Tamara Nieuwenhuis
• The first bell by Ilsa Ravensbergen
• Created to commune by Madeleine Dewitt
• On kids in the pews and God’s faithfulness by Jennie VanDriel
• Life inside the lines: a profile of an artist by Holly Enter – WINNER
• A love that gives birth, even without bearing children by Saadi Al Azah

WRITTEN – best of the youth

• 14 ways of looking at a star by Ariel
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: a play for family gatherings by Brianna
• In its time by Miriam – WINNER
• How hardships bring you closer to God in true faith by Leanna
• Child of God by Jenny

VIDEOS – best of the adults

• Beautiful things by Joel Van Der Molen – WINNER
• Behold by Cameron Blokker
• In Zion born by Rebecca Vanveen

VIDEOS – best of the youth

• On being a budding archaeologist by Jeremiah – WINNER
• My dog Bruno doesn’t understand by Holly
• On kids learning Hebrew by Aslan
• Getting out of your comfort zone by Loria
• Waking up at 5:20 by Jake

AUDIO – best of the youth

• The archive of unspoken words by Meaghan –WINNER
• Her name was Mia

AUDIO – best of the adults

• Little man by Miriam Bruning – WINNER
• All that I need by Mary Koppert – FAN FAVORITE WINNER
• It was never easy by Savannah Brouwer