What are you afraid of? What keeps you awake at night or fills your veins with adrenaline? A quick internet search of the most common phobias yields a CRAZY long list of fears so common they have their own names. A few examples: See one on the list that fits… Read More »No Fear: The Danger of Sin in Your Heart
Have you ever had the profound experience of hearing God speak to you? Or maybe, instead of an audible voice, it was more subtle. A feeling in your heart, a certainty of what you’re supposed to do next. The sensation of peace. If not, you might be wondering, why can’t… Read More »How to Hear God’s Voice When It Seems Like He Isn’t Talking
Welcome to a brand new year! Are you excited about the next twelve months? Do you have big plans, like a graduation or an exciting spring break trip? A move from high school to college, or from college to the big world? For some, the flip of the calendar is… Read More »No Fear of the New Year: God Holds Your Future
On the surface, God and Santa have a lot in common. They each have their own version of naughty and nice lists, and they judge your every move to decide which you belong on. In fact, the Santa of popular music is as all-knowing and omnipresent as the God of… Read More »The Difference Between God and Santa? Amazing Grace
Are you afraid of silence? Does the thought of turning everything off—the radio, the TV, all your electronics—and simply listening to the air in the room sound relaxing or terrifying? If it’s the second, technology has you covered. You can listen to a podcast during your morning jog, blast tunes… Read More »Afraid of Silence? Why Christian Teens Don’t Need to Be
Several years ago, I got the grand idea to write a novel, which morphed into the even grander idea of becoming an author. I knew I wanted to write for teens. There’s nothing like the thrill of seeing young people come into themselves and embrace who they were meant to… Read More »The Truth About Why I Write Christian YA Fiction
If you read my last post, your eyes are wide open to the brutal alien assault happening on Earth. Not aliens in the sense of little green men. Worse than that. I’m talking about real, active spiritual warfare, and it’s happening all around you. Satan is more dangerous than any… Read More »Armor of God 101: Unlock Your Gear For Battle
If you’re like most Christian teens, you hear the term “spiritual warfare” and immediately zone out. Sure, you enjoy a good angels-and-demons battle just as much as any other Ted Dekker or Frank Peretti fan. But on the nonfiction side of things, you tend to associate spiritual warfare with heavy… Read More »Aliens on Earth: The Startling Truth About Spiritual Warfare
