What’s so wrong about pornography if I’m not married? Why can’t a teenage couple have sex if they both consent and use protection? Is lying so bad if it doesn’t hurt anyone? Who says two men can’t marry each other if it makes them happy? My last two posts (The… Read More »Biblical Discernment For Teens: How to Make Good Decisions
What besides your faith makes you, a Christian, stand out from your peers? Can your classmates and coworkers tell you’re a Christian just by studying you? What is the telltale mark of a Christian? God didn’t give you faith just so you could blend in and go with the flow,… Read More »Made to Stand Out: 7 Virtues For Christian Teens
What if you had a friend who treated you like her bestie one day a week, then ignored you for the other six? And what if, on those other six days, she blushed whenever your name was brought up, laughed when others joked about you, and only called you when… Read More »Not Just On Sunday: How to Be a Christian Every Day
What kind of person are you online? Would someone who never met you in person want to be your friend if all she knew of you was what you posted on Facebook? That’s kind of a scary thought. Because while no one is ever his or her truest, most genuine… Read More »8 Super Simple Social Media Guidelines for Christian Teens
Happy New Year, it’s resolution time! Are you someone who gets into New Year’s resolutions? If not, I encourage you to give it a try. The flip of the calendar is a good time for self-change because of its fresh-start feeling, and making a resolution or two is one way… Read More »11 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Benefit Others
You wouldn’t think that something as simple as modesty for Christian girls and women could cause a great controversy, but it has and continues to do so. After writing several posts on this hotly debated topic, enough questions have been raised that I’d like to clarify a few points. This… Read More »5 Important Questions About Modesty—And Their Answers
Do your friends get a glimpse of God’s glory when they look at you—or are they turned off to God altogether? First of all, what does it mean to glorify God? Do you know what it looks like to let your life be a glimpse of God’s glory? And isn’t… Read More »Let Your Life Be a Glimpse of God’s Glory
My last post Taming the Tongue: Why It’s So Important For Christian Teens was about the importance of why you need to control your speech. God called us to be his witnesses, and sometimes our very words are the things that send others in the opposite direction. As promised, this… Read More »How to Control Your Speech: 5 Important Rules