Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. –Hebrews 11:1
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True or false: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Ever since Kelly Clarkson popularized that line in song, it’s become a motto of resilience for those battling a trial. The assumption is, if you survive whatever it is you’re dealing with, you’ll be stronger and better than before. If… Read More »How to Build Rock-Solid Faith When God Stirs the Coals
Being a Christian teen is hard. You want to fit in but then your peers start talking about the latest blockbuster and you find yourself awkwardly nodding along because you haven’t seen it. You’re the only one who has to skip the Sunday morning basketball tournament because of church. And… Read More »When Being a Christian Teen is Hard, Soar With Psalm 119
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
*He knows when you’ve been sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness’ sake!* What’s the difference between God and Santa (besides the fact that the first one is real and the second one is fantasy)? Technically, they each… 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