Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. -Romans 12:9-10
Faith in Jesus will get you to heaven, but are you pointing others in that direction as well? Learn how to be holy in all relationships—dating, family, and friends.
Political corruption. A global pandemic. Racial unrest. Economic tension. It would be easy to fall into the pit of negativity, anger, and self-service our world seems to have crumpled into, but why? Why notchoose to be a point of brilliance in the unsettling chaos? The cool thing is, even teens… Read More »7 Ways to Let Your Light Shine In a Dark World
You knew it was wrong, so you fought the temptation. You told yourself you’d never fall for it again. You tried to draw your weapon of self-control. And then you caved anyway. And after failing to resist temptation, you felt horribly guilty and went to your Bible and read 1… Read More »Resist Temptation: The Missing Link in 1 Corinthians 10:13
“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas.” These verses from Job 6 capture the essence of depression—if it’s even possible to do so. Only those who have been there can truly understand what… Read More »Teen Issues: How to Help a Friend Through Depression
Do you ever feel like Valentine’s Day is one giant spotlight on what you don’t have? The school hallway is awash in reds and pinks. Couples are holding hands and exchanging boxes of chocolates and teddy bears clutching hearts. Your best friend just got a bouquet of red carnations from her crush,… Read More »How to Find Fulfillment as a Single on Valentine’s Day
If I could come up with two objectives for all parent-teen relationships, they would be: I bet I know what you’re thinking right now. “Yes! Finally someone who says my parents need to respect me!” Sure, love and respect are two-way streets, but don’t misunderstand my analogy. In driving terms,… Read More »A Teen’s Guide to Understanding Parents (Yeah, Right!)
It’s the strangest query (or so I thought), and yet in one three-month period, my website made 927 impressions on this search alone: “How to overcome loneliness without friends.” Why would anyone ask that? The very essence of loneliness is too much time spent alone, so shouldn’t the question be… Read More »How to Overcome Loneliness Without Friends
Popular culture will tell you to forget it. Abstinence is impossible, so why bother? Everyone is sleeping with everyone else, and surely—surely—you’re the only virgin in your school. After all, everyone knows teens and young adults have little self-control and even less interest in purity. What do you think of… Read More »The Case For Abstinence: This is What Really Matters
Is there ever a wrong time to defend your faith? Chanah was ready to let him have it. She’d considered her words and typed them into her browser. All she had to do was click share and all her friends would see her response to the so-called “friend” who’d disparaged… Read More »Is There Ever a Wrong Time to Defend Your Faith?