“Choose for yourselves today whomever you will serve… But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” -Joshua 24:15
Purity, friendships, dating, self-control, sharing your faith—issues relevant to the teen life. This is your time to define who you are.
In my last post, Be Grateful, Not Entitled: Serve Without Expecting Thanks, I encouraged Christian teens to adopt an attitude of selfless service, the kind that doesn’t require constant back-patting. You should always serve without expecting thanks in return. So this post might seem like a complete reversal of my… Read More »Teens & Gratitude: Why You Should Always Say Thank You
Everyone loves hero stories. They’re the basis of all action movies on the market and most human-interest articles . A passerby pulls an unconscious victim from a burning car. An observant gas station attendant thwarts a bank robbery. A high school basketball player lobs the winning shot from the half-court… Read More »Be Grateful, Not Entitled: How to Serve Without Expecting Thanks
Minimalism has become somewhat of a fad in recent years, right alongside the tiny-house movement and the push for eco-friendly living. It’s not difficult to see why. Materialism (the opposite of minimalism) is an infinite cycle. You have to work more to buy more, and the more you buy, the… Read More »Live Free: 4 Simple Steps to Christian Minimalism for Teens
Ever watched the TV show Hoarders? How many times did you think, “Boy, how can someone even live in those conditions?!” Maybe you’re like me and the second you switched off the TV, you went through your bedroom and hauled a bag of stuff to the curb—just to be sure… Read More »3 Reasons Why Christian Teens Should Embrace Minimalism
It’s the stuff of nightmares for Christian students. The stereotypical scenario involves an atheistic science professor with a full arsenal of “proof” that God is a myth, and a lowly, shellshocked freshman who walks away, riddled with holes and humiliation, after a disastrous attempt to argue the case for creation.… Read More »Remember This When It’s Time to Defend Your Faith In the Science Room
Not all roads lead to New York. If you are taking a road trip to a place you haven’t been (for me, that would be New York), you’ll definitely want to use a map. But if you don’t know how to read the map, you could end up in Canada… Read More »Wrong Ways To Read The Bible (That You Might Be Doing!)
Serving God is drudgery. Does it shock you to read that statement on a Christian teen & young adult blog? Then let me finish it: Serving God is drudgery when carried out the way most of us view service to God. We think of overseas mission work and playing in… Read More »Work, School & Play: How to Serve God In Everyday Life
Ever been told you need to control your anger? Your day was going just fine until you saw the social media post from one of your classmates bashing your Christian beliefs. A friend confronts you about something he thinks you did wrong. Your sister used the last of the hot… Read More »How to Control Your Anger So Others Can’t Control You