“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.
Are you happy? Do you, overall, consider yourself a happy person? If you answered no, think for a moment about what would make you happy. I would be happy if… I think it’s safe to say most of us blame outside forces for our lack of happiness. When things don’t… Read More »The Toxic Rut: How to Change Your Thought Patterns
November 10, 2021. Does that date ring a bell for you? Unless you’re a major YouTube influencer, probably not, because that’s the day YouTube removed its dislike button—the little thumbs-down icon—from all videos. (It has since been reinstated but the number of dislikes is no longer visible to viewers.) In… Read More »How Christian Teens Can Overcome a Critical Attitude
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
Christians talk about taming the tongue as if it were a rattlesnake that needs special treatment, given its deadly nature. But what exactly does it mean to tame your tongue, and why is it so important? You believe in Jesus as your savior, you go to church, you’re saving sex… Read More »Taming the Tongue: Why It’s So Important For Christian Teens
Ladies, it’s time to talk about respect. In 1967, Aretha Franklin invaded the airwaves with her hit “Respect,” a song that would become an anthem for the 1970s feminist movement and still tops charts fifty-plus years later. (It ranked number one on the list of 500 Greatest Songs of All… Read More »8 Simple Ways Teen Girls Can Show Respect For Boys
When I was single, I read every book I could find on Christian teen dating advice. Love & Respect, Boundaries in Dating, The Five Love Languages, the no-longer-in-print I Kissed Dating Goodbye … And my dating life was still a mess. Looking back now, I’m embarrassed by some of the… Read More »Christian Teen Dating Advice: 9 Things I Wish I’d Known
So you have a friend living in sin? This is an uncomfortable problem for us Christians because, let’s face it, none of us are perfect. If I call out my friend on her crude language, she might point out that my gossip habit is just as un-Christian. And she would… Read More »Love or Hypocrisy: Should I Confront a Friend Who Sins?
In What’s the Big Deal About Christian Girls and Modesty, I talked about the importance of modesty for Christian girls and women and it all boiled down to intent: What do you want the world to know about you? This is your chance to be an influencer—to reinforce your value… Read More »5 Practical Steps to a Stylish, Modest Wardrobe