“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.
Crashing drums, screeching guitars, screaming fans. It wouldn’t be a rock concert without noise, right? But then you lean over to ask your friend if he wants a soda and he shouts, “Huh? I can’t hear you!” A high-volume concert might be an extreme example, but the truth is we live… Read More »Turn Down the Volume! How to Hear God’s Voice
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
Does silence terrify you? Have you ever turned everything off—the radio, the TV, your phone—and simply listened to the air in the room? How did it make you feel? The power of silence was brought to my awareness one morning when I made the uncharacteristic decision to eschew the usual… Read More »The Superior Power of Silence and Solitude For Christian Teens
Family, friends, health. Toys, gadgets, food. A heated house, a widescreen TV, Rock & Roll music. What are you thankful for? If you mention any of these at the Thanksgiving table this year, I won’t judge. God smiles at a grateful heart and, personally, I’m very thankful for Rock &… Read More »7 Tremendous Truths Christian Teens Can Thank God For
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
In my last post, I laid out 7 Common Lies About Sex that Christian Girls Believe. If you made it all the way to the end, you were met by a cliffhanger. That’s because lie #7—“It’s already too late for me”—comprises one of Satan’s greatest traps for Christians. Today’s post… Read More »Epic Faith: How to Deal With Guilt Over Lost Virginity
Christians sometimes come across as being above worldly ways when, in truth, we do not possess some sort of mystical immunity to the lure of sexual sin. In fact, Satan yearns to eat Christians for breakfast, lunch, and supper. He knows Christ defeated him, so the best he can do… Read More »7 Common Lies About Sex That Christian Girls Believe