Teens

July 14, 2025

How can I stop being so critical?

Deborah Huebsch

This author was a pro at criticizing … until she realized it wasn’t actually making her feel all that great. Prayer gave her new insights about God and herself that ...

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July 8, 2025

Feeling God’s presence heals

Grace Hempsell

Facing an injury at camp, this counselor in training discovered that her practice that summer of turning to God quickly and regularly prepared the way for a swift healing.

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July 1, 2025

Prayer—and safety—in the wilderness

Joan Wolcott

She would be the only Christian Scientist on a demanding summer wilderness adventure. How would she respond to the dangers they would face?

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June 24, 2025

Spiritual lessons from a canoe trip

Molly Dudley

Would doubt and fear get in the way of this epic summer experience? This teen’s prayers ensured they didn’t.

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June 23, 2025

Learning that God is always with me

Eva Knapwurst

It was the day of her piano performance—in front of a judge!—and this teen felt full of nerves . . . until an unexpected message from God shifted her whole mindset.

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June 17, 2025

Real beauty—real healing

Lindsey Roder

An incident at camp prompted this author to dig deeper into what real beauty is and looks like—and she was amazed by the results!

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June 10, 2025

What I learned during CIT summer

Lily Hohner

This author was loving CIT summer, but she wasn’t loving all the late night chatting going on in her cabin. Her impatience continued to grow until a hymn from the Christian ...

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June 9, 2025

When the future is looming

Courtlyn Reekstin

At a crossroads in her life, this author felt like she had no idea what to do or where to go next. But she was about to find out that God hadn’t abandoned her.

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June 3, 2025

Healing on a hiking trip

Konrad Römhild

Would a hiking trip in the Alps be ruined by a knee injury? This teen turned to prayer to make sure that didn’t happen.

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May 27, 2025

I trusted God and found an internship

Luigi Vicencio

Internship season was fast approaching, but nothing was panning out for this college student. Read on to find out how prayer opened up unexpected opportunities for him.

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May 26, 2025

Stressed about exams?

Heather

A student from Sweden shares how she prayed when everyone was stressing out about their upcoming exams and she found herself struggling to rise above the fear.

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May 13, 2025

When my prom date canceled on me

Inge Schmidt

Senior prom was shaping up to be the best event of the year … until this author’s date bowed out unexpectedly. Could the spiritual ideas her mom offered up possibly help ...

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