Youth

One Sunday morning I had a very bad toothache.

Lifting the burden

I don’t think I can do this any longer.
During an international trip, this teen began to panic when she couldn’t remember a critical piece of information that she needed to get to her next destination. What she did remember, however, was to pray.

When you’re in over your head

During a mountain biking expedition, she found herself afraid and struggling—in over her head. What can we do when we find ourselves similarly overwhelmed? This author explains how understanding more about God, and our relation to God, paves the way to success.
Last summer, I made my yearly trip to a camp for Christian Scientists.
What do you do when you’re praying and a healing doesn’t come immediately? Criticize yourself? Give up? This author offers a different approach: Get a different perspective on the “work” of healing.
I’d been looking forward to the lacrosse college showcase for weeks.
This high school senior should have been feeling excited about graduation and her upcoming college experience, but instead she was feeling less-than and unworthy. Getting a spiritual understanding of her God-given value helped her stop the comparisons and find a deeper, more lasting sense of worth.

Safety on the river

After a rafting accident dumped their guide in a churning river, this teen needed to keep her wits about her to help her fellow campers. But staying calm seemed impossible … until she heard a clear message from God.

Shut the door on pain

I knew I didn’t have to be in pain.
Do our individual prayers make a difference when it comes to the big stuff going on in the world? This author says yes—and explains how she knows.
On Christmas morning when I was nine, I thought I’d been given the best present ever.