Youth

#metoo

The #metoo hashtag on social media offers women an opportunity to share their stories of sexual harassment and assualt and to find the support of a community that responds with caring and compassion. But is there a #metoo that can have a powerful healing effect on our society, bringing about change and healing for both men and women?
Homework and tests were looming. Stress was building. How was she going to get through the week? A new insight about the presence of God’s peace broke the spell of stress.

The tie that binds

When you’ve been through something difficult, it can help to have a friend who gets where you’re coming from.
This teen showed up to summer camp without a return ticket. How would she ever make the right decision about whether she should go back home at the end of the summer, or try a new school that was totally out of her comfort zone?

Attitude adjustment

Caught in a cycle of self-condemnation every time he made a mistake on the field, this soccer player knew he needed to do something differently. His Sunday School teacher offered a new approach that turned his entire season around.
I had these bumps on my hand and I didn’t know what they were.
The night before my final exam, I went to my friend’s house to see his parrot.
It was the day of the talent show.

The way I truly am

It was the day of the ropes course challenge at the camp for Christian Scientists I was attending.

Deserving of love

Feeling unwanted after her boyfriend broke up with her, this teen realized she had more to learn about love—starting with her relation to divine Love, God.
In the second semester of my junior year of high school, my precalculus class began to get more rigorous, and I found myself struggling to keep up with the material.