Youth

Stop the drama

Friend and relationship drama may seem overwhelming—and unstoppable. But a Bible story brought this writer clarity on how she could be an agent of peace—and stop the drama once and for all.

Off to practice—trusting God

She’d planned to go to softball practice until pain threatened to get in the way. How could this athlete go forward? By trusting God as her source, step by step.

A healing at soccer camp

One year at camp, I dislocated my knee.
I couldn’t stand anything that summer.

You can pray about loneliness

 Feeling lonely?
One night at camp I was asked to “babysit” a cabin of young campers while their counselor was in a meeting.
TeenConnect: Deep Dives

You can pray about loneliness (part two)

Today, even though we’re more connected than ever, a lot of us still feel pretty lonely. Here’s how we can pray about loneliness—for ourselves and the world.

You can count on it

Her friend’s pastor had just the right words when her friend was struggling. Could she trust that her own pastor—the Bible and Science and Health—had the same power to speak, and the capacity to help?

Emmie’s healing

Our family has two cats.

Better than Google

Google may be your authority on most things. But when it comes to figuring out what we should be praying about, even when we’re dealing with alarming symptoms, God, not a search engine, is our best, most reliable source.
I quickly shut out the thought of “What’s gonna happen if I can’t perform?”

A God-directed role

Who wouldn’t want the leading role in a play? Not this actor, who felt he wasn’t up to the part. But as he prayed, his feelings about the show changed from being all about fear to being all about love.