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A strength that wasn’t my own

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Honest, authentic takes on timely topics—written by and for teens.

TeenConnect: Q&A

How can I stop feeling so ugly?

Laura Lapointe

Feeling ugly? So was this author. But it wasn’t a makeover, or new clothes, or a better haircut that helped her feel more beautiful. It was a better understanding of God.
TeenConnect: My church

Why I love Sunday School

Avantika Dey

A Christian Science Sunday School student shares some highlights from what she’s learned in Sunday School, and the way this “practical truth” has helped and healed her many, many times.

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From A Collection for Teens - July–December 2020

How can I find a feeling of purpose?

My purpose was already divinely established, and with that purpose came the avenues to express it.

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TeenConnect: Q&A

How can I learn to love myself?

Lizzie Witney

When this author looked around at her friends, all she could see were their wonderful qualities—and her own inadequacies. How could she learn to love herself? Prayer brought unexpected answers.
December 22, 2025

From the latest Sentinel

A healing over the holidays

Sophie Ungerleider

Christmas break was within reach for this college student … when suddenly her back started hurting. Read on to discover the spiritual breakthroughts that led to her healing.

TeenConnect: Trending

Is suicide the path to peace?

Deborah Huebsch

As a college student, this woman was consumed by everything that was wrong with her life, and the “out” of suicide seemed like the only answer. Then a friend gave her a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Stress-free—right now

Jenny Sawyer with Kaily Johnson

Whether you’re about to take final exams, or simply facing yet another test during the school year, consider this: You don’t have to wait for the test, or the school year, to be over to find a release from stress.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

Hypnotized? Not me.

Allie Roberts

“Hypnotism” might not sound like something you have to worry about. This teen discovered that rejecting hypnotism, or hypnotic thoughts, is essential to effective and quick healing.

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Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.

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Share your healing experience

Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.

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From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2022

When God spoke to me

I recognized that the thought to bring my knees to my chin had been an “angel message” from God.

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From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2023

They took my phone, but I prayed

I knew right away that these officers, being spiritual, could do nothing besides what God, Spirit, was causing them to do.

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December 22, 2025

From the latest Sentinel

A healing over the holidays

Sophie Ungerleider

Christmas break was within reach for this college student … when suddenly her back started hurting. Read on to discover the spiritual breakthroughts that led to her healing.

TeenConnect: Trending

God’s guidance—even on tests

Courtlyn Reekstin

With just a few weeks to go before her Advanced Placement Calculus exam, this high school student felt panicked about passing the test. Prayer brought a change to her perspective—and calm confidence on test day.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Yes—you can hear God consistently

Jenny Sawyer

One teen wanted to know: How can I hear God more consistently? While there’s no formula, here are a few ideas about praying and hearing God that one author has found helpful.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

Lost and found

Luke Nutwell

Separated from his traveling companions in a foreign country, this author discovered that he wasn’t really alone. God was there, and he could trust God’s direction—completely.
TeenConnect: Q&A

Tackling peer pressure—with prayer

John Biggs

When this college student found himself in a group of friends who kept “trash-talking” about girls, he knew he needed to do something. But could he stand up to peer pressure and still keep his friends? Prayer opened the way.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Use your ‘superpower’

Jenny Sawyer

Ever felt an intuitive nudge to do something that seemed to defy logic? That might have been your spiritual sense at work. Read on to find out how you can have more of these spiritual sense moments, and why they matter.
TeenConnect: Why I'm a Christian Scientist

No judgment

Courtlyn Reekstin

Religion often gets a bad rap for being “judgmental.” But this author offers a different take on what Christian Science is all about.

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