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

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When peace replaced stress

Heather Savoye

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.
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Attitude adjustment

Cole Heinbaugh

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.

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From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2024

Quitting the complaining committee

I was relying on complaints and drama to sustain me and help me make connections rather than understanding that God leads and sustains me.

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Deserving of love

Paige Lesko

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.
December 15, 2025

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Can we trust God in an emergency?

Joan Ware

Would you be surprised to learn that when this author found herself in a scary situation, she wasn’t afraid? As she explains, she’d already learned she could trust God—even in an emergency.

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Prayer on the way to the peak

Aiden Snorek-Yates

As he raced up the mountain, this teen was focused on one thing: the peak. But when an accident happened, his focus shifted to God--and healing resulted.
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‘An army of pray-ers’

Jenny Sawyer

That Sunday, this author didn’t feel like going to church. Too much homework to do before Monday. But her attitude started to change when she realized what her church participation does for the world.
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Goodbye, performance anxiety!

Katie Wood

She always found performances nerve-wracking. So when a big concert rolled around, she knew this was an opportunity for a 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 - July–December 2022

Pray about sports? Really?

While I wasn’t praying for us to win, I was excited to discover the way prayer brings out more unity and harmony on the field.

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December 15, 2025

From the latest Sentinel

Can we trust God in an emergency?

Joan Ware

Would you be surprised to learn that when this author found herself in a scary situation, she wasn’t afraid? As she explains, she’d already learned she could trust God—even in an emergency.

TeenConnect: Your Healings

Love others? How hard could that be?

Alex Carter

His goal for his summer as a camp counselor seemed simple: to be kind in all his words and actions. But frustrations with his campers forced him to dig deeper to find the real source of his ability to love.
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A spiritual solution to procrastination

Jenny Sawyer

 Procrastination. Seems like it’s just part of high school, and college, and life, right? But it doesn’t have to be. One author shares some of the ways she’s prayed.
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‘I can’t wait for all the blessings’

Jack Adler

One teen shares just a few of the many reasons why he’s a Christian Scientist, including the way it’s helped him in sports, in finding direction and purpose, and how it’s brought healing to all areas of his life.
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The perfect selfie

Jenny Sawyer

A different take on the “perfect selfie” allowed this author to get a more beautiful, God-based view of her identity.
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A healing of homesickness

Zack

Nervous about feeling homesick during camp, this author decided to tackle the problem through prayer. The result? A powerful message from God that changed his whole summer.
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The tie that binds

Jenny Sawyer

What is it that allows us to help others and find help ourselves? You might say, “Understanding each other’s pain.” But actually, healing comes when what we share isn’t the belief in the reality of pain, but an understanding of the reality of divine Love.

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