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‘She was threatening to jump’

Katiana Cokinos

The woman was about to jump off the bridge. Was there anything this author could do to help?
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Your healing matters

Jenny Sawyer

Wondering if you should share your testimonies of healing by writing them up and submitting them? Answer: Yes! Your testimony could heal a reader anywhere in the world!

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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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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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Stop the drama

Jenny Sawyer

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.
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

Off to practice—trusting God

Anna Christian McMullen

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.
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You can pray about loneliness (part two)

By Jenny Sawyer with Curt Wahlberg

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.
TeenConnect: UpFront

You can count on it

Jenny Sawyer

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?

Share your healing experience

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

Write for JSH

Share your healing experience

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

Write for JSH

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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From A Collection for Teens - July–December 2023

Getting all my questions answered

It was the sincere, joyful testimonies shared by other attendees that made me realize that Christian Science was what I’d been searching for.

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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: UpFront

Better than Google

Jenny Sawyer

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.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Into the great unknown

Jenny Sawyer

Does the future feel like it’s full of unknowns? This author thought so until she prayed and got a new view of God and His creation.
TeenConnect: Q&A

Empowered to help

Judy Olson

Can you help bring healing to a situation, even if someone hasn’t specifically asked you to pray for them? Yes. Here’s how: Start by keeping your own thoughts close to God.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

A quick healing at camp

Lindsey Browning

When a wasp stung her on the hand, this camp counselor immediately prayed—and was healed!
TeenConnect: UpFront

The ‘wow’ of church

Jenny Sawyer

Think church is just that building you visit once or twice a week, or the group of people who keep it running? Think again. The true meaning and power of what church is and what it can do is a wow—and we’d love for you to participate.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

Safe from harm

Matthew Hagenlocher

At first, this high school student was scared when he found a painful spider bite on his leg. Then he realized he didn’t need to worry or try to get rid of the bite; what needed to be removed was just the mistaken belief that there’s anything harmful in God’s creation.

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