TeenConnect: Your Healings

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TeenConnect

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

TeenConnect: UpFront

You’re included 

Jenny Sawyer

We’ve all been “inspired” and “uplifted” by reading others’ healings. But have you ever thought of those healings as a promise of your own healing?
TeenConnect: Q&A

Safe from the storm 

John Biggs

Hurricanes, tornadoes, hail storms. Can we really stop bad weather with prayer? One pray-er responds.

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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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TeenConnect: Your Healings

‘How could I be angry with him?’ 

Joe Prior

Following an extremely loud concert, a musician prays about possible hearing damage and gets a surprising message: Love more.
June 8, 2026

From the latest Sentinel

Prayer in sports: What’s it all about?

Katherine Blair

Soccer season wasn’t starting out the way this varsity player had hoped. Could she pray about her performance? Or what was her real goal?

TeenConnect: UpFront

Prepared to help 

Jenny Sawyer with Frederik Bartholin

How can we be more prepared as pray-ers when tragic events occur? One young man’s experience, following a terror incident in New York City, offers helpful guidance.
TeenConnect: Roundtable

Trusting God during the college process

Jenny Sawyer with Alden, Cassidy, Cole, Jack, Paige, Sara, And Tyler

Seven teens talk about how they’re praying about the college process, including finding the right school, dealing with fear and uncertainty, and how they’re trusting God with their future.
TeenConnect: Q&A

Stick with the facts 

Amy Richmond

While there’s no formula for prayer, and our inspiration will often take us in new directions as we pray, this author shares one thing that’s consistently helped her pray more effectively.

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 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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From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2020

Feeling tired?

Tiredness can’t affect something spiritual, so it can’t affect me, since I’m spiritual.

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June 8, 2026

From the latest Sentinel

Prayer in sports: What’s it all about?

Katherine Blair

Soccer season wasn’t starting out the way this varsity player had hoped. Could she pray about her performance? Or what was her real goal?

TeenConnect: UpFront

#metoo 

Jenny Sawyer

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?
TeenConnect: Trending

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.
TeenConnect: Trending

Worry-free decision-making 

Gracie Paul

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?
TeenConnect: Your Healings

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.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

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.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

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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