TeenConnect: Your Healings

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TeenConnect

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

TeenConnect: UpFront

‘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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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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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.
June 8, 2026

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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

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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‘How is God even relevant to me right now?’ 

Lizzie Witney

She thought a life of partying would be so much more satisfying than being a “naïve” Christian Scientist. Several years later, lost and depressed, she began asking the question: Could God be there after all? And could He help her out of this mess?
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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.

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 - January–June 2021

When my boss asked me to lie

Is this really who you want to be? That was the question echoing through my head when my boss asked me to do something dishonest.

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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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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

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.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

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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‘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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After the break-up 

Kiki Holmes

Devastated by a break-up, this author couldn’t seem to shake the feelings of sadness and confusion. But things changed when she realized she didn’t have to hate her ex; she could still love!
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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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