TeenConnect: Your Healings

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

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.
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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.

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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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A quick healing at camp 

Lindsey Browning

When a wasp stung her on the hand, this camp counselor immediately prayed—and was healed!
April 20, 2026

From the latest Sentinel

A spiritual response to feeling overwhelmed

Amarachi Ejimadu

With a pile-up of work and the end of the semester looming, this college student got a new insight from her prayers that surprised her: Gratitude can be an antidote for feeling overwhelmed.

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.
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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.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Prayers for Manchester—and our world 

Jenny Sawyer

Let’s join together in praying for our world, so that we can see an end to terrorist attacks. A big demand? Yes. But this author brings out a powerful spiritual fact to get us started.

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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.

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 - 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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April 20, 2026

From the latest Sentinel

A spiritual response to feeling overwhelmed

Amarachi Ejimadu

With a pile-up of work and the end of the semester looming, this college student got a new insight from her prayers that surprised her: Gratitude can be an antidote for feeling overwhelmed.

TeenConnect: Why I'm a Christian Scientist

A first date that changed my life 

Marci Martin

When a first date took her to the Christian Science Sunday School, she didn’t know what to expect. What she found was the truth—and it changed her life.
TeenConnect: Fact or Fiction?

Impossible to ignore 

Rosalie Dunbar

What’s with all Mary Baker Eddy’s statements about the “nothingness” and “unreality” of evil? Did she mean we should just turn a blind eye to the bad stuff? On the contrary, Mrs. Eddy expected Christian Scientists to be actively praying for our world, and her statements about evil give us the tools to do so.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Believe it or not 

Jenny Sawyer

You may be a pro at standing up to peer pressure at school. But what about in your thoughts? Learn how to be alert to the pressuring suggestions that come on a daily basis and would seem to have an effect on our lives—until we wise up and recognize their powerlessness.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

I didn’t have to miss out 

Jordan Fredrickson

In Costa Rica for a class trip, she suddenly found herself unwell and missing out on activities she’d been looking forward to. Then prayer came to the rescue.
TeenConnect: UpFront

Feeling stressed? 

Jenny Sawyer

At exam time, stress can feel like a normal part of student life. This article explores why it doesn’t have to be and offers a spiritual approach for dealing with stress and pressure.
TeenConnect: Trending

A number on the scale? Or God's daughter? 

Callie Strelow

Self-conscious about her body, she began starving herself. But support from her Sunday School class helped her break the cycle of disordered eating and find a secure, spiritual sense of her identity.

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