Teens

Mikaela Bender (pictured third from right), a teen with a call to missions, granted this interview: Q: Where did you go to and for how long? Recently I went on a mission’s trip to Turkey for three weeks. We spent one week in the major cities of Istanbul and Izmir, ...

Imagine: You were a thought even before your mother and father came together to conceive you. Imagine your name was known, before all eternity, even before your mother and father gave you a name. Imagine there was a heavenly Father who at any point in time knows the number of ...

I work at a school that implements a specialized program for teenagers who have experienced abuse at home and need different supports at school to help them learn life skills and make sense of their experiences. One of these teenagers, a bright young man, wrote a catchy song for the support ...

We long for connection. In fact, from infancy to geriatric age, those denied human touch actually “fail to thrive.”  Some literally die from broken hearts; others choose suicide when relationships fail. We were made for relationship…with God! Created in His image, the very purpose of humanity was, is and always be ...

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” ~ 2 Timothy 3:16-17 I have heard all the excuses for NOT reading the Bible. ...