rebelling against low expectations
KAIRA WRITES: Procrastination and lack of focus has always been a huge battle for me, and now that I’m in high school, it’s starting to become a huge problem. I have the type of personality that doesn’t do well flitting from one thing to another, but lately I can’t seem to focus. I’ll crack down on what I’m currently procrastinating with, but find something...
I believe that God is moving in our generation. I see a lot of my peers taking seriously the call to follow Christ with all their hearts. We do not want to waste our lives but are passionate about glorifying God by doing hard things. Although, like every generation, there is a lot of wickedness and apathy among us, I do not believe wickedness needs to define our generation. I think we can and...
TRENT WRITES: Is lying okay if telling the truth would result in a terrible consequence? When I ask this question, I do not mean “If I stole the cookie and don’t want to be punished, can I lie?” I am referring to things like incidents in Nazi Germany, where a Nazi soldier would ask “Are you hiding any Jews?” If you said “No” and you were hiding Jewish...
GRANT WRITES: Sadness grips my heart when faced with this question. It’s so hard to imagine 60% of the young people at my church being gone. And yet it happens on a regular basis all around us every day. What reason do these teens have for leaving church? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 5 Comment(s) Have something else you’d like to discuss? Just submit...
(BUSINESS INSIDER) — The latest example of 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai being wise beyond her years: She doesn’t use social media or have a cell phone because she’d rather focus on education. And she doesn’t think selfies are the best use of social media either. In a recent interview with The New York Times, the young Nobel Peace Prize winner explained why she isn’t on...
T. WRITES: What do you do when what you believe God is leading you to do doesn’t match up with what your parents want you to do? They’ve had certain hopes and dreams for your future for many years, but you’ve spent many years praying about the future God wants for you, and the two don’t really seem to match up? What are your thoughts? Have any of you experienced this? Share Your Thoughts in the...
RACHEL WRITES: Okay, here is why I asked that question. My church started a “Big Hard Thing.” We planted a church in the middle of a bad part of town. I was really excited about this, but… (Ha. You knew that was coming.) There are so many people I’ve met who don’t want to change. We have tried so hard, but something we keep coming across is that people don’t...
Are you tired of Sunday School? You’re not the only teen who feels that way. You might sit there thinking about what you need to do that week, or about what you want to talk about with your friends later. But let me ask you a question, what would happen if we would talk to our teachers about a getting new Sunday School books? Something that’s going to make us better and prepare for what life is...
“Teens are irresponsible because their brains aren’t fully developed yet.” “Teens can’t handle grown-up tasks because the prefrontal-cortex doesn’t reach maturity till age 25.” You’ve heard these statements and others like them. They have guided public policy initiatives, informed parenting techniques, and enforced the myth of adolescence. Well...
Grades. That’s what we work for. Get good grades. Keep your GPA up. Aim for the 4.0. That’s what school is all about. Right? Wrong. School is about learning. For the Christian student, school is about worship. It’s about discovering the beauty and intricacy of God’s world and equipping ourselves to enter that world and shine for His glory. Believe it or not, the grading...
rebelling against low expectations
