Spring is graduation season for millions of students. What are the aspirations of today’s teenagers as they think about their future? A new research study from the Barna Group examined a representative, nationwide sample of 602 teenagers, asking them to describe what they think their life will be like roughly 10 years from now, when [...]
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Top 10 Ways Christian Teens Can Make Friends
Posted: March 31, 2010 in Teen LifeTags: Christian friends, Christian teens, Christian youth, friends, friendships, Jesus, Kelli Mahoney, teen friends
Are you new to the neighborhood or just moved to a new school? Have your old friends moved away and you wonder how to make new friends? Just because you are a Christian teen doesn’t mean making friends is any easier. Making a friend means taking a risk and putting yourself out there to be [...]
Big Things, Small Things, Hard Things, Easy Things …, by Ann Swindell
Posted: February 22, 2010 in Teen LifeTags: compassion, serve the world, teens helping out
What you can do today to serve the world Give some clothes away. With the new clothes you got for Christmas, you probably have a lot of stuff you won’t be wearing anymore. And chances are, you’ve got clothes you haven’t worn for a very long time. So, take a half hour to go through [...]
The teenage years have been described as a confusing, out-of-whack time in a teenager’s life. Some have likened it to the experience of riding on a roller-coaster: ups and downs, round and round, twists and turns, all in rapid succession. Someone once said that a teenager is a “pre-person.” I admit, it can be a [...]
