Lots of us have great dads - dads who play with us, pray with us, and love us. Some of us have not so great dads, and some don’t have dads at all. No matter if you have a great dad or no dad, God is there to be your loving father - one who [...]

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It’s pretty easy. It’s through God’s grace. Try thinking of grace like God’s hand reaching out to you to pull you close to him. That doesn’t mean that God’s big arm is a tracor-beam that’s going to pull you into the sky and fly you to heaven right this second. What it does mean is that [...]

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When you were a little kid, knowing the difference between right and wrong was pretty simple. Wrong was hitting your sister or sneaking cookies before dinner. Right was obeying your parents and eating all your vegetables

Now you’re not so little anymore and all of a sudden right and wrong don’t seem so simple. Is it [...]

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Being a teen can be a confusing time. There are lots of big decisions looming in your future. You’re trying to figure out who you are and what God wants you to be. On top of all this, friends move away, people get cancer, parents divorce and there seems to be bad news happening all [...]

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Every day is full of decisions. They may be simple, like choosing that pink sweater over the black one, or they may be hard, like choosing the right college, career, or even a spouse. The next few years will be full of some major decisions. You can trust that God will show you the right [...]

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Remember inviting a friend to your house for the first time? Did you say, “Come on over. I’ll see you when get here” and leave it at that? Probably not, if you actually wanted her to still be your friend! You gave her specific directions so she would be sure to find her way to [...]

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Sorrow can cause us to doubt God’s plan. Even the witer of Psalms wondered if God was still there and if he still cared: “Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” (Psalm 77:8-9). Though we may [...]

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Being teen can be a lonely time. Lots of things are changing and sometimes you feel like no one really understands. When you’re feeling lonely, it’s good to remember that you aren’t the only one who feels this way. Both Jesus and the writer of Psalms knew that it was to feel alone and abandoned, [...]

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