Dear parents, Jesus once told a parable about four types of soil that received good seed. Only one produced something fruitful. When Jesus works in our hearts, growing our faith in him and producing “fruit,” that’s truly a miracle. This week we wrapped up our series on Jesus’ miracles by talking about the miracle of…

Dear parents, Being a Christian isn’t always easy. Cultural bullying occurs when people speak up for and follow Jesus. So Christians can be hesitant about diving into our faith’s more spectacular components. Jesus’ miracles seem to fall into that category. Although Jesus regularly did tangible miracles that blew people’s minds, we often struggle to grasp…

Dear parents, We’re continuing our series comparing what culture tells us and what Jesus tells us. This week we explored Matthew 5:38-42, where Jesus challenges our assumptions about revenge. Teenagers have heard from our culture that they’re justified in taking the law into their own hands when they’re wronged. But Jesus urges us to respond…

Dear parents, We’re continuing a series that compares what culture tells us and what Jesus tells us. This week, we explored Matthew 5:33-37, where Jesus challenges our assumptions about making and breaking promises. Most people realize it’s wrong to break a vow, but students talked about how Jesus considers exaggerated promises just as sinful. At…

Dear parents, We’ve launched a new series comparing what culture tells us and what Jesus tells us. Each week, students will examine a different passage from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount to discern between the voices of our culture and true Jesus-centered living. In this first lesson, we explored Matthew 5:20-26, where Jesus challenges our…

This is an excerpt from last weeks “Culture Translator,” to read the full article and get the answer to weather technology is good, bad, or neutral click on the link below. “Dr. Sherry Turkle, author and founding director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, once said, “Computers are not good or bad; they are…

Dear parents, Sometimes doubts need rational answers; those doubting sometimes benefit from wrestling with sound assertions and reasoning provided by Scripture, theology, science, and Christian apologetics. But sometimes the last thing a doubter needs is an “answer.” What he or she really needs is the loving presence of Jesus—because when doubts are caused by deep…

Dear parents, Lots of factors can contribute to the doubts and spiritual questions teenagers face. Some are logical arguments posed by atheist friends, like “Where is the scientific evidence that God exists?” Some are philosophical questions stirred up by hard-to-face tragedies, prompting thoughts like, “If God is love and is all-powerful, then why did he…

Dear parents, Adolescence is a natural period of questioning—a time when, as part of growing up, our children often scrutinize, re-examine, and sometimes even reject values and ideas they’ve held since childhood. This is especially true when it comes to matters of faith. We’ve launched a new series titled “Dealing With Doubt.” Over the next…