My prayer life as a teenager–it all began when I received Christ as a three year old. I was a pastor’s daughter and the oldest of three children. My mother spent time teaching and training me. In a revival service I went to the altar on my own to receive Christ’s payment for sin. From that time I have talked with the LORD.

I remember sitting/swinging in my tree swing singing to the LORD when I was 3-5. I would sing praises and whatever came to my mind to tell Him. I remember chills running through me at times as I sang my heart to Him. Thus began my journey of prayer. But you wanted to know about the teen years….

As a young girl I encountered what was considered to be harmless fun by some Christians. I was a pastor’s daughter and learned what I did in the home of Christians, from students in my public elementary school, and from my neighbor. The types of “harmless” witchcraft I encountered included:

Hebrews 10:25 instructs, “Not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together….” The word assembling in this passage is translated from a Greek word meaning Christian meeting for worship (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible). God is here instructing us to gather regularly for worship. Matthew 4:10 states, “Thou shalt worship the LORD thy [...]

Sometimes it’s good to ask why we do things the way we do them. When I was growing up in a pastor’s home, going to every activity the church offered, helping on the bus, teaching in classes, going to camps, cheering at sports events, I was absorbing ideas about how things are to be [...]

As Mommies we love our children.  Occasionally we find ourselves dragging along, doing nothing particularly well, with no one especially happy with us.  This can be a signal that there is a need for some “Mommy Time!”

This morning a friend emailed asking for scriptures to use in teaching her son about the appearance of a Christian young man. I thought others might be interested as well.

Have you noticed lately how scruffy many of our young men prefer to look? You’ve seen them.
Their hair looks like it should have been cut just a week or 3 ago. They haven’t shaved in a week. When you mention a shave or a haircut they are evasive. You may be [...]

Train up a child in the way he should go, or the way he is bent.  Do not try to re-bend him in a direction of your own choosing.

There are many reasons to teach but the one I am concentrating on today is a benefit for the teacher. 

As a mother of seven, ages 14-24 I often have one-on-one talks with young people.  This morning I talked with a young person who could be said to be gently pushing the boundaries in the areas of dress, music and hairstyle.  As I talked a clear analogy came to mind.