TEEN CHALLENGE

         Are you a dreamer? I am :) Who isn't, really? The only problem is that my logical mind always gets in the way!      Consider the quote I put above. You can sit and dream all day long, but if you don't get up and act on the God-given dreams, it is delusion. We can't make things happen by sitting around staring into space and thinking about them. If you want to play an instrument, practice! If you want to write a book, write! If you want to get good grades, study! The saying is, "Good things come to those who wait." I would change it to, "Good things come to those who work." So, if you want your dream to come true, work for it! Challenge yourself and see what you can do!      There is another side to this, too. Life is more enjoyable when you dream a little! If your duties become robotic and monotonous, then life can become drudgery! Don't just do your duties and be satisfied with giving the minimal amount of effort...

    Do you look like the world? It might sound like an odd question but think about it. Do you look like the world?      Bob Coolchristian  walks up to Joe Badguy. "Hey man!" says Bob.      "Yo, s'up?" says Joe.      "Oh, y'know, just been out jammin' with m' dudes and then thought I'd head home and watch that new movie that Bill Partyman is in."      "Oh yeah! Real good stuff!" says Joe. Then he continues, "Hey, I like yur shoes man, real hot!"      "Thanks man." says Bob. Then he says, "Your hair is really somethin'. Mine never does what I want it to do, ya feel me?"      The conversation continued until Bob remembered that his church was having a special service this coming Sunday. Maybe Joe would come!      "Hey, Joe, ya wanna come t'my church on Sunday? We're havin' a special service!" Bob says enthusiastically.     "Woah man! You go to church? I di...

                                                                                                          I very much like this quote. And it is true...Christians need to start influencing people through Godly writing. And, while we are teen-agers, we don't have the responsibilities of a full-time job, supporting a family, raising a family, paying the bills, etc. etc. etc. So, we have the time...after school...in the summer...after music practice- yes, you can find time! So why not!? Why couldn't we do some writing and tell people what they need to hear? As Jerry Ross says in his book, "Did God put a Book Inside of You?" You don't know what to write? Write to a need. If you see a need in your church, school, or just life ...

 Our September devotional comes from Bethany Senecal from Heritage Baptist Church in Palmyra, N.Y.  - Doing the Small Things with Character -  Hello, everyone!  My name is Bethany Senecal, and I am one of 13 children.  Ever since we were little our parents would make sure that we were a part of every event our church hosted. Whenever there was a need, whether there was another family that needed help, an older church member, or just something around the church building, they made sure that we participated in meeting that need.  Doing things with  our friends, learning how to be of the most help, and even the recognition we would receive, became  something that we loved.  When it came time to help around the house, however; it was never that simple.  When you have 15  people in a home, one person is not able to keep it in order on their own; everyone needs to help.  We each had assigned chores and were expected to make sure that...