What Your Children Want Most

By Ryan Thompson

Do you know what your kids really want? If they could have anything at all, do you know what they would choose? Depending on your child’s age, various things may have just come to mind—Hot Wheels, a new bike, roller blades, Legos, a doll house, a video game, or a new car (for all those parents of sixteen-year olds). However, none of those are the correct answer.

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Two Words Every Teenager Needs To Hear

By Kurt Skelly

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son… 2 Timothy 1:2a
How many people in your life say the words, “I love you” to you on a consistent basis? Our family is one that communicates our love for each other often. Rarely a day passes that those three simple words are not spoken in our home. Undoubtedly, love covers a multitude of sins and serves as the very foundation for any perpetuating relationship.

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Friends

Helping Young People Choose Proper Friendships

by Ryan Thompson

“Show me your friends, and I’ll show you who you are or who you soon shall be.” I heard this quote many years ago as a teenager. It has stuck in my mind, and I have often considered the powerful, biblical truth it contains. As I have made choices regarding the close friendships that I have developed, I have tried to be conscious of the influence, for right or for wrong, that each relationship would have on my life. I have also used this quote many times when dealing with young people in our ministry.

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