Posts with the category “teenagers”

When you leave for college people might say something like, “Enjoy Yourself!” What they should say is that you should enjoy the story God has written for you. Enjoy the dances, the meals, and the frie...  Read More

IntroductionVideo games are the magical invention of an imaginary world. To play the game is to conquer a pretend planet. All power in that world is just one click away.  You see what isn’t real and b...  Read More

IntroductionChristian high school and homeschooling curricula increasingly require a “career prep” class. Modern people think of a career as a lifetime occupation or profession that requires special t...  Read More

A scoffer is someone who behaves with arrogance, haughtiness, and pride. (Prov. 21:24). They are simple and hate knowledge (Prov. 1:22). They injure, abuse, and hate those who correct them (Prov. 9:7-...  Read More

Ephesians 5:4, “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.”IntroductionPaul’s command to not make crude jokes is found...  Read More

At this stage of life, you will increasingly interact with more people outside your familiar circle of family and church. The contemporaries you interact with won’t have a true north. They are a motle...  Read More

IntroductionSo you are about to graduate High School and head off to college. Your college experience may be the first time you interact with the broader evangelical world. You’ve heard us talk at chu...  Read More

Dear Teenagers of Trinity Reformed Church,I write to encourage you to begin living with the full ramifications of your Christian faith. You must put off childish things and stand firm in the faith, li...  Read More