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OLIVIA WRITES: I am not allowed to read or watch Harry Potter but I know many Christians who absolutely love the books and movies. They ask me why I’m not allowed to read or watch them and I usually say, “I’m not allowed to read or watch things with witchcraft in them,” because that is what my parents told me. But then they always ask why I am allowed to watch Lord of the...

ZIPPORAH WRITES: Many teenagers idolize pop culture icons, actors, music artists, etc., but as Christian teens who do you look up to and why? Who is an example in your life? Are they people you’ve grown up with, or people you have never met? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 5 Comment(s) Have something else you’d like to discuss? Just submit your question...

LAURA WRITES: I expect (hope!) I’m not alone here… I’ll be paying attention to my pastor’s sermon, then I realize that I’m thinking about what I want to do in the afternoon, or what a friend told me, or a story I’m writing, etc. Any tips on how to keep myself focused on church? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 7 Comment(s) Have something else you’d like...

MARY WRITES: I’ve noticed that almost all of the modesty conversation centers around what ladies can do to help guys out, but I haven’t seen anything about guys needing to be modest. I understand that it’s because guys are more visual in general, but I tend to be more of a visual person too, and seeing guys shirtless can be tempting. Should guys think about modesty too, or is...

BROOKLYN WRITES: Being a teenager, I am often told by adults that I need to choose my friends carefully because the people we surround ourselves with influence us. I am also told that Jesus loved everyone equally, and we ought to do the same by reaching out to non-Christian people, or people who are on the wrong path, and being friends with them. This confuses me. Is there a certain line not to...

HOLLY WRITES: I have recently decided to try to lead a study on Do Hard Things for teens from my youth group/church. I’ve never attended a book study and am in search of advice. I suspect a “book study” is not the easiest thing to sell to teens. Has anyone lead a book study before? Are there any elements of book studies that you have attended which you found especially engaging or effective...

Being raised in the buckle of the Bible belt, this question has been weighing on me for a while. It sometimes frustrates me that we insist on putting on our best clothes to go to Sunday morning service, but then on Wednesday nights we wear our jeans with holes and our racerback tank tops, and it’s somehow different. I want to know what the Bible has to say on this, and I want to know what...

LAURA WRITES: So I try to do the small hard things that come into my day, but I keep feeling like I’m missing out. I want to do something “real,” something that matters more than whether I’m respectful to my mom or if I play one game with my little brother. Simply put, I’m bored with what I have to do. Should I wait for God to bring along an opportunity for me to do...