XXXchurch: TEENS BLOG
I have been thinking a lot about my faith lately and what I perceive it to be. I am finding that there are a lot of rules and regulations that I was taught growing up in the church that are still very much a part of me. As much as I have tried to stray from them, they are still rooted deep within me and hard to release. Thankfully I have moved away from the legalistic talk that says we have...
Four years ago I finally got real with myself and admitted that I wasn’t going to kick this porn thing alone. I realized that I could not rely on myself to kick this junk to the curb. I finally admitted that I needed someone else. This step in the healing process is not always easy. You see, naturally we think that we are strong enough to do things on our own. We think this is a problem that...
I love fantasy football. It is one of life's greatest joys for me. The time we share destroying one another week in and week out, the brotherly (and sisterly) love that is shared through the constant smack talk, and the eventual crowning of a fantasy football winner. Truly, these are good times.
Recently, there was a big fuss in a league I am in. According to a few of the "managers" (people...
From time to time we get information from other ministries about how they like what we do. Many have posted blogs of their own about sexual struggles and purity. Here is one of those moments; the folks at Fervr have a great blog and we would like to share it with you and their site.
-Brian Mac
God commands and demands that there shouldn't even be a hint of sexual immorality among us as his...
I personally believe that it is almost impossible to get free from your sexual addictions without strong accountability.
Almost as soon as God made man, he declared that it wasn’t good for him to be alone, and I believe that truth is critical to us today. In my own life I know that when left to my own strength I often fall and have trouble getting back up again on my own. Which is why I know...
I remember being shy as a teenager. I mean really shy. I was outgoing and funny, and usually the loudest person in the room. However when it came to “making a move” I would get petrified. I would break out in cold sweats; it was a horrible sight to behold.
I went on a lot of dates, had sex and messed around with girls (before I knew it as sin) yet held onto the title that I never asked a girl...
I recieved this email the other day that had this attached to it. I love the message it has and thought it would be good to share with the rest of our teen adiuance. It is a portian from a book called 97: Random Thoughts About LIfe, Love, & Relationships by Justin Lookadoo.
This section is called "Guys Better Step Up"
One of my best friends has a daughter who is super-yum-delight. She’s tall,...
Here is a part of a book called "The Dirt on Sex" by Justin Lookadoo. I think that this will speak volumes to many of you that visit here.
A Real Question from a Real E-mail:
“I’ve already messed up and had sex. Does that mean my life is ruined? Help!”
– Rachel B., 16
Absolutely not! Your life is not...
This past weekend I had the opportunity to speak at the High School Youth Leadership Conference at William Jessup University (of which I am an alumni at). In a room meant for less than twenty, we crammed fifty-nine into the first session and thirty into the second. Besides the body heat and evident aroma of high schoolers and their pastors confined to a tight space, the event was a complete...
(The names have been changed to protect the guilty, remorseful, and determined to overcome).
There was this man whose name is K. Mickey who loved God, followed Jesus, and loved sports. He had come from a background of pornography and was doing well in his new life with Christ. His favorite Sports Talk radio station used the phrase: “We Know What Guys Want.” As he continued to listen to this...
