School is hard. Sure, it’s hard to study, especially if you struggle to focus as much as I do. However, I’m talking about the social pressures of school that are really hard along with the pressure that can be felt in the world today. I remember when I was in high school, there was a time when I realized that my best friends were not true friends of mine. It was incredibly … [Read more...] about The Narrow Gate
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What Is Modesty?
When you think about how most of your peers at school, who are girls, dress, would you say that it is modest? What is modest? Many would agree that teenage girls in this day don’t think twice, or even once for that matter, about modesty. The one thought in their mind is, “Who can I impress today? Whose attention am I going to catch today?” These are the thoughts going through … [Read more...] about What Is Modesty?
Ruth
I remember a movie I would always watch whenever it came on. It was called Fried Green Tomatoes. There was a character named Ruth, and in one part of the movie her mother died. Ruth’s friend sent her a note with the passage, “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will … [Read more...] about Ruth
Power of Words
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” - Proverbs 25:11 How powerful is a single word? A single word, a single sentence or phrase can bring a great measure of peace, happiness and joy, or a terror of anger, or perhaps deep sadness and depression. The Bible explains how Jesus treated people with love, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and … [Read more...] about Power of Words
