Dating is fun, and meant to be. Whether as preparation for more serious relationships later on, or a concentrated effort to meet the person you will spend your life with, it is a major part of teen life. But with dating comes the big ‘T’ word: temptation. No matter how strong your faith, you will still be tempted from time to time. When you meet someone you really like, that temptation can be much stronger. That is why it is so important to set some ground rules based around ways to avoid giving in, before you do something you might regret. Here are a few tips to help you keep pure while on the dating scene:   Date another Christian. Having a similar faith, and so the desire to live according to God’s plan, will help minimize the risk of pressure coming Read More

So, you have been seeing your boyfriend/girlfriend for awhile, and everything seems to be going great. You are happy, committed, and feel that it has moved from the realms of casual dating and into love. This is a common place for teens who are going steady to find themselves. But it also raises some questions, and the most important is whether the love you are feeling is the love God intended for his children. Abuse, manipulation and other very grown-up problems face teens in relationships every day. When these issues arise, it may be hard to know who to turn to. You might not feel comfortable telling your parents or a pastor (though, this is ideal), and you might be too embarrassed or frightened to tell a friend. But you can always turn to the bible for answers, and in Corinthians we Read More

We all know what the bible says about having premarital sex, and especially about having sex with multiple partners. While this is a major part of why we abstain, there is a false belief from some that it is purely a biblical issue. There are many reasons outside of biblical ones that point to waiting until marriage as the preferable choice.   Pregnancy. In the U.S. Alone, as many as 750,000 teens become pregnant every year, a stunningly high percentage. Nearly a third of these pregnancies end in abortions. You find similar numbers through the West, and while the rate has declined in recent years, it is still high. STD’s. Half of the tens of millions of cases of STD’s in the United States every year are in people between the ages of 14 and 19. In Read More