Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Christians understand the incredible life-changing power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His death and resurrection bring each believer new life. This is truly good news. How far would you go to share…

Hollywood blockbusters sometimes portray supernatural events with big orchestral scores, thunder, lightning—the works! But the supernatural “special effects” at the crucifixion were so much more tha…

Years ago, a friend invited me to a huge Christian conference. It was amazing! In an arena filled with people worshipping God, I felt so uplifted and inspired. I was filled with excitement after hea…

White flowers in the meadow I pretend they are your grave Remembrance pulls me back in time To our younger days Wildflowers by the dozens Red and orange in the sun That race to fill our buckets fu…

 READ: DANIEL 3:1-30; JOHN 14:27; ROMANS 8:34-39; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-28

"Do you see this vase here?” she asked. “Could it be called by any other name than what it is?”

“No,” her father replied…

Have you ever wondered what David’s older brothers did while he fought Goliath? While the Bible doesn’t tell us, can you imagine a conversation between two of them? “Guess who volunteered to fight …

What are we here for? What is our purpose in life? In the apostle Paul’s letter to the Christians in Ephesus, we find some answers to these questions. The first three chapters of Ephesians talk abou…

My sandals brush the street as I walk the familiar way to the tavern. I always walk a little faster when I pass by the open door of the King’s courtyard, keeping my gaze on my dusty toes. But today, …

False advertising is the worst: a click that leads to a blank page, a product that doesn’t perform as promised, or a heap of hype for something “new” that actually isn’t. But when something is the r…

What do you want to be when you grow up? I never liked that question because I never had a good answer. My sister wanted to be a Bible translator, my brother dreamed of becoming a missionary pilot, b…

Do you know what your name means? Recently, I looked up my name, Macy. I found out that “Macy” might come from a Hebrew word that means “Gift of Yahweh.” (Yahweh is one of God’s names, and it means …

God is so worthy of our praise. Have you ever let yourself really focus on some of the things God has done and then gotten carried away with how much you are in awe of Him? Have you ever looked at na…

When I’m barely hanging on I know that you’ve got me When there is so much to be done I know that you’ll help me When I don’t know what to believe I know that you have answers When I’m scared I know…

Have you ever felt disgusted by all the suffering, corruption, and pure wickedness happening in our world? When I hear about twisted officials, abandoned children, and senseless violence, I either ge…

I had never seen someone braid with such calm fury. But there He was, the one some called the Messiah, methodically twisting three leather cords into a whip. “About time,” I thought. “These Romans …

If you have ever looked up to someone, only to have them mess up and fail, you’ve probably felt a deep sense of disappointment. Maybe you felt betrayed or even foolish for looking up to them. If you …

I stood at the end of a long, long driveway. It was pretty, with pine trees neatly lining it and a shimmering pond on the other side, but it was so long. I was working door-to-door book sales that su…

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, went from town to town, place to place telling people about Jesus and helping to strengthen some of the first churches. Did you notice he seldom went alone? Paul alm…

Skin color. Nationality. Language. Gender. Health. Economic status. Social status. Political views. Opinions We experience so many divisions in this broken world. We can feel blocked off from others,…

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about God’s enormous joy when one person who was going their own way turns around to be reunited with God. In the third parable, a son demands his inheritance b…