Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Maybe you’ve heard, “You’re so talented in sports, or music, or school, or fill-in- the-blank.” We all have our own unique gifts: some may be very obvious, and others may be harder to spot. For exam…

“Breathe.” Emotions shake my entire body—anger, grief, pain. How could it have ended this way? “Breathe in, breathe out.” He was my everything. My past, present, and future. He was my hope. “Breathe…

I was recently helping at a Christian camp for younger girls. One morning, we took a hike along a creek until we ended up at a rope bridge. As I was helping the kids across the bridge, one girl aske…

Faith. That’s a word I’ve heard a lot lately. I’ve talked about it with my friends in a Bible study. I’ve talked about it in the Sunday school lessons I’ve taught. I’ve thought about it a lot. Fait…

Have you ever had a challenging decision to make? In those moments, don’t you wish God would just tell you what He wants you to do? If you have ever felt that way, what you really desire is to know G…

How can you share the good news of Jesus in a good way? How can you share your beliefs without sounding too pushy or judgmental? If you struggle with this, think about Jesus and the way He shared His…

Noah was a man whose hope was in God. Noah’s neighbors must have thought he’d lost his mind. In the middle of nowhere, he built a huge ark—a giant boat. They probably laughed at him and called him c…

***Today’s devotion tells the story of Acts 3-4 through the eyes of Tobiah, a fictionalized character of the man who was healed.*** Tobiah sat at the temple gate, his legs curled to the side as he b…

***Jesus came to earth to save us, dwelling with us even while we were His enemies in sin (John 1:1-14; Romans 5:8-10). As Christians, we remember this when we interact with those we disagree with. T…

The ring of clashing swords echoed throughout the hall, only to be cut short by the ominous sound of shattering steel. I could see my enemy’s mocking sneer from beneath his helmet. I turned away to r…

If you’ve ever been to a funeral, the possibility that the deceased person will suddenly pop up to life again seems ridiculous. And yet that’s what Christians believe about Jesus. It takes a great le…

I get super nervous whenever I talk about politics. My whole body feels like I’m preparing for battle. But Jesus has been helping me view these discussions differently: to see these conversations as…

What is peace? Is it something to do with Christmas? Is it the end of a war or the lack of fighting? Is it having no worries? Is it the world being happy and working together? Is it an absence of noi…

As far as we would like to think we’ve come, injustice still takes place in every corner of our world. We hear the cries of a black man begging to breathe under the knee of a white officer who is sup…

I. slam a fresh block of wood on the carving table and glare back at the house, even though I know my family won’t see my expression. “James, brother of Jesus,” I scoff aloud and bring my knife dow…

When was the last time you encountered a difficult person to love? What made that person difficult? And how did you respond to them? When you encounter difficult people, you might wonder, “How in the…

Internal chatter, Questions burning, Accusing, disarming Frantic thoughts, churning. So many whats, Numerous whys, Unsolved problems, Whispered lies. A restless heart, Needing space, My soul…

Exodus is a continuation of the story begun in Genesis, written by the same author (Moses) and for the same audience (Israel). Whereas Genesis relates to Israel’s earliest beginnings, Exodus follows …

Just like the start of a modern adventure story, Genesis is an attention grabber. It’s an exciting beginning for the Bible and serves as a foundation for all that follows. Only this story is real; we…

Have you ever felt rejected? What happened? What did it feel like? Rejection comes in many forms: hurtful words from someone close to you, not being invited to a party that everyone else is, being ma…