Teen Romance
by Teresia Smith
Summer is ending and it’s time for school to start again. It’s time for new backpacks, notebooks, pens and pencils, and the inevitable teen romance. Teenage romance can cause a lot of issues, including immature behaviors like jealousy, infidelity, conflicts with friends, and messy breakups among others. In order to be mature enough to be in a dating relationship, you must be mature enough to end it well when the time comes. And you must be educated to recognize an unhealthy or abusive relationship and have the tools to get out of it without harm.
What’s the difference between an unhealthy relationship and an abusive relationship?
Loveisrespect.org shares the following as a way of recognizing each and how to respond:
The Just God
by Cody Anderson Corinth Missionary Baptist Church
How many times have you heard, “That’s not fair?” Or how about, “Because I said so.” These are common phrases you probably heard growing up. As we grew up, we realized that life isn’t fair because fair is subjective. Our parents, being the authority in our lives, had the right to tell us to do something, and we were expected to do it. So, who decides what is fair and what dictates authority? It all comes from a just God.
Big Worms for Summer
by Mike Gerry
Over my many years of guiding, I have found that most fishermen believe that using a big worm in the heat of the summer is not the smartest of decisions.
Moving Forward
by Teresia Smith
In 2023, we still live in a country where according to RAINN, one in nine girls and one in twenty boys will be sexually assaulted before they turn eighteen.
God is Patient
by Sarah Wootten
When we describe someone as “patient,” we generally mean that someone is good at waiting.