Friends

"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24, New International Version).

True friends are indispensable, and the Bible has volumes to say on the subject—including how to know when you've found one and how to be one yourself.

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Is it really an important issue in living a Christian life to express your feelings and emotions?

It's not my nature to easily express myself the way most others do. I guess you can say I'm kind of the phlegmatic type.
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What should I do if kids make fun of me because of my religion?

How do I deal with ridicule?
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What is a good way to deal with jealousy?

The jealousy I'm speaking of is not malicious. It's just that I wish a certain person wasn't in the picture.
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I feel so lonely and cut off from other teens. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only teenager on earth. Help!

How can I cope with having almost nothing in common with my school friends?
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Is it OK to go to parties? What types of clothes are appropriate for Christian youth?

Answers to two good questions facing youth today.
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Coping with Cliques

No one likes to be excluded, but it happens often in our society. Here is valuable information to help you know how to respond to the problem of cliques.
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Turning the Hearts...Friends

I recently attended my 50th high school reunion. It was nice seeing the "kids" I shared the classroom with for many years, and I had a nice time visiting with most of them.
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A Word NOT Spoken

Our words can cut like a sword or be as comforting as a fluffy blanket, but sometimes its what is not said that can be cutting or comforting.
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Presidential Pronouncement Premature

Have you ever had one friend tell you something terrible about another person that you know? It's natural to believe your friend and to say things about the supposed wrongdoer or even to take action against him or her. However...
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The Song of Fools

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (Proverbs 27:6).
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When a Friend Lets You Down

A friend is supposed to be there for you through good times and bad. What can you do to restore a friendship?
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Stabbed Anyone Lately?

You and I control the sharpest object of all—the tongue. The question is: For what purpose will we use it?
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Beat Cold Love With Good Video

Pick up the newspaper. Turn on the television news. Scan the headlines on the Web. Listen to the commercials during your favorite television program. Increasingly, you will see self-absorption rather than outgoing concern.
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Squandering Is a Habit

Time is the stuff that life is made of—when we squander time, we squander our life (Proverbs 24:33-34).
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Spirit of Sacrifice

Serving others is self-sacrifice. Modern culture tends to just throw money, not service, at a need.
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A Moving Experience

How can we minimize the stress and maximize our friendships when we move?
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Flatterer

Avoid the “kisses” of an enemy!
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Turning the Hearts: Hanging Out and Dating

When you spend time with those of the opposite sex—is that hanging out or dating?
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Gossip, Bullies and Technology

Our society is losing outgoing concern for others. It's all about me and what I can get. People tear down others to make themselves look better.
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Youth Focus from Vertical Thought... God, Goths and Emos

When the culture is so clueless and corrupt, the call of countercultures is great. But there's a counterculture nearly everyone has overlooked.
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