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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Learning About the Opposite Sex

From our earliest days, most of us have an interesting learning curve when it comes to understanding the opposite sex. As infants we're clueless. Then we discover other people in our world—some of whom are boys and others are girls...
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Getting Things in Focus

Have you ever imagined what it must have been like to be a wealthy, powerful king, like King Solomon?
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How to Say No (Without Losing Your Friends)

Sometimes if you don't say no you can end up hurting yourself. The challenge is in learning to say no without offending others and losing friends.
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What Is Fun?

Everyone, it seems, has a different definition of fun. If you are trying to live a godly life, how can you determine what is appropriate? How should you define "fun"?
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Born to Succeed!

When loneliness and depression beat you down, remember, there is Someone to help you up. Don't accept the label "loser," because you were born to succeed!
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Child Abuse: What Kids Are Doing to Kids

Children are hurting each other but what can be done? See how God says we should handle ourselves.
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Rise Above Peer Pressure

Pressure to conform is especially powerful when we are young. How does peer pressure work and how can we master it?
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Your Greatest Asset

The ability to make, evaluate and sustain relationships has never been so critically needed. Proper relationships with siblings, relationships with friends, relationships with teachers and, most importantly, relationships with God are vital to happy, fulfilled lives.
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In Brief... News Trends Among Youth: Telephone Chatlines Trap Teens

The dangers of telephone chatlines seem overshadowed by internet chatrooms, but the danger is equally present.
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Will You Jump in the Lake Too?

We are strongly influenced by people around us. Often the actions of others draw us simply because it seems everybody is doing it. Few people give serious thought to consequences or to the future.
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Just for Youth: Wise Advice for Wise Decisions

Some of the many decisions we make every day turn out well— others not so well. What can we do to make better decisions?
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Just for Youth Rise Above Peer Pressure

Finding true friends and dealing with unwanted pressures are challenges at any age. Where can teenagers turn for help?
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What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew

Parents, did you know your teens often want you to say no?
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You Can Say No and Keep Your Friends

Sometimes if you don't say no you can end up hurting yourself. The challenge is in learning to say no without offending others and losing friends.
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How to Say No (Without Losing Your Friends)

Sometimes if you don't say no you can end up hurting yourself. The challenge is in learning to say no without offending others and losing friends.
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The Most Important Thing

What would you say if someone asked: What one thing would your church want people to come away with?
Depression: Ways to Win the Battle
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Depression: Ways to Win the Battle

How widespread is depression? What are its causes? Most important, what are the weapons in the struggle against depression?
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Just for Youth: Make the Most of Summer Break

What will you do during your time off from school? Will you look back on it later and wonder where all the time went? Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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Just For Youth... When Friends Disagree

Friendships have their ups and downs, and disagreements can degenerate into misunderstanding, conflict and animosity. What can you do to keep from fracturing your friendships?
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Right Values: Light in an Age of Confusion

The debate over values continues to grow. Are values changing? Are there moral absolutes? Is there a source we should go to to determine right values? Many wonder what happened to the traditional values that brought us through a tumultuous...
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