Addressing Church Stereotypes with Teenagers in Exile
So much of teenage culture today is about getting even; Peter urges that we take the insult, forgive, and pray for our oppressor rather than “canceling” that person.
So much of teenage culture today is about getting even; Peter urges that we take the insult, forgive, and pray for our oppressor rather than “canceling” that person.
Because of Jesus, we have become like undying seeds, so that when beaten and buried, we burst from the ground with new life.
Hope connects tasted grace with promised grace, motivating us for holiness.
God’s promises speak to our children’s pain in ways our best efforts cannot.
Whether they realize it or not, the teenagers we love are aching for Jesus and his consoling presence.
Our students are familiar with what it means to be exiles. Their experience of this world has already taught them how to long for a better world.
The deliverance from this pandemic—as grateful as we are for it—reveals to us that what we’re really waiting for isn’t here at all.
