From Our Hearts

PARENTS: This devotion is written especially for you to share with your tween as a tool to talk about God and His Word.

“Dylan? Dylan! Dylan Douglas!” Mrs. Abrams, Dylan’s English teacher, called out. But Dylan was deep in thought. It wasn’t until Dylan’s friend Bart punched his arm that Dylan came back from the world of gaming.

You probably already know about favoritism from your experiences at school, in your neighborhood, and maybe even in your family. You can tell when someone is clearly the teacher’s pet! Or when someone is treated with great respect—or just a little. Judging Others I just love this true confession written by a teen who looked […]

Read Playing Favorites – Teen Tuesday on Elizabeth & Jim George.

Have you ever saved any money in a piggy bank at home or a savings account at a bank? Maybe your parents give you an allowance. Maybe you sell crafts or jewelry you’ve made. Maybe you even get birthday or Christmas money from your grandparents… Sweet! Where’s Your Heart? There are a lot of ways you […]

Read Managing Your Money – Teen Tuesday on Elizabeth & Jim George.

If you’re like most people, you need wisdom just about every time you turn around! When someone says or does something that hurts you, you need wisdom to know what to do or say— or what not to do or say! When you are invited to go somewhere or do something that your parents would […]

Read Teen Tuesday – Growing Your Girl In God’s Wisdom on Elizabeth & Jim George.

One reason I love the book of James is that it has a lot of lists that help us with our daily trials and challenges. In James 1:3-12 you’ll see a list of benefits or blessings or lessons that come from going through trials. Let’s look at two (look up these verses and fill in […]

Read Teen Tuesday – Counting Our Blessings on Elizabeth & Jim George.

I can never read James 3 without laughing out loud. That’s because of a super crazy lesson about taming the tongue my two daughters experienced in their Sunday school class at church. Pastor Eric was leading the kids in his class through James, chapter 3, and he especially wanted them to learn how awful the […]

Read Teen Tuesday – Taming My Tongue on Elizabeth & Jim George.

The mind is an amazing thing. It can carry on thousands of functions at the same time. Sometimes that’s good, and sometimes that’s not so good. For instance, when you check your phone while your parent is talking to you … that’s bad! There you are, right in front of them, and yet you’re thinking about something totally different. […]

Read Ignoring Instagram – Teen Tuesday on Elizabeth & Jim George.