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Teenage years are confusing years. They are hard years. Expectations are high and purpose in life questions are frustrating. Some teens have it worse than others. I was one of those teens. This letter is to any teen who has not unraveled the mystery of life. I hope it will encourage you. You can find the article here http://rickthomas.net/letter-to-a-teen-six-things-you-need-to-know/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

The two greatest things that could ever happen to a couple is for them to live in the overflowing awareness of God's unmerited pleasure while experiencing each other's undeniable affection. You can find the article here http://rickthomas.net/does-your-spouse-know-you-are-for-himher/

The peace of God comes to you in three ways. (1) God gives it to you. (2) You have to think on the right things to have God's peace. (3) God's peace will either be helped or hindered by those closest to you. You can find the article here http://rickthomas.net/one-powerful-practical-way-give-peace-someone/

What do you want to be when you grow up is one of the most mysterious questions you can ask a person. Planning your future is not an easy task. It takes time, insight, and wise advice. Read Here http://rickthomas.net/planning-your-future-what-do-you-want-to-do-with-your-life/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

The authoritarian parenting style is a rule-based teaching model that is devoid of nurturing. Too often this parenting model lacks the support and unique guidance that shepherds children toward living well in God's world as adults. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/how-authoritarian-parents-rear-legalistic-children/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

The selfie is not a fad. It's a phenomenon that is not going to go away because the selfie is one way our deepest longings to be loved by someone can be satisfied. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/anatomy-selfie-reveals/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

What does loving the sinner but hating the sin mean? How is it possible to love someone well when they have hurt you? And what does loving them well look like? Read Here http://rickthomas.net/why-hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner-can-be-dangerous-theology-2/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

Have you thought about how your cyber relationships might be impacting your real world relationships? Have you considered how those two different kinds of relationships influence each other? Which one do you prefer? Why do you prefer it? Read Here http://rickthomas.net/how-cyber-relationships-affect-real-world-relationships/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

Football and other sports can be fun as well as a distraction to the Christian life. For me, it has become a distraction that needs more moderation. At the end of this post, you can examine yourself, as to whether or not you're a sportsaholic. Read Here http://rickthomas.net/why-i-dont-watch-football-any-longer/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

To date or not to date is an interesting question the Bible does not mandate one way or the other. However, I have seen how serial dating can become the teen's version of marriage and divorce. If done often enough, it sets poor relational habits that affect the teen's future marriage. Read Here http://rickthomas.net/13-year-old-divorced-5-times/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

Who or what is the animating center of your home? Whoever or whatever your life and family is centered on is the functional and controlling entity of your life and family. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/what-happens-when-god-is-not-the-center-of-your-home/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

I was an adult without a working template for what it meant to be an adult. To make matters worse, I was an unregenerate adult without a clear and practical template for living well in God’s world. I went into adulthood wearing a four-layered blindfold. I wish I had someone to tell me some things a 20-year old needs to know. Here's the list I would tell my 20-year old self. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/20-things-tell-20-year-old-self/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

Disappointment in others is a temptation to become sinfully angry at them. If you do this, you will disqualify yourself from helping them overcome whatever they did wrong. Before you can assist them, you will have to fix your anger problem. Read Here http://rickthomas.net/i-got-angry-at-my-daughter-the-other-day-2/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

The gospel edge is a term I coined. It means you are allowing the gospel to cut away the things that hinder you from pursuing the Christlike life, which is the most dangerous and rewarding life that you will ever live. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/do-you-have-the-gospel-edge/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

Some of us are old enough to remember how our culture discriminated against the negro and gay community. All of us have seen how that has changed. We have now replaced the persecuted negro and gay guy. There is a new oppressed demographic. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/todays-christian-replaced-yesterdays-negro-gay-guy/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

The words husband and leader are synonyms. To be one is to be the other. The question never entered into the discussion is whether or not a husband is a leader. The more relevant and practical question to talk about is the kind of leader the husband is. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/leading-husbands-and-their-wives-who-want-to-love-them/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

People are not mysterious. Where it matters, they are not different. The more you talk to people, the more you see the common threads that run through all of us. The good news is you have exactly what they need to understand others. It's found in God's Word. The key for you is the ability to connect the Bible to people's lives. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/12-universal-assumptions-you-can-make-about-people/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/muhammad-ali-greatest-time/ Who do you think of when you think about a great person? What I’m really asking is how do you define true greatness? It is the things people do that make them great. Great people do great things. Who impresses you as being truly great? Before Muhammad Ali was considered the greatest of all time, he was an up and coming boxer named Cassius Clay. I knew him then. I’m that old. I’m from that generation. I was a child when people were small and the world was big. In my day, there were few giants in the land.

Sound counseling can guide you but it might not give you exactly what you want. To help guard your heart against false assumptions these things will help. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/six-things-to-know-before-you-receive-counseling/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/

The modeling and practice of repentance in the home is at the top of the list of what couples should be doing. And if they are not doing this well, their marriage can only take a limp along, Bandaid approach to death, while accelerating the accumulative frustration that leftover/hungover sinning does to a couple. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/effective-thing-can-marriage/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here rickthomas.net/donations/