Yes, many teens share their faith in God – They must share with their peers and unbelieving parents or guardians and other adults because statistics show that if one doesn’t become a believer in the Good News (The Gospel Scripture – John 3:16) in their teen years they likely don’t. You can experience how Karah’s comrades talk about their faith and answer her questions in Warriors of the Light: Terrified Tourist by reading the following excerpt: “What’s going on in your clickety…..
Our mood is a choice. Our joy is our job. We are responsible for our hearts – Prov 23:7. I had a spiritual warfare day this week when I found myself struggling for the return of my hopeful and joyful happy-place with God. I was walking around imaging disrespectful things people “COULD” say to me and what I “COULD” say in return to thwart them. Odd. Very strange, and it wouldn’t stop. No matter how hard I tried – Thoughts…..
Have you lost siblings or a parental figure in your life? I have – My father, when I was twenty-one. Karah, the heroine in Warriors of the Light: Terrified Tourist, lost her entire family and she watched what happened. She become seriously depressed and despondent as a result. (We all know what that feels like.) Knowing the same “thing” would have happened to her and she was perhaps “the-target” only a child psychologist, who lived in an undisclosed location, could speak…..
God Must Play A Role In Teen’s Lives: This Can Only Happen When They Pray and Invite Him to – He MUST be invited, otherwise He’s kept in the bleachers grieving like a spectator as they strive for things that harm, if not, destroy them. His hands are tied from controlling their actions. He can make suggestions, but He can’t step-in and channel them (act through them on their behalf) until He’s asked to. Praying to God invites miracles –…..
God MUST play a role in all lives, not just exist solely through the Bible, because our’s isn’t a war against flesh and blood. Neither kids nor their parents can conquer the evil powers that want to kill, steal, and destroy in whatever ways possible. Kids must have a personal relationship with God so they can learn from Him – Learn what He expects and how He thinks and operates. When they come to know these things they will know…..
In Warriors of the Light: Terrified Tourist, Karah Klark, the heroine enters an unfathomable world in the cosmos filled with combatant-type creatures and demons and triumphs over evil without a cute magic wand or uttering a single magic spell. She doesn’t need to brew potions because God rises within her. They magically fold together and create a perfect role model for combating real-world dragons and bullies. At the outset, Karah is deeply scarred by the tragic death of her family. Under…..
Knowing October is Bully Prevention Month I wanted to write “BULLY PREVENTION TIPS” for parents. My BIGGEST “TIP” is always: “No hocus-pocus, focus on Jesus.” But the “BIG BUT” to that “TIP” is even if teens want to and know to focus on Jesus they need help focusing and staying focused on Jesus. As I was thinking, “What good is a “TIP” without a “How-to,” God stepped in (as He always does) and I received a text from a friend…..
Welcome back. Like I shared last week, I realized that writing for the amazing youth of this great, big (and scary) world is not all God called me to do. Recently, when Warriors of the Light: Terrified Tourist was released, He made it clear that I’m also supposed to endlessly pray for them and their parents. I don’t need names and specifics: I can well imagine as I, too, suffered adolescence and that was before my father died and my…..
Hi! I’m glad you popped in so I can tell you how I plan to serve God by praying for the emotional and spiritual needs of youth. I thought God was only going to use me to write to youth about how He wants to be their BFF. Not so! Unbeknownst to me, while I was writing about God and Karah, He transformed me into a Youth Prayer Warrior while He transformed Karah into a Youth Warfare Warrior. I’m certainly…..
GREETINGS: My name is C. E. Johnson, author of Warriors of the Light: Terrified Tourist. I’m so happy to have you as a blog visitor. This project is very special to me so I’ll be sharing some of that excitement and using this blog to interact with you and expand on some of the themes found in Warriors of the Light: Terrified Tourist, such as why there’s an It, A Hideous It, in it. This is a great place for…..