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Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens
Unlocked is a daily teen devotional, centered on God’s Word. Each day’s devotion—whether fiction, poetry, or essay—asks the question: How does Jesus and what He did affect today’s topic? With daily devotions read by our hosts, Natalie and Dylan, and questions designed to encourage discussion and a deeper walk with Christ, Unlocked invites teens to both engage with the Bible and to write and submit their own devotional pieces.
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My Centurion Guard
READ: PSALM 71:3; GALATIANS 6:1-10; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:8-11 Have you ever considered who you can count on when times get tough? For thirty years, I had an…
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Rescuing Luigi
READ: ROMANS 8:1-4, 38-39; COLOSSIANS 1:13 We waited outside the pole barn on a brisk winter morning to meet our new foster dog. Cheryl, the head of the animal…
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Driving in the Slow Lane
READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; PHILIPPIANS 1:4-6, 9-11; 4:4-13 As I was driving down a rural highway, I glanced in my rearview mirror and spotted a car very close…
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Making the Grade
READ: ROMANS 6:15-23; GALATIANS 6:7-8; COLOSSIANS 1:22 As the end of the semester loomed, I scrambled to improve my grade. But I’d waited too long to turn…
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Helen Cadbury: The Power of God's Word
READ: ROMANS 1:16-17; 10:1-15 Helen Cadbury was born in 1877 in Birmingham, England. Her father was Richard Cadbury—one of the founders of the Cadbury…
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When I'm Overwhelmed
READ: PSALM 61:1-5; ISAIAH 41:10 What should I do? What if this doesn’t turn out? What will I do next? These questions are overwhelming. It’s easy to start…
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The Writing on the Wall
READ: MATTHEW 7:13-14; JOHN 10:7-10 Spelunking. The official yet admittedly odd term for cave-exploring. Fun to say, but not so fun when your spelunking gets…
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True Friendship
READ: 1 SAMUEL 18:1-5; 20:1-42; MATTHEW 11:19; ROMANS 5:9-11 “My father tried to kill me yesterday,” the one in royal attire said. “You were right—he wants to…
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Wounded
READ: GENESIS 3:1-10; PSALM 34:5; LUKE 15 One day on a walk through my neighborhood, I spotted an injured duck. As I neared the lake behind a row of houses…
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The Eternal God
READ: GENESIS 21:22-34; ISAIAH 40:28 In the book of Genesis, the author uses several different names for God. One of those names is the “Eternal God.” And the…
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I Know Him!
READ: JOHN 4:1-30, 39-42; 17:3 Did you know the first time Jesus revealed Himself as the Messiah was to a woman? Jewish Rabbis weren’t even supposed to speak…
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God's Gifts
READ: PSALM 136:1-9, 23-26; MATTHEW 6:28-33 Thanks be to God for His innumerable, indescribable gifts. God is wondrous! He continually provides more than…
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Trustworthy
READ: EXODUS 14:14; JUDGES 5:21-22; PSALM 20:7 O soul, march on in strength Fear not the pounding steeds Behold the King of Glory The fulfills your needs. O…
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Countering Chaos and Depletion
READ: 1 KINGS 19; MATTHEW 11:28-30 Elijah is arguably one of the fiercest, most epic prophets of the Old Testament. God worked through him in so many ways…
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Truth and Tolerance
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-10; 1 PETER 3:15 How do we speak the truth of the gospel when the world doesn’t always value truth? When I consider the changes my…
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God Is Good (All the Time)
READ: NAHUM 1:7; ROMANS 8:28-39; JAMES 1:17 “God is good. All the time.” Have you ever heard Christians say this phrase to each other? Sometimes one person…
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In-Between Times
READ: PSALMS 13:1-6; 46:1-11 Have you ever felt stuck between two phases of life? I know I have. The “in-between times,” as I like to call them, can be really…
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The Game Maker
READ: ROMANS 3:19-28; 5:6-11 With pounding heart, Riley leapt off the platform for the umpteenth time. Dodging fireballs, she jumped from foothold to foothold…
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Worry Wars
READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-12; 1 PETER 5:7 Maybe you’re like me. If you grew up in church, it might be second nature to pray about everything…
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At a Loss for Words
READ: ROMANS 8:26-27, 31-34 Every time I called the dog’s name, my family laughed. Now that I’m older, I understand why. I grew up near my uncle Andy, who had…
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Dear Unforgiveness
READ: MATTHEW 18:21-22; EPHESIANS 4:32; COLOSSIANS 3:13 Dear Unforgiveness, I nurtured you after someone hurt me. You grew in the soil of my misery, and I…
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As Far as the East Is from the West
READ: MICAH 7:19; 1 JOHN 1:9–2:1 Do you still feel guilty about it? That thing you did. Maybe it happened yesterday, maybe it happened eight years ago. No…
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A Tricky Performance
READ: ISAIAH 64:6; EZEKIEL 36:25-27; MATTHEW 23:23-28; 1 PETER 1:18-23 “You wear the pink wig; I’ll wear the silver one!” My friend Bridget and I laughed as we…
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Both/And
READ: PSALM 103:1-8; EPHESIANS 1:3-6; COLOSSIANS 3:1-2 Ever wonder why we have to go through so much hard stuff in this life? If you do, you’re in good…
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Dead
READ: EPHESIANS 2:1-10 My skin is cold. Though I can’t know for sure how cold—since corpses can’t feel anything. They can’t do anything at all, really. If I…
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Dining with Strangers
READ: LUKE 22:19; 24:13-36 The mall food courts in Guatemala City are very different than those I visited in the US. When I came back from four years away from…
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A Doubter and a Lover
READ: JOHN 20:24-31; 1 PETER 1:8 I’m just gonna say it—I think Thomas the disciple, commonly known as “Doubting Thomas,” gets a bad rap. When the other…
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Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-20 In 1 Corinthians 15:17, Paul writes that if Jesus Christ has not been raised from the dead, then our faith is worthless because we…
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Easter Pie
READ: ISAIAH 53:1-5; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-18; 1 PETER 5:6-11 The pastor spoke through the laptop sitting on a TV tray in my living room. It wasn’t the typical way…
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Does Jesus Know My Pain?
READ: ISAIAH 52:13–53:12; JOHN 16:33; HEBREWS 4:14-16 Long before Jesus was born, many prophets foretold His coming. Isaiah was one of these prophets. And his…
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Salvation Walk
READ: ISAIAH 53:1-12; MARK 15:16-41; LUKE 23:34, 39-43 Anguished, Blood splatters On the sacred ground. Jesus weeps for us. Soldiers taunt Spitting, striking…
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Maundy Thursday: Love and Service
READ: JOHN 13:1-38 Maundy Thursday is one of my favorite times in the church calendar. The evening service I attend is one I have always found deeply moving…
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Rooster Crow
READ: MARK 14:27-31, 66-72 A rooster crowed at the moment of the apostle Peter’s biggest failure. Let’s back up a few hours before that awful choice. On the…
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Anyone's Son
READ: ISAIAH 53:3-12; MATTHEW 27:15-26; ROMANS 5:6-11; 8:15 I love names. I’m a fiction writer, and every time I start a new book, I have to choose character…
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Surprise!
READ: EZEKIEL 36:26-27; ROMANS 7:14–8:2; PHILIPPIANS 1:6 I’d been looking forward to the slumber party at our Sunday school teacher’s house for weeks. It was a…
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Two Hills, Two Kings
READ: MATTHEW 2:1-18; 27:27-54 Two hills stood in ancient Israel. One was the highest peak in the Judean desert where King Herod the Great built his Herodium…
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Why Did Jesus Weep?
READ: JOHN 11:1-44 When I was little, I would talk with God, praying, “God, if you’re really up there, please show me a sign!” I think my prayer is one that…
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The Serpent
READ: GENESIS 3:1-15 The sign of the serpent had been engraved on the doors for as long as anyone could remember. Every time she went past, she was reminded of…
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The Label That Matters
READ: ROMANS 8:14-17; GALATIANS 3:26-28 Liar. Drunk. Adulterer. Coward. Scroll through the news on any given day, and chances are you’ll find individuals who…
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Being a Light
READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13; MATTHEW 5:14-16 Bullying. It’s painful to experience. But here’s the thing: I don’t know bullying’s pain because I’ve been…
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The Grateful Outcast
READ: LUKE 17:11-19 “Jesus is coming,” Nathanael whispers. “He’s coming.” “Jesus?” I say, scratching another sore on my arm until it weeps. “Oh, you…
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Stuck
READ: JUDGES 2:16-19; ROMANS 6:1-14 If you’re a pet owner like me, then you know sometimes your pets do things you don’t understand. One thing I don’t…
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The Truth Shall Set You Free
READ: EPHESIANS 6:10-17 Have you ever been deceived? Confused, lied to, twisted around, and pulled into a pit of despair? We all have. Deception is one of the…
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Resurrection
READ: ISAIAH 43:19; 61:3; EZEKIEL 37:1-14; PSALM 107:20 Draw near, Lord I’m waiting for You To do a new thing, A God-thing. Bring beauty only You can From…
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Popsicles and God's Work
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17; GALATIANS 5:13-23; PHILIPPIANS 2:13 Last night I accidentally let a popsicle melt on my desk. It dripped down onto my manuscript, and…
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Ready for a Visit
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 1 PETER 1:22 When I was growing up, my grandma was always ready for visitors. She’d often have…
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Disco Ball Reality
READ: PSALM 34:18; MATTHEW 11:28-30; HEBREWS 4:12-16 Sometimes, I feel like a disco ball. Everyone thinks I’m the life of the party, that I’m always happy…
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The True Story of St. Patrick
READ: ACTS 1:8; 8:4-8, 26-40 The first time I visited Ireland, I toured Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. I saw a museum exhibit of an ancient stone slab…
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The Lost Archives
READ: 2 KINGS 22:8-11; 23:1-3; MATTHEW 1:1; 24:35 The following story is an allegory based on 2 Kings 22-23, which tells the true account of King Josiah and…
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A Song of Praise
READ: PSALMS 13:5-6; 149:1-5; ISAIAH 42:10-12; EPHESIANS 5:19 Sometimes I find myself in an empty house, and I can’t stop myself from singing at the top of my…
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God's Strength, Not Ours
READ: EXODUS 15:2-3; PSALMS 46:1-3; 59:16-17; EPHESIANS 1:15-23 In life, I tend to approach a problem thinking I can handle it all by myself, like a toddler…
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Dramatic or Not
READ: ACTS 9:1-22; 2 TIMOTHY 1:5; 3:15 Of all the conversion stories in the Bible, none are more dramatic than the Apostle Paul’s. Before knowing Jesus…
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All I Ever Did
READ: JOHN 4:1-30, 39-42 There was something about His eyes, the way He looked at her. It was unsettling. She thought she knew all about men, understood how…
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Is It Okay to Date Them?
READ: 1 KINGS 11:4-6; 1 CORINTHIANS 7:39; 2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-18 He’s cute, he’s sweet, and he’s oh-so-nice. But he’s not a Christian. She goes to church, and…
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It's Okay to Be Single
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-9, 25-38 You know that cute couple who’s always taking pictures of how much fun they’re having together and raving about one another?…
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What If I Don't Know the Answer?
READ: ISAIAH 55:8-9; PHILIPPIANS 2:12; HEBREWS 11 In middle school, I was open in sharing my faith with friends, and they openly shared their beliefs with me…
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Facing the Fear of Failure
READ: 1 KINGS 3:4-14; 1 JOHN 1:9–2:2 “What are you afraid of?” Ask ten different people, and you will likely get ten different answers! Our fears are very…
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God's Masterpiece
READ: PSALMS 19:1-6; 96:5-6, 11-12 Dominic stepped out of his car into the crisp, cold air. It had been in the teens during the night, and the weather felt as…
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Patience
READ: EPHESIANS 4:2; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:14; JAMES 5:7-8 I’m going to be honest—I am terrible at being patient. I get frustrated with long lines, slow computers…
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In a Pit
READ: PSALM 103:4; ROMANS 8:38-39; COLOSSIANS 2:13-15; 2 PETER 3:8-13 Life digs a pit and throws me, kicking and flailing, inside. I hit the bottom hard…