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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.
Episodes
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Letting Go of Doubts
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; 14:25-31 I don’t want to doubt, But sometimes the questions, They’re stronger than I want them to be. I don’t want to ignore, The many…
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Going Deeper
READ: PSALM 63; 1 CORINTHIANS 2:10-12; 1 PETER 2 Do you long to deepen your relationship with God? Does your soul hunger and thirst for Him as David described…
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Father to the Fatherless
READ: PSALM 10:14; JOHN 1:12; ROMANS 8:14-23; HEBREWS 4:14-16; JAMES 1:5 What do marshmallows and missing dads have to do with each other? In one study in the…
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Season of Change
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; JOHN 16:33; PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 Fall is a season of change. You may notice the leaves changing from crisp green to brilliant red to…
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Why Am I So Angry?
READ: LUKE 23:32-34; EPHESIANS 4:26; PHILIPPIANS 1:6 Anger flowed through me as I pinned my friend against a tree, her feet dangling two inches above the…
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In the Right Here and Now
READ: ECCLESIASTES 7:10; JOHN 10:10; ROMANS 8:28-39; EPHESIANS 2:7-10 It was my junior year of high school, and I was miserable. The I-don’t-want-to-be-here…
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Who Wants to Be Normal?
READ: GENESIS 1:26-27; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-31; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7; 5:17 My first day in Psychology 101, the instructor said, “There is no such thing as normal.”…
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Nametags
READ: GENESIS 1:26-27; 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20; 1 PETER 2:9 As I brushed my teeth, I examined the reflection of my nametag in the bathroom…
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Everything I Need
READ: PROVERBS 3:5-6; MATTHEW 6:25-33; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-20 Have you ever been so busy that you felt like you didn’t have time for God? I know I have. From…
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Death Row
READ: ROMANS 5:6-11; 8:1, 38-39; 1 JOHN 4:15 Recently I started taking voice lessons. When I first met my voice teacher, we talked for a long time, and she…
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How Many Times?
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; 18:21-35; COLOSSIANS 3:12-14 "How many times should I forgive?” I asked. “My friend has hurt me far too many times. Would seven times…
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Are You Listening, God?
READ: PSALM 145:18-19; EPHESIANS 5:18; 1 JOHN 5:14 5/30/25 God, please help my family. I don’t like it when my stepmom, Anna, drinks. I want to love her, but…
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Bottle Cap Jealousy
READ: ROMANS 2:11; 5:8; JAMES 3:13-18 At age eight, I collected bottle caps with no idea of what I’d do with them. I kept those colorful items in our backyard…
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A Sparrow
READ: PSALMS 84:3; 139:1-18; MATTHEW 10:29-31; LUKE 12:6-7 I love bird watching. Birds are amazing creatures, and their design showcases God’s ingenuity and…
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The Voice and the Void
READ: 1 KINGS 19:1-18; MATTHEW 17:1-8; JOHN 10:27-28 Listen. It calls in the treetops. Be still. It roars on the waves. Shh. It croons in the meadow. Listen…
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From Evil to Good
READ: GENESIS 50:15-21; ROMANS 8:18-39 My teenage desire was to belong to an encouraging community where I could bless others with my gifts. But I struggled to…
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Unshakable Worth
READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13-18; ROMANS 5:8; 8:38-39 Self-worth is something we all struggle with. Photoshopped and filtered images are plastered on every…
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God Shares Your Desk at School
READ: PSALM 139:1-12; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 1 PETER 5:7 Have you ever thought about God going to school? He has attended school for as long as it’s been going on—He…
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Keep Your Eyes on Him
READ: PSALM 143:7-8; MATTHEW 14:22-33 When worry invades each hope and dream, When fretful nights keep you awake, Keep your eyes on God. When panic drowns your…
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Saved from the Sin Cycle: The Book of Judges
READ: JUDGES 2:16-23; 10:15; 17:6 In the book of Judges, God’s people are spinning in a sin cycle—rebellion, repentance, rescue, and restoration. They cycle…
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Do You Feel Overwhelmed?
READ: PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9; HEBREWS 12:2; 1 PETER 5:6-9 Life can be overwhelming. From a bad day at school to a betrayal by people we thought were our friends…
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Three's a Crowd
READ: JOHN 6:37-40; 10:27-30; 15:15; ROMANS 8:31-39 Willow, Madison, and Emilia had been best friends since preschool. But one day, everything changed in the…
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Stressed about Grades
READ: JOHN 1:12-13; ROMANS 5:1-11; EPHESIANS 2:1-10 It’s tough being best friends with a brain. I know because that was my story. My best friend Jean was…
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No Season Is Wasted
READ: ROMANS 8:28-39; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7; REVELATION 21:1-5 "No season is wasted.” I smiled when I read those words. My friend had handed the sticker to me…
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Held Like a Baby
READ: ISAIAH 40:11; JOHN 10:27-29; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7 "It’s okay; I’ve got you.” The parent rocks their baby, holding them close. “You’re okay.” How many…
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Without a Mom
READ: JOHN 16:22; 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-14; REVELATION 21:1-5 "I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” Through my father’s sobbing and his slurred speech, I could piece…
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Prince of Peace: The Book of Isaiah
READ: ISAIAH 9:6-7; 26:3-4; 53; JOHN 14:27 The book of Isaiah begins with a mess. The people’s rebellion against God was serious, and the consequences of their…
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Savior's Breath
READ: GENESIS 2:7; 1 KINGS 19:11-13; JOHN 3:8; ACTS 2:1-4 The Wind is a song that echoes free Bringing my Savior close to me. In my soul I hear Him say, “I AM…
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We Are All Runaways
READ: JONAH 1-3; LUKE 15:1-7 Picture this: God asks me to go to a new school. You know, the one all the way across town. I’ve never visited. I have no friends…
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Nosy
READ: MATTHEW 7:3-5; LUKE 6:27-49; 1 THESSALONIANS 4:7-12 Once when I was driving home, I spotted a new sign in someone’s yard. The huge letters read: “I found…
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All That You Need
READ: EXODUS 3:1-15; 4:10-17; GALATIANS 5:22-23 Inadequate. Unworthy. Unequipped. As I spent my first few days counseling at a local Christian camp, these…
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New School Year, New Anxiety
READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; PHILIPPIANS 4:6-13 As we approach the first day of school, there can be lots of anxiety. You might have been bullied last year, and…
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Calling the Stars
READ: PSALM 147; ISAIAH 40:10-12, 25-31; MATTHEW 10:26-31 Stargazing is one of my favorite things to do with my sister. We try to identify the planets and look…
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Immortal One: Thou Who Humbly Died
READ: PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11 Today’s poem is rooted in some of the names of God we find in Scripture. These names point to both His eternal greatness and His…
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Uprooting Seeds of Bitterness
READ: EPHESIANS 4:25-32; HEBREWS 12:14-15 Apart from watching my brothers play baseball and basketball, I wasn’t much of a sports fan as a kid. Then at 19, I…
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Kidney Grace
READ: JOHN 3:16; 15:13; ROMANS 5:6-11; 10:9-10 Have you ever known somebody who was really sick and needed a new kidney? We are born with two kidneys, like how…
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Every Tear
READ: PSALM 56:8; ISAIAH 25:8-9; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-5 A single tear falls with a splat onto the hard floor. You think it’s insignificant—until you remember that…
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Treasure in Clay Jars
READ: ISAIAH 9:2; 42:6, 16; 2 CORINTHIANS 4 In Israel in 1947, a young Bedouin shepherd was bored while tending his goats. To amuse himself he picked up a…
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Sword and Song
READ: 2 CHRONICLES 20:1-30; PSALM 149 Sweat stung my eyes as I practiced the intricate steps of my deadly dance. For the final step, I had always had trouble…
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Night and Day
READ: PSALMS 3:5; 4:8; 127:2; ISAIAH 26:3-9 The darkness of night is a reminder to be still and quiet. When I am in bed, there is nothing I can do to change my…
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Your Talent, God's Kingdom
READ: EXODUS 35:30–36:3; ROMANS 12:4-8; EPHESIANS 2:10 Do you ever feel unimportant, maybe a little invisible? Like you can’t make a difference? These feelings…
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Double the Love
READ: ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12; 1 THESSALONIANS 4:9-10; 1 JOHN 3:16; 4:19 For my birthday one year, I expressed a desire for a chia pet. I’m not sure what appealed…
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You Matter
READ: PSALM 139:13-18; JEREMIAH 31:3; LUKE 15:3-7 The sun is setting, and as the long grass sways back and forth in motion with the wind, a young woman is…
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Our Guardian-Redeemer: The Book of Ruth
READ: RUTH 1:1-5, 15-22; 4:1-15 When I’m anxious or overwhelmed or I feel like everything is going from bad to worse, I tend to look for the nearest exit door…
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Even When the Answer Seems Obvious
READ: JOSHUA 9; JAMES 1:5 In Joshua 9, a group of deceptive people come to the Israelites. They bring moldy bread and wear old clothes, saying that they have…
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Come to Me
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; HEBREWS 4:9-10 Too tired to think, Too tired to pray. Where is life leading? Too tired to say… Perhaps at times you’re weary, And your…
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No Matter What Happens
READ: LUKE 12:22-31; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-13 Anxiety seeped into my brain. What would happen? Would my dad be okay? My dad had been suffering from mysterious…
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Me
READ: PSALM 139; JOHN 3:16-18; 10:10; COLOSSIANS 2:6-7 Isabel, at age eleven, is an amazing dancer. She has already performed with a major ballet company in…
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A Dangerous Trap
READ: PROVERBS 29:25; ISAIAH 48:17; MATTHEW 16:21-28 Have you ever done something because you were afraid that if you didn’t, someone would be angry or dislike…
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Pointless and Silly Myths
READ: 1 TIMOTHY 4:6-10; 1 PETER 3:8-18 Have you ever faced a situation like this? One time, a man from church came over for dinner, and for the duration of…
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Right Now
READ: LUKE 23:32-43; ROMANS 10:9-10; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-17 The first time I met Freddy, we were locked in a small concrete room with no windows, no chairs, and…
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The Crown
READ: PSALM 103:2-5, ROMANS 8:14-17, EPHESIANS 2:19 In the murky pre-dawn light, Linota led her dappled mare along the ocean’s shore. Her cloak was torn, and…
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Can You Repeat That?
READ: GENESIS 18:10-14; JEREMIAH 32:26-27, 36-41; LUKE 1:26-38 Sometimes, I need to hear things more than once before it “clicks.” Whether it’s a process at…
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Stewards
READ: GENESIS 1:11-31; 2:15-22; ROMANS 8:18-30; REVELATION 21:1-7 We often think that God made animals for us. It’s true, right? Because Adam named them, and…
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Clean Clothes
READ: PSALMS 32; 51; ISAIAH 1:16-18; 1 PETER 2:23-25 I don’t know about you, but I love wearing freshly washed clothes. Especially when it’s cold outside and…
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Come Out of Darkness into His Presence
READ: PSALMS 9:9-10; 27:8-14; MATTHEW 11:28-30; JOHN 10:10 Come to me. Come out of darkness. Don’t look at the shifting shadows. Don’t listen to the slithering…
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The Blessing of Mentors
READ: PHILIPPIANS 3:17; TITUS 2:1-8; HEBREWS 10:24-25 I’m so thankful for the people God has placed in my life. He has this incredible way of working…
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Small
READ: JOB 19:5-27; 38:1-15; LUKE 13:34; ROMANS 8:18-29, 38-39 Wow, I am so small. The thought was involuntary. And irrefutable. It wasn’t good or bad. It was…
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How to Love Your Equally Broken Friends (Part 2)
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 13:3-7; 1 JOHN 4:16 Maybe you’re like me, and you’ve found yourself struggling with same-sex attraction. Or maybe you haven’t personally…
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You're Broken—Like Everyone Else (Part 1)
READ: ROMANS 7:18–8:2; EPHESIANS 3:14-21 My eyes snapped awake, and I searched inside of myself: Do I still feel the attraction? One second of introspection…