I met Stacy when she was 16. She reached out because she was considering ending her life. Deep down, though, she wanted hope rather than death. As we began peeling back the layers of her despair, the truth — or rather, the lies — of the matter began to surface.

What we believe about God, ourselves and the world around us affects us more than we realize. But to a teen whose brain is still developing, a lie she believes can plunge her into darkness or send her chasing after everything but God.

Stacy had fallen prey to the same five lies that many teen girls believe.

Coping With Infant Loss

When my husband and I arrived for our 20-week ultrasound, our only fear was that the sonographer might mistakenly reveal the gender of our firstborn child. We wanted to be surprised.

Instead we received a different surprise, one that filled our hearts with pain, confusion and heartache. We learned that our baby had a fatal disease. Our child would continue to grow in my womb, but could not survive outside it.

We were devastated. In those initial days of shock and sadness, Kevin and I held on to each other for dear life.

Overcomer (PG)

When a town's largest plant closes, thousands move away and high school basketball coach John Harrison loses half of his team — and might lose his job, too. So the dedicated coach reluctantly agrees to coach a cross-country team made up of just one asthmatic girl.