Q&A — Friends

How to Make Friends

Do you have any ideas on how to make new friends without stressing out about it?

Surviving Freshman Year

The college environment presents lots of social challenges. What ideas can help me find my way and survive freshman year?

Different Beliefs

When you are surrounded by a lot of different people who have different beliefs than you have, and a problem occurs, how do you respond?

Stopping Jealousy

I don't like it when I feel jealous of others or others feel jealous of me. How do you stop jealousy?

Deciding to Trust

By nature, I am a trusting person, but I don't want to be taken advantage of. So how do you know who to trust?

Dealing with Gossip

Why does everyone gossip, and how can we deal with it?

Keeping Individuality

How can you keep your individuality and still fit in and have friends when people judge you on appearances?

Let Your Light Shine

What do you do when your siblings are not as into God as you are? When you just get saved at church camp, how do you go home and deal with your friends at school, because I have friends who are "Christians," but they aren't as fired up with Christ as I am?

Helping a Friend

When a friend comes to you with a problem, how can you help him or her when you aren't sure what to say?

Confronting Ego

How do you deal with ego?

Saying No

Peer pressure comes up in most of our lives, so how do you say, "No"?

Finding Happiness

How can we be happy when there are so many problems in high school?

Breaking Stereotypes

How do you break stereotypes and make new friends when others make fun of you for reaching beyond the "accepted" circle?

Beyond Stereotypes

How do you break stereotypes and make new friends when others make fun of you for reaching beyond the "accepted" circle?

Good Friends

How do you make good friends? And when you do make friends, how do you know if you can trust them?