Everyone is passionate about one thing or another. For some of us it's sports; for others it's nose rings. Either way, we'd love to hear your opinion on how these things fit into the Christian life. Since this is a magazine for and by young people, we're always looking for write-ups on a wide range of topics. To help you get started, we've put a bunch of ideas, topics, and questions together here to get you started. If you're interested in writing, drop us a line. Hear from you soon!

Body: piercing, self-mutilation/piercing, dying hair, extreme sports, tattooing, clothing, anorexia and bulimia, obesity, eating healthy

Visual culture: reading vs. watching movies, how much TV, Internet, desensitization, pornography and violent video games.

Confessions: do we need them? Why do we memorize the catechism? What’s in the Belgic Confession and Canons of Dort?

Bible passages: meditations, studies

Music: secular, rock, rap, Christian contemporary, church, classical music

Sects, Cults, and Religions: Mormons, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, new age, Wicca, Pentecostalism, other Christian denominations

Non-Reformed Christianity: miracles, tongues, exorcism

World: political involvement, activism, laws we Christians need to know about

Poetry

Daily Life: Prayer and Bible reading, how and why do we as Christians work, relationships, school, college or university life, partying, drugs, alcohol, attitudes, reading, self-discipline, lying, career goals, friends (inside church vs. outside)

Relationships: What friends do you choose, how to be caring to others, enemies, romance and boundaries, marriage, dating, commitment, self-esteem, Christian perspective on friendship, peer-pressure, being godly young men and women

Issues: abortion, euthanasia, creation vs. evolution, environment, Christian science, politics, strikes, HIV/AIDS, lottery/gambling, movies, money, cultural mandate

Psychology, health: depression, other mental disorders, Downs' syndrome

Church Life: Respect in the worship service, how to be a hand and foot, how to be a salt and a light in the church, home-visits, Bible Study, fore-study, profession of faith, catechism, preparation for Holy Supper

Mission and Evangelism: Share your experiences and what you learned on your last mission trip, discuss Christian perspective on giving aid to the third world, sharing the gospel at home and abroad, approaches to mission work, talking to non-Christians at school or work, living through the transition of going from Christian to secular environment (e.g. at college)

Church History: Share some Church History stories, what is the importance of Church History?

Share a discussion you had at YPS, or something you learned there

If you think of something else you'd like to see, please let us know and we'll add it to a list.