Teens Draw Near to God

Conquering Shame: A Poetic Journey of Healing and Forgiveness In this episode of the 'Teens Draw Near to God Poetry Podcast,' host Shirah Chante addresses heavy themes of abuse, shame, and healing through poetry. She presents her latest poem, 'No Shame,' written on Valentine's Day 2025, and discusses how society often wrongly places shame on victims rather than perpetrator...

The Power of Unconditional Love: Exploring Silver, Sapphire, or Gold Poem In this episode of the Teens Draw Near to God poetry podcast, host Shirah Chante, Relationship Artist, delves into the final part of the poem Silver, Sapphire, or Gold. This installment, focusing on the power of unconditional love, invites teenagers, their parents, and anyone involved in youth mentorship to reflect on divine...

Undying Love: The Critical Relationship with God In this episode of 'Teens Draw Near to God' poetry podcast, host Shirah Chante,  Relationship Artist, emphasizes the significance of building a relationship with God for true fulfillment. Shiras shares her personal story of searching for meaning and realizing that God's love was the missing piece in her life. She reads the poem '...

Healing Broken Hearts: Finding True Love Through Faith In this episode of the Teens Draw Near to God poetry podcast, Shirah Chante shares her poem Silver Sapphire or Gold and explores the journey of finding true love. Speaking directly to teenagers, parents, and those who guide teens, Shirah emphasizes the importance of drawing closer to God. She shares personal experiences from her college days a...

Exploring True Love: Silver, Sapphire, and Gold In this episode of Teens Draw Near to God Poetry Podcast, host Shirah Chante explores the themes of love and money through the poem 'Silver, Sapphire, or Gold.' Shirah shares insights from her personal journey with poetry, which helped her organize her emotions during a challenging period in her life. The episode discusses true love, its co...

Vision and Faith: Overcoming Worry with God's Provision In this episode of 'Teens Draw Near to God,' host Shirah Chanté, Relationship Artist, shares her original poem 'Vision' and offers insights on overcoming worry through faith in God's provision. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and biblical scriptures, Shirah encourages teenagers, their parents, and a...

Healing Hearts Through Poetry: The River of Life In this episode of Teens Draw Near To God poetry podcast, host Shirah Chanté, a Relationship Artist, shares insights on navigating life's challenges through faith and poetry. Shirah introduces her show, geared towards teenagers and their influencers, and reads the poem 'River' from her book 'Jaundiced View.' She breaks down...

Faith and Dreams: Drawing Near to God In this episode of Teens Draw Near to God, host Shirah Chanté shares an original poem from her book 'Jaundiced View,' available on Amazon and Audible. The episode emphasizes the importance of drawing near to God and overcoming fears. Shirah Chanté recounts her personal journey of leaving a lucrative job opportunity to attend divinity school by faith,...

Embrace the Dream: Discovering God's Guidance and Purpose In this episode of the Teens Draw Near to God poetry podcast, host Shirah Chanté shares an inspiring message about the importance of drawing near to God and understanding our divine purpose. She reads from her book 'Jaundice View', focusing on the poem 'God with Me', which explores themes of divine presence and guid...

Overcoming Sexual Immorality Through Faith and Fasting Host Shirah Chanté guides teenagers, parents, and mentors on a spiritual journey to draw near to God through poetry and personal testimony. Exploring a poem from her book 'Jaundiced View,' she delves into the topic of sexual immorality, its physical and spiritual consequences, and shares her own experience of healing through faith, f...

In this compelling episode, Shirah Chanté weaves together personal poetry and biblical wisdom to address the destructive power of jealousy. Through her raw and honest poem "Birthday Party," she shares a cautionary tale about how insecurity and jealousy can destroy relationships. Diving deep into Song of Solomon 8:6, "jealousy is as cruel as the grave," Shirah provides practical...

 In this heartfelt episode, Shirah Chanté delves into "Just the One," a powerful poem from her book "Jaundiced View." Through the lens of Adam and Eve's story, she explores the divine nature of relationships and what it means to be "made for" someone. This episode tenderly addresses the question that haunts many young hearts: what happens if your first destined r...

In this episode of Teens Draw Near to God Poetry Podcast, hosted by Shirah Chanté, the focus is on fostering a closer relationship with God. Shirah introduces a poem titled 'Save the World' from her book 'Jaundiced View: Desire, Love, Hate, Religion,' emphasizing desire for love and criticism of man-made religion. She elaborates on the concept of God as the ultimate father figu...

Having sex feels good sometimes but is a very dangerous and an illegal act before God. Please don’t have sex if you are not married. All thing are possible with God. Buy Shirah Chante's book of poems, Jaundiced View for even more inspiration! Follow Shirah Chante on Social Media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Blog Support the show

Passion is most misconstrued many times in life as something good but passion can also be bad. A person can be passionate about the wrong thing. Let's learn how to focus passion in a positive way. Buy Shirah Chante's book of poems, Jaundiced View for even more inspiration! Follow Shirah Chante on Social Media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Blog Support the show

Some schools teach us that a fetus is not a baby until it has a heartbeat. However, when a baby is conceived, it’s a miracle of God. Listen to my own story about how Jesus saved me from abortion and be inspired to choose life. Buy Shirah Chante's book of poems, Jaundiced View for even more inspiration! Follow Shirah Chante on Social Media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Blog Support the...

There is something about you that you know is true. Only you have it to serve to the world on your divine platter of destiny. It’s your duty to make them see by performing the fate given to thee. Buy Shirah Chante's book of poems, Jaundiced View for even more inspiration! Follow Shirah Chante on Social Media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Blog Support the show

Keep yourself safe from flattery by establishing boundaries around your mind, soul and spirit. Have discernment so that you will know when someone is being sincere or not. We have to stand up for what we believe in no matter how hard it is or how hard it gets as stated in Ephesians 6:14-17. Buy Shirah Chante's book of poems, Jaundiced View for even more inspiration! Follow Shirah Chante on So...

Sometimes in life you might pretend to be someone else to attract someone because ou don't think you're good enough. Well, I'm here to tell you that you are beautiful just the way God made you. Be fair to yourself by getting too know who you are so that you can be who God made you to be. Buy Shirah Chante's book of poems, Jaundiced View for even more inspiration! Follow Shirah...