Fair Love Part 1: Is Love Really Fair?

Host Shirah Chante reintroduces the Teens Draw Near to God poetry podcast, created to encourage teenagers (ages 13–19) and the adults who support them to form identity by getting closer to God. She shares her own experience as a high-achieving student who faced an identity crisis in her early twenties, and explains that drawing near to God helped her discover who she is. In this episode, “Fair Love (Part 1),” she reads her poem “Fair Love” from her book "Jaundice View" and begins discussing it line by line, focusing on teenage crushes, insecurity, and the importance of not changing yourself to gain someone’s approval. She emphasizes being authentic, believing you are enough as God made you, and pursuing healthy, genuine love. 00:00 Cold Open Intro 00:20 Podcast Mission Teens 02:43 Identity Crisis Story 04:37 Episode Fair Love Setup 05:38 Full Poem Reading 08:25 Crushes And Uncertainty 09:40 Be Yourself In Love 14:26 Love Fairness And Closing Support the show

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Fair Love Part 1: Is Love Really Fair? is an episode from Teens Draw Near to God by Shirah Chante.

This episode is 16:32 long.

This episode was published on Mar 29, 2026.

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