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SNEAK PEEK: Diary of a Teenage Girl – Becoming Me by Melody Carlson

April 14, 2012

I heard somewhere that when you write in a diary you should pretend that you’re writing a letter to a really good friend, someone you trust completely…

Click here to download an excerpt from Becoming Me. 

In the fictional Diary of a Teenage Girl, sixteen-year-old Caitlin O’Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood … an empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him.

Follow Caitlin as she makes her way from New Year’s to the first day of summer — surviving a challenging home life, changing friends, school pressures, an identity crisis, and the uncertainties of “true love.” You’ll cry with Caitlin as she experiences heartache, and cheer for her as [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: Waiting for Morning by Karen Kingsbury

April 13, 2012

“I’m afraid there’s been a car accident…”

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As Hannah Ryan waits for her family to return home from a camping trip, she realizes she has everything going for her—a husband other women admire, two charming teenage daughters, and a loving Christian home. As the sunny afternoon turns into twilight, her uneasiness grows along with the shadows. Then a car pulls into Hannah’s driveway, bringing two police officers…and devastating news that shatters her life forever.

Click here to download an excerpt from Waiting for Morning now.

SNEAK PEEK: THE SIGNATURE OF JESUS by Brennan Manning

March 15, 2012

Read the first chapter of The Signature of Jesus.

The Signature of Jesus challenges the gospel of “cheap grace” and calls the church to radical discipleship. With passion and boldness, author Brennan Manning invites readers to risk living life as Jesus lived—committed to simplicity, purity of heart, and obedience to the gospel.

NEWS: Is Your Family Over Digitized? Al Mohler’s Culture Shift excerpted on YouthWorker.com

September 29, 2011

YouthWorker.com recently excerpted a chapter from Culture Shift by Al Mohler that explores the effect of the over-stimulation of the digital age on families.  Mohler is the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and writes a popular blog on theological and cultural issues at AlbertMohler.com.

In Culture Shift, Dr. Mohler confronts the argument that religiously-movitated discussions of morality have no place in the public sphere and then goes on to respond from an evangelical worldview to several hot-button issues.

You can read the excerpt, “Digitally Deluged,” here.

SNEAK PEEK: Not This Time by Vicki Hinze

August 21, 2011

A blood-soaked mattress. A terrorist attack. Who among them is the traitor?

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When someone threatens the safety of Seagrove Village, Beth doesn’t know who to trust. Is there a terrorist among her closest friends? Will the mystery be resolved and the truth revealed before it is too late?