Students ~ 6th thru 12th

Remember being in seventh grade? It's a year filled with transformation and transition: The world literally feels like it's increasing in size, school starts to get tougher, bodies are going through all kinds of crazy changes, and students find that they have to do a lot of focusing to stay on track with schoolwork and life. And faith begins to take on new dimensions and new meaning, too.

That's why this 30-day devotional will guide young teenagers through some of the biggest changes and challenges of this year, including handling doubt and questions, using a wise media filter, dealing with all the physical changes of early adolescence, and making choices that will build their faith.

For some teenagers, this is the beginning of junior high and their first year after elementary school--while others are right in the heart of their middle school experience. Whatever their journey, 7th Grade: Growing Your Faith will engage students with its creative and age-targeted readings, questions, and prompts to action.

The book also features interactive elements to talk through pieces of this with friends, family, youth leaders and other adults.

Being a teenage girl has never been easy. In today's world, it's even more complicated.

In her book 99 Things Every Girl Should Know, veteran youth worker Neely McQueen shares a wealth of wisdom on becoming and being a girl who knows that she is valuable, meaningful, and loved.

That isn't the message many girls receive from our culture. We live in a world that says we're only valuable, meaningful, and loved if we look a certain way, dress a certain way, and behave a certain way. God has a different opinion.

With a little help from her friends, Neely shares thoughts that would have helped her better survive the teenage years. These pages are filled with encouragement, inspiration, and insights that will help the girls in your youth ministry-or other girls in your life-explore their beauty, their worth, and their world.

Put this book into the hands of a girl who will benefit from the reminder that she's not alone in the journey of discovering what it means to be a beautiful girl of great worth.

Find beauty. Find hope. Find your life of lovely.

Annie F. Downs wants you to take each next step of life with excitement, heading forward with beauty and confidence. ​But what if the enemy is whispering lies that ​you are not smart enough, pretty enough, or rich enough? Or that ​you are too loud, too quiet, too thin, too fat, too much? What if you feel you don't have what it takes to be who you really want to be?

Personal yet powerful, A Life of Lovely offers young women honest stories, biblical truth, and courageous examples--all to encourage readers to persevere their way to hope. You will walk away excited about who you are becoming and challenged to look for lovely, fight to finish, and find the beautiful in your every day!

Ephesians 6: 11: Straight Answers From the Bible; Inspirational Library

Boundaries in Dating offers illuminating insights for romance that can help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue a healthy dating relationship that will lead to a healthy marriage.

Dating can be fun, but it's not easy. Meeting people is just one concern. Once you've met someone, then what? What do you build? Nothing, a simple friendship, or more? How do you set smart limits on physical involvement? Financial involvement? Individual responsibilities?

Respected counselors, popular radio hosts, and bestselling authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend apply the principles described in their Gold Medallion Award-winning Boundaries to matters of love and romance. Helping you bridge the pitfalls of dating, Boundaries in Dating unfolds a wise, biblical path to developing self-control, freedom, and intimacy in the dating process. Boundaries in Dating will help you to think, solve problems, and enjoy the journey of dating, increasing your abilities to find and commit to a marriage partner.

Full of insightful, true-life examples, this much-needed book includes such topics as:

Recognizing and choosing quality over perfection in a dating partner

How to ensure that honest friendship is one vital component in a relationship

Preserving friendships by separating between platonic relationships and romantic interest

Moving past denial to deal with real relational problems in a realistic and hopeful way

. . . and much more!

Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life - marriage, raising kids, parenting teens, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.

Why do some teens thrive as adults while others struggle? What makes the difference?

Gary Chapman, the New York Times #1 bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages(R), and Clarence Shuler met when Clarence was still a teen. Gary mentored Clarence and helped him make wise decisions during his tumultuous teen years. Decades later, the two are still close friends and both lead powerful ministries that help people all around the world live better, more godly lives.

Clarence saw the importance of someone coming alongside when he needed to make difficult but wise decisions. That's why Gary and Clarence are teaming up to give this gift to other young men. In Choose Greatness, they look at 11 important choices every young man faces, and talk through how he can choose wisely and thereby choose greatness. Full of rich wisdom, down-to-earth writing, and compassionate insight, this book is perfect for a teen to read on their own or (even better) with a mentoring adult.

Help the teens in your life choose greatness today.

Here's Your Just-Graduated Survival Guide

Here's how to double your closet space in the dorm. Nail a job interview. Make a tasty meal out of next to nothing.

And thrive spiritually--by keeping your focus fixed on Jesus.

Dig in and you'll find:
- 40 Jesus-Centered devotions that ask the two questions that matter most: Who does Jesus say you are, and who do you say Jesus is?
- Stuff you need to know: How to study, avoid speeding tickets, upgrade noodles, stretch a budget, and dozens more quick tutorials and life hacks. And...
- Journal Here options--convenient spots to capture what you're hearing from Jesus.

Because you will be hearing from Jesus--and it'll change your life.

What does it mean to be a guy who follows God? That's the question bestselling author Michael DiMarco helped teens answer in God Guy. And now in this 365-day devotional, he guides guys ages 14-18 on a daily journey of learning more about who God is and who he created them to be.

Each one-page devo contains a Scripture verse of the day along with a brief reflection that unpacks spiritual truths about becoming a man of God. And in each entry Michael challenges guys to choose God's way in every area of their life--with their thoughts, actions, and daily choices about everything from friends to faith.

Guys Aren't the Only Ones Fighting a Battle for Purity

The world you live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. The pressure to go along with the crowd is greater than ever before, and it's easy to compromise in little ways that are a lot more harmful than they seem. You and your friends may become caught up in destructive relationships or sexual activities without even knowing how you got there. You just want to be normal-to fit in, to be liked, to look attractive to the opposite sex. But are you paying too high a price?

This counterpart to the award-winning Every Young Man's Battle can help you:

- learn how the sexual battle begins in your heart and mind
- understand your hunger for attention from guys
- recognize and avoid the potential pitfalls awaiting young women on the journey toward adulthood and possibly marriage
- find out how the media, novels, fashion, internet chat rooms, and body and beauty obsessions influence your sexual choices-and what you can do about it
- guard your mind, heart, and body against sexual and emotional compromise
- develop a deeper, more satisfying level of intimacy with God

Whether you have so far protected yourself emotionally and sexually, feel that you've been robbed of your purity, or have given in to temptation in some way, this book can help you achieve or reclaim sexual integrity. It can also guide you through the temptations and pressures of young adulthood while demonstrating how you can live your life to the fullest-without regrets.

Includes a comprehensive workbook for individual or group study.

THIS IS IT: the beginning of a new adventure, a new chapter in your life, a new opportunity to forge your identity in a fresh setting.

Your freshman year marks your first time for every high school experience: your first day, your first football game, your first pop quiz, and even some of your first major temptations. It's also a year filled with some really important questions: How can you make wise choices? How can you create good habits? How can you make faith a priority, not just another "thing" in your life?

Lars Rood is your guide for this adventure. He's a pastor, an author, a former high school teacher, and the dad of three children who aren't too far away from beginning their own high school journeys.

Each entry in this devotional will walk you through an important moment, issue, or opportunity that defines your freshman year, along with ideas on living out what you believe. In other words, this isn't just a book you read--it's a book that leads to action.

Music, sports, entertainment, and politics--from Hollywood to Washington there are prominent women making a mark on the world today. And a media-rich society chronicles their every move for fans to follow. But what does it mean to be a girl who follows God and not just the latest popular public figures? In God Girl, bestselling author and teen mentor Hayley DiMarco will help girls make sense of it all as she points them to who they are, who they are becoming, and who God made them to be.

God Girl will help girls know what it means to be a woman of God in every area of life--with their thoughts, in their actions, and as they make daily choices about friends, fashion, faith, and everything in between. It's sure to be an instant classic.

Over 200,000 sold!

"God wants me to try harder." "God blesses me when I'm good and punishes me when I'm bad." "God is angry with me." We all have ideas that we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives. Some are true--but many are false. James Bryan Smith believes those thoughts determine not only who we are, but how we live. In fact, Smith declares, the most important thing about a person is what they think about God. The path to spiritual transformation begins here. Turning to the Gospels, Smith invites you to put your ideas to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about God. Once you've discovered the truth in Scripture, Smith leads you through a process of spiritual formation that includes specific activities aimed at making these new narratives real in your body and soul as well as your mind. At the end of each chapter you'll find an opportunity for soul training, engaging in spiritual practices that reinforce the biblical messages on your mind and heart. Because the best way to make a complete and lasting change is to go through the material in community, small group discussion questions also accompany each chapter. Those who are leading apprentice groups will also find additional help and opportunities to interact with other leaders at the Apprentice website, www.apprenticeofjesus.com. This deep, loving and transformative book will help you discover the narratives that Jesus lived by--to know the Lord he knew and the kingdom he proclaimed--and to practice spiritual exercises that will help you grow in the knowledge of our good and beautiful God.

Strength for the Tough Stuff

Life's full of tough stuff. Maybe you're even going through some hard things right now. (That's completely normal...but not exactly fun, right?)

To get through these hard things, you need grit. Grit is the determination to stick it out when challenges and obstacles come your way. Grit doesn't always come easily or naturally; instead, you practice it until your strength and resilience grow.

This devotion will help you practice. It focuses on one person who's really good at making you stronger: Jesus. And then it shares his techniques for building grit in your life. Through short prayer ideas, Bible notes, questions for you to think about, and things to try, you can begin growing your grit starting now.

When Scarlet Hiltibidal was a teenager, plastic butterfly clips were all the rage. She couldn't understand why they didn't look the same in her "frizzy, bulbous hair" as they did on the blonde whose mom was a professional hair stylist. Back then, she would have sanctioned the destruction of scores of actual butterflies just to own the label "pretty butterfly clips girl." And so it goes for many girls like Scarlet who strive for self-worth yet struggle to find it.

He Numbered the Pores on My Face is for teens who long for beauty, love, and rest. Any labels you long for today might as well be "looks good in butterfly clips" if you are not rooted in who Jesus says you are, because any self­-centered identity is going to leave you in the same place: unfulfilled and unhappy. Girls will relate to Scarlet's stories as she discusses hottie lists, eating disorders, and haphazard beauty in a way that is both humorous and thought provoking. Through it all, she describes how she found peace by learning to see life not through a mirror but through a Savior who shapes who we were, who we are, and who we will be.

You can't change the world, but you can prepare her for it.

Today's girls face a number of challenges we never dealt with at their age. From skyrocketing anxiety rates to bullying on social media, the Enemy's lies are everywhere. How do you help the girl you love walk in freedom?

Equip her with Truth. Dannah Gresh, author of Secret Keeper Girl and Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth) brings you Lies Girls Believe. This fun, easy-to-read book engages your daughter in the twenty most important truths she needs. She'll help solve problems using fun sidebars and it's packed with wisdom, quizzes, games, exploded quotes, and graphics to help her absorb the message. Prepare your daughter for the difficult challenges she'll face in the world today with sections addressing:

Lies about God

Lies about Friendship

Lies about the Future

Lies about Myself

Lies about Boys

And more!

Lies Girls Believe is designed to help your daughter fully understand the Truth so she can live the way God meant for her to live--free!

For the best results, use the accompanying AMom's Guide to Lies Girls Believe which invites you to critically examine the lies girls believe and discover how to set your daughter free. It also helps facilitate discussion between you and your daughter.

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis' legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear this powerful apologetic for the Christian faith.

Introducing a new line of canvas Bibles for teens called Zips. Each Zips Bible has a fashionable and practical zipper closure that not only accents the cover design, but also keeps the Bible pages protected. This compact Bible is perfect for the active lifestyle of today's teens. Features include a presentation page, colored page edges, the full text of the New Living Translation, plus 26 pages of extra material in the front to help teens know more about the Bible and God's plan for their lives.

The New Living Translation is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today's English from the ancient texts by 90 leading Bible scholars. The NLT's scholarship and clarity breathe life into even the most difficult-to-understand Bible passages--but even more powerful are stories of how people's lives are changing as the words speak directly to their hearts. That's why we call it "The Truth Made Clear."

The slimline New Living Translation text Bible is the perfect size for busy teens to carry with them wherever they go--now available in new trendy TuTone designs. Classic reference features include a dictionary/concordance, end-of-Bible helps, full-color maps, a ribbon marker, presentation page, and gilded page edges.

The New Living Translation is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today's English from the ancient texts by 90 leading Bible scholars. The NLT's scholarship and clarity breathe life into even the most difficult-to-understand Bible passages--but even more powerful are stories of how people's lives are changing as the words speak directly to their hearts. That's why we call it "The Truth Made Clear."

Not a Fan has called more than 1 million readers to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple - moving from fan to follower in their relationship with God.

How about you: Are you a fan or a follower? Go ahead, think honestly about your relationship with God . . . but don't answer too quickly. In fact, you may want to read this book before you answer at all. Not a Fan is your DTR with God - a "define the relationship" conversation to determine exactly where you stand.

You may indeed be a passionate, fully devoted follower of Jesus. Or, you may be just a fan who admires Jesus but isn't ready to let him cramp your style. Then again, maybe you're not into Jesus, period.

Not a Fan calls you to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple. With frankness sprinkled with humor, Idleman invites you to live the way Jesus lived, love the way he loved, pray the way he prayed, and never give up living for the One who gave his all for you.

Plus, this expanded and updated version of Not a Fan adds a new introduction and an entirely new chapter about how to practically live out the message of this mega bestseller.

Now also available - Not a Fan Spanish edition, journal, student and teen editions, small group study, daily devotional, and more.

Teenagers understand the power of stories. They experience that power through movies, TV shows, video games, and books. (Yes, two or three of your students read for fun every now and then.)

Use 10-Minute Moments: Parables to help your students discover the transformational power of parables taught by Jesus, arguably the greatest storyteller ever.

This engaging book is a daily devotional that's set up as a journal. Students read a Bible passage, chew on a few questions, consider some suggestions for prayer topics, and then write down their thoughts in their book-or engage in an experiential idea based on that day's theme. It's a one-month plan that's easy to read and easy to stick with. And each "lesson" only takes about 10 minutes-a good step toward building a personal habit of daily time with God.

You can use 10-Minute Moments: Parables as part of a small group or retreat, graduation gifts, or birthday gifts, or just have them available to students in your youth ministry.

Encourage your students to pause their video games or turn off the DVD and discover a deep, rich source for stories--the life-changing words of Jesus.

It's often tough to understand why teenagers do what they do. One moment they're calm and rational, but the next they're agitated and emotional. One day they're making incredibly wise choices, but the next they're making disastrous mistakes. Yesterday they earned your trust, but today it seems they've lost it once again.

Why such inconsistency? Credit their brains.

A Parent's Guide to Understanding Teenage Brains is filled with helpful, practical insights from veteran youth worker Mark Oestreicher.

Without an understanding of teenage brain development, we might miss life's teachable moments or shut down our child's curiosity with easy answers that don't satisfy the search for truth happening below the surface.

That's why Marko has written this book: to guide you through the world of the teenage brain, to help you understand and appreciate the amazing transformations it undergoes in adolescence to prepare children for adulthood and its many responsibilities.

Solitude is a time when we withdraw from the noise of life and allow God to refresh us, energize our beings, and remind us that God is what we need, not the noise we just left. It is possible to practice this discipline wherever we are: in class, riding a bus, or on a crowded city street.With a beautifully designed interior and pocket-sized exterior, The Practice of Journaling will lead you through different ways to develop journaling as a spiritual discipline.Bloom Books can be used in many ways: retreats, small groups, individually, or as a large group. Buy now: QuantityPriceDiscount0-9$1.6510-24$1.4910%25-49$1.3220%50-99*$0.9940%*When you purchase 50 or more you will receive a link to download a Leader's Experiential Learning Guide that will help you navigate the conversation with your students in engaging, experiencing, processing and applying the discipline to their faith.Size: 3.75. x 3.75., 24 Pages

As high school draws to a close, teenagers face many questions they're afraid to ask, insecurities they may be
unwilling to examine, and freedoms they're unsure how to handle. How can we as parents and leaders help our
young people prepare for this important transition?

Ready. Set. Next. will help juniors and seniors gear up for life after high school--critical years that, if not navigated
well, can be detrimental to a person's faith and relationships. This engaging, easily consumable book explores the
fears and excitement of approaching this transition and offers a framework for a student to come back to as he or
she enters these years.

Having served as a college pastor for many years, author Chuck Bomar understands the challenges and
opportunities of this unique season of life. He'll lead students on a journey through such topics as identifying
top priorities after graduation, understandingthe changes in their friendships and family relationships, handling
finances wisely, and pursuing God's plans and purposes.

Each chapter walks through topics and questions that will give young people confidence, along with practical tips
and ideas for practically embracing these concepts.

Parents and youth workers will find Ready. Set. Next. an ideal book to give as a graduation gift, and they'll even
find a spot in the book where they can write some personal words of congratulations and encouragement.

THIS IS IT! You've reached the pinnacle of the high school food chain! You've finally become a senior!

Now what?

Here's the crazy thing about your senior year: It often starts with a sprint as you finish applications, make big decisions, and prepare for life after high school. But then you wait. And then senioritis usually kicks in.

Lars Rood remembers what his senior year was like, and as a pastor and a former teacher, he's talked with countless students about how this one year is both an end and a beginning. What legacy have you left? How do you deal with disappointments and regrets? What does it mean to truly let God lead you? What is saying goodbye so difficult?

As you read each entry in this devotional, you'll discover wisdom and truth to guide you in the final months of your high school career, along with solid suggestions on living out what you believe. This isn't just a book you read--it's a book that leads to action.