We showcased an amazing array of spiritual growth books in our printed magazine. Here are even more that we just couldn’t squeeze inside. These books will definitely help you deepen your relationship with God!
The Power of a Praying Teen by Stormie Omartian (Harvest House)
When you pray, are you sure God hears you? Do you sometimes wonder if your words are hitting the ceiling and evaporating into thin air? Do you ever doubt that your prayers really can make a difference?
In this book, you’ll discover how learning how to pray can change EVERYTHING. Through prayer, God can lift you above the pressures of your life so you can see His unique plan for your future. Twenty topical chapters will help you to:
• have a closer walk with God
• say goodbye to negative emotions
• attract good relationships
• stand free of peer pressure
• be a light for others
What’s important to you is important to God. Share all that’s on your heart, starting with the prayers offered at the end of each chapter. Talk with God. Hear from God. And see His great purpose for you unfold.
The Bible Answer Book for Students by Hank Hanegraaff (Thomas Nelson)
The Bible Answer Man brings his straightforward style to address 82 critical and challenging questions asked by students ranging from high school through college.
Confessions of a Not-So-Supermodel: Faith, Friends and Festival Queens by Brooklyn Lindsey (Zondervan)
Who you are and who you want to be don’t always match up. Like most teen girls, you’ve probably spent lots of time in front of the mirror wondering what you’ll be when you grow up—or dreaming of who you’ll become. Is it a supermodel, an actress, a dancer? Or is it a businesswoman, a mom or even a pastor?
God has a plan for you, and it’s probably bigger than anything you could ever imagine. Through these stories of triumph and tragedy, you’ll learn how your faith and your friends play a significant role in who you are and who you’ll become.
Teen People of the Bible by Daniel Darling (New Hope)
Throughout the Bible, extraordinary tales of real people give us examples of how to live—and how not to live. Many of these true stories are about people who were younger than you’d imagine—people just like you. With this book, you’ll investigate the inside stories of young people who made real choices—some good and some bad—all with real consequences.
Take Your Best Shot by Austin Gutwein with Todd Hillard (Thomas Nelson)
In every way, 9-year-old Austin Gutwein was a typical boy who could often be found shooting hoops in his backyard in Phoenix, Ariz. That is until he had his “Maggie moment” in 2004. After that, everything changed, for him and more importantly, for the lies of children halfway across the world.
Austin was captivated by a video that told the story of a little girl named Maggie. Maggie lives in Zambia in Southern Africa. She lost her family to AIDS, an epidemic that ravaged the country and deprived it of an entire generation, leaving nearly a million children orphaned. Austin realized that these kids were really no different from him—except that they were suffering. He decided to do something about it by using something he loved—basketball. Hoops of Hope was born.
Take Your Best Shot captures Austin’s amazing adventure, one that has taken him to Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda, China and back in his short 15 years. This remarkable young man challenges readers to find their own adventure, take their best shot, while calling out others around the world making a difference.
Your Own Jesus by Casting Crowns’ Mark Hall with Tim Luke (Zondervan)
Today, so many are fearful of the unknown—a crumbling economy, job loss, loneliness, terrorism, tragic news around every corner. We’re overwhelmed. Does the security and peace that should come from knowing we’re in the hands of a loving God now seem to be an empty promise? Perhaps that’s because we have built our foundation on someone else’s faith—parents’, friends or pastors, so we merely inherit a relationship with Jesus, but never find our own.
This book traces the tragic, downward spiral that leads to a life of fear and spiritual compromise, and then charts the hopeful, upward road to the joy and confidence that comes when we claim our very own Jesus.
Girl Talk: 52 weekly devotions by Lois Walfrid Johnson (Zonderkidz)
This is for our younger teens. By middle school, you have new responsibilities, new opportunities and a whole new set of problems. Sometimes it can feel like no one but you can understand what it’s like to be you.
You’re not alone. This one-year devotional is filled with stories about girls who feel just like you. They understand what it’s like to go through embarrassing moments, put up with mean kids, have a huge crush on a cute boy or think about what it’s like to become a young woman.
As your ead their stories each week and fill in answers about how you think each girl should react, you’ll learn new ways of dealing with the pressures around you/ By talking, journaling and praying about the things you face, you’ll also discover there’s Someone who knows exactly how you feels. And He’s more than ready to listen!
What Did Jesus Say? (Tyndale)
For younger teens, this devotional book includes 62 topics (anger, faith, hypocrisy, worry, jealousy, grief, fear, etc.) and points the reader directly to what Jesus had to say about them. This book makes Bible reading easy and relevant to you.
How to Stay Christian in High School by Steve Gerali (NavPress)
Being a Christian might be tough, but it’s worth it. This book gives great advice about handling the temptations and pressures you face every day. There are a lot of teens in the Bible who also faced huge issues in their lives. Their examples will encourage you to make a difference in your world—to be in the world but not of it.
To Save a Life by Jim and Rachel Britts (Outreach)
Jake and Roger grew up as best friends. But in high school, Jake becomes a star athlete who has it all: popularity, a college scholarship and the hottest girl on campus. It’s an ideal life that comes at the exclusion of his childhood friend. Meanwhile, Roger grows tired of always being pushed aside, and he makes a tragic move that spins Jakes’ world out of control. As Jake searches for answers, one question plagues him the most: Could he have saved his friend?
Jake is deeply compelled to reach out to students who are on the fringe of acceptability by the school’s upper crust. But he soon finds that reaching out to the undesirable might cost him everything—his reputation, his friends, his girlfriend and even his dreams. It’s a journey that will change Jake’s life forever.
To Save a Life: A 36-Day Interactive, Audio Devotional + Journal (Outreach)
This devo2Go comes with audio downloadable to an iPod or other mp3 players, and an interactive journal with web links and questions that really make you think. With 36 audio sessions, you’ll fall in love with the Bible and develop a daily quiet time. If you want to make a real difference with your life, this is a great place to start!