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Must Read for Christians
I've been a Christian for years and have always felt that something was "missing" from the American church.Rob Bell's insights have helped my faith feel more real than ever before.This is much better than the religion I've been sold my whole life.I enjoyed the fact that I didn't necessarily agree with everything in the book and that was okay - I was challenged to think some things through.Read this book.Let me say it one more time: read this book.

A Good Base for Jumping Off Into "Real" Christian Faith
Before reviewing the content, I think it is important to note that the covers of the paperback copies I've seen of this all seem to scratch easily.So if you care about the aesthetics of the book, pay the few extra dollars and get the hardback.That being said, here it is:
Hard to know what to make of it
American pastor Rob Bell is a leader in the Emerging Church movement, and this book seeks to apply the principles of postmodernism to the contemporary church. The result is a mixed bag. Much of the book is simply a call to love Jesus more, to rediscover the wonder and mystery of the faith. As such, it is just another book on Christian living, and cannot really be faulted. But it is the over-reliance on the postmodernist framework that is cause for concern.
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Great book!
This is a great book for youth pastors- sound principles derived from the Word and practical applications to help you integrate it into your ministry.Highly recommended!

A Must Read For Youth Workers
You will either use the information the way you find it in the book or it will serve as a catalyst for you to develop your own "checkpoints".We are redesigning the content of our youth talks immediately based on Stanley's Seven Checkpoints.

A Helpful Resource - Content over Gimmicks!
The Seven Checkpoints is written primarily for youth leaders and outlines a strategy for effectively teaching students over the course of their time in school. Stanley and Hall identify seven "checkpoints" that are the most important and critical issues facing teens:
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Great for teenage girls
I bought this book for my 16 yr. old daughter and her mind set has changed. After reading this book, all on her own she started journaling and recently asked to be baptised. I thank GOD for Rachel Joy Scott and her parents.

Inspiring
This book will change the way you view life and its meaning. I also recommend you read Rachels Tears as well!

Great gift
I bought this for a teenager I know and she loved it. She is a quiet teen but she made sure she brought this book to church to show it off. It is a thought-provoking book, very well written. ... Read more

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A tool to inspire and guide the Catholic community through the moral and pastoral challenges that confront the Church today
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church was published to serve as a tool to inspire and guide the Catholic community through the moral and pastoral challenges that confront the Church today. The informed and informative text is organized into specific sections dedicated to revealing God's plan of love for humanity; the family as the vital nucleus of society; the relationship between social doctrines and ecclesial actions; and the fundamentals required for developing and maintaining a "civilization of love". Enhanced with extensive "Index of References" and an "Analytical Index", Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church is an appropriate and strongly recommended addition to personal and clerical reference collections, seminary and academic library reference shelves, and supplemental reading for pastors and active laity within the Catholic communities throughout the country.
Beautiful, Truthful, Necessary Teaching
Be warned that this amazing work is not a page-turning history of this often-neglected and rich history of Catholic Social Teaching. It reads like a John Paul II encyclical, in both its circular, thorough, hypnotic approach to the many aspects of the teaching as well as the sense one gets that one is witnessing transcendent Truth.
Nothing Short of a Masterpiece!
If one is seeking a blueprint, a framework, and a synthesis on putting the Catholic faith 'into practice', 'into action', one will find these qualities in this Compendium. Each sentence carries meaning and there are no unimportant words in this Compendium.It is concise, yet treats each topic with erudite precision.It is inspirational and hopeful!This Compendium makes one ponder deeply about the Catholic faith.It absolutely challenges both the mind and heart of the Catholic religious and lay faithful and exhorts the heart and mind to nobler causes outside of oneself and exhorts us to build a civilization of love, a culture of life.This Compendium, coupled with the previously published Catechism of the Catholic Church, will, in the judgement of history, be considered two classical works, that is, masterpieces.This is a book that all Catholics, at the least, should have on their shelves. ... Read more

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This will Change your Life
This book is amazing. I learned so much more about God's word and praying even after being a christian for eleven years.
This will Change your Life
This book is amazing. I learned so much more about God's word and praying even after being a christian for eleven years.
"Cool Mom's" review
I am reading through Woman After God's Own Heart, which I so wanted to share with my son's girlfriend, very new and unsure of her faith, with absolutely no spiritual support from her parents. But "Woman" is very mature and deals with women more my age. I saw "Young Woman" here when I ordered another copy of "Woman" for a close friend. I'm excited about the book... I know some of these teens reviews are mixed, and one actually very harsh. I will say this to the young ladies out there... it IS possible to live purely and holy before God as a teen. I did it with peer pressure and all... I saved myself for marriage and have had a wonderful life. It was not and still is not always easy - even adults have peer pressure. My husband and I talk to our kids about EVERYTHING and don't "flowerize" anything. It is hard out there - but God requires integrity from us. Remember, Elizabeth George was a teen at one time and she raised teen daughters... the way she speaks is out of a heart of love for you and for the Kingdom of God. Philippians 4:8 says Whatever things are pure, true, just, lovely and of good report with VIRTUE and PRAISE - think on THOSE things. When I read the book with my daughter I'll come back to give my final opinion. Blessings! ... Read more

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Great First Communion present
We have given this as a First Communion gift for two of our children now and both have enjoyed it enough to want to read it.There are interesting call-out sections that especially appeal to kids.We've looked for youth Bibles for some time and haven't found anything as nice as this.

Great Bible for Episcopalians/Anglicans, too.
My confirmation class which includes youth and adults went wild over this Bible - lots of good questions and reflections in an engaging format... suggestions on how to "pray it" and "live it."When it comes to the "Catholic Connections", our class talks about ways in which our denomination views things similarly or differently - all leading to good discussion.
Great stuff
I've been using this with my teenager. I have a good religious foundation and love the explanations, stories, thoughts, etc. Every Catholic school shoud expose their students to this Bible. ... Read more

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Powerful tool for youth workers
In his book, Wired: For a Life of Worship, dynamic author and speaker Louie Giglio offers teens a fresh look at a lifestyle of worship. Today's youth are searching for meaning, and they want to grow spiritually beyond the packaged church experience. Giglio believes God wants us to know Him intimately and to "live a life that's fully active, awakened to His great love."
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A Must Read!
Prayer is something that really lacks in a teen's life from my experience. This book shows that it is a neccessity in life. It also shows that any problems with may deal with that God can be there to help you through it all. All you need is the connection with him through prayer. I recommend you buying this for your kid, or buying this for yourself.

I'm a teen, and this book is very helpful.
So far, this is the most helpful book on prayer that I've read.There's many books on prayer that are very lengthly and have lots of theology.But this book is especially meant for teens about my age (13-19).I suggest this book to any Christian teen who wants to have a good prayer life and who really wants to have an intimate relationship with Jesus.The book covers pretty much everything you, as a teen, will need to pray about.For teens that just became a Christian, don't sweat it!This book is definitely for you, as well as for the teen that has been a Christian for a long time.It reviews all the types of things one should pray about to break the strongholds of the enemy so that God can work in your life and in your school and in your family too.I would suggest this book for the mature and for the immature.The strong and the weak.And for every teenage Christian that loves God.Here's a brief overview of the chapters since there isn't yet an excerpt for amazon.com:
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Autobiography of a Canadian-Anglo-Indian

Excellent
You will feel the urge to keep turning the pages of this book, not just because of the incredible events of his life, but because of the humility and candor of Ravi as he shares his life story.The power of the gospel is woven through the fabric of his life and every life he touches.I began following Ravi's ministry and writings when I was 18 and have never lost interest.He has a tremendous passion to reach every mind with the gospel.Please read this book - you will be very glad you did.

You Will Probably Enjoy This as Much as You Enjoy His Radio Shows. Ravi Listeners will Enjoy This Autobiography!
I really enjoy hearing Ravi Zacharias on his weekly radio show. He is probably the most intellectual of any of the radio preachers that I hear broadcast on Christian radio in my area. Ravi is from India, but he converted to Christianity as a teenager in India, and his missionary career consists of intellectually applying logic to support Biblical concepts, to audiences across the globe. That's my explanation of what he does, at least. So when I heard he had an autobiography out, I was curious enough to check it out.
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Great with Devotions
I read a story a night from this book after we read devotions at the dinner table. We all love the stories. Some of the stories our sad and make you think. Some are funny like the Lesson in Lavendar story which is one of our favorites on Compassion and Forgiveness. This storyjust happened to fit right with our Devotion readings from Sticky Situations 2 another great book. The book is geared for teens but we all can relate to the stories and enjoy them.
Chicken Soup!
I absolutely love all chicken soup books and this one was equally amazing. I thought that Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage Soup was very well written. The stories were very realistic and I think that anyone could relate to them. It covered everyday issues like school, family, friends, and just faith in general. In short this book is very heartwarming and can be read by most everyone.

"Chicken Soup" Books Make Great Gifts
I have to start by saying that I love the "Chicken Soup"books.
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excellent book
ok look....justin lookadoo isn't saying that EVERY single relationship won't last.what he is saying is that there is a VERY high chance that it won't last....soooo don't do things you aren't ready to do...to keep a relationship that isn't likely to last anyways.I absolutely loved the book.I told all of my fellow teenage Christian friends that they HAVE to read it.and by the way...my school is pretty small....and the guys and girls hang out together a lot.We hear about all of their dating disasters....When girls call them first they don't really like them...they just use them.Now, I'm not saying that there aren't any exceptions but this is what normally happens.So, stop dogging Justin Lookadoo for trying to help us....
Don't waste your money
I bought this just as a summer read, I've been dating the same girl for well over a year and can say that our relationship is truly different, we do Love each other, and so on and so forth.This book basically says its impossible to do any of this, actually if you ever want to date ever don't read this book becaues it really should be dirrected to non Christians that have no idea how to date.This book actually made me half mad becuase it was so sterotypical "girls even Christian guys just want to get in your pants"what?No wonder the world is a messed up world today.It sounds like the authors to this book had a bad relatinship in their teen years and wrote a book to discourage dating from everyone else even though they said they incourage it.

Total Loser
They have some things right (i.e. that some girls are too forward in relationships with guys; that some guys only have the physical aspects of a dating relationship in mind; that the closer you are to the person you are dating, the harder it will be WHEN - and not IF - you brake up; that most marraiges between highschool graduates and under-graduates are bound for problems, etc; etc.). But it remains unclear to me what the benifits of dating as it is defined in this book actually are. Fall in love. Sprinkle the relationship with a little - but not too much! - kissing and stuff. Get bored with the relationship. Brake up . . . cry over it . . . find someone else. May I ask, to what purpose? For the pleasure of the moment? Yes. And for those with a sensitive concience, a lifetime of regret. I think dating can be a good thing if done in an appropriate way, but braking someones heart is NOT appropriate. See my review on I Kissed Dating Goodbey. ( I gave it three stars .) ... Read more

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Help for parents and Teens
Sexy Girls: How Hot is Too Hot? by Hayley Dimarco with Bible quotations throughout is written for the Christian teenage girl, and every parent of one will be so happy it has been written in down-to-earth teen language by a young woman who is good-looking and very successful and has BEEN THERE, so she understands what is going on with girl's and women's fashions of today.She explains how what a girl wears screams to the world how she is marketing herself! She explains in plain language what showing flesh in certain areas does to the males that see it. "They are turned on by what they see...Showing off more than you are willing to give is what we call false advertising."Dimarco discusses how males react and what they expect from the way girls dress; what tatoos, belly button rings, tongue piercings, cleavage, and low-rise pants and high-rise underwear of today's fashion scream to men, and how girls, because they have no testerone on the rampage, are clueless of what their attire is saying about them. The book offers excellent self analysis of wardrobe and self-concept and great suggestions of how to put together a look that is complimentary and stylish and gives the real ideas of who you are. The book is an EXCELLENT and much needed guide through the minefield of today's popularity for teenage girls, as well as adult females!

A must have for any girl needing a crash course in modesty
"Sexy Girls: How How Is Too Hot?" was just what my husband and I needed to break through to my 17 year old daughter.Her dressing habits had been inching away from the modest choices she had been making the last few years.We think it was her getting ready to go to college and feeling some independence coming, and Hayley's book gave her a much-needed course correction when our exhortations fell on deaf ears (and midriffs.)
Finally someone is saying it well!
"Sexy Girls" by Hayley DiMarco is one of those books that you wish you had back when you were a teen.Instead of fuddy-duddy puritanical "tho shalt not be sexy" preaching, Ms. DiMarco uses common sense, culture savvy advice as her first line argument then backs it up with scripture.
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Great short resource for students
I give this four stars only because many of the days don't include anything beyond the scripture passage and a quote.The days that do, however, provide excellent devotional thoughts.Along with this, the entire framework of the Bible is covered in only minutes a day.What more can be expected of one book (outside of the Bible itself?). Great way to get to know God's Word...
I got this book when I started to deepen my faith and found it as a great way to learn the Bible. Every day, there is a story from the Bible that includes scriptures to look up that apply to the story and a fun thing such a verse to memorize or a profile on a person in the Bible. I have since passed it down to my sister and she reads it every day. A great book with great intentions.

1 minute Bible 4 students
I am in my early forties and just found a type of Bible that I really enjoy reading.It is not easy to read just one study a day since you want to continue reading.Would recommend to those who want to start reading the Bible. ... Read more

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It has change my life!!!!
I think I came across this book because GOd knew I needed to read this amazing book..All of my life ive struggle with mean girls till this day I still do..Ive read this book and I couldnt put it down..yes it has a lot of repitions but its only to remind us whats important to keep in mind..Im really glad I came across this book..I just wish I could have read it when I was younger..I highly recommend it!!

Good Book but a lot of repitition
Mean Girls by DiMarco has some great points to offer and she helps spell out what different kinds of mean look like.Unfortunately, she repeats a lot of the same information in different formats and the book becomes redundant.I have been using this book for a junior high small group and it became difficult to really get into any meat after the first 3-4 weeks.For an individual girl, I think it can be helpful to label the subtle ways girls can be mean and ways they can move beyond mean to live a life committed to God first.I appreciate the way she calls it what it is and challenges teens to raise the bar in how they are living.I think watching the movie, Mean Girls, adds more to the book, even though the two are unrelated.Overall, it is a decent book.

telling it like it is
This book is what will heal those stupid teenage girls or young women that are in their 20's ruthless and become boring againg christians. These days women love to get the last word in every argument they are the reason why a more boys are shy around cause they make them feel un-welcome and men don't deserve that. Hayley is a genious. ... Read more

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Theologically accurate; Practically insightful; Fantastic for teaching; but Excessive in application
The best resource I've found for spiritual gift study so far.
My choice for spiritual gifts work with churches
As a church consultant, I am often asked to recommend spiritual gift surveys and resources for churches.In fact, we routinely ask staff members to fill out gift surveys as part of the consulting process.This book--and the corresponding survey available separately--are the tools I have chosen to use in my work.
Built on a flawed foundation
I applaud the Fortunes for doing a great job of encouraging people to discover and develop their spiritual gifts. Many of their tidbits and applications are very helpful and motivating. However, I have a problem with some of their foundational assumptions.Read more

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Totally Changed!
This book really helped me with my walk with God. If you are even just 11 [...], it can really make a difference in your life! I really liked the book, and it was worth the money!

Talking Up Let's Talk!
Where was Danae Dobson when I was a teenager in the sixties? I certainly could have used her sage counsel during that turbulent decade. I recently purchased her new book Let's Talk, as a
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