Young Adult Spirituality

We girls know what it's like to feel inadequate. Despite our best efforts, we constantly compare ourselves to the models in magazines, the selfies we see on Instagram, and even our closest friends.

With so much pressure to look a certain way and so much conflicting information out there about health, fitness, and weight loss, its no wonder most of us are confused about the best way to eat, exercise, and stay healthy. It doesn't have to be that way. You can be whole and healthy, and here's the big secret—it's actually not as complicated as you may think.

Mach dich auf den Weg in die Stadt des großen Königs und begleite den kleinen Pilger auf seiner unvergesslichen Reise! Der Klassiker Die Pilgerreise von John Bunyan, seit Jahrhunderten bei Jung und Alt beliebt, wird hier ganz neu und liebevoll als gekürzte Ausgabe für Kinder aufbereitet. Mit spannenden Texten und wunderschönen, detailreichen Zeichnungen handelt es sich hier um ein hochwertiges Buch für Familien. Jedes Kapitel schließt mit einer erläuternden Zusammenfassung.

The power of our free will and our power of choice will, ultimately, set the course of our lives. If it is our mindset to choose the way of love as the direction for our lives, then there will be the need to yield to truth. Love cannot be without truth. Truth cannot be without righteousness. In truth, there is freedom. In that freedom are reconciliation, peace, and joy. Love is the way, the truth, and the life of righteousness. We first need to understand love to adorn ourselves in its awesome power.

When Ruby Mae, Bessie, and Clara discover gold in Dead Man's Creek, they form an exclusive group, "The Princess Club". Christy watches in dismay as Cutter Gap is torn apart by greed and envy. Can she find a way to heal the bitter divisions caused by a handful of gold?

George, Christy's younger brother, is charming and kind. But is he also a thief? Everyone is delighted when George visits Christy at the Cutter Gap Mission. But the delight ends when George reveals what he has been expelled from school for stealing. Can Christy summon the love and faith to help her brother do the right thing?

Christy waltzed with Doctor MacNeill in an enchanted moment. Suddenly the sharp sound of gunshots shattered the pleasant calm. Bob Allen and many of the residents of Cutter Gap are upset because a black family has moved into the Cove. When a hostile shooting and a series of threatening incidents befalls the Washingtons, Christy steps in to help. But it's a clue in the Washington's family Bible that may hold the real key to peace and acceptance.

Christy Huddleston thought her biggest problem was going to be choosing between the charming country doctor, Neil MacNeill, and the handsome minister, David Grantland. But Christy has more serious matters to deal with when her student Ruby Mae Morrison and the mission's runaway black stallion vanish in a furious storm.

It's your faith, why not own it. The Middle School Survival Series will help you answer all the new questions that you have as you journey through middle school.

Jimmy Ray was quiet, shy, and humble, but even the most unassuming people have burning passions in their hearts. Jimmy’s was for the disabled, those in Northwest Florida who were stuck inside their homes because they could not afford to have wheelchair ramps built. That bothered Jimmy to his core. He began constructing wheelchair ramps with the help of his wife and young daughter, and along the way, a church ministry was born. It became Jimmy’s mission in life. Men, women, and children volunteered. Money and materials were donated. More than 500 lives were changed forever.

Today's teens are being shaped by the pressures and disappointments of the world. But Max Lucado encourages them to take a close look at what can shape their hearts and their futures from the inside out - God's grace. As Max explains, "God’s grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A whitewater, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes after you." Wild Grace gives teens an understanding of how grace can change their lives in powerful ways, even when those lives are messed up, off track, or in trouble.

What advice would you give future generations? Letters to Ethan: A Grandfather's Legacy of Life & Love is a collection of letters written to the author's grandson on a variety of topics ranging from the spiritual (Faith and Miracles) to the mundane (such as dealing with greed, drugs and alcohol). Written with the intention of giving Ethan some insights on living a purposeful and fulfilling life, this audiobook is filled with love and compassion which cross the generations.

Purity. What exactly is it? According to best-selling authors Hayley and Michael DiMarco, purity is far more than abstinence from sex or other sexual activities. It's not about rules. It's not a list of don'ts. It's not about scare tactics, teen pregnancy statistics, or warnings about STDs. And it's not ruined the moment we mess up. It goes way deeper than that. In their honest, down-to-earth style that teens trust, Hayley and Michael explain that purity starts in the heart and involves every thought, desire, and action - not just sex.

Is there a young teen girl in your life? Is it time to prepare her for life issues coming her way? Do you want to ensure her future choices and actions are rooted in her Christian faith? The teenage years are a crucial transformative period for young girls. External influences and peer pressure can take an unprepared girl by surprise. One reliable way to prepare her for what lies ahead is through social and emotional life lessons with solutions based in God's truth.

Pop! Prayers of Power for Young Adults is a timely tool filled with model prayers written to empower young adults and provide that extra boost needed to strengthen their faith in God, build stamina, gain peace and walk in victory as they navigate the challenges and successes of young adulthood.

The lingo might change, but today's teens are just as excited about dating as their parents and grandparents were before them. Unfortunately, the world they're growing up in is far more subtly dangerous than it ever was in times past. That's why popular speaker JeaNette G. Smith is here to help. With her signature humor and entertaining, real-life anecdotes, she covers the perils and pitfalls of getting too serious too soon and shows you how to keep dating fun!

Caroline's mom is Jewish, her dad isn't, and Caroline has never really thought of herself as any religion. But when her nana dies and leaves Caroline a Star of David necklace, Caroline begins to wonder about her heritage. If she starts going to synagogue, won't that upset her dad? Should she have a Bat Mitzvah like her best friend, Rachel? Does Caroline want to be Jewish? The more she thinks about it, the more she thinks about it, the more questions she has.

It’s no secret that the happiest and most successful adults all have habits that they incorporate into their lives as a child that allowed them to blossom into the powerful adult they are today. It doesn't matter where you are now or where you used to be; you have the opportunity to empower yourself and become the kid you are meant to be. Everything you desire or see in other people's lives can be yours with the power of affirmations. Oprah said it best: "You can have it all. Just not all at once."

It’s your faith, why not own it. The Middle School Survival Series will help you answer all the new questions that you have as you journey through middle school.

One of the oldest and most complex of the world's spiritual traditions, Hinduism is the religion of more than four-fifths of the Indian subcontinent's population. Major Hindu communities also exist around the world. Dispelling many of the myths and mysteries surrounding this ancient world religion, Hinduism, Fourth Edition provides readers with an up-to-date understanding of the interconnection of religion and politics in India, problems facing Hindu communities in the diaspora, and more.