A new devotional companion helping teens (ages 13-16) recognize and experience God's hand in their lives.

Do you want to know God more? Are you ready to meet Him at every turn of your life?God's Hand on My Shoulderis packed with exciting stories of God's presence in the lives of people just like you. The true-to-life stories and powerful reflections will show you how to identify His voice, receive His encouragement and guidance, live in His presence, and much more.You'll never be the same when you learn to recognize the touch of God's hand on your shoulder.

True-to-life stories and reflections that share personal, life-changing encounters with God. This book will encourage women to embrace God's presence in their lives and to seek God with anticipation.

When she was a child, Myrtle Monville Beall would often feel the touch of a hand on her shoulder - the touch of a loving hand, but a hand that bespoke authority. The experience frequently repeated left her with a strange feeling of questioning. Many a childhood hour was spent in wondering what it meant. Many a year was to pass before she found the answer. But one day that answer was found. A Hand On My Shoulder recounts Myrtle's journey of faith from the Lord's first touch to the miraculous encounters with Him that transformed her life. Her journey of faith led a wife and mother of three young children to start a Sunday school in a storefront building to pastoring a church of over 2,000 people. Her ministry was anointed by God and became the catalyst for a great spiritual awakening known as the Latter Rain Revival of 1948. Her story reminds us that the God who touched her life continues to touch our lives today.

An invitation for overachievers to discover what it means to rest as God's daughters without compromising their God-given design as doers. Are you a Martha who feels guilty for not being a Mary? Do you want to sit at Jesus’s feet as Mary did—but you feel the need to get things done? In Made Like Martha, Katie M. Reid invites you to exchange try-hard striving for hope-filled freedom without abandoning your doer’s heart in the process. Through her own story and rich biblical illustrations, Katie reminds you that it’s not important whether you sit and listen or stand and work. What matters is that your spiritual posture is one of a beloved daughter who knows she doesn’t need to earn God’s love. Your desire to get things done is not something to temper but something to embrace as you serve from a place of strength and peace—knowing Christ already did His most important work for you on the cross. With “It Is Finished” activities at the end of each chapter and a fiveweek Bible study included, Made Like Martha helps you find rest from striving even as you celebrate your God-given design to “do.” “Made Like Martha will infuse your life with a fresh perspective as you learn both to embrace your God-given personality and also discover how—and when—to rest and retreat.” —Karen Ehman, Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Keep It Shut

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Every passage in the Bible tells us something about who God is, who we are as those created in his image, and what God's purpose is for us and for the world. By reading it, we learn to discern his heart. When we know his heart, we begin to think in line with his purpose. This Bible provides teens with the tools to get to know God better. - Book introductions that point out the heart of God in each book - Short reading sections that each begin with a Setting the Stage summary - At the end of each reading section, a Seeing the Heart of God section draws out the message of the passage and helps teens apply its truths to their lives - Biographical Snapshots profile people in the Bible to show how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things - Behind the Scenes sections provide key historical and cultural information - Big Questions address some of the hard questions and difficulties found in the Bible - Encountering God articles explore God's relationships with biblical people and how he relates to us today God's purpose in giving the Bible to us was to establish, nurture, and grow a relationship with us. With this teen study Bible, young people will grow in their personal relationship with God and learn to discern his heart in the constantly changing circumstances of life.

Do you want a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God? In The Gift of Prayer, Dr. Charles Stanley explores how prayer deepens our relationship with God and reminds us of His presence, while we learn to follow His guidance in our lives. Dr. Stanley teaches readers that prayer ushers us into the throne room of God, where we find a personal, loving, and holy God eager to share Himself with us. Through The Gift of Prayer: Learn how to communicate on a heart-to-heart level with the Lord of the universe Explore questions such as "What are the benefits of prayer?", "What should I pray for?", and "Why are some prayers never answered?" Whether you're buying this for yourself or as a gift, inside you'll find: Gorgeous photography coupled with Scripture and encouraging words from Dr. Charles Stanley A great gift for new believers to help guide them in their walk with God Discover a more intimate relationship with Christ through The Gift of Prayer. Followers of Charles Stanley will also enjoy, The Gift of Heaven.

The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer's inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory.

Kids know the Bible is important: after all, it contains God's message of love for all other people, and the magnificent universe he created. But where does a young person start learning what's between the covers of this big book? What kind of things will help a child get the most out of the history, stories, and teachings it contains? This one of a kind NRSV edition is the answer. It gives 8- to 12-year-old readers that are beginning serious Scripture study a resource that's packed with helpful information, but which won't overwhelm them. It contains the complete New Revised Standard Version text, including the Apocrypha, plus a wealth of extra features that will deepen their understanding of the Word of God. - Presentation page for personalizing the Bible as a gift - Clear, 8-point type - Black letter text - Book introductions - 16 full color charts and illustrations - "Hide it in Your Heart" memorization verses - "Bible People You Should Know" in-text cameos of key personalities - Old & New Testament parables and miracles - The Passion in Parallel and Prophecy - Parables and Miracles of the Bible - Illustrated Bible dictionary - 8-page color map section