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100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing the Right Curriculum and Approach for Your Child's Learning Style
by: Cathy Duffy
Publisher: B&H Books
Published: 2005-02-01
ASIN: 0805431381
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| | More details | The key to successful home education, homeschool veterans will tell you, is determining your educational philosophy and marrying it to your childâs learning style. Then you can make an informed decision in choosing the right educational curriculum for the child. This is the formula for success. In 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, homeschool guru Cathy Duffy can help you accomplish these critical tasks. Cathy will give you her top choices from every subject area, approaching everything through a Christian worldview perspective. This book is a critical volume for the homeschooling community. |
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24 Hours That Changed the World
by: Adam Hamilton
Publisher: christianaudio
Published: 2012-01-01
ASIN: 1610452836
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| | More details | | No single event in human history has received more attention than the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. In this book, Adam Hamilton guides us through the last twenty-four hours of Jesus' life. Each chapter is designed to help the reader experience and understand the significance of Jesus' suffering and death in a way you have never done before. Whether readers are long-time Christians or simply curious about the story of Christ's crucifixion, they are invited to join the author in retracing the last 24 hours of Jesus' life. Although 24 Hours that Changed the World will be used as a Lenten read or in a Lenten study, Adam Hamilton's name and the important subject matter will make this book an important read anytime of the year. Adam Hamilton is pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. |
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A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex
by: Kevin Leman
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-03-17
ASIN: 0310283507
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| | More details | | Parents Often Imagine Their Kids to be Nonsexual Until Their Wedding Night The truth of the matter is that we're sexual from day one. What are you going to communicate to your kids about this, knowing that they are sexual creatures today? Your kids need you to talk with them about sex. No one else will do. They've been discovering their sexuality since the day they were born, but they need you to help them deal with the changes and challenges of puberty. Those conversations that are so vital for your children's health and happiness don't have to be difficult if you're prepared. A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids about Sex helps you build a strong, trust-filled relationship with your son or daughter to prepare you for the intimate talks you need to have when 'the changes' hit. And because every child grows in a unique way, this book tells you what to teach but lets you determine when. Inside this book are the tools you need to help your kids not only understand their growing bodies, but also cope with the temptations and social pressures that go with them. Practical, expert, and down-to-earth, A Chicken's Guide is a powerful resource not only for moms and dads, but also for pastors, counselors, and anyone with a heart for kids. |
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Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church
by: Kenda Creasy Dean
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010-07-15
ASIN: 0195314840
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| | More details | Based on the National Study of Youth and Religion--the same invaluable data as its predecessor, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers--Kenda Creasy Dean's compelling new book, Almost Christian, investigates why American teenagers are at once so positive about Christianity and at the same time so apathetic about genuine religious practice.
In Soul Searching, Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton found that American teenagers have embraced a "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism"--a hodgepodge of banal, self-serving, feel-good beliefs that bears little resemblance to traditional Christianity. But far from faulting teens, Dean places the blame for this theological watering down squarely on the churches themselves. Instead of proclaiming a God who calls believers to lives of love, service and sacrifice, churches offer instead a bargain religion, easy to use, easy to forget, offering little and demanding less. But what is to be done? In order to produce ardent young Christians, Dean argues, churches must rediscover their sense of mission and model an understanding of being Christian as not something you do for yourself, but something that calls you to share God's love, in word and deed, with others. Dean found that the most committed young Christians shared four important traits: they could tell a personal and powerful story about God; they belonged to a significant faith community; they exhibited a sense of vocation; and they possessed a profound sense of hope. Based on these findings, Dean proposes an approach to Christian education that places the idea of mission at its core and offers a wealth of concrete suggestions for inspiring teens to live more authentically engaged Christian lives.
Persuasively and accessibly written, Almost Christian is a wake up call no one concerned about the future of Christianity in America can afford to ignore. |
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Answering the Tough Questions About Sexuality
by: Jake Kircher
Publisher: Self Published
Published: 2010-05-30
ASIN: B0070CSLYS
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| | More details | Let's admit it, sexuality can be a very overwhelming and confusing topic. Within our culture, questions about sexuality are starting at earlier ages and many don't know where to turn for answers. Direct and to the point, Answering the Tough Questions About Sexuality will help you find Biblically based and insightful answers to most asked questions about sexuality.
"Jake Kircher has written a wonderful booklet on sexuality giving the honest, straight scoop on healthy sexuality. He knows the key questions kids and parents are asking and he answers them with short, yet profound answers. This is a booklet I will pass along to everyone I can. Parents get this booklet and give it to your kids. They will read it. Youth Workers buy this booklet for your entire youth group and go over each question and answer. Itâs great stuff."
Jim Burns, PhD President,
HomeWord
Author of Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality and The Purity Code
âAnswering the Tough Questions About Sexuality doesn't talk down to teens or candy-coat the real issues teens face daily. Instead, it presents solid, biblical advice in a direct and realistic style. Jake Kircher uniquely blends credible research, theology and adolescent sexuality in a format that promotes parent-teen discussions on vital issues.â
Timothy Smith
Author of The Danger of Raising Nice Kids and founder of www.ParentsCoach.org
âOur over-sexualized world is giving kids lots of guidance and direction on how to live out the wonderful gift of their sexuality. Sadly, most of that direction is anything but helpful, good, or Godly. Jake Kircher's little book is a great
springboard into thoughtful discussion of sex and sexuality, offering parents and teens answers and advice that can launch them into a deeper understanding of God's best for this area of their lives."
Walt Mueller
President, Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
âAt a time when our young people struggle deeply to understand their sexuality and parents and youth leaders search for ways to clearly and effectively communicate the basic truths about this critical topic, along comes Answering the Tough Questions About Sexuality. Jake Kircher packs a lot of solid information and, more importantly, Godly wisdom into this concise and straight forward little booklet that will serve as an excellent resource for parents, youth workers, and the young people they love care about.â
Mark Orr
New England Regional Coordinator,
National Network of Youth Ministries
and Executive Director, REACH Youth New England, Inc. |
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Before I Was Born (God's Design for Sex)
by: Carolyn Nystrom
Publisher: NavPress
Published: 2007-02-28
ASIN: 1600060145
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| | More details | Before I Was Born explains in age-appropriate language the basic nature of sexual intercourse between a husband and wife and discusses conception, fetal development, childbirth, and breastfeeding.
⢠For children ages 5 to 8 |
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Beginning in Jesus Participant's Guide: 6 Small Group Sessions on the Life of Christ (Experiencing Christ Together Student Edition)
by: Doug Fields
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Published: 2005-09-13
ASIN: 0310266440
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| | More details | | The Experiencing Christ Together Student Edition curriculum contains everything you need to facilitate small groups that want to learn more about Jesus, whether it's a complete lesson or just some prompts to move your group along. This series gives you the chance to introduce your students to the godly, human, shocking, saving person of Jesus. Each book includes all the Scripture for a given lesson, the student-friendly commentary, and individual questions and experiences to deepen and strengthen a small group. This first book in the series, Beginning in Jesus, brings your group face to face with different character qualities of Jesus. Students will understand the many aspects of Jesus' character: * Teacher: How and why is Jesus' teaching so different? * Healer: Why does Jesus restore people? * Shepherd: How is Jesus leading and caring for his people? * Servant: Why is servanthood so important to Jesus? * Savior: What does it mean that Jesus is a savior? * Risen Lord: Why is it so important that Jesus really is the son of God? Beginning in Jesus lets students love more deeply, live more honestly, and develop their character in Christ as they help each other answer His call everyday. |
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Beric the Briton; A Story of the Roman Invasion
by: G. A. Henty
Publisher: General Books LLC
Published: 2010-03-07
ASIN: 1443252972
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| | More details | | The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Youth; Conduct of life; War; Soldiers; Parent and child; Great Britain; Rome; |
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BIBLE STORIES.
by: Anonymous
Publisher:
Published: 2011-10-08
ASIN: B005U3UPK2
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| | More details | BIBLE STORIES.
WORCESTER:
PUBLISHED BY J. GROUT, JR.
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WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1. EARLY LIFE OF THE SAVIOR.
Chapter 2. CRUCIFIXION OF OUR SAVIOR.
Chapter 3. THE GREAT COMMISSION.
Chapter 4. STEPHEN
Chapter 5. SAUL OF TARSUS, OR PAUL.
Chapter 6. LUKE.
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Biblia para ninos, Historias de Jesus / The Jesus Storybook Bible: Cada historia susurra su nombre (Spanish Edition)
by: Sally Lloyd-Jones
Publisher: Vida
Published: 2008-12-02
ASIN: 082975606X
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| | More details | | The Jesus Storybook Bible in the special bilingual edition tells the Story beneath all the stories in the Bible. At the center of the Story is a baby, the child upon whom everything will depend. Every story whispers his name. From Noah to Moses to the great King David---every story points to him. He is like the missing piece in a puzzle---the piece that makes all the other pieces fit together. From the Old Testament through the New Testament, as the Story unfolds, children will pick up the clues and piece together the puzzle. A Bible like no other, The Jesus Storybook Bible invites children to join in the greatest of all adventures, to discover for themselves that Jesus is at the center of God's great story of salvation---and at the center of their Story too. |
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Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith
by: Sharon D. Parks
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2000-10-05
ASIN: B001YQFWNY
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| | More details | The "twenty-something" years of young adulthood are increasingly recognized as critical but puzzling. Building on the foundation she established in her classic work, The Critical Years, Sharon Parks urges thoughtful adults to assume responsibility for providing strategic mentorship during this important decade in life. She reveals also, however, the ways young adults are influenced not only by individual mentors but also by mentoring environments.
To read Young Adulthood in a Changing World, an excerpt from this book,click here. |
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Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God
by: Bruce A. Ware
Publisher: Crossway Books
Published: 2009-03-31
ASIN: 1433506017
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| | More details | Equips parents to guide their young children through all major doctrines in an understandable, chapter-a-day format. Sure, it's easy to teach your children the essentials of Christian theology when you're a theology professor. But what about the rest of us? With Big Truths for Young Hearts, Bruce Ware, (you guessed it!) a theology professor, encourages and enables parents of children 6-14 years of age to teach through the whole of systematic theology at a level their children can understand. Parents can teach their children the great truths of the faith and shape their worldviews early, based on these truths. The book covers ten topics of systematic theology, devoting several brief chapters to each subject, making it possible for parents to read one chapter per day with their children. With this non-intimidating format, parents will be emboldened to be their children's primary faith trainers-and perhaps learn a few things themselves along the way. |
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Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No
by: John Townsend
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2006-01-31
ASIN: 0310270456
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| | More details | | Teenagers! You love them to pieces ... but sometimes you feel like the pieces are falling apart Relax! Your sanity will survive these rocky teenage years, and so will your teens---provided you set healthy boundaries that work to their benefit and yours. Boundaries with Teens shows you how. From bestselling author and counselor Dr. John Townsend, here is the expert insight and guidance you need to help your teens take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions and gain a deeper appreciation and respect both for you and for themselves. With wisdom and empathy, Dr. Townsend, a father of two teens himself, applies biblically based principles for the challenging task of guiding your children through the teen years. He shows you how to: * deal with disrespectful attitudes and impossible behavior in your teen * set healthy limits and realistic consequences * be loving and caring while establishing rules * determine specific strategies to deal with problems both big and small Discover how your teenager thinks. Learn how to apply biblical principles to specific problems. Boundaries with Teens can help you establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your adolescent, in the rest of your family, and in you. |
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Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
by: Joshua Harris
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Published: 2005-07-26
ASIN: 1590521676
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The last thing singles want is more rules. But if youâre looking for an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse, Joshua Harris delivers an appealing one. A compelling new foreword, an all-new â8 Great Courtship Conversationsâ section, and updated material throughout makes this five-year revision of the original Boy Meets Girl a must-have! Harris illustrates how biblical courtshipâa healthy, joyous alternative to recreational datingâworked for him and his wife. Boy Meets Girl presents an inspiring, practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.
Are you ready for âromance with purposeâ?
If youâre fed up with self-centered relationships that end in disillusionment, itâs time to rethink romance. Finding the loving, committed relationship you want shouldnât mean throwing away your hopes, your integrity, or your heart.
In Boy Meets Girl, Joshua Harris âthe guy who kissed dating goodbyeâmakes the case for courtship. As old-fashioned as it might sound, courtship is what modern day relationships desperately need. Think of it as romance chaperoned by wisdom, cared for by community, and directed by Godâs Word.
Filled with inspiring stories from men and women who have rediscovered courtship, Boy Meets Girl is honest, romantic, and refreshingly biblical. Keep God at the center of your relationship as you discover how to:
   â¢Â Set a clear course for your romance
   â¢Â Get closer without compromise
   â¢Â Find support in a caring community
   â¢Â Deal with past sexual sin
   â¢Â Make the right decisions about your future
New! Courtship Conversations
Eight ideas for great dates that will help grow and guide your relationship.
Story Behind the Book
âI wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye to challenge singles to drop the worldly approach to serial dating and reconsider the way they pursued romance in light of Godâs Word. Since then, Iâve received letters asking questions like, So, what comes between friendship and marriage? and, How can you know when you are ready for marriage? Boy Meets Girl answers those questions. Now as a happily married man I can look back on my courtship with Shannon and see from personal experience that God is faithful. If you trust Him enough to wait on romance in dating, He will lovingly guide you as you pursue it in courtshipâ¦right to that wonderful moment when you kneel together at the altar.â â Joshua Harris |
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Building a Youth Ministry that Builds Disciples: A Small Book About a Big Idea
by: Duffy Robbins
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Published: 2012-01-24
ASIN: 0310670306
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| | More details | | While most youth pastors are being regularly evaluated (or even scrutinized) for what they're doing right now in the youth group, the reality is that the most important thing they are doing won't actually be evident until much later. That's because the biggest challenge for any youth ministry is helping teens embrace a whole-hearted devotion to God that lasts far beyond their years in the youth room. Unfortunately, much of youth ministry seems to be designed on the model of setting teenagers up for a 'date' with God---a delightful evening that involves music, laughter, food, and light conversation. But what scripture calls us to is not a 'one-night stand' with God, but a lifelong love of God that endures. Youth ministry educator and veteran, Duffy Robbins, offers youth workers a blueprint for building that kind of faith in teenagers. In this concise book, ideal for busy youth workers, they'll be equipped to build a youth ministry that instills that lasting faith in its students. |
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Case for Christ--Student Edition, The
by: Lee Strobel
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Published: 2002-02-01
ASIN: 0310246083
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| | More details | | Who Was Jesus? A good man? A lunatic? God? There's little question that he actually lived. But miracles? Rising from the dead? Some of the stories you hear about him sound like just that--stories. A reasonable person would never believe them, let alone the claim that he's the only way to God! But a reasonable person would also make sure that he or she understood the facts before jumping to conclusions. That's why Lee Strobel--an award-winning legal journalist with a knack for asking tough questions--decided to investigate Jesus for himself. An atheist, Strobel felt certain his findings would bring Christianity's claims about Jesus tumbling down like a house of cards. He was in for the surprise of his life. Join him as he retraces his journey from skepticism to faith. You'll consult expert testimony as you sift through the truths that history, science, psychiatry, literature, and religion reveal. Like Strobel, you'll be amazed at the evidence--how much there is, how strong it is, and what it says. The facts are in. What will your verdict be in The Case for Christ? |
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Child's Story of the Bible
by: Mary A. Lathbury
Publisher:
Published: 2011-12-27
ASIN: B006QWBMDA
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| | More details | I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools. The school was founded by the Maker of men, and He called mothers to be its earliest and most important teachers. He prepared a text-book for it which we call His Word, illustrating it richly and fully from life and Nature, and filling it with His Spirit. Wherever it is known, as the children become the members of the Church, the citizens of the State, the people of the World, the Book goes with them, forming the Church, the State, the World. It is not only equal to the need, but contains infinite riches that wait to be unveiled.
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Classic Bible Stories: A Family Treasury
by: Lise Caldwell
Publisher: Standard Publishing
Published: 1998-07-01
ASIN: 0784707138
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| | More details | 75 Old and New Testament Bible stories for family enjoyment. Includes a presentation page, gilt edges, place marker ribbon, padded cover, and more. Beautiful reproductions from Standard Publishingâs Classic Bible Art Collection and a faithful retelling of Bible events make this a series of books that can be read and enjoyed over and over again! |
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Cool Animals in the Bible
by: Susan Minton
Publisher: BIBLE STORY BOOKS
Published: 2011-11-28
ASIN: B006FXNOZO
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| | More details | Have you ever thought about how many animals there are in the Bible? Believe it or not, there are lots of them, and they're really cool! There may even be some you have never heard of! Learn about many of the animals listed in Scripture and see pictures of them as well as the biblical references where they are found.
***Learn about Bible animals
***See pictures of Bible animals
***See Bible references where animals are found |
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Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World (Youth, Family, and Culture)
by: David A. Livermore
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2009-02-01
ASIN: 0801035899
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| | More details | | Twenty-first-century society is diverse, and Christians must be able to understand other cultures and communicate effectively between and among them. Through assessment tools, simulations, case studies, and reflective exercise, Livermore explores the much-needed skill of Cultural Intelligence, the ability to work effectively across national, ethnic, and even organizational cultures. Cultural Intelligence will help transform individuals and organizations into effective intercultural communicators of the gospel. (64) |
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Dare 2 Share: A Field Guide to Sharing Your Faith (Focus on the Family)
by: Greg Stier
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2006-07-27
ASIN: 1589973704
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| | More details | | This book provides teens with an acrostic tool for use in sharing the gospel message clearly and confidently, with practical suggestions for teens facing fears when sharing their faith. Rather than simply motivating teens, this book focuses on equipping them by addressing their questions and fears. Handy "field guide" format for quick reference. Shows teens how to tell where there is spiritual receptivity. Provides a practical tool for defending your faith. Discusses different witnessing "styles." Includes a section on "Frequently Asked Questions." |
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