Have you ever wondered what God has to say about finances? It's time to learn the proven principles of Scripture concerning money management. Money by the Book provides Biblical solutions for you and your money.

It is a fact that adults do not always have the highest admiration and respect for young people. This is why Paul wrote to Timothy, "Let no man despise thy youth..." (I Timothy 4:12). Timothy faced a real problem as a young leader because adults immediately "turned him off" as they do young people today. As revealed in I Timothy 4, God has blessed teenagers with abundant energy, ample time, and an alert mind. As parents and as a church, let's make sure that we don't underestimate the youth that God has given us, and let's use the teenage years to advance their training so that they can be equipped for God's purpose for their lives. This book is written to help parents, pastors, and youth pastors with some guidelines and direction for instilling character, morals, and guidance for young people today.

Victory Over Trial and Trouble

No one is exempt from trouble and heartache in this life. Trials are common to everyone. Unfortunately, many people have been overcome by bitterness and sorrow. Thankfully, however, many others have found spiritual and emotional victory. What makes the difference? What can make the difference for you and your loved ones? The Word of God gives us the pathway to that victory. It is available to those who really want it. "I must see every person and every circumstance that ever comes into my life as the Holy Spirit of God coming to me through that person or through that circumstance to make me more like Christ." It is so easy to get focused on people and circumstances that we often miss the Lord. Seek the Lord. Look for His purpose and plan regarding what is happening in your life. If you seek Him, you will find Him. When you find Him, you will experience spiritual, emotional, and mental healing. ...Afterward, yes, praise the Lord, there is always an afterward. Sometimes in crisis we feel there will never be a way out. It's like we are peering into a deep dark hole without hope. The Lord wants us to look beyond the crisis to a time of comfort and restoration. ...We tend to think things happen TO us, but 2 Corinthians 4:15 teaches that things happen FOR us.

A Teenager's Guide to Character, Success, & Happiness - by Jerry Ross

Christian teenagers have a huge advantage over the rest of the culture. Your advantage lies in the sacred success principles of the Bible. The 16 lessons in this book will challenge you, enlighten you, and if embraced, empower you. Insane success and outrageous happiness can be yours, but not without some tough choices. These choices have the power to remake you into an unstoppable force for God. You up to it? Jerry Ross is a pastor, a conference speaker, and a best selling author. He regularly speaks at teen rallies, youth camps, and Bible colleges across America. 113 pages

Biblical Masculinity - by Jerry Ross

Biblical masculinity has all bu disappeared in our modern day culture. Satan has systematically targeted the tenets of Biblical manhood, eliminating them one by one from our society. The void left has been filled with a carnal, corrup and confusing idea of what true masculinity really is. The 21 Tenets of Biblical Masculinity presented in this booklet brings scriptural clarity and sound conviction on a subject too long ignored. 80 pages

Music and Morals examines the effects music has on the listener, putting to rest the myth that music is amoral. Chapter Summaries: Chapter One: Music and Morals --By showing how music is used successfully by the film industry to create moods and convey morality, the fact is established that music is a powerful entity and should not be considered amoral by the Church. Chapter Two: Nature: A Musical Creation? --Explores the possibility theorized by early mathematicians and astronomers, as well as some 20th century scientists, that all of creation is designed to fit into the musical law of harmonics. Chapter Three: How Music Affects the Mind --Drawing from recent scientific research, facts are given how music affects the mind in both positive and negative ways. Chapter Four: How Music Affects Behavior and Emotions --More scientific research shows how our emotions and behavior are controlled by music. Chapter Five: Christian Lyrics Cannot Change Immoral Music --Secular songwriters admit that lyrics don't always matter, that the music can convey a message apart from the lyrics. Also discussed: "text painting," which means that the music should match what the words are trying to say; that is, moral or Christian lyrics should be paired with moral music. Chapter Six: The Power of Rhythm --Secular sources affirm that certain rhythms can cause entrainment, trance, altered mind states, and demonic possession. Chapter Seven: Musical Intent and Manipulation --Shows how specific rock music techniques are purposely used to manipulate, and if we as Christians are imitating those same techniques, the intent of manipulation remains, no matter the lyrics. Chapter Eight: Consequences of Using Immoral Music --Testimonies and discussion about how CCM has caused moral failings in many people. Chapter Nine: The Decline of Music Through the Ages --An outline and discussion which traces music's history from heaven through Satanic music, by music evangelist Alan Ives. Shows shifts in philosophies about music throughout history: from music written for the glory of God and the spirit of man through music written to exploit the undisciplined and unrestrained sexual passions of man, evolution, and worship of self and the devil. Chapter Ten: How to Discern Moral and Immoral Music --Lists and discusses musical techniques and their moral and immoral connotations. For example, the musical term "swing it" has the immoral implication of a swinger, an immoral person committing adultery. Music that is played "straight" has the moral connotation of the straight path taught in the Bible. Chapter Eleven: Religion Externalized --The music we choose is an externalization of our religion: Are we musically influencing our culture for the glory of God, or are we being influenced, musically, by the world's idea of culture? Music and Morals also includes a mini-reference guide to different musical styles and their origins, as well as a listening CD with brief examples of moral and immoral musical techniques. Much of today's contemporary Christian music is musically immoral, regardless of the lyrics. Documented facts, examples, and much more, are included in this easy-to-read book for teens through adults. Go here to read a book review of this book.

"All young men should be on the road to developing a healthy attitude toward work. Honest productive work is the backbone of strong families and blessed nations."

The Abundant Single Life

The abundant life is readily available for every saved individual, not just those who are married. Didn't Jesus Himself promise in John 10:10: "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly"? Yet, even though we recognize that God works for our good and that He makes no mistakes, many times Christian singles are made to feel that they are mistakes. This idea couldn't be farther from the truth. If you are a single woman looking for worth and purpose in a couples' world, this book will help you to discover both without compromising biblical convictions. If you are married, this book will give you a new understanding of what being single is like. If you are a leader in any ministry, it will help you to care Biblically for those who may struggle with being single. Being single does not have to be a struggle. Truly, you can live the abundant single life! Go here to read a book review of this book.

"Boys who are on the road to becoming men of honor, courage, and faith will greatly benefit from the heartfelt encouragement and sound advice offered in Boyhood and Beyond."

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

Do You Control Your Phone—Or Does Your Phone Control You? Within a few years of its unveiling, the smartphone had become part of us, fully integrated into the daily patterns of our lives. Never offline, always within reach, we now wield in our hands a magic wand of technological power we have only begun to grasp. But it raises new enigmas, too. Never more connected, we seem to be growing more distant. Never more efficient, we have never been more distracted. Drawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, writer Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us—for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age, encouraging us to maximize the many blessings, to avoid the various pitfalls, and to wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed. 224 pgs. To read a review of the book, go here.

The Greater Inheritance

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A Teenager's Guide to the Invisible Creation - by Jerry Ross

Christian teenagers have a huge advantage over the rest of the culture. Your advantage lies in knowing the sacred secrets of the Bible. The 19 lessons in this book will allow you to peek into a realm unknown to most of the human race. There is an INVISIBLE CREATION that is every bit as real as the visible creation. Most teenagers are oblivious to its existence. But it is there, all around us, waiting to be discovered in the pages of God's Holy Word. You up to it? Jerry Ross is a pastor, a conference speaker, and a best selling author. He regularly speaks at teen rallies, youth camps, and Bible colleges across America. 120 pages