“Jaquelle Crowe writes her first book with this purpose: ‘that the gospel will change your life, that you will surrender all to the cause of Christ.’ That is a compelling purpose, and one that many teenagers will embrace wholeheartedly, thanks to this book. May Christ bless Jaquelle and use her book toward that glorious end!” ―Ray Ortlund
“One of my hopes for the church is that we would take seriously those in the teen years, that we would speak to them as those capable of and accountable for understanding the implications of a vibrant faith. Jaquelle Crowe does this, and even better, she does so as a peer. In This Changes Everything, both Jaquelle's practical words and her positive example offer needed encouragement to other teens. And they deeply encouraged this mother of teens, as well.”
―Jen Wilkin
Many teens are active in church youth programs, yet drop out of church later in life and never return. Other young adults rest on the merits of their parents' faith without ever experiencing their own relationship with Jesus Christ. In this book, the authors seek to help teenagers who have grown up in Christian homes by reminding them of the blessings of growing up in a Christian home, warning them of some of the dangers they face, providing practical suggestions for avoiding these dangers, and urging them to think and live in a way that pleases God.
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care? by Edward T. Welch is written for those people who care too much about what other people think of them. You know the type. Habitual people-pleasers, insecure chameleons, and embittered wallflowers. It's written for people whose response to a perceived slight is to sink into the depths of despair for a month. Or, for people who bask in the glow of a compliment for six years. People who agonize over whether to write "Merry Christmas" or "Season's Greetings" on their Christmas cards, for fear of appearing either too politically incorrect or too secularized, and for people who measure their self-worth by how many degrees they have. It's written for people who spend hours analyzing whether an emoticon included in an email was meant to be sincere or sarcastic. It's written for chronic followers and narcissistic leaders. For the person who won't have fun at a gathering unless he's the center of attention. It's written for people who worry they are not pretty enough, smart enough, funny enough, important enough. For those who feel inferior and those who feel superior. For those who dwell for a week on whether their heartfelt complement was taken as a disguised insult. In other words, this book is written for just about everyone. - Amazon review
Jerry Bridges writes this version of Respectable Sins to teens. He begins just like the adult version, addressing believers are sinners and saints. He describes the seriousness of on-going sin and then gets into specific sins that Christians often excuse or overlook. The second part of the book deals with the sins of ungodliness, anxiety, frustration, discontentment, unthankfulness, pride, selfishness, impatience, anger, judgmentalism, worldliness, sinful words, and a few others. This book is helpful for growth and discipleship for a believer.