Extraordinary: The Life You're Meant to LiveJohn BevereWaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, 2009, 230 pp., $22.99, Waterbrookmultnomah.com The words of Switchfoot, "We were meant to live for so much more," s...

The Complete New Testament Resource for Youth Workers, Volume 1Jack CrabtreeZondervan, 2009, 432 pp., $29.99, Zondervan.com Should we use a topical study or a book study? This is a common question when planni...

YouthworkDon Pearson and Paul SanthouseMoody Publishers, 2009, $12.99, 192 pp., Moodypublishers.com There are 99 ideas in this book that are 100 percent helpful. "The best ideas almost always come from experie...

Free for AllTim Conder and Daniel RhodesBaker Books, 2009, 254 pp., $16.99, Emersionbooks.com For too long, biblical study has relied on either the authority-based teaching of Sunday morning, or stark individu...

Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy SpiritFrancis ChanDavid C. Cook, 2009, 208 pp., $14.99, DavidCCook.com Francis Chan's widely popular debut book Crazy Love chronicled the radical love th...

Vampires rise again. Fans of Edward and Bella howled with anticipation for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. They wondered about Bella's walk with Jacob Black and the werewolves. Author Stephanie Meyer drew from her...

Dare to be Uncommon (Leader pack book and DVD Bible study)Tony DungyGroup, 2009, 74 pp., $24.99, Group.com "The uncommon life doesn't happen by accident," comments Super Bowl-winning coach, Tony Dungy, "It's t...

Simply Relevant: A Taste of Freedom andSimply Relevant: Savor the MomentsLinda Crawford and Amber Van SchooneveldGroup Publishing, 2009, 75 pp., $9.99, Group.com/women Passport to Prayer: A Journey of Compassi...

Your Own Jesus: A God Insistent on Making It Personal (Updated for Teenagers)Mark HallZondervan, 2009, 217 pp., $16.99, Zondervan.com Your Own Jesus is a creative and personal approach to the subject of our o...

As the spotlight shines on another misbehaving celebrity (this time, golf star Tiger Woods), what can we learn? Teachers at the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, Calif., are finding a teachable moment and...