Zondervan, 2007, 301 pp., $12.99, www.zondervan.com Destiny called, and Erik Mirandette went running — literally — as he followed God’s “Video is available for $19.95 plus shipping...

Dutton, 2007, 256 pp., $24.95 www.msnbc.msn.com YouthWorker Journal discussed Dateline NBC’s popular “To Catch a Predator” pro­grams in our November/December issue. Now show host Chris...

McSweeney’s, 2006, 475 pp., $26, www.mcsweeneys.net Eggers achieved criti­cal acclaim and wide­spread fame with his stunning 2000 mem­oir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Now...

Nothing in my youth ministry experience had prepared me for this tension-filled moment. I was set to give the Saturday night sex talk to 200 high school students. Unfortunately, Seth's girlfriend spoke right be...

Zondervan, 2007, 112 pp., $12.99, www. Zondervan.com This book is a tran­scription of a message Mike Breaux delivered at Willow Creek Com­munity Church, where he is a member of the teaching team. What ...

Beacon Hill, 2006, 192 pp., $14.99, www.beaconhillbooks.com It’s no secret that our country has become polarized in recent years. As a pastor I have seen the frustra­tion in my congrega­tion...

My 14-year-old son was investigat­ing the music I had downloaded onto my iPod. Some he thought were sweet. But some were, in his opinion, pretty lame. After listening to the Simon and Garfunkel hit “...

Group, 2006, 235 pages, $39.99 (pastor kit), $24.99 (small-group leader kit), www.group.com/outflow Co-authors Steve Sjogren and Dave Ping describe Outflow as an “Out of the Salt Shaker meets Purpose-Dri...

New Hope Publishers, 2007, 128pp., $13.99, www.NewHopePublishers.com Keeping youth involved in a devotional Bible study is not always easy to do, but Randy Sprinkle’s Strong Walk has all the tools to su...

Regal, 284 pp., $14.99, www.regalbooks.com To say that John B. Hayes cares about poor people is kind of like saying Jack Bauer cares about killing terrorists: a gross understate­ment. In 1984, Hayes moved ...