Harbor Press, 2007, 240 pp., $14.95, www.harborpress.com Adolescent psycholo­gist Michael Bradley chronicles the broken, yet heroic, lives of ordinary students he’s encountered as a school, famil...

LifeWay Press, 2006, $62.95, www.lifeway.com Reject passivity, accept responsibility, lead courageously, and expect God’s reward. This theme is re­iterated time and again by men’s ministr...

 The phrase “sacred space” is popular these days. Do a quick Google search and you’ll find everything from yoga centers to a Jesuit prayer site bearing the words. People consider the spac...

Baker Academic, 2006, 2nd ed., 351 pp., $19.99, www.bakeracademic.com If this book were a movie, critics would declare it a provoca­tive — if dense — block­buster. Johnston, a profess...

Life Journey, 2006, 222 pp., $13.99, www.CookMinistries.com/LifeJourney Smart. Insightful. Real. The Eversons, a mother-daughter team, have done an excellent job of immersing themselves in the world of teen...

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 ...