The Smart Girl's Guide to God, Guys, and the Galaxy

The Smart Girl's Guide to God, Guys, and the Galaxy
Author: Susie Shellenberger
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1630580376

The Smart Girl’s Guide melds spiritual and practical advice with humor, equipping you to stand up for your faith and really live the Christian walk every day.

The Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket

The Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket
Author: Jonathan McKee
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1630580473

The Guy's Guide will encourage your faith, challenge you spiritually, and give you real-life advice how to live out your faith in today’s highly secularized culture.

The Smart Girl's Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME

The Smart Girl's Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME
Author: Susie Shellenberger
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634098862

Smart girl, this guide was created just for you! . . . The Smart Girl’s Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME melds spiritual and practical advice with humor—a winning combination as you’re trying to navigate the ups and downs of life with grace and confidence. 101 tips including. . . · Learn to wait.· Eliminate distractions.· Be intentional.· Be flexible.· Put down your phone. · Contribute to your community. · Iron something.· Live today as though it's your last.· Trust God. · Be a light. · Don't be a mean girl. . . . and dozens more will encourage and challenge your spirit, equipping you to go deeper in your faith and grow an increasingly intimate relationship with God—and you just might encounter a little fun along the way! I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. Jeremiah 29:11 msg

The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy

The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy
Author: Sam Maggs
Publisher: Quirk Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1594747903

This ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life is a fun and feminist take on the often male-dominated world of geekdom. Fandom, feminism, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time to be a girl geek. With delightful illustrations and an unabashed love for all the in(ternet)s and outs of geek culture, this book is packed with tips, playthroughs, and cheat codes, including: • How to make nerdy friends • How to rock awesome cosplay • How to write fanfic with feels • How to defeat internet trolls • How to attend your first con And more! Plus insightful interviews with fangirl faves, like Jane Espenson, Erin Morgenstern, Kate Beaton, Ashley Eckstein, Laura Vandervoort, Beth Revis, Kate Leth, and many others.

The Guy's Guide to Four Battles Every Young Man Must Face

The Guy's Guide to Four Battles Every Young Man Must Face
Author: Jonathan McKee
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1643521470

Honestly?. . . "Why wait for something when I can enjoy it now?" “These images don’t really affect me. . .do they?” "How could smoking a little weed really be that bad when it's becoming legalized everywhere?” “I’d like to tell you I don’t care what others think, but honestly, I want to be liked." Maybe you're thinking, "I've had one. . .maybe even a few of these thoughts, and I don't know how to even begin to deal with them." The good news? You're not alone. And there is a way to fight these battles head-on, overcoming the past, pressing forward, and becoming the person God designed you to be. So what's a guy to do? . . . Join youth culture expert and author of the popular Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket, Jonathan McKee, as he gets real about the four common battles every young man will encounter in his life: 1: Sexual Temptation 2. Screens 3: Controlled Substances 4: Self-Esteem With humor and honesty, McKee offers up practical, spiritual advice filled with real-world application helping you face today’s distractions.

Sex Matters

Sex Matters
Author: Jonathan McKee
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441229043

The Unedited Truth About Sex · Is hooking up really wrong? · What about living together if you fall in love? · If the Bible bans sex before marriage . . . is everything else fair game? · What about same-sex relationships? Since when does God deny any kind of true love? Great questions . . . but who has the answers? Our culture creates a lot of confusion about sex. Honestly, sometimes it's difficult to know who's telling the truth. On one hand, when we read our Bibles or go to church, we hear how God's design is to wait for sex and save that kind of intimacy for marriage. But on the other hand, when we go to school, turn on the TV, or listen to many of the songs on our favorite playlists . . . they say quite the opposite. Naturally, this makes many of us wonder. Who's right? Sex seems fun. How can something so natural be off-limits? In Sex Matters, Jonathan McKee tackles all of these questions, giving you the frank, unvarnished truth about sex--regardless how awkward or embarrassing. "Sex Matters provides super-helpful, truthful answers to the big questions you've wondered about, but never asked. Way better than anything you'll find through a web search."--Scott Rubin, junior high pastor, Willow Creek Community Church "'Just don't do it' isn't enough. Let's face it. Today's young people chronically encounter sexually charged images and messages, but rarely hear the whole story. They are looking for real answers to tough questions, and Sex Matters isn't afraid to tell them the unedited truth. Every teenager with an Internet connection or a phone in their pocket needs to read this book!"--Doug Fields, youth pastor for thirty years at Saddleback & Mariners Church "This isn't a sanitized, Christianized, moralized 'just say no' tactic, but a practical approach to what's really pressuring kids today, with biblical wisdom for how to succeed."--Pete Sutton, director of student ministry and middle school pastor, Christ Community Church, St. Charles, Illinois "This could be the most honest and relevant book available for teenagers in your ministry. I wish I had something this honest and helpful in my hands when I was a teenager."--Brooklyn Lindsey, youth minister, Nazarene Youth International and ReThink Group "There are a lot of potentially embarrassing questions that rattle around the minds of many Christian teenagers when it comes to sex (How far is too far? Is masturbation a sin? stuff like that). Using powerful stories, eye-opening facts, and surprisingly blunt biblical truth, Jonathan McKee answers these kinds of tough questions with the right mix of truth and grace. He gives teenagers a clear path to living a pure life in a sex-saturated world. Get it, read it, and learn how to let your life and light shine in the darkness."--Greg Stier, president, Dare 2 Share (www.dare2share.org) "Every great adventure starts with preparation. Sex is a great adventure! But it requires thoughtful preparation. Jonathan McKee's Sex Matters is the perfect tool to prepare you for that journey. Do yourself a favor and spend some time thinking, processing, and preparing for the great adventure of sex."--Josh Griffin, Founder of DownloadYouthMinistry.com and high school pastor at Saddleback Church

The Anthology At The End Of The Universe

The Anthology At The End Of The Universe
Author: Glenn Yeffeth
Publisher: BenBella Books
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2005-03-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1932100563

Every aspect of the science fiction classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is analyzed in a variety of quirky ways in this collection of essays. Topics include the logistics of the restaurant at the end of the universe, how the Internet is creating the real Hitchhiker's Guide, an assessment of Vogon poetry, and an analysis of computing. The essays are written by both science fiction greats, such as Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Stephen Baxter, Jacqueline Carey, and Alastair Reynolds, and up-and-coming writers.

Dear Diary

Dear Diary
Author: Susie Shellenberger
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0310700167

A devotional written in diary style that addresses many of the issues facing young girls today, by providing biblically based soulutions to real-life challenges that aren't always so clear-cut.

The Teen's Guide to Face-to-Face Connections in a Screen-to-Screen World

The Teen's Guide to Face-to-Face Connections in a Screen-to-Screen World
Author: Jonathan McKee
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2020-11-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 164352822X

What if your phone truly helped you connect with people more than disconnect with those around you? You CAN dare to be relationally different in a screen-to-screen culture. But. . .honestly, I like my phone. So what should I do? You probably enjoy screens but don’t want them hurting your relationships with the people who matter most, right? What if you could improve your face-to-face relationships, develop deeper connections, resolve conflict, and confidently communicate with friends, parents, teachers, roommates, coworkers, potential employers…even the barista at your local coffee shop? What if you paused to think before you posted, avoiding some of the hurt and consequences that almost always lead to regret after? What if you became a master of your own screen-time instead of letting it master you? What if you became more screen-wise? 40 real-life realizations including. . . * Your phone doesn’t have an UNSEND button. *Texting is a dumb way to manage conflict. * We all need a digital detox every once in a while. * Sometimes less is more. * Phones are a great tool for connecting with people outside of the room when they don’t interfere with the people inside the room * Sometimes the people we love the most are the people we ignored all day. Author and youth culture expert, Jonathan McKee, and his daughter Alyssa McKee, uncover forty random realizations they’ve discovered over the last five years. Screens provide fun platforms to connect with faraway friends; and sometimes the people we love the most are the people we ignore all day. Jonathan and Alyssa help young adults navigate face-to-face communication in a screen-to-screen world too! Maybe they’ll help you navigate face-to-face communication in a screen-to-screen world too!