New Releases: August 27, 2008

More Than Just The Catch
David Tyree
Excel Books, September 2008

Just in time for the new NFL season, New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree gives readers an inside look at the life and faith of players in the NFL. Best known for for his impressive catch on the Giants' final drive of Super Bowl XLII that helped his team to a 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots, Tyree also shares the physical program that got him where he is today and offers a behind-the-scenes account of The Catch. Foreword by Eli Manning.

Pure
Rebecca St. James
Faith Words, August 2008

Rebecca St. James's messages of abstinence and modesty reflect her passionate love for Jesus and her commitment to living for Him. In this daily devotional, she offers young women the encouragement they need to join her in living a life of all-out purity. It's not just about sex. It's about mind, body, and spirit.This 90-day devotional proves that purity is anything but old-fashioned and boring. It's edgy and relevant. Rebecca lives it--and readers can live it too. It starts with Day 1 . . . and ends with everyday radical living.

God and Politics
Roy Herron
Tyndale, August 2008

God is not a Democrat or a Republican. Still, he is interested in politics, as he is in every area of life. Roy Herron explains how Christians can participate in politics without compromising their core convictions. Herron draws on his experience as a pastor, lawyer, and state senator to describe what faithful politics looks like.

Start Your New Life Today
Joyce Meyer
Faith Words, August 2008

Do you find yourself asking, "Isn't there more to life than what I'm living?" Do you sometimes wish you could start over, find a new way of doing things? The good news is God is wiating and ready to give you just that. In her latest book, Joyce Meyer explains the life-changing impact that comes from knowing God in the most personal way possible, walking readers through what makes each of us unique creations as tripart beings--with spirit, soul, and body--and how God releates to us in all three areas.

Experiencing God Around the Kitchen Table
Marilynn Blackaby with Carrie Blackaby Webb
Tyndale, August 2008

Women today have very multi faceted lives. They balance husbands, children, ministry, and often careers! The biblical example of older women mentoring the younger generation is often missing today. Through Marilynn's life and testimony, this book will walk through many of the major issues confronting women in today's society and help them see God's faithfulness and plan for their lives.

Six Prayers God Always Answers (*Results May Vary)
Mark Herringshaw & Jennifer Schuchmann
Tyndale, April 2008

In Six Prayers God Always Answers, Mark Herringshaw and Jennifer Schuchmann point out that the most authentic prayers may not look, feel, or smell like the ones we were taught in Sunday school. Using illustrations from the Bible, history, and pop culture, they demonstrate that prayer isn’t about a specific posture or a recitation of words, but rather the foundation of a relationship—a relationship where some unexpected results can occur. If you’re frustrated because it seems your prayers often go unanswered, Six Prayers won’t show you how to pray better, but it will show you how to discover the answers you may have overlooked, and how relationship matters more than the words.

Love: The Most Excellent Way
Chuck Smith
The Word for Today, May 2008

Ever since the first human pair craned their necks skyward to bask in a silvery full moon, men and women have rhapsodized about love. We say (and sing!) that "love makes the world go 'round," that "love is the answer," that "all you need is love." You might even say we glory in "the power of love." But what is love, really? And if it's so popular, then why dose it seem so hard to find?

Wrestling with God
James Denison
SaltRiver, August 2008

Most people, even devout Christians, struggle with issues about God. We sit in the pew every Sunday and affirm the essentials of Christianity in theory, but when it comes to trusting God with our daily lives, we share a secret, painful fear that God isn't really looking out for us. In Wrestling with God, James Denison acknowledges the often unspoken doubts and questions that both believers and nonbelievers share--and invites us to join him in wrestling with God and Scripture for the answers.

Being Christian: Exploring Where You, God, and Life Connect
Stephen Arterburn and John Shore
Bethany House, August 2008

Being Christian. What does that mean? And how do you do it?
Wherever you happen to be along the faith continuum, this book is for you. Steve Arterburn and John Shore tackle some simple, but also complex, questions that just about everyone has about being Christian. For some, it will be an introduction to Christian beliefs and practices. For others, it will be an in-depth review. The authors say, "We asked a lot of people, and did a lot of thinking and praying, in order to come up with the questions about Christianity and its attending issues that we feel even the most experienced Christians sometimes want answered."

A Promise to Believe In: A Novel
Tracie Peterson
Bethany House, August 2008

After years spent following their father and his wanderlust, the three Gallatin sisters begin to fashion a life for themselves in the Montana wilds, operating a roadhouse at the crossroads of two stage lines. When their father is accidently killed, however, the oldest sister, Gwen, reasons that she's cursed. Death seems to haunt her every step. As the sisters work to maintain the roadhouse, an unexpected visitor arrives, sending Gwen into turmoil. Is he whom he claims to be? And can she dare to hope that love might again be hers? Book 1 in the new Brides of Gallatin County series.