New Releases: May 14, 2009

Life is Good
Stellar Kart
Word Entertainment, April 2009
With Life Is Good, Stellar Kart packs the best of their energetic pop-punk sounds on to one infectious "Best of," including three rarities ("Lifeguard," "Centerfield," and "Punk the Halls").




Supernatural Healing
Sid Roth
Destiny Image, May 2009
After over thirty-five years of investigating miracles, I do not have all the answers only God does. But of this I am sure. God is good. God is love. God wants to develop intimacy with you. God wants you to be healed more than you want your healing. God is not confined to formulas. Yeshua (Jesus) healed people in many different ways. I believe that God will use one or more ideas in this book to build your faith for healing and that the healing anointing will splash off the pages as you read these testimonies."" --Sid Roth


The Myth of a Christian Religion
Gregory Boyd
Zondervan, April 2009
The kingdom of God is a beautiful revolution. Marked by the radical life, love, servanthood, and humility of Jesus, it stands in stark contrast to the values and ways of the world. Regrettably, many who profess to follow Christ have bought into the world’s methods, seeking to impose a sort of Christianized ethical kingdom through politics and control. In this illuminating sequel to his bestselling book The Myth of a Christian Nation, Dr. Gregory Boyd points us to a better way—a way of seeing and living that is consistent with the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom. Between the extremes of passivity on the one hand and political holy war on the other lies the radical, revolutionary path of imitating Jesus. In twelve areas ranging from racial and social issues to stewardship of the planet, this book will convince and inspire you to live a Christlike life of revolt and beauty—and it will help you attain a practical lifestyle of kingdom impact.



Broken Angel
Sigmund Brouwer
Waterbrook Press, May 2009
Carved from the United States after years of government turmoil, the oppressive church-run nation of Appalachia eliminates anybody who's "flawed." Abandoned by her father, 15-year-old Caitlyn's mutated body has made her an on-the-run outcast---and the target of bounty hunters. Can she escape to learn the secrets of her past---and the destiny she must fulfill? 256 pages, softcover from Waterbrook.



Championship Fathering
Carey Casey
Focus on the Family, April 2009
As CEO of the National Center for Fathering, Carey Casey uses his experience and stories—and his engaging, personable tone—to inspire champions-to-be in fathering. Championship Fathering will help fathers raise healthy, well-adjusted, confident kids—mentally, physically, and spiritually. It will help fathers use the principles of championship fathering: Loving, Coaching and Modeling. Men will appreciate Carey Casey’s experiences in sports. He is currently chaplain for the Kansas City Chiefs, and the book includes insider accounts from his days working with the Dallas Cowboys (under Coach Tom Landry) and the summer Olympics. The book also includes a foreword by Tony Dungy. A 3-minute daily radio feature hosted by Carey Casey, Today’s Father, is heard on over 600 stations nationwide.


When Kids Hurt
Chap Clark & Steve Rabey
Baker Books, April 2009
Chap Clark's groundbreaking Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers revealed the hard truth about contemporary adolescence: societal changes and systemic abandonment have left teenagers struggling to navigate the ever lengthening and ever more difficult transition to adulthood without caring adults. When Kids Hurt offers these challenging insights to youth workers and parents in a more accessible form, with greater focus on how adults should respond. Practical sidebars and application sections, contributed by other youth experts, provide additional insights into youth culture and how adults can better guide adolescents into adulthood. This book will be an important resource for youth workers, parents, counselors, and others who work with youth.



How Noah Knew What To Do
Karen Moore
Thomas Nelson, April 2009
Children are often afraid to try something new. This story will show them how they can trust God to help them do what they need to do-just like He did Noah. How Noah Knew What to Do shows how, even though Noah wasn't a veterinarian or even a ship builder, he listened to God and trusted Him to help him build the ark and fill it with animals. Karen Ann Moore's delightful rhyming text along with Pete Kersten's whimsical illustrations make this a fun way for children to learn they can rely on God in every situation, even when they're doing something they've never done before. Kids will see that obeying God can mean saying "yes" even when the obstacles seem hard to overcome. A gel-pack water-waves novelty that's built into the front cover makes for lots of giggles.



The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors
Jan & Mike Berenstain
Zonderkidz, May 2009
The Little Lights Berenstain Bear series helps children learn how God wants them to live every day. Most of the Berenstain Bears’ neighbors are like the Bear family—they keep their homes neat and clean. Except for the Bogg Brothers who live in a run-down shack. In The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors children learn that being a good neighbor takes more than keeping a nice home.




The Berenstain Bears Play a Good Game
Jan & Mike Berenstain
Zonderkidz, May 2009
The Little Lights Berenstain Bear series helps children learn how God wants them to live every day. Coach Papa Bear wants his team to play fair. But the other coach just wants to win. The Berenstain Bears Play Fair shows that players and coaches should act in a way that pleases God.



There's a Princess in Me! (Gigi, God's Little Princess)
Sheila Walsh
Thomas Nelson, February 2009
Every little girl wants to feel like a princess. What a great feeling it is when they discover they are daughters of the King of kings. Gigi knows there is a princess in her! She may not always look like a princess, act like a princess, or feel like a princess, but she knows that God always loves her and she's a princess in His eyes. This padded hardcover picture book with its die-cut window and mylar mirror allows young girls to truly see themselves as God's little princesses.