In I'll Give It to You Straightish, Max provides real talk about what teens want their parents to know, from sexuality and gender to school pressures and social media. In a conversational style, Max opens up her virtual diary to give parents insights into stresses of Covid and post-Covid teen life, what they are really talking to their friends about on Snapchat, and what support they want from their families. Dr. Ho provides additional expertise for parents, as well as warning signs and next steps for when your teen needs additional support.

This is a book about the love of words and those people who abuse them - THE FAKES! Those people who always seem to say or write all the "right things" but hidden behind their facade lies malicious intent or even worse. This book tries to expose these fakes you may have already suspected are in your life but have never been able to nail them on it. You will now have a guide to doing just that. It is provided by a silly old bugger with experience in spotting fakes. The scourge of our time. All done of course with his tongue firmly in his cheek.

Not all fights are one on one. In a team, no man should stand alone. ‘You can’t keep me.’ Shawn ‘Easy’ Pischlar has given his speech so often, it should be written on the white board in the Dartmouth Cobra’s locker room. Too many of his own teammates have heard the words. And the games he’s played are finally catching up to him. To hang on to his freedom, Shawn gave up on ever having someone to call his own. A young woman who expects nothing from him slips into his life and has him ready to toss the rulebook. While the man he loves tempts him to burn it. Keeping them both would be easy, only…caring about them isn’t. Because when he lets himself care, he remembers why he wrote the rules in the first place. Every lover, from the casual, to those who steal a piece of his heart, shouldn’t expect more than pleasure. More than passion. Playing the game, on and off the ice, is his whole world. One he isn’t ready to change. Except, life doesn’t stop for the game. And when old scars are ripped open, and he’s left bloody and beaten, the rules won’t help him put the pieces of his life back together. To win this fight, he’ll have to break each and every one.

Slow Down and Connect with God The Bible in contemporary language is placed here alongside the ancient Christian practice of lectio divina, or sacred reading. A perfect resource for your devotional quiet time. This beautiful reading Bible introduces the timeless practice of lectio divina. Learn the practice with 150 guided reflections, then enjoy putting prayerful reading to practice, with ample space for journaling your observations, reflections, and prayers on high-quality paper. Here are the steps of prayerful reading to help you slow down and meet with God: Stop Take a moment to stop and prepare to encounter God. Read Read and make observations of the chosen passage. Ponder Meditate on the meaning of what you've read. Pray Begin a conversation with God about this Scripture. Reflect Take note of what this time with God has brought to the surface for you. Live Consider how this time with God translates into our life with God. You'll enter the text of Scripture more fully than ever before and come out of each prayerful reading with a fresh encounter with our loving God, ready to live in the way of Jesus.

Seriously-- is it even possible to get to marriage without having your life shattered by a member of the opposite sex? And what kind of man should you want to marry anyway? Minassian helps readers learn the truth from God's Word about who we are, why our hearts are so precious, how to navigate relationships, and what a healthy, God-centered romance might look like.

The In His Love and Glorious Service trilogy will help guide you every day with a new message of love, encouragement, truth, wisdom, personal testimony, poetry, life messages and down -to-earth examples from lives I have encountered. I believe that we are called in our lives to serve God through loving our families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and all of those around us (even our enemies)! We are also all on a journey in life to either live for ourselves or for others. God demands humility and devotion, but also understands that we need to be strong, and these daily messages will help you, my beloved, to look to Him and gain that strength, that wisdom, and that love which only He can provide. These daily devotions will also help you recognize how to serve Him through His faithfulness, and His eternal and unconditional love for you - His child. These devotions are not ordinary short bits of commentary. This journey is split into three books of four months each. Each devotional will bring you God's heart through this unworthy yet willing vessel. Each days message will bring you God's Word, thoughts and visions, and a poem about that particular topic. These three "Seasons of Service" will help you stay on track each day, and encourage you to stay focused on your journey with Jesus. It is my fervent hope that you open up your heart each day to God, and allow your spirit to join with His Holy Spirit, as you walk through each season and feel His presence in your life. Feel the freedom to become one with Him and learn to walk in His love and glorious service.