New Releases by Ed Strauss

Want a guide to what’s really important in scripture? Try The Bible Brief, a three-in-one collection of books that highlight the vital details of God’s Word. Here, under one cover, are helpful titles that make God’s Word accessible to any reader: The Bible Brief, spotlighting the most important passages of scripture; 150 Need-to-Know Bible Facts, explaining key concepts of God’s Word; and the easy-to-understand 199 Bible People, Places, and Things. This powerful book will start you on a journey of understanding that can truly change your life!

Can we trust the Bible’s claims of truth? Does it really make sense? How do we know where it actually came from? Get clear, easy-to-read answers here! Most of us have wondered about something in the Bible—and our world is only too happy to turn those legitimate questions into doubts. In Answers to Your Bible Questions, you’ll find 75 of those tough questions—the kind raised by skeptics—along with clear, intellectually and spiritually satisfying answers. Yes, you can trust the Bible. Find out why here!

A gente precisa se alimentar direito e fazer exercícios físicos pra deixar os músculos em dia, mas não só braços, pernas, abdome e costas devem ser trabalhados. A cabeça também precisa de exercício, afinal, também precisamos ser fortes por dentro! #ficadica pra ser mais forte traz 90 dicas - criadas especialmente pros garotos - que contam histórias sobre homens fortes, grandes exemplos, com muitas lições importantes pra sua vida. Eles vão ajudar você a se tornar mais parecido com a melhor pessoa que já existiu neste mundo: Jesus. Coloque a cabeça pra funcionar e seja um cara forte! #ficadica

A gente não vê a hora de crescer, ficar forte e poder pegar um carro e sair por aí. Mas não adianta nada ficar todo bonitão e cheio de músculos e não ter nada na cabeça! #ficadica pra ser mais esperto vai ajudar você a se tornar um cara bacana, com coisas muito boas pra mostrar e dividir com outras pessoas, além de dar aquela força na hora que aparecer um desafio gigante pela frente. Entre nessa! #ficadica

Help your youngsters understand heaven with Heaven for Kids. This colorful, fully illustrated guide for 5-to-8-year-olds provides an age-appropriate, faith-building introduction to this vital topic. In seven easy-to-read chapters--What Is Heaven and Where Is It?, What Is Heaven Like?, Who Is in Heaven Now?, What Will We Do in Heaven?, How Do I Get to Heaven?, What Are Heaven''s Rewards?, Why Does Heaven Have to Wait?--Heaven for Kids covers all the important questions youngsters have. It''s a first Bible reference they''ll love to read--and parents will enjoy, too!

Identifies the people and places of the Bible; explains important concepts, the meanings of names, and little-known facts; and answers commonly-asked questions about Christianity and the Bible.

If you enjoy J. R. R. Tolkien--even if you''re new to his classic stories--you''ll love A Hobbit Devotional featuring 60 humorous, challenging, and encouraging devotionals. Soon to be a major motion picture, The Hobbit has fascinated readers for more than 70 years. Now, this tale of humble folk who overcome fear, discouragement, and despair through steadfastness, courage, and hope forms the basis of a brand-new devotional book. Each reading sketches a scene from The Hobbit, relates it to a contemporary life situation you might experience yourself, and brings in the teaching of a relevant Bible story or verse.

Krum

When you have questions about your faith, turn to Explore Your Faith—it provides concise, biblical answers to 75 common questions about the Christian faith. This easy-to-understand guide to faith addresses topics from “How can I know God exists?” and “How can I figure out what God’s will is?” to “Why do we have to keep praying for the same thing?” Each entry also includes discussion questions that are great for further study. Explore Your Faith will encourage you to dig deeper into your faith—and enhance your spiritual growth!

What’s really important in the Bible? Find out with 150 Need-to-Know Bible Facts, a powerful new survey of scripture truth featuring a devotional flair. In quick, easy-to-read fashion, this little book provides 150 concise truths—like “God Created Everything,” “In the Beginning, the World Was Perfect,” “Sin Is Destructive,” and “We Are Important to God.” Each truth is supported by a scripture from the New King James Version of the Bible, and explained by a brief devotional thought. 150 Need-to-Know Bible Facts is useful for both new believers and long-time Christians who want a “refresher course” on the faith.

Men have questions? God has answers! God''s Wisdom for Your Life: Men’s Edition is a compilation of more than 1,000 Bible verses, categorized under 70 key life topics. Drawing from varied Bible translations for ease of reading, this book features subjects such as Brothers, Competitiveness, Emotions, Exercise, Fatherhood, Leadership, Legacy, Lust, Mentoring, Service, Sports, and Temptation. Each category is accompanied by a contemporary “life application” introduction, while quotations, prayers, and brief devotional thoughts are also scattered throughout—making God''s Wisdom for Your Life: Men’s Edition your one-stop resource for encouragement, challenge, and hope.

If you like movies, you’ll love The Movie Lover’s Devotional—a collection of 60 readings that draw engaging, contemporary spiritual points from film. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Wizard of Oz, from Ben-Hur to Wall-E, from Chariots of Fire to My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the films run the gamut from the 1930s to the present, from comedies to dramas to animated features to science fiction to westerns. Each entry features details on the film itself, and describes a moment of truth to be found in the film. “Further thought” questions encourage critical thinking about the movies. If you like movies, get The Movie Lover’s Devotional!

Answers commonly-asked questions about Christianity and the Bible, including what is a tithe, how did Jesus Christ rise from the dead, and why did Christians suffer persecutions.

What''s really important in the Bible? Find out with 150 Need-to-Know Bible Facts, a powerful new survey of scripture truth featuring a devotional flair. In quick, easy-to-read fashion, this little book provides 150 concise truths--like "God Created Everything," "In the Beginning, the World Was Perfect," "Sin Is Destructive," and "We Are Important to God." Each truth is supported by a scripture from the New King James Version of the Bible, and explained by a brief devotional thought. 150 Need-to-Know Bible Facts is useful for both new believers and long-time Christians who want a "refresher course" on the faith.

Goliath might get all the press, but there are many other fearsome giants and towering men throughout the Old Testament and thrilling stories behind each one. In Big Bad Bible Giants, readers 8 and up encounter each powerful and massive man through large black-and-white illustrations and kid-friendly language that explores the background of each hulking giant and why they’re important, as well as interesting facts like what their massive weapons looked like and how many sheep it may have taken to satisfy their gigantic appetites—as well as the feats it took to bring these men to their knees. Bulging muscles, towering height, and earth-rattling footsteps … while it might sound like a description for the big green guy in the movies and comics, these words actually apply to the many giants found throughout the Bible who were at times just as angry, almost as strong, and prone to wanting to smash things when it came to battles against the Israelites. In Big Bad Bible Giants, the amazing facts (and myths) behind the giants of the Bible are explored in kid-friendly language, alongside large illustrations that show what these towering antiheroes may have looked like. From surprising-yet-accurate information on their diets, where they came from, and just how immense their weapons and appetites really were, the gigantic battles and wars against these men will have kids looking at the Old Testament in a completely new way. Big Bad Bible Giants: contains biblically sound information in language kids can relate to works as an age-appropriate reference guide for any child 8 to 12 learning more about the Bible contains large text and an open page design, along with lots of detailed illustrations, making it perfect for reluctant readers is part of the 2:52 series of books, which focuses on becoming more like Jesus as described in Luke 2:52

This 52-week devotional will help tween boys understand what being smarter, stronger, deeper, and cooler is really all about according to Luke 2:52, helping them grow up the way Jesus did—in God’s Word. In the humorous, cheeky, and sometimes gross style that makes the 2:52 series so engaging and fun for boys, this year-long devotional combines important principles with practical messages, teaching lessons boys need to learn and helping them put this valuable knowledge into practice. Each devotion presents a Bible verse, explains it, shows how it applies to boys’ lives, and offers tools to help boys live in a godly way.

“Strong” often means physical strength and a powerful presence … but according to the Bible, being a mighty man means learning to listen, speak up, and do the right thing even when it’s hard. In Devotions to Make You Stronger, ninety days of quick, short, easy-to-read and boy-friendly devotions help young guys 8 and up discover the strong person God made them to be inside and out, and how they can grow up to be powerful in the ways that count no matter their physical appearance. David was part of a group of mighty men. Samson could lift heavy doors and defeat entire armies with a jawbone. Joshua led an entire nation in battles against the giants and warriors of Canaan and won. But those impressive feats aren’t what actually made them “strong.” In fact, those things aren’t even what made them heroes. What really made them strong and able to take on anything was the stuff happening inside their hearts. The good news? You can be just as strong and amazing by following their good habits—and avoiding their mistakes. Each of the ninety devotions in this book take a few minutes to read (some are even funny!) and explore the entire Bible to show you the secrets to building your brain muscles and making your body healthier so you are ready for any challenge. Plus, every devotion shows exactly how the Bible applies to you, so you can confidently go out and do powerful things no matter what you face. Devotions to Make Your Stronger: has devotions that can be read in under five minutes, making time with God and exploring the Bible easy to do contains age-appropriate, biblically sound information in words meant to appeal to boys 8 to 12 and their interests contains large text and an open page design, making it perfect for reluctant readers is part of a series of 90-day devotionals for boys that includes Devotions to Make You Smarter and Devotions to Make You Deeper

Written in the humorous, gross style of the 2:52 line, designed to ignite the interest of boys.Devotions to Make You Smarter focuses on the mental side of boys’ natures, helping them to grow wiser, the way Jesus did as described in Luke 2:52. In thehumorous, cheeky, and sometimes gross style that makes the 2:52 series so engaging and fun, this ninetyday devotional guides boys ages eight to twelve in developing their minds. It explores many facets of the mental process, such as learning, making decisions, and thinking before acting and speaking. It also warns of the dangers of zoning out, being impulsive, and harboring a critical attitude. Combining important principles with practical messages, the book teaches lessons boys need to learn and helps them put this valuable knowledge into practice. Each devotion presents a Bible verse, explains it, and shows how it relates to boys’ lives, then offers tools to help boys cope with growing up, inspiring them to make choices that will ensure they grow up smart.ED STRAUSS By his early teen years, Ed Strauss was writing several novels at once. He had a dresser for his clothing, but Ed had different priorities. The bottom drawer held his comic books—mostly Spider-Man, Tarzan, and Turok. The middle drawer overflowed with his story notes, research, and maps.The top drawer was stuffed with clothing. On a nearby shelf was Ed’s favorite reading material, an encyclopedia set he had won on a nationwide kiddie show. Ed lives in Chilliwack, BC.

Written in the humorous, gross style of the 2:52 line, designed to ignite the interest of boys.Bible Freaks & Geeks—This book helps boys to grow smarter, stronger, deeper, and cooler by showing them how hurtful name-calling can be. In a fun, engaging format, the book highlights biblical examples of machos, jocks, goons, wonks, slackers, airheads, and more. Through the biblical examples of characters who some would likely classify in these terms today, we learn what kind of people God has used throughout history to accomplish his plans. In Bible Freaks & Geeks we also discover that not only are people wrongfullylabeled today by such general and unkind terms, but that even in ancient times, humans exhibited the same traits that we see today. Readers will learnmore about the characters in the Bible, and also how to discern between descriptive labels and harmful stereotypes.Seriously Sick Bible Stuff—This book gives boys the lowdown on what living in ancient Israel was really like. In fun and engaging 2:52 style, it offers humorous, gross facts about day-to-day life in Bible times, shattering any illusions boys may have about how much easier things would have been if they had lived during Jesus’ day. This book exposes boys to the truth:sleeping next to goats (and cleaning up after them in the morning!), eating food that was spiced because it was spoiled, drinking water that was probably unsafe, and using bathroom accommodations that made outhouseslook good. Not to mention the tough, boring work kids had to do! Seriously Sick Bible Stuff helps boys understand the people of Jesus’ time—making them grateful for the life God has given them today. ED STRAUSS By his early teen years, Ed Strauss was writing several novels at once. He had a dresser for his clothing, but Ed had different priorities. The bottom drawer held his comic books—mostly Spider-Man, Tarzan, and Turok. The middle drawer overflowed with his story notes, research, and maps. The top drawer was stuffed with clothing. On a nearby shelf was Ed’s favorite reading material, an encyclopedia set he had won on a nationwide kiddie show. Ed lives in Chilliwack, BC.

Identifies the people, places, and things of the Bible; explains important concepts, the meanings of names, and little-known facts; and offers lists.

Written in the humorous, gross style of the 2: 52 line, this cheeky 90-day devotional helps boys tackle the spiritual aspect of growing up the way Jesus did as described in Luke 2: 52.

Describes what life was like for people during Biblical times, discussing such things as how dung and garbage was disposed of, different diseases that were common at the time, what people ate, and daily chores.

A light-hearted look at the animals of the Bible, from those of Noah''s ark to sacrificial bulls, and what their stories reveal about God and our relationship with Him.

Explores miracles mentioned in the Old and New Testaments and why they are amazing, and suggests how the lessons of these inexplicable events can be applied to one''s daily life.

An illustrated look at the angels, demons, and heavenly beings found in the Bible explains how their existence enriches Christian lives.

A light-hearted, illustrated look at Bible stories that feature such things as boils, John eating locusts, and bones coming to life, plus ideas for how to apply the lessons learned to one''s own life.

Kids Know their own home-from that third step that squeaks to the speed the water drains out of the bathtub.

Leading financial expert Larry Burkett presents more ''World''s Easiest Pocket Guides'' covering key issues preparing young adults to make practical life decisions. Filled with bite-sized chunks of trustworthy advice and guidance, this guide covers buying a card. While this may seem so simple to adults, it can be terribly overwhelming to young people. Get the students and young adults in your life started out in the right direction!

Profiles both heroes and villains from the Bible, and contains motivational Christian lessons and morals.

Cars are an everyday part of kids'' lives and — but how much do they know about the vehicle that brings them to school and church and playground? How Our Car Works engages kids with its delightful poetry while teaching them the basics about automobiles: from mechanics to maintenance, security to conveniences, road laws to types of cars. Your kids will enjoy the book while you enjoy watching them become the careful stewards of this part of God and ’s world that is so relevant to them. Larry Burkett''s Stewardship for the Family and ™ provides the practical tips and tools that children and parents need to understand biblical principles of stewardship. Its goal is "Teaching Kids to Manage God''s Gifts-Time, Talents and Treasures." Stewardship for the Familymaterials are adapted from the works of best-selling author on business and personal finances, Larry Burkett. Larry, who passed away in 2003, was the author of more than 60 books and hosted the radio programs Money Matters and How to Manage Your Money, aired on more than 1,100 outlets worldwide. Larry''s work is being carried on by his son, L. Allen Burkett, Jr. Visit their website at www.mm4kids.org .