Books published by publisher Authentic

The compelling personal story of a teenage girl who stood against her family's faith to convert to Christianity and who gave up everything in her flight from religious persecution.In 2009 the story broke in national media of a teenage girl who had run away from her Ohio home, claiming that her Muslim father had threatened to kill her for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. Her parents denied the charges and fought to have her returned home, but she became a ward of the state, placed into foster care until she was emancipated at age 18. Today that girl is a young woman still living in an undisclosed location, still convinced her life is under threat, and still passionate about following Jesus, despite the risks.Teens and young adults will be moved by Rifqa's story of standing up to religious persecution, literally giving up everything to follow her faith.

ELEMENTS is a self-discovery book and bracelet for tween and early teen girls. This unique book invites girls to read, reflect and complete simple, fun activities while exploring important elements of growing up such as self-acceptance, empathy, communication and friendship. The theme of self-care is woven into the book in sections on sleep, healthy eating and stress management. With original doodle art throughout the book, girls are encouraged to express themselves with color, drawings and writing to make the book their own. As chapters are completed, girls use the creative kit included to design their own unique bracelet. The bracelet elements - colorful hemp, beads and charms - cleverly remind girls of the chapter themes to reinforce what was learned. Written by women with extensive experience in working with adolescents and parenting their own daughters, paired with the input of countless girls who had a hand in the concept, themes and activities, ELEMENTS is sure to become a treasured resource and keepsake.

The book consists of 45 different entries, covering a wide spectrum of topics, such as servanthood, obedience and peer pressure. Each entry will include a brief story/application from Chip K, Bible readings from the NCV Youth Bible and a series of questions for the reader with space for them to write in their answers and/or chronicle their own experiences.

An inspirational collection of stories to teach children how God can help them handle their emotions. Children will learn how God can help them handle their emotions in this themed collection of stories. Each story explores a particular emotion: sadness, happiness, fear and anger. The storie sare written in clear, simple text and are brought to life with beautiful illustrations. Included with each story is a page of information for parents which includes questions to ask children to engage them more deeply with each new emotion, as well as bible quotes to prompt thought and discussion. A sticker sheet and reward chart are also included at the back of the book to reinforce lessons learnt.

The ignite discipleship declaration has been signed by thousands of youth people.By signing this they promise to: Include Jesus in your moral life, your thoughts, words, actions and relationships. Grow closer to Jesus through studying the Bible, praying and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead you each day. Network with other Christians in your city, country and throughout the world. Involve yourself in a local church and respect its leadership. Take the message of Jesus into the world by praying, living and witnessing so that everyone may have an opportunity to know Jesus. Explore God's will for your life and seek to follow it. The heart of the IGNITE declaration is nothing new; it's simply putting biblical principles into a format that can captivate and strengthen an emerging generation so that they can become a model for their non-Christian peers and the church as a whole. Nigel James unpacks and expands the IGNITE discipleship declaration using a combination of personal testimony, biblical teaching and young people's stories.

This book provides all the warmth and anticipation of the festive season, while drawing on spiritual lessons that can be learned from the Christmas story. A Christmas Journey takes a fresh look at the Christmas story. It acknowledges children's love of all things festive, then begins its journey at creation, where God's perfect world is quickly spoiled. Christmas becomes part of God's plan to put things right. With all the traditional elements of the well-loved story in place, the characters involved become people that children can relate to in everyday life. It's formatted for "read-to-me" family-together time. Lavishly illustrated, this delightful storybook tells of God's plan to bring light back to his rebellious people. Like pieces of a big jigsaw puzzle, Poole's 15 tales begin at creation---and reach their fitting crescendo at Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. Contains useful bible references and glossary of words/phrases at the end of book.

In a world where children are probably more familiar with Harry Potter than Jesus, it's often hard to encourage them to read the Bible in its traditional form. YHWH introduces the wonderful Bible stories to them in a way that captures their imagination. YHWH is based on Scripture but adds description and allegory to make the stories come alive.The project is supported by Walk Through the Bible Ministries who teach the Bible to over 40,000 school children each year. It makes an great evangelism tool and gift for young people unfamiliar with the classic Bible narratives.