Books published by publisher Promise Publishing Group LLC

The intensity of two boys' feelings for each other threatens to be overwhelmed by family tensions that rip them apart before their relationship even starts. Mateo's father is overly obsessed with his fifteen-year-old son's baseball achievements to the exclusion of other interests (manga, indie rock music, and Stick—the boy from the "troubled" family down the street, the one with thirteen children of mixed races). Mateo's mother comes from a sprawling Puerto Rican family that provides little privacy and complicated support as Mateo and his father clash over a baseball injury that jeopardizes his season. Down the street, Stick is dealing with the sudden loss of his father and living up to an image he believes his father saw in himself, one that wasn't gay, which drives him to drink and do drugs beyond anything he and Mateo have experimented. They come together and fall apart. Like a mantra, Mateo repeats the words from one of the band's songs whenever he gets hurt or afraid: I WILL BE OKAY. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work.

Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers. With Grapple Preteen Sunday school curriculum, 4th-6th graders learn how to search the Bible foranswers as they grapple with their biggest questions about relationships, faith questions and choices—and they’ll build a faith foundation to last a lifetime. Somewhere between leaving childhood behind and treading wide-eyed into the teenage years lurk a thousand bewildering questions. Where did God come from? How come I’m not perfect? Why doesn’t everyone go to Heaven?Grapple Series: Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers is based on real questions asked by real 10 to 12-year-olds that grab their attention and won’t let go. These quarterly, non-datedSunday school lessons focus on 12 unique questions for preteens to grapple with. Each customizable lesson lasts 55 to 60 minutes. Each Grapple Pak volume gives you everything you need:12 irresistible Bible studies that encourage kids to explore the truth with their heads and their hearts.3 thought-provoking videos to get your preteens thinking and talking. Plus 3 countdown videos, all on one DVD.12 reproducible, easily adapted lessons based on three quarterly themes.12 Grapple Dares that challenge kids to apply what they’ve learned.12 Parent Pages you can customize or send as is.12 outrageously fun games preteens will love!Leader’s Guide for teachers and volunteers.Note: Accessing Parent Pages and customizable lessons requires a computer with a DVD reader. In Grapple Preteen: Volume 1 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do My Parents Always Say No?” and “Can Being a Christian Ever Be Fun? (9781470704483)Grapple Series offers 8 non-dated quarterly volumes for a two-year scope and sequence: In Grapple Preteen: Volume 2 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do Some People Have More Friends?” and “How Do I Know if the Bible Is True?” (9781470704476) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 3 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do So Many People Boss Me Around?” and “Why Doesn’t Everyone Go to Heaven?” (9781470704698) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 4 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “How Can Such a Big God Be a Best Friend to Me?” and “Will the End Really Come?” (9781470704704) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 5 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why “What if Someone’s Different From Me?” and “Where Did God Come From?” (9781470708573) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 6 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “What Difference Can I Make?” and “What’s the Right Way to Pray?” (9781470708580) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 7 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Am I Really a Sinner?” and “Is Being Liked What Matters?” (9781470708597) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 8 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “What’s Satan Trying to Do?” and “Why Don’t All People Want God?” (9781470708603)

Strength for the Tough Stuff Life’s full of tough stuff. Maybe you’re even going through some hard things right now. (That’s completely normal…but not exactly fun, right?) To get through these hard things, you need grit. Grit is the determination to stick it out when challenges and obstacles come your way. Grit doesn’t always come easily or naturally; instead, you practice it until your strength and resilience grow. This devotion will help you practice. It focuses on one person who’s really good at making you stronger: Jesus. And then it shares his techniques for building grit in your life. Through short prayer ideas, Bible notes, questions for you to think about, and things to try, you can begin growing your grit starting now.

This is part two of the Vanessa's Choice saga. Follow Vanessa as she relives three decades of pain, torture, grief, love, solitude, and deals with betrayal and growing up in a world where she feels unwanted and unloved.Vanessa's story starts at the age of twelve where she feels unwanted and unloved by her mother. Ultimately, she has the opportunity to move to Colorado to live with her father and stepmother and what she finds there will not only break her spirit and change her life forever, but she realizes that she left her mother's security for a home of abuse and anger.Vanessa ultimately goes through unimaginable things as a teenager and carries a hurt and pain buried deep inside her soul, that is, until certain situations bring it all out and up to the surface.How does she deal with anger? Love Disloyal friends? You will be shocked as you read this page-turner and nothing will seem as it really appears in this autobiography.

Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers. With Grapple Preteen Sunday school curriculum, 4th-6th graders learn how to search the Bible for answers as they grapple with their biggest questions about relationships, faith questions and choices—and they’ll build a faith foundation to last a lifetime. Somewhere between leaving childhood behind and treading wide-eyed into the teenage years lurk a thousand bewildering questions. Where did God come from? How come I’m not perfect? Why doesn’t everyone go to Heaven?Grapple Series: Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers is based on real questions asked by real 10 to 12-year-olds that grab their attention and won’t let go. These quarterly, non-dated Sunday school lessons focus on 12 unique questions for preteens to grapple with. Each customizable lesson lasts 55 to 60 minutes. Each Grapple Pak volume gives you everything you need:12 irresistible Bible studies that encourage kids to explore the truth with their heads and their hearts.3 thought-provoking videos to get your preteens thinking and talking. Plus 3 countdown videos, all on one DVD.12 reproducible, easily adapted lessons based on three quarterly themes.12 Grapple Dares that challenge kids to apply what they’ve learned.12 Parent Pages you can customize or send as is.12 outrageously fun games preteens will love!Leader’s Guide for teachers and volunteers.Note: Accessing Parent Pages and customizable lessons requires a computer with a DVD reader. In Grapple Preteen: Volume 4 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “How Can Such a Big God Be a Best Friend to Me?” and “Will the End Really Come?” (9781470704704)Grapple Series offers 8 non-dated quarterly volumes for a two-year scope and sequence: In Grapple Preteen: Volume 1 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do My Parents Always Say No?” and “Can Being a Christian Ever Be Fun? (9781470704483) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 2 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do Some People Have More Friends?” and “How Do I Know if the Bible Is True?” (9781470704476) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 3 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do So Many People Boss Me Around?” and “Why Doesn’t Everyone Go to Heaven?” (9781470704698) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 5 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why “What if Someone’s Different From Me?” and “Where Did God Come From?” (9781470708573) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 6 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “What Difference Can I Make?” and “What’s the Right Way to Pray?” (9781470708580) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 7 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Am I Really a Sinner?” and “Is Being Liked What Matters?” (9781470708597) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 8 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “What’s Satan Trying to Do?” and “Why Don’t All People Want God?” (9781470708603)

Field-tested fun! The Game Guy is geared up and ready to give you over 200 great games that are easy to pull off and field-tested with teens in many settings.You will find: "Gaming Tips" on:– getting kids to participate,– lead games for special needs,– change competitive games into cooperative games,– save games gone bad, and more! Symbols showing:– energy levels (Energy Saver to Zoomer),– space needed,– games played in pairs, and– crowd-pleasers that work well for 50 or more players. Classic games with new twists. Games for playing indoors and outdoors. Games that teach. Games that build community in your group! Supply lists. Tips and bonus ideas. Notes on group sizes. Indexes listing games by:– game activity (running, posing, storytelling, singing, writing, etc.)– game object (balls, balloons, beans, etc.)– game formation.Plus, this legendary games expert exposes some of the worst games ever played, and shares his philosophy of fun in youth ministry. You'll be equipped to lead youth with the best collection of games—ever!

Bigger is better with Bible Big Books! An impressive 16X20 inches, these are storybooks everyone can see even from the back row! Each book is beautifully illustrated, a memorable, kid-friendly telling of a Bible story you want your children to know and remember. And Bible Big Books are easy to read aloud because text is reproduced on the back cover.

A Marriage Book with a Difference! A Revolutionary Message "I've been married 35 years and have not heard this taught." "This is the key that I have been missing." "You connected all the dots for me." "As a counselor, I have never been so excited about any material." "You're on to something huge here." A Simple Message A wife has one driving need_to feel loved. When that need is met, she is happy. A husband has one driving need_to feel respected. When that need is met, he is happy. When either of these needs isn't met, things get crazy. Love and Respect reveals why spouses react negatively to each other, and how they can deal with such conflict quickly, easily, and biblically. A Message That Works Based on over three decades of counseling, as well as scientific and biblical research, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs and his wife, Sarah, have already taken the Love and Respect message across America and are changing the way couples talk to, think about, and treat each other. What do you want for your marriage? Want some peace? Want to feel close? Want to feel valued? Want to experience marriage the way God intended? Then why not try some Love and Respect. -taken from hardcover edition

13 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids About GodKid-Sized Theology to Prepare Them for LifeChildren's ministry leaders have been asking for an effective way to teach kids the foundational truths of the Christian faith. 13 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids About God is the answer. This easy-to-use resource helps kids experience, grasp and embrace thefundamentals of their faith.13 Bible-packed lessonsHands-on learningLeader-friendly, step-by-step lessonsAn essential resource for any children's ministry!