Let S Talk About The Faith

Presents advice, from a Christian perspective, for teenage girls about family problems, peer pressure, friendships, body image, and other issues they may not want to talk to their parents about.

New York Times Bestseller “A touching series of essays in which Evans, with Chu’s invisible pen, explores how one might find a path forward in Christianity beyond conservative evangelicalism” -Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker “Evans died at 37, but a beautiful new book captures her brave outlook. . . . I could not help but notice the poetry in Evans’s prose. . . . What readers will find in these pages was someone deeply human: funny, irreverent, curious, wise, forgiving, nonjudgmental.” -Maggie Smith, The Washington Post A collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence. Rachel Held Evans is widely recognized for her theologically astute, profoundly honest, and beautifully personal books, which have guided, instructed, edified, and shaped Christians as they seek to live out a just and loving faith. At the time of her tragic death in 2019, Rachel was working on a new book about wholeheartedness. With the help of her close friend and author Jeff Chu, that work-in-progress has been woven together with some of her other unpublished writings into a rich collection of essays that ask candid questions about the stories we’ve been told—and the stories we tell—about our faith, our selves, and our world. This book is for the doubter and the dreamer, the seeker and the sojourner, those who long for a sense of spiritual wholeness as well as those who have been hurt by the Church but can’t seem to let go of the story of Jesus. Through theological reflection and personal recollection, Rachel wrestles with God’s grace and love, looks unsparingly at what the Church is and does, and explores universal human questions about becoming and belonging. An unforgettable, moving, and intimate book.

History keeps happening. Truth remains. Fitting together the ever-changing history and the continuing truth is a challenge for every generation. Fitting the eternal truth of Jesus, his teachings, and his events into our contemporary scientific and technological age calls for honesty and courage. This brief treatise is an invitation for the various disparate groups of sincere followers of Jesus to respond to the need to come together, to agree, and sometimes agree to disagree about the significance today of the Christ events of more than two thousand years ago. While different views will always prevail within the different denominations of Christianity, that being a good and healthy thing when such differences are shared openly and in good faith, it will always be admirable and helpful to all when mutual respect is shared, when members of each denomination or sect are prayerfully supportive of all others. This little book will possibly offend some Christians. Let us accept that and respond with such views as that represent our differences. And let all of our dialogues be shared in gracious love.

A full, authentic life that's every teen's desire, and every teen's right. That's the message of Let's Talk, a new catechetical program specifically designed for 9th 12th grade teens. Developed by an experienced religious educator and youth minister, Let's Talk answers the need for a comprehensive and engaging overview of Catholic doctrine, specifically designed for parish youth ministry and following the framework of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Rather than a lecture, Let's Talk is an invitation to a lively, life-changing conversation between teens and their peers, parents, and teachers about the deep truths that give meaning and direction to everyday choices. Teens will find straightforward answers not just in the text but in debate and discussion with each other a method of learning that will last a lifetime. In four easy-to-use workbooks, Let's Talk offers: 32 guided discussions on topics that matter most to teens friends, family, health, sex, relationships, education, career choices, financial planning, just having fun, and more! Direct references to Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church to provide a solid foundation Easy-to-follow, systematic format to keep discussions productive Conversation-starters that relate the truths of the Faith to everyday life A "Bringing It Home" challenge to encourage teens to continue the conversation at home with their parents A helpful answer section at the end of each workbook The opportunity to form positive peer relationships through sharing and dialogue

Laird Alexander MacDonell has a choice: stay true to his duty or lose his heart forever to the woman who betrayed him--his own wife. Lady Sybella MacKenzie is forced to search for her clan's ancient seeing stone under the roof of her father's enemy. When she finds the precious artifact, will she choose the family who raised her, or will she stand with the man who has captured her soul?

Dear God, Let's Talk About You offers prayers and advice to strengthen readers' bond with God