02.15 | CBA Retailers+Resources 29The Official Magazine of CBA

Goll to be a mixture of inspiration, encourage-ment, and Bible primer. Chock-full of complete Bible verses to under-score each principle, it’s divided into two sec-tions: To Know Him Is to Love Him and Knowing God by Knowing His Word.

This reader-friendly academic study is con-vincing in its argument that Christians must know God and His Word. It would be an invalu-able resource, especially to new believers who might ask why but never get a solid answer to basic Christian tenets.

When so few Christ followers seem to under-stand why they believe what they believe, this is a timely release. Chris-tians will discover why it’s essential to know the Bible if they want to take their faith walk seriously.—Michele Howe

The Power of 100! Shaun King/Howard Booksc $24 ISBN: 9781476790169King is a man on a mission: He wants to transform dreamers into victors through the fo-cused, goal-setting plan outlined in this book. Filled with inspiring sto-ries, excellent tips, and insightful quotes, this must-read is for those

who want to live life to its fullest and take their dreams to a higher level.

Aimed at Millennials familiar with the term “Keep it 100,” which means be the highest expression of yourself, King emphasizes that we should live every day on purpose, always looking forward to what God has in store.

Even though he appears to be focused on the hip-hop generation, King’s message is universal. Recommend to those who want to follow their dreams with sober, intentional persistence.—Michelle Lovato

RiseTrip Lee/Nelson Booksp $16.99 ISBN: 9780529120991Lee, a hip-hop artist, pastor, and thought leader, pens this book for young Christians, but it’s a great read for those of any age. He encour-ages readers to wake up, rise, and live the way God intended.

Lee explains that we’re taught that our youth is to be spent ir-responsibly, but he dis-agrees. He wants young people to use social media in moderation be-cause oversaturation can lead to a lack of solitude and contemplation.

This book is motiva-tional and should be recommended to people who are ready to live their life for God.—Kristy Dobbs

Runaway RadicalAmy Hollingsworth and Jonathan Hollingsworth/W Publishing Groupp $15.99 ISBN: 9780718031237Simply put, Runaway Radical puts legalism and mere “appearances” on the chopping block: “The legalism I rejected proclaimed, Look how good I am because of what I don’t do. The legalism I accepted proclaimed, Look how good I am because of what I do… Both say, Look at me.”

Jonathan Holling-sworth lived an austere life in hopes it would make him a “better fol-lower” of Jesus, but after a missions trip gone wrong and the accom-panying disillusionment, he found that “grace deems everyone worthy in a world that says no one is good enough.”

Mother and son do a fantastic job of bringing difficult material to light. I see this book appealing to the same audience as Blue Like Jazz. It’s part of the same conversation, and this book possibly has a niche with those

who’ve suffered similar disillusionment with the do-more, radical life.—Von Mitchell

Scary CloseDonald Miller/Nelson Booksc $19.99 ISBN: 9780785213185Being deeply loved requires being deeply known. Being deeply known requires un-guarded openness. For many people that prop-osition is too scary, so we settle for acceptance.

We hope for popular-ity. The desire to impress replaces the desire to connect. Applause sup-plants genuine love. This was Miller’s approach to relationships, until he discovered a better way.

Scary Close chronicles his efforts to stop hid-ing and open up his life to others. He describes thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, and fears that had to be faced and overcome. And he de-tails mistakes made and lessons learned about intimacy in relationships, particularly in his court-ship and recent marriage to Betsy.

Very well-written, Scary Close reads like a relaxing, long-antici-pated visit with an old friend. Miller captures relationship ideas and experiences common to everyone, but writes

about them in a way that’s fresh, thought pro-voking, humorous, and engaging. Scary Close is scary good! Recommend this book to everyone high-school-aged and older. —David Mundt

Waiting on GodCharles Stanley/Howard Booksc $24.99 ISBN: 9781476794037The hope and encour-agement in Waiting is organized around four ideas: be directed, purposeful, active, and courageous as you suf-fer, struggle, or wait for answers to prayer. 

Stanley offers guid-ance to accept Jesus, understand God’s will, and live life to the full-est no matter what your circumstances may be. 

His writing is filled with poignant personal stories, wise and practi-cal advice, and plenty of Scripture. His sec-tion comparing one’s personal struggles with the history of Israel is especially instructive concerning patience and perseverance.

Any adult who has known discouragement, impatience, frustration, disappointment, pain, or problems of any kind will benefit from this book.  —John Bernstein

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