LONGWOOD, FL-The struggles teens deal with today are not the struggles of yesteryear, when the extent of peer pressure was whether to wear a fly collar or listen to Huey Lewis or Michael Jackson's Bad album. More and more teens are trading their M80 prank firecrackers for M16s, as evidenced by the events at Columbine High School. We have reached a transition point in America where drugs, alcohol, and sex are rampant in schools, and gangs and violence are spreading like diseases. Author Greg Nosar addresses the issues teens face in Help! I Am a Teenager (paperback, 978-1-60266-087-8; hardcover, 978-1-60266-088-5), a book designed to confront real-life situations with scriptural insights.
"This book is not the Word of God, but its purpose is to draw teens to the Word," says Nosar, a youth pastor who has worked extensively with teenagers. "It gives teenagers a voice to what is going on in their lives."
Nosar wrote the book to promote discussion and prayer between parents and teens. Help! I Am a Teenager makes its timely entrance into a world inundated with an alarming amount of teen fatalities, suicides, depression, and violence. Nosar hopes his book will be the remedy parents and teens have been searching for, and the appetizer to instill in them a hunger for the Word. "To all the teenagers out there who are living their everyday lives and dealing with lifeÕs adversities, this book is for you. It is designed to let your feelings be heard. This book will give you strength. I tried to incorporate Scripture that pertains to your life, and give you hope and encouragement."
Greg Nosar is youth pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He and his wife, Angela, have one daughter, Hannah.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Help! I Am a Teenager through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007