Piercing Proverbs: Wise Words for Today's Generation
- ISBN-10
- 0307778460
- ISBN-13
- 9780307778468
- Category
- Young Adult Nonfiction
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-03-23
- Publisher
- Multnomah
- Author
- Melody Carlson
Description
More and more teens find themselves growing up in a world lacking in godly wisdom and direction. In Piercing Proverbs, bestselling youth fiction author Melody Carlson offers solid messages of the Bible in a version that can compete with TV, movies, and the Internet for the attention of this vital group in God's kingdom. Choosing life-impacting portions of teen-applicable Proverbs, Carlson paraphrases them into understandable, teen-friendly language and presents them as guidelines for clearly identified areas of life (such as friendship, family, money, and mistakes). Teens will easily read and digest these high-impact passages of the Bible delivered in their own words.
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