While there are a number of things we can do with our teens to help them develop their faith, including reading the Bible with them, praying with them, and looking for opportunities to have deep conversations on important topics, we can also help our teens develop and grow by providing them with solid Christian books.
Christian Focus Publications has a number of good Christian books for teens. I want to highlight 10 Christian books from Christian Focus for your teen to read that will help grow their faith.
Christian Books for Your Teen to Read
Life Hacks: Letting God Sort It by Mary-Louis Stone
Life Hacks: Letting God Sort It is a teen guide to living modern life through the guidance of God’s word. This book helps your teen look at God’s “hacks” for life through a series of 50 to-the-point devotions.
A Young Person’s Guide to Knowing God by Patricia St. John
A Young Person’s Guide to Knowing God covers the important questions teens have about God through real-life stories, prayers, and thought-provoking questions. Topics covered include:
- Who is God and what is he like?
- Why is there so much suffering in the world?
- Wasn’t I born a Christian?
- Does Jesus care about me?
- Can I really know God?
You Asked: Your Questions. God’s Answers. by William Edgar
You Asked: Your Questions. God’s Answers. tackles twenty-four questions young people ask from a biblical, common sense point of view. Questions answered include: ‘Where is God?’ ‘Can we trust the Bible?’ ‘What about love and sex?’ ‘Does God love gay people?’ ‘When will the world end?’ ‘Are there vampires?’ ‘Can I have real friends?’
Water the Earth: A Student’s Guide to Missions by Aaron Little
Water the Earth: A Student’s Guide to Missions is a great tool to help your students think through the theology and practical implications and impact of missions, both short-term and long-term. Aaron Little doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to highlighting the broken, narcissistic theology of the West, but he does hold out hope that we can apply God’s Word and a little common sense to our view of missions.
Read my review here.
God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History by Brian Cosby
God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History does a fabulous job of giving an overview of church history from a theologically conservative, Protestant viewpoint. Mr. Cosby writes in a conversational narrative that’s not pretentious, but it’s also not condescending. His voice and tone are perfect for middle and high school students. In 138 pages, Brian Cosby takes us through the important points of church history beginning in the Old Testament and ending with the challenges and blessings facing today’s Church.
Read my review here.
Betty Greene: Courage Has Wings by Irene Howat
Betty Greene: Courage Has Wings is the story of Betty Greene, a woman who learned to fly planes when they were still new, exciting, and dangerous. Betty was the first pilot in an organization she established to support missions work using airplanes after World War II. Betty flew in America, Africa, and Irian Jaya. Her amazing story is something your teens will love reading.
Lilias Trotter: Daring in the Desert by Irene Howat
Lilias Trotter: Daring in the Desert is the story of an Algerian artist in the 1800s who chose between pursuing her talent or using her calling for the glory of the Lord. Your teens will learn about the life of a young woman who loved God and served the people of the desert.
Input – Output: Getting to the Heart of Personal Prayer and Bible Study by Jo Boddam-Whetham
Input – Output: Getting to the Heart of Personal Prayer and Bible Study will encourage your teens to spend time in God’s word and praying. These spiritual disciplines are essential to your teen’s growth and this book will help them better understand the importance of taking time to meet with God.
101 Devotions for Guys: From the Lives of Great Christians by Rebecca Davis
101 Devotions for Guys: From the Lives of Great Christians takes stories directly from Christian history. In 101 devotionals for boys, each two page spread includes a short story from Christian history followed by a relevant Bible verse and a very short prayer.
Read my review here.
101 Devotions for Girls: From the Lives of Great Christians by Rebecca Davis
101 Devotions for Girls: From the Lives of Great Christians takes stories directly from Christian history. In 101 devotionals for girls, each two page spread includes a short story from Christian history followed by a relevant Bible verse and a very short prayer.
Read my review here.
Giving good Christian books to your teen to read is a great way to encourage them to grow in Christ. These 10 books from Christian Focus Publications are a great start!
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Irene says
May 9, 2018 at 5:11 amThose book look so neat and useful! Young people really need books that lead them to Jesus at their own level… they don’t completely feel adults or kids, but can definitely grow and identify as God’s warriors if equipped properly. God bless you for such a wonderful giveaway!
Jenelle says
May 9, 2018 at 5:18 amThis would be so helpful. My eldest is in a really dark place right now and I so desperately am looking for ways to help her.
Liz says
May 9, 2018 at 5:20 amThanks for the giveaway!
Tori says
May 9, 2018 at 5:24 amWhere is the actual entry form to win the books for teens?
Danika says
May 9, 2018 at 6:03 amHi, Tori. It’s near the bottom of the post under the big Giveaway title and before the Posts You’ll Love title.
emily says
May 9, 2018 at 6:13 amThere’s just a black box showing in that spot on my computer. 🙁
Danika says
May 9, 2018 at 6:15 amCan you try a different browser, Emily? It’s working for me on Chrome on my cell and my laptop.
Stevie Arledge says
May 9, 2018 at 5:32 amI am such a book nut. I love building a personal library for my family. These books look as if they would be a great addition!!
Jennie says
May 9, 2018 at 5:33 amVery exciting!!
Wilma says
May 9, 2018 at 5:53 amI would love them for my son!
Melissa A Wolf says
May 9, 2018 at 5:55 amI’m loving all of these giveaways! Thanks so much!
Gail says
May 9, 2018 at 6:06 amthe devotionals
ki says
May 9, 2018 at 6:43 amAll the giveaways, especially the devotionals are wonderful!
Rebecca says
May 9, 2018 at 7:09 amThanks so much this would be a great package to win.
Kelly Burton says
May 9, 2018 at 7:15 amWhat excites me the most about these books is my love for books and being able to share them with others in my life. Thank you!
Lori in NY says
May 9, 2018 at 7:41 amI’m excited about the high school bundle!
Gigi says
May 9, 2018 at 7:50 amI’m always looking for good-for-them books for my kids to read! Thank you!
Kala says
May 9, 2018 at 8:16 amThese books look amazing for my son!
Menke says
May 9, 2018 at 8:29 amIt’s always good to have extra books, right?
Marcia says
May 9, 2018 at 8:39 amSeveral here I would love to read myself before passing on to all my favorite teens!
Kim says
May 9, 2018 at 8:49 amThe books look great!
Brandyrene williams says
May 9, 2018 at 8:51 amWe love to read
Lisa Gutierrez says
May 9, 2018 at 8:58 amEven if I don’t win, I definitely found some new titles to put on my ThriftBooks wishlist! Thanks for the recommendations!!
Sonja Rea says
May 9, 2018 at 9:02 amLove this list! Thanks for the recommendations! Hope to use these with my young teens!
Margo says
May 9, 2018 at 9:24 amThese look like excellent books for teenagers!
Kara Bass says
May 9, 2018 at 9:24 amWith 3 teens still at home, these look great.
Audra says
May 9, 2018 at 9:35 amWhat amazing resources!
Barbara S. says
May 9, 2018 at 9:36 amThank you for the chance to win these books. They will be a great addition to my homeschool. I can add or switch these books to the must-read list for my children and myself to read.
JenL says
May 9, 2018 at 10:10 amThank you for this opportunity!
Susan Menzmer says
May 9, 2018 at 10:12 amThese all look great! Hoping I win, but even if I don’t I will take some notes on a few that I may try and buy for my daughter. Appreciate your telling about them.
June says
May 9, 2018 at 10:20 amI’d love to have my 13 year old read some of these!
Rebecca says
May 9, 2018 at 11:56 amWe are always on the lookout for good books!
Jessica Sargent says
May 9, 2018 at 12:57 pmThank you for highlighting these resources.
Jan says
May 9, 2018 at 1:16 pmWinning these will be an invaluable resource and well needed, great blessing. Thank you so much.
clarice jones says
May 9, 2018 at 3:59 pmAlways a need for more books leading kids to the LORD.
Lindsay says
May 9, 2018 at 8:04 pmThese books would be great not only for my kids but as gifts for the many kids that we know that also walk with God.
Steph says
May 9, 2018 at 8:41 pmWhat an amazing selection. Some of these I had not heard of, but know they would be great for my kids.
Kristy says
May 10, 2018 at 5:01 amMy girls are big readers. I’m always on the lookout for more books that grow them spiritually.
Lori McCool says
May 10, 2018 at 6:32 amThese will be super helpful to reinforce what our children learned in Christian school as we’re moving them into public school.
Christi Brogan says
May 10, 2018 at 6:42 amI’m always looking for devotionals for my girls so can’t wait to check that out!
Sarah Schreffler says
May 10, 2018 at 8:51 amDoes God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History go over the early Church Fathers (Ignatious, Polycarp, etc?) I’m reading Cold-Case Christianity and finding the early — pre-Nicea track that we have for the Scriptures fascinating.
Ruth O. says
May 10, 2018 at 10:54 amThese seem like such uplifting books! I wish I had had them when I was a teen!
Karin says
May 10, 2018 at 10:58 amCan’t wait to read these!
Deanna says
May 10, 2018 at 6:02 pmThank you for the opportunity to win these great book giveaways!
Pei says
May 11, 2018 at 4:42 amThank you so much for the giveaways!
Judith Martinez says
May 12, 2018 at 1:38 pmWow! There are a lot of great resources on this list.
rebecca_mamabee says
May 22, 2018 at 11:00 amawesome! I’m always looking for books for my soon to be teen on his walk with God!
Pam S says
May 22, 2018 at 11:12 amThese look like great reading for our summer!
Heather Goetsch says
May 22, 2018 at 11:17 amThis is a great giveaway for teens! Social media has taken over so many of their lives, getting them into some good literature about faith is a big deal! Thanks for doing this giveaway.
Kristy says
May 22, 2018 at 12:28 pmI would love to put some sound, theological content into the hands of my teen boys!
M C says
May 22, 2018 at 2:52 pmNothing better for a family of bookworms! 🙂
nicole b says
May 22, 2018 at 7:13 pmThese look like some great life lesson books, thank you for the opportunity.
Stephy says
May 22, 2018 at 7:36 pmThanks for the great recommendations!!
Elicia says
May 22, 2018 at 10:44 pmI’m most excited for a simple way to spend time with my kid!
Rachel L Taylor says
May 23, 2018 at 3:48 amMy teen devours non-fiction books written for Christians. She would be elated to have nee books to read this summer. Thank you for doing giveaways!