Lysa TerKeurst hit a nerve when she wrote Made to Crave, which aims to offer the missing link between a woman’s desire to be healthy and the spiritual empowerment necessary to make that happen. Now tailoring her thoughts on the subject to the younger set, Made to Crave for Young Women is a book and Bible study to help younger readers find the desire to make healthy lifestyle choices and grow closer to God in the process. The 224-page softcover book from Zondervan retails for $12.99.

Author and apologist Dan Story takes a compelling look at what the Bible says about creation care in Should Christians Be Environmentalists? (Kregel Publications). Releasing March 1 and retailing for $13.99, the book addresses misconceptions and erroneous assertions that presuppose Christians are not concerned about taking care of the environment. Story reviews the stewardship guidelines given by God and reinforced by Jesus, and highlights both missional and evangelistic opportunities.

When You Are Down to Nothing, God Is Up to Something offers an encouraging word from Robert A. Schuller, son of televangelist and Robert H. Schuller, longtime pastor of the Crystal Cathedral. The younger Schulller was forced out of the pulpit in 2008 after being groomed as the congregation’s next pastor—a time when he felt alone despite the love of his family, friends and God. Reminded that God had his future in hand, Schuller is now able to forge his own path instead of following in his father’s footsteps. In stores March 28, the hardcover book from FaithWords retails for $22.99.

New York Times best-selling author and pastor T.D. Jakes explores the power of forgiveness in Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven, a Feb. 28 release from Atria Books/Simon & Schuster. Showing readers that a refusal to forgive means “we basically insist on setting our standards higher than God’s,” Jakes reveals battles he has had personally with forgiving others. The book retails for $25.

Richard R. Dunn, lead pastor at Fellowship Evangelical Free Church in Knoxville, Tenn., and Jana L. Sundene, associate professor at Trinity International University, offer guidance to those who mentor adults who are in their 20s and early 30s. In Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults: Life-Giving Rhythms for Spiritual Transformation, they call on mentors of emerging adults to forgo formulas and walk alongside them as they learn to follow Christ. Releasing this month, the IVP Books title retails for $18.

For a favorite sport, hobby or job, men tend to go “all in,” immersing themselves with enthusiasm. In Man on the Run, pastor and author Zeke Pipher helps impassioned, or “hyper-hobbied,” men recognize what’s best in life. Pipher speaks from experience, having pursued up to 34 hobbies at one time. The Howard Books author encourages men not to overextend themselves so much that family is neglected, friends are pushed aside, and churches and civic groups lack male participation. The book retails for $14.99.

David Gregory—author of the best-selling Dinner With a Perfect Stranger and A Day With a Perfect Stranger (both WaterBrook Press)—continues his theme of meeting with Jesus in Night With a Perfect Stranger: The Conversation That Changes Everything, releasing this month from Worthy Publishing (EMI CMG Distribution). The third book of a trilogy was written for burned-out and frustrated Christians and offers the message that Jesus has something for believers beyond what they are currently experiencing. The hardcover book retails for $14.99.

Miraculous Movements: How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love With Jesus recounts true stories of how imams, sheikhs and entire mosques are embracing Christ, and outlines the principle of service that opens doors of opportunity to the gospel. Author Jerry Trousdale, who works with CityTeam Ministries, also describes his organization’s program using disciple-making movements. The Thomas Nelson title releases this month and retails for $9.99.

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