Worthy Publishing releases this month The Good Fight: How Conflict Can Bring You Closer (hardcover, $19.99) by New York Times best-selling authors and marriage counselors Les and Leslie Parrott. Based on their extensive experience and research, the Parrotts reveal misbeliefs about marital conflict and new techniques to help couples constructively manage conflict. They provide practical advice for avoiding pitfalls, diffusing hurt and anger, and building harmonious relationships.

The newest book by New York Times best-selling author and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer is Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits: 14 New Behaviors That Will Energize Your Life. Meyer examines the nature of habits, points out the first habit to establish—the God Habit, and explains how to break bad habits. She then discusses 14 good habits to develop, such as decisiveness, generosity and confidence. FaithWords releases this $19.99 hardcover this month.

Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies by Paul David Tripp releases this month from Crossway (hardcover, $22.99). In the book, Tripp, president of Paul Tripp Ministries and director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care, addresses sexual and financial idolatry. By focusing on God’s grace and pointing readers toward Scripture, he offers practical guidance for finding true joy and satisfaction in a pleasure-oriented society. Regional conferences and a DVD curriculum are planned to supplement the book.

The Fearless Passage of Steven Kim (Whitaker House) is the true story of an American businessman imprisoned in China for four years for rescuing North Korean refugees. Written by Carl Herzig with Steven Kim, the book tells how Kim, after 50 years as a businessman in China, responded to God’s call to help North Korean refugees. Arrested for leading a prayer meeting in his apartment, Kim then led fellow inmates and his prison guard to Christ. Releasing this month, the softcover book retails for $12.99.

Using personal stories and Scripture meditations in The Easy Burden of Pleasing God, Patty Kirk reminds readers that God’s yoke is easy and the burden of loving Him is light. Writer-in-residence and associate professor at John Brown University, Kirk addresses the issues at the heart of a spiritual life tainted by perfectionism and explores God’s promises of ease. Retailing for $15, the softcover book releases this month from IVP Crescendo, an imprint of InterVarsity Press.

In Sabotage: How Insecurity Destroys Everything, Trinity Jordan aims to help readers connect with God and others the way God has designed. He addresses the root issues behind insecurity, such as discontent and comparing oneself to others, which sabotage the abundant life God intends for believers. Jordan is a church-planting facilitator for the Church Multiplication Network and founder, with his wife, Ami, of Elevation Church in Layton, Utah. Passio, an imprint of Charisma House Book Group, releases this softcover for $14.99 this month.

God Makes Lemonade: True Stories That Amaze and Encourage offers vignettes from ordinary people who discovered unexpected sweetness in sour circumstances, from life-threatening situations to day-to-day challenges. The stories are compiled by Don Jacobson, former president and owner of Multnomah Publishers and founder of the author management company D.C. Jacobson & Associates, and a series is planned. Thomas Nelson releases this softcover book ($15.99) this month.

Motivational speaker and director of Life Without Limbs, Nick Vujicic has written Limitless: Devotions for a Ridiculously Good Life. Vujicic, who was born without arms and legs, draws on materials from his best-selling books Life Without Limits and Unstoppable, offering 50 short, faith-building readings. Topics include relationships, health and disability concerns, the power of dreams, surrender, serving others and more. WaterBrook Press releases Limitless this month in hardcover for $14.99.

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.

God Wins, a response to Rob Bell’s New York Times best-seller Love Wins (HarperOne), discusses the nature of heaven, hell and the destiny of mankind. Written by Mark Galli, senior managing editor of Christianity Today magazine, God Wins includes a group discussion guide. The August release from Tyndale House Publishers retails for $12.99.   ?Insights on Revelation—the latest in the series “Swindoll’s New Testament Insights” by Charles R. Swindoll— defends a dispensational premillennial framework for reading the last book of the Bible. The Zondervan hardcover comes out this month and retails for $25.99.   ?Jennifer Grant’s Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter is an intimate family memoir on the adoption process. Journalist Grant, already a mother of three, shares the personal, often humorous story of how she and husband David adopted a 15-month-old girl from Guatemala. The $15.99 Thomas Nelson book releases this month.   ?The Great Books Reader by John Mark Reynolds, general editor and director of Biola University’s Great Books program, features excerpts and essays on the most influential books in western civilization, from Homer to Chesterton. Releasing this month, the substantial hardcover volume from Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group retails for $34.99.   ?FrontLine, an imprint of Charisma House, releases the 2012 Biblical Guide to Voting this month. The voting guide addresses 22 key political issues, allowing the reader to make informed decisions at the polls from a biblical foundation. Issues such as illegal immigration, prison reform, Israel/Middle East and American exceptionalism are included in the book, which retails for $9.99.   ?In Love, Sex, and Happily Ever After, Craig Groeschel gives readers hope that there is such a thing as a loving marriage that goes the distance. Releasing Aug. 16, the Multnomah Books title retails for $14.99.

Auburn University head football coach Gene Chizik's All In: What It Takes to Be the Best releases July 5 from Tyndale House Publishers. Co-authored by David Thomas, the book chronicles the faith and career of Chizik, who in two years took the Iowa State Cyclones from a record of five wins and 19 losses to undefeated and later became the AP SEC Coach of the Year of the 2010 National Champions Auburn Tigers.   ?

International in its scope and contributors, The Dictionary of Christian Spirituality by Glen G. Scorgie, general editor, releases this month from Zondervan. The 864-page hardcover volume retails for $39.99.   ?

Shaunti Feldhahn continues her best-selling research-based series on men and women with this month's release of For Women Only in the Workplace: What You Need to Know About How Men Think at Work. A veteran of Wall Street and Capitol Hill, Feldhahn offers insights into the expectations and perceptions of men in the work environment. The Multnomah Books title retails for $15.99.   ?

Launching a new Barbour Publishing series, 40 Days to Better Living: Optimal Health provides manageable steps to better health. Readers choose the areas of life they want to improve and follow Dr. Scott Morris' 40-day plan. The compact $7.99 book also features scriptures and prayers.   ?

Stories of Faith and Courage From the Vietnam War by Larkin Spivey is the latest entry in the "Battlefields & Blessings" devotional series from God and Country Press, an imprint of AMG Publishers. The $16.99 book releases this month.   ?

Fans of the mother road will appreciate the nod to the nostalgic, cross-country highway in Route 66: A Crash Course in Navigating Life With the Bible (Monarch Books/Kregel Publications). Written by Krish Kandiah, the July book can be used independently or in a group and retails for $13.99.

PrayFit: Your Guide to a Healthy Body and a Stronger Faith in 28 Days climbed to No. 49 on Amazon's top sellers list, and also reached No. 6 in Christian Living and No. 3 in Healthy Living. The Regal title's chart movement came after an endorsement from actor/producer Tyler Perry. The book by celebrity trainer Jimmy Peña released in January.   ?

Mike and Daniel Blackaby—grandsons of Experiencing God author Henry Blackaby—issue a challenge to students to step up and stand out in an anti-God culture, in When Worlds Collide. The B&H Books title releases this month and retails for $14.99.   ?Inspired by a news segment on how the Amish came away unscathed from the economic downturn, 

Lorilee Craker set out to learn about the community's approach to money management. Money Secrets of the Amish is filled with stories that illustrate the wisdom of bargain shopping,

living with less, avoiding debt and more. Available this month from Thomas Nelson, it retails for $15.99.   

?In MomSense ($12.99, June), author Jean Blackmer offers "A Common-Sense Guide to Confident Mothering." From Revell/Baker Publishing Group, the Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) 2011 theme book encourages readers to assess their mothering skills and develop their own mothering style.   

?In When Mission Shapes the Mission, veteran pastor David Horner addresses international missions and why it is not more commonplace in the church today. He challenges pastors to serve as "conduits" for world mission and defines 10 best practices for churches. The B&H Books title releases this month and retails for $14.99.   

?Evangelist Greg Laurie urges believers to shed cultural Christianity and live the Christian life the way Jesus meant for it to be lived, in Let God Change Your Life: How to Know and Follow Jesus. The $14.99 David C. Cook title releases this month.

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