While My Child is Away by Edie Melson

“The most powerful thing you can do for your child is to pray” writes Edie Melson in her new book While My Child is Away. This book is not merely a devotional but it is replete with prayers, Scripture verses, quotes, and application. This book is divided into chapters based on topics that parents would like to pray for their dear children. Within in each chapter, there is a section of prayers that parents would pray for their children followed by a section that the parent might pray for themselves. This book is designed in such a way that parents can use it individually or they can use it with their prayer partners in a group Bible Study.

Priceless by Joel and Luke Smallbone

James Stevens at one point in his life, was a good man and had a great life but now he is at one of the darkest crossroads of his life. In Priceless, Joel and Luke Smallbone chronicle the “priceless moment” that has been part of the band from the beginning, reminding women of their worth and encouraging men to respect and honor women. In the novel, James is angry and can’t hold a steady job and agrees to drive a box truck on a cross country trip for cash. But he eventually discovers he is actually delivering people. Does he change his mind by delivering them as he had initially committed? Or does he save the lives of these individuals? Does his conscience and conviction change the course of his future based on the decision he makes? Or does he suppress his conscience to get the cash he so desperately needs?