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lauraoinak's review

5.0

The ‘teen’ years are a time in life when one is growing in awareness of your place in the world (or maybe seeking out that place is more like it.) It’s a time when connections are really being made, although there are still times when you still need wise counsel to avoid bad decisions that might have you reasoning something is perfectly logical when you don’t have enough of the picture to really discern what is going on. And, it is a time when you can be so deluged by the world with messages that are in extreme opposition to that of Christ.
This book brings the message to teens that they need to step out of their comfort zone and be bold! They need to live life as Christ calls us to live, even if it is not the ‘popular’ choice. Beyond the actual chapters to read, there are also questions for discussion and/or reflection at the end of each chapter. Within the chapters, you will find examples of Biblical heroes, those imperfect people chosen by God to do extraordinary things once they made the choice to live courageously.

If you enjoyed the film or at least the film’s message and have a teenager in your life, I’d definitely recommend checking out this title. At around 160 pages, it packs a lot of punch in a short number of pages.
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jodysbookishhaven's review

5.0

This book would be a wonderful group bible study for teens and/or tweens. Mr. Catt gives teens a challenge to make a difference, be good at
it, and overcome any challenge, become stronger in their faith. Catt gives them examples from the Bible of what and the how to do the challenges.

I am glad that I was given the opportunity to read and review Courageous Teens. I almost passed on it, and I am so glad that I did not. I respect the idea that Catt talks with these teens with maturity and respect for their thoughts and feelings. I enjoyed going through each challenge in the book i.e.: Courageous Faith, Courageous Leadership, Courageous Priorities, and Courageous Influence, I needed to read this book and apply allot of the content to my own life. I believe this book could benefit adults as well as teens. I felt the challenges made me stronger in my faith and taught me that we can all own our feelings, and have the right to feel the way we do.