Mean: A Pocket Bible Study & Journal [Paperback]

Hayley DiMarco (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009 | Series: Pocket Bible Study & Journal

Hayley DiMarco knows that teens are hungry for God's Word. They want to know what God has to say to them and how they can apply his truth to their lives. But there are just not many teen-centered Bible study materials out there that connect. Hungry Planet to the rescue! Combining unique packaging with honest, teen-focused content, these Hungry Planet Bible studies are what teens, parents, and youth pastors have been waiting for.

In each volume, Hayley leads teens in an inductive Bible study in order to get the most out of the Scriptures. The studies are topic-driven--with volumes on mean girls, dating, modesty, and purity--so they speak to teens at a felt-need level. Now available in trade paper.

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From the Inside Flap

Excerpt Figuring out what is mean is a tricky job. Each person might have a different take on it. And some nice things you say can be taken as mean from the person you say them to. So what's the deal, is there a good definition of mean? A good way to judge for yourself if what you are about to do or say is mean? Or is mean a moving target that changes with people's perspective and/or emotion? Thank God for ultimate truth. In God's Word we can find the ultimate answers about what we should and shouldn't do to one another. So instead of trying to guess at what we think, let's have a look at the final authority on mean. The Bible is an instruction book that tells us how to live. It tells us about our God, what he loves and what he hates. As a believer it's important to know both things. To better understand mean and how to remove it from your life it's important to understand the things that God hates. Your hate list might just be a pet peeve list. In other words, a list of stuff that makes you crazy. But on God's hate list are things that are damaging not only to others but to the soul of the person who does them. His hate list is a sin list. The things that God hates are things that are not only mean but should be off limits to those who confess to follow Jesus. Let's open up those Bibles and have a look at what God says is too mean for his children. First Peter 3:8-9 - In the version below circle the word don't every time you see it and then underline the rest of the sentence after it. "Finally, all of you should be of one mind, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate when people say unkind things about you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That's what God wants you to do, and he will bless you for it" (NLT). Now, read it again and double underline all the things you should do. (You should find four things you should do.) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Be free of mean! Mean girls are everywhere, and there's nothing you can do about it. Or is there? God's Word can give you the peace and healing you're looking for. With this Pocket Bible Study & Journal you can feed yourself truths that help you •get the meaning of mean •take the "me" out of mean •bury the mean and live the love When it comes to problems with mean, you're not alone! If you have a mean girl in your life, this study is for you. Watch Hayley introduce each week of the study at www.hungryplanet.tv! Hungry Planet and PB&J--feeding your appetite for truth. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Revell; Student/Stdy Gde edition (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800734130
• ISBN-13: 978-0800734138
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #934,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hayley DiMarco is the best-selling author of more than thirty books, including Dateable, Marriable, Mean Girls, The Woman of Mystery, and Cupidity. She spent the early part of her career working for a little shoe company called Nike in Portland, Oregon and Thomas Nelson Publishers in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2002 Hayley left Nelson and founded Hungry Planet, a company intensely focused on feeding the world's appetite for truth by producing books and new media, taking on issues of faith and life with a distinctly modern voice. Shortly after founding Hungry Planet, Hayley successfully completed a nationwide executive search for someone to run the company so she could focus on writing. She describes her husband, Michael, as her most successful business acquisition!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simple, straightforward and relevant, May 10, 2010

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This review is from: Mean: A Pocket Bible Study & Journal (Paperback)

I went through this with a small group of high school girls. We met for about an hour or so and took two weeks for each section instead of one. The book doesn't spend time dwelling on mean things others have done; instead, it asks the reader to think about what you can do to make a difference, and encourages girls to be more aware how their words and actions affect others.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!!!!!!!, January 18, 2010

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This book is awesome! It has good messages to teach teen girls. I hope everyone reading this will buy this book. :)

5.0 out of 5 stars great for small groups!, December 29, 2011

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Y. Miller (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mean: A Pocket Bible Study & Journal (Paperback)

used this with a small group of middle school girls. some of them did have a bit of difficulty with the vocabulary and it does seem to be a bit more geared to high schoolers, but the way she handled the topics were perfect for our girls, so i would really encourage you to just work through whatever they might not immediately get. it's worth it!!

also, although i hoped the girls would read thru the chapters ahead of time and answer the questions before coming to group each week, i was lucky if i could just get them to remember to bring their book to our meetings. :) so the way i ended up preparing was reading thru the chapter and doing the questions and then going back and selecting the sections and questions/answers that i would have time to cover and that i thought were most important. then we'd just read thru them together and discuss the questions i picked out. it still made a great difference! thanks for the great book.