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per day. About two-thirds of these teens say they text their friends at least once a day while only 26% prefer to call their friends every day.


Source: World Magazine, April 21, 2012


ccording to a recent Pew Research report, the average American teen sends 60 text messages


Aging


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Workforce


There are now three million more Americans ages 65 and over working fulltime than there were just a decade ago. Men and women in this age group now make up 18% of the workforce, up from the 13% in the last 10 years.


Source: The Week, March 23, 2012


The Mission of God Study Bible (Hol- man Bible Publishing, 2012) edited by Ed Stetzer and Phillip Nation includes a variety of tools that’ll help you follow the mission of God throughout the Bible—includ- ing book introductions and study notes specifi cally focused on the subject. Besides the plethora of written, missions- related study notes in this


study Bible, you’ll also fi nd videos—accessible via QR codes through your smartphone or tablet— that’ll help you dig further into God’s mission. If you’re passionate about what God is doing in North America and around the world, this study Bible is a great companion to your regular quiet time.


Meet the Skeptic (New Life Publishing) by Bill Foster will help you better understand the spiritual skeptics you live and work around. Using the book, you’ll be able to better discern what type of skeptic (spiritual, moral, scientifi c or biblical) you’re sharing with and what their core objections to biblical Christianity may be. The book also identifi es “red-fl ag words” that help you, in the middle of a conversation, discern more about the skeptic.


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Source: Baptist Press and Statistics Canada


he largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-larg- est city in the nation, Montreal is home to more than 3 million people,


99% of whom are considered to be unchurched. To be a part of seeing more churches planted and supported through Send North America: Montreal, visit namb.net/mobilize-me.


Transformational Discipleship (B&H Publishing, 2012) by Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley and Philip Nation gives you a well-researched vision for how believers grow in their Christian faith. Using biblical understanding, solid research by LifeWay Research and their own experiences, the authors of this book show you how truth, posture and leaders come together to facilitate life transformation for the believer. As you look to disciple those you’re leading to Christ, this is a great book to study.


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