Join two friends as they encounter life. Jack, a freewheeling, eye-ogling athlete and his teammate, Damon, Jack's antithesis, start from the same hometown. But their paths after that point differ considerably. Damon's strength, living a steady life, intersects Jack's fault, living life too fully. Damon's road allows him to think he has life's best. Jack's leads him through mental anguish and ethical dilemmas. When Jack leans on Damon for help against a dread disease, Life shows Damon that his stability and moral code lack life's passion and that his frivolous friend has the secret of robust living.

Rodrigo Lopez is a tough young teenager who believes only in violence and values his reputation above everything else. Will Fortune is a hard-working perfectionist whose only goal is to leave the world a better place than he found it. Jim Stone is incredibly smart, incredibly talented, and incredibly uncertain about his future. Each has his own problems, but they all attend the same high school, and as fate would have it, their worlds do not stay separate. They meet each other with hard feelings, unaware that their encounters could be exactly what they need.

This is a thirty-day devotional book, hoping to provoke thought and encouragement, as well as give some insight from a slightly different point of view. God uses us in different ways to reach different groups of people. As different as my points of view may be, they are not contradictory to God's Word. I use many life experiences to help illustrate messages. I hope to encourage the church as well as strengthen and equip you so you can utilize your God-given talents to share with a lost and dying world that we all are imperfect, but we're forgiven simply because we have accepted our fate as sinners and have reached out to the Savior. "As iron sharpens iron so shall a friend sharpen the countenance of another."

Think about the people who influenced your life most. Why did they do it? What did they do? How did they go about it? Answer these questions and you will be hooked on mentoring for the rest of your life. In As Iron Sharpens Iron, respected authors, Howard and Bill Hendricks, show that the most dramatic spiritual and personal growth often happens through the influence of a mentor. Rooted in biblical principles, this book is both a profound and practical guide to mentoring relationships for men. You'll learn how to: Identify the kind of mentor you need, maximize your mentoring relationship, model your relationship after biblical examples, grow through the shared wisdom of another believer, and influence others as you replicate the mentoring process. Whether you are looking for a mentor or wish to mentor someone else, this book provides specific steps to begin the relationship and make the most of it.

For decades, the drug abuse epidemic has been growing. The government has declared opioid addiction to be a crisis. But with all the money and effort spent, we are not winning the war. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t put the drugged up Humpty Dumptys back together again. The church offers the solution to the drug problem. As Iron Sharpens Iron opens with “Katherina,” a woman struggling with drug addiction who is crying out for help, she experiences the horror of the drug world and how it is destroying her life, including her relationships with others. She becomes isolated and looks for guidance to stop her out-of-control life. Katherina meets the author and reluctantly asks him for help to conquer her voluntary slavery of addiction. He takes her to faith-based meetings, to church and church functions, where she was ministered to and shown the light. The people, including the author’s parents, are a good witness to her and brings her away from the dark drug world and into the light of Jesus. Katherina accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior, and his work is evident in her life. After God calls Katherina home, the author connected to a faith-based ministry for drug addicts and those suffering from other hurts and hang-ups. The story of Katherina’s struggle with drugs and her victory, through Christ, is interwoven with an in-depth look at the root of the problem.

It is said that as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Author Errick Ford proves to do just that with the inspirational and engaging Iron Sharpens Iron. From Benjamin Franklin to Uncle Julius and many other great minds of the ages, Errick has created a book that brings together some of the most profound and useful excerpts from throughout human times. You will love the collection he has put together. There are the dos and the don'ts, the always and the nevers. You will find after reading this book that some of the thoughts will become a part of your own philosophy concerning life. This is real life speaking to real life; iron sharpens iron. You will find several items in this book that will remain with you the rest of your life. Keep it near you; read it often. Errick currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas. He fully believes that one man can be sharpened in many ways by another, which is his inspiration for this book.

Use it for note taking, gratitude, and studyMakes a beautiful gift for a Bible study group. Standard, medium ruled notebook. Size: large, 8.5 x 11 Inside: 110 pages (55 sheets), College lined (medium ruled) paper