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The guy's guide to God, girls, and the phone in your pocket : 101 real-world tips for teenage guys / Jonathan McKee.

Summary:

The Guy's Guide will encourage your faith, challenge you spiritually, and give you real-life advice on how to live out your faith in today's highly secularized culture.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781624169908
  • ISBN: 1624169902
  • Physical Description: 222 pages; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Uhrichsville, Ohio : Shiloh Run Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography pages 223-224.
Formatted Contents Note:
Start Here 14 -- 1 Realize that most bad decisions began five choices ago 16 -- 2 Turn off your smartphone before you crawl into bed 19 -- 3 Tell your parents to block that channel. (You know the one I'm talking about.) 22 -- 4 Today's nerd is tomorrow's boss 25 -- 5 Choose your friends wisely, because the people you surround yourself with reflect who you are 27 -- 6 Learn to cook. The ladies love a man who knows his way around the kitchen! 29 -- 7 Wisdom is paved with past mistakes. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from your blunders 31 -- 8 Losing your temper feels really good...for about seventeen seconds. Keeping your cool feels even better...and for a lot longer. 33 -- 9 Learn a skill that would help you survive a zombie apocalypse 36 -- 10 If you have a TV or computer in your bedroom, unplug it right now and move it to another room 38 -- 11 Let others see Christ in you...not you in you 40 -- 12 Don't underestimate a female's sense of smell 42 -- 13 You'll never please everyone, and you'll never 14 please yourself completely...so seek to please your Creator. It's mind-bendingly fulfilling! 44 -- 14 Remember, the girl you're checking out is someone's daughter! 46 -- 15 Profane talk provides others with a glimpse of what's seeping out of your heart 48 -- 16 Guys who trash-talk usually do so because they're insecure and self-doubting 50 -- 17 Go an entire day without using anything electronic 52 -- 18 When a girl walks by...keep looking forward 54 -- 19 Being in shape shows self-control and commitment... and girls like all three! 56 -- 20 Remember, you are much smarter than your dog! 58 -- 21 Go out of your way to say hi to an elderly person. Introduce yourself. Start a conversation...and listen 61 -- 22 Memorize scripture 63 -- 23 Next time you want to spend $30 on a new shirt, buy a $3 shirt at the local thrift shop and spend $27 on a homeless person 65 -- 24 A guy who looks at porn can't even satisfy his own wife 67 -- 25 For one day, try really hard to be good. The next day, give up and let Jesus control your actions. Which one is easier? 69 -- 26 Girls who are friends are way better than girlfriends 71 -- 27 Doing the wrong thing is easy, and most people do it. Doing the right thing is often difficult, and few achieve it. Choose the right path 73 -- 28 Don't text and drive until you've learned how to juggle straight razors nude 75 -- 29 Take off your headphones and play your music out loud 77 -- 30 Always stop and talk with the homeless 79 -- 31 Put yourself in charge of God's money 81 -- 32 Find a mentor 83 -- 33 Wanna be an individual? Post some constructive and affirming comments online 86 -- 34 Open doors for all women and girls...always! 88 -- 35 Grab a friend and go volunteer somewhere 89 -- 36 If you say you'll do something...do it! 91 -- 37 You aren't the future of the church...you're the church now! 93 -- 38 Talk with people, not at them 95 -- 39 Don't get caught up in the present 97 -- 40 It's a lonely road when you "do what you want." 99 -- 41 You don't have to say everything you think 102 -- 42 Live life with the knowledge that you are being watched and imitated 104 -- 43 That sin no one knows about? It's time to tell someone 106 -- 44 Never neglect an opportunity to protect the weak 109 -- 45 Do you want to attract girls? Brush your teeth! 111 -- 46 Talk to her face-to-face 112 -- 47 Don't let anger do your thinking 114 -- 48 If you want to be a better man, be a better disciple of Jesus 116 -- 49 Make friends with someone who inspires you to do what's right 118 -- 50 Every girl wants to be treated like a princess...no matter what she tells you 120 -- 51 Give elderly people time and respect 123 -- 52 Your Xbox Gamerscore will not go on your résumé 125 -- 53 If you have to look over your shoulder to see if anyone's in the room...don't click on that link 127 -- 54 Your response is your responsibility 129 -- 55 Don't do anything with your girlfriend that you wouldn't do in front of your grandmother 131 -- 56 A little bit of cologne will make you smell good, but a lot of cologne will not make you smell even better! 134 -- 57 Listen more than you speak 136 -- 58 You're not trying to become a big boy, you're trying to become a man 138 -- 59 Best role models are rarely found on a glowing screen 141 -- 60 There's nothing more attractive to a godly woman than a man after God's own heart 143 -- 61 True leaders are servant leaders 145 -- 62 Be careful what you allow on your playlists 147 -- 63 Every premarital sexual act will follow you into your marriage bed 150 -- 64 Pursuit of stuff, status, or sex always disappoints 153 -- 65 How you treat your mom foreshadows how you will treat your wife 155 -- 66 "Meat first!" 157 -- 67 Remember who you are 159 -- 68 Always meet the parents. If you like a girl, get to know her family 161 -- 69 Make a memory 162 -- 70 Never strike or physically harm a woman or a child. Stand up to anyone who does 164 -- 71 Never settle for mediocrity from yourself 166 -- 72 Reputations are earned. A good reputation can be destroyed by one bad decision. A bad reputation can only be repaired, over time, by many good choices 168 -- 73 Learn how to worship your Creator. The greatest worshipper in the Bible was also the greatest warrior 170 -- 74 Pray for your future wife today 172 -- 75 Respect the word no 174 -- 76 You always have a choice, and there's always a way out of a bad situation. Make sure you know what your options are 176 -- 77 Your true character is revealed when no one else is watching 178 -- 78 God sees everything you do, so you might as well get real with Him 180 -- 79 God wants you to enjoy a naked woman... one naked woman 182 -- 80 Never date someone you wouldn't marry 184 -- 81 Never finish a sentence with "just saying." 186 -- 82 Learn to say, "Tell me more." 183 -- 83 Take responsibility for your actions and the consequences that follow 190 -- 84 Protect girls from being sexualized. What they really need is love, respect, and commitment 192 -- 85 Learning to get along with your siblings is practice for getting along with your wife 194 -- 86 If you can't afford to pay for a girl on a date, don't go on a date! 196 -- 87 Stop hanging out with Chase! 198 -- 88 Speeding doesn't show a guy's masculinity; it reveals his idiocy 199 -- 89 Shave that fuzz you call a mustache 201 -- 90 Two is better than one 202 -- 91 Ten movies you must see 204 -- 92 Master the sin that you don't think you struggle with 205 -- 93 Text more! 207 -- 94 Soak it in 209 -- 95 Make time for "guys' night" with Dad 211 -- 96 Make time for "date night" with Mom 213 -- 97 Be a foot 215 -- 98 Shut your cake eater! 217 -- 99 Eat more Cocoa Puffs 219 -- 100 Puppies and babies are keys to a woman's heart 219 -- 101 Learn to recognize Ms. Hyde 221.
Subject: Teenage boys.
Teenage boys > Religious life.
Christian life.
Christian teenagers > Religious life.
Genre: Young adult literature.
Young adult literature.

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