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Almost a decade ago I went to the Christian bookstore and nearly ripped apart the Teen section looking for something specific.  I led a small group of teen girls and a few of them had recently committed their lives to Christ.  I wanted to give them a book, a devotional, something to get them started.  

Coffee in hand, I sat in the middle of the teen section and started laying out books.  I read a few chapters, made some piles, and came up with... nothing.  I found a few good devotionals on prayer and isolated topics.  I found plenty on sex and dating, but that was putting the cart before the horse.  I didn't want to merely give my girls nice Christian ideas for decision making (hands of anyone else that was more screwed up because of Christian dating books? *Insert cringe here*.) 

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