Medical doctor Matthew Sleeth reflects on one of the Ten Commandments American Christians seem to struggle with: “Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” In 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life, he shares how his own family members were changed when they adopted Sabbath practices, and helps readers better understand how their lives can be transformed by adopting a 24/6 lifestyle in a 24/7, plugged-in world. Releasing this month from Tyndale House Publishers, the book retails for $12.99.

Best-selling author and executive director of marriage and family formation, Greg Smalley draws from research, counseling and his own marriage to show couples how to fight productively in Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage. Acknowledging that conflict can be beneficial to a relationship, Smalley shows spouses that conflict is often driven by fear, and dealing with that fear can lead to a healthier marriage. Releasing this month from Howard Books, it retails for $21.99.

Baker Publishing Group releases this month a 672-page guide to equip believers with what they need to defend and explain their faith. Apologist Norman L. Geisler offers The Big Book of Christian Apologetics: An A to Z Guide ($24.99, softcover, Baker Books), an abridged version of the Baker Encyclopedia on Christian Apologetics. This significant resource examines nearly every key issue, person and concepts related to Christian apologetics.

Lincoln’s Battle With God ($22.99, hardcover) examines the struggle president Abraham Lincoln had with his personal faith and what it meant for the nation. Releasing this month from Thomas Nelson, the Stephen Mansfield biography will hit store shelves Nov. 6 just ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and prior to Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln movie release.

Releasing this month from FaithWords, Until We All Come Home ($22.99, hardcover) tells the story of Kim de Blecourt, who not only encountered some of the usual challenges when adopting a child internationally, but also endured physical assault and arrest. Having experienced a year-long struggle to adopt a young boy from Ukraine, de Blecourt now heads the Nourished Hearts ministry in support of adoption, foster care and orphan care.

Writing from personal experience in When Your Husband Is Addicted to Pornography, Vicki Tiede reminds the wife who is suffering because of her husband’s use of porn that her healing will come as she learns to fix her eyes on Jesus, not on her spouse. In the New Growth Press book, she guides readers through this healing process by focusing on six key topics: hope, surrender, trust, identity, brokenness and forgiveness. Releasing this month, the book retails for $15.99.

Karen Ehman, author and a national speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries and Hearts at Home events, offers a humorous, yet thought-provoking book for women who struggle with wanting to be in control. With biblical and contemporary examples, doable ideas, new thought patters and practical tools, Let. It. Go. How to Stop Running the Show and Start Walking in Faith helps women discover the freedom of allowing God to be in control instead. Launching the week of Nov. 12, Let. It. Go. ($14.99) is available from Zondervan.

With January marking the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, author Roger Resler wades into the highly charged debate surrounding the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision in Compelling Interest: The Real Story Behind Roe v. Wade ($15.98). Drawing on original sources and conversations with experts on the subject, he considers questions such as how the court came to be involved in the abortion debate and whether language was manipulated to affect the outcome. Releasing Nov. 7 from eChristian Books, the book is available through Noble Marketing.

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