Stand Alone

By Kimani Upshur, M.Ed.

Stand Alone follows Daniel's example for teenagers whose faith is unpopular at school. Its twelve chapters run in three movements. Movement 1, Know — The Cost, names what standing costs: being the only one in the room, the lonely math, and why weird is the price of real. Movement 2, Stand — Daniel's Playbook, builds the response: decide before the moment, be so good they can't ignore you, and hear Chapter 7's word from 1 Timothy 4:12 — young is not a disclaimer. Movement 3, Shine — Standing at School, turns to practice: answer without preaching, find your people, and keep the quiet courage of consistency, because your Babylon needs your Daniel. The book's triad is Know. Stand. Shine. Every chapter opens with a line from the Bible and closes with Your move this week, one real thing to do. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible. The book ends with a Closing Prayer and A Personal Invitation: Give Your Life to Jesus Christ, with the Sinner's Prayer in full. Written from a Christian worldview — Scripture first.

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