Sara Barratt - Stand Up, Stand Strong: A Call to Bold Faith in a Confused Culture

Stand Up, Stand Strong is an extraordinary book. Sara Barratt clearly understands the appealing but deceptive cultural values that confuse and derail countless believers, who, apart from learning to think critically, will likely abandon their faith. Sara is immersed in a biblical worldview that permeates everything she says. She writes with rare wisdom and insight. Often I read books that dont quite live up to what they could have been. This one actually does. I highly recommend it for young people everywhere. Older believers could benefit just as much. This is a terrific book for families, groups, and churches to discuss together!

Randy Alcorn , author of Heaven, If God is Good , and Deception

Stand Up, Stand Strong is a clarion call for students today to live out the worldview of Jesus in a countercultural fashion. Sara offers a bold challenge to this generation, and she equips them with the tools to carry it out. I highly recommend it.

Sean McDowell , PhD, professor at Biola University, speaker, and author of Chasing Love

In Stand Up, Stand Strong , clear and biblically grounded cultural analysis is joined with a compelling and Christ-centered call to action. While this moment is full of challenge, Christians are called to speak and act with conviction and compassion. Highly recommended!

John Stonestreet , president of the Colson Center and coauthor of A Practical Guide to Culture

In a time when many young adults feel paralyzed by anxiety and uncertainty, Sara Barratt shows the way to hope and courage. Gen Z is ready to rise, and Stand Up, Stand Strong shows them how to do it. Desperately needed and timely.

Jeff Myers , PhD, president of Summit Ministries

Sara Barratt is a fresh and needed voice in the church. In Stand Up, Stand Strong she addresses issues critical to this generation with a calm, clear, and compassionate voice. If youve got young people in your life (whether Christians or not), get this incredibly timely resource!

J. Warner Wallace, Dateline featured cold-case detective, senior fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and author of Person of Interest

In Stand Up, Stand Strong Sara offers vital answers to some of lifes most critical issues. I value and appreciate Saras grasp of the challenges young people face and the meticulous care she takes to equip them to know and live out Gods truth. A must-read for any Christian struggling to communicate what they believe in a secularized and sexualized culture.

Jason Jimenez , founder of STAND STRONG Ministries and bestselling author of Challenging Conversations

In Stand Up, Stand Strong Sara Barratt thinks deeply through some of the toughest issues of our day. She offers her readers a biblical lens through which to view this cultural momenta lens that is shaped not only by truth, but also by grace. Both reason and humility are on these pages. I love that Sara is willing to go here and would love to see more Christians do the same.

Jen Oshman , author of Enough about Me and Cultural Counterfeits and podcaster, All Things

Praise for Love Riot

Sara Barratt wants to start a riot. An uproar. A disturbance for Jesus. Unlike some teenagers who want to disrupt and destroy, she wants to bravely build. With Love Riot , she is calling apathetic bystanders around the church to become wholehearted followers of Christ. She is actively driving and motivating her generation to live with reckless abandon because of Gods great love. Undoubtedly, when you read, you will be captivated by her unrestrained outburst of irresistible faith.

Kyle Idleman , author of Not a Fan and Don t Give Up and senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church

God is at work among my generation. Theres no denying that, especially after reading Love Riot . In this passionate plea to fellow teenagers, Sara calls us to join her in rebelling against spiritual apathy and choosing instead to wholeheartedly follow Jesus, no matter the cost. This book will challenge you, encourage you, and ignite your pursuit of Christ. I highly recommend it!

Jaquelle Crowe Ferris , author of This Changes Everything

Every teenager needs to read this book. Love Riot will challenge your idea of what it means to be a teen that truly follows Christ. Sara Barratt raises the bar and calls her peers to a higher standard. This book has the power to change lives!

Kristen Clark and Bethany Beal , authors of Sex, Purity , and the Longings of a Girl s Heart and cofounders of Girl Defined Ministries

Love Riot calls the teenagers of the world to step up and step out in their faith and cause a riot against the low expectations set for youth across the globe. It may be aimed at one generation, but Love Riot has the ability to cause the riot its intending through the hearts of the young to the old.

Riley Banks-Snyder , author of Riley Unlikely and founder of Generation Next