Three boys spend their childhood together experiencing life in very similar ways. After spending two decades apart, their paths meet up again. How different things are for each of them now, some of it predictable, some good, some bad. This story is about how personal choices affect the outcome of our lives. More importantly, this story is about how some things that happen in our lives are clearly not a result of our choice but the intervention of One who cares more about the choices we make than we do.
Welcome to the life of John Benson. In the 1960s, he started a successful Christian gathering in his high school that reached out of every type of student. After Seminary, he started a family of his own. Now, in his late-forties, he has moved to Atlanta with his family to become the new pastor of one of the biggest churches in the southeast. The church has several thousand members and lots of money. Expected to follow the plan that has made for a growing church, John does just the opposite. With no big church experience, he leads the church as if it was his high school gathering. Because of John's different approach, the church is rapidly losing money and members. Some people love him. Others can't stand him. Is he a true man of God? Or is he just a lunatic? You decide.
The Citizens of Atlanta, Georgia are miserable with their lives. No one is getting along, marriages are going terrible, and everyone wants just to be happy with their lives. Suddenly, a brand new organization called Sunlight establishes in Atlanta, and is designed to help people seek true happiness and search for true identity. Soon, the whole city is bustling over Sunlight and becomes obsessed with it. Even some visit it daily for counseling. But when an overworked husband and a hippie college student experience the powers and dangers of Sunlight, they soon find out that Sunlight's innocent goal of seeking true happiness goes deeper and more evil than it sounds.
Welcome to the life of John Benson. In the 1960s, he started a successful Christian gathering in his high school that reached out of every type of student. After Seminary, he started a family of his own. Now, in his late-forties, he has moved to Atlanta with his family to become the new pastor of one of the biggest churches in the southeast. The church has several thousand members and lots of money. Expected to follow the plan that has made for a growing church, John does just the opposite. With no big church experience, he leads the church as if it was his high school gathering. Because of John's different approach, the church is rapidly losing money and members. Some people love him. Others can't stand him. Is he a true man of God? Or is he just a lunatic? You decide.
Three boys spend their childhood together experiencing life in very similar ways. After spending two decades apart, their paths meet up again. How different things are for each of them now, some of it predictable, some good, some bad. This story is about how personal choices affect the outcome of our lives. More importantly, this story is about how some things that happen in our lives are clearly not a result of our choice but the intervention of One who cares more about the choices we make than we do.
The Citizens of Atlanta, Georgia are miserable with their lives. No one is getting along, marriages are going terrible, and everyone wants just to be happy with their lives. Suddenly, a brand new organization called Sunlight establishes in Atlanta, and is designed to help people seek true happiness and search for true identity. Soon, the whole city is bustling over Sunlight and becomes obsessed with it. Even some visit it daily for counseling. But when an overworked husband and a hippie college student experience the powers and dangers of Sunlight, they soon find out that Sunlight's innocent goal of seeking true happiness goes deeper and more evil than it sounds.
An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology. Provides original, cutting-edge, and in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology Covers the origins and assumptions behind each theory, explores current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, and offers directions for future research Encompasses theory, research, policy, and practice, with recommendations for further reading at the end of each essay Features discussions of broad issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy, and prediction Clearly and accessibly written by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars
TOPICS IN THE BOOK Impact of Petroleum Consumption on Economic Growth in Kenya Potential and Constraints of Public Debt as A Tool for Economic Growth An Empirical Investigation into the Benefits of Regional Integration from COMESA for Zambia An Empirical Investigation on Exchange Rate Volatility and Maternal Mortality: A Simultaneous Model Approach Focusing on Nigeria Factors Leading To Increase in Imported Substandard Products on the Zambian Markets: A Case of Zambian Bureau of Standards
Some scholars have argued that direct distribution of natural resource revenues to the population would help resource-rich countries escape the “resource curse.” This discussion note analyzes whether this proposal is a viable policy alternative for resource-rich countries. The first priority for policymakers is to establish fiscal policy objectives to support macroeconomic stability and development objectives. In this regard, the establishment of an adequate fiscal framework that informs decisions on how much to save and invest, or how to smooth out revenue volatility, and deal with exhaustibility issues should precede any discussion of direct distribution of resource wealth to the population.
Illicit financial flows constitute a global phenomenon of massive but uncertain scale, which erodes government revenues and drives corruption in countries rich and poor. This book offers a critical examination of existing data and methodologies, identifying the most promising avenues for future improvement.
This book employs a fiction-based approach to address the revolving door of Black faculty and staff in American colleges and universities as a national crisis that needs to be resolved systematically. Alex-Assensoh coins the acronym SOULS to promote the importance of safety, organizational accountability, unvarnished truth telling, love, and spirituality as the foundational ingredients for reimagining and rebuilding an Academy that harnesses the talents of Black faculty and staff. Chapters feature storytelling to illustrate common cracks in academic structures while interweaving interdisciplinary research to contextualize themes that the fiction-based method reveals. To conclude, the author provides a research-informed call to action within the context of institutional transformation, as well as reflective questions and recommendations for further reading.
In 1999, the IMF and the World Bank adopted a new frame work for supporting economic reform in low-income member countries to achieve the objectives of poverty reduction and economic growth. The frame work consists of two key elements: country-authored Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, drawing on broad-based consultations with key stake holder groups; and a vehicle for the provision of IMF concessional lending, the Poverty Reduction andGrowth Facility. This evaluation takes stock of progress to date and attempts to identify short comings that may require course corrections in the design and implementation of the initiative.
In The Scalawags, James Alex Baggett ambitiously uncovers the genesis of scalawag leaders throughout the former Confederacy. Using a collective biography approach, Baggett profiles 742 white southerners who supported Congressional Reconstruction and the Republican Party. He then compares and contrasts the scalawags with 666 redeemer-Democrats who opposed and eventually replaced them. Significantly, he analyzes this rich data by region -- the Upper South, the Southeast, and the Southwest -- as well as for the South as a whole. Baggett follows the life of each scalawag before, during, and after the war, revealing real personalities and not mere statistics. Examining such features as birthplace, vocation, estate, slaveholding status, education, political antecedents and experience, stand on secession, war record, and postwar political activities, he finds striking uniformity among scalawags. This is the first Southwide study of the scalawags, its scope and astounding wealth in quantity and quality of sources make it the definitive work on the subject.
This paper discusses experiences in reestablishing fiscal management in postconflict countries. Building fiscal institutions in postconflict countries essentially entails a three-step process: (1) creating a legal or regulatory framework for fiscal management; (2) establishing or strengthening fiscal authority; and (3) designing appropriate revenue and expenditure policies while simultaneously strengthening revenue administration and public expenditure management. Based on experiences in 14 postconflict countries, the paper reviews the challenges in rebuilding fiscal institutions in these countries, and identifies key priorities in the fiscal area following the cessation of hostilities.
A detailed account of the cult TV classic, this book presents hundreds of fabulous action photos of the extraordinary agents and the diabolical villains from the series. Covering all six seasons of The Avengers and the two seasons of The New Avengers, the book follows the adventures of British secret agent John Steed and his various partners -- most notably Emma Peel."--Google Books
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