With so much debate these days over the timing and sequence of end-times events, is there any hope of believers settling issues like the start of the 70th Week, the Second Coming of Christ, and the rapture of the Church in their own minds? The answer is unequivocally yes. Cameron Fultz, an end-times prophecy teacher and architect by trade, argues that, like a well-designed building, a biblical doctrine-any biblical doctrine-must start with a good foundation. This foundation must be built using the clearest, most explicit verses that directly address the subject at hand. On this foundation, we lay the secondary verses to add depth to the interpretation, followed by the tertiary verses, which layer on beauty and fine detail. In these pages, Fultz outlines this methodology, then uses it to build a doctrine on the issue of end-times timing and sequence. He starts by listing all of the verses that address the subject, both directly and indirectly, then builds the doctrine piece-by-piece. Using simple logic and precision, combined with abundant charts for easy comprehension, Fultz illustrates how, like a well-designed building, good biblical exegesis results in a precise, trustworthy result. Prophecy's Architecture will challenge those who are already committed to or unsure about today's ready-made explanations, and give others who don't know what they believe a systematic method for discovering answers for themselves.
Over the past 30 years, many social psychologists have been critical of the practice of using incentive systems in business, education, and other applied settings. The concern is that money, high grades, prizes, and even praise may be effective in getting people to perform an activity but performance and interest are maintained only so long as the reward keeps coming. Once the reward is withdrawn, the concern is that individuals will enjoy the activity less, perform at a lower level, and spend less time on the task. The claim is that rewards destroy people's intrinsic motivation. Widely accepted, this view has been enormously influential and has led many employers, teachers, and other practitioners to question the use of rewards and incentive systems in applied settings. Contrary to this view, the research by Cameron and Pierce indicates that rewards can be used effectively to enhance interest and performance. The book centers around the debate on rewards and intrinsic motivation. Based on historical, narrative, and meta-analytic reviews, Cameron and Pierce show that, contrary to many claims, rewards do not have pervasive negative effects. Instead, the authors show that careful arrangement of rewards enhances motivation, performance, and interest. The overall goal of the book is to draw together over 30 years of research on rewards, motivation, and performance and to provide practitioners with techniques for designing effective incentive systems.
A “lively, informative history” of distance running’s 1970s heyday—including the famous Falmouth Road Race—written “with a true fan’s contagious enthusiasm” (Newsweek). It was 1978. Jimmy Carter was president; gas prices were soaring; and Americans were hunkering down to weather the economic crisis. But Jim Fixx’s The Complete Book of Running was a bestseller. Frank Shorter’s gold medal in the 1972 Olympic marathon had put distance running on the minds of many Americans. The odd activity of “jogging” became “running,” and America was in love. That summer, a junior from the University of Oregon named Alberto Salazar went up against Shorter and Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers at the Falmouth Road Race. Though he lost to Rodgers’s record-setting 32:21, the competition set the stage for an epic rivalry among the three greats. Each pushed the others to succeed and, in turn, inspired a nation of couch potatoes to put down the remote and lace up their sneakers. “[A] lively, informative history.” — Newsweek/The Daily Beast “Essential reading for runners both competitive and casual.” —Kirkus Reviews “Kings of the Road is about marathon legends. It’s about running Fast. It’s about Will. It’s about the Real. It’s about drama of the finest kind.” —Bernd Heinrich, author of Why We Run and Racing the Antelope “A rollicking, informed account of . . . how distance running helped define a generation.” —John Brant, author of Duel in the Sun and coauthor with Alberto Salazar of 14 Minutes
Now in its 57th year, Film Review is the longest-running film annual available. Lively opinion is combined with detailed coverage of the year's cinema releases, as well as features on movie gossip, and the most promising new faces.
Two fresh devotional translations of the New Testament focused on the Crucified Life of the Crucified Living One "being" The Saving One of His people. Because this emphasis on "What Kind of Person Jesus always is being" has been historically missing from the Church, we get a vast majority of Christians historically doing whatever seems good to them in Jesus' name. I only take the time to do this, and open it up to others, because of a vision I experienced of The Reality of The Cross revealing Jesus "as He always is." I invite you to be like Jonathan in 1 Samuel 18 and engage with The One Whose heart sees and flows differently from all others. An institution does not save you. But knowing Him, specifically "What Kind He is," does.
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