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The Love Principle

Daily Practices for a Loving & Purposeful Life

By: Dr. Michael B. Brown

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The Love Principle

Daily Practices for a Loving & Purposeful Life

By: Dr. Michael B. Brown

Your journey toward long-lasting happiness begins here. In just ten steps, Dr. Michael B. Brown provides a clear path through a discipline of daily loving that will lead you to purpose and joy in life. Follow these steps to bring meaning to your home, romantic relationships, workplace, personal friendships, and your own sense of self.

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Reset the Heart

Unlearning Violence, Relearning Hope

By: Dr. Mai-Anh Le Tran

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Reset the Heart

Unlearning Violence, Relearning Hope

By: Dr. Mai-Anh Le Tran

When the #BlackLivesMatter protest movement burst into dynamic action following the shooting death of young Michael Brown in the fall of 2014 in Ferguson, MO, a good number of clergy and lay leaders in greater St. Louis sprang to action and learned anew what it took to “put some feet to their prayers.” However, as improvisational efforts continued to rally and organize churches toward the enduring work of confronting the insidious violence of systemic social injustices in their own backyard, these religious leaders ran head-on into a familiar yet perplexing wall: the incapacity and unwillingness of their faith communities to respond. In many cases, the resistance was (and still is) fierce, eerily reminiscent of the stand-offs that divided religious communities and leadership in the 1960s Civil Rights era. If the Church’s teaching, learning, and practice of faith is purportedly transformative, then where was/is that faith when it was/is needed most? If good religious formation had been happening - or had it? - then why the enduring signs of indifference, paralysis, apathy, exasperation, resistance, symptoms of anesthetized moral consciousness and debilitated hope in the face of pervasive social-cultural violence? The answer may come in a searing indictment: that in an emerging cultural-religious era in which religious identity, expression, and experience are increasingly pluralistic, yet also politicized, polarizing, and racialized, Christian faith communities—even those of progressive theological persuasions—are still held under dominant cultural captivity, and fashioned by colonizing teaching strategies of “disimagination” – such that the stories (theologies) and rituals (practices) of the faith have effectively become obstacles that anesthetize moral agency and debilitate courageous action for hope and change. This book addresses the above practical concerns with three paradigmatic questions: 1. What does it mean to educate for faith in a world marked by violence? 2. How are Christian faith communities complicit in the teaching and learning of violence? 3. What renewed practices of faith and educational leadership yield potential for the unlearning and unmaking of violence? An organizing thesis drives the inquiry: Thinking and teaching for violence-resisting action as Christians requires an on-purpose setting of our hearts in a world that violates and harms with impunity. Against violent “disimagination”and its conscience-numbing instruments, Christian religious communities are being challenged to regenerate radical forms of prophetic, protested faith, the skills and instincts of which must be honed deliberately. This occurs through intentional and strategic forms of public consciousness raising for the sake of participation and action - an action that moves toward and is fueled by critical, insurrectional, resurrectional, hope.

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The Love Principle

Daily Practices for a Loving & Purposeful Life

By: Dr. Michael B. Brown

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Equipped for Holiness

By: Dr. Shirley F. Thurman

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Equipped for Holiness

By: Dr. Shirley F. Thurman

So much of what passes for Christianity today is grounded in feelings, experiences, false teachings, or new revelations. Christians need to know if we are indeed on the right path. All to often as we chug along on our Christian walk we wonder what happened to that first flush of love and enthusiasm that followed being saved. Other times we may feel defeated or overcome by sin. The good news is that there is always more to learn about what holiness is and why we need it, especially in today’s chaotic world. In an inspirational guide tailored for Christians on a walk of faith, Dr. Shirley F. Thurman invites others on a journey into holiness where she examines God’s character, man’s nature, the need for holiness in the life of the believer, and why that is. Throughout her study, Dr. Thurman emphasizes that holiness is not only a great adventure, but the great adventure. While encouraging Christians everywhere to seek out God’s plan for their lives within the pages of His Word the Bible. Equipped for Holiness shares wisdom inspired by scripture that motivates believers to make holiness their number one objective by obeying, trusting, and submitting to God. In an inspirational guide tailored for Christians on a walk of faith, Dr. Shirley F. Thurman invites others on a journey into holiness where she examines God’s character, man’s nature, the need for holiness in the life of the believer, and why that is. Throughout her study, Dr. Thurman emphasizes that holiness is not only a great adventure, but the great adventure. While encouraging Christians everywhere to seek out God’s plan for their lives within the pages of His Word the Bible. Equipped for Holiness shares wisdom inspired by scripture that motivates believers to make holiness their number one objective by obeying, trusting, and submitting to God.

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Golfer's Palette

By: Dr. John Edwin DeVore

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Golfer's Palette

By: Dr. John Edwin DeVore

Drawing on his background, experience, and interests, coupled with using golf literature and playing golf for 67 plus years, Dr. DeVore has a created masterful work of art that can support the efforts of an average golfer to accomplish golf goals and to become his or her best coach and caddie. "Dr. DeVore combines personal experience, training, and education to make learning golf an experience for life. He brings a fresh perspective to the game of golf in Golfer's Palette." -Tim Eberlein, MBA, PGA Master Professional, Campus Director, The Golf Academy of America-Phoenix, www.golfacademyofamerica.edu "In my 20 plus years as a PGA instructor, Dr. DeVore was one of the most interesting and knowledgeable students that ever passed through the doors of The Golf Academy of America. It was always special to pick his brain regarding various journeys in life. When he had a story to tell, I listened until the story was complete because I knew he had lived the story. With his experience traveling around the world, working with corporate America, and his love of the game of golf, I know that Golfer's Palette is based purely on his experience and not on a fairytale." -Gary Balliet, PGA Quarter Century PGA Member, Certified Club Builder & Fitter, Instructor, The Golf Academy of America, Arizonacustomgolfclubs.net "By design as humans, our thoughts dictate our actions-good or bad-voluntarily or involuntarily. Dr. DeVore has expertly outlined how the correct cohesive integration of our mind and body can deliver not only peak performance but total enjoyment. Golfer's Palette will show you how to control your thinking and allow yourself to have the most fun playing this wonderful game." -John Gunby, PGA, 2013 Southwest Section Golf Professional of the Year

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Collective Creativity

Art and Society in the South Pacific

By: Dr Katherine Giuffre

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Collective Creativity

Art and Society in the South Pacific

By: Dr Katherine Giuffre

Collective Creativity offers an analysis of the explosion of artistic creativity currently taking place on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga. By exploring the construction of this art-world through the ways in which creativity and innovation are linked to social structures and social networks, this book investigates the social aspects of making fine art in order to present a ‘collective’ theory of creativity. With a close examination of tourism, galleries and, of course, the artists themselves, Katherine Giuffre presents a detailed picture of a complex and multi-faceted community through the words of the art-world participants themselves. Theoretically sophisticated, yet grounded with rich empirical data, this book will appeal not only to anthropologists with an interest in the South Pacific, but also to scholars concerned with questions of ethnicity, creativity, globalization and network analysis.

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Why Muslim's People Hate Donald Trump and America

By: Dr. Deshay David Ford, Ph.D

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Why Muslim's People Hate Donald Trump and America

By: Dr. Deshay David Ford, Ph.D

Why Muslim's People Hate Donald Trump and America is about the history of the U.S. involvement in the Middle East: Why the U.S. was in the Middle East? What was the purpose of going to war in the Middle East? Why does the U.S. support the State of Israel? What led to the creation of the State of Israel? About the Author Dr. Deshay David Ford, Ph.D completed high school in 1968, and was hired by Dr. Graham Root Hall as administrator of his estate in Little Rock, Arkansas. There he had the opportunity to meet many foreign ambassadors, such as Lord Caradon, Hugh Foot, Sir Stanley, and Lady Burberry. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas, where he studied counseling and psychology, and earned his doctorate in religion, middle east history, and ministry at Channel Islands Bible College and Seminary. He is currently employed as a Tutor at Oxnard Community College in Ventura County, California.

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Revolutionary Kingdom

Following the Rebel Jesus

By: Rev. Dr. Mike Slaughter

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Revolutionary Kingdom

Following the Rebel Jesus

By: Rev. Dr. Mike Slaughter

What exactly is a disciple, and how will we know if we have made one? There are three core values that a disciple embodies: undiluted devotion to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, a Kingdom of God worldview, and a missional lifestyle. In Revolutionary Kingdom: Following the Rebel Jesus, author and Pastor Mike Slaughter explores why we must exchange comfortable cultural worldviews and values for the radical requirements of living out the Kingdom of God on Planet Earth. When God’s people get serious about this call, it’s revolutionary. Jesus himself was the most radical revolutionary who ever lived and provided us a vision of a kingdom worth dying for. Welcome to the revolution! Additional components for a six-week study include a DVD featuring Mike Slaughter and a comprehensive Leader Guide.

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1501887270

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Complexion Based Discriminations

Global Insights

By: Dr. Deen Dayal

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Complexion Based Discriminations

Global Insights

By: Dr. Deen Dayal

Complexion based discrimination is a harsh prejudice against dark-skinned people by fair-skinned people that has been prevalent in all countries and continents of the world. This book states the unbearable traumas faced by dark-skinned people such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Mahatma Gandhi, Bhimrao Ambedkar, and the Dalai Lama. The book is a harsh whip against the orthodox dogmas that make the lives of dark or black skinned people hell and is a healing balm to restore their stamina in the fight against people who deprive them of their rights. It is an effort to strike at the root of superstitions and prejudice. Worth is to be based on one’s quality, talent, and hard work, not on skin colour.

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1643242326

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Theology in Context

By: Dr. Dave Johnson

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Theology in Context

By: Dr. Dave Johnson

This book takes a close look at the culture of one of the lowland Filipino groups with a view toward developing contextual theology that is biblically accurate, missiologically sound and culturally relevant throughout the Filipino lowlands. Johnson delves deep, seeking to understand the religious worldview assumptions that underpin and drive the various religious practices and the people who are involved in them.Here are some of the issues covered:All-Saints Day and the dead returning to their gravesitesDemon PossessionTown FiestasSickness and HealingHow people have been transformed by the power of God within theirown cultural setting, both in the past and presentAnd much more!

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Art Therapy for Racial Trauma, Microaggressions and Inequality

Social Justice and Advocacy in Therapy Work

By: Dr. Chioma Anah

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Art Therapy for Racial Trauma, Microaggressions and Inequality

Social Justice and Advocacy in Therapy Work

By: Dr. Chioma Anah

Confronting systemic injustices and paving the way towards a more inclusive, culturally responsive, and effective practice, Chioma Anah examines how art therapy can be used as a tool in addressing racial trauma. Delving into theories of racism and its evolution, the taxonomy of microaggressions, advocacy and intersectionality, this resource exposes the powerful structures that perpetuate daily microaggressions experienced by African Americans and how therapeutic relationship can repeat these. It shares poignant client narratives and artwork as well as insight from diverse art therapists, all men and women of color. With invaluable recommendations for future research, implications for counseling and counseling education, this book is essential reading for therapists, counselors, and educators.

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White Fragility

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo

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White Fragility

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.

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Beacon Press

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0807047414

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By God's Grace - Still Surviving

By: Dr. Regina Vincent-Williams

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By God's Grace - Still Surviving

By: Dr. Regina Vincent-Williams

This book is a compilation of old and new poetry - and an Anniversary Edition reflecting back over the author's almost 50 years of writing poetry. Still using a portion of the title of the first book Dr. Regina Vincent-Williams published in 1988, the author puts emphasis on "Still Surviviving" life between a rock and a very hard place. She writes from her heart and brings her story up to date to deal with today's societal issues: police brutality, black on black crime, love relationships, marital break-ups, tributes to family members and positive prayers for the future. Very concretely, Regina speaks from her heart and speaks to people who have experienced some of the same pain and joy she has felt in her lifetime. Her message to the reader is to trust God for survival and overcoming at all times.

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The Next Pandemic

On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

By: Dr. Ali S Khan

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The Next Pandemic

On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

By: Dr. Ali S Khan

An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases -- and the panic and corruption that make them worse. Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat -- Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus -- seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan. In his long career as a public health first responder -- protected by a thin mask from infected patients, napping under nets to keep out scorpions, making life-and-death decisions on limited, suspect information -- Khan has found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks are often caused by people. We make mistakes, politicize emergencies, and, too often, fail to imagine the consequences of our actions. The Next Pandemic is a firsthand account of disasters like anthrax, bird flu, and others -- and how we could do more to prevent their return. It is both a gripping story of our brushes with fate and an urgent lesson on how we can keep ourselves safe from the inevitable next pandemic.

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Reflections of My Life

A Book of Poems and Thoughts

By: Dr. Denise Hinds-Zaami

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Reflections of My Life

A Book of Poems and Thoughts

By: Dr. Denise Hinds-Zaami

Reflections of My Life A Book of Poems and Thoughts By: Dr. Denise Hinds-Zaami This is a collection of poetry and thoughts about events and imaginings in the author’s life. Dr. Denise Hinds-Zaami has written through all stages of her personal development—from youth to adulthood. Every poem and essay is a reflection of who she was emotionally at the time of each writing; many readers will identify with her thoughtful words and many more will be moved. Hailing from a family of writers, Reflections of My Life also includes passages from Hinds-Zaami’s father and her son, Madhi.

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Be Young and Healthy for 100 Years

The science of Health & Longevity

By: Dr. Pushpa Khurana

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Be Young and Healthy for 100 Years

The science of Health & Longevity

By: Dr. Pushpa Khurana

For the purpose of this book, I have combined the wisdom of the East and sciences of the West to formulate a regime for long, eternal and elegant youth.

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"Man-Up" Institute Guide

Motivating Attitudes That Nurture an Understanding of Your Potential

By: Dr. Marva T. Dixon

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"Man-Up" Institute Guide

Motivating Attitudes That Nurture an Understanding of Your Potential

By: Dr. Marva T. Dixon

The Man-Up (Motivating Attitudes that Nurture an Understanding of your Potential Institute Guide) consists of a curriculum guide focusing on strategies and activities to enhance life skills, college and career readiness, utilizing best practices that are responsive to the needs of diverse adolescent males. Each module includes research-based best practices about the topics addressed in the module and includes a suggestive PowerPoint presentation that can be utilized for implementation of the module content. The guide also includes an educator-and-parent section with resources to extend knowledge and skills participants learn beyond the institute module session. Each module delivery format is based upon an adaptive 5E model of teaching and learning (engage, explore, explain, extend, evaluate). The guide also includes a section with sample letters, forms, and templates that can be used to customize the program for your school or organization. The institute consists of six specific modules, an introductory session, and a final launching for success session. Students will engage in reflective writing utilizing the Man-Up reflective journal (Purchased Separately) throughout the institute. The intent of the guide is to serve as life skills, career and college readiness, as well as a prevention-intervention program that supports the continuation of safe and drug-free schools in secondary campuses and career and college readiness preparedness focusing on, but not limited to, the following: Increasing academic student performance Increasing student attendance Reducing student dropout rates Understanding the impact of their culture within the school and community environment Reducing school violence such as bullying, date violence, and gang violence Building relational capacity between teacher and student and home and school Improving self-advocacy, self-determination, and self-motivation Increasing leadership and civic engagement The Man-Up Institute Guide is also aligned to the goals of National Initiative: My Brothers Keeper. The Book covers the following: Background Information Introductory Session: Juntos for Umoja: The Commitment: Coming Together for Unity Module 1: The Whole Me Module 2: Aiming for Success Module 3: The Healthy MeMind-Body-Soul Module 4: Personal Safety Tools Module 5: Leadership, Self-Management Responsibility, and Financial Literacy Module 6: The Model Man: Social, Emotional, and Civic Skills The Launch: Launch to SuccessThe CelebrationA Family Event

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1490756841

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Atlantis Initiatives

By: Dr. Paul Tynegate Piehler

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Atlantis Initiatives

By: Dr. Paul Tynegate Piehler

Briefly, Atlantis, like Oxford, offers even the entering student much the same privileges and responsibilities as a junior faculty member or researcher. All courses are prepared extensively before they open, demand an entrance exam to participate, meet in groups of four once a week, focus on presentation and discussion of student work which is built up into potentially publishable portfolios. This method, as used n Oxford and Cambridge, enables students to complete six years of academic work in just half that time, and boasts a retention rate of 96%%.

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Lulu.com

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0557880440

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A Handbook of Nobel Laureates in Medicine

An Inspirational Journey in the Annals of medical science

By: Dr Venkatesan Sangareddi MD, Dr Latha Venkatesan MD

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A Handbook of Nobel Laureates in Medicine

An Inspirational Journey in the Annals of medical science

By: Dr Venkatesan Sangareddi MD, Dr Latha Venkatesan MD

While we are fascinated by Noble Prize winners and their giant contributions to our profession, let us also remember the practice of medicine is a delicate mix of science, compassion, care and commitment. I think it is apt to recall this immortal image of a Victorian era British doctor, who is helplessly watching a dying child with Typhoid fever after exhausting all treatments he could administer at that time. Feets away, we can also see the grieving child’s mother and loving father. This canvas was drawn by British painter Sir Luke Fildes in 1891, still surviving in corridors of most medical schools, hauntingly depicting the care and concern of a Doctor towards his ailing patient. It will continue to remind the generation next, the true meaning of the noble profession. Does it sound unreasonable to expect a Doctor with such qualities deserve a Noble prize in the current times?

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Exodus Preaching

Crafting Sermons about Justice and Hope

By: Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert

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Exodus Preaching

Crafting Sermons about Justice and Hope

By: Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert

Exodus Preaching is the first of its kind. It is an exploration of the African American prophetic rhetorical traditions in a manner that makes features of these traditions relevant to a broad audience beyond the African American traditions. It provides readers a composite picture of the nature, meaning, and relevance of prophetic preaching as spoken Word of justice and hope in a society of growing pluralism and the world-shaping phenomenon of racial, economic and cultural diversity. African American preachers have distinctively invested great symbolic significance in the Exodus story, the messianic witness of Jesus, and the prophetic literature for developing and shaping prophetic sermons. Kenyatta Gilbert demonstrates how four distinctive features of discourse can shape sermon preparation, for effective preaching in a period of intense social change, racial unrest, and violence. Gilbert includes dozens of practical suggestions and five practical exercises to equip the reader for preaching in new ways and in new environments. He offers an holistic approach, fully equipping the reader with the theological and practical resources needed to preach prophetically.

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1501832581

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Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches

By: Matt Miofsky,Dr. Jason Byassee

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Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches

By: Matt Miofsky,Dr. Jason Byassee

Leaders who are interested in planting or revitalizing congregations often feel discouraged and defeated after leadership conferences, or after reading about the ‘heroes’ of church planting and church growth. “They are amazing,” they say. “I can’t be that amazing.” But Jesus’ load is easy and his burden is light. When we examine the practices and characteristics of those ‘heroes’, we see striking trends and commonalities. Aspiring church leaders can learn the practices and develop the characteristics that will lead to successful churches. Instead of feeling defeated, new leaders should have a hope-filled sense of what new thing they can do. Authors Matt Miofsky and Jason Byasse carefully researched, interviewed, and profiled successful church-growers across the U.S., and identified 8 characteristics these leaders and their congregations have in common. These pastors are still learning, still figuring out how to do this work and how to faithfully live into God’s call. But for now, how are they doing what they do? What mistakes have they made & learned from? Where have they paid the stupid tax that others should avoid? Each of these ‘heroes’ is painfully ordinary and up front about their flaws. And each can see slightly farther than the rest of us. What do they see that we can learn from? Discover the 8 characteristics, and learn how to adapt them for your own congregation and calling: Believe in miracles and act accordingly Integrate new people quickly Love the local Exist to reach the next person Elevate the practice of giving Work in teams Preach effectively to skeptics Make friends with the denomination

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1501852744

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Simply Pray

God Wants All to Pray

By: Rev. Dr. Ouida Lee

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Simply Pray

God Wants All to Pray

By: Rev. Dr. Ouida Lee

Jesus taught us a very simple but powerful prayer that embodies many concerns of life. Simply Pray introduces the reader to a variety of prayers that can be adopted by each reader, inserting their own names and current realities. We are taught to always pray and not faint, and that prayer is not dependent upon our stature in life. In an attempt to meet the needs of a diverse community, Lee solicited prayer requests from social media, friends, and family. Under the heading of Thanksgiving, Petitionary, Intercessory, and Supplication, Lee prays simply. It is with the spirit of the living God and the love of God that these prayers are written.

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The Last Word To America

By: Dr. Desmond Mattocks

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The Last Word To America

By: Dr. Desmond Mattocks

If only "we the people" of America could understand that the American Revolution was only a mere political upheaval compared to the moral war we now face. We are divided in morals and ethics more than in culture, wherein truth is more an option than a necessity. Ever since time began, the most celebrated nations have been those that have abridged the exorbitant chasm between morality and secularism, between feelings and principles, righteousness and unrighteousness. America appears to have joined the infamous tradition of derelict and ungodly nations that have surrendered their integrity for power and wealth, like ancient Babylon. In this The Last Word to America, the intent is to paint a living portrait of the ways in which America has abandoned divine counsel-how Washington, significant events, and personalities have shaped personal experience. It explores music and the perverse arts, through which philosophers are damaging our young people and the families of America are sullied.

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1490862617

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Jesus: Prayerful Reflections on the Son of God

By: Dr. William G. Covington Jr. PhD

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Jesus: Prayerful Reflections on the Son of God

By: Dr. William G. Covington Jr. PhD

Jesus Christ presents Himself in various roles in the New Testament. Each chapter of this book looks at one aspect of His revelation to humanity and helps the reader prayerfully reflect on the meaning of that role in an individual's life. The first chapter relates to His role as a friend. Someone who is truly concerned for the welfare of another is a friend to be desired. There is a reason He referred to Himself as a friend in relating to His closest followers. The reflection questions at the end of the chapter provide the tools for examining this role in the life of the individual. Other roles such as Wonderful Counselor, Good Shepherd, and Great High Priest are treated similarly. The concluding chapter has to do with the ultimate question each person must face, death. Jesus Christ is the way to eternal life--in fact, the only way. This chapter looks at the parallel between the materialists of the generation when Jesus was in physical form on the earth and how that same mindset persists today, robbing people of receiving the gift of eternal life He has purchased and offers freely.

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The Plight of African-American Males

We Can't Be Silent

By: Rev. Dr. Freddie A. Banks Jr.

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The Plight of African-American Males

We Can't Be Silent

By: Rev. Dr. Freddie A. Banks Jr.

This book is a riveting and emotionally charged with information on the plight of African American males and their transformations from the boyhood to manhood. By plight, I mean the conditions, problems, and difficulties that prohibit our young gifted African American males from becoming viable, useful, successful, productive citizens in our society. The reader will discover compelling and disturbing information, which is subtle and provocative, in the book about what it means to be alive in the twenty-first century, especially, but not exclusively, for young African American males. The transformation of the African American male is one of the greatest challenges that has confronted the African American community. This is not merely one-dimensional or a single-layer problem. I believe that the enormity, complexity, and scope of the crisis of the African American males are astounding in the American society today. In many ways, it is a kin to a tsunami that possesses the potential to annihilate everything in its wake. One can pick up this book, and it will become part of you until you reach the end, for it is one of the most interesting and creative books you will ever read. This incredible story is about how the plight of one’s life can be turned around through the process of transformation of the African American male.

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Customer Experience (CX) Engineering in Aerospace and Defense:

Delivering Winning Value Propositions in a ‘New-Game’ Landscape

By: Dr. Lynn Phillips,Mel Hughes,Dr. Stanton Sloane

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Customer Experience (CX) Engineering in Aerospace and Defense:

Delivering Winning Value Propositions in a ‘New-Game’ Landscape

By: Dr. Lynn Phillips,Mel Hughes,Dr. Stanton Sloane

The authors contend that new business capture teams operating in the aerospace-defense sector which adopt their “Best Practices, Outside-In, Customer-Centric” approach to executing their capture processes can attain supranormal contract win rates—as high as 80% and higher. They back up this claim with captivatingly told case study vignettes of 21st century competitions that they were personally involved with, providing teams with practical step-by-step guidelines, tools and templates to help replicate these successes.

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1665754885

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Fighting the Silent Killer

How Men and Women Can Prevent and Cope with Heart Disease Today

By: Dr Peter Cohn,Dr Joan Cohn

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Fighting the Silent Killer

How Men and Women Can Prevent and Cope with Heart Disease Today

By: Dr Peter Cohn,Dr Joan Cohn

Americais number-one killer, heart disease, can exist in the absence of symptoms. Calledlent heart disease,ts first manifestations can be catastrophic. This no-nonsense guide now addresses this and other new issues in a clear, non-technical way and examines old concerns from a fresh perspective. The text moves easily from the role of smoking, st

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The Forgiving Soul

How to Forgive Yourself, Others and Life

By: Dr. Samuel White III

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The Forgiving Soul

How to Forgive Yourself, Others and Life

By: Dr. Samuel White III

The Forgiving Soul shows you how to: Accept the grace, mercy, and love of God that forgives your soul forgive yourself of your sins, shortcomings, faults and failures Use Conflict Resolution Skills to foster peace and harmony in the family, church and society overcome life’s unfairness and injustices participate in the Process of Forgiveness that heals your heart Is it difficult for you to forgive someone? Does the anger and pain of the past keep you from going forward in life? Do not let another day go by! Discover the peace, healing and freedom of God’s grace and forgiveness.

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Growing a Healthy and Faithful Congregation

By: Rev. Dr. Loreno R. Flemmings

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Growing a Healthy and Faithful Congregation

By: Rev. Dr. Loreno R. Flemmings

This book aims to examine the mission and ministry of six mainline churches in Somerset County, New Jersey, and their efforts to grow healthy and faithful churches while reaching out to families, children, and youth in the community. The six congregations include First Baptist Church, Somerville, New Jersey, Saint Martin Episcopal Church, Bridgewater, New Jersey; Saint Thomas A.M.E. Zion Church, Somerville, New Jersey; Trinity United Church, Warren, New Jersey; New Horizon Christian Fellowship, Hillsborough, New Jersey; and Fountain of Living Water, Somerville, New Jersey. Given the need for congregational growth, insights into the Church Growth Movement and the missional approach to church growth are examined in relation to the historical, cultural, and social ministry contexts of six congregations of different faith traditions. A methodology combining demographic data, congregational surveys, and focus groups is used to determine the historic and present contexts of the congregation. The results of these efforts will inform and guide a congregation’s efforts to develop a missional vision and a strategic growth plan and restore spiritual vitality to its members by participating in the mission of the Kingdom of God (one result of which will be to attract families, youth, and children to the church).

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1663223645

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He Paid a Debt He Did Not Owe, I Owe a Debt I Could Not Pay

The Resurrection Journey of an American Family of Italian Descent

By: Dr. Vincent M. M. Galici Sr.

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He Paid a Debt He Did Not Owe, I Owe a Debt I Could Not Pay

The Resurrection Journey of an American Family of Italian Descent

By: Dr. Vincent M. M. Galici Sr.

The contemporary figure has somewhat similar characteristics to his father, grandfather, and great grandfather; a soul-searching thinker, all the same, departing from the ruinous while conserving the beneficial side of the culture, customs, and manners in which he was raised and the larger generational dimensions embedded in it. A virtual page-turner, the highly intense and graphically detailed saga reaches its most intense crescendo in this final installment. Characters readily identifiable in your own life, cheek by jowl with the hero and foe, percolate the gamut of your emotions. Rooting for the one while despising the other, you are propelled into the bowels of the narrative. Some personalities appear to be born evil and feed on the environs; others tend to virtue and progress upon it. Protagonists and antagonists are mixed and varied; some are eternal optimists and find happiness even in dark periods; some are risk takers in the will for clarity, putting their reputation on the line; some are perpetually abstruse and find it their sad comfort zone; and then there is the many up and down others. The first and second generation Stanoli patriarchs were fond of saying, “There is nothing greater than loving God and loving your neighbor,” and “I am a learner, willing to be corrected and criticized in order to become what I ought to become no matter where it comes from,” and “I make it my moral ambition to be happy around others.

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Drug Use for Grown-Ups

Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

By: Dr. Carl L. Hart

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Drug Use for Grown-Ups

Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

By: Dr. Carl L. Hart

“Hart’s argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this country’s war on drugs, we should all share his outrage.” —The New York Times Book Review From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal, and a hopeful reckoning with the possibility of their use as part of a responsible and happy life Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, and friend. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups, he draws on decades of research and his own personal experience to argue definitively that the criminalization and demonization of drug use--not drugs themselves--have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country's enduring structural racism. Dr. Hart did not always have this view. He came of age in one of Miami's most troubled neighborhoods at a time when many ills were being laid at the door of crack cocaine. His initial work as a researcher was aimed at proving that drug use caused bad outcomes. But one problem kept cropping up: the evidence from his research did not support his hypothesis. From inside the massively well-funded research arm of the American war on drugs, he saw how the facts did not support the ideology. The truth was dismissed and distorted in order to keep fear and outrage stoked, the funds rolling in, and Black and brown bodies behind bars. Drug Use for Grown-Ups will be controversial, to be sure: the propaganda war, Dr. Hart argues, has been tremendously effective. Imagine if the only subject of any discussion about driving automobiles was fatal car crashes. Drug Use for Grown-Ups offers a radically different vision: when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. We have a long way to go, but the vital conversation this book will generate is an extraordinarily important step.

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1101981660

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Outbreak Investigations Around the World

Case Studies in Infectious Disease Field Epidemiology

By: Dr. Mark S. Dworkin

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Outbreak Investigations Around the World

Case Studies in Infectious Disease Field Epidemiology

By: Dr. Mark S. Dworkin

Outbreak investigation is one of the primary and most critical activities in epidemiology. Infectious disease outbreaks always require intense, rapid on-site response and gain front page headlines. Bacterial or viral outbreaks occur quickly, and students and professionals should know how to react. This title uses Field Epidemiology - the application of epidemiology methods for unexpected health problems requiring fast, on-site investigation for timely intervention.

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Reimagining Police

The Future of Public Safety

By: Dr. Artika R. Tyner

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Reimagining Police

The Future of Public Safety

By: Dr. Artika R. Tyner

Large-scale protests, marches, and demonstrations in cities all over the globe have followed high-profile fatal encounters involving law enforcement and people of color. Citizens have taken to the streets and demanded answers to the chronic problems of police violence and lack of accountability, particularly at the intersection of law enforcement and race in the United States. Many have demanded reform, defunding, and even the outright abolishment of police departments. How did we get here? And what does the future of public safety look like? US police forces took shape in colonial times when private groups sought to suppress Indigenous peoples, enforce slavery, and preserve the economic interests of the ruling class. Law enforcement and the societies it serves have evolved since, but the dark roots of policing have endured, resulting in centuries of historical pain and trauma in Black and other communities of color. In Reimagining Police, Dr. Artika R. Tyner explores this troubled past and present, as well as the underlying problems of a flawed criminal justice system and unjust social structures. By examining various alternative policing models—and addressing systemic societal issues such as breaking the poverty cycle, instituting restorative justice, and investing in education and community resources—Tyner debunks the misconception that calls for change are anti-police, while offering hope for a more harmonious future between law enforcement and the people it swears to protect and serve. Tyner encourages readers to get involved in this difficult conversation and to feel empowered to lead social change that helps build safe and strong communities.

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1728485940

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