How would you like to be in a lifelong marriage to the same person and desire being with each other after many years as much as when you were first married? It is possible. Through this book you will learn scriptural keys to build this kind of lasting marriage that is a dream come true. As you read this book you will find practical insights from the Word of God and build understanding about essential factors to grow a strong, intimate relationship. Topics include: - Making a communication connection - How praying together helps you stay together - How submission creates equality and successful leadership in the home - How to overcome temptations - Building a vision together and much more! Shaun and Amy Gustafson are Senior Pastors and founders of Word of Life Christian Center in Rochester, Minnesota, a growing and thriving body of believers from various walks of life. They have a passion for empowering people to apply truths from God's Word to bring success to their everyday life. Pastors Shaun and Amy have taught marriage conferences at denominational and non-denominational churches around the country. They have a heart for building unity among churches and reaching people with Christ's love. Visit Word of Life's website at: www.wolrochester.org
Life often feels so overloaded that it's hard to find time to connect. How can you find space in this fast-paced world to actually enjoy your relationship? No one has all the answers, but we do know this. There are some simple things you can do to win at your relationship and refresh the dry places. Shaun and Amy Gustafson share humorous stories and encouragement from their journey as marriage mentors and pastors to help you build a stronger bond with the love of your life while keeping God at your center. Shaun and Amy Gustafson are passionate for helping others discover joy in their journey and have a heart for sharing Christ's love. One of their greatest joys personally, next to time with family and loved ones, is encouraging leaders and pastors to run their race and stay in the game. In their free time, they enjoy ATV riding, boating, camping, picnics at the lake, and taking walks in nature. Shaun and Amy are authors, conference speakers, and lead pastors of High Point Church in Rochester, MN. You can visit their website at highpointchurch.com.
Do you want to find the right one to marry and have your feelings reciprocated? This book will help answer four questions for singles aspiring to be married: - Why haven't I met the right one yet? - Is there something I'm doing wrong? - How will I know? - I think I've found the right one. What should I ask before marriage? Those who read and apply this book will also receive answers to: - Knowing how to attract the right one. - Knowing how to minimize or eliminate wasted time in wrong relationships. - Knowing how to discern those who have potential. - Knowing how to prepare for a lasting marriage. Shaun and Amy Gustafson desire to help singles successfully chart the waters of pre-marriage and find the right one. At the point this book is written, the Gustafson's have been happily married for twenty years. Shaun and Amy are authors, speakers, and Senior Pastors of High Point Church in Rochester, MN. They have three wonderful children and one very energetic dog!
How would you like to be in a lifelong marriage to the same person and desire being with each other after many years as much as when you were first married? It is possible. Through this book you will learn scriptural keys to build this kind of lasting marriage that is a dream come true. As you read this book you will find practical insights from the Word of God and build understanding about essential factors to grow a strong, intimate relationship. Topics include: - Making a communication connection - How praying together helps you stay together - How submission creates equality and successful leadership in the home - How to overcome temptations - Building a vision together and much more! Shaun and Amy Gustafson are Senior Pastors and founders of Word of Life Christian Center in Rochester, Minnesota, a growing and thriving body of believers from various walks of life. They have a passion for empowering people to apply truths from God's Word to bring success to their everyday life. Pastors Shaun and Amy have taught marriage conferences at denominational and non-denominational churches around the country. They have a heart for building unity among churches and reaching people with Christ's love. Visit Word of Life's website at: www.wolrochester.org
Like the ocean, the marketplace constantly changes and today's cresting?reward?becomes tomorrow's crashing?risk. Even the best surfers fall, but they learn from their wipeouts and paddle back out again, knowing that with big waves come big opportunities. Innovation expert Louis Patler explores why 8 out of 10 business ventures fail and offers lessons learned from elite athletes that apply to business.?Before you venture out, take some advice from unlikely experts: Big Wave surfers who ride waves the size of a five-story office building using only a 9-foot piece of styrofoam. Like successful entrepreneurs, they must rely on preparation, planning, patience, and passion--and they relish a challenge. Packed with stories of innovators, entrepreneurs, and legends, Make Your Own Waves reveals 10 Surfer's Rules that will guide entrepreneurs and innovators including: Learn to swim--the basics set the stage for everything Get wet--you can't succeed if you stick to the shore Always look "outside"--watch for what's coming or you may miss a better opportunity Commit, charge, shred--you have to go all out to be all in Never turn your back on the ocean--always stay in touch with the marketplace and the customer Stay stoked--desire drives success Discover the do’s and don’ts for innovators and entrepreneurs that will lead you to success.
The Phenomenological Mind is the first book to properly introduce fundamental questions about the mind from the perspective of phenomenology. Key questions and topics covered include: • what is phenomenology? • naturalizing phenomenology and the cognitive sciences • phenomenology and consciousness • consciousness and self-consciousness • time and consciousness • intentionality • the embodied mind • action • knowledge of other minds • situated and extended minds • phenomenology and personal identity. This second edition includes a new preface, and revised and improved chapters. Also included are helpful features such as chapter summaries, guides to further reading, and a glossary, making The Phenomenological Mind an ideal introduction to key concepts in phenomenology, cognitive science and philosophy of mind.
A long history of inquiry about human nature and the self stretches from the ancient tradition of Socratic self-knowledge in the context of ethical life to contemporary discussions of brain function in cognitive science. It begins with a conflict among the ancients. On one view, which comes to be represented most clearly by Aristotle, the issue is settled in terms of a composite and very complex human nature. Who I am is closely tied to my embodied existence. The other view, found as early as the Pythagoreans, and developed in the writings of Plato, Augustine and Descartes, held that genuine humanness is not the result of an integration of 'lower' functions, but a purification of those functions in favour of a liberating spirituality. The animal elements are excluded from the human essence. The modern debate on the problem of the self, although owing much to the insights of Locke and Hume, can still be situated within the context of the two schools of ancient thought, and this has led many to despair over the lack of apparent progress in this problem. Today, of course, we often tend to look to science rather than philosophy to develop our understanding of a wide range of fundamental issues. To what extent is the problem of the self a scientific issue? Can insights from the study of neuropsychology and cognitive development in infancy provide a new perspective? Can the study of schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorders tell us anything about the nature of human self-consciousness? Many would answer yes to the above questions, but then is it not also the case that the study of exceptional 'self-actualised' human experience is equally relevant? And can the phenomenological tradition, dedicated to the systematic study of human experience, and contemporary analytic approaches in philosophy help us out of some of the impasses that have bedevilled the empiricist tradition? MODELS OF THE SELF includes all these perspectives in an attempt to cast light on one of the most intractable problems in science and the humanities.
George Lindbeck wrote one of the most often read and debated theological works of the twentieth century, The Nature of Doctrine. Despite the work’s wide readership, few read the book considering his work as an ecumenist. In addition, few have read Lindbeck’s other writings. This work seeks to remedy this situation by providing (1) a context for understanding The Nature of Doctrine, (2) a corrective to misreadings of Lindbeck’s work, (3) an introduction to his broader corpus, and (4) some possible ways in which Lindbeck’s work can contribute to future ecumenical discussion and to Christian theological practice more broadly. It will do so by focusing upon several key roles or aspects of Lindbeck’s life and thought, from his understanding of his own Lutheran background and his participation in Lutheran-Catholic dialogue, to his training in medieval philosophy and theology and later work on the church as Israel.
What is the place of leisure in societies where people complain of ′over-work′? How do personal freedom and choice relate to the inequalities of class, gender, disability and ethnicity? This critical introduction to the field offers a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today. The book: • situates the student in the field • provides a comprehensive account of the leading approaches to leisure • explores the influence of class, race, gender, ethnicity, disability and age • discusses to role of the sate • examines leisure in the context of changing work relationships • locates leisure in the debate around globalization In short, this is an indispensable, one-stop guide to understanding leisure.
Relevant for experienced and emerging social work and human service practitioners alike, this book explores the uniquely challenging, yet seemingly ubiquitous issue of youth violence. It provides an authentic and accessible discussion of the theories and evidence that inform practice with youth violence alongside the voices of practitioners and the young people they work with. These voices are drawn from work with the Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program for youth violence. NNN provides a trauma-informed, culturally safe preventive-intervention for young people who use and experience violence, and specialist training for the workers who support them. The program embraces creative methods as a bridge between contemporary evidence on trauma and violence and Aboriginal healing practice. The dual focus of the program is informed and interconnected by action research involving Aboriginal Elders and community members, practitioners, and key service stakeholders, including young people with a lived experience of violence. This book is ideal for use in professional cross-disciplinary programs, such as criminology, sociology, social work, and psychology, across post-secondary, vocational, and university sectors.
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