Formed in 1972, Jesus People USA is an evangelical Christian community that fundamentally transformed the American Christian music industry and the practice of American evangelicalism, which continues to evolve under its influence. In this fascinating ethnographic study, Shawn David Young replays not only the growth and influence of the group over the past three decades but also the left-leaning politics it developed that continue to serve as a catalyst for change. Jesus People USA established a still-thriving Christian commune in downtown Chicago and a ground-breaking music festival that redefined the American Christian rock industry. Rather than join "establishment" evangelicalism and participate in what would become the megachurch movement, this community adopted a modified socialism and embraced forms of activism commonly associated with the New Left. Today the ideological tolerance of Jesus People USA aligns them closer to liberalism than to the religious right, and Young studies the embodiment of this liminality and its challenge to mainstream evangelical belief. He suggests the survival of this group is linked to a growing disenchantment with the separation of public and private, individual and community, and finds echoes of this postmodern faith deep within the evangelical subculture.
As a runner, you want to accomplish your physical goals. But deep down, you long for your training to be a more meaningful experience, engaging your body, mind, soul, and spirit. Walk, Run, Soar is a 52-week devotional and training journal designed for runners who hope to experience God's presence, purpose, and glory in a deeper way as they run. Dorina Gilmore Young, and her triathlete husband, Shawn, will get you moving with a new motivation: improving your spiritual health. Along with weekly devotions to inspire you, Walk, Run, Soar includes · practical running/training tips · training schedules from a running and triathlon coach · advice on how to fuel your body well · reflection questions and action steps · space to journal and record your running progress Whether you are new to running or a longtime runner, Walk, Run, Soar will motivate you to hit your fitness goals while strengthening your faith.
Who are you? Why do you do the things you do? What should you do with your life? Have you figured it out? Have you figured out how to figure it out? That’s what this book is for. I could give you my credentials—teacher, coach, youth leader, husband, father, former young person—but don’t trust me because of my credentials. In fact, don’t trust me at all. Who I am doesn’t matter; this is about you. Are you made for more than to be entertained? Do you act on your whims or in response to a calling? Do you take good risks? What are you prepared to suffer for them? Are you ready for manhood or womanhood? For parenthood? Are you prepared for the realities of education and work? The world is coming. Will you meet it with a strong identity or in a state of confusion? The Talk awaits. How will you answer? It’s up to you.
As a young teenager, Shawn traveled from his homeland to America. After experiencing many challenges, Shawn developed a system that helped him succeed in life and believes it will help America's youth. Sharing the F.O.R.C.E. concept with others through his and others' stories, will help readers realize The American Dream is real!
**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "This book is the heartbreaking story that every parent dreads... Cohen sheds light on what really happened the night Lauren was never seen again." —David Crow, author of The Pale-Faced Lie She visited friends. She walked to a bar. She was right there... until she was gone. College student Lauren Spierer was pursuing her dreams, joining her boyfriend at a party school eight hundred miles from home. Social and gregarious, studying fashion and rooming with friends, Lauren embraced her new adventure with the zeal of a young woman who suddenly had everything she desired. But there was a dark side that she and her inner circle kept secret. And one warm June evening, after heading out with friends, she seemingly vanished. When investigators retraced Lauren's last steps using eyewitness accounts and security camera footage, the evidence ended at the doorstep of a group of wealthy, well-connected male students. With original reporting including new testimony witnesses never shared with police, College Girl, Missing takes readers back to that fateful night and dives into the disappearance that captured front-page headlines around the world. Investigative journalist Shawn Cohen breaks more than a decade of silence as he pursues the truth: what really happened to Lauren Spierer?
“In the spirit of [Walter Dean Myers’s] Monster meeting The Catcher in the Rye, Goodman’s masterful story will remain with the reader long after the last page, echoing the raw truth that perhaps a real man is one who is both brave and scared.” —Ruta Sepetys, author of Between Shades of Gray In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive? Shawn Goodman will capture your heart with this gritty, honest, and moving story about a boy struggling to learn about friendship, brotherhood, and manhood in a society where violence is the answer to every problem. A Tayshas Reading List Pick An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book “Shawn Goodman takes us inside the gritty world of our juvenile justice system with the verve of a master storyteller.” —Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie “A gripping story of a boy’s climb to manhood on his own terms.” —Paul Volponi, author of The Final Four “The reader will be seized by [the boy’s] plight and his determination not only to survive, but to better himself.” —Todd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun “Kindness for Weakness is a daring, dazzling leap into the dark passage that is the journey to manhood.” —Paul Griffin, author of The Orange Houses “Gripping action, gritty dialogue, vivid characters, and palpable tension permeate the brief chapters of James’s powerful, honest, compelling narrative.” —School Library Journal
In all of those years, hes seen too many young pastors walk away from ministry too early, and he hopes to help change that. He believes that, if we can prep young up-and-coming ministers earlier and give them a true view of what ministry entails, then maybe we can help these young ministers stay longer in their roles. And if they do, it only benefits these students!
Young Conservative: Views of a College Conservative will take you on a journey through the mind of a young conservative author. He tackles every single issue that you can think of: abortion, growing up in todayas America, the war with Iraq and the Iran conflict, just to name a few. Youave never seen a conservative be this straightforward on the issues. Shawn Dougherty is a new name to this business, but the ideals he brings to the table have been right in front of us the whole time.
The book delves into the truth of two kinds: one is externally grasped through our senses and the other is from within, which is intuitionally manifested, so much so that if one is separated from one’s five senses the person can still feel self-awareness. All visible acts—for instance, consuming food—is an apparent activity where the entire mechanism of eating is fueled by an unseen motion without which no visible or practical pursuit can ever occur, signifying that the operation of our five senses must also be fueled by this obscure motion-oriented, energy-based fact. Emanuel Kant affirmed the Empiricist preoccupation with sense experience and the material world, but reconciled this with the rationalist tradition by noting that experience itself is made possible only through deeper underlying (a-priori) mental structure (deeper than concepts or ideas) such as space, time, and mathematical forms like numbers and shapes that exist regardless of what exists in the material world. Strive for the best, aspire to both inner and outer verity (condor, reality), because we have entered into a new era which, ironically, many scientific findings are alluding to what for thousands of years the sages and the prophetically minded philosophers have claimed: that mankind is the very reason for the existence; that you are not in the universe but the universe is within you. Professing it is because of God that you exist and it is because of you that the universe prevails since the quantum world of the infinitely dancing particle where the substratum, the sub-atomic realm of the unseen world and the “observer effect” arrive at making it all possible as it gives meaning into how you look at the universe, knowing that the sole act of observing will influence the phenomenon being observed; that nothing can exist if no mind is there to perceive it. “There’s no way to remove the observer - us - from our perceptions of the world.” Stephen Hawking.
A practical guide to optimizing quality of life for people over 50 & their families, ETERNALLY YOUNG: A GUIDE TO AGING WELL offers ways to improve vision, hearing, digestion, sleeping, & memory; guidelines for controlling cholesterol, salt & weight, increasing fiber intake, & choosing vitamins especially beneficial to mature adults; advice on easy-to-manage clothing & creating a safe home environment; tips on getting in & out of cars; exercises to minimize lower-back & arthritis pain & to build strength & maintain flexibility; & hints on caring for someone confined to bed. "Invaluable help for those who never give up on growing older, but do as much as possible to enjoy it." - B. F. Skinner. "Extremely practical guide to maintaining function, the key ingredient of successful aging." - Patricia A. Bloom, M.D., Director of Education, Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, N.Y. "Succinct, clearly & attractively laid out with large print...written in a friendly, easy to read style." - Richard J. Ham, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, Journal of the American Geriatric Soc., Vol. 39, 1991, p. 326. "Clear & practical." - Robert N. Butler, M.D., Chairman, Deptartment of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, N.Y.
“Brimming with hard realities about the choices we make, the friendships we keep, and the unlikely allies we find along the way, this affecting novel helps to fill the gaping hole left by Walter Dean Myers’s passing.” —Booklist “A taut, haunting tragedy.” —Kirkus Reviews One young man searches for a place to call home in this gut-wrenching, honest novel from New York Times bestselling author Wes Moore and cowriter Shawn Goodman. Elijah Thomas knows one thing better than anyone around him: basketball. But when a sinister street gang, Blood Street Nation, wants him and his team members to wear the Nation’s colors in the next big tournament, Elijah’s love of the game is soon thrown into jeopardy. The boys gather their courage and take a stand against the gang, but at a terrible cost. Now Elijah must struggle to balance hope and fear, revenge and forgiveness, to save his neighborhood. For help, he turns to the most unlikely of friends: Banks, a gruff ex–military man, and his beautiful and ambitious daughter. Together, the three work on a plan to destroy Blood Street and rebuild the community they all call home. This Way Home is a story about reclamation. It’s about taking a stand for what matters most, and the discovery that, in the end, hope, love, and courage are our most powerful weapons.
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