The Art of the Book Review Part IV My pen is my harp and my lyre; my library is my garden and my orchard. נבלי וכנורי בפי עטי / גני ופרדס ספריה (Rav Yehudah HaLevy) David B. Levy
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The Art of the Book Review "Just as my feet allow me to walk in this world my books (Sefarim) allow me to walk in higher worlds still" (GRA) Part III a small selection of a subset of book, film, database, and web reviews.
Essays on the History and Philosophy of Science by David B. Levy
A strange mystery troubled the founding family of a quaint New England mill town. Their financial plight was quickly becoming hopeless until 15 year old adventurous Penny Keene added up the clues and unlocked the Secret of Fairlawn
Sports Ministry
David B. Lewis; David Irby; William Galipault; Wayne Rasmussen
Human Kinetics Publishers
2023
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The hope of the Gospel is a universal message, and sports are arguably the universal language. Sharing the former through the latter is a powerful combination for changing lives. And for students with a heart for both, the field of sports ministry presents compelling career opportunities.Until now, there has never been a college textbook devoted to the subject. With the arrival of Sports Ministry, college and university instructors have a dedicated text for educating students on the how-to process of developing viable sports ministry programs that share the Word and positively influence the world in which we live.The book begins with a description of what sports ministry is and a historical overview of the sports ministry movement, including stories of prominent individuals and organizations past. Students will learn about the many sports ministries serving today at the local, national, and international levels, such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Action, and Missionary Athletes International. Through each chapter’s Sports Ministry in Action and Interview With a Professional sidebars, students will get a glimpse into the lives and ministries of individuals and organizations working in sports ministry and learn about the career opportunities available in the field.The underpinnings of sports ministry are evangelism and discipleship, and to that end students will learn various methods for Gospel communication within the sports context. The book also deliberates the intersection of sports and faith, weighing the positive and negative aspects of competition and whether competitive sport is compatible with faith. Included are six principles for making decisions regarding sport participation and a three-step process for using biblical precepts to determine ethical behavior in sport.Chapters dedicated to finances, facilities, and legal considerations inform students on the corporate aspects of running a sports ministry program. These include the five main approaches for securing financial resources, a framework for planning and selecting the right facility, and strategies for mitigating risk.The final section of the book looks at the implementation of sports ministry programs locally and internationally. Four common types of local church-based events are discussed-onsite, community, jaunt event, and short-term missions-with examples of each included. Students will gain an understanding of key administrative responsibilities for organizing international missions. The cross-cultural nature of sports ministry-both locally and abroad-requires students to cultivate an awareness of and respect for other cultures to foster friendship evangelism, essential to any successful sports ministry.Sports Ministry is the definitive resource for building an effective sports ministry program. When done right, sport is a powerful platform that God will use to transform lives for His eternal purposes. With Sports Ministry, students will gain the knowledge and tools to share their faith and offer hope to others through the universal language of sport.
Sales Rules!: 24 Sales Strategies for Becoming the Best
David B. Dykstra
Independently Published
2018
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Sales is easy, right? Simple? Yes. Easy? Not on your life I know. Six-year-old kids with lemonade stands sell. The guy down the hall with decades of experience and hundreds of customers does too. Yet most salespeople can't seem to get it right. It takes time, persistence, and commitment to master the world's oldest profession. And you must follow the Rules. From his years of sales experience, Dave Dykstra reveals the secrets of mastering this crazy career we call Sales. Sales Rules is the answer to the questions that salespeople don't ask: When is it okay to take advantage of your customer? How do I make sure everyone is happy? Is there really a single, undeniable truth in sales? Sales Rules will make you a better salesperson. It may even help you sell more
Salvation: The things you were probably not told...
David B. Caton
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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In a rather miraculous set of circumstances at one time in my life, I found myself pastoring a church where the congregation largely considered themselves Christians but did not believe the Bible and had had no experience of the Holy Spirit. This was a situation that I had never encountered before and thus I was totally unprepared. God was with my wife and me through it all; we learned much and hopefully helped some reconnect with Him, and for some, introduce them. The experience was not without its battles and through it all God was challenging those people and inviting them to not only come to Him, but also to engage in the great mission Christ Jesus has given His church. When we moved on at God's call we found ourselves involved in a ministry with a completely different theological foundation-one with which we were much more familiar and comfortable. Ironically, virtually the same issues we faced in the previous place of ministry with such obvious unbelief were replicated in the new situation-obviously our eyes were in need of being opened. It led me to coin the phrase, 'Different day, same devil'. I had never thought too much of it before. As Christians the world over, we rejoice in the fact that we have the same God, same Saviour and same Holy Spirit, but we also have the same enemy. Our mission work overseas has only reinforced this conclusion as exactly the same problems abound within all the cultures among which we get to minister. There is the same enemy and human beings are certainly no different from culture to culture-only superficialities separate us-what makes us all human is naturally the same.What perhaps alarms me the most are the false notions of salvation that are epitomised throughout the institutions of the church. God's word makes it very clear what it means to be in Christ and yet there is all manner of deviation, perhaps the most common is the institutional parading of itself as the vehicle for salvation-to which all the denominations and movements are guilty to some degree, some more than others. Belonging to a church institution might provide a sense of assurance, but it is a splintered reed of assurance and eternally can do little more than pierce the hand that leans upon it. God has given no totems (or idols) to rest our faith upon, only His Son.I would, if it were up to me, have no one spend eternity where the devil and his angels will spend theirs (Mt 25:41), and of course neither would God, hence He sent His Son. That is the purpose for this book-my intention is to present a clear picture to all who read it, of what salvation is meant to be and what it is not, but so often falsely presented as. My success with that intention will be seen in time, however, the intention is to help people to find God or return to God and live for Him by following His one and only Son, by the empowering of God's Holy Spirit.This work is not intended to be a systematic theology on salvation, rather a practical handbook which is comprehensive from a Charismatic Evangelical perspective, but in no way exhaustive-there is so much more that could be said. My prayer is that it will be beneficial to those who read it and be of immense help as you journey with our God and our Saviour, whose love for us is beyond measure.
Terrorists in Cuba: Featuring Gazda: Presidential Trouble Shooter
David B. Graham
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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"You and Hank must act like tourists, going to all of the expensive restaurants and bars in Havana," said The President. "In this way, you will attract the attention of the thugs who are terrorists." "'Acting like tourists' will be easy to do," said Gazda. "Are you sure you want to pay for our 'High Living'?" "The cost might be high, but I can't think of any other way to create attention," said The President. "Then after a week in Havana, you will be ready for the rodeo circuit. Are you ready?" "Yes, Mr. President. Hank is looking forward to barrel racing." "I hear she has no equal at racing around the barrels. Through it she has endeared herself to everyone in the country," said The President. "Remember, your mission is to locate and destroy the bomb making facilities of the terrorists. Good luck," said The President.
Mission Panama Jungle: Featuring Gazda: Presidential Trouble Shooter
David B. Graham
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Fresh from his job of building a bridge over a treacherous river in Colombia, Gazda goes to Panama to see the future plans for building the Pan American Highway over an area in Panama called the Darien Gap. His opposition includes a sophisticated drug manufacturer in the jungles deep in Panama. It is there that the action in this story really takes off. Gazda is helped by a Lieutenant in the Army of Panama who turns out to be a gorgeous girl.
Terrorists in the Everglades: Featuring Gazda: Presidential Trouble Shooter
David B. Graham
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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The President called Gazda his Troubleshooter and ordered him to Miami. Gazda packed his bag and took the first flight. Pippa, The President's beautiful daughter - Gazda had never seen her before - greeted him at the airport. Gazda described her later with one word - Wow Gazda cleverly saved Pippa from hungry sharks circling her while swimming in the ocean in front of The President's vacation house. This was only one of the many hair raising adventures Gazda and Pippa had while carrying out The President's order: To locate and eliminate the Terrorists in the Everglades.
Did God Die on the Way to Houston? a Queer Tale
David B Myers
Resource Publications (CA)
2020
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Did God Die on the Way to Houston? a Queer Tale
David B Myers
Resource Publications (CA)
2020
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James Friedman, a retired philosophy professor living in Houston, receives an invitation from a woman, identifying herself only as Shekhinah, who claims she was once God. She wants to talk to him about her decision to abandon heaven for earth. Accepting the invitation, Friedman encounters a tall, ebony-skinned, twenty-three-year-old, same-gender-loving woman who is wearing a ""Black Lives Matter"" t-shirt. She tells Friedman a creation story about a loving God who, at the moment of creation, fourteen billion years ago, gave up power over the world out of respect for human freedom. This view of God is similar to one Friedman has expounded. According to Shekhinah, to God's horror and surprise, countless human beings have misused their freedom to cause massive injustice--bigotry, genocide, cruelty, etc.--and to put the earth itself in peril. Powerless as God, Shekhinah asserts that the Creator could make a difference in the world only by becoming a human being--which meant the death of God. God, she claims, entered the world as a Black, Same-Gender-Loving Woman to divinely affirm three often disrespected identities. For reasons she reveals, Shekhinah, now a socially engaged secular Buddhist, chose Houston as the place to partner with others and begin her project of saving a damaged planet and achieving justice for all human beings.
The Sky is a Gate, from the author of Necropole and Poetry is Mindfulness (among others), is a collection of poems mostly written during the pandemic year of 2020 in which the poet explores the effects of the pandemic on himself and life in general. The collection also includes the long poem "The Social Schedule of Death", which examines the possibility of the transcendence of relationships, in the context of the poet's metaphysical outlook. The next-to-last poem in the collection, before "The Social Schedule of Death", titled "Apology to Christians" is a provocative declaration of spiritual independence every inquiring-minded person should read.
The Goldfish bowl. A Jungian Novella by David B Churchill. Experimental fiction by the editor of Pony One Dog Press. In the tradition of the Da Vinci Code. Meet Jason Rockets who must stay out of the clutches of some quasi legal/government agency while trying to fulfill a promise to a friend. Hi-jinks ensue when he finally gives in and stops struggling.
Like any other child, Darnell Williams is trying to find love and acceptance. After being molested by a family member and nearly beaten to death by his father for having feminine tendencies, Darnell learns to bury his conflicting feelings about love, sexuality, family and God. When his fears and desires come roaring to the surface, he has no choice but to answer the question once and for all: is he gay and worthy of love? Now in high school and living with PTSD, Darnell searches for answers and befriends the town's high school basketball star. This friendship helps Darnell grow into someone he never knew he could become. However, nothing beautiful lasts forever, and Darnell finds himself spiraling back into confusion and pain. Can he overcome years of trauma, abuse and the need to be loved? Casting a bold light on LGBTQ+ struggles and teen mental illness, As I Am, The Novel, is a deeply moving story about finding both love and the courage to be passionately honest in who you are, even in the face of potentially fatal repercussions. This powerful and poignant novel explores what can happen when we are forced to change our perception of everything around us and those we love. It is an unforgettable story about resilience and a desire to keep advancing in life, even in the most challenging circumstances
Smile. You're on camera....Everywhere you go.- A conwoman. A cop. A gentleman. A rebel. -In a small suburb of Connecticut, and totally unaware of each other, four lives are about to collide.But will their lives entangle before experienced cop, Nate Bennett, and rookie cop, Maggie Zucha, complete their investigation of tracking down footage that, if released, will shake America to its very core?Their detective skills are put to the toughest test, but they'll need to be quick because they're not the only ones searching for this story... and whoever finds it first will hold all the power....but just what is on that footage?Will you see it coming?The Footage That Shook America is the sequel to the controversial bestselling novel In The Middle of Middle America and is the second book of a trilogy based on the escapades of television news anchor Sarah-Jane Zdanski.
IN THE FUTURE, TECHNOLOGY WILL EXCEED HUMANITY... OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT.Time: 2047Place: Washington DC.A loner. A teacher. A killer. A preacher.On the streets of the capital city, four lives may be about to collide.And if they do, a nation once regarded as "the greatest country in the world", will begin to self destruct.President Sally W. Campbell can see the danger coming. But can her plan to end America's misery come to fruition before it's too late?The power, of course, is not in her hands. The power lies in the hands of those who control the narrative to the American people: the media.But why would the media admit that the mess America has turned into is in fact all the media's fault?The Zdanski Show continues.For one final episode...★★★★★"Extremely powerful and thought-provoking"- The Book Literati
Break Through To Yes: Unlocking the Possible within a Culture of Collaboration: Revised and Updated Edition
David B. Savage
Savage Management Ltd.
2018
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Collaboration is the new field of leadership. And it is evolving quickly. Now access the most current and collaborative book. Savage's updated book guides you through the business, social and environmental costs of bad collaboration, the roadblocks to collaboration, the 10 Essential Steps to Collaboration, Disruptive Technology, Team Assessments, getting beyond fake news, how to create a culture of innovation, create shared value, build on success and much more. Tired of the barriers and wasted resources? This is the breakthrough guide for you and your organization. David B. Savage's Break Through To Yes provides the key for real success- collaboration -Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World and Top 5 Management Thinker 2015. KIRKUS REVIEW Break Through To Yes: Unlocking the Possible within a Culture of Collaboration A book thoroughly examines the power of successful collaborations. Canadian collaboration expert Savage (a contributor to Ready, Aim, Excel, 2012) offers a work that couldn't be more timely. While it addresses organizational collaboration, this book could be interpreted more broadly as a treatise on building a cooperative culture within families, groups, businesses, and government. In a collection of concise chapters, Savage leads the reader through a discussion of the meaning and value of collaboration. The author supplements his own experiences over more than four decades with extensive quotes from experts and results from surveys that he conducted; in effect, he collaborated far and wide to garner input for this volume. Part One lays the groundwork by first exploring reasons for collaboration, why it fails, and what is required for effective collaboration. Part Two explores "The Discipline of Collaboration," addressing such issues as why collaboration is misunderstood, how to involve stakeholders, and why the practice demands "opening the mind...opening the heart...and opening the will." This section also delivers a useful assessment tool to determine the state of an organization's "collaborative ecosystem." In Part Three, Savage provides a comprehensive road map via 10 specific steps for implementing organizational collaboration. Beginning with "Step 1: Set Intention and Declare Your Purpose," and concluding with "Step 10: Make It So: Positively Change the Energy and the Future Together," the book systematically details each step and then summarizes to facilitate implementation. Part Four ("Break Through") offers a discussion of circles and teams and explains the rise of the "Chief Collaboration Officer" as a senior position, which, Savage writes, is "the greatest advance in organizational productivity in the knowledge economy." This engaging volume's Appendices contain additional worthy information, including quotes from experts (from Bryce Medd/Wealthy Tortoise Financial, British Columbia: "In the financial services realm, if the intention is to create one plan, a roadmap for a client, then only by collaboration can all of the various disciplines come together for the best interest of the client"). The Appendices also include an itemized list of "roadblocks to collaboration," and vital lessons the author has learned from some less-than-successful collaborative engagement startups. Highly readable, informative, and well-organized, this insightful work acts as a short-form textbook on the best practices in collaboration. A valuable volume for the senior leader of any group, business, or organization who wants to build a collaborative culture.
The Collaborative Guests Podcasts is Book 2 of the Collaborative Podcast Series. This book is based on a series of podcasts during 2016 and 2017 where David B. Savage was the featured guest. Table of Contents Foreword What is Creating Shared Value, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration? Define your Personal Values Chapter 1 Fractal Friends by Duncan Autrey talking about conflict resolution, communities, activists, and collaboration. Chapter 2 Mastering Leadership by Bob Acton/ Obair Leadership exploring negotiation, collaboration, and leadership. Chapter 3 Cumulative Environmental Impacts on the Land by Barry Wilson/ CE Analytic sharing ideas on how we collaborate on the true cumulative effects of our construction, capital projects, and communities. Why Collaborate? We have seen many and repeated failures, sometimes with the cost of billions. These affect organizations and their capital projects and operations. When a company starts making mistakes, tries to force its agenda on others, or is in conflict with its own stakeholders, the consequences are significant. People revolt and profit margins are destroyed. Projects get delayed in regulatory and community review for extended lengths of time. Employees simply don't give their best because they do not trust the systems they work in especially when they have little influence in the processes or programs in which they are involved. The cost to organizations can be both internal and external disengagement, rejection by regulatory bodies and governments, rejection by impacted communities, and damage to the environment. Add to that a wide range of human cause including everything from the oppression, conflict, suicide, marital breakdown and career paralysis to the loss of intelligence and vision of the brightest people in your business, simply because they mentally check out when they come to work. All this means lost productivity, lost opportunities to grow and prosper, and distracted leaders and workers who no longer feel able to do good work. Leaders and organizations, however, can gain a strategic advantage by avoiding all of this energy and revenue-zapping negativity simply by working together to build a culture of collaboration. Collaboration is not an event, it's a culture. It's the way we work together. I am a lifelong student of how to get the right people in the right place with the right information in the right mindset to figure out how to conquer challenges and solve conflicts together. Collaboration is a new field of study and success. Collaboration must evolve. Let's learn together and make our world, communities, and families better. In this series; Book 1: The Foundation for Collaboration. Book 2: The Collaborative Guest Podcasts Book 3: The 10 Essential Steps of Collaboration Book 4: Unlocking the Possible with Collaboration Other books by David B. Savage include Break Through To Yes: Unlocking the Possible within a Culture of Collaboration.