What happens when you put aside buying and selling and consider the difference that one clever word can make in your day and your performance? Author Lynn Blackwood answers this question and more in 'C' If You Agree, a book that encompasses over twenty years of sales experience into a collection of words of wisdom geared towards success for individuals and corporate leaders. Even though this book was created to mainly serve men and women whose daily livelihood is in sales, the ideas really have a much broader appeal. This book teaches effective and proven techniques that can be incorporated into your overall business approach, and into your daily life. The advice and examples provided are effective in all corporate environments and industries.
The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and its metaphorical language. In contrast to views that suggest Revelation's metaphorical language is simple adornment, Huber argues that Revelation's persuasive power resides within the text's metaphorical nature and she articulates a method for exploring how Revelation employs metaphor to shape an audience's thought. In order to gain a sense of how metaphorical language works in Revelation's highly metaphorical text,"Like a Bride Adorned:" Reading Metaphor in John's Apocalypse engages one set of conceptual metaphors in relation to Revelation's literary and social-historical milieu. Specifically, Huber explores the conceptual metaphors undergirding Revelation's nuptial or bridal imagery. Positioned at the culmination of the text's, nuptial imagery serves as one the text's final and arguably one of its most important characterizations of the Christian community.Examining the function of Revelation's nuptial imagery involves investigating how the text redeploys conventional metaphorical constructions used in the writings of the Hebrew prophets and how its imagery engages Greco-Roman depictions of women, weddings, and brides. Discourse about marriage and family was such an important part of Revelation's historical context, especially as it was shaped by the Roman Empire, that any discussion of the text's nuptial imagery must examine how it reflects and responds to this discourse. By addressing these questions, we see that Revelation's nuptial imagery serves to further the text's goal of shaping Christian identity in opposition to the social demands of the Roman Empire. Moreover, exploration of the conceptual metaphors undergirding Revelation's "bride adorned" reveals how John seeks to shape Christian identity as a transitional identity. Through metaphor, Revelation encourages its audience to envision the Christian community as a bride who constructs "her" own identity as she transitions into a new role in relation to God and the Lamb. Through the process of exploring Revelation's nuptial imagery with insights gained from conceptual metaphor theory, we uncover the ways that John employs metaphorical language to persuade his audience's thought about themselves and about others. Consequently, this work contributes both to our understanding of the text's nuptial imagery and to our knowledge of how Revelation employs metaphor as tool for persuasion.
Through a close and informative reading of seven key texts in Acts, Kauppi analyses the appearances of Graeco-Roman religion, offering evidence of practices including divination and oracles, ruler cult and civic foundation myth. Foreign But Familiar Gods then uses a combination of these scriptural texts and other contemporary evidence (including archaeological and literary material) to suggest that one of Luke's subsidiary themes is to contrast Graeco-Roman and Christian religious conceptualizations and practices.
Lynn R. Huber argues that the visionary aspect of Revelation, with its use of metaphorical thinking and language, is the crux of the text's persuasive power. Emerging from a context that employs imagery to promote imperial mythologies, Revelation draws upon a long tradition of using feminine imagery as a tool of persuasion. It does so even while shaping a community identity in contrast to the dominant culture and in exclusive relationship with the Lamb. By drawing upon the work of medieval and modern visionaries, Huber answers a call to examine the way 'real' readers engage with biblical texts. Revealing how Revelation continues to persuade audiences through appeals to the visual and provocative imagery she offers a new sense of how the text metaphorical language simultaneously limits and invites new meaning, unfurling a range of interpretations.
Lynn R. Huber argues that the visionary aspect of Revelation, with its use of metaphorical thinking and language, is the crux of the text's persuasive power. Emerging from a context that employs imagery to promote imperial mythologies, Revelation draws upon a long tradition of using feminine imagery as a tool of persuasion. It does so even while shaping a community identity in contrast to the dominant culture and in exclusive relationship with the Lamb. By drawing upon the work of medieval and modern visionaries, Huber answers a call to examine the way 'real' readers engage with biblical texts. Revealing how Revelation continues to persuade audiences through appeals to the visual and provocative imagery she offers a new sense of how the text metaphorical language simultaneously limits and invites new meaning, unfurling a range of interpretations.
This is a practical guide which aims to make living at home a positive experience. It offers advice on m any different aspects of single life running a home; dealing with finances and resolving relationship issues. '
Drama / 10m, 4f, extras This evocative play charting the rocky romance between headstrong farmgirl Laurey and cocky cowhand Curley in a tale of early America during the settlement of the midwest was the basis of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! Using the colorful vernacular of the period, Green Grow the Lilacs paints a picture of pioneer farmlife with colorful characters and language, presenting a dramatic challenge to professionals and amateurs alike.
What if the things you have heard about Genesis, the plan of salvation, and the end times are not true? The author, Lynn E. Sheldon, spent 14 years studying the plan of salvation from Genesis to Revelation, and what he has found will shock many of you.Lynn has spent the last 15 months researching and writing about the plan of salvation, according to God's Word, and what he's found is much of what the majority believes and what others have taught us about this plan is not in the Word of God.Instead of crediting Calvin or Arminius, Lynn decided to see what God's Word says about His plan of salvation. In unfolding God's plan, Lynn will show you why Adam and Eve had to die, how the Lord saves us, the tribulation, the rapture, the Marriage Supper, The Millennial Kingdom, Bema Seat, and the new heaven and new earth. Plus, much more.Now, most people are not going to spend 14 years to find the truth, but Lynn did. And as God unfolded the truths to him, Lynn presents them in the same order God gave them to him. After spending 15 months writing and researching the finer details, the shocking truths Lynn presents will show you much of what others have taught us is not from God's Word. Before He began to write this book, Lynn asked the Lord if He would give him insight into the tribulation period and the pre-tribulation rapture. God told Lynn, "The forest represents the mysteries, and the trees are my purpose for the tribulation. My people do not use logic. I am a logical God. Find the trees and use logic, and you will have the answers you are seeking."In this book, Lynn will show you the purpose of the tribulation and the Biblical truths, supported by logic, so you may see what the Lord says about His plan of salvation. And while you may not agree with what He shows you, stay with the book, as it unfolds and you will see how it all comes together. Why is it essential for us to get the plan of salvation, right? It is necessary because His plan is central to the entire Word of God. If we get it wrong, it will skew the way we interpret His Word.Lynn believes it is time to see the plan of salvation from God's perspective. Lynn will show you how presenting it wrong will lead to false believers who will claim Christ but live like the world. If you are a believer, why not take the time to find out what Lynn discovered? After all, the worst that could happen is you throw the book against the wall; or the best that could happen is you thank God for showing you why much of what you thought about the subjects listed in this summary are not true. Lynn has authored several books and written hundreds of articles on various subjects from God's Word. He has taught and studied the Word, in-depth, for over 30 years. And this time, he prays this book will open the eyes of God's people, so they might know the truth and prepare themselves for the horrific days ahead.Thank you.
Deep in the ground, alone in the dark, a small seed wonders what it is, yet unaware a beautiful adventure has, in fact, begun.The seed will soon become a sprout and then flourish in the sun above, someday to be a stunning tree that bears sweet fruit.The soil may now prove lonesome, but great things, lie just ahead.
Deep in the ground, alone in the dark, a small seed wonders what it is, yet unaware a beautiful adventure has, in fact, begun. The seed will soon become a sprout and then flourish in the sun above, someday to be a stunning tree that offers shade and bears sweet fruit. The soil may prove lonesome, but great things, lie just ahead.
I am a mother who is on an amazing journey with my brave and beautiful transgender daughter. This book is not meant to tell her unique story, but a story that is meant to help young children understand that gender is not binary and not simply defined by body parts, but instead defined by that which is in our hearts and in our minds. I can only imagine that our journey would have been easier if we had read books like these when my daughter was a child.
In this uplifting book for readers of all ages, author / illustrator Lynn Schulman George of Kaleidoscope Hope, offers a strategy for dealing with difficult times. She inspires you to see the world as a kaleidoscope, adjusting your perspective until you find hope in everyday life. By the end, you are encouraged to practice this positive mindset by creating your own vision of hope. It is packed with 28 fun, colorful watercolor illustrations that tell the story, penned in whimsical rhyme like, "Hiking with dogs on an Alaskan state trail. Grateful the wolf chose to wag his own tail." Two kaleidoscope templates are provided for the reader to draw and color their own picture of hope.
