Christ calls us to share his love with others--but how do we do that? For many Christians, our preconceptions about evangelism can be intimidating. Pastors Kerry Willis and Margaret Michael, with Brian Charette, challenge us to shift our focus from procedures and formulas to true connections and real relationships. With scriptural insights, testimonies, and stories of lives changed, the authors demonstrate that we don't all have to be academic theologians or dynamic crusaders to be faithful witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. All we have to do is be sensitive and faithful to the power of presence and realize that we can change lives just by Showing Up.
This book is an invaluable guide for all those associated with or advising members' clubs. Divided into six parts: Licensing; Gambling; Fundraising; Hearings and Appeals; Internal Regulation and Liabilities. This second edition includes chapters on gambling and fund-raising, hearings and appeals.
Oxfam, in partnership with Save the Children, conducted a series of annual surveys of the effectiveness of NGO relief efforts in northern Sri Lanka. Men, women and children were interviewed in depth and their perceptions and criticisms were recorded. The results of these surveys were used to inform and improve the relief programme, to make it more responsive to the needs of the displaced communities. This paper offers a critical assessment of the project, describing the methodology, assessing the outcomes and identifying lessons for other agencies interested in conducting similar participative, longitudinal studies.
How do we know where we are in the current stock market cycle? Are we in the midst of a new long term bull market or a market rally within an ongoing bear market?The answers to the above questions are critical to forming an appropriate investment strategy to plan for the future. The difference between anticipating the end of a secular (or cyclical) bull market and reacting to the significant crash that follows will have a big impact on anyone's investment returns and retirement plans.This book is concerned with cycles. A cycle is a sequence of events that repeat over time. The outcome won't necessarily be the same each time, but the underlying characteristics are the same. A good example is the seasonal cycle. Each year we have spring, summer, autumn and winter, and after winter we have spring again. But the weather can, and does, vary a great deal from one year to another. And so it is with the stock market.Kerry Balenthiran has studied stock market data going back 100 years and discovered a regular 17.6 year stock market cycle consisting of increments of 2.2 years. He has also extrapolated the cycle forwards to provide investors with a market roadmap stretching out to 2053. He describes this in detail and outlines the changing character of the stock market through the different phases of the 17.6 year stock market cycle.Whether you are an investment professional or private investor, this book provides a fascinating insight into the cyclical nature of the stock market and enables you to ensure that you have the right strategy for the prevailing stock market conditions.
Do you want to help the children in your life discover stillness, calm, confidence, and resilience? Children can develop greater joy and concentration through the practices of mindfulness and meditation, and Moody Cow Meditates is the perfect way to introduce them. This vibrant and funny children's book is a playful way to introduce children to the power of meditation. With full color illustrations by the author, Moody Cow Meditates is a wonderful book for parents and children to share together. It all started one stupid, rotten day when everything went wrong... Peter the cow is having a BAD day. After missing the bus and wiping out on his bike he loses his temper and gets in trouble. To make matters worse all the other kids are teasing him, calling him Moody Cow. Peter's day just seems to get worse until his grandfather comes over and teaches him how to settle his mind and let go of his frustration through a simple and fun exercise. You'll love Moody Cow Meditates because it Teaches kids how to handle their negative emotions Encourages mindfulness ad meditation Is funny and easy-to-read Has full-color illustrations by the author throughout Includes exercises to make your own meditation jar at home "Teaching children to meditate might be as easy as herding any other group of frisky critters. Moody Cow Meditates fills a distinct void in kid literature."--Publishers Weekly All of us, adults and children, struggle with 'Moody Cow' days sometimes, where we feel caught up in our anger and other emotions. This book is an accessible introduction to using mindfulness to find relief and calm.
Fire Within explores what Walt Whitman called the "interior history" of the Civil War-the war waged and witnessed by common people. Through diaries, letters, and newspaper articles, Kerry Trask weaves together personal viewpoints and wartime events to reflect the passions of the times and describes the conflicts encountered by the men who went to war and the people who remained at home. This colorful, often moving account reveals the experience of James Anderson, a young Scottish immigrant who enlisted in the 5th Wisconsin Volunteers soon after President Lincoln issued his first call. Leaving his home of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, he, like many other young men, set off with expectations of high adventure. From the field, Anderson requested that his parents take good care of his diary and letters, writing, "I intend if I ever get out of this term of service to write an account of my three years campaign." Though he returned home, his story was never written. Anderson's rendering of the war is further enriched by Rosa Kellner's splendid journal. From the Williams House Hotel, this teenage Bohemian innkeeper was a spectator and participant in the community. Her writings offer essential ' insights into wartime life on the homefront. Remaining in Manitowoc, Rosa longed to take part in the struggle: "If I were only a boy tomorrow with other brave men I would enlist!" Along with the strong central core of James's and Rosa's stories, Trask uses the accounts of other Manitowoc soldiers and community members to complete this portrait of the Civil War. For soldiers and civilians this "real war" was often difficult and painful. What they wrote in their letters and diaries offers a look at the conflict from a small-town perspective and reveals the true nature of war. An engaging work, Fire Within will appeal to the general reading public as well as to Civil War scholars and specialists.
Born into a poor Ohio farm family in 1884, Clarence C. Dill immigrated as a young man to Spokane, Washington. There, despite being a virtual stranger, a political newcomer, and a Democrat in a Republican stronghold, he won election as Washington's Fifth District Representative to Congress. Reelected in 1916 as a Woodrow Wilson progressive, Dill opposed American entry into World War I. Voters promptly removed him from office in 1918--his political career apparently ended.But in 1922, Dill upset popular Republican Senator Miles Poindexter. In the Senate, he championed regulatory control of radio broadcasting and led Congress in drafting the Radio Act of 1927 and the Federal Communications Act of 1934. At the same time, Dill was befriended by Franklin Roosevelt, becoming one of the President's early Senate allies. Dill effectively lobbied Roosevelt to authorize the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.Just as mysteriously as when he first entered politics, Dill retired in 1934 at the height of his prestige. This first-ever biography reveals Dill's deserved place as one of the Northwest's most influential political leaders.
Named one of "the best haggadahs of all time" by the Forward's Jay Michaelson. Welcome to a new kind of seder. Celebrate Passover with traditional seder texts as well as poems, readings, and stories that acknowledge, value, and include the diverse backgrounds of seder participants today. Evoke the universal message of freedom, inspired by writers and thinkers from around the world. Find new meaning in the Passover story, whether this seder is your first or your one hundred and first.Perfect for:Guests from a variety of backgrounds and experiencesMulti-cultural, interfaith, and unaffiliated familiesFirst-time seder guestsIncludes:All the instructions and readings for a seder of up to 60 minutesPrayers and blessings in English, Hebrew, and Hebrew transliterationUnusual additions to the seder plate to lift up those often marginalizedClear instructions for leadersVibrant, inspirational artwork by a leading Israeli artistMulticultural connections throughout the texts, including relevant blessings and rituals from other culturesReflective passages by a variety of contributors from diverse backgroundsMiriam's Cup and Ruth's Cup (to signify a welcome to Jews by Choice) included in addition to Elijah's CupSeder Songs: Dayeinu, Adir Hu, Orah Hi, Echad Mi Yodei'a (Who knows One), Chad Gadya (One Little Goat), Let My People GoSeder Recipes: Roasted Peanut Charoset, Italian Charoset, Make your own matzah
ÊChildsplayÊ is a very charming and enchanting book ä and an important book for children who want to act! Not only can they use this wonderful collection as a guide to the sorts of plays and parts that are available to them they will discover here how plays ca be read just for pleasure. And they will particularly enjoy the selections written by children themselves. äJulie Harris
Kerry Muir, who brought together scenes and monologues for children in her highly successful Childsplay, here presents three complete short plays for older children and teenagers. They include: Promenade by Josh Adell, Summer by Gideon Brower, and Befriending Bertha by Kerry Muir herself. Serious, comic, and thoroughly contemporary, all of these plays were successfully performed at The Young Actor's Studio in Los Angeles.
Anyone interested in Native American lifeways will want to pore over Notes on a Lost Flute. Hardy brings together his expertise in forestry, horticulture, and environmental science to tell us about New England when its primary inhabitants were the native Wabanaki tribes. With experience in teaching adults and children, Hardy has written this book in an entertaining and accessible style, making it of interest and useful to adults and students alike.
Being a good lover isn't easy. With more freedom, knowledge, and body awareness, today's woman knows better than to settle for predictable, performance-based sex. Tantric Secrets for Menoffers everything a man needs to know in order to satisfy a woman's physical, emotional, and spiritual yearnings. Employing the ancient secrets of physical ecstasy, men learn to transform rote sex into passionate lovemaking, pleasure into ecstasy, and partnership into union. From the expert teachings of a committed couple practicing and teaching ecstatic sexuality in a modern-day context, men will learn how to satisfy a woman on the levels of body, heart, and soul--and how to bring themselves to new heights of ecstasy in the process. The authors draw upon time-honored tantric and Taoist practices and modern sexology that will enable couples to make love more frequently, achieve higher and prolonged states of orgasmic intensity, experience lovemaking as a sacred endeavor, and deepen loving relationships.
This book is the definitive biography of the most influential American psychologist of his generation. As the founder of behaviorism, John Broadus Watson exerted a powerful influence on the development of American experimental psychology. By the age of 36, he was president of the American Psychological Association and head of the psychology department at Johns Hopkins University. But his dramatic dismissal from academic life in 1920 propelled him into the very center of the Jazz Age - Madison Avenue. As an advertising executive, Watson brought his psychological expertise to bear on the marketplace. As a popularizer of psychology, he made behaviorism a household word. Through books, magazine articles, newspaper stories, and radio broadcasts, he established himself as an expert on subjects ranging from child rearing to economics.
Left Coast visitors to California, beware. When making your next trip, be sure to carry water (but not in a plastic bottle), bring plenty of batteries to keep the lights on (thanks to forecast blackouts from renewable energy mandates), and stay away from bureaucrats who want to ban practically all you have and tax your money away. Policymakers have transformed California from a land of opportunity and prosperity for all into a real-life horror film where freedom and liberty is being choked by state government. Politicians including California's Kamala Harris are being inspired by what Gov. Gavin Newsom calls "The California Way" to promote these bad ideas from coast to coast.The California Left Coast Survivor's Guide from the Pacific Research Institute gives readers the facts and knowhow needed to stop California ideology from taking root nationwide. Inspired by the handbooks that have prepared eager adventurers for years, the book provides lessons on how to survive the progressive wilderness creeping in from California. Readers will learn how to avoid Left Coast mistakes in their states and instead follow the path to prosperity through lower taxes, entrepreneurship, less government red tape, and greater opportunity for all.
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, Project Europaconsiders the relationship of art and artists to democracy. What is the role of art in the public sphere? In what ways do artists mediate the vital and critical political issues of their time? What is the emancipator potential of art? In the exhibition, nineteen artists from the British Isles to Turkey challenge the collective imagination of Europe while confronting a paradox: Europe as the site of possibility and impossibility for creating an egalitarian society.Europe is a name, a continent, and an abstract idea. Europe was the center of Judeo-Christian tradition and, later, the beacon of the Enlightenment's universal values of equity, tolerance, and reason. Nevertheless, Europe has also given rise to xenophobia and racism, religious intolerance, and the hardening of immigration policies.This thought-provoking, visually dynamic exhibition includes poetry, photography, prints, paintings, video, installations, and wall drawings, and features an international roster of artists. In the debate between the separation of art from everyday life or the immersion of art into everyday life, these artists stake a claim at the intersection of both sides.Project Europa: Imagining the (Im)Possible, appeared at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art February 7-May 9, 2010. A preview of the exhibition appeared in Art Forum;reviews will appear in the June issues of Art in Americaand Camera Austriamagazines.The exhibition travels to the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University January 25-March 19, 2011.
IT'S THE SUMMER OF 1990 IN DANNAKA, IOWA, WHERE A SMALL TOWN IS A BIG UNDERDOG TO WIN THE LITTLE LEAGUE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.Twelve-year-old Truman "Runt" Younger has been told he's too small to amount to anything on the ballfield. He's a skilled player, but every year when traveling team tryouts are held, he's ignored.Jess, his mother, has been a single parent since she ran away at 17. Now, back and settled in the small town she left as a pregnant teenager, she's focusing all her love on Truman. Until a new coach suddenly arrives.Leo is a former first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs. As a coach, his approach is absolutely unconventional. But strange as his methods appear (the team learns to juggle and a stray puppy becomes their mascot) everything he does is designed to hone champions. RUNT IS A STORY FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES UNDERDOGS-OF THE TWO- AND FOUR-LEGGED VARIETY.
