Help your congregation develop a deeper understanding of stewardship that goes well beyond the traditional function of supporting the church financially. With this comprehensive manual, you'll learn how to plan and implement a year-round stewardship focus that involves more members in the life of the church community. Includes instructions for educating the congregation on the mission and ministry of the church and developing a long-range plan, plus useful tips and resources for organizing stewardship events, and forms for charting progress throughout the year. A must read for any congregation that wants to move beyond a once-a-year focus on Christian stewardship.
As if growing up in the midst of the Great Depression isn't difficult enough, Paul Miller is dealing with a terrifying family secret. As the pressures of the Depression mount, Paul can no longer ignore the evidence piling up around him. The choices he makes will set him on a collision course with his family and with history. The Outhouse is a Depression Era coming of age story with a horrifying twist. The novel takes readers along for a thrilling three generation mystery, exploring how far a man would go to protect the people he loves.
A young woman is viciously murdered in Queens. The killer has left every indication that this will be the first in a long reign of terror. Detective Kate Manning is hunting the elusive butcher while desperately trying to decipher his message. Following the trail of blood, Kate will be pushed to her limits, as she is drawn into an age old battle that challenges what it means to have faith in God and in man.
When the star of Edric Davies basketball team succumbs to injury, he steps up to save the day. Suddenly, Edric has the world at his fingertips; fame, popularity, even the girl. But, for a poor kid in a rich town, that just isn't how it works. In Mount Collier, kids like Edric can't have it all. He is soon betrayed, condemned to a life in Shatterly's Obedience and Drill Fraternity, the state's harshest military school. Just when Edric is ready to give up all hope, he meets Abraham Feinstein, an eccentric professor, who will bring him back from the brink. With Feinstein's help, Edric will be reborn as a weapon of vengeance, desperate to visit those who destroyed his life.
The human face is perhaps the most familiar and easily recognized object in the world, yet both its three-dimensional shape and its two-dimensional images are complex and hard to characterize. This book develops the vocabulary of ridges and parabolic curves, of illumination eigenfaces and elastic warpings for describing the perceptually salient features of a face and its images. The book also explores the underlying mathematics and applies these mathematical techniques to the computer vision problem of face recognition, using both optical and range images.
The human face is perhaps the most familiar and easily recognized object in the world, yet both its three-dimensional shape and its two-dimensional images are complex and hard to characterize. This book develops the vocabulary of ridges and parabolic curves, of illumination eigenfaces and elastic warpings for describing the perceptually salient features of a face and its images. The book also explores the underlying mathematics and applies these mathematical techniques to the computer vision problem of face recognition, using both optical and range images.
Deborah Hughes-Hallett; Patti Frazer Lock; Andrew M. Gleason; Daniel E. Flath; Sheldon P. Gordon; David O. Lomen; David Lovelock; William G. McCallum; Brad G. Osgood; Andrew Pasquale; Jeff Tecosky-Feldman; Joseph Thrash; Karen R. Rhea; Thomas W. Tucker
Hughes-Hallett Deborah; William G. McCallum; Gleason Andrew M.; Flath Daniel E.; Patti Frazer Lock; Gordon Sheldon P.; David O. Lomen; Lovelock David; Osgood Brad G.; Pasquale Andrew; Douglas Quinney; Tecosky-Feldman Jeff; Thrash Joseph; Karen R Rhea; Tucker Thomas W.
The Student Solutions Manual to CalculusCalculus teachers recognize this book as the leading resource among the reform projects that employ the rule of four and streamline the curriculum in order to deepen conceptual understanding. This edition uses all strands of the "Rule of Four" -- graphical, numeric, symbolic/algebraic, and verbal/applied presentations -- to make concepts easier to understand. The book focuses on exploring fundamental ideas rather than comprehensive coverage of multiple similar cases that are not fundamentally unique.
Hughes-Hallett Deborah; Gleason Andrew M.; William G. McCallum; Flath Daniel E.; Patti Frazer Lock; David O. Lomen; Lovelock David; Osgood Brad G.; Douglas Quinney; Karen R Rhea; Tecosky-Feldman Jeff; Tucker Thomas W.; Bretscher Otto K.; Gordon Sheldon P.; Pasquale Andrew; Thrash Joseph
Calculus teachers recognize Calculus as the leading resource among the "reform" projects that employ the rule of four and streamline the curriculum in order to deepen conceptual understanding. The Sixth Edition uses all strands of the 'Rule of Four' - graphical, numeric, symbolic/algebraic, and verbal/applied presentations - to make concepts easier to understand. The book focuses on exploring fundamental ideas rather than comprehensive coverage of multiple similar cases that are not fundamentally unique.
William G. McCallum; Hughes-Hallett Deborah; Gleason Andrew M.; David O. Lomen; Lovelock David; Tecosky-Feldman Jeff; Tucker Thomas W.; Flath Daniel E.; Thrash Joseph; Karen R Rhea; Pasquale Andrew; Gordon Sheldon P.; Douglas Quinney; Patti Frazer Lock
The Student Solutions Manual to CalculusCalculus teachers recognize this book as the leading resource among the reform projects that employ the rule of four and streamline the curriculum in order to deepen conceptual understanding. This edition uses all strands of the "Rule of Four" -- graphical, numeric, symbolic/algebraic, and verbal/applied presentations -- to make concepts easier to understand. The book focuses on exploring fundamental ideas rather than comprehensive coverage of multiple similar cases that are not fundamentally unique.
Deborah Hughes-Hallett; Patti Frazer Lock; Andrew M. Gleason; Daniel E. Flath; Sheldon P. Gordon; David O. Lomen; David Lovelock; William G. McCallum; Brad G. Osgood; Andrew Pasquale; Jeff Tecosky-Feldman; Joseph Thrash; Karen R. Rhea; Thomas W. Tucker
Enamored by the western frontier, British immigrant Cashup Davis, his wife Mary Ann, and nine children became one of the first white families to settle on the Palouse's spectacular rolling hills in eastern Washington Territory. Living at first in a simple sod house, they turn their bunchgrass acreage into a farm, befriend Native Americans during a war ignited by the U.S. government's treaty violations, and eventually open an immensely popular and prosperous stagecoach stop. But Cashup has another dream: he is resolutely determined to build a grand luxury hotel on one of the region's highest points, the summit of Steptoe Butte. People tell him it is a ridiculous idea, but Cashup never listens to the doubters. He's brash, confident, and ever so charming.The story is told through the eyes of his great-grandson, Gordon Davis, who views Cashup as the "secret mentor" he never met. As Gordon has achieved success in his life and turned to philanthropy, he has sought to better understand his own good fortune by delving into his great-grandfather's astonishing past. Cashup's life prompts questions that are still relevant today: What is real success? Does it blind people to other joys in life? How should people balance risk and reward?Cashup's hotel opened on July 4, 1888, and he became one of Washington's first national celebrities. But no one--especially Gordon--expected what happened next.
The Art of Group Conversation by Rachel Davis DuBois is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of social communication in group settings. The book offers a new breakthrough in social communication, providing readers with practical tips and techniques to enhance their group conversation skills. The author emphasizes the importance of active listening and engaging in meaningful dialogue with others in order to build strong relationships and create a positive group dynamic. The book covers a range of topics including effective communication strategies, managing conflict, building rapport, and fostering a sense of community. It also includes exercises and activities to help readers practice their newfound skills. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced communicator, this book is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their group conversation skills and build stronger relationships with others.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Now that I am eighty years old, I feel that I have learned a few things about living. Honesty: A person's word is his/her honor. There are times when it is tempting to tell a falsehood, but if the truth is found out, the trust of another person is likely to be lost, and it may not ever be regained. However, one should not be brutally honest if it will hurt someone unnecessarily, and there are times when a little blarney adds zest to a conversation and a relationship. Appreciation and Compliments: All of us have a need to feel worthwhile and of some importance, and honest compliments foster those feelings. Compliments don't have to be about big things. They can be about little things: "You look very nice." "The dinner was really good." Thank you's, both written and oral, are important. On the other hand, slurs cast a dark shadow on the speaker as well as on the one being talked about. Outlook: It is more enjoyable to be with someone who has a pleasant outlook than with someone who has a negative one. Sarcasm: Should be used sparingly, if at all. It has a cutting edge which tends to be hurtful. Graciousness: There are many definitions for graciousness, but the one I like best is that it is that quality which, simply, makes another person comfortable. It is the quality which is entailed in all of the above suggestions. My father-in-law, Dr. Tom Hawkins, was a wise man. He said, "Don't take yourself too seriously, and let your friends fight your battles for you." Doing nice things for others brings happiness, so be kind, and, if you want to have friends, be one.
The letters and diaries of three civil war soldiers from the 30th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. These writings give insight to what a soldier that served with this regiment experienced from the letters they wrote home and the diaries that was written as a personal record of their experience. David W. Poak was well educated and quite literate, Edward Grow and even more so Henry McLain wrote the words as they sounded to them. I tried to keep their spelling and punctuation as close to their written text as possible so the reader can get a better feel for the soldier himself.This is a book for those who are familiar with the Civil War and are looking to expand their knowledge from the soldier's perspective."Sister Sadie" or "Dear Sister" was how David Watson Poak usually addressed his many letters to Sarah J. Poak during his Civil War service with Company A, 30th Illinois Infantry. D. W. Poak was born and raised in Mt. Jackson, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania, which was a small farming community in the mid-nineteenth century. He and his sister Sadie were the only children born to John Poak and Sarah Duff Poak. Their mother died in 1847. and the father married Emeline McCurley and they had two daughters, Ella and Nancy. His sister Sadie was born in 1841, David was born 1842, Ella in 1854 and Nancy 1859. Sometime around 1858-9 David W. Poak moved to Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois along with another dozen or so residents of Lawrence County, PA. Mercer County was a thriving area of Illinois at the time, and towns like Aledo, the county seat, Millersburg, Keithsburg, New Boston, Viola and others were growing In Millersburg his occupation was a teacher, and he did this until the call came for volunteers from the state of Illinois to suppress the rebellion. So on August 12, 1861 David W. Poak enlisted into Co. A, 30th Illinois Volunteer Infantry as a Sergeant. The enlistment record says Poak was twenty years old, five foot five and a quarter inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, and had sandy colored hair. During the conflict on January 33, 1863 he would rise to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. During the Battle of Atlanta on July 22nd, 1864 he became acting adjutant and received the Seventeenth Corp Silver Medal of Honor for bravery. After the war, David Poak returned to Millersburg, IL, then moved to the newly incorporated town of Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas. There he became a school director on February 19, 1870 and was elected Pleasanton's first mayor on October 25th, 1870. In 1872 he is listed as cashier for the Fannin County Bank in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. In the 1876-77 City Directory for Sherman, TX his occupation is listed as vice-president of the Bank of Sherman, Grayson Co., TX. Sometime afterwards he went back to his home in Mt. Jackson, PA. His obituary on page one of the New Castle Courant, dated April 4th, 1879, stated that David W. Poak died "last week" (March 27th, 1879) at his home of consumption and is buried at the Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery. As for his sister Sarah J Polk, she married James Hayes October 26th, 1893. She died in 1919 and is also buried at the Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
