I Am: 40 Reasons to Trust God will help children develop an understanding of God's character and His love for them. As they grow to know, love, and trust the great I Am through these 40 stories, devotions, and prayers, they will learn the many names and titles of God.Creator. Comforter. Healer. Friend. God's names tell us who He is, what He is like, and what He does. Written by Diane Stortz, I Am: 40 Reasons to Trust God covers 40 of the Bible’s many names and descriptive titles for God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, including?Jehovah Jireh, The Lord My Shepherd, Immanuel, Rabbi,?and?I Am.?Children ages 4–8 willread age-appropriate Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments;draw closer to God through short devotions and prayers; anddiscover the meaning of each of God’s names?and how it relates to their lives.?This go-to Bible storybook is great forchildren reading on their own and starting their faith journey;reading aloud with parents, grandparents, and siblings; andSunday school teachers or group discussions.
The God Who Saves. The God Who Provides. The Holy One. The names of God tell us who He is and how He loves us—explore the glory and the goodness of God in I Am Devotional written by Diane Stortz. Children will learn to trust God in everything as they learn about the names and character of God. Through 100 devotions, children will see how God’s names reflect His love, strength, trustworthiness, and what that means as they develop a strong faith.This book offers children ages 6-10:Devotions, discussion questions, a prayer, and a Bible verseBold text to highlight the many names of GodHelpful tips for reading with young childrenBeautiful illustrations, age appropriate text, and meaningful contentThis go-to devotional is great for:Children reading on their ownReading aloud with parents and siblingsYouth pastors teaching young childrenBirthdays, baptisms, Christmas, Easter, and other gift-giving holidays
Hearing Bible stories at bedtime is often a child's first introduction to spending time with God's Word—and the effects can last a lifetime. In God's Words to Dream On, bestselling author Diane Stortz and incredible illustrator Diane Le Feyer offer a vibrant combination of 52 stories and beautiful pictures with a "once upon a time" voice that stays true to God’s powerful Word.The 52 stories take children ages 4–8 through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in a way that helps young readers see God's plan from before Creation to sending Jesus to make the world right again. Each engaging Bible story includes:A brief Bible verseA good-night prayer related to the storyA short summary thought and bedtime blessingGod's Words to Dream On is:A great idea for establishing a good bedtime routine with your kidsAn inspiration for introducing children to the greatest book of allAn ideal gift for birthdays, baptisms, Easter, Christmas, and "I love you" presents from parents, grandparents, Sunday school teachers, and godparentsThese carefully chosen stories teach children about God’s provision, love, and strength—the perfect truths to be in their hearts as they drift off to sleep.
This seek-and-find activity book based on a popular kid’s first Bible storybook will have your preschoolers searching, matching, learning vocabulary, and praising God. With adorable art, a message of God’s love, and loads of things to spy out, this first seek-and-find book is an educational and fun way to keep a young child busy as they look for and find objects alone. Or, spend time reading and exploring together.This interactive edition of Say and Pray Bible by Diane Stortz includesfavorite Bible stories from the Old and New Testamentsbright illustrations with just the right level of complexity for the youngest searchersa key of hidden objects on each spread that includes the name of each itemScripture verses and prayers to help toddlers and preschoolers understand that God created them and wants them to know Himsturdy extra-large board book pagesChildren ages 2 to 5 will build early learning skills as theydevelop observation and concentration skillslearn letter recognition and connect letters with their soundsidentify simple sight wordsmatch words to picturesdelight in God’s love and build confidence in their own value and skillsChildren will love finding animals, Bible heroes, flowers, and many other objects. You’ll love seeing little ones grow in faith and have fun learning pre-reading skills at the same time with Say and Pray Bible Seek and Find: First Words, Stories, and Prayers.
This wipe-clean activity book based on a popular kid's first Bible storybook will have your preschoolers reading, writing, matching, and praising God. Complete with a dry-erase marker perfect for little hands, this spiral book features glossy pages that easily wipe clean, offering unlimited fun and practice.This interactive workbook edition of Say and Pray Bible by Diane Stortz includesbright illustrations and engaging Bible stories from the Old and New Testamentssturdy pages with dotted rules that give clear guides to trace simple words and practice handwritingsight words paired with illustrations to grow kids' vocabulary and reading fluencyScripture verses and prayers to help preschoolers and kindergartners understand that God created them and wants them to know HimChildren ages 3 to 5 will build early learning skills as theydevelop fine motor control and master forming lines, curves, and combined shapeslearn to recognize letters and simple sight wordsmatch words to picturesdelight in God's love and build confidence in their own value and skillsChildren will love tracing the dashed letters. You'll love seeing little ones grow in faith and have fun learning how to write at the same time with the Say and Pray Bible Wipe Clean.
Invite your preschooler to celebrate Jesus' resurrection with this Easter sticker activity book based on Say and Pray Bible. Little kids will read, write, match, count, and draw as they learn the Easter story and interact with over 40 activities and puzzles and 100 stickers on tear-out pages.This interactive activity book inspired by Say and Pray Bible by Diane Stortz includes15 short and simple New Testament Bible stories from the Passion Week,bright illustrations that bring to life the characters and events of the Easter story,over 40 educational activities that will engage young children and keep little hands busy,100 stickers used to complete activities throughout the book,sight words paired with illustrations to grow kids' vocabulary and reading fluency, andtear-out pages so you can celebrate the educational and spiritual growth of your little one.Children ages 3 to 6 will build early learning skills in reading, writing, and math; practice fine motor control; and learn the Easter story with a variety of activities:mazeshidden picturesdot-to-dotmatchingtracing, drawing, and coloringcounting and patternsand moreChildren will love hearing stories about Jesus, completing activities, and placing stickers. You'll love seeing little ones grow in faith, have fun learning, and stay entertained during church services, Sunday School, car trips, and more with Say and Pray Bible Easter Sticker and Activity Book.
Creator. Comforter. Healer. Friend. God's names tell us who He is, what He is like, and what He does. I Am: The Names of God for Little Ones, written by Diane Stortz, covers the Bible's many names and descriptive titles for God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, including Jehovah Jireh, The Lord My Shepherd, Immanuel, Rabbi, and I Am. This board book offers children ages 0-4:Short Bible stories and versesPrayers to help children discover the meaning of each nameBeautiful illustrations, age appropriate text, and meaningful contentI Am: The Names of God for Little Ones is great for:Introducing toddlers to God and the importance of faithReading aloud with parents and siblingsYouth pastors teaching young childrenBirthdays, baptisms, Christmas, Easter, and other gift-giving holidaysYour little ones will grow to know, love, and trust the great I Am more and more!
Leer la Biblia y orar con los niños le animará a aprender acerca de Dios y todas las cosas en Su mundo.Las historias bíblicas con texto sencillo e imágenes coloridas divertirán a los pequeños y a la vez les enseñarán populares historias de la Biblia. Con ilustraciones adorables y vibrantes, los niños tendrán la oportunidad de aprender acerca de Dios, señalar y nombrar objetos en cada página a medida que leen junto a un adulto. Cada historia bíblica familiar incluye un versículo bíblico (para que los niños repitan) y una oración corta (para que los niños oren) para inculcar la palabra de Dios en el corazón de tus hijos.¡Lea y aprenda de la Biblia con sus hijos!Dios creó el mundo Dios creó el mundo, el mundo hermoso, y dijo, "¡es muy bueno!"Los niños dicen En el principio creó Dios los cielos y la tierra. Génesis 1.1Los niños oran Gracias, Dios, ¡por el maravilloso mundo que creaste! Amén.Say & Pray BibleSay and Pray Bible stories will engage toddlers as they learn about God and all the things in His world.Simple Bible story text and colorful objects will delight little ones as they are introduced to popular Bible stories. With adorable, vibrant illustrations of six to eight items per spread, toddlers will have the opportunity to learn about God and to point to and name objects on each page as they read with an adult. Each familiar Bible story includes a Bible verse (Little Ones Say) and a short prayer (Little Ones Pray) to help hide the Word in your little one’s heart.Say and Pray the Bible with your toddler today!God Made the World God made the world, The beautiful world, And He said, “It is very good!”Little Ones Say In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. —Genesis 1:1Little Ones Pray Thank You, God, for the wonderful world You made! Amen.
Russell D. Moore; Cardinal Donald Wuerl; Jrgen Moltmann; Johann Christoph Arnold; C. Christopher Smith; Patrizia Cavalli; Duane Stoltzfus; Eberhard Arnold; Manfred Kyber; Kthe Kollwitz; Henri J. M. Nouwen; Sren Kierkegaard; Dorothy Day
How close do we dare to get to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount? It’s widely considered the key to understanding who Jesus was and what mission he strove to fulfill. For two millennia, countless people have wrestled to apply it, from Augustine to Luther to Tolstoy to Gandhi. Alongside much wisdom, there has been much evasion, prompting Jewish theologian Pinchas Lapide’s tart comment: “The history of the impact of the Sermon on the Mount can largely be described in terms of an attempt to domesticate everything in it that is shocking, demanding, and uncompromising, and render it harmless.” There’s good reason for this: Jesus’ teaching is deeply disruptive. It demands a top-to-bottom reordering of life, work, and social relations, starting with radical economic sharing, nonresistance and love of enemies, lifelong marriage, and unconditional forgiveness. This issue of Plough Quarterly focuses on people willing to get their hands dirty living out the Sermon on the Mount. Their ranks include Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Wesley, Henri Nouwen, Mother Teresa, and others you’ll meet in these pages. Their insights are not to be consumed passively. Rather, they should inspire and equip each of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Bold, hope-filled, and down-to-earth, Plough Quarterly features thought-provoking articles, commentary, interviews, short fiction, book reviews, poetry and artwork to inspire everyday faith and action. Each issue brings together essential voices from many traditions to give you fresh insights on a core theme such as peacemaking, biblical justice, children and family, building community, man and woman, nature and the environment, nonviolence, or simple living. Starting from the conviction that the teachings and example of Jesus can transform and renew our world, it aims to apply them to all aspects of life, seeking common ground with all people of goodwill regardless of creed.
Consumer Behavior and Insights presents a new approach to teaching consumer behavior. Author Diane M. Phillips moves beyond traditional psychological learning to acknowledge more holistic perspectives of consumer behavior, incorporating new areas of research including neuromarketing, sustainability, and artificial intelligence. This text includes the latest behavioral, psychological, and sociological approaches to elucidate important concepts and models of consumer decision-making. Importantly, the book draws on important executive, research, and consumer insights to bring these concepts and models to life. The book sets theory in context through extensive use of US and international examples and extended cases.
This advanced level course book teaches stylistic variations of modern French grammar using examples from films and interviews as well as other authentic texts. Written entirely in French, it focuses on the most difficult grammar points and their usage, rather than on their formation. Variations stylistiques includes an abundance of oral and written exercises that are practical, relevant, creative, and fun, encouraging students to use the grammar in meaningful contexts. By highlighting the many linguistic variants employed by native speakers, Dansereau provides an engaging alternative to traditional French grammar textbooks. An ancillary Web site features quizzes and other valuable resources for instructors.
The perfect all-in-one guide for future nurse educators! The award-winning Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty, 6th Edition prepares you for the day-to-day challenges of teaching future nurses for practice in today's rapidly evolving healthcare system. This comprehensive resource is the only one of its kind to cover all four components of nursing education: teaching and learning, curriculum, evaluation, and technology-empowered learning. You'll benefit from the expert guidance on such key issues as curriculum and test development, diverse learning styles, the redesign of healthcare systems, and advances in technology and information. Plus, the 6th edition includes a unique new chapter on Global Health and Curricular Experiences along with updated information on technology-empowered learning, the flipped classroom, interprofessional education, interprofessional collaborative practice, and much more. Comprehensively addresses all four components of nursing education including teaching and learning, curriculum, evaluation, and technology-empowered learning. Coverage of concept-based curricula includes strategies on how to approach and implement concept-based instruction. Pedagogical aids include Evidence-Based Teaching boxes, covering such issues as how to do evidence-based teaching; applications of evidence-based teaching; implications for faculty development, administration, and the institution; and how to use the open-ended application questions at the end of each chapter for faculty-guided discussion. Strategies to promote critical thinking and active learning are incorporated throughout the text, highlighting various evaluation techniques, lesson planning insights, and tips for developing examinations. Guidance on teaching in diverse settings addresses such topics as the models of clinical teaching, teaching in interdisciplinary settings, how to evaluate students in the clinical setting, and how to adapt teaching for community-based practice. Strong emphasis on teaching clinical judgment, new models of clinical education, and responding to needs for creating inclusive multicultural teaching-learning environments. NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines for best practices in teaching and learning. NEW! UNIQUE chapter on Global Health and Curricular Experiences focuses on internationalization of the nursing curriculum with an emphasis on leading international learning experiences; policies, procedures, and guidelines for overseas study and global and health competencies for health professions programs. NEW! Enhanced pedagogy includes additional illustrations, tables, and boxes. NEW! Expanded interprofessional education chapter, provides you with strategies for effective teaching in an interprofessional healthcare environment.
This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Diane M. Harper, is devoted to Women's Health. Articles in this issue include: Social Constructs of How Women View and Obtain Their Healthcare; Becoming Reproductive; Family Planning and Contraception; Termination of Pregnancy; Female Athlete Triad; Menopause; Bone Health in Women; Cancers in Women; Cancer Survivor Health Needs for Women; Women's Health and the Military; Transgendered Women: Female to Male and Male to Female; Plastic Surgery for Women; Integrative Health for Women; Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care for Women; and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Considerations for Women with Opiate Addiction Disorders.
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Nursing Education/Professional Development, 2024** **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Education** Now in its 25th-anniversary edition, Billings and Halstead’s Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty, 7th Edition prepares you for the day-to-day challenges of teaching future nurses for practice in today's rapidly evolving healthcare system. This comprehensive resource covers all four components of nursing education: teaching and learning, curriculum, evaluation, and technology-empowered learning. You’ll benefit from the expert guidance on such key issues as curriculum and test development, diverse learning styles, the redesign of healthcare systems, advances in technology and information, global health and curricular experiences, the flipped classroom, interprofessional education, and interprofessional collaborative practice. New to the 7th edition is a full-color design for improved learning and reference; increased use of illustrations, tables, and boxes to promote learning through enhanced usability; updated content throughout to reflect the latest trends in nursing education, including up-to-date content on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam; expanded use of high-quality case studies throughout the book; chapter-ending key points; new practice questions for nurse educator certification on a companion Evolve website; and much more! UNIQUE! Chapter on Global Health and Curricular Experiences focuses on internationalization of the nursing curriculum, with an emphasis on leading international learning experiences; policies, procedures, and guidelines for overseas study; and global and health competencies for health professions programs. Coverage of concept-based curricula includes strategies on how to approach and implement concept-based instruction. Pedagogical aids include Reflecting on the Evidence boxes, covering such issues as how to do evidence-based teaching; applications of evidence-based teaching; implications for faculty development, administration, and the institution; and how to use the open-ended application questions at the end of each chapter for faculty-guided discussion. Strategies to promote clinical judgment and active learning are incorporated throughout the text, highlighting various evaluation techniques, lesson planning insights, and tips for developing examinations. Guidance on teaching in diverse settings addresses such topics as the models of clinical teaching, teaching in interdisciplinary settings, how to evaluate students in the clinical setting, and how to adapt teaching for community-based practice. Strong emphasis on teaching clinical judgment, new models of clinical education, and responding to needs for creating inclusive multicultural teaching-learning environments. NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines for best practices in teaching and learning. NEW! Expanded use of high-quality case studies (two per chapter on average) serves to model sound judgment for beginning nurse educators. UNIQUE! Full-color design and expanded use of illustrations, tables, and boxes improves accessibility and promotes learning through improved visual appeal. NEW! Updated content reflects changes in nursing education related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, including the shift to online learning, increased reliance on virtual experiences in lieu of face-to-face clinical experiences, and more. NEW! Updated content includes guidance on preparing students for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination, which represents the most significant revision in the licensure exam since the rollout of alternate-format questions. NEW! Chapter-ending key points serve as a helpful review and nurse education certification study aid. NEW and UNIQUE! Practice questions for nurse educator certification on the Evolve companion website expand the book's utility as a nurse educator certification review resource.
The future of our society depends on our gifted children—the population in which we’ll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and talents of some of our most brilliant kids may never be recognized because these children fall into a group known as twice exceptional, or “2e.” Twice exceptional kids are both gifted and diagnosed with a disability—often ADHD or an Autism Spectrum Disorder—leading teachers and parents to overlook the child’s talents and focus solely on his weaknesses. Too often, these children get lost in an endless cycle of chasing diagnostic labels and are never given the tools to fully realize their own potential. Bright Not Broken sheds new light on this vibrant population by identifying who twice exceptional children are and taking an unflinching look at why they’re stuck. The first work to boldly examine the widespread misdiagnosis and controversies that arise from our current diagnostic system, it serves as a wake-up call for parents and professionals to question why our mental health and education systems are failing our brightest children. Most importantly, the authors show what we can do to help 2e children, providing a whole child model for parents and educators to strengthen and develop a child’s innate gifts while also intervening to support the deficits. Drawing on painstaking research and personal experience, Bright Not Broken offers groundbreaking insight and practical strategies to those seeking to help 2e kids achieve their full potential. Diane M. Kennedy, author of The ADHD-Autism Connection, is a long time advocate, international speaker/trainer, and mother of three twice-exceptional sons. Rebecca S. Banks, M.A., co-author of The ADHD-Autism Connection, is a veteran educator, national speaker/trainer, and mother of two twice-exceptional children. Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a professor, prolific author, and one of the most accomplished and renowned adults with autism in the world.
Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. Diane Nelson explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in her far-reaching study of the civil war and its aftermath. Why use a body metaphor? What body is wounded, and how does it react to apparent further torture? If this is the condition of the body politic, how do human bodies relate to it - those literally wounded in thirty-five years of war and those locked in the equivocal embrace of sexual conquest, domestic labor, mestizaje, and social change movements? Supported by three and a half years of fieldwork since 1985, Nelson addresses these questions - along with the jokes, ambivalences, and structures of desire that surround them - in both concrete and theoretical terms. She explores the relations among Mayan cultural rights activists, ladino (nonindigenous) Guatemalans, the state as a site of struggle, and transnational forces including Nobel Peace Prizes, UN Conventions, neo-liberal economics, global TV, and gringo anthropologists. Along with indigenous claims and their effect on current attempts at reconstituting civilian authority after decades of military rule, Nelson investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Her work draws from political economy, cultural studies, and psychoanalysis, and has special relevance to ongoing discussions of power, hegemony, and the production of subject positions, as well as gender issues and histories of violence as they relate to post colonial nation-state formation.
Reports of strange deaths in a remote area of Utah trigger an investigation by the CDC. Carol McCoy finds that a strange substance falling along with the rain is killing animals and humans. Not only does death follow this strange phenomenon, but wherever the rain falls the landscape changes. It is up to Carol to discover the secrets of the rain and determine how to stop it before it destroys the human race.
