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Chasing a God You Don't Want to Catch
by Darren WilsonWe Are So Quick to Say We Want &“More&” of God, but Is That Really True?As strange as it may sound, the most misunderstood, misrepresented, and potentially the most feared person in Christianity may very well be God Himself. Even seasoned Christians often view God as frightening, untrustworthy, and distant. But nothing could be further from the truth.Author and filmmaker Darren Wilson takes a funny yet poignant romp through Scripture, revealing a long-time Christian&’s hang-ups and fears of a God he was supposed to love. Wilson looks at questions such as: Is God selfish, silent, distant, and constantly disappointed in you?How do you love someone you can&’t see and who has the power to punish you at any moment?How can a loving God throw people into hell simply for not believing in Him?Wilson encourages readers to be honest with themselves and with God. He challenges us to face the things many Christians struggle with but are too afraid to talk about because everyone else seems to have this faith thing figured out. He believes God isn&’t afraid of our questions, doubts, fears, or even our anger. The secret to peace and friendship with God lies in understanding who He really is.
Chasing the Bright Side: Embrace Optimism, Activate Your Purpose, and Write Your Own Story
by Jess EkstromOne flicker of hope. That’s all it takes to catapult yourself into the life you’ve always imagined.Success is not born out of skill, school, where we’re from, who we know, or what we scored on the SAT. None of us were born ready. None of us started life knowing how to fly a plane or launch a company or knit a sweater for our dog.But we are born with something more important than skills. We’re born with optimism—the initial seed for success. Optimism fuels the belief that you can be the one to create the good the world needs. But you’ve got to hone it. And practice it. And determine to live from it.In Chasing the Bright Side, Jess Ekstrom shares her own inspirational story of how optimism helped her overcome multiple challenges, and the dynamic ways her mind-set propelled her as a young entrepreneur, international speaker, and philanthropist. Do you have dreams for yourself and the world that are tucked away in your box of somedays? What would happen if today was the day you opened the box? And what if that box was the key to a better tomorrow?Jess’s journey will inspire you embrace the power of optimism in your own life, and help you reimagine your purpose so you create good in the world while fulfilling your own dreams—right where you are.
Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours
by Michelle Williams&“I need help.&” Those three words saved Grammy Award–winning singer Michelle Williams&’s life. After decades of sweeping her anxiety and depression under the rug—even during her years in the spotlight with Destiny&’s Child—Michelle found herself planning her own funeral. Realizing that she needed immediate help and could no longer battle her anxiety and depression alone, she checked herself into a treatment facility. When she came home, she was energized and determined to check in on a regular basis with herself, God, and others.Practical, engaging, and full of wisdom, Checking In helps us understand thatbuilding walls around our vulnerability can hinder our healing; we need to reject the lies of anxiety and depression and replace them with the truth of God&’s Word;joy can be found when we release toxic thought patterns;childhood wounds need to be healed;freedom can be found when we forgive ourselves and others; anda beautiful life comes from living honestly. An uplifting, behind-the-scenes look at one woman's path to healing, Checking In reminds you that you are not alone, and that God is not yet finished writing your story.
Checklist for Life for Leaders: Timeless Wisdom and Foolproof Strategies for Making the Most of Life's Challenges and Opportunities
by Checklist For LifeChecklist for Life for Leaders is the ultimate handbook for leaders and those who aspire to leadership. It contains principles for living a successful, joy-filled life. In addition to a brief narrative, each chapter of this interactive handbook contains: An "I Will" checklist of heart and attitude reinforcements A "Things to Do" checklist of action points A "Things to Remember" section of Scripture verses and applicable quotes from famous and not-so-famous people In all, there are insightful narratives, Scriptures, quotations, and checklists on sixty-six important topics. The practical, inspirational content plus the attractive two-color text design and unique cover make this a book leaders will want to own and give as a gift.
Checklist for Life for Teachers: Timeless Wisdom and Foolproof Strategies for Making the Most of Life's Challenges and Opportunities
by Checklist For LifeChecklist for Life for Teachers is the ultimate handbook for educators, offering insight into issues that are specific to the challenges teachers face every day in the classroom. In addition to a brief narrative, each chapter of this interactive handbook features: An I Will checklist of heart and attitude reinforcements A Things to Do checklist of action points A Things to Remember section of scripture verses and applicable quotes from famous and not-so-famous people Topics addressed include patience, fairness, goals, time management, leadership, creativity, and vision, to name a few. In all, there are insightful narratives, scriptures, quotations, and checklists on sixty-six topics. The practical, inspirational content plus the attractive two-color text design and unique cover make this a book teachers will want to purchase or receive as a gift.
Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out
by Kindra HallIt&’s time to flip the script on the internal stories you tell yourself!Most of the &“self-stories&” you tell yourself—the kind of person you say you are and the things you are capable of—are invisible to you because they have become such a part of your everyday mental routine that you don&’t even recognize they exist. Yet, these self-stories influence everything you do, everything you say, and everything you are.Choose Your Story, Change Your Life will help you take complete control of your self-stories and create the life you&’ve always dreamed you&’d have. Kindra Hall offers up a new window into your psychology, one that travels the distance from the frontiers of neuroscience to the deep inner workings of your thoughts and feelings. This eye-opening, but applicable journey will transform you from a passive listener of these limiting, unconscious thoughts to the definitive author of who you are and everything you want to be. Through Choose Your Story, Change Your Life, you will: Uncover the truth of how you have created the life you have; Challenge everything you think you know about how your life has been built;Uncover the clear steps you can take to create the life you want;Take control of your self-story to become the author of who you are; andLive your life in a way you never have before.
Christian Truth Made Plain: Faith Seeking Understanding
by Dave SheasleyThe book provides a clear and straightforward presentation of Christian truth for the average Christian believer in understandable, non-ecclesiastical, language. It is intended to help the believer understand the ultimate truth about God and human beings and, with the knowledge of such truth, experience the peace, comfort, and assurance of God's love and purpose.God has made Himself known through the magnificence of the natural world and astounding complexity of life itself. Today we also know that the universe was created in the Big Bang, which requires a Creator who exists outside the universe.Although believers know that God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, an indispensable part of God's true nature is his love. This is demonstrated through God's ultimate revelation in Jesus Christ. It is his love of human beings and his desire for a love relationship with us that is his reason for creating us and our purpose for being.But sin entered the world with Adam's disobedience in the Garden of Eden. The true nature of sin is understood as self-centeredness, a misplaced priority of putting our own needs and wants above those of the One who created us. Adam's original sin resulted in a genetic change that has been inherited by all human beings born after Adam, and accounts for the sin nature of self-centeredness that exists within each one of us. It is this original sin which accounts for all the pain and suffering, even from natural disasters and disease.God's act to remedy human sin and restore our relationship with Him is Jesus Christ. The Bible describes our condition and his solution using legal terms such as guilt and punishment, as a debt which we owe to God but cannot repay, and as slavery to our sinful nature. We are unable to do anything ourselves to remedy our condition. Salvation is a gift which God offers us. All we have to do is believe the truth.In the second part of the book, various troublesome topics that confront the Christian believer are discussed in order to bring understanding, comfort, and assurance. God's existence outside of time is presented to correct the misunderstandings of predestination. The truth of God's grace, the free gift He offers through Jesus Christ, is explained, showing that a gift offered must be accepted in order to be complete.The contemporary issue of evolution is shown to be wholly consistent with Christian truth when the established scientific facts and Christian truth are both understood. God's hand, rather than chance, explains the development of new species through genetic changes in DNA, while human beings came into existence through the image of God which He miraculously breathed into Adam and Eve in a second step following the physical and physiological development of the bodies which we inhabit.Insights are provided into the usually avoided topics of Jesus Christ as the only way to God and the seeming mystery of death.
Church of the Small Things: The Million Little Pieces That Make Up a Life
by Ree Drummond Melanie ShankleIs my ordinary, everyday life actually significant? Is it okay to be fulfilled by the simple acts of raising kids, working in an office, and cooking chicken for dinner?It’s been said, “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.” The pressure of that can be staggering as we spend our days looking for that big thing that promises to take our breath away. Meanwhile, we lose sight of the small significance of fully living with every breath we take.Melanie Shankle, New York Times bestselling author and writer at The Big Mama Blog tackles these questions head on in her fourth book, Church of the Small Things. Easygoing and relatable, she speaks directly to the heart of women of all ages who are longing to find significance and meaning in the normal, sometimes mundane world of driving carpool to soccer practice, attending class on their college campus, cooking meals for their family, or taking care of a sick loved one.The million little pieces that make a life aren’t necessarily glamorous or far-reaching. But God uses some of the smallest, most ordinary acts of faithfulness—and sometimes they look a whole lot like packing lunch. Through humorous stories told in her signature style, full of Frito pie, best friends, the love of her Me-Ma and Pa-Pa, the unexpected grace that comes when we quit trying to measure up, and a little of the best TV has to offer, Melanie helps women embrace what it means to live a simple, yet incredibly meaningful life and how to find all the beauty and laughter that lies right beneath the surface of every moment.
Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA
by Marc E. PolymeropoulosMeet your next crisis head on and come through it stronger than ever by using the hard-earned strategies and core principles from Marc Polymeropoulos, a highly decorated, 26-year operations officer with the CIA.Marc Polymeropoulos has had to live with the consequences of decisions made under the most high-stress circumstances you can imagine as a senior intelligence officer in the CIA, retiring from his 26 years of service as one of the CIA&’s most decorated field officers.Though your crisis situations may not entail international counter terrorism as Marc&’s did, in our age of social media and a 24-hour news cycle, the consequences of mishandling a crisis can escalate quickly, leaving irreparable damage to a company&’s reputation and bottom line in its wake.In Clarity in Crisis, Marc shares how true leaders need to lead in and through times of crisis and thrive under conditions of ambiguity, rather than message their way out or duck from hard decisions. Far from mere theory, Marc outlines the unique and specific mindset and strategies he himself practiced and honed throughout his remarkable career.Clarity in Crisis provides proven strategies and core principles that leaders can apply to meet any crisis head on and lead through it, including: The critical elements to managing crisis, such as knowing who you can always count on to execute under high-stress situations.An understanding of the importance of following and stressing key fundamentals and avoiding shortcuts that often do more harm than good.Implementation guidance from the &“Mad Minute&” section at the end of each chapter that summarizes key points and action items you can begin applying right away. How to gain confidence that you are ready for the next crisis, wherever it comes from, and embrace less than ideal situations with no fear, using the core principles outlined in these pages to find unshakeable clarity in crisis and lead when others want to flee.
Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos: 10 Strategies for Stepping Up to Success and Satisfaction at Work
by Lynette LewisIs your work deeply satisfying? Do you look forward to Monday morning and the start of each new day? If you could do anything in the world without fear of failing, what would you do? Whether you're stuck in a dead-end job or are living the career of your dreams, Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos is your go-to-guide for life as a woman in the working world. You'll hear the stories of incredible women who made that precarious climb up the ladder while keeping their fashionable stilettos and heart intact. Drawing from their stories and her own, Lynette Lewis shares the secrets to purposeful work, including how to: create a purpose statement for your life and work follow the "four principles of promotion" establish a "personal board of directors" keep enduring when unrecognized, unrewarded, and underpaid discover gifts in surprising places, and more! Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos will help you discover new joy, meaning, success, and satisfaction in your life's work. Why spend your time on anything less?
Closer Than Your Next Breath: Where Is God When You Need Him Most?
by Susie LarsonGod is omnipresent—meaning He's here, there, everywhere all at the same time—so no matter what you're going through today or worried about facing tomorrow, He is closer than you can imagine, and His presence changes everything.The God of creation cares deeply about every detail of our personal lives. He's in charge of every galaxy and has named every star. He also knows about the hurts in our hearts and the hairs on our heads. He's near and far. His glory fills the universe, and yet He's up close and involved.Though we believe in our minds that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present, sometimes we don't feel his closeness. How can we walk boldly in our faith, expecting Him to draw near to us as we draw near to Him, as promised in the book of James? In Closer Than Your Next Breath, bestselling author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson helps readers experience God's trustworthiness and love—even when they feel far from Him. In this book, readers will explore these questions and more: How do I know if I'm hearing the voice of God?Is feeling good the same as feeling God?Is there anything I can do when God seems silent?How should God's presence impact me? There's nothing like God's presence in our lives, but sometimes we chase the sensational and miss the supernatural. Worship services, retreats or conferences, and mountaintop experiences are great, but too often we rush right by the nuanced, miraculous ways God shows up in our story every day. When we pursue the heart of God through the Word of God, that's when we experience the presence of God—and it makes all the difference in our lives.
Coach Builder: How to Turn Your Expertise Into a Profitable Coaching Career
by Donald MillerWhether you&’re thinking about starting a consulting business or have been coaching for a while, Coach Builder will give you the 8-step plan every self-employed coach needs to be successful.Have you experienced a moment when you realized your career wasn&’t as secure or fulfilling as you thought it was going to be?Maybe you&’ve thought about using your skills to start your own consulting business – but you haven&’t had the confidence to go for it.Donald Miller has been consulting and coaching for over two decades. He&’s consulted some of the world&’s top brands including TOMS Shoes, TREK Bicycles and Tempur Sealy.In 2020, he founded his own coaching program, where he&’s helped hundreds of coaches start and grow their business. As a coach of coaches, he knows exactly what it takes to build a successful consulting career – and now he&’s sharing eight secrets of success with you.In Coach Builder you&’ll learn how to…Create a menu of services to sell to clientsGenerate and manage a list of potential clientsCreate a compelling website that attracts your ideal clientsWrite and automate sales emails that land clients while you sleepCreate a marketing funnel and product ladderSet realistic business goals and accomplish themBuild or join a community to help you growNavigate the nuances of the client/coach relationship If you&’re ready to make a lot of money doing something you love every single day, Coach Builder is the book you&’ve been waiting for.
Collected Thoughts
by Jenne LichtyA gathered bunch of random musings on topics affecting many women today: from marriage, momming, special needs, faith and everything in between, Jenne approaches the gory and glory in it all letting her funny bone lead the way. Running the gamut from inspirational and thought-provoking to laugh-out-loud funny, every entry is authentic and true to life. Written in quick, easy-to-read selections in the social media standard that so many are used to today, each entry provides a lighthearted pick-me-up or a mind snack to chew on throughout the day.
Collecting Confidence: Start Where You Are to Become the Person You Were Meant to Be
by Kim GravelShowcasing the confidence she's gathered from her own life journey, Kim Gravel--beloved QVC star and creator of Belle by Kim Gravel and Belle Beauty--invites you to look at yourself with a fresh new lens, encouraging you to start where you are and become the person you were meant to be.In Collecting Confidence, Kim reminds you that you are not your current circumstance. You are not your current habits. Where you are right now is, in fact, simply your starting place to become who you&’re meant to be. If you&’ve lost your way and forgotten who you are, this book will equip you to glean empowerment from life&’s lowest moments.blend down-home wisdom with laugh-out-loud humor.inspire you with no-holds-barred stories from Graceland to Piggly Wiggly.help you understand the importance of how you see yourself.change your perspective to realize mistakes can be stepping stones. Now is the time to be still, listen to God, and start collecting confidence one step, one lesson, one experience, and even one mistake at a time. As Kim says, &“You can&’t be authentic in the world if you can&’t be real with yourself.&” Collecting Confidence is a sumptuous collection of life experiences, hard-earned wisdom, and unexpected blessings.
Color Outside the Lines
by Howard HendricksAll of us yearn to be creative, but few of us feel we truly are. In this fun-to-read, energy-packed guide to stimulating our ingenuity, Hendricks proposes a nine-step process for unleashing an exciting spark of creativity and innovation in our lives, including creative approaches to problem solving such as mind-mapping, storyboarding, brainstorming, and five-sensing. With dynamic examples and proven concepts, Hendricks helps us to identify roadblocks that may keep us from being creative in our lives and ministries, and helps to unleash our creative potential.
Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World
by Hannah Brencher Jess ConnollyFrom viral TED Talk speaker and founder of The World Needs More Love Letters, Hannah Brencher's Come Matter Here is the power read you need to start living like you mean it here and now. Life is scary. Adulting is hard. When faced with the challenges of building a life of your own, it’s all too easy to stake your hope and happiness in “someday.” But what if the dotted lines on the map at your feet today mattered just as much as the destination you dream of? Hannah Brencher, TED Talk speaker and founder of The World Needs More Love Letters, thought Atlanta was her destination. Yet even after she arrived, she found herself in the same old chase for the next best thing…somewhere else. And it left her in a state of anxiety and deep depression. Our hyper-connected era has led us to believe life should be a highlight reel—where what matters most is perfect beauty, instant success, and ready applause. Yet, as Hannah learned, nothing about faith, relationships, or character is instant. So she took up a new mantra: be where your feet are. Give yourself a permission slip to stop chasing the next big thing, and come matter here. Engage the process as much as you trust the God who lovingly leads you.If you are tired of running away from your life or tired of running ragged toward the next thing you think will make you feel complete, Come Matter Here will help you do whatever it takes to show up for the life God has for you. Whether you need to make a brave U-turn, take a bold step forward, or finish the next lap with fresh courage, find fuel and inspiration for the journey right here.
Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors
by Bill Cosby Alvin PoussaintBill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America, or for that matter the world. They address the crises of people who are stuck because of feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fearfulness, sadness, and feelings of being used, undefended and unprotected. These feelings often impede their ability to move forward. The authors aim to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. Come On, People! is always engaging, and loaded with heart-piercing stories of the problems facing many communities.
Coming Clean: A Story of Faith
by Shauna Niequist Seth Haines“I suppose we’re all drunk on something.”Seth Haines was in the hospital with his wife, planning funeral songs for their not-yet two-year-old, when he made a very conscious decision: this was the last day he ever wanted to feel. So he asked his sister to smuggle in some gin, and his addiction began.But whether or not you’ve ever had a drop to drink in your life, we’re all looking for ways to stop the pain. Like Seth, we’re all seeking balms for the anxiety of what we believe is an absent God—whether it’s through people-pleasing, shopping, the internet, food, career highs, or even good works and elite theology. We attempt to anesthetize our anxiety through addiction—any old addiction. But it often leaves us feeling even more empty than before.In Coming Clean, Seth Haines writes rawly through the first 90 days of a work of sobriety, illuminating how to face the pain we’d rather run from, and even more importantly, how Jesus meets us there. Because it is only when we face our anxieties with the tenacity and tenderness of Christ’s passion that we truly discover that we are indeed clean, surrendered, and whole.
Common Sense of an Uncommon Man
by Jim Denney Michael ReaganSome say Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of our century. He rescued America from economic collapse and ended the cold war. He toppled the Soviet "Evil Empire" without firing a shot. Now his son, Michael Reagan -- the most listened-to nighttime talk show host -- takes you on a tour of the heart and mind of our fortieth president. Funny, inspiring, and warmly nostalgic, The Common Sense of an Uncommon Man is filled with photographs covering the span of Ronald Reagan's life. This enduring keepsake will be treasured forever by all who honor Ronald Reagan, cherish freedom, and love our American way of life.
Comunicación femenina inteligente: Los 10 lenguajes de la mujer
by Sonia González A.Un libro que te permitirá entender por fin, la forma en que se comunican las mujeres. A través de una exhaustiva investigación sobre el poder de la Comunicación Femenina Inteligente (CFI), la autora Sonia Gonzalez-Boysen, analiza los diez lenguajes en que se comunican las mujeres, cinco lenguajes brillantes: empatía - intuición - inspiración - multitareas - conexión emocional, y cinco lenguajes opacos: falta de concreción - complicada y compleja - tendencia a controlar - dependencia emocional - actitudes cambiantes y cíclicas.Este no es un libro escrito sólo para mujeres, sino acerca de ellas. A través de estas páginas cambiarás el paradigma sobre la comunicación femenina. Además, podrás disfrutar la amena narración de casos de éxito de mujeres que han marcado la historia con su comunicación, incluyendo el vibrante e impactante testimonio de la autora. Como valor agregado, encontrarás también las claves para el empoderamiento de la Comunicación Femenina Inteligente.Un libro necesario para: analizar la comunicación de las mujeres desde su propia perspectiva. Ser empáticos y ponerse en sus zapatos. Descubrir las fortalezas, impulsarlas y promoverlas de manera más intencional. Comprender las debilidades, y verlas como oportunidades para mejorar. Descifrar el código de la comunicación femenina. Empoderar la comunicación femenina para llevarla a un nuevo nivel de impacto. Tratar de entenderlas, sin fracasar en el intento.
Confía en Dios en todo momento: 365 devocionales (Devotionals from Charles F. Stanley)
by Charles F. StanleyEste devocional de 365 días del querido autor y pastor Dr. Charles Stanley te inspirará para ver cómo Dios transforma nuestros corazones y nuestras vidas cuando confiamos en Él con un futuro desconocido. Confiar en Dios en tiempos difíciles puede ser un reto, pero trabajar para hacer crecer esa confianza día a día nos proporciona una alegría y una paz mayores de las que jamás podríamos encontrar apoyándonos en nuestro propio entendimiento. En Confía en Dios en todo momento, el Dr. Charles Stanley nos anima a creer en el amor de Dios y a descansar en Su propósito para nosotros.Cada entrada de este devocional diario incluye un versículo bíblico, una oración y una enseñanza inspiradora. Página a página, tu alma encontrará descanso al recordar que:No importa lo que ocurra en el mundo o en tu vida, Dios es fielPuedes liberarte de la ansiedad y descansar en Dios cuando dejes de intentar resolverlo todo por ti mismoConfiar en Dios día a día te lleva al contentamiento y la satisfacción mientras Él endereza tus caminosConfía en Dios en todo momento es un regalo maravilloso para Navidad, Pascua, cumpleaños y graduaciones, o para cualquiera que anhele confiar en Dios más profundamente en un mundo incierto hoy y todos los días.Trusting God With TodayThis 365-day devotional from beloved author and pastor Dr. Charles Stanley will inspire you to see how God transforms our hearts and lives when we trust Him with an unknown future.Trusting God in difficult times can be a challenge, but working to grow that trust day by day brings greater joy and peace than we could ever find leaning on our own understanding. In Trusting God with Today, Dr. Charles Stanley encourages us to believe in God's love and rest in His purpose for us.Each entry in this daily devotional includes a Bible verse, a prayer, and inspirational teaching. Page by page, your soul will find rest as you remember that:No matter what is happening in the world or in your life, God is faithfulYou can release anxiety and embrace God's rest as you stop trying to figure it all out yourselfTrusting God one day at a time leads to contentment and satisfaction as He makes your paths straightTrusting God with Today makes a wonderful gift for Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and graduations, or for anyone who longs to trust God more deeply in an uncertain world today and every day.
Congratulations...You're Gifted! Discovering Your God-given Shape to Make a Difference in the World: Discovering Your God-Given Shape to Make a Difference in the World (invert)
by Erik Rees Doug FieldsBased on the popular S. H. A. P. E. book for adults, this teen version walks through the same process of discovery with students. Written by the bestselling author and pastor at Saddleback Church, Doug Fields, this book will help teenagers understand who they are, how they can serve, and why they serve.
Conozca sus límites, y luego ignórelos
by John L. MasonEl autor nacional de éxitos de librería, John Mason, le muestra cómo quitarle la tapa a su vida y capturar en sus manos el ímpetu del éxito. En este libro usted aprenderá como:Vencer los temores y hallar el éxito Ir más allá del horizonte Usar lo que tiene en este momento para subir a un nivel superior Hacer que su problema se convierta en su impulso Conozca sus límites, y luego ignórelos es un libro impactante que le ayudará a vivir una vida de realización completa.
Conquiste al enemigo llamado promedio
by John MasonEl autor John Mason lanza nuevamente un ataque supremo contra la mediocridad con esta secuela a su famoso libro titulado Un enemigo llamado promedio. Dividido en 52 segmentos de verdad, Conquiste al enemigo llamado promedio es una fuente de sabiduría divina, motivación bíblica y principios prácticos.