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Playpen to the Podium
by Jeff Myers"Your home," writes Jeff Myers, "can be a living, breathing communication workshop far better than any class your child will ever take." "This book contains all of the tools you need for the task of giving your child the communication advantage in every area of life. You will discover how to help your child become more comfortable in social situations, think more clearly, read and write more effectively, take a stand more boldly, analyze more carefully, and speak more articulately."
Pleasant Hill and Its Shakers
by Thomas D. Clark F. Gerald HamFROM THE BACK COVER The Shakers at Pleasant Hill had a vital impact for more than six decades on the development of Kentucky. Settling in Central Kentucky in 1805 to establish a religious communal village, they brought a standard of excellence and innovativeness that reached far beyond their group. nces and services: exhibition tour, museum, river cruise, overnight accommodations, dining, and craft sales shop. This book's author, Dr. Thomas D. Clark, has been intimately associated with the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill restoration efforts from the beginning and has watched the progress with keen interest. He narrates the story of these fascinating people with knowledge, warmth, humor, and dramatic animation. Few outdoor history museums have been blessed with having a noted historian and writer of Dr. Clark's caliber on the scene to recount their history
Pleasant Hill and Its Shakers
by Thomas D Clark F Gerald HamThe Shakers at Pleasant Hill had a vital impact for more than six decades on the development of Kentucky. Settling in Central Kentucky in 1805 to establish a religious communal village, they brought a standard of excellence and innovativeness that reached far beyond their group. Since its inception in 1961 as a nonprofit, educational corporation, Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, Inc., has striven to fulfill its charter responsibilities to preserve and maintain twenty-seven of the nineteenth century Shaker buildings extant, and to interpret the 1805-1910 history they depict. These structures range in size from a massive forty-room stone dwelling to a three-story brick office, an admirable example of "Shaker Georgian", to a small clapboard shop. Today, a variety of adaptative uses offers the visitor a range of experiences and services: exhibition tour, museum, river cruise, overnight accommodations, dining, and craft sales shop. This book's author, Dr. Thomas D. Clark, has been intimately associated with the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill restoration efforts from the beginning and has watched the progress with keen interest. He narrates the story of these fascinating people with knowledge, warmth, humor, and dramatic animation. Few outdoor history museums have been blessed with having a noted historian and writer of Dr. Clark's caliber on the scene to recount their history.
Please Come Home for Christmas: A Novella (Sleigh Bells Ring)
by Lenora WorthIn the air there’s a feeling of Christmas . . . and something fishy.Her heart ought to be on the naughty list. Amy has hardly shown her son around the family horse farm or brushed a thoroughbred before she’s fraternizing with the enemy. It’s been awhile since her husband died, since her heart felt this way.But after real estate developer Dan Wentworth has been so cozy with her sisters about selling their newly inherited property, Amy can’t be sure if he’s warming up to her. Or merely warming her up to the idea of letting the family homestead be bulldozed for a housing development.She doesn’t want to hurt her sisters, but the money from Dan’s proposal could go a long way in making single-motherhood merry and bright.
Please Don't Say You Need Me: Biblical Answers for Codependency
by Jan SilviousPlease Don’t Say You Need Me . . . is a common plea voiced by people trapped in unhealthy, codependent relationships. Confused by their conflicting emotions, they feel trapped between wanting to love and care for someone else and yet, at the same time, needing to escape from that person’s intense and suffocating demands for self-esteem. Jan Silvious offers practical, biblical answers for those dealing with codependency—actually, people-dependency—that can exist between mates, siblings, parents and children, and friends. · Who is the codependent person? · What is a codependent relationship? · What role does guilt play in a codependent relationship? · Can Christians be codependent? Jan Silvious answers these questions and shows readers how to identify and break the cycle of a codependent relationship in a loving, scriptural manner. Here is insight, hope, and encouragement for replacing unhealthy ways of relating with a new approach that can bring balance and wholeness.
Please Don't Tell: What to Do with the Secrets People Share
by Emma J. Justes"I've never told a soul, and you have to promise not to tell anybody." "Pastor, I wanted you to know before we tell the kids, just in case they come to you." "I'm so happy. Yes, finally, I'm pregnant. I just had to tell someone." "Yes, it's terrible, but am I going to explain it to our friends here at church?" People need trusted persons as sounding boards and confidants. Not many weeks go by that someone does not confide a secret to a church leader, whether pastor, youth director, church secretary, choir director, or board member. While pastors have a unique role when it comes to confidentiality, listening to secrets is something that every church leader does. But there are both privileges and responsibilities in reporting, discerning the truth, and helping people bear the deep sins or temper the anger that threatens to overflow.
Please Help Me, God (Letters From Covenant House)
by Sr. Mary Rose McGeadyThey are the children no one knows, nameless and faceless shadows that walk our streets, desperate and scared and alone. They are America's street children, and they are more than 1,000,000 strong. Entangled in a web of abuse and sex, these innocent kids--some as young as ten--struggle to find hope in a dark world few of us will ever know about, and none of us will ever see. Who exactly are these kids? How do they end up on our streets? Where do they come from? How do they manage to survive? Do they survive? This is their incredible story, told from the alleyways and dead-end streets of America. It's a story you will never, ever forget...." The last few chapters of the book offer valuable information. However, because the copyright date is 1997, this information might be outdated.
Please Reply!
by Dandi Daley MackallAs fifteen-year-old Jamie becomes involved in the swim team and Special Olympics coaching, as part of her effort to fit in and be normal, she tries to remember to talk to God.
Please, Sorry, Thanks: The Three Words That Change Everything
by Mark BattersonStrengthen your spiritual, mental, and emotional health and reach your most audacious goals with three simple but power-packed words—from the New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day.&“A practical framework to be the kind of thoughtful, helpful force for good you always wanted to be.&”—Carey Nieuwhof, founder of the Art of Leadership AcademyThe best predictor of success in life, in love, and in leadership is your proficiency at please, sorry, and thanks. Those three words are the foundation of all healthy relationships and successful careers. Those three words are the only ceiling on achieving your dreams. Those three words will determine how happy you are.With his trademark blend of personal stories, scientific and historical references, and biblical insight, Pastor Mark Batterson shows how you can change your world with your words:• A timely please can help you unlock the rule of reciprocity for greater results, discover the power of &“we is greater than me,&” and honor others above yourself.• A sincere sorry can lead you to mend broken relationships, strengthen connections through being radically vulnerable, and better understand the degrees of forgiveness.• A heartfelt thanks paves the way toward a resilient mindset of gratitude and an expectancy to see God move on your behalf.Whether you&’re launching out into a new phase of life or navigating long-established complexities, it's time to harness the power of those three transformative words and let them propel you wherever God leads you to go.
Pleasing God: The Greatest Joy and Highest Honor
by R.T. KendallPleasing God is a practical resource for Christian living that inspires believers to seek the greatest honor of anyone's lifetime--to have the privilege of pleasing God.Christ's total forgiveness means that we do not have to earn our salvation. When we give our lives to Jesus, we are justified by faith alone. Good works are not required. Prayer is not required. Practicing total forgiveness is not required. Wow--what a gift! But chances are, if you have been born again you want to do good works. You want to pray. You want to forgive and love your enemies. You desire to please God.In Pleasing God, bestselling author and well-known preacher, R.T. Kendall, unfolds the meaning of persistent faith. Starting with the story of Enoch, Dr. Kendall explores biblical teachings that call believers to "find out what pleases the Lord" (Ephesians 5:10).With biblical teaching, personal stories, and humble wisdom, Dr. Kendall answers these questions:What pleases God (and what displeases Him)?Why should we please God?How should we please God?Imagine the joy and peace that will come from pleasing God more than seeking approval from others. The world needs this book!
Pleasing God
by R. C. SproulDr. R.C. Sproul is one of the most vital and renowned theologians of our time. For over 40 years Dr. Sproul has encouraged, educated, and enlightened millions through his books, teaching, and ministry. How can imperfect people hope to please a perfect God? The answer is both simple and challenging: sanctification. Pleasing God takes an in-depth look at sanctification and its essential role in the life of every believer. Filled with Biblical insights, this release guides both new and seasoned Christians through God's path for transforming His people.
The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body’s Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life
by Rachel AllynReconnect to your inner sense of pleasure and joy through embodiment practices, which put you in touch with the natural wisdom of your body and enhance your ability to connect with others. In this time of increased fatigue, loneliness, and anxiety, disconnection from our bodies and from each other is at the core of our personal pain and our collective suffering. Women in particular are rewarded for, and expected to participate in self-denial. By weaving together historical and cultural commentary, humorous and poignant anecdotes, and experiential tools backed by science, The Pleasure Is All Yours is a step-by-step guide to help you release barriers to receiving life&’s pleasures and deeper connections with others. In this timely guide, holistic psychologist, relationship and sex therapist, and yoga teacher Dr. Rachel Allyn introduces bodyfulness, an embodiment method she developed to help you to awaken into your body's own capacity for healing and deeper connection. Allyn explains how bodyfulness can connect you to four essential and overlooked types of pleasure—sensual, playful, lively, and erotic— which overlap in many ways, and helps you identify what can inspire your own pleasure in each category. Through bodyful activities such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, yoga, auditory release, and dynamic movements, this book helps you reunite with your inherent wisdom and soulful delight.
The Pleasure of God: Finding Grace In The Ordinary
by J. Ellsworth KalasHow can anything be ordinary if we find the glory of God there? <P><P>Whatever might be said of life's most thrilling or transformative moments, most of our time is spent in ordinary things. We spend a third of our lives sleeping. In our adult lives, perhaps a quarter to a third of each week is spent at work. And then there's more of the common stuff: eating, waiting in line, bathing, getting dressed, and watching TV. So it is that our seventy, eighty, or ninety years go by in common ways, and we have no idea where they've gone. <P><P>Is there glory in any of this? Where is the abundant life of which Jesus spoke? In this inspiring new work, J. Ellsworth Kalas says that the glory is found not just in the ecstasy of love or victory but in all of life, whether ecstatic or ordinary. Kalas believes it is possible to live with such joy and gladness of hearts that we find our ordinary lives graced by the pleasure of God. He offers a guide to spiritual contentment in the midst of busy lives, showing us the meaning in those seemingly small aspects of every day.
The Pleasure of Loving God: A Call to Accept God's All-Encompassing Love for You
by Mike BickleHere’s an ultimate portrait of a loving Father, one to whom we can come for a fresh supply of truth and beauty, day by day. In the process, we’ll awaken a fervent devotion to our heavenly Lord. As we employ the Great Commission in our daily lives, we also discover the joy and pleasure of being a vehicle through whom Christ’s own prayers are lived out in the world. Prepare to encounter: God--His awesome, loving presence in your daily life God’s Power--His active, supernatural role in your daily life Your True Identity in God--His view of you A Fresh Awakening and Understanding of God’s Majesty--His plans to bring you to new heights of joy and peace that you never thought possible The Pleasures of Loving God is a call to accept God’s all-encompassing love for you, something that is already yours, not anything that you have to earn or win.
Pleasure Palace: New and Selected Stories
by Marian ThurmShort fiction filled with both warmth and dark wit by a writer who &“embraces the ironies and the absurdities of the ordinary world&” (Newsday). At the age of twenty-five, Marian Thurm began publishing short stories in the New Yorker, and over a remarkable career, her work has been compared to the short fiction of Lorrie Moore, Ann Beattie, and Amy Bloom. Known for her uncanny sense of the absurd along with her empathy for her characters, Thurm&’s acclaimed writing has been featured in The Best American Short Stories, as well as numerous other anthologies. This volume, selected from her four collections—with stories written over a span of forty-two years—shows Thurm&’s remarkable craft, never failing to reveal both her emotional acuity and her pitch-dark humor. &“Marian Thurm is either a movingly compassionate observer of human foibles or a charmingly ruthless one.&” —The New York Times Book Review
Pleasures of God
by John PiperThe author, a pastor, discusses chapter by chapter the pleasures of God, from His pleasure in His Glory to His pleasure in the prayers of His people.
The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God
by John PiperBeginning where the foundational truth of Desiring God left off, that "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him," this expanded rerelease of another classic by John Piper will further explore a life-changing essential -- "We will be most satisfied in God when we know why God himself is most satisfied in God." Fully understanding the joy of God will draw the reader into an encounter with His overflowing, self-replenishing, all-encompassing grace -- the source of living water that all Christians desire to drink. The Pleasures of God will again put God at the center of Creation and leave the reader very satisfied in Him.Be Most Satisfied in God... Because GOD Is Most Satisfied in God. You don't truly know someone until you know what makes him happy. Our pleasure is the measure of our character. So it is with God. We can only know the greatness of His glory, if we know what makes Him glad. Therefore we must understand "the pleasures of God." This is not a book about you. It's about the One you were made for--God Himself. In this theological tour de force, pastor John Piper navigates the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him, so that we might become like the One we behold. What the church and world need today, more than anything else, is to know and love--behold and embrace--the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Pleasures of God DVD Study Guide
by Desiring GodFind the Source of True SatisfactionIn this DVD version of his landmark book, The Pleasures of God, John Piper fully discusses the question: "What brings delight to the happiest Being in the universe?" The answer is crucial to joyful Christian maturity, because it's by knowing what makes God glad that we can drink deeply--and satisfyingly--from the only well that offers living water. In ten sessions, Piper teaches on: * The Worth and Excellency of God's Soul * Our Pleasure in God's Well-Placed Pleasures * God's Pleasure in His Eternal Son * God's Pleasure in the Display of His Glory * God's Pleasure in All That He Does * God's Pleasure in All of Creation * God's Pleasure in Election * God's Pleasure in Bruising His Son What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love--behold and embrace--the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. Recorded in HD with subtitles in English, these video sessions are ideal for use in adult and youth Sunday school classes, small groups, retreats, classrooms, and families. To get the most from this resource, use it along with The Pleasures of God DVD Study GuideFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
The Pleasures of Pessimism (Re: CONSIDERING)
by Natasha MooreRe:CONSIDERING invites you to look at what’s familiar from an unfamiliar angle. To consider how we consider things – and how to do it better.Pandemic, supervolcano, late capitalism, transhumanism, populism, cancel culture, the post-antibiotic age, the gig economy, the surveillance state, the cascading effects of climate change …Whatever the specifics, do you ever feel like things are going off the rails - or are just about to?If you’ve read the news, watched a zombie movie, or gotten into an argument on Twitter lately, the answer is probably yes.And you’re not alone.What makes us such apocaholics?What’s so appealing about Armageddon? What are the pleasures - and also the perils of our pessimism?
Pledges of Jewish Allegiance
by David Ellenson Daniel GordisSince the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated—culturally, socially, and politically—into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions—based on the same legal precedents—demonstrate that they were doing more than delivering legal opinions. Instead, they were crafting public policy for Jewish society in response to Jews' social and political interactions as equals with the non-Jewish persons in whose midst they dwelled. Pledges of Jewish Allegiance prefaces its analysis of modern opinions with a discussion of the classical Jewish sources upon which they draw.
La plegaria de Josafat
by Lilian G. Selvaggio Gabriel Agbo¡Es posible ganar toda batalla en esta vida! Todas las batallas que enfrentamos ya sea como individuos o como grupos, son representadas en tres categorías-guerras, enfermedades y hambre. Las guerras representan oposiciones ya sea físicas o espirituaes, batallas y conflictos que enfrentamos a diario. Las enfermedades ingluyen todos los malestares, infecciones, enfermedades curables e incurables. Luego, el hambre o la sequía comprenden todas las carencias económicas, financieras y otros desafíos. Y en este libro, efectivamente demostramos que siempre es posible pasar por estos desafíos y salir victoriosos Aquí encontrarás principios establecidos y probados que permanentemente te podrán del lado de la victoria. Son realmente probados, divinos, universales y eternos. ¡No pueden fallar! Aquí encontrarás diez capítulos bien cargados y poderosos: La Plegaria de Josafat, Dios del Cielo y de la Tierra, Esta es nuestra Herencia, La guerra, las enfermedades y el hambre, Ve cómo nos recompensan, ¿No los detendrás? No temas ni te desanimes: No es tu batalla, Sal y toma tus posiciones y El Poder de la Alabanza. También hemos establecido una cantidad de puntos para la oración al final de cada capítulo que te traerán resultados inmediatos. ¡Que Dios te bendiga abundantemente!
Plegarias del cosmos: Reflexiones sobre el significado original de la palabra de Jesús
by Neil Douglas-Klotz«Cuidado, lector: aunque este libro es breve, contiene las semillas de una revolución.» Matthew Fox, director fundador del Institute of Culture and Creation Spirituality Neil Douglas-Klotz, el sufí fundador de la red internacional de las Danzas de Paz Universal, nos regala una nueva interpretación de las palabras de Jesús a partir de su idioma original: el arameo. Descifrándolas con base en esa antigua realidad, Plegarias del Cosmos recorre las oraciones y las bienaventuranzas del misticismo del antiguo Medio Oriente, horadando su significado, además de que nos deja ver a un Cristo más místico, feminista, cósmico; leerlo es como tener la contraseña secreta a una verdad oculta a plena vista. Es un libro que nos permite experimentar las Escrituras a través del corazón, del cuerpo y de la meditación. Toda una revelación espiritual. «Cuando leas este libro, no te quedará duda alguna de que Dios te ama infinita e incondicionalmente.» Science of Mind
#PlenamenteSoltero. Conviértete en la persona correcta antes de conocer a la persona correcta.
by Damien K. H. Nash Eileen Moënne Figueroa¿Conoces a alguien soltero? ¿Eres tú soltero? Mejor dicho, ¿eres plenamente soltero? Ya sea que estés comprometido, en una relación de noviazgo o seas un soltero que busca relacionarse, es importante que respondas de forma sincera y en oración. Dios desea que seamos plenos, especialmente antes de embarcarnos en una relación seria. Una de las razones por las que las relaciones duran poco tiempo o son largas y dolorosas es porque nosotros, como sociedad, no buscamos iniciar una relación siendo plenos en nuestra soltería. Este libro nos muestra a Adán como un hombre pleno y soltero mientras se relaciona con Dios, antes de siquiera saber que necesitaba a Eva. Cuando comencemos a buscar la soltería de todo corazón, nuestras relaciones comenzarán a florecer como Dios lo quiso en un principio. Este libro te ayudará a reconocer las áreas que están impidiendo que seas pleno y soltero. Te ayudará a aceptar el plan de Dios para tu soltería y a aplicar principios bíblicos para alinear tu conducta con Su plan. Los matrimonios también pueden beneficiarse de este libro, porque podrán identificar los límites que pueden haber transgredido antes y después de dar el sí, lo que les permitirá llegar a la raíz de las contiendas en su relación. Amigos, volvamos a los fundamentos de los principios bíblicos que yacen en la primera relación de la humanidad mientras procuramos ser #PlenamenteSolteros. www.completelysingle.com
Plenty Good Room: A Lenten Bible Study Based on African American Spirituals
by Lewis V. Baldwin Marilyn E. ThorntonThis unique short-term Bible study combines an in-depth look at Scripture, American history, and the music and lyrics of six African American spirituals. The six-session study provides biblical, social, and historical analyses of the spirituals: 'Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit," "This Lonesome Valley," "Bow Down on Your Knees," "Plenty Good Room," “Ain't Dat Good News," and "Were You There?" Marilyn E. Thornton wrote all-new lessons appropriate to the season. Leader helps can be found in the book providing discussion questions and activities. Plenty Good Room is a powerful resource for small groups, Sunday schools, choir groups, and any setting where persons seek to enrich their devotional and spiritual experience through God's Word and music.