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What Do I Do When Teenagers Deal with Death? (What Do I Do When Ser.)
by Steven GeraliNobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Deal with Death?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: • Understand adolescent death, whether accidental, illness-related, homicide or suicide • Grasp the stages of grief and what they look like in adolescents • Explore how theology informs the issue of death • Delve into questions that demand theological consideration, such as, “Why does God allow tragedy? or “Is the dead person in heaven?” • Get tips for practical ways to help when a youth group experiences death, including helping the grieving family and the surviving teenagers • Deal with your own personal grief in the situation With this practical book, you’ll have what you need to offer help and hope to hurting teens and their families, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give.
What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence?
by Steven GeraliNobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: • Understand the issues of bullying, violence, and aggression • Grasp the factors that play into the issue, including the gender difference in the issue • Identify the profiles of the aggressors, victims, and gangs • Explore how theology informs the issue • Delve into questions that demand theological consideration, such as “Why are people so cruel?” and “Why does God allow suffering?” • Get tips to help prevent bullying in your youth group and how to transform the bully and empower the victim • Find ways to deal with the issue when it is specifically targeted at your youth group With this practical book, you’ll have what you need to help the victims and transform the bullies, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give.
What Do I Do When Teenagers Question Their Sexuality? (What Do I Do When Ser.)
by Steven Gerali"When faced with a crisis, the first words most people think are, “What do I do…?” In this important series of books designed for anyone connected to teenagers, Dr. Steven Gerali addresses six daunting and difficult situations that, when they do happen, often leave youth workers and parents feeling unprepared. With a background in adolescent counseling, Dr. Gerali provides valuable resources to help youth workers and parents through some of the most challenging situations they may face. What Do I Do When Teenagers Question Their Sexuality helps youth workers and parents navigate the challenging waters created by this issue, and offers tools to deal with the shifting views of sexuality in culture and in their teens’ lives. What Do I Do When Teenagers Struggle with Eating Disorders offers insights to help youth workers and parents understand and recognize eating disorders in order to initiate helping strategies for teens dealing with this issue."
What Do I Do When Teenagers Struggle with Eating Disorders? (What Do I Do When Ser.)
by Steven Gerali"There is no how-to manual when it comes to helping teenagers with the multitude of issues they’ll face during their adolescence. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, you’ve probably already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You are not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. Knowing that ninety-five percent of all the people with diagnosed eating disorders are teenage girls, it’s likely that you’ll encounter this issue if you interact with teens. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Struggle with Eating Disorders?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: • Understand eating disorders, along with the underlying issues that typically contribute to the disorders • Recognize warning signs that may mean a teen is developing an eating disorder • Realize the role and responsibility the Church has to mobilize help for teens with eating disorders • Create interventions when teens or their parents deny the problem • Develop a referral strategy for teens who need help addressing their eating disorder In this practical book, you’ll discover how to identify and help a teen who is struggling with an eating disorder, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give."
What Do I See?: Biblical Values (I Can Read! #Level 1)
by Crystal BowmanThis book introduces level-one readers to the sights and sounds of both country and city. The vivid and clever illustrations, along with the toe-tapping rhyme, help children experience God’s world in a fun way. From mooing cows to beeping cars, What Do I See? will hold the interest of young readers.
What Do I See? / ¿Qué veo?: Biblical Values (I Can Read! #Level 1)
by Crystal BowmanThis book introduces level-one readers to the sights and sounds of both country and city. The vivid and clever illustrations help children experience God’s world in a fun way. From mooing cows to beeping cars, What Do I See? will hold the interest of young readers. Este libro introduce a los lectores de nivel 1 a las imágenes y sonidos tanto del campo como de la ciudad. Las vívidas e inteligentes ilustraciones ayudan a los niños a experimentar el mundo de Dios de manera divertida. Desde vacas que mugen hasta carros que pitan, ¿Qué veo? captará el interés de los jóvenes lectores.
What Do Jews Believe?: The Spiritual Foundations of Judaism
by David ArielA lively exploration of Jewish ideas and beliefs. "Anyone who seeks to know what Judaism is really all about will be in his debt" (David Wolpe, author of Why Be Jewish?). <p><p> In this fresh and lucid study, Ariel presents the fundamentals of Jewish thought on the profound issues of God, human destiny, good and evil, Torah, and messianism, guiding the reader toward a definition of the beliefs that shape Jewish identity. This lively exploration of Jewish ideas and beliefs provides a rationale and stimulus for anyone seeking to understand or reconnect to the rich and diverse spiritual tradition of Judaism.
What Do Muslims Believe?: The Roots and Realities of Modern Islam
by Ziauddin SardarPerfect for adolescents and teens who are beginning to ask the big questions about life, religion, and current events, What Do Jews Believe? and What Do Muslims Believe? are the first a new series exploring the history and practices of world religions, their influences on current events and conflicts, as well as discussions on where these religions are headed. Both include a chronology of the religion's history through today, a glossary of terms, and recommended further reading lists.
What Do Muslims Believe?: The Roots And Realities Of Modern Islam (What Do We Believe Ser.)
by Ziauddin Sardar&“Elucidating . . . describes the basics of Islam, including the Qur&’an and hadith, the life of Muhammad and the history of Islam and Muslims.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“The world is green and beautiful; and God has appointed you as His trustee over it.&”—The Prophet Muhammad Islam is one of the great monotheistic religions of the world. It produced a magnificent civilization, envied for its science and learning, spanning over a thousand years. The teachings of Islam emphasize unity, humility, forgiveness and love of God. The Qur&’an sings the virtues of knowledge and rationality. The life of Muhammad demonstrates the importance of tolerance, social justice and brotherhood. In Sufism, Islam presents a mystical system based on love and devotion. So why is Islam associated with hatred, violence, obstinacy and bigotry? Ziauddin Sardar examines the true teachings of Islam and explores the reality of the Muslim world today. Emphasizing the diversity of Islam and its ideals, he assesses the role Islam plays in the lives of ordinary Muslims and how Islamic beliefs and practices help Muslims understand the modern world. &“Ziauddin Sardar is arguably one of the best-known Muslim public intellectuals in the world today. He is an iconoclast, often a gadfly and undoubtedly one of the few Muslim intellectuals who span the proverbial Two Cultures.&”—Muslim News &“Among the many sanguine introductions to Islam, Sardar&’s moves immediately to the front rank for its readability.&”—Booklist
What Do The Religions Say About Each Other?: Christian Attitudes Towards Islam Islamic Attitudes Towards Christianity
by William StoddartAs a result of Islamic terrorism many people--including some in high places--have quickly come to the conclusion that Islam is a religion of violence and, as such, is the sworn enemy of Christianity and the Western way of life. This may be understandable, but the matter is not quite so simple. This book provides the necessary historical background to the problem, and it does so by supplying a wealth of documentation which powerfully records the amicable and fruitful relations which, over the centuries, have repeatedly manifested themselves between Christianity and Islam. What has gone wrong now? Is it possible that this spirit, once so frequent, can again be recovered--in whole or even in part? On the evidence presented in this book, this would seem to be more than just a pious hope. The Old Testament says: "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee." This book copiously supplies the background knowledge that is needed for our understanding in this age of absurd, cruel, and apparently unending wars
What Do They Hear?: Bridging the Gap Between Pulpit & Pew
by Mark PowellPREACHING Powell provides a startling study of how differently the pastor and the congregation interpret Scripture, how this difference affects what the congregation hears in the sermon, and how to bridge this gap with equally startling practical steps. This remarkably fascinating book reveals how significant social location--such as age, gender, nationality, race, and education--is when interpreting the Bible. Illustrated with two studies, Mark Allan Powell demonstrates how this plays out most dramatically in the gulf, often quite wide, between the preacher and the congregation. Every preacher who reads this book will appreciate as never before the significance of social differences in the reception of his or her sermon, will see the unmistakable need to bridge this gap, and will receive clear instruction on how to do just that.
What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening?: Leading the Church in a Polarized Society
by Robin W. LovinA trusted senior statesman in Christian ethics and ministry addresses the crisis of political polarization threatening the existence of the church. Polarization and political gridlock have been the norm in the United States for decades. As that reality seeps into every aspect of our society, churches find themselves not only affected, but often at the very center of the conflict. Rather than remaining places of inclusive community and generous dialogue, our sanctuaries have too often become ground zero of the culture wars. What can pastors do to restore the church&’s witness to the unity of all things in God—especially when it feels like members of the congregation would rather position the church&’s identity firmly on one side of the political spectrum or the other? And how can church leaders maintain peace while speaking the truth on important social issues—without either alienating parishioners who disagree or resorting to inane bothsiderism? Widely respected pastor and ethicist Robin Lovin offers sage counsel in this helpful book, arguing that to resist the trend of polarization in our church we must rediscover how the gospel teaches us to understand ourselves, our neighbors, and the purpose of politics. In part one, Lovin provides an overview of the situation in which we find ourselves, showing how polarization developed over recent decades and how, in both our society and our churches, we have adapted to division as the norm. In part two, he considers how Christians can shape a different response by learning to listen—to the Word of God, to the world, and to those who are not usually heard. With questions for discussion and reflection aligned with the content of each chapter, What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening? provides an accessible roadmap for navigating out of the morass of polarization into a brighter future of church unity, during election seasons and beyond.
What Do We Tell the Children?: Talking to Kids About Death and Dying
by Joseph M. PrimoOne out of seven children will lose a parent before they are 20. The statistics are sobering, but they are also a call for preparedness. However, pastors and counselors of all types are often at a loss when dealing with a grieving child. Talking to adults about death and grief is difficult; it's all the more challenging to talk to children and teens. The stakes are high: grieving children are high-risk for substance abuse, promiscuity, depression, isolation, and suicide. Yet, despite this, most of these kids grow-up to be normal or exceptional adults. But their chance to become healthy adults increases with the support of a loving community. Supporting grieving children requires intentionality, open-communication, and patience. Rather than avoid all conversations on death or pretend like it never happened, normalizing grief and offering support requires us to be in-tune with kids through dialogue as they grapple with questions of "how" and "why." When listening to children in grief, we often have to embrace the mystery, offer love and compassion, and stick with the basics. The author says, "We don't have to answer the why and how for them, but we can assure our children that God is with us as we suffer. We can do so by doing good for others and pointing out all of those moments when someone has done something good for us. I believe that most of the time that's as far as we will get, and that is okay."
What Do You Believe? (Big Questions)
by Dorling Kindersley Publishing StaffReligion, morality, science, and the afterlife are complex and often misunderstood subjects. What Do You Believe? is a dynamic and clear text that brings together a variety of ideas of on religion. They are clearly presented for children to understand in a clear, unbiased text, and key concepts are broken down into manageable chunks of information with keywords that are simply explained. What Do You Believe? looks at basic teachings, practices of world faiths, philosophy, and more, and delves into the meaning and purpose of life. This book promotes understanding, tolerance, and respect for people whatever they believe.
What Do You Mean You Can’t Eat in My Home?
by Azriela JaffeHere is a book of workable, sensible solutions to the everyday problems faced by newly observant Jews as they try to explain the parameters of their new lives to the people who love them--but think they've gone around the bend. For the formerly nonobservant Jew who has decided to live an observant life, the most daunting task can be dealing with less-observant loved ones. How can you explain to them what you now feel and believe? How can you continue to be part of the lives of your parents, your siblings and their families, and your in-laws, given how differently you now live your life? In this book, Azriela Jaffe--the observant daughter of less-observant parents--answers these and other pressing questions. Jaffe discusses how to eat kosher and observe the Sabbath and Jewish holidays in the home of a non-observant relative, and how to host nonobservant relatives in your own home; how to explain the laws of modesty and courtship practices; how to attend family life-cycle events--or explain why you sometimes can't; and how to help your relatives understand the decision to put secular education temporarily aside to attend yeshivah and further your knowledge of Jewish law, rituals, and customs. Eminently insightful, helpful, and readable,What Do You Mean, You Can't Eat in My Home?will be an invaluable tool in the lives of an ever-increasing number of Jewish families.
What Do You Really Want?: 7 Questions That Can Unlock the Answers to a Life Full of Abundance, Meaning, and Connection
by Cayla CraftSuccessful entrepreneur and life coach Cayla Craft reveals to readers the seven questions that can unlock a new paradigm for dreaming, envisioning, and activating the life story they want to live.We all want to experience great joy, peace, and love in our lives. We all want to find our true purpose and live an abundant life. But to do that, we have to first ask ourselves a few questions and get to know someone who we might be unconsciously allowing to drive our lives: our younger selves.Cayla Craft was working as an ER nurse when she realized that she was unconsciously believing a lot of unhelpful narratives about herself that were influencing her everyday life. She started getting honest with herself and answered some tough questions, trying get to know the &“little me&” who was making a lot of the decisions in her adult life. This realization led to her quitting her day job and developing the Take 7 approach to personal growth and fulfillment that has helped thousands of women live their best lives. In What Do You Really Want?, Cayla guides readers through the seven questions that can change everything and shows them how toeliminate areas of self-sabotage by learning how to take control of their narratives,find the courage to identify and make necessary sacrifices to create the lives they were made for, andreplace a cycle of toxic positivity with action that comes from a place of truth and self-knowledge. When you learn to use this self-coaching method, you&’ll discover the more enriching, deeply fulfilled life that God intended you to have. What Do You Really Want? goes beyond current explanations about how narratives shape us and helps readers discover the questions they should be asking so they can use those answers to inspire a transformation in their lives and the lives of others.
What Do You Seek?: The Questions of Jesus as Challenge and Promise
by Michael J. BuckleyThroughout the Gospels, Jesus asks a lot of questions—questions that challenge and unsettle. Questions that cut to the heart of human experience. Questions that—like a plow plunging deep into hard soil—split life open. In this book distinguished theologian Michael Buckley meditates on fourteen key personal questions that Jesus asks in the Gospel of John—such questions as "What do you seek?" "Do you know what I have done to you?" "How can you believe?" "Do you take offense at this?" "Do you love me?" Readers of Buckley's What Do You Seek? will be challenged anew by the searching, probing questions of Jesus.
What Do You Seek?: The Questions of Jesus as Challenge and Promise
by Michael J. BuckleyThroughout the Gospels, Jesus asks a lot of questions—questions that challenge and unsettle. Questions that cut to the heart of human experience. Questions that—like a plow plunging deep into hard soil—split life open. In this book distinguished theologian Michael Buckley meditates on fourteen key personal questions that Jesus asks in the Gospel of John—such questions as "What do you seek?" "Do you know what I have done to you?" "How can you believe?" "Do you take offense at this?" "Do you love me?" Readers of Buckley's What Do You Seek? will be challenged anew by the searching, probing questions of Jesus.
What Do You Think?: The Intersection of Everyday Life with God’s Word
by Thomas DoubtWhat Do YOU Think? is a book by Thomas J. Doubt to stimulate thinking about aspects of everyday life that may not be on our front burners. Many people board a commercial airline each day; few, if any, might reflect on how the safety briefing might be used to tell someone about Jesus. A morning cup of coffee often allows us to ponder how our day might go, but does it draw our attention to warnings in the Bible? Riding a golf cart to the first tee probably does not inspire thoughts about our journey of faith.Jesus began several of his teaching moments by asking a simple question. What do you think? His intent was not to solicit personal opinions. The world is neck deep in personal opinions lacking a divine foundation. From the beginning, the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us wanted our brains to be engaged by his words so our thoughts might travel from mind to heart, and from heart to action. What Do YOU Think? is a book that follows the model of Jesus. Stories to stimulate thinking, scriptures to encourage the heart, and in the end, conviction to choose a better path.
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care?: Answers to the Big Questions of Life
by Edward T. WelchTired of Trying to Win Approval and Escape Rejection?Peer pressure, codependency, shame, low self-esteem; these are just some of the words used to identify how people are controlled by others' opinions. Why is it so important to be liked? Why is rejection so traumatic?Edward T. Welch's insightful, biblical answers to these questions show that freedom from others' opinions and genuine, loving relationships grow as we learn about ourselves, others, and God. This interactive book includes questions for individual or group study and is suitable for teenagers and young adults.
What Do You Want for Christmas?: An Advent Study for Adults
by James W. Moore"What do you want for Christmas?" It's a question that gets asked often as the holiday season approaches and Christmas draws near. And if we're honest, much of the time when we think about how we would answer that question, we have material things on our mind. Author James W. Moore invites you to explore the question on a deeper level. Deep down, what do you really want for Christmas? Does your heart long for the gifts the Christ child brings--the type of gifts that money can't buy? This four-week study, appropriate for both group and individual use, provides an introduction and one lesson for each week of Advent. Each lesson includes a reference to a key passage of Scripture, a brief reflection, study / discussion questions, a brief prayer, and a focus for the coming week. JAMES W. MOORE, popular speaker and preacher, is the author over 40 books with Abingdon Press, with more than one million copies sold. He lives in Fairview, Texas.
What The Doctor Ordered
by Cheryl WolvertonCome and meet the folks of Fairweather, Minnesota, the small town with the big heart that you'll want to return to again and again!Dr. Morgan Talbot didn't know what he'd been missing until the day Rachel Anderson White moved back to Fairweather. From the moment they collided in the hall, he was determined to bring joy and laughter back into the lives of Rachel and her young daughter.Rachel had lost her faith and felt that she could trust no one-especially when it concerned her daughter, Lindsay. Yet Morgan's steadfast care soon began to win them both over. Rachel found herself smiling-and falling in love!Could it really be true that wedding vows were just what this doctor ordered?
What Does a Jew Want?: On Binationalism and Other Specters (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)
by Udi AloniIn the hopes of promoting justice, peace, and solidarity for and with the Palestinian people, Udi Aloni joins with Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, and Judith Butler to confront the core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their bold question: Will a new generation of Israelis and Palestinians dare to walk together toward a joint Israel-Palestine? Through a collage of meditation, interview, diary, and essay, Aloni and his interlocutors present a personal, intellectual, and altogether provocative account rich with the insights of philosophy and critical theory. They ultimately foresee the emergence of a binational Israeli-Palestinian state, incorporating the work of Walter Benjamin, Edward Said, and Jewish theology to recast the conflict in secular theological terms.
What Does a Progressive Christian Believe?: A Guide for the Searching, the Open, and the Curious
by Delwin BrownA systematic understanding of progressive Christianity and the reasons for them. Progressive Christianity is a family of perspectives that vigorously rejects the "religious right" as a gross distortion of the Christian faith. Just as important, progressive Christianity criticizes and moves beyond the (other) conservatisms and the liberalisms of the immediate Christian past. This book presents one progressive Christian standpoint--introductory in character for ordinary people, not specialist.
What Does God Know and When Does He Know It?: The Current Controversy over Divine Foreknowledge
by Millard J. EricksonDoes God know the future? Or is the future unknowable to even God? Open theists believe the search for biblical answers will spark a new Revolution. Are they right? Arguing that God interacts with his creatures spontaneously, the controversial new movement known as “open theism” has called classic church theology up for reexamination. Confronting this view, classic theists maintain that God has complete foreknowledge and that open-theist arguments are unorthodox. Each view has implications for our vision of the future and of God’s dealings with humanity.