Compelling Lives

Author : Christopher P. Momany
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666744644

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Compelling Lives by Christopher P. Momany Pdf

What motivates people to work for justice? Recent studies have moved away from an emphasis on specific principles and toward an understanding of social and cultural forces. But what about times in history when distinct ideas were critical for positive change? The pre-Civil War abolitionist movement represents one such time. During an era when race-based slavery was buttressed by the machinery of civil law, many people developed arguments for freedom and equity that were grounded in divine law. There were Methodist witnesses for justice who lived by this distinction between civil and godly authority. While Methodism, as an institution, betrayed its founding opposition to slavery, many within the movement expressed a prophetic vision. A vibrant counterculture borrowed from Scripture and modern philosophy to argue for a “higher law” of justice. The world-changing ideas that overcame slavery in America were not disembodied and ethereal. They were mediated through the lives of multidimensional individuals. Sojourner Truth, Luther Lee, Laura Haviland, Henry Bibb, and Gilbert Haven were very different from one another. Yet they were animated by similar ideas, grounded in faith, and shaped by a common commitment to human rights.

Author : John Neffinger,Matthew Kohut
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101623619

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Compelling People by John Neffinger,Matthew Kohut Pdf

Required reading at Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School. Everyone wants to be more appealing and effective, but few believe we can manage the personal magnetism of a Bill Clinton or an Oprah Winfrey. John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut trace the path to influence through a balance of strength (the root of respect) and warmth (the root of affection). Each seems simple, but only a few of us figure out the tricky task of projecting both at once. Drawing on cutting-edge social science research as well as their own work with Fortune 500 executives, members of Congress, TED speakers, and Nobel Prize winners, Neffinger and Kohut reveal how we size each other up—and how we can learn to win the admiration, respect, and affection we desire.

Author : Mark Dever,Jamie Dunlop
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433543579

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The Compelling Community by Mark Dever,Jamie Dunlop Pdf

The local church is meant to embody the vibrant diversity of the global church, transcending racial, cultural, and economic boundaries. Yet local churches too often simply reflect the same societal divisions prevalent in our world today—making them more akin to social clubs filled with like-minded people than the supernatural community the New Testament prescribes. Pastors Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop argue that authentic fellowship is made up of two crucial ingredients: commitment (depth) and diversity (breadth). Theologically rooted yet extremely practical, this book sets forth basic principles that will help pastors guide their churches toward the compelling community that we all long for.

Author : Kevin J. Anderson,Neil Peart
Publisher : WordFire +ORM
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614755029

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Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson,Neil Peart Pdf

In this stand-alone sequel to the New York Times–bestselling Clockwork Angels, a woman embarks on adventures to discover her own epic life story. Some lives can be summed up in a sentence or two. Other lives are epics. In Clockwork Angels, number-one best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart created a fabulous, adventurous steampunk world in a novel to accompany the smash Rush concept album of the same name. With Clockwork Lives, Anderson and Peart have returned to their colorful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imaginations. Marinda Peake is a woman with a quiet, perfect life in a small village; she long ago gave up on her dreams and ambitions to take care of her ailing father, an alchemist and an inventor. When he dies, he gives Marinda a mysterious inheritance: a blank book that she must fill with other people's stories—and ultimately her own. Clockwork Lives is a steampunk Canterbury Tales and much more, as Marinda strives to change her life from a mere “sentence or two” to a true epic. Praise for Clockwork Angels: “Stands on its own merits as a grand adventure tale woven with threads of various themes enough to keep it fresh, exciting and engaging. Ultimately, Clockwork Angels is one of the most human of stories.” —Book Reporter “Firmly planted in the steampunk genre, an epic-scale story . . . with beautiful illustrations . . . a fine piece of dystopian fiction, and it will appeal to readers young and old.” —Booklist

Author : Hans Holzer
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Future life
ISBN : 0809235773

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Life Beyond by Hans Holzer Pdf

Life Beyond offers intriguing and revealing proof that death is not the final stage but merely a passageway to new lives beyond.

Author : Tom Shroder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780743218924

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Old Souls by Tom Shroder Pdf

A riveting firsthand account of one man’s mission to investigate and document some of the most astonishing phenomena of our time—children who speak of past life memory and reincarnation. All across the globe, small children spontaneously speak of previous lives, beg to be taken “home,” pine for mothers and husbands and mistresses from another life, and know things that there seems to be no normal way for them to know. From the moment these children can talk, they speak of people and events from the past—not vague stories of centuries ago, but details of specific, identifiable individuals who may have died just months, weeks, or even hours before the birth of the child in question. For thirty-seven years, Dr. Ian Stevenson has traveled the world from Lebanon to suburban Virginia investigating and documenting more than two thousand of these past life memory cases. Now, his essentially unknown work is being brought to the mainstream by Tom Shroder, the first journalist to have the privilege of accompanying Dr. Stevenson in his fieldwork. Shroder follows Stevenson into the lives of children and families touched by this phenomenon, changing from skeptic to believer as he comes face-to-face with concrete evidence he cannot discount in this spellbinding and true story.

Author : Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781773051765

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Talking About Death Won’t Kill You by Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller Pdf

This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Talking About Death Won’t Kill You is the essential handbook to help Canadians navigate personal and medical decisions for the best quality of life for the end of our lives. Noted palliative-care educator and researcher Kathy Kortes-Miller shows readers how to identify and reframe limiting beliefs about dying with humor and compassion. With robust resource lists, Kortes-Miller addresses advance care plans for ourselves and our loved ones how to have conversations about end-of-life wishes with loved ones how to talk to children about death how to build a compassionate workplace practical strategies to support our colleagues how to talk to health-care practitioners how to manage challenging family dynamics as someone is dying what is involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID) Far from morbid, these conversations are full of meaning and life — and the relief that comes from knowing what your loved ones want, and what you want for yourself.

Author : Shawn Hitchins
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781773057880

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The Light Streamed Beneath It by Shawn Hitchins Pdf

A Publishers Weekly Notable Book 49th Shelf Recommended Read A modern gay memoir exploring love, death, pain, and community that will resonate long after the last page. “This is an embodied story of love, loss, and recovery — raw, candid, and filled with a sense of awe at human resilience.” — Shelf Awareness “A timely story so human, so beautiful, so bravely told with heart and humour.” — Rosie O’Donnell A lifetime of finding punchlines in his heartache comes to a shuddering stop when comedian and writer Shawn Hitchins loses two great loves, five months apart, to sudden death. In this deeply poignant memoir that combines sober self-portrait with tender elegy, Hitchins explores the messiness of being alive: the longing and desire, scorching-earth anger, raw grief — and the pathway of healing he discovers when he lets his heart remain open. Never without an edge of self-awareness, The Light Streamed Beneath It invites the reader into Hitchins’s world as he reckons with his past and stays painfully in the present. As he builds an embodied future, he confronts the stories that have shaped him, sets aside his ambition, and seeks connection in what he used to deflect with laughter — therapy, community and chosen family, movement, spirituality, and an awareness of death’s ever-presence. A heartrending and hope-filled story of resilience in the wake of death, The Light Streamed Beneath It joyfully affirms that life is essentially good, as Hitchins weaves his tale full of tenacious spirit, humor, kindness, and grit through life’s most unforgiving challenges.

Author : Eric H. Roth,Toni Aberson
Publisher : Chimayo Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780982617809

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Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics by Eric H. Roth,Toni Aberson Pdf

This innovative ESL/EFL textbook helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills and improve fluency by sharing experiences, reflecting on their lives, and discussing proverbs and quotations. The oral skills English textbook includes 45 thematic chapters, over 1,350 questions, 500 vocabulary words, 250 proverbs and American idioms, and 500 quotations. Designed for both adult education and intensive English language students, the conversations and activities deepen critical thinking skills and develop speaking skills essential to success in community college and university programs. Compelling Conversations has been used in classrooms in over 40 countries, recommended by English Teaching Professional magazine, adopted by conversation clubs and private English tutors, and enjoyed by thousands of English students.

Author : Lisa Lisson
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781773050980

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Resilience by Lisa Lisson Pdf

An inspiring book for readers of Sheryl Sandberg and Arlene Dickinson Lisa LissonÕs life seemed perfect: she had married her high school sweetheart, applied her marketing degree to a position at FedEx Express Canada, and risen to become a vice president (and would ultimately become president) of the company. One night, after putting their four children to bed, her husband, Patrick, marvelled that their lives seemed perfectly happy. Just a few hours later, everything changed. One moment Lisa was sleeping beside Patrick, and the next, she was kneeling on the floor beside his unconscious body frantically administering CPR. Patrick had had a massive heart attack and was in a coma, and the doctors were blunt: there was no hope. But for the next two years, Lisa stood by his side and awaited a miracle, while continuing to balance life as a high-powered executive and mother of four. Part leadership guide, part memoir of loss, and part personal empowerment primer on how to achieve your goals no matter what the universe throws at you, Resilience is an inspirational story about how to rise to the top in a manÕs world, triumph over adversity, lead a fulfilling life, and live each day with purpose and gratitude.

Author : Mary M. Solberg
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 079143379X

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Compelling Knowledge by Mary M. Solberg Pdf

Asks what sorts and sources of knowing we should consider compelling as we seek to live morally responsible lives. Contends that Martin Luther's theology of the cross provides a solid theological and ethical basis for a surprisingly congenial conversation with feminist thought and scholarship on these issues.

Author : Kathe Tibbs,Biff L. Peterson
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Dawson's Creek (Television program)
ISBN : 9781550223897

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They Don't Wanna Wait by Kathe Tibbs,Biff L. Peterson Pdf

A dynamic look at the stars of "Dawson's Creek, " one of television's hottest shows. 48 photos, 16 in color.

Author : Massachusetts. Insurance Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Insurance companies
ISBN : CORNELL:31924030213940

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Statement of Salaries and Emoluments Paid Officers of Life Insurance Companies in 1873 an 1880, as Reported by Order of the Legislature by Massachusetts. Insurance Department Pdf

Author : Toni Aberson,Hal Bogotch
Publisher : Chimayo Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781468158366

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Compelling American Conversations by Toni Aberson,Hal Bogotch Pdf

Compelling American Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Intermediate American English Language Learners from Chimayo Press helps American immigrants and international students develop their fluency skills and academic vocabulary through conversation exercises. Each chapter includes two sets of conversation questions, vocabulary review, short writing exercises, paraphrasing exercises with proverbs, a discussion activity around pithy quotations, and an online "Search and Share" activity. Focusing on both daily experiences and American culture through proverbs, quotations, and speaking exercises, the materials help intermediate English language learners explore their lives, learn common American sayings and expressions, and develop vital discussion skills. The 15 topical chapters include: Opening Moves; Going Beyond Hello; Making and Breaking Habits; Studying English; Being Yourself; Choosing and Keeping Friends; Playing and Watching Sports; Talking About American Television; Celebrating American Holidays; Being Stylish; Handling Stress; Practicing Job Interviews; Valuing Money and Finding Bargains; Exploring American Cities and Seeing Our World With Photographs. The "Resources and Notes" appendix includes the academic word list, supplemental worksheets, bibliographical references, author biographies and indices to proverbs and quotations. Designed primarily for community college ESL and adult education students, this flexible ESL textbook can be used by high school English language learners (ELL) and intensive English programs. Compelling American Conversations, is the third title in the Compelling Conversations series, most known for the original fluency-focused advanced ESL textbook, Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics (2006).

Author : Meg Files
Publisher : Writer's Digest Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 1582971544

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Write from Life by Meg Files Pdf

Supplies writers working in any form with the inspiration and practical instruction they need to get their experiences and emotions on paper and into print.