Folly Or Power

Author : John Koessler
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310395461

Get Book

Folly, Grace, and Power by John Koessler Pdf

When you stand before your congregation, what do you hope to accomplish when you preach the Word? If people have Bibles and the freedom to read and pray on their own—why do they need you? In short, what do you bring to the table? Author, pastor, and professor John Koessler answers those questions and many more. Why does one sermon have a powerful effect on the audience while another falls flat? Why should listeners heed what the preacher says? Is human language adequate for facilitating an encounter with God? What is the point of preaching a sermon? Folly, Grace, and Power is a must-read for pastors, seminarians, and lay leaders charged with the task of preaching God’s word. This essential book is both a stern reminder of the sacredness of the awesome “job” of being a preacher, as well as a how-to that reveals the key to speaking powerfully on God’s behalf.

Author : Anthony C. Thiselton
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802840363

Get Book

1 Corinthians by Anthony C. Thiselton Pdf

Anthony Thiselton's lengthy New International Greek Testament Commentary volume The First Epistle to the Corinthians (2000) has become a standard work on 1 Corinthians. In this "shorter" commentary Thiselton draws on his excellent exegesis from that volume but combines it afresh with keen practical and pastoral application for readers at all levels. Thiselton delves deeply into the context and text of Paul's first Corinthian letter as he suggests, section by section, how the book applies to pastoral and practical issues. He draws vivid parallels between the growing church in Corinth and the twenty-first-century church, demonstrating that today's church also faces a seductive culture of competition and consumerism. The church in Corinth preferred its self-centered theology to the Christ-centered gospel of the wider apostolic church. Paul's response in 1 Corinthians, amplified by Thiselton's commentary, becomes a living, practical, transforming word from God for Christians today.

Author : Alan Briskin,Sheryl Erikson,John Ott,Tom Callanan
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605095752

Get Book

The Power of Collective Wisdom by Alan Briskin,Sheryl Erikson,John Ott,Tom Callanan Pdf

“An exceptional work challenging leaders to question their assumptions about how to achieve organizational excellence . . . a new narrative for leading.” —Carol Pearson, author of The Hero Within If we are to disentangle the extraordinary challenges that we face today in organizations, communities, and nations we must transcend our divisions and develop solutions together. But what enables us to collectively make wise choices and sound judgments instead of splintering apart? When human beings gather together, a depth of awareness and insight, a transcendent knowing, becomes available. Based on nine years of research The Power of Collective Wisdom shows how we can tap into the extraordinary cocreative potential that exists in every group. Collective wisdom is elusive and unpredictable—it can’t be willed into being, but the authors describe six commitments people can adopt that will increase the likelihood of its appearing. Stories and historical examples throughout serve to illuminate and illustrate how collective wisdom has emerged in a range of settings and through the lives and traditions of varied cultures. Equally important, the authors describe how to recognize the pitfalls of polarization or false agreement, either of which can lead to collective folly—a phenomenon with which recent history has made us all too familiar. And they offer a set of practices to help readers maintain the key lessons of the book. The Power of Collective Wisdom is a foundational book for an emerging field of study and practice relevant to everyone seeking more effective and satisfying ways of working with others. “This book takes knowledge about groups and elevates it to a field and a movement.” —Peter Block, author of Community and Stewardship

Author : William M. O'Barr,John M. Conley
Publisher : Irwin Professional Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015021523256

Get Book

Fortune and Folly by William M. O'Barr,John M. Conley Pdf

Today institutional investors dominate the stock market. They hold assets valued at about 6.5 trillion - almost one fifth of the country's financial assets. Furthermore, institutional investors now own well over half of the stock in the country's 100 largest corporations, including such flagship companies as IBM, GE, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil. Because of the tremendous influence institutional investors have on American corporations, business and government policymakers must make assumptions about how and why they make decisions - their priorities, motives, and concerns. In addition, anyone who markets to institutional investors needs to know what makes them tick. Sprinkled with candid and often colorful quotations from a variety of investment insiders, Fortune and Folly gives you a unique look at what really happens on Wall Street; facts that challenge the assumptions routinely made about the economic motivations of business behavior; new insights on pension safety and possible political influences; and economic analyses by Carolyn K. Brancato, the country's foremost expert on the economics of institutional investing.

Author : Judy Cornes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476623214

Get Book

Sex, Power and the Folly of Marriage in Womenäó»s Novels of the 1920s by Judy Cornes Pdf

The Americans experienced great social change in the decade following World War I. They were restless, often discontented, searching for the good life—the one promised to the generation who, cheered on by patriotic slogans and propaganda, enlisted to fight on European battlefields. While young writers such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald romanticized the lives of Americans in postwar Europe and the U.S., a number of women authors in the 1920s looked through a darker lens. The novels of Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Margaret Wilson, Edna Ferber, Ellen Glasgow, Dorothy Scarborough and Dawn Powell—set mainly in the 19th century—searched the past for the origins of postwar upheaval, especially with respect to the status of women. Today, a few iconic male novelists of the 1920s are synonymous with the spirit and culture of the Jazz Age. This book focuses on their female contemporaries—largely neglected by both critics and readers—who remain relevant for their exploration of timeless social and psychological themes, the battle of the sexes and its tragic consequences.

Author : William Flewelling
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496959041

Get Book

For Your Quiet Meditation by William Flewelling Pdf

These meditations take a verse from one of the lectionary texts not chosen for preaching for a given service and offer a devotional reflection on the verse, often using the context of the entire pericope as described in the lectionary. I try to make them worth the while of my readers, finding a fairly broad readership among the congregations I served through the years.

Author : Aritra Acharyya
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781315657912

Get Book

Foundations and Frontiers in Computer, Communication and Electrical Engineering by Aritra Acharyya Pdf

The 3rd International Conference on Foundations and Frontiers in Computer, Communication and Electrical Engineering is a notable event which brings together academia, researchers, engineers and students in the fields of Electronics and Communication, Computer and Electrical Engineering making the conference a perfect platform to share experience, f

Author : Bruce J. Malina,John J. Pilch
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800636406

Get Book

Social-science Commentary on the Letters of Paul by Bruce J. Malina,John J. Pilch Pdf

This latest addition to the Fortress Social-Science Commentaries on New Testament writings illuminates the values, perceptions, and social codes of the Mediterranean culture that shaped Paul and his interactions - both harmonious and conflicted - with others, Malina and Pilch add new dimensions to our understanding of the apostle as a social change agent, his coworkers as innovators, and his gospel as an assertion of the honor of the God of Israel.

Author : Scott T. Allison,David M. Messick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137472038

Get Book

Conceptions of Leadership by Scott T. Allison,David M. Messick Pdf

An exploration of both classic and contemporary conceptions of leadership, focusing on social psychological approaches to central questions such as the way people think about leaders and leadership, the personality attributes of leaders, power and influence, trust, and the qualities that sustain positive relationships between leaders and followers.

Author : Cozy
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781482832884

Get Book

Words of Power Quest by Cozy Pdf

What was the best way to teach others? What could I have done better? How should I proceed with teaching people? My answer was write a story. But it cant be a simple, boring tale that can be finished selfishly without interacting with anyone else. There must be a better way, I thought. And it hit me. Actors in a script take turns to read their lines, and readers can take turns role-playing my characters. Ergo, writing in a script-like format could spawn a new social activity altogether, even if it costs me sales. But that too is alright. I do not write because I need the income. I write with these incapable hands of mine because the stories deserve every opportunity to exist.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Motorboats
ISBN : NYPL:33433095574947

Get Book

Power Boating by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank Viola
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496452269

Get Book

48 Laws of Spiritual Power by Frank Viola Pdf

A fascinating look at what will increase spiritual power in your life and ministry. In 48 Laws of Spiritual Power, best-selling author Frank Viola lays out the unchanging principles of tapping into God's power and releasing it to serve others. These laws are based on over thirty years of ministry experience--trench-tested in Frank's life and the lives of others who have spent decades in ministry. Though these laws may seem counterintuitive and uncommon, they will equip you to look for God's power in your ministry. In short, digestible chapters packed with secrets of effective and impactful ministry, 48 Laws of Spiritual Power will equip you with what you need for your ministry to thrive. With straight-to-the-point insights, the book provides a unique perspective on God's work and practical tools for overcoming the inevitable hardships that are part of any ministry. 48 Laws of Spiritual Power will: Help you access God's power in your personal life and release it in the lives of others Introduce you to uncommon wisdom that is rarely talked about in seminary or Bible college Give you a fresh look at how to transform your ministry with the power God is ready to grant you The key to effective ministry is God's power.

Author : Christopher J. Fettweis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107041103

Get Book

The Pathologies of Power by Christopher J. Fettweis Pdf

Discusses how deeply held beliefs guide American foreign policy and identifies the foundations of those beliefs, explaining how they have inspired poor strategic decisions in Washington.

Author : Mark D. Alleyne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349241859

Get Book

International Power and International Communication by Mark D. Alleyne Pdf

Over seven chapters the book shows how international communication has been shaped by the structure of international political power and how these means of global communication have in turn been strategic tools for the exercise of international political power. There are separate chapters on global news flows, the international trade in cultural products (films, books, advertising, recorded music, periodicals and books), and government propaganda activities. The politics of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) are analysed.

Author : The Arthur Waley Estate,Arthur Waley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781136577215

Get Book

The Way and Its Power by The Arthur Waley Estate,Arthur Waley Pdf

First published in 1934. Unlike previous translations, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Tê Ching is based not on the medieval commentaries but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature.