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Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co Inc, "The ong>Presidentong> and the Rabbi" celebrates a unique chapter in the annals of both political and religious hisong>toong>ry: a written dialogue between prominent American Orthodox rabbi Menachem Genack and former ong>Presidentong> Bill Clinong>toong>n that spanned more than 15 years. The two men first met when then-governor Clinong>toong>n was just beginning his road ong>toong> the presidency; as their friendship deepened, the rabbi started sending Clinong>toong>n brief essays highlighting spiritual insights from the Bible ong>toong> help him navigate difficult decisions and issues. During his second term, the ong>presidentong> asked Genack ong>toong> write these pieces more regularly and formally, and the rabbi invited many of his distinguished acquaintances--Bible scholars, political leaders, scientists, clergy members, and laypeople--ong>toong> contribute. This inspirational collection gathers more than 100 of these mini-sermons, organized by theme-expressions of the contemporary but universal messages found in the Bible's ancient wisdom--and featuring a foreword by Clinong>toong>n himself.

Growing in Christ: A 13-Week Course for New and Growing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Navigaong>toong>rs / Navigaong>toong>rs, The / Navigaong>toong>rs, The, PUBLISHER: NavPress Publishing Group, This excellent discipleship ong>toong>ol is the classic Bible studies ong>Lessonsong> on Assurance and ong>Lessonsong> on Christian Living inong>toong> one package. Get ong>biblicalong> answers on the fundamentals of the Christian life. Includes tear-out Scripture memory verse cards are included in KJV, NIV, NASB, and NRSV. - 13 ong>lessonsong>

Lessons on Living from Joshua

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kroll, Woodrow Michael, PUBLISHER: Back ong>toong> the Bible Publishing, Woodrow Kroll brings readers twelve 31-day devotionals based on the lives of ong>biblicalong> characters who faced challenging times and turned ong>toong> God for help and courage. Each study gives wisdom, hope, and encouragement for living a fruitful Christian life.

Lessons to My Children: Simple Life Lessons for Financial

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cohen, I. Mark / Burnett, Wesong>toong>n D., PUBLISHER: LINX Corp, Would you turn over the keys ong>toong> your financial life over ong>toong> your children? ong>Lessonsong> ong>toong> My Children can help you pass on the knowledge and wisdom that will lead ong>toong> their prosperity and a life of abundance.

Letters to a Young Poet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rilke, Rainer Maria / Norong>toong>n, M. D. Herter, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norong>toong>n & Company, From ong>toong> Rilke wrote a series of remarkable responses ong>toong> a young would-be poet, on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying the ong>lettersong> is a chronicle of Rilke's life showing what he was experiencing in his own relationship ong>toong> life and work when he wrote these ong>lettersong>.

A Faith Built on Sand

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanders, Phil, PUBLISHER: Gospel Advocate Company, Is your faith built on the Rock or on Sand? Jesus' parable about two houses, one built on a rock and the other built on sand, has provided encouragement and warning for students of God's Word. In Phil Sanders' newest book, A Faith Built on Sand, he examines the dangers inherent in a faith that has no foundation more substantial than sand. Sanders confronts such current movements and positions as society's influence on Christianity, cultural morality, ong>toong>lerance, the emerging church and synthetic Christianity. He explores the flaws evident in each of these when compared with God's inspired Word. He insists the only viable solution ong>toong> this sand-based faith is finding your way back ong>toong> the cross.

More Letters to Rollins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Overong>toong>n, R. K., PUBLISHER: Two Thirteen Sixty One Publications, In this long-awaited follow-up ong>toong> ong>Lettersong> ong>toong> Rollins, humorist R. K. Overong>toong>n presents another assortment of hilarious ong>lettersong> sent ong>toong> performer Henry Rollins. This new collection brings back the oddball cast of characters from the first book and introduces a whole new crew of self-appointed pen pals. Whether they are real fan ong>lettersong> or not, these missives perfectly depict what it's like ong>toong> be on the receiving end of fame and/or disdain.

Making Economic Policy Work: An Assessment of the National

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Juster, Kenneth I. / Lazarus, Simon, PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, One of ong>Presidentong> Clinong>toong>n's first steps after his election in was ong>toong> create the National Economic Council ong>toong> integrate and coordinate his administration's economic policies. This new body was given a broad charter ong>toong> address both international and domestic economic policy. Evidence of its importance was its location in the White House and the appointment of the assistant ong>toong> the ong>presidentong> for economic affairs as its head. Now that the NEC has been in operation for four years and a second Clinong>toong>n administration is about ong>toong> begin, the time seems ripe for an assessment of the council's usefulness and performance. Kenneth I. Juster and Simon Lazarus, who have served in Republican and Democratic administrations, underong>toong>ok this evaluation for Brookings. They interviewed more than sixty senior officials from the Clinong>toong>n administration and seven predecessor administrations, including two former ong>presidentong>s, in order ong>toong> obtain a comparative perspective on how each occupant of the White House has established mechanisms for developing economic policy. Juster and Lazarus conclude that the NEC has served ong>Presidentong> Clinong>toong>n well, but that it is still a fragile experiment that needs further institutionalization. They offer several recommendations for its improvement, including that economics should be given a more consistent role in foreign policymaking and that the NEC should annually undertake a systematic process for setting strategic economic priorities.

Jack London (Volume One)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: London, Charmian, PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, CONTENTS Prologue, and a Meeting Heredity Nativity Boyhood Livermore Valley Boyhood ong>toong> Youth: Oakland Estuary: Inland Sailoring Cannery: Sloop "Razzle Dazzle": The Queen of the Oyster Pirates Oyster-Pirating Fish-Patrol "Sophie Sutherland": Sealing Autumn inong>toong> Spring, ong>toong> : Jute-Mill: Coal-Shovelling: Boy-and-Girl Love Tramping: The Road - The Sailor on Foot and Rod Tramping (Second Part): From St Joseph, Michigan, ong>toong> Washingong>toong>n, D. C. etc. High School, University, Inong>toong> Klondike, Out of Klondike, Return from Klondike: Writing - : Lily Maid ong>Lettersong> Cloudesley John's Correspondence Introducing Anna Strunsky, and Jack's ong>Lettersong> ong>toong> Her; also More John's ong>Lettersong> Marriage ong>toong> Bessie Maddern: and More ong>Lettersong> ong>Lettersong>: Cloudesley and Anna : Back ong>toong> Piedmont from England, etc.

Living in Ordinary Time: The Letters of Agatha Rosetti

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brein, Maryellen, PUBLISHER: ACTA Publications, Most spiritual memoirs are written by religious professionals. The American Catholic Experience series is an innovative new collection of books exploring the song>toong>ries of individual Catholics in the United States as they reflect on what it has meant as Catholic laity ong>toong> live out their faith amidst the joys and challenges of their daily lives?on their jobs, with their families and friends, and in their communities and churches. In Living in Ordinary Time, a hisong>toong>rically significant reflection on the ong>lettersong> of Agatha Rosetti Hessley, an ordinary Catholic laywoman who wrote about her experiences with the post-Vatican II church faithfully each week, MaryEllen O?Brien uncovers the lived experience of laypeople in the U.S. from ong>toong> and its relevance ong>toong> our lives ong>toong>day.

Phonics Made Simple, Grade 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: School Specialty Publishing / Good Apple, PUBLISHER: Frank Schaffer Publications, This popular Made Simple book helps children explore the sounds of ong>lettersong> and words as they develop reading skills. Activities include games, art projects, riddles and poems that teach children ong>toong> identify ong>lettersong> and sounds, match pictures ong>toong> ong>lettersong>, and write in the missing ong>lettersong> of words. Designed for individual, partner, group, and whole class learning. Reproducibles included.

Letters to My Brothers and Sisters: Living by the Rule of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huerre, Denis / Houedard, Sylvester, PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, Abbot Denis writes in these ong>lettersong> ong>toong> his confreres of what it means ong>toong> be both a Christian and a monk.

Your Catholic Family: Simple Ways to Share the Faith at Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Merhaut, Jim / Roberong>toong>, John, PUBLISHER: Franciscan Media, Parents and grandparents will find many activities ong>toong> explore and share faith at home, all based on the four themes of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Scriptural Foundations, Celebration of the Christian Mystery, Life in Christ and Prayer. Scriptural Q & A Word games Board games Games for young children Activities for teenagers Creative art/learning projects ong>Toong>pics for discussion Countless ways ong>toong> pray and faith-share And so much more

The Supreme Court

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Congressional Quarterly Books, The Supreme Court provides a broad and detailed understanding of the U.S. Supreme Court, describing how the Court works and presenting explanations for its behavior. It also explains other political processes that affect the Court, such as the nomination and confirmation of justices. This seventh edition reflects recent developments, such as the declining number of cases that the Court decides each year, the impact of ong>Presidentong> Clinong>toong>n's appointees on the Court, and the Court's tightening reins on Congress's efforts ong>toong> regulate the economy and society. The book's glossary provides a quick guide ong>toong> legal terms; its bibliography and its new list of Web sources steer readers ong>toong> additional information. The case index provides a link between specific cases and general processes and developments.

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Andrews, Gary, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Three old friends seek ong>toong> address a crisis of faith by attending an interfaith conference of the world's three great monotheistic religions. Among leading Christians, Muslims and Jews, they find meaning, romance and violence on a ong>biblicalong> scale. An engaging religious polemic wrapped in the familiar mantel of a murder mystery, "No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries," is imbued with the most relevant ong>Biblicalong> and Quranic verses, revealing the scriptural roots of the current world conflict. Respectfully and intelligently representing the views of humanists and religious believers alike, this book explores answers ong>toong> questions like: what do the astrological disciplines teach about past and future hisong>toong>ry; what does God expect; what does the Bible teach on evolution and abortion; who was Jesus and what really happened on Golgotha; what do Jews await in the Messianic age; what does the Quran teach on jihad and on women's rights; what is the emotional root of the dispute between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. A must read for all those secure in their beliefs

Engaging Augustine on Romans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tennant, Richard A. / Patte, Daniel / Teselle, Eugene, PUBLISHER: T&T Clark, Although Augustine's ideas about ong>biblicalong> interpretation developed with age and with his deeper church involvement as bishop of Hippo, he never abandoned the centrality of ong>biblicalong> interpretation as a pillar of the life of Christian faith. This collection, the latest volume in the series Romans Through Hisong>toong>ry and Cultures, examines in detail the methods of Augustine, the ong>biblicalong> hermeneut. Paula Fredriksen explores the ways that Augustine uses a literal interpretation of the Bible ong>toong> understand the role of Israel, Jews, and Judaism in his theology of hisong>toong>ry. Eugene TeSelle examines the inner conflict that Augustine expresses in his sermons on Romans 7 and 8. Simon Gathercole analyzes the ways that Augustine reads natural law and resong>toong>red nature in Romans as a result of his conversion. John Riches looks at the impact Augustine's readings of Paul have had on Pauline critical studies. About the series: Romans Through Hisong>toong>ry and Cultures includes a wealth of information about the way Romans has been received throughout the hisong>toong>ry of the church and ong>toong>day. Volumes in this series explore the impact of Romans on theology, on cultural, political, social, and ecclesial life, and on gender relations.

Presidential Leadership: From Eisenhower to Clinton

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blakesley, Lance, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This text is the definitive examination of the ong>presidentong>ial leadership styles of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinong>toong>n. After examining the social and leadership styles of these ong>presidentong>s, Blakesley looks at the three elements of ong>presidentong>ial strategic leadership versatility: social style self-awareness and self-moniong>toong>ring; development and use of eclectic teams of subleaders; and the practice of leadership style modification (or situationsl leadership). Blakesley rates the effectiveness of each ong>presidentong> as a strategically versatile leader.

Silent Letters Loud and Clear

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robin Pulver, PUBLISHER: Scholastic, In this companion ong>toong> Punctuation Takes a Vacation and Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day, Mr. Wright's class is tired of silent ong>lettersong>. The students can't hear them. They make spelling ong>toong>o tricky. Should silent ong>lettersong> be banned forever?

Foundations of Christian Thought: Faith, Learning, and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cosgrove, Mark P., PUBLISHER: Kregel Academic & Professional, "Faith is not just meant for church on Sunday," contends Mark Cosgrove. "Faith and learning are interwoven with each other for the full functioning of the human mind." A book that details this interconnection between faith and learning, Foundations of Christian Thought encourages readers ong>toong> view the Christian faith and worldview as relevant ong>toong> everything they read, study, and consider. In part 1, Cosgrove explores the relationship between faith and learning and how an underlying worldview can influence one's beliefs. Part 2 describes and tests five major worldviews competing with Christian theism, including naturalism, secular humanism, atheistic existentialism, pantheism, and the New Age movement. The last part probes the Christian worldview in more detail by analyzing the challenges it faces and how it is lived out day-ong>toong>-day. An educaong>toong>r on the college campus for thirty years, Cosgrove testifies ong>toong> how well the Christian worldview relates with the current needs and ideas in American culture. Through Foundations of Christian Thought, high school and college students will begin ong>toong> see how the Christian worldview is relevant ong>toong> what they are studying in the classroom and the decisions they make. Readers in the workforce and elsewhere will learn ong>toong> relate their faith ong>toong> modern worldviews in our culture.

Creole Made Easy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Turnbull, Wally R., PUBLISHER: Light Messages, A simple introduction ong>toong> Haitian Creole for English speaking people. Sixteen easy ong>lessonsong> cover the basic elements of Creole grammar and how ong>toong> pronounce Creole words. The ong>lessonsong> include simple exercises and translation keys. A thorough up ong>toong> date dictionary of over words Creole ong>toong> English and English ong>toong> Creole word translations is included.

Faith Questions for Families

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Questions and answers carefully chosen ong>toong> stimulate conversations inong>toong> the basics of Christian faith with words and actions in order ong>toong> grow as a family of God.

Jack Kerouac: Selected Letters: Volume 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Charters, Ann / Kerouac, Jack, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, The first volume of Jack Kerouac's selected ong>lettersong>, published in , was hailed as an important and revealing addition ong>toong> Kerouac scholarship. This second and final volume of ong>lettersong>, written between , the year On the Road was published, ong>toong> one day before his death in at age forty-seven, tell Kerouac's life song>toong>ry through his candid correspondence with friends, confidants, and ediong>toong>rs -- among them Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Johnson, and Malcolm Cowley. Documenting his continuing development as a writer, his travels, love affairs, and complicated family life, the ong>lettersong> also reveal Kerouac's amazing courage in the face of criticism and his never-ending quest ong>toong> be the best writer possible. Jack Kerouac: Selected ong>Lettersong> offers unparalleled insight inong>toong> the life and mind of this giant of the American literary landscape.

Understanding and Applying the Bible

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McQuilkin, J. Robertson, PUBLISHER: Moody Publishers, A solid introduction ong>toong> the ins and outs of ong>biblicalong> hermeneutics, without the intimidation that often accompanies this subject. With the help of this revised edition, pasong>toong>rs, students and laypersons need no prior knowledge of ong>biblicalong> exegesis ong>toong> create their own Bible commentaries.

Letters from a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boyd, Gregory A. / Boyd, Edward K., PUBLISHER: David C. Cook, Greg Boyd and his father, Ed, were on opposite sides of a great divide. Greg was a newfound Christian, while his father was a longtime agnostic. So Greg offered his father an invitation: Ed could write with any questions on Christianity, and his son would offer a response. "ong>Lettersong> from a Skeptic" contains this special correspondence. The ong>lettersong> tackle some of ong>toong>day's ong>toong>ughest challenges facing Christianity, including Do all non-Christians go ong>toong> hell? How can we believe a man rose from the dead? Why is the world so full of suffering? How do we know the Bible was divinely inspired? Does God know the future? Each response offers insights inong>toong> the big questions, while delivering intelligent answers that connect with both the heart and mind. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or just unsure, these ong>lettersong> can provide a practical, common-sense guide ong>toong> the Christian faith.

Sams Teach Yourself DHTML in 24 Hours

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moncur, Michael G., PUBLISHER: Sams, "Sams Teach Yourself DHTML in 24 Hours" provides a friendly, accessible way ong>toong> learn DHTML. Beginning with the basic concepts, it will proceed with concise ong>lessonsong> on the DOM and style sheets. Later ong>lessonsong> will present real-world examples of useful DHTML applications, such as cascading menus, and continue with advanced techniques, such as animation and dynamic fonts. After finishing this book, readers will be able ong>toong> add advanced, interactive features ong>toong> their Web pages, while adhering ong>toong> standards and ensuring that older and alternate browsers will still be supported.

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