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10 Leadership Maneuvers: A General's Guide To Serving And Leading, Loren M. Reno Jul 2015

10 Leadership Maneuvers: A General's Guide To Serving And Leading, Loren M. Reno

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The best leadership skills are Bible-based, and they work.

Three-star general Loren Reno practiced leadership at the highest levels in the US military. In 10 Leadership Maneuvers, Reno shares the skills that brought him success in small and large organizations, at junior and senior positions, in times of prosperity, and in times of challenge. In this personal and highly practical resource, Reno uses stories from his experience as a leader to illustrate the 10 maneuvers successful leaders use. More than a checklist or menu, these invaluable skills are useful for the aspiring leader and for those who want to …


Six Ways To Keep The "Good" In Your Boy: Guiding Your Son From His Tweens To His Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh Jan 2012

Six Ways To Keep The "Good" In Your Boy: Guiding Your Son From His Tweens To His Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh

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When bestselling author Dannah Gresh was body-slammed by her 12-year-old son, she was hit with reality: raising a boy is a whole new ballgame! A boy's relationship with his mom during the formative age between 8 and 12 is vital to his future well-being. So how can moms teach sons to be honest, confident, and respectful when the world and situations encourage them to make bad decisions and grow up too fast? Dannah's practical experience and research, along with advice from her husband, Bob Gresh, provide a mom with six proactive ways to help her son: honor his body in …


The Art Of Dying: Living Fully Into The Life To Come, Rob Moll May 2010

The Art Of Dying: Living Fully Into The Life To Come, Rob Moll

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How now shall we die? Death will come to us all, but most of us live our lives as if death does not exist. People are living longer than ever, and medicine has made dying more complicated, more drawn out and more removed from the experience of most people. Death is partitioned off to hospital rooms, separated from our daily lives. Most of us find ourselves at a loss when death approaches. We don't know how to die well. Rob Moll recovers the deeply Christian practice of dying well. For centuries Christians have prepared for the "good death" with particular …


Beyond The Valley: Finding Hope In Life's Losses, Dave Branon Jan 2010

Beyond The Valley: Finding Hope In Life's Losses, Dave Branon

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Where is God when the bottom drops out? The easy answers may be true enough, but when loss and sorrow come our way, when the pain goes deeper than we ever thought possible, its hard to find comfort in the thought of a loving God. Yet there is a light beyond the darkness, and hope for hopelessly broken hearts to find peace. Dave Branon knows. When his 17-year-old daughter, Melissa, died in a car crash, Dave found himself on a journey through a wasteland of grief. Out of his struggles emerged insights into the Scriptures that brought him through and …


Six Ways To Keep The "Little" In Your Girl: Guiding Your Daughter From Her Tweens To Her Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh Jan 2010

Six Ways To Keep The "Little" In Your Girl: Guiding Your Daughter From Her Tweens To Her Teens, Dannah (Barker) Gresh

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Bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, Dannah Gresh shares with moms the secret to helping today's girls grow up confident, grace-filled, and strong in their faith. Studies show that the foundation for an emotionally healthy teen girl is built between the ages of 8-12 and that a good relationship with mom is one of the most important factors. So when the world wants girls to grow up too fast, how does a mother help her young daughter navigate the stormy waters of boy-craziness, modesty and body image, media, Internet safety, and more? With a warm, …


8 Great Dates For Moms And Daughters, Dannah (Barker) Gresh Jan 2010

8 Great Dates For Moms And Daughters, Dannah (Barker) Gresh

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With all the pressures and influences of today's world, Christian moms worry about their little girls and how they will grow up. Quality time between a mom and a daughter can be the greatest protection against the world's pressures to make a girl mature too quickly. Knowing this, Dannah Gresh, popular speaker and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, has developed a host of dating ideas to help moms invest the time needed to deeply connect with their daughters. 8 Great Dates includes fun mother-daughter get-togethers, perfect one-on-one or for a small group of moms and their energetic 8-12 …


Gambling: Don't Bet On It, Rex M. Rogers Jan 2005

Gambling: Don't Bet On It, Rex M. Rogers

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A newly revised and updated look at the rising popularity of legalized gambling and its detrimental effects on individuals and society.


They Were Single Too: 8 Biblical Role Models, David M. Hoffeditz Jan 2005

They Were Single Too: 8 Biblical Role Models, David M. Hoffeditz

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The Bible holds many examples of adult singles—including Paul, John the Baptist, and Anna—who lived godly, Christ-honoring lives. Through their examples, author David Hoffeditz leads the way to spiritual freedom in the midst of living single today.


A Match Made In Heaven: How Singles And The Church Can Live Happily Ever After, Wendy Widder Jan 2003

A Match Made In Heaven: How Singles And The Church Can Live Happily Ever After, Wendy Widder

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Singles and the church may seem to go together like a grilled steak at a vegetarian party but God has a radically different plan . . . one where everyone truly belongs in the family of God.


Political Tolerance, Culture, And The Individual, Gerson Moreno-Riano Jan 2002

Political Tolerance, Culture, And The Individual, Gerson Moreno-Riano

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Living Whole Without A Better Half, Wendy Widder Jan 2000

Living Whole Without A Better Half, Wendy Widder

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An unabashed celebration of the wholeness of single life lived within the will of God. Using the lessons of Bible characters, the author shows singles how to find abundance in life instead of letting it slip away while waiting for marriage.


Seducing America: Is Gambling A Good Bet?, Rex M. Rogers Jan 1997

Seducing America: Is Gambling A Good Bet?, Rex M. Rogers

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In Seducing America, Rex Rogers stirs Christians into action with heart wrenching true stories of lives destroyed by the "acceptable addiction" of gambling. He provides a biblical analysis and hard-hitting look at legalized gambling's effects on America's social, cultural, and political welfare.