Four experts with the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University provide the essential—and now newly updated—guide to becoming a more effective crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for everyday transformative leadershipToday, every leader must be ready to lead through a crisis. In You’re It, the faculty from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on their expansive field research ...

Science and Faith Can—and Do—Support Each OtherScience and Christianity are often presented as opposites, when in fact the order of the universe and the complexity of life powerfully testify to intelligent design. With this comprehensive resource that includes the latest research, you’ll witness how the findings of scientists provide compelling reasons to acknowledge the mind and presence of a creator.Featuring more than 45 entries by top-caliber experts, y...

In post-colonial Morocco, among the fragile embers of a newly fledged nation, one shepherd boy from the mountains managed to obtain the unthinkable – an education. Now Europe, along with the opportunity to continue his path of learning, beckons Jusef bewitchingly from across the water.So begins a colourful journey of intertwining possibilities and unforgettable encounters as Jusef forges his path in a land far removed from the cultures and traditions of his past. But in a continent...

Deep in the heart of the rural Rif mountains, one boy’s life is dictated by tribal tradition, superstition and religion. But Jusef dreams of more; it’s a dream that will send him far from his shepherding hills to the bustle of the big city in search of education, meaning and, above all, a different way of life.From the richness of a story overflowing with tales of tragedies, courage and triumphs, Jusef ’s journey reveals the complexities of Moroccan culture and the overwhelming res...

"A must-read for anyone who seeks to share the gospel and defend the faith!”—Josh McDowell“Crucial to the next generation of missionaries and apologetic evangelists.”—Norman L. GeislerIn a postmodern, post-truth society, how can we be certain our faith is based on more than our feelings? And how do we answer the complex questions about Christianity posed by skeptics and searchers alike?

Tristan and Iseult is a legend made popular during the 12th century through French medieval poetry, and inspired from archetypal Celtic legends. It has become an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan (Tristram) and the Irish princess Iseult (Isolde, Yseult, etc.). The narrative predates and most likely influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere, and h...

“The scope of your learning...will be unlimited and enhanced by leaps and bounds as you use this wonderful tool.” from the Foreword by Walter C. Kaiser, JrNew discoveries are constantly being made as archaeologists work to uncover the ancient history of the Bible lands to tell a more complete story of the people, customs, and events of that era. Archaeologist Steven Collins and Bible scholar Joseph M. Holden have spent decades making and researching those discoveries and n...

This book comprises piano and organ solos, duets, and accompaniments. It consists of 75 Christmas Carols, of which 15 are English solos, 15 are English duets, 25 are Polish solos and duets, and 20 are European solos and duets. It is the culmination of the author's lifetime of playing and many years of arranging, compilation, and editing.

The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated) gathers the extraordinary range of Kipling's fiction, poetry, and occasional prose, presenting a literary career that moves from the Indian cantonment and colonial newsroom to the mythic jungle, the sea, the schoolroom, and the imperial frontier. Its style is unmistakably vigorous: compressed, rhythmic, idiomatic, and alert to dialect, technical vocabularies, and oral storytelling. The illustrations enrich a body of work central to late V...

Purgatory, Arizona where even the paint on buildings appears in need of deliverance. In the aftermath of a power struggle that massacred the Town's lawmen; the people of Purgatory were mired in hope's shallow end. Could the Purgatory bound stranger reunite with a former Yuma Penitentiary cellmate, find redemption and make things better for the town? In 1879 the scars of the civil war were still all around and the Arizona Territory was in the grasp of two centuries of constant transitions. ...

If you invite the wisdom of these ideas into your daily life, you will be transformed. Having the voice of your soul showing you the way will: · Fill your life with joy · Open your heart to an even richer expression · Help you set yourself free of any self-imposed limits · Lift your life from ordinary to extraordinary This book is for you, the you that knows there is more to life. The voice of the soul can be a very powerful guiding force showing you the way to the life you have always wan...

Every year, more congregations in North America close their doors. Can a near-dead church be revived and renewed? Marketing campaigns or managerial innovation aren't going to work. We need theological and pastoral answers that come from the on-the-ground realities of churches. Joseph Lear has seen first-hand God breathe new life into a dying congregation. Resurrecting Worship is a pastoral theology of renewal for the local church, offered through the story of one near-dead congregation bec...