When you are stuck in a job that doesn't feel like anything, it is easy to wonder why you show up. We work to live, to provide; because it's what we need to do. Working shouldn't have to feel like nothing. Is there anything you can learn from the job you are doing every day? Can those things lead to something better? There is always something to learn whether it is the classroom or the work place. From the school of hard knocks comes a compilation of work experiences and insights that one ...

One of the prevailing myths of modern intellectual and cultural history is that there has been a long-running war between science and religion, particularly over evolution. This book argues that what is mistaken as a war between science and religion is actually a pair of wars between other belligerents--one between evolutionists and anti-evolutionists and another between atheists and Christians. In neither of those wars can one align science with one side and religion or theology with the ...

Three hundred million - that's the number of people subjected to slavery, sex-trafficking, discrimination, and unspeakable poverty in India. That's the same number of people as live in the entire United States. They are the Dalit people, the untouchables.When Matthew Cork, a California pastor, first encountered the Dalits he was shaken to his core. He learned that Gandhi's success at bringing about freedom did not extend to freeing the Dalits from the bondage of the Caste system th...

Learn how to live with the peace and presence of God in the midst of our hectic, busy lives.Spiritual formation is more than just solitude and contemplative reflections. Spiritual formation happens in the everyday, in each and every moment of life. For those caught up in the busyness of work, family, and church, it often feels like time with God is just another thing on a crowded to-do list.Ken Shigematsu—award-winning author and pastor—will teach you simpl...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - Procrastination, i.e. putting off important tasks again and again, affects a lot of people. Although some people are able to take control of their procrastinating habit, others end up never fulfilling their commitments and ruining their careers. Steps to control procrastination include recognizing when you start to procrastinate, understanding why it happens and eventually managing your time in a better way.In 30 minutes, learn how to: (a) Understand pro...

Marianne Williamson's bestselling A Return to Love ended with a prayer in which she asked God to help us "find our way home, from the pain to peace, from fear to love, from hell to Heaven." Now, in this stunning new collection of thoughts, prayers, and rites of passage, Marianne Williamson returns to prayer.Prayer is practical, Williamson tells us. "To look to God is to look to the realm of consciousness that can deliver us from the pain of living." Illuminata brings prayer into ou...

This book covers several topics including: - Introduction to Management - How to Build Trust and Confidence - A Manager's Pitfalls - How to Build Team Spirit - Dealing with Problem Employees and so much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

The way the human race acts now will shape - or break - all our futures. Neale Donald Walsch's dialogue with God continues, with a look forward to the New Spirituality that we all need to embrace right now - and how exactly we can apply this new way of thought to our lives.Humankind persists in believing that we are simply immune to self-destruction. In fact our behaviour threatens the whole of life as we know it. This challenging new book asks us to change the way we think about ou...

The Christian story, from Genesis until now, is fundamentally about people on the move—outgrowing old, broken religious systems and embracing new, more redemptive ways of life.It’s time to move again.Brian McLaren, a leading voice in contemporary religion, argues that— notwithstanding the dire headlines about the demise of faith and drop in church attendance—Christian faith is not dying. Rather, it is embarking on a once-in-an-era spiritual...

A critical look at New Age spirituality by a Christian pastor inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame.New Age philosophy is really ancient paganism repackaged for modern consumption. In Invasion of Other Gods, Illumination Book Award winner David Jeremiah shows how this form of spirituality has flooded our culture with teachings and terminology that clearly contradict the Christian Gospel.He discusses the history and thinking b...

2 Second Lean will flip your world right-side up. It’s a practical way to improve your life every day by making a simple 2 second improvement. Join author, business expert, radio show host, and international speaker, Paul A. Akers, as he takes you on a LEAN journey that will transform every aspect your life... from your home to the office. “Ten years ago I began my Lean journey. I had never even heard the word before, but what happened was nothing short of astounding. Lean thinking has pro...

The New York Times bestselling author of the spiritual classic How, Then, Shall We Live? shows us how to heal our harried lives by creating a special time of rest, delight, and renewal.“In Sabbath, Wayne Muller gives us the license, the encouragement to take that single mindful breath which puts our busy lives in perspective and helps restore our souls.”—Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers’ NeighborhoodIt has b...