A book that encourages, entertains, inspires and motivates church choir directors and their choirs.Forty engaging, oftentimes humorous stories drawn from the author's extensive multi-denomination church music career - with supporting practical applications and images. Example stories include: The Soprano Fell Out of the Choir Loft; and When the Choir Stole Our Toothbrushes.The author also addresses the challenges faced by choirs and their directors during the COVID-19 pande...

This book is ment to encourage you through scripture. It was a dream of Roger Hicks to write a devotional. He was very blessed in the ability to interpret scripture and memorize the Word of God. A "Fresh Page is the devotional for you if you are looking for material that is written to draw you into His Word. May it be used of God in your life to spark the fire of your soul to be drawn into His powerful Presence.

Moving beyond progress reports, clinical assessments and practical goals, this book brings to life the reflective aspects of music therapy. The result of a collaboration between New Zealand music therapists, it invites the reader to share their encounters in the therapy room through a wide variety of writings, including short stories, poetry and personal reflections. The addition of poems by a music therapy client adds a rare and innovative dimension to this book.Grounded in clinic...

The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of her garden.Into her fractured life steps elderly neighbour, Peggy Baxter. The connection between the two is instant, but just when it seems that Little Gold has found solace, outsiders appear who seek to take advantage of...

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, with contributions from leading researchers in their fields, sheds light on this often used but seldom understood topic. Each chapter reviews a specific subject in modern physics, such as dark energy, inflation, or solar system formation, and discusses whether any parameters in our current theories appear to be fine-tuned and, if so, to what degree. Connectio...

This third edition of Designers’ Guide to Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures – EN 1994-1-1 provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples to Eurocode 4.It reveals how to deal with problems that can arise in applying the code and offers background information and references to enable users of the code to understand the origin and objectives of its provision.This ...

In this compelling and compassionate book, Dr. Creflo A. Dollar gives clear, practical principles that will banish fear and anxiety from readers' lives.

Dealing with Spiritual DefilementDefilement is a very serious subject in the Bible, therefore it is very important to know what defilement can do and the havoc it can cause.A life can be defiled. Also it is possible to defile a land or the environment. Once defilement is in place, there will be little or no progress.Defilement chases away good things because anytime there is defilement, the Almighty gets angry.There are certain heights you can never achieve phys...

Gods Children Are Crying I pray, but nothing changes. I read my bible, but I am not comforted. If God is real, why do I feel so empty inside? And, if God loves me, why do I feel so alone? These are the silent cries of Gods children. Many leave church in the same condition in which they came: broken, weary, lonely, and blind to their purpose for living. They come seeking relief from their spiritual ailments. They dont understand that the solutions they seek require their personal and active...

Marriage is under attack. Homes are under siege.The modern era has bastardized the institution of marriage. Against this backdrop, the author has delved into the scriptures and uncover what it takes to succeed in these end times.The importance of spiritual warfare in making marriage successful is the high point of this book. Tested and proven prayer points are packaged and offered in this book. This book will prove an invaluable manual in the hand of those who are married as well as...

Book 6 of Six Pillars From Ephesians. This book covers the spiritual warfare of the believer, helping Christians discover the rich themes in the book of Ephesians. The studies are practical, challenging, and revealing and will empower readers to live at a new level of spiritual maturity. Students of the Word will want the complete set of six volumes.

The word faith is common these days, but placing one's faith in God is a weighty action, uncommonly fraught with consequence and, by His design, inconvenience. Faith in God is reassuring and comforting only insofar as believers trust Him--and that depth of trust is the mark of a mature Christian who has allowed faith to intrude on his life and shift his gaze away from his own aims, needs, and desires. This is nothing if not a painful and disturbing process.A Disruptive...