Practical theology and theological reflection are growing areas of theological studies. This book aims to create a bridge between pastoral practice and public theology.

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Beyond Success Positive Leadership shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness, spectacular results, and what Kim Cameron calls “positively deviant performance”—performance far above the norm. Citing a wide range of research in organizational behavior, medical science, and psychology as well as real-world examples, Cameron shows that to achieve exceptional success, leaders must emphasize strengths rather than simply foc...

'A wonderful, personal book.' -Sam Heughan, star of OutlanderFrom his home in the Cairngorms of Scotland, Cameron McNeish reflects on a life dedicated to the outdoors.A prolific author, McNeish has led treks in the Himalayas and Syria, edited The Great Outdoors Magazine, establishing it as Britain's premier walking publication, created new long-distance walks and made television series, contributed a monthly column to Scots Magazine, campaigned for Scottish independence and raised a family...

The popular hook of the unreliable narrator receives an exciting twist in this story. As was much praised in his debut, Cameron has a dry wit to his voice that is highly engaging and readable, adding to the page-turning quality of this thriller.I may not remember everything, but I know he won't hurt anyone else. I won't let him.It's been two months since a serial killer brutally attacked police detective Alisha Green and left her for dead. ...

She's six foot six and all woman: a South Seas princess with smooth brown skin and a teasing, tantalizing tongue. Gringo agrees to take her cash—and other favors—to handle a death-defying job. His mission: to free her island people now toiling as slaves on Central American shores. Armed with a few rusty machine guns, aboard an old schooner with a crew of hardened island men and half-naked women, Gringo is about to sail into the hottest battle of his life—against impossible odds!

From Cameron Diaz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Body Book, comes a fresh, personal, and authoritative examination of the art and science of growing older and a roadmap for abundant health and resilience as we age.When Cameron Diaz wrote The Body Book, she was on a mission to help educate young women about how their bodies function, empowering them to make better-informed choices about their health instead of heeding the advice of the latest headline or trend. So ...

Love protective alphas and curvy heroines? Get all 3 books in the Watchdog Protection, Inc. series!Guns & Glitter: Logan thought the job would be easy. Until he met Spencer. She's too sweet, too young, and far too innocent for a man like him. She's also his old military buddy's daughter, which makes her completely off-limits. For a man who loves silence and order, Logan can't understand why her particular brand of chaos is soothing. She sparkles like glitter, through and through, b...

The bestselling author of A High Country Life shares more stories of living in the isolated mountains of New Zealand, plus 70 hearty recipes.Philippa's much-loved book A High Country Life sprang from her popular Instagram page, 'What's for Smoko'. Full of great stories of living through the seasons on a high country station, it contained stunning images of the beautiful landscape in which Philippa and her family live and farm.Her second bo...

Declutter Your Mind And Your Environment With These Surefire Strategies!Do you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts and your physical stuff?Do you wish you could enjoy a calm, low-stress life that's like the gentle flow of clear water?If you're nodding in agreement, read on to discover how to fulfill your wish!There's one thing that psychotherapists, coaches, decluttering gurus, and holistic...

The birth of one child forever changed the world two thousand years ago. On a snowy Christmas night in Lancaster County, another child changes the world for two very different couples.

Cameron Diaz shares her formula for becoming happier, healthier, and stronger in this positive, essential guide grounded in science and inspired by personal experience, a #1 New York Times bestseller.Throughout her career, Cameron Diaz has been a role model for millions of women. By her own candid admission, though, this fit, glamorous, but down-to-earth star was not always health-conscious. Learning about the inseparable link between nutrition and the bod...

The Hungry Steppe examines one of the most heinous crimes of the Stalinist regime, the Kazakh famine of 1930–33. More than 1.5 million people perished in this famine, a quarter of Kazakhstan's population, and the crisis transformed a territory the size of continental Europe. Yet the story of this famine has remained mostly hidden from view. Drawing upon state and Communist party documents, as well as oral history and memoir accounts in Russian and...