In this scripturally rich exploration, senior missiologist Craig Ott unpacks the mission statement of the church: to glorify God by multiplying transformational churches among all people.This concise yet robust biblical-theological treatment focuses on God's glory, a strong ecclesiology, the importance of Scripture, and practical implications for congregational and mission practice. Ideal for launching discussion and reflection, the book helps readers refocus their vision and reig...

FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHYAn engrossing memoir of escaping the First Liberian Civil War and building a life in the United StatesWhen Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all she can think about is how much she misses her mother, who is working and studying in faraway New York. Before she gets the re...

In this fifth and final installment of the series, Zelda faces her biggest obstacle yet.When Zelda the Pug outsmarts a greyhound at the dog park, Zelda thinks she can become a pug legend. But with her confidence at an all-time high, she faces an unexpected setback in her quest to be a pug legend. Zelda must find a way to regain her confidence and return to her adventurous and legendary pug ways.The Adventures of Zelda series are exciting and hilarious chapter books for youn...

Anna Ott died in the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane in 1893. She had enjoyed status and financial success first as a physician's wife and then as the only female doctor in Madison. Throughout her first marriage, attempts to divorce her abusive second husband, and twenty years of institutionalization, Ott determinedly shaped her own life.Kim E. Nielsen explores a life at once irregular and unexceptional. Historical and institutional structures, like her whiteness and laws t...

Music is a powerful means of engaging children with developmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down's Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. This lively music activity book shows how music can be an effective and enjoyable way to enhance the education and development of children with special needs.Packed with inspiring tips, activities and song ideas, this practical resource will have everybody singing, clapping and playing along! It explains simple and fun ways of using s...

“Your body needs what only I can give it, doesn’t it, little mama? It needs my seed. My strength. My domination.”-CahressWhen Duri asks her best friend to service her during her first heat, she never expects it to result in pregnancy, but she vows to cherish and protect the new life growing in her womb with every ounce of her omega heart. So, to celebrate her transition into motherhood, she boards a space cruise and prepar...

The adventures continue with double the sneezes, wrinkles, and slobber…I am not an ordinary pug. I have the wrinkles, smashed face, and curly tail of a pug, but the similarities stop there. Instead of sleeping or eating my days away, I prefer to gather acorns for my squirrel friend Squeaks, solve the mystery of the leaf pile, or hide bones throughout the house.Now I have a sister. Her name is Peach, and we tell of our adventures together. We meet a giant mutant rabbit, try ...

“Your body needs what only I can give it, doesn’t it, little mama? It needs my seed. My strength. My domination.”-CahressWhen Duri asks her best friend to service her during her first heat, she never expects it to result in pregnancy, but she vows to cherish and protect the new life growing in her womb with every ounce of her omega heart. So, to celebrate her transition into motherhood, she boards a space cruise and prepar...

Laugh your way through the four seasons with Zelda and Peach!Zelda the Pug is back for her fourth round of adventures with her Boston terrier sister, Peach. Together, Zelda and Peach discover fireflies, learn to ice skate, and face Zelda’s biggest nemesis once again: Vacuum. But one question remains. Will Peach finally catch a duck?The Adventures of Zelda series are exciting and hilarious chapter books for young readers (ages 7 and up).Books in the Series:The...

I’ve always lived alone. Quiet, simple, just the basics. But one look at her, and everything I thought I wanted burns to the ground. Now all I see is her—mine to protect, mine to keep.BooneI only come into town for supplies. I don’t need people. I don’t need distractions. I live on the mountain, sell lumber, and keep to myself—my secret career as a bestselling post-apocalyptic sci-fi author hidden from the world. No one knows who I really a...

The first edition of How Your Church Family Works was written nearly thirty years ago, and the reach and velocity of change in the last three decades poses a new challenge for churches. Thirty years ago, churches functioned in a fairly stable environment and focused on growth an expansion. The tide has turned now, though, and supplanted increase with decline. Bowen family systems theory—on which How Your Church Family Works is based—has not changed, but its application ha...

YOUNG & CURVY CLAIRE RETURNS HOME TO THE FORBIDDEN BIKER TRIO.Claire planned to surprise the man of the house, Joe, by returning home,But when she arrived at his bar, Biker's Haven, he wasn't the only one surprised.Joe's best friends, Kenneth, Steven, and Parker, are delightfully surprised, too.Claire's earlier crush on these big, rough, burly, tattooed bikers is immediately re-ignited.Their stares linger hungril...