In 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Love is defined. This is a real, applicable, and genuine definition of love. As a public school administrator, I have learned that relationships are crucial for students to be successful in school, especially for those students for whom school has been challenging. If educators use love as the guiding force when teaching/interacting/working with and disciplining students, that can often be the deciding factor that keeps a student returning to a school or engaged in...

This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history present useful introductions to global issues and country-specific studies drawn from Latin Amer...

"Bygone Scotland: Historical and Social" by David Maxwell offers a captivating exploration of Scotland's rich history and vibrant social fabric. The book delves into various aspects of Scottish life, from its ancient traditions to the evolution of its communities. Maxwell's insightful narrative paints a vivid picture of the past, highlighting significant events and cultural shifts that have shaped Scotland. Through engaging anecdotes and thorough research, readers gain a deeper understandi...

For a country of comparatively small extent, and with a large proportion of its soil in moor and mountain, histories of Scotland have been numerous and well-nigh exhaustive. The present work is not a chronicle of events in order and detail, but a series of pictures from the earlier history, expanding into fuller narratives of the more striking events in later times. And it includes portions of contemporaneous English history; for the history of Scotland can only be fully understood through...

In 1937, supermarket owner Sylvan Goldman noticed a fundamental flaw in his business model: customers stopped buying food the moment their hand-held baskets got too heavy. His solution was brilliantly simple but initially despised. He bolted two wire baskets to a folding chair with wheels, inventing the shopping cart. But the public hated it. Men found it effeminate, and women felt it resembled pushing a baby carriage. Goldman's genius wasn't just the invention; it was the psychological ma...

We cannot tell—it is highly improbable that we ever shall know—from whence came the original inhabitants of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Men living on the sea-coasts of the great quadrant of continental land which fronts these islands, would, when the art of navigation got beyond the raft and canoe, venture to cross the narrow seas, and form insular settlements. It is indeed possible that, before that subsidence of the land of Western Europe which separated our islands from th...

Recent events in the United States have demonstrated the urgent need not only to discuss issues of racism in this country but to move toward meaningful antiracist work. Protestors in the street demand demonstrable change, and around the country, pastors, congregations, and other concerned Christians are looking for ways to clarify terms and issues around racism and discern how to respond.Originally published in 2016 as Race in a Post-Obama America), this updated edition of...

Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444), one of the most brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian theological tradition, is best known for championing the term Theotokos (God-bearer) in opposition to Nestorius of Constantinople. Cyril's great Commentary on John, offered here in the Ancient Christian Texts series in two volumes, predates the Nestorian controversy and focuses its theological firepower against Arianism. The commentary, addressed to catechists, displays Cyril's...

The role of the news media in defining the important issues of the day, also known as the agenda-setting influence of mass communication, has received widespread attention over the past 20 years. Since the publication of McCombs and Shaw's seminal empirical study, more than one hundred journal articles and monographs have appeared. This collection exemplifies the major phases of research on agenda-setting: tests of the basic hypothesis, contingent conditions affecting the strength of this ...

Why games are still niche and not mainstream, and how journalism can help them gain cultural credibility.Mainstreaming and Game Journalism addresses both the history and current practice of game journalism, along with the roles writers and industry play in conveying that the medium is a “mainstream” form of entertainment. Through interviews with reporters, David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman retrace how the game industry and journalists started a subcultur...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some endings don’t wait for permission.When a series of haunting paintings begin predicting violent deaths with impossible accuracy, an elite team of gifted operatives known as The Circle is drawn into a mystery where art doesn’t just foretell the future—it decides it.At the center of the crisis is a force known only as the Muse—an unseen presence that feeds on ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if the system designed to protect us decides it can do better without us?In PROJECT: Silicon Veil Protocol, a high-stakes techno thriller, a hidden anomaly inside global defense infrastructure begins altering strike data — undetected, unquestioned, unstoppable.The Circle, an elite team of psychically gifted operatives based in Houston, is called in when traditional cyber security fails. But this is ...