If you've ever felt unprepared when students want to talk about tough topics, then this is the book for you. Answers to Teenagers' 50 Toughest Questions will equip you with biblical, practical, specific responses to the thorniest questions students may toss your way.
Whether physically or mentally imprisoned, peace of mind is at your fingertips. Self-mastery, self-awareness, and self-control are by-products of practicing the steps in this book. The 8 Steps to Freedom will evoke your hidden power as well as freedom. Astonishing shifts in the mind are quickly cultivated so your in-prison (mind or body) experiences become peaceful. In some cases, Judy Winkler's inmate students received early releases because of behavioral changes. These positive changes carry over to permanent and effective relationships and assimilation back into society. This book is filled with answers to life's toughest questions, some you probably have asked yourself. Unanswered questions perpetuate mental chaos. Answered questions offer a new point of view as well as they put questions to rest, bringing peace of mind. The author's goal is to help you lead a free, productive, peaceful, and joyful life. Applying the tools in this book is your ticket to freedom.
This beautiful book: - offers a method of ongoing spiritual examination called "an Examen" step by step.- explains and demonstrates contemplative prayer, including the "Marantha."- teaches an ongoing focus on both attention and intention in spiritual life.- includes the practice of communal prayer as well as individual prayer.- delineates how to use in meditation a famous prayer by St. Ignatius of Loyola, "Take Lord and Receive."- presents a unique daily process "Contemplation to Attain the Love of God."
Many years ago Bob Dylan wrote: "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind," but we've learned that really important answers don't come that easily. Asking questions is a sign of a healthy, growing faith, a faith that drives us deeper into God's Word. That's the reason God's first question in the Old Testament is "Where are you?" while the first question the wise men ask in the New Testament is "Where is He?" It's been observed that God answers just enough questions to get us through the day, while leaving us with enough unanswered questions so we can look forward to learning more tomorrow. This book is designed to deal with some of our most difficult questions or troubling issues . . . from a biblical perspective. At times it may appear that some questions have no answer, or maybe have more than one, or perhaps have answers that contradict each other. That's one reason we're not only to confront knotty questions, but willingly accept God's unraveling answers.
Do you long for change? Are you tired of going through life feeling defeated and stuck? Do you want to discover your potential and realize your purpose in life? If so then Journey to Freedom is for you. This guide helps you to change the things in your life that keep you from fulfilling your purpose. It offers tools along with an inspiring, practical, and hope-filled vision for permanently changing your spirit, mind, and body. Written by Scott Reall--founder of RESTORE, a life-changing ministry of the YMCA.
Fully believing that intimate and caring conversations can bring life-changing freedom, author Andy Reese gives readers the tools for facilitating healing in others.
The youngest Boomers are not quite fifty; the oldest have already turned sixty-five. A generation that started out in the 1960s, determined to be young forever, is now asking what the point is of growing old. Convinced they were special, Boomers discounted authority and charted their own course. They believed they could make the world better by pursuing freedom. The legacy of the Boomer experiment is becoming evident. Freedoms that were new when Boomers were young are now taken for granted, and we are living "after freedom." Are our freedoms real or illusory? Can we count on anything to be certain? Do virtue and character matter? In a secular age can we recover respect for the sacred? The time is ripe for Boomers to reconsider those good things in the past they refused to honor, to voice their blessings for generations who will shape the future, and to reclaim conviction as they stand firm and dare to say, "This is what I believe."
Most people have something in their life that’s holding them back: a belief, circumstance, or preconceived idea. Right Now gives a unique look into getting past whatever is keeping you from achieving your best self by walking the reader through the 4 phases of change: 1) Discover, 2) Design, 3) Develop and 4) Deliver. At each point, a person can change Right Now to become the person they want to be.
The Leader's Guide contains the information necessary to present this program with or without the accompanying DVD. This course can be used in a variety of settings, including Sunday school, small-group Bible studies, and one-on-one counseling.
Now in paperback after six hardback printings, the damn funny...wild collection of bracingly intelligent essays about topics that aren't quite as intelligent as Chuck Klosterman'(Esquire). Following the success of Fargo Rock City, Klosterman, a senior writer at Spin magazine, is back with a hilarious and savvy manifesto for a youth gone wild on pop culture and media, taking on everything from Guns'n'Roses tribute bands to Christian fundamentalism to internet porn. 'Maddeningly smart and funny' - Washington Post'