Through hundreds of entertaining activities, young students will find the patterns in numbers and other everyday items, discover how to use data with the help of calendars and graphs, combine drawing with counting, and more.
Count is a powerful book-length poem that reckons with the heartbreaking reality of climate change. With sections that vary between poetry, science, Indigenous storytelling, numerical measurement, and narration, Valerie Martínez's new work results in an epic panorama infused with the timely urgency of facing an apocalyptic future.
The apostle Paul wrote his most personal letter while abused and abandoned in a Roman prison. He wrote to believers who lived in the shadow of the Roman tyrant, Nero. And yet this letter, Philippians, is the most joy-filled epistle in the Bible. Weaving together modern stories and historical detail, Dr. David Jeremiah explores Philippians verse by verse, showing us what it means to be joyful in spite of circumstances. Whatever you are facing today, Count It All Joy will inspire you to find the joy that Jesus promises.
You can see in Count it All Joy that my plans were thwarted, but it all ended for my good. I expressed my trials and tribulations in my book. However, those experiences strengthened my bond with the Lord, and he used me as an example for others. I concluded that when we turn it all over to Jesus, he will use us to work it out. Having had experiences interacting with members in the church, we can see what the apostle John wrote about in Revelation, the second and third chapters, that there is no perfect church. (Philadelphia was classified as an obedient church.) But when Jesus appears, we shall be like him (1 John 3:2). Be encouraged to press on until that day. Hallelujah!
After a long, complex engagement, Alex and Joshua Benning feel like "happily ever after" is finally theirs. But the marriage may sour as soon-to-be minister Joshua starts pressuring Alex to start a family. Years ago, Alex suffered a botched abortion, and she still struggles from it. Joshua has his own issues. A widower who already has a five-year-old daughter, Joshua wants "the perfect family"—to the point of it being an obsession. There's also a scandal brewing over a relationship with a possible surrogate and recent international adoption attempt in the mix. Soon all the drama makes the marriage seem unmanageable and things start falling apart. Can faith lead them back to the love they share and bring them back to joy?
Can joy come from suffering? We think of suffering as the worst of all evils. Our culture tells us to avoid it at all costs. But can suffering produce growth in us when we learn to endure it . . . then value it . . . then allow God to redeem it? John Perkins’ response to suffering at the hands of a white sheriff in a Mississippi jail became the springboard that God used to put him in front of U.S. presidents, international politicians, and evangelical church leaders. Perkins sees endurance in suffering as a virtue that makes us more like Christ and ultimately produces uncommon joy in the heart of the sufferer who trusts in Him. Christ walked the path of love all the way to the cross, and even in the midst our brokenness, we can do the same. In Count It All Joy, you will be encouraged to lean into suffering when it comes your way, stand alongside others who suffer, and believe that God will repurpose your suffering according to His good plan. God doesn’t intend your life to be free of all suffering. Instead, He wants you trust Him in the midst of it and discover the unexpected joy that trials can produce.
Have you ever, ever found yourself on this side of glory, at the point of no return? The point where you feel ridiculed, lied to, put down, cast aside, left for dead, hopeless, mocked, or scoffed at? Never have you felt this low or broken. You are not sure of anything. It is unknown how you arrived at this crippling place in your life in God. It is undeserved, unwarranted, and unwanted. There is no fight left. There is no fight for people, no fight for God, no fight for the things of God, and no fight for the promises of God! You are not sure you are going to make it, especially since you have no previous point of reference. Where do you go for help? Who can you talk to? No one? Think again! You are in the right place, at the right timeGods time! It is all going to turn around from here! Welcome to a new day! I decree and declare that you will live and not die and declare the works of the Lord! Open the book! Lets get to work!
Based upon lectures given at the 1962 Ecumenical Study Conference of the United Christian Youth Movement, 'Count It All Joy' offers meditations on major themes from the book of James, such as the juxtaposition of faith and good works in the Christian life.
Missionary Paula happily shares some small victories in her life in hopes of encouraging others through their own test and trials. Missionary Paula also shares what worked and what didnt work through her own spiritual journey with Jesus Christ in hopes that her readers will not make the same mistakes that she did. However, if anyone has made any of the same mistakes or even other mistakes, Missionary Paula encourages her readers to believe that God still loves them and its not too late to turn to Christ in order to receive their deliverance.
Make math fun with Count It! Fun photographs, colorful graphics, and simple text are used to teach young readers basic math concepts. From counting groups to comparing to estimating this book will help kids develop the skills they need. A simple activity at the end of the book encourages kids to put counting and comparing to use! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.