Experience the joy of God's message and begin each day with a positive outlook with these words of wisdom from Lakewood Church pastor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen. Research that shows people are happiest on Fridays. Now, learn how you can generate this level of contentment and joy every day of the week. As a man who maintains a constant positive outlook in spite of circumstances, Osteen has described this message as a core theme of his ministry. With personal experiences, scriptural insights, and principles for true happiness, he'll show you how to find the same opportunities for pure joy that you experience at five o'clock on Friday.
An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Like a multicolor pencil palette, what defines human beings is their uniqueness and their diversity.Vega and her colored pencils are inseparable. Together they create the most impressive drawings that are showcased in the best museum in the world: the refrigerator at home. Vega uses all the colors you can imagine for her drawings: red, yellow, blue, gold, and more.One day at school, Vega is immersed in one of her new creations when her friend Alex stops by, and peers into the box of pencils Vega had on her table. “Can you lend me the skin-colored pencil, please?” he asks. Skin-colored? Vega and Alex wonder why there is such a color in the box.With curiosity and creativity they explore the diversity skin tones of the people around them, and discover that the “skin-color” can have not just one, but a thousand shades.
The ocean covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, and is essential for life on our planet – even for those of us who live nowhere near the sea! It provides us all with food and other materials that we need, regulates our climate and provides half of the oxygen we breathe. The ocean also offers us various means of transport and opportunities for recreation. People have long thought that the ocean was so wide and bountiful that it would go on supplying our needs forever, but this is not the case: human activities are causing significant damage to life in the ocean. People are often unaware of the problems created by this heavy reliance, as few of us have the opportunity to look beneath the surface of the sea and see the damage that our actions have caused. This is where the Ocean Challenge Badge comes in: let it take you on a journey to discover the ocean! It is packed with activities to help you learn about how the ocean works, the creatures that live in it, and just how important it is in our everyday lives. You will also discover how YOU can play a role in protecting our ocean for future generations. We hope you will be inspired to take the challenge and celebrate our ocean. So dive in and begin your aquatic discoveries!
In a world ruled by machines, a young robot encounters a girl who needs help in this children’s sci-fi adventure—soon to be a major motion picture! Humans went extinct thirty years ago. And twelve-year-old robot XR_935 is just fine with that. Without humans around, there is no war, crime, or pollution. Everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Until the day XR discovers something impossible: a human girl named Emma. Now, Emma, XR, and two other robots must embark on a dangerous voyage in search of a mysterious point on a map. But how will they survive in a place where rules are never broken and humans aren’t even supposed to exist? Narrated in the first person (first robot?) by XR, The Last Human blends humor and action to tell a story about friendship, technology, and challenging the status quo no matter the consequences. It’s not just about what it means to be a robot. It’s about what it means to be a human./
PADRES Y MADRES solteras y con mucho orgullo de serlo. Por que? Porque supieron enfrentar el reto de la paternidad solos/as sin la mano amiga de una pareja. Ahora me pregunto: Por que se convirtieron en padres y madres solteros? De hecho hay muchas razones. Las circunstancias son variadas. Algunas veces por imprudencia o inocencia, la mujer queda embarazada, en otros casos se divorcia, se le muere su pareja o por decision propia. Yo no escogi ser madre soltera, ni estaba preparada para serlo pero me toco y supe enfrentarme a la realidad, armandome de valor para ganar la batalla. De igual manera lo hicieron otros padres que forman parte de este libro. Te preguntaras tambien sobre otros problemas que son parte de las telaranas mentales que tenemos y como superar para poder lograr una familia feliz, estable y un buen proposito en la vida para ser mejor persona. Pues bien todas esas repuestas, las encontraras en los capitulos de este libro
Innovation and Collaboration in the Digital Era provides a holistic approach to collaborative innovation, innovation management and innovation leadership. It is full of practical advice and includes 34 interviews with high-level politicians, innovation industry leaders, academics and entrepreneurs discussing the reality of innovation and how to create change for a positive impact. Many quotes are included from researchers and practitioners in the innovation field who have participated as guests in the author’s podcast “Business of Collaboration” or in interviews with the Collabwith Magazine which she produces. This is a powerful book full of practical frameworks and one-page canvases which act as reminders of the value of making needs and expectations explicit. The author provides frameworks and tools that can be used to support collaboration journeys across different sectors and organizations. She also offers clarity to the reader for their innovation journey and brings a new perspective on how to innovate and understand innovation. Jara Pascual focuses on the importance of managing emotions and feelings of frustration which can be very common during a collaborative innovation process. She explores the interaction between Emotional Intelligence and business and shows how to remove and manage frustration and how to produce a positive outcome. Innovation and Collaboration in the Digital Era will empower the reader to take action and show how to change your conversation about innovation and collaboration. “Jara Pascual, with colleague Celia Avila-Rauch, has been able to distill and apply the ability model of emotional intelligence to the art and science of innovation and innovation leadership. In our work we note that feelings are not always facts but that emotions as a form of data. More than that, emotions can assist or facilitate with decision making, creativity and innovation rather than getting in the way, but only if leaders are “smart” about emotions and develop and deploy their emotional intelligence skills.” Dr David R Caruso, Emotional Intelligence Skills Group, Founder Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Research Affiliate
A chilling political thriller set at the end of Peru's grim war between Shining Path terrorists and a morally bankrupt government counterinsurgency. Associate District Prosecutor Felix Chacaltana Saldivar is a by-the-book prosecutor wading through life. Two of his greatest pleasures are writing mundane reports and speaking to his long-dead mother. Everything changes, however, when he is asked to investigate a bizarre and brutal murder: the body was found burnt beyond recognition and a cross branded into its forehead. Adhering to standard operating procedures, Chacaltana begins a meticulous investigation, but when everyone he speaks to meets with an unfortunate and untimely end, he realizes that his quarry may be much closer to home. With action rising in chorus to Peru’s Holy Week, Red April twists and turns racing toward a riveting conclusion.
"Kwon and Thompson's eloquent reasoning will help Christians broaden their understanding of the contemporary conversation over reparations."--Publishers Weekly "A thoughtful approach to a vital topic."--Library Journal Christians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public conversations regarding the realities of racial division and inequalities have surged in recent years, so has the public outcry to work toward the long-awaited healing of these wounds. But American Christianity, with its tendency to view the ministry of reconciliation as its sole response to racial injustice, and its isolation from those who labor most diligently to address these things, is underequipped to offer solutions. Because of this, the church needs a new perspective on its responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture and on what it can do to repair that brokenness. This book makes a compelling historical and theological case for the church's obligation to provide reparations for the oppression of African Americans. Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson articulate the church's responsibility for its promotion and preservation of white supremacy throughout history, investigate the Bible's call to repair our racial brokenness, and offer a vision for the work of reparation at the local level. They lead readers toward a moral imagination that views reparations as a long-overdue and necessary step in our collective journey toward healing and wholeness.
¿Estás listo para salvar el planeta Tierra? "Tú puedes salvar el planeta Tierra" es un libro infantil emocionante y educativo, ideal para niños mayores de 6 años, que los lleva en un viaje para descubrir cómo pueden ayudar a proteger nuestro mundo. Este libro interactivo permite a los jóvenes lectores transformar imágenes al pasar las páginas, revelando el impacto de sus acciones en el medio ambiente. Con este libro, los niños aprenderán sobre la protección del medio ambiente y el cambio climático. Explorarán temas cruciales como la conservación de la naturaleza, el reciclaje, la reducción de la contaminación y el uso de energías renovables. Cada página ofrece información valiosa y consejos prácticos que inspiran a los niños a tomar medidas para cuidar nuestro planeta. Inspirado por ambientalistas y activistas de la vida real, "Tú puedes salvar el planeta Tierra" presenta historias de figuras destacadas como Greta Thunberg, Jane Goodall y Wangari Maathai, quienes han dedicado sus vidas a la protección del medio ambiente. Estos relatos motivarán a los niños a creer que ellos también pueden hacer una diferencia. El libro incluye un cuestionario sobre el cambio climático que desafía a los niños a poner a prueba sus conocimientos y a reflexionar sobre las soluciones para enfrentar este desafío global. Este cuestionario interactivo mantiene a los niños comprometidos y les permite medir lo que han aprendido sobre la protección del medio ambiente. Además, "Tú puedes salvar el planeta Tierra" ofrece un experimento científico práctico y divertido: crear un mini ecosistema en casa. Este experimento enseña principios básicos de la ecología y la importancia de los ecosistemas saludables, fomentando el amor por el aprendizaje práctico y la exploración científica. Con su diseño atractivo y contenido educativo, este libro es una herramienta perfecta para despertar la curiosidad de los niños sobre el medio ambiente y la ciencia. "Tú puedes salvar el planeta Tierra" combina el aprendizaje con la diversión, inspirando a la próxima generación de defensores del planeta a tomar medidas para proteger y preservar nuestro mundo para el futuro.
