Everyday Thoughts about Nature
Everyday Thoughts about Nature

Author: W.W. Cobern

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 9401141711

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The primary goal of Everday Thoughts about Nature is to understand how typical ninth-grade students and their science teachers think about Nature or the natural world, and how their thoughts are related to science. In pursuing this goal, the book raises a basic question about the purpose of science education for the public. Should science education seek to educate `scientific thinkers' in the pattern of science teachers? Or, should science education seek to foster sound science learning within the matrices of various cultural perspectives? By carefully examining the ideas about Nature held by a group of students and their science teachers, Cobern argues that the purpose of science education for the public is `to foster sound science learning within the matrices of various cultural perspectives'. Cobern's two books, World View Theory and Science Education Research and now Everyday Thoughts about Nature, provide complementary accounts of theoretical and empirical foundations for worldview theory in science education. While many graduate students and researchers have benefited from his earlier work, many more will continue to benefit from this book.

Everyday Thoughts
Everyday Thoughts

Author: Phillip Michael Garner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-10-04

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 153261828X

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Everyday Thoughts is a devotional for thinking Christians, for those who seek to hear and know God in the present through contemplation on scripture and reality. Each essay is preceded by a poem or an inspirational piece. In relation to each essay’s subject matter, these poems set the mood for the reader as the simplicity of poetry is combined with insights born from the author’s years of study. The intent of the author is that the reader might enjoy the impact of each piece for a prolonged period of time after their initial reading. Everyday Thoughts is for people interested in both contemplation and living their faith in the real world of pain and suffering. The poems and essays reflect the personal struggles of the author to come to terms with the Christian faith in a world larger than the small town of his rearing. A theological education is not necessary for reading Everyday Thoughts. What is necessary is an open heart that is prepared to hear scripture’s message from a wounded soul who withstands death with all the resources of theology, imagination, and experience available to him. The conviction of an immovable faith is behind each essay.

Think Positive Thoughts Every Day
Think Positive Thoughts Every Day

Author: Patricia Wayant

Publisher: Blue Mountain Arts

Published: 2018-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781680882506

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Positive thinking is the key to a happy, successful and satisfying life, but it isn't always easy to be positive every day. This inspiring collection offers words of optimism and insight to keep readers looking on the bright side, no matter what is happening in their lives. It can be read cover to cover, or passages can be read from it daily, as a reminder of what is truly important in life. The uplifting quotes and poems offer suggestions and words of advice to encourage readers to keep believing in their dreams, expect only the best, and enjoy life to the fullest.

Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year
Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year

Author: Saint Ignatius (of Loyola)

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 0823226565

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St. Ignatius Loyola is one of the great shapers of the Catholic tradition. The Spanish soldier turned pilgrim for Christ bequeathed not only an extraordinary institutional legacy but also a distinctive spirituality that today nourishes men and women looking for ways to integrate faith and life. Informing Jesuit education, ministry, and training in communities around the world, Ignatian spirituality offers a practical vision-of engaged, responsible, discerning men and women striving to find God in all things-that resonates in this age of transition. Drawn from the vast body of Ignatius's writings, these 365 maxims help everyone reflect on the presence of God in daily life. First complied by the Jesuit scholar Gabriel Hevenesi in 1715 as Scintillae Ignatianae, these brief thoughts, supplications, prayers, directions, and other aphorisms were first published in an English translation in 1928 but have been unavailable in book form for many years.Organized into a daybook for contemplation, Ignatius's words serve as personal spiritual exercises. They touch on a range of topics, from affirmations of God's presence and Christ's love to practical advice for living a life of virtue in service to others. In this accessible gathering, anyone seeking a richer spiritual life will find words that inspire, challenge, enlighten, and transform.FROM THE BOOKA little holiness and great health of body does more in the care of souls than great holiness and little health.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."The sharper you are at noticing other people's failings, the more apt you will be to overlook your own."Go and set the whole world on fire. This wonderful habit of devotional calendars can only change us for the better and often offer soothing advice for each day of the year.

Make a Great Day
Make a Great Day

Author: MS Gail Stine

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-31

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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The book is centered around themes of calmness/peace, focusing on solutions, sources of support, gratitude, progress (not perfection), feelings, open-mindedness, perseverance, integrity, kindness, leadership, and self-control. Through a variety of Think About It or Try It Out! Action Bursts at the end of many daily entries, questions, activities, and ideas support the exploration of these topics in further detail. The short readings may be used within homes, schools, specialized programs for children, or places of worship as a positive way to begin or end the day together. These short readings may be read by theme, focusing on one theme at a time, or by date. With these short, mini-lessons each day, young children will have time to explore, think about, and act on important topics for social wellness and character-building.

Screwtape Proposes a Toast
Screwtape Proposes a Toast

Author: C.S. Lewis

Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing

Published: 2023-12-06

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13:

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"Screwtape Proposes a Toast" by C.S. Lewis is a satirical and thought-provoking work that serves as an addendum to Lewis's earlier masterpiece, "The Screwtape Letters." In this sequel, Lewis revisits the demonic bureaucracy of Hell, presenting the senior demon Screwtape delivering a toast to a group of graduating demons. Through this imaginative and allegorical narrative, Lewis explores themes of human weakness, societal trends, and the subtle ways in which evil can infiltrate everyday life. Screwtape's toast becomes a darkly humorous commentary on the dangers of contemporary ideologies, societal norms, and the erosion of traditional values. This brief yet impactful work offers readers a satirical lens through which to examine the complexities of human behavior and the ever-present temptations that may lead individuals away from a virtuous path. "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" showcases Lewis's keen wit and insightful observations, inviting readers to reflect on the moral challenges of their own time and consider the timeless principles that shape human character.

A Calendar of Wisdom
A Calendar of Wisdom

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1439130957

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This collection of daily thoughts to nourish the soul from the world’s sacred texts by Leo Tolstoy feature gems of inspiration and wisdom—author Thomas Keneally calls this book “transcendent, and that we are grateful he lived long enough to endow us with his grand inheritance.” This is the first-ever English-language edition of the book Leo Tolstoy considered to be his most important contribution to humanity, the work of his life's last years. Widely read in pre-revolutionary Russia, banned and forgotten under Communism; and recently rediscovered to great excitement, A Calendar of Wisdom is a day-by-day guide that illuminates the path of a life worth living with a brightness undimmed by time. Unjustly censored for nearly a century, it deserves to be placed with the few books in our history that will never cease teaching us the essence of what is important in this world.

Winning the War in Your Mind
Winning the War in Your Mind

Author: Craig Groeschel

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2021-02-16

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0310362733

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MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD! Are your thoughts out of control--just like your life? Do you long to break free from the spiral of destructive thinking? Let God's truth become your battle plan to win the war in your mind! We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. Winning the War in Your Mind will help you: Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it Identify the lies your enemy wants you to believe Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for destructive thinking See how prayer and praise will transform your mind Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.

Daily Thoughts for Disciples
Daily Thoughts for Disciples

Author: Oswald Chambers

Publisher: Barbour Publishing

Published: 2005-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593107062

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Those who love Oswald Chambers for "My Utmost for His Highest" are sure to be delighted by "Daily Thoughts for Disciples," devotions compiled from Chambers's many writings.