Reaching Beyond Mediocrity
Reaching Beyond Mediocrity

Author: Paul Bucknell

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781619930964

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Reaching Beyond Mediocrity shows the path to overcome major personal struggles in your Christian life. The first four chapters identify the foundations for using the principles from God's Word foundational to overcome all sorts of temptations. The other chapters use these principles to overcome the most challenging spiritual issues troubling Christians: anxiety, pride, lust, anger, and depression.Here are some basic questions that most Christians ask but never get answered! We answer them here.Why am I not spiritually growing anymore? What should I expect?One area of my life holds me back. How can I break through this?I want to grow but just do not know what to do next. What steps should I take?d2 levelsI feel bad about where I spiritually am right now. I am not sure anything can help me. Should I feel this way?I want to disciple others but do not know where to start or what to say. Can you make some suggestions?I have heard how God blesses others through His Word, but it is not often that way with me. Are there any special things to help me grow in my quiet times with God?

Don't Limit God
Don't Limit God

Author: Andrew Wommack

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1680313444

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God has more for us than what we are experiencing. We have all limited God in our lives at some point in one way or another. Fear of success, fear of persecution and imaginations are all ways that we limit God. We often see ourselves in a certain way but we have to change that image if we want to experience the abundant life that God has for...

Reach Beyond
Reach Beyond

Author: Lou Vickery

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-12-28

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1950906647

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“…a rich resource of gems blended with stories, illustrations, quotes, and life-changing insights.” — Janet Perez Eckles, International Speaker and Author On the canvas of life, we each paint our own destiny. How we paint it depends on our approach to life. If our approach is far-reaching and visionary, our life will be far-reaching and visionary. The most meaningful way to live is to continually reach beyond where we are for the greater fulfillment of what we can become. We each have within us all the “seeds” we need for personal growth and development. There is no reason to look to external factors, or anywhere else. New knowledge, new skills, new ways of looking at things are lying deep in our consciousness awaiting positive nourishment. When we truly embrace this thought, we are always in a state of renewal. So, long as we have a fresh eye for new perceptions and new awakenings, the natural tendency to reach beyond is ever present. Reach Beyond and Find Your Path To Success is a resource book. It is designed to help one look forward to a horizon filled with possibilities. It is full of ideas geared to help one understand the power within and how to harness that power to build a better tomorrow. It waters the wholesome qualities within that are just waiting to be awakened. Those watered are the ones that sprout, make their way into awareness, and manifest outwardly. We don’t grow old. When we stop growing, we become old. Accepting change and welcoming the unknown, is to recognize the authentic realism of reaching beyond. Answer the highest calling of your heart, establish your foothold and reach beyond your grasp. Let Reach Beyond ignite your spirit and the power that is generated through its everlasting words be your guide.

Reposition Yourself
Reposition Yourself

Author: T.D. Jakes

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-05-08

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1416544313

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A bestselling author and leader of a congregation of 30,000, Jakes teaches spiritual principles of prosperity and success. He explains from a Christian point of view how to reconstruct attitudes about giving, sharing, and reaping life's rewards.

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

Author: Sarah J. Robinson

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0593193539

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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Mediocre
Mediocre

Author: Ijeoma Oluo

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781580059527

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From the author of the smash hit #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, an "illuminating" (New York Times Book Review) history of white male identity in America What happens to a country that tells generations of white men that they deserve power? What happens when their identity is defined by status over women and people of color? Through the last 150 years of American history, Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy. She then envisions a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism. Now with a new preface addressing the harrowing 2021 Capitol attack, Mediocre confronts our founding myths, in hopes that we will write better stories for future generations.

Reaching Beyond the Religious
Reaching Beyond the Religious

Author: Elan Divon

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010-04-16

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1450215335

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In a groundbreaking comparison between the Biblical and Hindu traditions, Reaching Beyond the Religious reveals a wisdom that transcends time, culture and creed, and which has the power to transform the way we think about religion in the 21st century. Dispelling the idea that we can create our destinies by tapping into the power of our intentions, the book flips the paradigm on its head and challenges our basic assumptions about the world, God, and the human enterprise. Weaving between mythology and reality, East and West, the book unearths seven universal wisdom themes from across the religious spectrum and maps these onto the complexities of modern day life. From Genesis, Job and the Hindu god, Shiva, to the dramatic Presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama; from the life stories of Biblical Patriarchs and Hindu icons to those of contemporary greats such as J.K. Rowling, Michael Jordan, and Warren Buffett, this is a book that charts the teachings of the past onto the present while exploring humankinds most pressing and difficult questions. Supported by compelling examples taken from nature, pop culture, and religious text; prepare to be enlightened, entertained, and inspired by Reaching Beyond the Religious.

Trapped in Mediocrity
Trapped in Mediocrity

Author: Katherine Baird

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2012-08-09

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1442215496

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Our students aren’t learning, we’re falling behind other countries, and many of our college graduates are even functionally illiterate. We offer our kids a weak and poorly thought out curriculum; too many teachers do not make good use of classroom time and follow lesson plans that are superficial and repetitive; almost all state governments define “proficiency” at low levels of competency; and because kids with very uneven skills populate a classroom, teachers spend considerable time on review before introducing new material. This dismal picture is tempered by the fact that the hard work and dedication of countless teachers and administrators means that many students get an excellent education. But it doesn’t temper it much. As a group, even our top students are not as strong as are those in a large majority of other rich countries. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Katherine Baird, an economist, starts by clearly spelling out how our educational system is trapped in mediocrity. Yet, she doesn’t just expose where we are. She identifies the steps to get out of the trap. We need to (1) dramatically reform our education’s governance structure, (2) establish high expectations for all students, (3) provide adequate support to meet those expectations, and (4) introduce strong incentives for students to work hard in school so they do their part in meeting higher standards. Clearly, it isn’t as simple as it sounds, but Baird carefully examines each factor that has led to the current state in education and then spells out how a combination of policies will weaken the forces that keep our schools mediocre and instead make them ones worth copying