To Dream Again

To Dream Again

Author: Robert Dale

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-12-27

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1725212951

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There are four ways to revitalize a church, organizationally speaking. The easiest change is policy change. You simply adjust the way you do things. A second strategy is to change personnel. Firing the minister or electing new lay leaders is a common approach. Another change tactic is to create new program structures. Reorganization plans are familiar in institutions of all kinds. Change policy. Change people. Change programs. Each of these approaches has its advocates. But the approach I suggest is the most basic of all--clarify purpose. The fourth way to revitalize a church is to define and act on its fundamental purpose. A new dream awakes a congregation. A poster motto challenges: "Aim for the sun. You may not reach it, but you will fly higher that if you never aimed at all." --from the Foreword


Dream Again

Dream Again

Author: Isaiah Austin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1501107399

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The inspiring story of Isaiah Austin, the man who captured our hearts when he was made the honorary NBA draft pick after a shocking diagnosis ended his professional basketball career before he could even step onto the court. “There are two choices in life: you make it your excuse or you make it your story.” Isaiah Austin’s mother shared these words of wisdom with him as a child as he came to terms with a torn retina taking away the ability to see with his right eye. Faced with adversity at such a young age, Isaiah had to choose—let his disability define him or overcome the challenge and shine. Overcoming that challenge is exactly what Isaiah did as he made a name for himself on Baylor University’s NCAA Division 1 basketball team. Everyone expected Isaiah to have a successful career in the NBA after college, but on June 21, 2014—just five days before the NBA draft—Austin was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue, putting him at risk of rupturing his heart if he continued to play basketball. In seconds, Austin’s hopes for a career in the NBA became impossible. After hearing about Isaiah’s diagnosis, NBA commissioner Adam Silver invited Austin to attend the 2014 draft as his personal guest. The League recognized Isaiah’s courage, resilience, and determination in a bittersweet moment when he was made an Honorary Draft Pick. Rather than letting another challenge destroy his faith, Austin has once again strived to overcome adversity by becoming a spokesperson for The Marfan Foundation, raising awareness and understanding for the disease. Despite the many heartbreaking challenges he has faced, Isaiah’s story is inspirational and full of hope as he encourages everyone to tower in the face of adversity and keep living out your dreams, no matter what life throws your way. *Proceeds from Dream Again will go to the Isaiah Austin Foundation, which provides support for the awareness and research of Marfan syndrome and those affected by it.


The Informationist

The Informationist

Author: Taylor Stevens

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2011-03-08

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0307717119

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Governments pay her. Criminals fear her. Nobody sees her coming. Vanessa “Michael” Munroe deals in information—expensive information—working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to missionary parents in lawless central Africa, Munroe took up with an infamous gunrunner and his mercenary crew when she was just fourteen. As his protégé, she earned the respect of the jungle's most dangerous men, cultivating her own reputation for years until something sent her running. After almost a decade building a new life and lucrative career from her home base in Dallas, she's never looked back. Until now. A Texas oil billionaire has hired her to find his daughter who vanished in Africa four years ago. It’s not her usual line of work, but she can’t resist the challenge. Pulled deep into the mystery of the missing girl, Munroe finds herself back in the lands of her childhood, betrayed, cut off from civilization, and left for dead. If she has any hope of escaping the jungle and the demons that drive her, she must come face-to-face with the past that she’s tried for so long to forget. The first book in the Vanessa Michael Munroe series, gripping, ingenious, and impeccably paced, The Informationist marks the arrival or a thrilling new talent. “Stevens’s blazingly brilliant debut introduces a great new action heroine, Vanessa Michael Munroe, who doesn’t have to kick over a hornet’s nest to get attention, though her feral, take-no-prisoners attitude reflects the fire of Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander….Thriller fans will eagerly await the sequel to this high-octane page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred, boxed review


Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Author: Kris Vallotton

Publisher: Chosen Books

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780800797829

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Practical Keys to Transforming the World around You In a world where evil dominates the headlines, we are often left wondering, Will good really triumph over evil? Or are we hurtling toward oblivion? It's here, during this very hour--when political chaos seems to reign and the media persecutes anyone who disagrees with them--that God is searching for men and women who long for an infusion of boldness that possesses their souls, who will take a stand and be a voice for the Kingdom. His vision for the future is not bleak, and he is readying a heavy rain of transformation and revival. Here is the guidance and inspiration you need to become a vessel that catches the downpour of the Spirit's rain--and helps release God's Kingdom like a flood.


The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

Author: Randy Pausch

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780340978504

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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.


I Cried to Dream Again

I Cried to Dream Again

Author: Sara Kruzan

Publisher: Pantheon

Published: 2022-05-10

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 059331588X

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There is perhaps no crime more disturbing than the abuse of a child—and no court cases as upsetting as those in which juveniles who have faced abuse are tried for fighting back. In this gripping memoir Sara Kruzan, a survivor of childhood abuse and sex trafficking, tells the honest, disturbing, and ultimately empowering story of her journey from abuse to incarceration without parole for killing her abuser to finally gaining her liberation. "As someone who has worked with trafficking survivors in the developing world, I am struck by how vividly Kruzan’s memoir shows us how easily these same atrocities take place, barely noticed, beneath the sophisticated veneer of life in the U.S. A brilliant and illuminating read."—Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and author of Mighty Be Our Powers Sara is currently an advocate for the rights of incarcerated women and children, and the inspiration behind Sara’s Law, a bill currently in the House of Representative seeking to protect children of abuse from facing life sentences. "I was eleven when I first met GG. I realized later that he had to have been aware of the chaos that was my life because he played me perfectly. I was walking home after school ... I heard a red Mustang purring like a huge lion behind me as I turned onto my block. When it caught up with me, a man leaned out of the window and motioned for me to come closer. 'Hey, excuse me,' he said. I approached the window and politely and cheerfully replied, ‘Yes?’ He said, 'I’ve been noticing you a lot, and I just want to talk to you. I’m gonna go get some ice cream and go to the park. I would love for you to come and join me. We won’t be gone long. Is that okay with you?' Ice cream! I found his offer irresistible. GG leaned over and opened the passenger door, 'What’s your name? People call me GG.' 'Sara,' I said shyly.'"—from I Cried to Dream Again


Dream Again

Dream Again

Author: Tommy Barnett

Publisher: Charisma Media

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0884195236

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In this collection of true stories, you will read about dozens of people--people like you--who have experienced the supernatural touch of God upon their dreams.


It's Not Over

It's Not Over

Author: Joshua Gagnon

Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0785230653

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Do you feel like you’ve settled for a life less than you once desired? The good news: it’s not over! It’s Not Over is a book for anyone who has ever felt discouraged, detoured, or disappointed by the path of their life and who longs to dream big again. “Whether you are overcoming a disappointment or simply dreaming big, this book will build your faith and inspire you to do more than you thought possible.” - Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life.Church and New York Times bestselling author Pursuing a dream is essential to living a life with purpose. Yet we often bury our burning desires and dreams deep in our hearts because it seems as if there’s no way we can accomplish them. In It’s Not Over, pastor Joshua Gagnon, founder of the Next Level Church network, reminds us that we were born to dream—and to dream big. In fact, our dreams have the power to shape our lives. Join Joshua in discovering the answers to these questions and many more: • How do you determine what your God-sized dreams are? • How does dreaming help you discover your purpose? • How do you overcome disappointment and find hope again? • How do you pray bold prayers when you don’t feel like praying at all? If you find yourself minimizing your dreams or feeling like you’re settling in your life, the good news is you have time! As long as you have breath in your lungs, God has a dream for you to chase. Start identifying your God-sized dreams today and take action towards achieving them. It’s what you were created for. And you can start today.


THE POWER TO DREAM AGAIN JOURNAL

THE POWER TO DREAM AGAIN JOURNAL

Author: Mattie M Nottage

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781951110048

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This companion journal to "The Power To Dream Again!" book is a personal tool which allows you to freely document every dream, vision, trance or impression that you experience during the night watches or even during the day. This journal will allow you to not only write down the dream that God is showing you, but will also allow you to make note of relevant scriptures, images, colors, animals and the like as you continue to navigate the prophetic pathways to interpreting the meaning of your dreams. I pray that you will be able to discern when your dream is from God and when it is from the devil. Further, I pray that you will become spiritually mature enough to embrace your godly dreams and spiritually militant to go to battle against every bad dream, nightmares, or demonic enemy seeking to enter your life through your dream realm. Meditate upon your dreams through the Word of God and spend much time in prayer and worship before Him. Allow Him to minister the truth of what He is speaking and saying to you through your dreams. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. (Proverbs 25:2) In Proverbs 25:2, the Word of God speaks volumes as it admonishes us that it is an honor to be able to interpret the counsel of God that He has released through a dream, vision or even a parable. It is given to the people of God to know the mysteries and profound kingdom truths that He has encoded throughout the annuls of time and even in our dispensation. Such unveiling of mysteries has revealed economic breakthroughs, prophetic insight, the end of demonic world governments, modern day discoveries and inventions; they have unlocked divine destinies, unsurpassed wisdom and insight, divine purpose, godly relationships, deceitful enemies and so much more. Our God is an awesome God and worthy of all praise and glory. He is the God of all wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He has established the foundation of the world and everything in it. It is His desire that we seek to know Him; that we pursue hard after Him as He teaches us His ways, His precepts and counsel. It is truly an honor to know our God; to be able to hear and perceive Him through the mysteries with which He speaks to us. I encourage you to embrace the dream realm with godly wisdom, counsel and understanding as you seek to uncover the mysteries and hidden messages in your dreams as God gives them to you! I pray that on this journey that you truly find the power and courage to dream again!!.....God bless you!