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The Power of Ritual in Prehistory: Secret Societies and Origins of Social Complexity
Par Brian Hayden. 2018
The Power of Ritual in Prehistory is the first book in nearly a century to deal with traditional secret societies…
from a comparative perspective and the first from an archaeological viewpoint Providing a clear definition as well as the material signatures of ethnographic secret societies Brian Hayden demonstrates how they worked what motivated their organizers and what tactics they used to obtain what they wanted He shows that far from working for the welfare of their communities traditional secret societies emerged as predatory organizations operated for the benefit of their own members Moreover and contrary to the prevailing ideas that prehistoric rituals were used to integrate communities Hayden demonstrates how traditional secret societies created divisiveness and inequalities They were one of the key tools for increasing political control leading to chiefdoms states and world religions Hayden s conclusions will be eye-opening not only for archaeologists but also for anthropologists political scientists and scholars of religionThe Fountain of Age
Par Betty Friedan. 1993
Betty Friedan launches a new revolution with this powerful, bestselling book breaking through the American mystique of aging as decline.…
Through hundreds of interviews, Friedan confronts our denial and demolishes society's compassionate contempt -- to offer a vision of what can be embraced.I Married Adventure Journal
Par Luci Swindoll. 2002
A two-color companion journal to accompany women on the sometimes harried and often hectic path of life, the I Married…
Adventure Journal helps women pack up their hesitations and once again envision their hopes and dreams. This road map for getting up and back into the game, filled with unique hand-drawn graphics and personal photos, offers ideas, suggestions, exercises and imagery to stir the mind and spirit into making a wonderful adventure out of life.Reign Down: Change Your Life Through the Gift of Repentance
Par Walt Kallestad, Shawn-Marie Cole, Robert Schuller. 2008
The Key to Heaven's Door In your possession, you have a powerful key -- a key that unlocks heaven's door…
and grants you instant and free access to the throne room of God. What is this key? Quite simply, it is repentance -- the kind of repentance that will change your life and cure your problems. Regardless of where life has taken you, God stands ready to take the mistakes of your past and create for you an incredible future. In the pages of this revolutionary book you'll find out how. The Gift of Repentance Is there a yearning deep in your heart that nothing can satisfy -- a craving for something more? This revolutionary book will help you explore that yearning and will powerfully demonstrate that this unsatisfied need is a part of every heart that is not yet one with God. As you receive God's gift of repentance, you will find peace, fulfillment, and a new beginning. The process is simple to start and is clearly explained inside these pages. As you bring your broken heart to God, He will fill your life with blessings galore: Peace Fulfillment Purpose Direction Meaning Satisfaction All this can be yours as you learn how to accept God's powerful gift of repentance and open your heart to all that He has for you.Knights in Training: Ten Principles for Raising Honorable, Courageous, and Compassionate Boys
Par Heather Haupt. 2017
Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to…
pursue honor, courage, and compassion.In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now. When we issue the challenge and give boys the reasons why it is worth pursuing, we step forward on an incredible journey towards raising the kind of boys who, just like the knights of old, make an impact in their world now and for the rest of their lives.From the Trade Paperback edition.La mujer en su lugar de trabajo: Construye relaciones sanas en tu vida laboral
Par Rosemary Flaaten. 2013
La mujer en su lugar de trabajo muestra a las mujeres que Dios puede llevar a cabo una profunda transformación…
en su corazón para que el amor y el cuidado divinos fluyan a través de ellas hacia sus compañeros de trabajo. A Woman and Her Workplace shows women how God can perform a deep heart transformation within us that will allow His love and care to flow through us to the people in our workplaces.Pensar. Amar. Hacer.: Un llamado a glorificar a Dios con la mente y el corazón
Par John Piper, David Mathis. 2014
Aquí, hay un llamado al cristianismo holístico: un reto a ser pensadores comprometidos y serios respecto a conocer a Dios,…
a ser sentidores que laten con pasión por Jesús y su evangelio, y ser hacedores que se esfuerzan por hacer grandes actos de amor por otros. Nuestro Salvador mismo nos muestra que el cristianismo holístico se compone de mente, corazón y manos. Él nos enseña también que la vida cristiana es multidimensional: pensar, amar y hacer son conceptos que no se pueden reducir ni separar. Con las colaboraciones de Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Albert Mohler, R. C. Sproul y Thabiti Anyabwile, Pensar. Amar. Hacer extiende una invitación profunda y convincente a experimentar la plenitud de la vida cristiana. Here is a call to holistic Christianity: A challenge to be thinkers, engaged and serious about knowing God. And to be feelers, pulsing with passion for Jesus and his gospel. And to be doers, endeavoring great acts of love for others. Our Savior himself shows us that holistic Christianity is comprised of mind, heart, and hands. And he shows us that the Christian life is multidimensional--irreducibly and inseparably thinking, loving, and doing. With contributions from Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Albert Mohler, R. C. Sproul, and Thabiti Anyabwile, Thinking. Loving. Doing. extends a thorough and compelling invitation to experience the fullness of the Christian life.The Wounded Heart . . . Restored
Par Don H. Polston. 2010
Misfit Faith: Confessions of a Drunk Ex-Pastor
Par Jason J. Stellman. 2017
Provides a vision for a broader more hospitable Christianity Publishers Weekly The co-host of…
the popular podcast Drunk Ex-Pastors offers an earnest and irreverent look at what it means to be a Christian in an upside down world Perhaps failing at faith is an ironic success since disaster is where grace happens Jason StellmanJason Stellman has always felt like a misfit A Protestant pastor with a sharp wit a restlessly inquisitive mind and a love of pop culture and rock and roll he has long sensed that something was missing when it came to his relationship with God In time he felt drawn to the Catholic Church so he stepped down from his ministry and embraced Catholicism only to still feel misplaced and homeless His feelings thoughts and troubles echo the disillusionment and confusion of many people who struggle relating to ancient faiths in a postmodern world In a book that mixes memoir with theological insights and taut storytelling Stellman gives an edgy honest heart-on-his-sleeve account of what it means to be a mixed-up Christian outsider in the twenty-first century and why this is a can be good thing Misfit Faith is an invitation to all the religious vagabonds and exiles with nowhere to really call home those wanderers who increasingly feel like mere fans of spirituality rather than committed members of the team If you ve ever questioned your faith felt like a spiritual malcontent or sought solace for your existential angst at the bottom of a bottle of bourbon then Stellman just may be the best drinking buddy you ve never metPlan of Life
Par Roger J. Landry. 2018
This book is meant for teens to older adults of all educational levels who aspire to spiritual growth; it’s also…
a great aid for parents and grandparents who need help in teaching children and young people how to grow in God. There are many Catholics who are not familiar with having a plan of life that includes these basic elements. Many Catholics would like to grow spiritually, but don’t know where to start and welcome this kind of practical, doable approachThe Hourglass Solution: A Boomer's Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Par Jeff Johnson, Paula Forman. 2009
Seventy-five million baby boomers are finding themselves bound by habits and pursuits instigated many years agoand for a large percentage…
of those boomers, significant aspects of their lives no longer satisfy. But by joining revolutionary insight to highly proprietary prescriptive advice, The Hourglass Solution provides a proactive and pragmatic way to lead a better life after 50. Johnson and Forman evaluate the life narrative through the lens of an hourglassproposing that those in early adulthood are at the top of the hourglass, able to select from many options, while those in middle age are in the hourglass’s neck, constrained by the choices they made earlier in their lives. The Hourglass Solution explains how those approaching their fifties (and beyond) can still find a wealth of opportunity by recognizing and pursuing new directions, free from the restrictions imposed by an earlier choice. Like Gail Sheehy’s Passages before it, The Hourglass Solution will enlighten and inspire a generation of readers to regain control over their lives and well-being.Sé las manos y los pies de Cristo
Par Nick Vujicic. 2018
Si Dios puede usar un hombre que no tiene brazos ni piernas para que sea sus manos y sus…
pies ciertamente l usar cualquier coraz n que est dispuesto a dejarse usar Est s listo para ser Jes s en las vidas de otros Ahora es el tiempo de comenzar -Nick Vujicic Siendo uno de los principales evangelistas del mundo que ha logrado superar una discapacidad f sica severa Nick comprende los sentimientos de duda y ha aprendido c mo compartir de Cristo de muchas maneras que te har n sentir c modo y satisfecho Al contar historias nunca antes reveladas sobre su vida personal incluyendo sus retos espirituales y experiencias al borde de la muerte Nick detalla ejemplos de la manera en que ha compartido su fe con los dem s desde familiares a desconocidos y hasta presidentes y primeros ministros En este fascinante y conmovedor libro nos ofrece ideas innovadoras para que puedas ayudar a otros a caminar en fe tambi nPrime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement And Transform America
Par Marc Freedman. 1999
Over the next three decades, the number of Americans over fifty will double, swelling to more than a quarter of…
the population. Already we are living thirty years longer than a century ago, with further gains expected in the coming years. The end result is a new stage of life, one as long or longer than childhood or middle age in duration, and one spent in unprecedented good health. Yet, as individuals, and as a society, we've shown little imagination or wisdom in using this great gift of a third age. Marc Freedman identifies the new longevity as not a problem to be solved, but an opportunity to be seized-provided we can engage the experience, talent, and idealism of older Americans. At a juncture when the middle-generation faces a time-famine, struggling to simultaneously raise kids and work long hours on the job, the older generation is awash in free time, poised to succeed women as the trustees of civic life in this country. In the process they stand to find new meaning and purpose in their lives, and abandon the limbo-like state unfulfilling for so many older individuals. Freedman argues that the aging phenomenon, the massive transformation that many portray as our downfall, may in fact be our best hope for renewal as a nation.Water Histories and Spatial Archaeology
Par Michael J. Harrower. 2016
This book offers a new interpretation of the spatial-political-environmental dynamics of water and irrigation in long-term histories of arid regions.…
It compares ancient Southwest Arabia (3500 BC–AD 600) with the American West (2000 BC–AD 1950) in global context to illustrate similarities and differences among environmental, cultural, political, and religious dynamics of water. It combines archaeological exploration and field studies of farming in Yemen with social theory and spatial technologies, including satellite imagery, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping. In both ancient Yemen and the American West, agricultural production focused not where rain-fed agriculture was possible, but in hyper-arid areas where massive state-constructed irrigation schemes politically and ideologically validated state sovereignty. While shaped by profound differences and contingencies, ancient Yemen and the American West are mutually informative in clarifying human geographies of water that are important to understandings of America, Arabia, and contemporary conflicts between civilizations deemed East and West.Messy: God Likes It That Way
Par A J Swoboda. 2012
Christianity is messy. Unanswered prayers. Painful choices. Unresolved regrets. But there is good news: God works in the mess. He…
gets a kick out of these disturbing, disorderly moments because in these moments, we learn to trust Him. What if we all trusted Jesus? How would the world look different? How would we look different?Both annoyingly honest and refreshingly humorous, Messy reassures Christians that God can reveal Himself in their clutter. Author and pastor A.J. Swoboda offers biblical insight and vivid, personal stories to redefine faith from something that must be perfect to something that is imperfect, but can still give beauty, meaning, and purpose to a messy life. As entertaining as it is challenging, this book teaches Christians what it means to trust in each other, in grace, in hope, and in a Savior who defied the rules of death. Here's to finding joy in your chaos!The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain
Par Gene D. Cohen. 2005
The Mature Mind delivers good news for those in the second half of life, with an extraordinary account of cutting-edge…
neuroscience, groundbreaking psychology, fascinating vignettes from history and case studies, and practical advice for personal growth strategies. Gene Cohen, a renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist, draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty.Something Beautiful
Par Gloria Gaither. 2007
What began 50 years ago, when two high-school English teachers in an Indiana farm community began writing songs to express…
spiritual insights, has become a volume of church standards sung the world over. Bill and Gloria Gaither's songs have found permanent homes in people's hearts and hymnals, making this couple among the most prolific and popular in Christian music history. Now fans and music lovers can see inside the inspiration and life events that created the songs they sing most, including Because He Lives, There's Something About That Name, and The Family of God. In her trademark elegant prose, Gloria has created a beautiful keepsake for all those who love Christian music and its history.Ayodhya: Archaeology After Demolition (Revised edition)
Par D. Mandal. 2003
Spirituality for the Rest of Us
Par Larry Osborne. 2007
Contrarian thinking at its best simply asks,Is this really true? It speaks up when the politically correct answer or the…
conventional wisdom doesn't match reality - when things simply don't work the way everyone says they should. -- Larry Osborne. If you don't fit the mold... If you're tired of adjusting to other people's definitions of spirituality... If traditional spiritual disciplines just aren't working for you... If all the standard answers aren't enough... but your deepest desire is to know God more... Here's Spirituality for the Rest of Us.We Pray with Her: Encouragement for All Women Who Lead
Par Shannon Sullivan, Emily Peck-McClain, Danyelle Trexler, J. Paige Boyer, Jen Tyler. 2222
Leading while female—whether in business, politics, the home, local communities, or the church—can be incredibly life-giving and spiritually fulfilling, yet…
lonely and difficult. “We Pray with Her” means supporting all the hers, both established and just starting up the ladder, who are leading the charge in today’s culture. It is a commitment to let them know that they are not alone, and that we are praying with along with them. In a world of glass ceilings, harassment, and “boy’s clubs,” women often encounter obstacles when they seek to forge ahead in their work to leave a positive mark through their labor, personal efforts, and causes. Women business leaders, political candidates, clergy, and trailblazers of all kinds need the support and encouragement of their fellow women. We are not intended to walk through life alone, and by raising each other up in prayer we will in-turn be inspired in our own efforts, grow in our faith, be understanding of shortfalls, and celebrate successes along with our fellow women. This inspiring devotional is a collection of 100 entries written by the women of WePrayWithHer, a grassroots movement turned online collective of women faith leaders, explores themes such as call, vocation, persistence, resistance, and struggle. Whether you’re a woman leader looking for personal inspiration, in a supportive role to a leader, an aspiring leader, or a woman who wants to support her sisters in Christ, you’ll find a home within these pages. Join the movement with your prayers, by mentoring, and through daily acts of solidarity with the women in your life and community. In these readings you’ll be emboldened to support one another as we strive to live the life to which God has called us.