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Your ultimate level of success depends on your ability to express yourself in a creative, confident, and compelling way. Whether you speak, teach, or write, the same underlying principles of communication will guarantee excellence in whatever you do. The Communication Guys podcast teaches those timeless, universal principles and applies them to all forms of communication: spoken and written, personal and public, platform and small group. Tim Downs is a professional speaker, communication trainer, novelist, and cartoonist whose work has appeared in newspapers from the New York Post to the Los ...

Dig God out from under 2,000 years of religious tradition and discover the treasure buried underneath its rubble! Explore answers to questions we all have, from a fresh perspective!

Set in the wake of General Custer's tragic massacre at the Little Big Horn, The Big Horn tells the story of a celebrated steamboat captain who rescued the tragic survivors of the 7th Cavalry, forcing him to bury a fated gold shipment along the banks of the Little Big Horn to make room for the wounded. Thirty years later, while trying to solve a murder, a Montana lawman stumbles upon a clue that might not only solve the crime, but possibly lead to the whereabouts of the lost gold, a discovery that puts him on a collision course with those determined to stop him.

You're not crazy! The problems that make you feel like you’re broken and can’t be fixed, stem from “negative memory engrams.” You can’t see them or touch them, but you can feel them, and they're running you today! Negative memory engrams can aid your progress or limit it severely! They determine your fears, phobias, and cravings. They’re behind they ways you relate to other people, especially those closest to you. They can even determine how fast you learn and your level of success. When you heal negative memory engrams dysfunction can't hold you hostage any more!

Life always includes its share of losses and goodbyes. Coping and growing in and through change and loss is part of the process of life here on Earth. It is my hope and prayer that this book and others will be a guide to you on your journey through life.

For the sort of dreams that humans have while asleep, you will have to consult other books. This book is not about bad dreams or nightmares either. This book is about dreams in real life that are dashed by death, divorce, moves, loss of a job, or a loss of a relationship. Hence, these are grieving dreams or dream death. The circumstances of life, for us all, brings loss into our lives. Some loss is self-actuated, other loss is from the actions of others, while other losses just happen in what we call "acts of God".

Do you want your children to be actively serving in the local church when they turn 30 and beyond? Why They Stay can help! Much has been written about younger adults and their departure from church involvement. Concerned parents and church leaders want to know what has caused them to depart. Instead of asking why young adults are leaving the church, Parr and Crites conducted a national research project of those who grew up in church and are still serving faithfully.

You or a friend has experienced an unexpected loss. What should you or your friend expect in the weeks and months ahead? This audiobook is a brief but informative explanation of what to expect, what the grief process is, and your responsibility in grief.

Tennesseans at War, 1812 - 1815 by Tom Kanon tells the often-forgotten story of the central role citizens and soldiers from Tennessee played in the Creek War in Alabama and War of 1812. In Tennesseans at War, 1812 - 1815, Tom Kanon explains the role Tennesseans played in these changes, and how they remade the South.

This tool will allow you to plan a funeral with a family or insure you that you are always ready to perform a funeral.

Mayhem is sadly part of life. Whether it is Pearl Harbor or 911 acts of terror, or a terror causing accident in the home, in a car, or plane the potential for mayhem is ever present. Mayhem is everywhere a possibility. How will we respond and regroup after mayhem is the most important question. If it has hit you or someone you care about this book is for you.

Each section is designed to be a discussion session for a group or 5-12 students about the essay "A Grief Observed" by C.S. Lewis. Allow each student to respond to the first question before going on to the next. Allow for more time if some student has difficulty understanding or answering the question. It is my hope that these will assist you in helping young people make sense of death(s) in their lives.

So you are a Youth Pastor or Youth Worker, and someone dies. It could be the grandparent, or parent of a youth in your ministry. Or it could be a youth in your youth who is killed in a terrible accident, or it could be a student in a local high school or middle school. How will you respond to help the families, the individuals in your youth group or the youth in the local high school? Could it be that God has put you in the situation for a divine purpose? I think that is why you are reading this now.

Martin Luther is known for his actions and thought. His poetry has shaped many over the last 500 years. This is love poetry of deeper sort.

To lead "Like a Boss" means to develop a new set of leadership skills - leading with style and courage. This collection of leadership principles from authors, PhD's, psychologists, CEO's, and professional speakers is designed to help new leaders develop instantaneous leadership results.

Would you like to become an incredible leader of change... and have your team love it? Would you like to understand the three core traits of young leaders? Well now you can.

A handbook to help plan a Christian wedding ceremony. To plan the Christian theme and message of the event. Materials that seek to communicate the essence of Christian Marriage to the 21st Century.

This is the student handbook for high school students attending a GrievingTeens Grief Camp. We will help you organize a grief camp in your area that meets these goals and objectives. Our mission is to see people grow through grief and become people equipped to help others throughout their lives. For more information go to grievingteens.com or grievingteensgriefcamp.com.

Here is a book to help you or a loved one think and work through grief. Many times people have no one to talk to about their loss. This book is also a resource to use to help lead a grief group discussion about the four tasks of grief. To learn more go to Grievingteens.com, GrievingTeensPublishing.com.

Grief is a process that you must work through and it is not time limited. Some never work through grief while others work through it and return to a life changed but directed again to the future. Grief will affect all of us. Christians have hope but still grieve. This book will help you or a friend work through grief. This is a devotional that will encourage you and draw you closer to your heavenly Father who deeply loves you and wants to be close to you - your Daddy.

You often hear, "Happy Holidays", or "Merry Christmas", although many feel anything but happy or merry at this season - or at any season - due to loss in their lives. The Christmas or holiday season, when people gather with friends and family, accentuates the losses we feel. This is due to the absence or the longing to be with those who are not with us at this season. Whether it is a death, a divorce, a loss of a job, or a move that separates us from those we miss and love, the holidays can be joyous on the outside but agony inside. Some can pretend, while others just cannot.