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Following a youth mission trip that reinforced his faith and taught him to hear God, Ed Carpenter spent years in business and building a family. Facing many challenges and struggles over time, it was the ability to hear God that guided his path to well-being and success. This book is designed to help listeners find truth, meaning, inner peace, and contentment by learning to establish and maintain an intimate connection with God.

Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe happy endings exist in real life. Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel - but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernández.

Hearing is the first sense we develop—a primary warning instinct hardwired into our brains. And yet, in an increasingly noisy and distracted world, most people pay very little attention to sound. In school, we teach reading and writing, but not listening. Conscious listening is rare, and, with over half the world's population now living in cities, billions of people never experience the rich and health‑enhancing sounds of the natural world. Every day, the sounds around us affect our experience and fundamentally alter our quality of life, for better or worse.

Thomas Edison stands as one of the most iconic figures in history, whose legacy as a prolific inventor and visionary transformed the world and defined the spirit of innovation. Born in an era of candlelight and gas lamps, Edison’s determination and curiosity propelled him to invent and develop technologies that electrified cities, brought sound and motion pictures to life, and redefined communication. This eBook dives into the life and achievements of "The Wizard of Menlo Park," exploring his groundbreaking inventions like the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera...

The Bible clearly highlights the New Testament gift of prophecy as a powerful blessing that is meant to encourage, exhort, and comfort the body of Christ. Tragically, however, decades of unbalanced teaching, unaccountable prophecies, and unhealthy prophets have driven many churches and individuals to abandon the prophetic ministry altogether. In these troubling times the church cannot afford to neglect any of the Kingdom resources that God has made available to His people. "Prophesy" lays out a clear theological framework for the purpose and necessity of the gift of prophecy among us today....

In Hungry for God, critically acclaimed author Margaret Feinberg puts you in touch with your desire for intimacy with your Creator and what it takes to find fulfillment. With rare insight into the Scriptures, human nature, and the heart of God, Hungry for God invites you to discover the ways in which God speaks to you not from the top of some holy mountain, but in the midst of your everyday life.

Eloquent. Philosophical. Introspective. These are not the words usually associated with an autistic child. But in a remarkable display of courage and creativity, a boy named Tito has shattered stereotypes, and in The Mind Tree makes us question all of our previous assumptions about autism. For Tito is severely autistic and nearly nonverbal, and this is his story.

For 12 years, Bella Bathurst was deaf. She missed the punchlines and the jokes, avoided busy restaurants and raucous parties, and grew her hair long to cover hearing aids. But then, 12 years later, pioneering surgery on her ears gave her the chance to hear again. Sound is the extraordinary story of Bella's journey into deafness and back to hearing. Mixing memoir with interviews with soldiers, sign language experts, musicians, and mental health workers, Bella explores what it means to live with and without sound, and, in the process, uncovers a hidden world of sense and connection.

This book examines the hearings that followed Mormon apostle Reed Smoot’s 1903 election to the US Senate and the subsequent protests and petitioning efforts from mainstream Christian ministries disputing Smoot’s right to serve as a senator. Exploring how religious and political institutions adapted and shapeshifted in response to larger societal and ecclesiastical trends, The Reed Smoot Hearings offers a broader exploration of secularism during the Progressive Era and puts the Smoot hearings in context with the ongoing debate about the constitutional definition of marriage.

"I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh and yours sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions and also upon the servants and upon the handmaidens in those days will I pour out My Spirit."(Joel 2:28-29) Eileen Fisher has been blessed with the gift of prophecy for more than 30 years. She candidly shares her successes-and her mistakes-to stir up a desire and love in your heart for Embracing the Prophetic. This prophetic instruction manual will: Reveal how the prophetic works. Answer your questions about the prophetic gifting. Help...

When the judiciary fails to deliver justice and turns a blind eye to the trouble in the streets, it's the time for the ordinary folks to convince them to do something, "we see people wasting away, we are losing lives, social structures have lost their steering and direction, even a police station is not a safe place to hide anymore," says a young activist lawyer to the supreme court judge, "all this is happening right under your nose while you sit right there on your high throne-like chair doing nothing as if you were a supreme being, wouldn’t you at least say something your highness? you...

Written during recovery from an extremely challenging time in the author Meredith's life, this book records her communications with the Lord Jesus. Presented as a devotional and packed with Scriptures, this book is perfect for enjoying in bite-sized "chunks"—to guide, uplift, and encourage.Take this unforgettable and inspiring journey where there is soothing, replenishment, and the deep love of the Lord Jesus, the One who came to set the captives free!

That Deaf Kid is a valuable resource for parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. It examines the ongoing tug-of-war between mainstreaming, deaf schools, hearing aids, cochlear implants, sign language, speech therapy, and more. That Deaf Kid brings these issues to light and shows how it's possible to have a healthy balance. Most important, it builds a critical bridge between fitting in and belonging. When we cross that bridge, we encourage deaf and hard of hearing children to discover their authentic selves.

Managers and other employees spend more than 40 percent of their time listening to other people but often do it so poorly that the result is millions of dollars' worth of mistakes, just because most people don't know how to listen. In this new edition of her classic guide to the art of effective listening, Madelyn Burley-Allen tells you how to acquire active, productive listening skills and put them to work for you professionally, socially, and personally.

Do you ever wonder why your relationship with God feels stale? Have you ever wished you could just hear if God was saying something—anything—to you? Grow in your relationship with God as you learn about the many different ways God uses to communicate with you!

In this book you'll learn more about how we can hear God speaking to us daily. Several verses emphasize the importance of prayer as a means of seeking God's presence, guidance, and peace. Through prayer, Christians believe they can cultivate a deeper relationship with God and be receptive to His voice and direction in their lives. It's important to approach prayer with a humble and open heart, listening for God's response through various means, including inner convictions, promptings, and insights, which are often interpreted as His voice speaking to the believer.

The surprising truth about how the things our ears hear affect what's between them. Every day, we are surrounded by millions of sounds - ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more attention-grabbing sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens. But how do we process what we hear every day? And how does it affect our brains and our minds?

In this excellent book, Seven Different Kinds of Voices; (How to Recognize, Distinguish, and Hear God's Voice), you will discover that each day various kinds of voices contend for our attention. Some voices have our best interest in mind, while others have another agenda. We often hear the familiar voice of friends, family, and at times, the voice of an enemy. Some voices are external; other voices are internal. From outside, we hear the voices of people, music, news, politicians, marketing ads, and even voices that speak into our minds from the invisible realm; both angelic and demonic. ...

What Happens When a Believer Learns to Pray God's Word? Faith increases The mind is renewed God's perfect will is disclosed Intimacy with God is cultivated God's promises are received Things begin to changeGod's Word is filled with His promises to you. As you personalize His promises and turn them into prayers, your life will change in surprising ways. The old expression "Praying changes things" takes on new meaning as you learn to pray God's Word. The prayers of this book are prayers that change things in your outlook, your circumstances, and your approach to life. The prayers contained ...

This collection of essays from rhetoric authority and celebrated writing blogger David Murray applies his signature blend of humor and heart to a free-wheeling conversation about how we communicate in America.