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If you, like me, realize that God’s grace in allowing Jesus to take our punishment for sin means that He deserves no less than to be to first on our priority list, the hub that holds the spokes of our life wheel, the main thing (have I used enough Christian cliches here?), then the question becomes, what does this mean for me as a public school teacher? The courts have decided that we represent the government, and as such, we must be careful about how we live our faith in front of our students. How, then, do we follow the Great Commission and still teach with integrity?

Everyone knows that boys are falling behind in education. Largely left out of the discussion are parents of boys, who are most aware that their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they become disengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. There are dozens of books on underachieving boys, but most parents brave enough to lift one off the shelf are instantly intimidated by the footnotes, graphs, case studies, and academic-speak addressed almost entirely to educators.

Michelle Clark has loved animals all her life, filling her home with a menagerie of stray cats and abandoned dogs. But when her outreach work with London's homeless community leads to a chance meeting with a desperate man, and a quest to find a missing Staffie named Poppy, she has no idea that her life will be transformed forever.

Help me Jesus: 365 Daily Spiritual Devotions to Help Men Meet, Date, and Attract Women, by Don Diebel (America’s number one singles expert), provides you with 142 bible verses, 47 powerful and effective prayers, and 176 spiritual comments, inspirations, and advice for every day of the year to help you meet, date, and attract women using the power of Jesus.

What if you could stop fear in its tracks—in just 10 minutes❓ Are panic, worry, or self-doubt quietly running the show in your life, costing you opportunities and peace❓ Want a fast, proven way to break free from fear forever—and finally feel safe, strong, and unstoppable❓ If you're tired of fear silently stealing your power, your confidence, or your dreams… this book will reprogram your brain for courage, clarity, and calm—one 10-minute technique at a time. In How to Remove Any Fear in Just 10 Minutes, you’ll master quick and highly effective NLP (Neuro-Linguistic ...

Sports fans, dads, and data analysts David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta argue that fandom can not only increase our sense of belonging but also serves as a powerful antidote to loneliness because sports fans experience increased social connection. What they didn't realize was how deep that connection was, the potential it carried for individual and societal wellness, or the opportunities it offered for adult friendships, making and keeping friends, and family ties.

Do you want to learn more about police cars? Police dogs? Other tools the police use? Then it's your lucky day! Officer Gabby is a police officer. She knows how to keep people safe. She shows a group of kids how she does her job. Three cheers for police officers!

Many dread small talk and shy away from it as much as possible. But whether we like it or not, there’s no way we can escape small talk because it is part of everyday interactions. Humans are social creatures and we use conversation as our way to emotionally connect with each other. If you are one of them, worry not because you are about to learn the techniques to gracefully jumpstart a conversation with anyone in any situation.

Having a pet dragon is so much fun! He can sit, roll over, and play. He can candle a birthday cake, light a campfire, or so many other cool things! But what if your dragon experienced a traumatic event? What if he’s constantly having bad dreams about the terrible thing he experienced? What if he wasn’t able to rest well and telling you his tummy hurts? What if he tried to run away but couldn’t escape from his thoughts of the awful thing that happened? What if he didn’t want to share with you or to talk about the terrible thing he saw?

A gripping exposé about the biggest political scandal of the modern era. Moscow, July 1987. Real-estate tycoon Donald Trump visits Soviet Russia for the first time at the invitation of the government. London, December 2016. Luke Harding meets former MI6 officer Christopher Steele to discuss the president-elect's connections with Russia. Award-winning journalist Luke Harding reveals the true nature of Trump's decades-long relationship with Russia and presents the gripping inside story of the dossier.

Success as an entrepreneur takes a lot more than big ideas and dedication. With threats of burnout and rejection at nearly every turn, the entrepreneurial journey is riddled with obstacles-but the staff, experts, and voices of Entrepreneur want you to know you're not alone. Entrepreneur Voices on Emotional Intelligence brings you real-world strategies to help you get brutally honest with yourself and boost your emotional intelligence.

As a wee bear, Teddy was a very smiley fellow, but now that he is older, his smile is nowhere to be found. Frustrated and bewildered, Teddy tries to find joy through new toys and fun activities. However, for toys and activities to be fun, one needs to be happy, and Teddy is anything but. In fact, the more he tries to make himself happy, the grumpier Teddy gets.

Hear me out. Does this sound like you? You end a team meeting and can't recall a single thing that was said. You leave a conversation with a friend feeling disconnected and unfulfilled. You think you and your boss are on the same page, only to find out you haven't been meeting expectations. Fortunately, listening, like any communication skill, can be improved - and Ximena Vengoechea can show you how.

No matter how smart and talented you are, you need the help of others to reach your true potential. Solid connections with the right people are just as important as being good at what you do. This fully revised edition of The Networking Survival Guide reveals tried-and-true networking tactics, as well as new ways to harness the extraordinary influence of social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Kat can see spirits, but what's even worse is the fact that spirits, especially the exceptionally needy ones, can see her. As this medium-in-training discovers, there's really no way to run from spirits, and sometimes being sought out by a whole bunch of dead people can be pretty scary. So when their exploration of the abandoned house next door leads Kat and her best friend, Jac, on a search for a missing boy, Kat's not sure if she wants to help - or even if she can.

When MaryAnne Howland's son was turning 13, she organized a "Black Mitzvah" rite of passage celebration for him. Max is one of the one-in-three children in America being raised without a father in the home. Among African Americans, that number is reported to be as high as 72 percent. To help fill the father-shaped hole in Max's life as he transitioned from boyhood to manhood, MaryAnne invited four men from different corners of her life - an engineer, a philanthropist, a publisher, and a financial planner - to become Max's mentors.

Having a pet dragon is very fun! He can sit, roll over, and play. He can light candles on a birthday cake, light a campfire, and so many other cool things.... But what if your dragon does not care about other people’s feelings? What if he does and says things to others that he will regret? What should you do? You teach him empathy! You show him how to be considerate, to understand how others feel, to put himself in others' shoes, and to get along! How do you do that? Get this audiobook and learn how!

What is human well-being? Valerie Tiberius argues that our lives go well to the extent that we succeed in terms of what matters to us emotionally, reflectively, and over the long term. In other words, well-being consists in fulfilling or realizing our appropriate values over time. In the first half of the book, Tiberius sets out the theory of well-being as value fulfillment. She explains what valuing is and what it is to fulfill values over time. In the second half of the book, she applies the theory to the problem of how to help others, particularly our friends.

Effective communication consists of two principal elements: what you say and how you say it. Truly effective communication requires both - one can’t stand without the other. This book is about helping you say what you want to say in a manner that your audience will both understand and enjoy.

Having a pet dragon is very fun. You can teach him sit, roll over, and play. He can put a candle on a birthday cake, light a campfire, and so many other cool things. But what if your dragon doesn’t want to follow instructions? What if he always to want to do things his way - often the wrong ways? What if he’s so frustrated because everything he did always went wrong? You teach him to listen and follow instructions.