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Can God stir revival by his Holy Spirit, even in our culture today? Do we really believe he can? In a day of diminished expectations, A God-Sized Vision: Revival Accounts That Stretch and Stir recounts global examples of prior revivals, beginning with the Reformation and the Great Awakenings. It...

Understand the history, core values, and divisions as they've developed within the Evangelical Christian movement. Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism compares and contrasts four distinct positions on the current fundamentalist-evangelical spectrum. Each contributor offers their case...

A gripping collection of over 50 of the greatest short stories written by great British writers. 1."The Missing Years" by Barry Pain, 2. "His Brother's Keeper" by W. W. Jacobs, 3. "A Madman's Manuscript" by Charles Dickens, 4. "The House of Cobwebs" by Barry Pain, 5. "Old Fags" by Stacy Aumonier, 6. "A Long-Ago Affair" by John Galsworthy, 7. "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey, 8. "The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey, 9. "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain

THE NEW SUPERIOR is a bold but heartfelt tutorial on the fundamentals of contemporary high-stakes leadership, drawn from the unique experiences and insights of one of America's most respected forensic laboratory executives who reminds us that urgency is what energizes teams in the face of existential threats. Unfortunately, momentum is often sacrificed by toxic influencers whose need to dominate suppresses collaboration, even in matters of life and death.

In his 1936 book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Keynes argued that traditional economics has misunderstood the causes of unemployment. Employment is not determined by the price of labor; it is directly linked to demand in the economy. Keynes believed market economies are by nature unstable and so require government intervention. Spurred on by the social catastrophe of the Great Depression of the 1930s, Keynes set out to change the way the world thinks about economics.

A superb collection of captivating short stories by leading classic writers, including 'The Cone' by H. G. Wells, 'The Dream Woman' by Wilkie Collins, 'Fortunes Adrift' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' by Ella Hepworth Dixon, 'The Table Under the Tree' by E. Phillips Oppenheim, 'In Yeddo Bay' by Jack London and many more gripping short stories by famous writers.

Where Do You Need a Sudden Breakthrough? Are you praying for something, but haven’t gotten an answer yet? Have you received prophetic words and promises from God that haven’t come to pass? Do you feel like you’re living in that place between your desire and its fulfillment? Throughout the Bible, the word “suddenly” often comes before a significant and supernatural shift. Suddenly, prison doors broke open and Paul and Silas were set free. Suddenly, Jairus’ daughter was raised from the dead! Suddenly, the 120 in the upper room were filled with the Holy Spirit! LaJun and Valora ...

Stop underestimating how much you can achieve with the little time you have. This book helps you take back control of your life when laziness kicks in, guiding you to becoming a more conscious, productive you. Laziness is a curse on society with screens, couches, and junk food dominating downtime. John D. Collins's entertaining style delivers on a promise to shake up your life. Collins takes the reader through decision-making processes that can change lives. Delving into the choices in the ordinary day will open the reader's eyes as to how they are unconsciously making bad decisions without...

Connecting Claude to Everything That Matters Connect Claude to your files, your email, your calendar, and your notes, and something changes that goes beyond efficiency. Claude stops being a tool you brief and starts being a collaborator that already knows where you are. The questions you were willing to ask expand. The work that wasn't worth the preparation cost becomes worth asking about. The archive of thinking you've accumulated but can't access becomes genuinely retrievable. The Claude MCP Playbook is not a setup manual. Setup takes ten minutes and the book covers it in the back matter....

How to write a book in a day. It can be done. Read this book and find out how. John D Collins takes you on his journey of writing a book in a day. What are the limits of the human mind. Find the secrets to his methods and delve into his motivations. In a follow on from his first book ‘The Laziness Gene’ he sets his sights on his most productive day ever, writing, editing and publishing an entire book in a day. His day was like no other, watch where his mind goes from writer’s block, through distractions, over obstacles to a finished product. He did it because he could, and he shares ...

More than 200 years after Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations, governments around the world continue to address many of the issues discussed in the book. The most powerful states in the world are still committed to international trade, but questions are repeatedly asked about the role of governments in the economy and the effectiveness of the free market.

Developing Your Path: A Guide to Landing Your Dream Career is a cornucopia of solid, practical information. Topics range from choosing a college or university and the value of internships to writing an effective resume; the interview process; and the importance of LinkedIn, the online business professionals’ network.

Friedman did not just demonstrate that monetary policy plays a vital role in broader economic stability. He also argued that economists got their monetary policy wrong in the 1950s and 1960s by misunderstanding the relationship between inflation and unemployment. In Friedman's view, previous generations of economists had no justification for believing that governments could permanently decrease unemployment by allowing inflation - and vice versa.

Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of research. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. The Mind Reader: An outspoken bar patron runs an experiment to see if the world can be divided into the "weak" and the "strong" in attempt to prove he's not an authoritarian fascist. Mahabbah: A scientist invents a virus that causes people to be compassionate and empathetic. ...

Una exposición apasionante que expone los oscuros entresijos de los movimientos religiosos modernos. Este trabajo meticulosamente investigado descubre las inquietantes conexiones entre el movimiento de identidad cristiana y la Reforma Nueva Apostólica (NAR), revelando cómo la religión se ha convertido en un arma para obtener ganancias políticas y manipulación social. Collins lleva a los lectores a un viaje a través de la historia, desde principios del siglo XX hasta la actualidad, descubriendo las alianzas, ideologías y figuras que han dado forma a estos movimientos. Con una ...

John Alexander Dowie (1847-1907) fue un evangelista y "sanador de fe" escocés que emigró a los Estados Unidos desde Australia a finales del siglo XIX. Dowie fue referido por los críticos de su época como un "hombre de confianza", una persona que apelaba a la confianza de las víctimas utilizando el engaño para convencerlas o persuadirlas de que no tenían dinero o se sometían. En el caso de los seguidores de la Iglesia Católica Cristiana de Dowie, comúnmente conocidos como "sionistas" o "dowieistas", se ganó tanto dinero como poder. Dowie inicialmente intentó, casi con éxito, ...

Relatable, touching, and oddly poignant, John-Michael shares stories from his every day life that will either leave you crying, laughing, or just crying. Either way, work through life’s sometimes-funny-sometimes-sucky lessons along with John-Michael as he does what we all should do a little more of: live. Thanks for stopping by :) Visit me at www.johnmichaelcollins.com

Dive into the insightful world of John Churton Collins, a distinguished literary critic who lived from 1848 to 1908. Appointed as the professor of English literature at Birmingham University in 1904, Collins offers a fascinating exploration of the lives of English and German authors, ranging from the iconic William Shakespeare to the celebrated Alfred, Lord Tennyson. His essays were crafted as a response to Thomas Carlyles On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1840). After his passing, his son, L.C. Collins, meticulously curated these writings from various sources, preserving his...

The tactical guides have been written. This book asks the question they carefully avoid: when machines can explain any concept and tutor any student with infinite patience — what are teachers actually for? You can find dozens of books on how to use AI in your classroom. How to draft lesson plans faster, generate materials, streamline feedback. This is not that book. John Collins argues that AI doesn't diminish the need for teachers. It clarifies what teachers are for. And what teachers are for turns out to be more important than ever: the irreplaceable human work of relationship, judgment...

Most AI guides for parents are either moral panic or tech-utopian cheerleading. This one assumes you can think for yourself. Two-thirds of American teenagers have used AI chatbots. Nearly a third use them daily. Some use AI for homework. Some use it for emotional support. Some have developed relationships with AI companions that worry the adults in their lives. If you're caught between alarm and hype — unsure whether AI is a miracle tutor or a threat to your child's development — this book gives you what you need to think it through for yourself. Not a set of rules to follow blindly. A ...