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A Mind For Missions: Ten Ways to Build Your World Vision
WHEN THE NETWORK NEWS COMES ON AND SHOWS MORE AFRICANS SUFFERING FORM STARVATION AND DISEASE, ARE YOU TEMPTED TO TURN THE DIAL? When you read headlines about Latin American troops firing into a crowd of angry demonstrators, do you rush past it to the sports page? When you see the faces of Arabs who may never learn of Christ's love, do you feel glad you weren't born a Muslim? You're not alone-even among believers. There is increasing pressure on Christians today to "seek personal comfort and ease, to look for a self-centered relationship with God," writes Paul Borthwick. Instead of becoming world Christians, we're becoming worldly Christians. A Mind for Missions helps you break that mold. In these pages you'll discover ten building blocks for sensitizing yourself or your group to the needs beyond our borders. From prayer and giving to current events and lifestyle choices, Borthwick leads you to practical ways of sharpening your world vision right where you live. "A Mind for Missions deals with the greatest need of today...Borthwick is not just theoretical but practical as well."-J. Christy Wilson, Jr., professor of world evangelization, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary "Borthwick's unique perspective as a pastor brings strong encouragement to Christians who want to make God's global heart a part of their daily lives."-Gordon Aeschliman, editor, World Christian magazine "This is the most practical book I could recommend for making missions a priority in the local church."-Colin McDougall, director, Association of Church Missions Committees.
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Transforming Classroom Practice: Professional Development Strategies in Educational Technology
Although there is no one right approach to working with teachers, professional developers will increase their chances for success when they base their work on a solid theoretical background of adult learning theory and organizational development, along with an understanding of lessons learned from the practice of others through the years, both nationally and internationally. This book provides an overview of professional development programs that have demonstrated longterm success through assessment of outcomes. The models described here explore approaches that expand teachers knowledge, skill, and confidence in using technology tools in teaching and learning environments, with the focus on improving teaching and learning rather than on the technology use. Thirteen chapters cover a wide range of topics, including a history of professional development in educational technology and a grounding in the relevant literature; successful and cutting-edge professional development models that discuss program planning, implementation, and assessment; and a discussion of lessons to be learned. The chapters are presented against a backdrop of selected relevant literature. Also available: Visual Arts Units for All Levels - ISBN 1564842428
IT's Elementary!: Integrating Technology in the Primary Grades - ISBN 1564842282.
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How To Be A World Class Christian
A world-class Christian is one whose lifestyle and obedience are compatible with what God is doing and wants to be doing in the world. Sound impossible? "If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the challenges of our world, both near and far, Paul Borthwick has some good news for you. He’s reduced the enormous and complex needs of people next door or across the world into manageable chunks so that an individual, small group, Christian education class, or an entire church can get excited about personal involvement."
From the foreword by Robert A. Seiple – Former President, World Vision Yes, you can be a part of God’s global action – from your own neighborhood to the "ends of the earth." As you read and study you will learn:
· What it means to be a world-class Christian
· How you can be a missionary no matter where you live
· Where to get information about worldwide needs and opportunities
· How God is calling you to action now While this book is intended for the reader’s personal enjoyment and profit, it is also designed for group study. A leader’s guide with reproducible response sheets is included inside this book..
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Simplify
The prophet Isaiah urged the people of God living under extreme stress to remember that their strength would be found in quietness and trust. The Psalmist urged worshippers that to be still was key to their worship. Jesus reminded people that sitting in quietness was better than a life of hectic busyness. Even the writer Henry David Thoreau when asked the secret of life, replied, Simplify, simplify, simplify. Almost everyone feels the demands on the limited resources of time and moneyso how do we build quiet, rest, and simplicity into our lives? Technology can help, but it often adds more stress. Planning is useful, but it often means that we end up doing more and increasing our speed in the hours that we have. Multitasking might mean that we get more done, but its no substitute for the peace of a more balanced life. Realistically, these demands on our resources will only increase as the pace of life and the options on how to expend our limited resources multiply. Simplify is about making choices to restore balance, to build a life schedule founded on the sane realization that we cannot accomplish everything, and to learn to live within our limits. By covering issues related to scheduling, pacing your life, saying No, and even eating more sensibly, Simplify helps the reader live with a greater sense of inner contentment, enjoyment of life, and increased sense of purpose..
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Foiled Again (Sarah Deane Mysteries)
The Drama School at Bowmouth College is staging its annual Halloween masquerade, known for being a little unusual This year it’s Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with a twist--- Romiette and Julio instead. English professor and sometime amateur sleuth Sarah Deane has been recruited to assist backstage with the complicated costume changes. Drama students are known for being mischievous and high-strung, but this year things are a little more serious: During rehearsals a couple of the student actors pass the time by taking whacks at each other with the stage props, and their horseplay leaves Todd Mancuso, the brilliant actor playing Mercutio, wounded. And when Sarah stumbles upon a badly injured student hidden away in a stockroom on Halloween night, events take a turn for the worse. By the time the production is finally staged, a member of the faculty has been badly injured and a student has been killed. Talk about drama! Sarah gets involved, of course, to sort out a mess that involves academic politics, angry actors, and student activities gone horribly wrong. .
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Dude On Arrival: A Christmas Mystery (Sarah Deane Mysteries)
English teacher Sarah Deane and her boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie, leave snowy Maine to join Sarah's feisty Aunt Julia for Christmas at the exclusive Rancho del Gato Blanco resort in Arizona But they soon realize there's no place like home for the holidays when ranch guests become the prey of a prankster whose destructive acts are tallying up like a Yuletide carol: Garden hose a-spraying...Lounge chair collapsing...Mud in the coffee...Golf carts a-stalling...Rubber snake in bathtub...Wagon wheel a-flying... The pranks take a murderous turn Christmas morning when one of the guests turns up dead among the gifts in Santa's sack. Sarah and Alex are certain the killer lurks among them. Could it be quirky clerk Cookie Logan? Aging film star Maria Cornish? Her hot-tempered beau Blue Feather Romero? Head wrangler Peter Doubler? Or someone in the entourage of U.S. Senator Leo J. Hopgood? The police even have eccentric Aunt Julia on their list of suspects-but if Sarah and Alex don't find the killer fast, they could all end up on the list of victims. .
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Many Lives
"That night, the rain poured and wind howled, raindrops crashing like solid objects onto the ground and water. A passenger boat from Ban Phaen to Bangkok, packed with people, pressed on through the current amidst the rising clamor of the rain and storm..." The boat capsizes in the torrent, and washed up on the shore the next morning are the sodden bodies of the many passengers who lost their lives. Thus begins M. R. Kukrit Pramoj's classic novel set in the Thailand of the early 1950s and first published in 1954. The life of each passenger who perished is retraced from birth, revealing a complex web of experiences and emotions..
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Stop Witnessing...and Start Loving
Witnessing. For most Christians this word stirs up a range of emotions––everything from slight discomfort to paralyzing fear. We know we need to share our faith, but many of us question where to begin. As author Paul Borthwick says, "The question becomes, how do we resurrect the desire in ourselves to be contagious Christians?" Borthwick’s answer is: regain your own heart for Jesus. When our passion for Christ is renewed, we see the lost with a fresh vision. This book will help you see that witnessing to others is a natural extension of your own walk with God..
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The Garden Plot: A Garden Tour Of Europe Unearths Murder-And Has Sarah Deane Digging For Clues... (Sarah Deane Mysteries)
Sarah Deane dirties her hands in a transatlantic murder investigation, as a European garden tour turns deadly... Much to her dismay, Sarah has been roped into accompanying her abrasive Aunt Julia on a tour of Europe's most famous gardens The trip takes a bad turn when the tour's leader, garden expert Ellen Trevino, fails to meet the group for their departure. That and the strange behavior of her fellow tour members plant seeds of suspicion in Sarah's mind. but her bi-continental investigating-with the help of husband Alex at home in Maine-could have Sarah herself pushing up the daisies... .
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