Christians need a compelling way to share their faith that combines the timeless practices of Jesus with timely perspectives about our post-everything era.In a post-Christian, post-modern, post-truth society where Jesus followers aren't often well regarded, modern evangelism methods and efforts are eroding and increasingly ineffective. Christians often talk more than we listen, confront when we should converse, and demand that people believe before they belong....

Christians need a compelling way to share their faith that combines the timeless practices of Jesus with timely perspectives about our post-everything era.In a post-Christian, post-modern, post-truth society where Jesus followers aren't often well regarded, modern evangelism methods and efforts are eroding and increasingly ineffective. Christians often talk more than we listen, confront when we should converse, and demand that people believe before they belong....

Millions of people want to follow Jesus, but don't know how. Upon becoming Christians, new believers often end up paralyzed. They become overwhelmed trying to master complicated doctrines, frustrated by a large list of rules for policing their lives, and bewildered by a new (and strange) vocabulary. Even worse, there are few books offering simple and clear advice to guide a Christian's first spiritual steps that are written in common, contemporary language. Until now.In How to ...

Millions of people want to follow Jesus, but don't know how. Upon becoming Christians, new believers often end up paralyzed. They become overwhelmed trying to master complicated doctrines, frustrated by a large list of rules for policing their lives, and bewildered by a new (and strange) vocabulary. Even worse, there are few books offering simple and clear advice to guide a Christian's first spiritual steps that are written in common, contemporary language. Until now.In How to ...

DELIVERS AN EFFECTIVE, ENGAGING NEW TECHNIQUE FOR TREATING CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSETreating a confirmed or suspected case of childhood sexual abuse is undoubtedly one of the most challenging situations a clinician can face. This unique book, written by recognized experts on the evaluation and treatment of childhood sexual abuse, is the first to disseminate a comprehensive and integrative approach to treating child sexual abuse that combines the power of structured pl...

Im Chinesischen bezeichnet der Begriff Wanghong Creator und Social-Media-Unternehmer, die auch als KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) und Zhubo (Showroom-Hosts) bekannt sind, ebenso Influencer und Mikro-Prominente. Zugleich steht Wanghong für eine entstehende Medienökologie, in der diese Akteure Online-Communities mit kulturellem und kommerziellem Wert aufbauen, indem sie chinesische Social-Media-Plattformen wie Weibo, WeChat, Douyu, Huya, Bilibili, Douyin und Kuaishuo nutzen.Das Buch, ger...

Awarded a 2012 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award in the Consumer Health CategoryOne Man's Life-Changing Diagnosis provides a comprehensive patient's eye view of the clinical, emotional, relational and spiritual experience of prostate cancer from the time of first symptoms to diagnosis to treatment and to living as survivor with an advanced cancer that can return at any time.The book discusses everything that results from a diagnosis of prosta...

This book gathers the latest fundamental research contributions, innovations, and applications in the field of design and analysis of complex robotic mechanical systems, machines, and mechanisms, as presented by leading researchers at the combined IFToMM Symposium of RoManSy and USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics (MSR-RoManSy), held in St. Petersburg, FL, USA, on May 22–25, 2024. It covers highly diverse topics, including soft, wearable, and origami robotic systems; appli...

This book is written for restaurant owners, operators, and entrepreneurs who want to open their first location with limited capital, are renovating an existing space while keeping the doors open, feel overwhelmed by architects, contractors, and city codes, but want to stay in control, and believe their concept deserves great design but need practical, affordable solutions.Unlike glossy design magazines or technical textbooks, this guide speaks directly to owners. It doesn’t assume y...

Taming the Fringe analyses the regulation and evolution of two credit products that were, and remain, vital to the working poor. Policymakers have struggled with pawnbroking and moneylending because they raise broader issues pertaining to poverty, capitalism and financial regulation. The values of easily accessible credit and financial independence compete with society’s desire to protect people from predatory loans. Policymakers have pondered whether regulation can lower costs wi...

The five-volume set LNCS 15572, 15573, 15574, 15575 and 15576 constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 47th European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2025, held in Lucca, Italy, during April 6–10, 2025.The 52 full papers, 11 findings, 42 short papers and 76 papers of other types presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 530 submissions. The accepted papers cover the state-of-the-art in information retrieval and recommender syste...

This book advocates for teacher professional development done differently. The author introduces a process described as ‘crystallizing conscientização’, which restores agency to teachers. Looking beyond incremental improvements in teacher micro-skills promoted by neo-managerial approaches to professional development, the book considers the wider impact of teachers’ personal, professional and political identities on their work. This critical reflective practice combines crystalliza...