Ministers want and need to navigate the tension between being highly motivated and terminally driven. Far too many pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders quit or coast because they have failed to discern between denying themselves and neglecting themselves. We all need rest, which is why God has generously sewn it into the fabric of our schedules already—the gift of Sabbath. Sabbath is not meant to slow us down; rather, it is meant to stop us for short periods for rest and re...

Ministers want and need to navigate the tension between being highly motivated and terminally driven. Far too many pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders quit or coast because they have failed to discern between denying themselves and neglecting themselves. We all need rest, which is why God has generously sewn it into the fabric of our schedules already—the gift of Sabbath. Sabbath is not meant to slow us down; rather, it is meant to stop us for short periods for rest and re...

There has always been a special weight to ministry. As pastors come to lead their churches, they recognize very quickly the task they have been called to comes with very special expectations. And with each passing year, it feels like we now live in a time when pastors and ministry leaders can no longer live up to those expectations. Burnout is rampant. Pastors are stepping down in order to protect the well-being of themselves and their families. Moral failings seem to bring down leaders we...

There has always been a special weight to ministry. As pastors come to lead their churches, they recognize very quickly the task they have been called to comes with very special expectations. And with each passing year, it feels like we now live in a time when pastors and ministry leaders can no longer live up to those expectations. Burnout is rampant. Pastors are stepping down in order to protect the well-being of themselves and their families. Moral failings seem to bring down leaders we...

This laugh-out-loud middle-grade novel follows thirteen-year-old Will— who hates hockey and loves dancing—as he navigates school, bullies, and his father’s expectations.Will is a Canadian eighth grader who hates hockey—and he stinks at it, too. Will is bullied at school, doesn’t have any friends, and is generally miserable.When Will's seventeen-year-old hockey-star cousin, Alex, arrives to stay with Will’s family, Will and Alex quickly realize they can't st...

¿Te has dado cuenta de que siempre ha habido un peso especial en el ministerio? A medida que los pastores asumen el liderazgo de sus iglesias, reconocen muy rápidamente la tarea a la que han sido llamados y las expectativas muy especiales que conlleva. Cada año que pasa, parece que nos sumergimos en un tiempo en que los pastores y líderes del ministerio ya no pueden cumplir con esas expectativas.El agotamiento es rampante. Los pastores están renunciando para proteg...

THE FIRST NEW SERIES FROM #1 BESTSELLER MARK BILLINGHAM IN 20 YEARS.DON'T MISS THE NEXT BOOK IN THE DETECTIVE MILLER SERIES, THE WRONG HANDS, OUT NOW!____________'A captivating new series from Mark Billingham, the very best in the business' RICHARD OSMAN'An unmitigated joy from the very first page to last' DAILY MAIL'Funny, moving, and full of surprises ...

“A jovial yet passionately delivered self-portrait inspiring awareness about LGBT history from one of the movement's true pioneers.”—Kirkus ReviewsOn December 11, 1973, Mark Segal disrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News when he sat on the desk directly between the camera and news anchor Walter Cronkite, yelling, "Gays protest CBS prejudice!" He was wrestled to the studio floor by the stagehands on live national television, thus ending LGBT invis...

This book offers a groundbreaking investigation into issues of gender, power and the representation of sovereignty in French Baroque court ballet – and in today's performances that recall them.Mark Franko uses powerful interpretive tools derived from historiography and critical theory, especially the work of German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin, to offer the reader both a historical and a theoretical interpretation of this genre of dance in France (c. 1615–165...

"Lovemaking's Dance" is a treasury of love songs that expresses the deep feelings and desires a man has for the woman he loves. These love songs are created with caresses and kisses that combine to make a song that the woman responds to with her deep feelings and desires.Dance is a combination of kisses to make a type of dance. There are 8 different dance steps (waltz, swing, tango, slow dance, rumba, mambo, thrash tango and lambada) that cover her beautiful face and body.

"Love's Dance" is a treasury of love songs that expresses the deep feelings and desires a man has for the woman he loves. These love songs are created with kisses that combine to make a song that the woman responds to with her deep feelings and desires.Dance is a combination of kisses to make a type of dance. There are 8 different dance steps (waltz, swing, tango, slow dance, rumba, mambo, thrash tango and lambada) that cover her beautiful face.

"Lovemaking's Dance" is a treasury of love songs that expresses the deep feelings and desires a man has for the woman he loves. These love songs are created with caresses and kisses that combine to make a song that the woman responds to with her deep feelings and desires.Dance is a combination of kisses to make a type of dance. There are 8 different dance steps (waltz, swing, tango, slow dance, rumba, mambo, thrash tango and lambada) that cover her beautiful face and body.