This book is not for the faint of heart. This book is NOT a feel-good read. This book will teach you how not to get f**ked in business.After twenty years of growth, author Nick Thompson’s company was listed as one of the “Best Places to Work” by Counselor Magazine and obtained Deloitte’s prestigious “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” distinction. Yet, after expanding globally and partnering with a similar business, this hundred million-dollar company suddenly took a drastic turn, lo...

There is more of God to be had than you currently possess.Burdened over your lack of devotion? Unaware of God’s resources to overcome spiritual complacency? In Restless Devotion, Nick Thompson contends that God uses the book of Psalms to counter the satanic lullabies that lull us to sleep by forming and reforming the desires of our heart. Thompson considers seven choice psalms to show how these inspired songs are intended to awaken within us a restless hunger for ...

**Brought to you by Penguin.How much does our speed and our decline depend on our minds, not our bodies?**In this thought-provoking and inspiring book, top 25 Master marathoner Nick Thompson invites readers to defy the inevitable decline that comes with age. After setting the American record in the 50km for the 45-49 age group, Thompson is on a mission to explore how pain, endurance and talent exist in the mind of a runner.Inspired to run by his father as a young ch...

Author Nick Thompson recognizes that pride is our worst enemy. If pride is our chief foe, then humility is our chief friend, even though its company may be painful. But spiritual growth is a descent—we must grow downward. Defining humility as “the downward disposition of a Godward self-perception,” Thompson walks us through the practical implications of this definition, leading us to embrace a God-centered perspective on the self. With winsome illustration and warm pastor...

there is more of God to be had than you currently possessBurdened over your lack of devotion? Unaware of God’s resources to overcome spiritual complacency? In Restless Devotion, Nick Thompson contends that God uses the book of Psalms to counter the satanic lullabies that lull us to sleep by forming and reforming the desires of our heart. Thompson considers seven choice psalms to show how these inspired songs are intended to awaken within us a restless hunger for G...

Every pastor knows what it's like to be criticized. But how does he respond? And how does he offer constructive criticism of his own?With wisdom and charity, Joel Beeke and Nick Thompson answer these questions and more. The Bible is full of critics, and it gives us practical principles for responding to criticism, offering criticism, and creating a healthy church culture. As Beeke and Thompson unfold a theological vision for coping with criticism in the gospel ministry, you will be...

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell us about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The book of Acts continues the history of Jesus’s disciples and how they carried the good news of Jesus from Jerusalem to the world. Together, these first five books of the New Testament reveal how God kept the promises He made to Old Testament saints by giving His only begotten Son as light and life to the world. Learn how Jesus is the fulfillment of ancient hopes, establishing th...

"Dad, why is God so mean in the Old Testament?""Mom, is Jesus in the Old Testament?"Conquest equips you to help your children find answers to these crucial questions and more as God unfolds His covenant faithfulness in Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and 1 Samuel.Using a helpful Review/Read/Reflect/Request format, these one hundred lessons will enrich your family devotions and help your children learn to love their Bibles.

Do you need help teaching the Bible in your family? This guide to family worship helps you engage with your children in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.The last four books of the Pentateuch pick up where Genesis left off, showing how God faithfully led Israel out of Egypt and dealt with them faithfully during forty years of wilderness wanderings. Use this simple, helpful guide to teach your children how the types and shadows of the Old Testament have pointed God’s peopl...

Christians are counter-cultural: our primary goal should not be to raise intelligent, successful, competent, and upright citizens, our primary concern ought to be for the good of our children’s souls - and so for God’s glory.Teaching our children the Scriptures in a compelling, relevant, and holistic manner during daily family worship is one of the chief means we can achieve this. If you need help to do that – this is the series for you! It’s a comprehensive guide ...

Do you know how to talk to people with different beliefs than yours?Throughout their faith journeys, Christians encounter people with lifestyles, outlooks, and worldviews that test and even defy what they believe. Many Christians don't know how to react to those encounters.How do you have meaningful conversations that don't devolve into heated arguments with people who don't share your beliefs? Your instincts might tell you to refute opposing viewpoints wit...

June 2022 is the centenary of the first international football series played between Australia and New Zealand.For the men involved, the Dunedin first 'Test' on June 17, 1922, was the first day of the future. The coming-of-age of the game would see not only international football but also domestic discussions about professionalism, relationships with Asia, FIFA membership, reorganising Empire contact and Olympic Games ambitions.The 1922 series, followed a year later by retu...