Regarding the Book of Galatians: It seems that some people were troubling Paul as he wrote his epistle to the churches in Galatia, and they were:Some said that Paul was not a true apostleThat he received his teachings from someone other than JesusSome insisted that the pagan converts be circumcisedThe school of Gnostics was trying to steal converts and place them into a syncretic ChristianityPaul had his hands full teaching the tru...

It is believed by Christian churches that Jesus will return to earth, but not physically touch down on the planet, accompanied by the angels of heaven, in a rapture, or taking up of billions of Christians to be with him in heaven, just before the Great Tribulation, as well as the wrath that follows the Great Day of the Lord.Scripture says that this return will be quiet and stealthy, just as a thief in the night would be when breaking into a home or business. However, according to p...

Revealing the Book of Revelation: And the soon-coming salvation for all mankind, by Peter Bellone, presents the Revelation of John as a symbolic manual to be read outside denominational traditions. The book's main idea is that, through Revelation, we see the kingdom of God will be on earth and that the righteous will live in it forever.The Author aims to demonstrate that Revelation is not merely an end-time prophecy but a call to genuine obedience and worship of God, free ...

What is time? We use time to tell us when to grow our crops, play in the sand, and run our sophisticated electronics; and just as important, we use time to determine when a prison sentence comes to an end. We measure time with the aid of such devices as a calendar and a clock. However, before the first sundial was invented, man counted the days through the normal rotation of the sun. A day started when the sun went down below the horizon and ended twenty-four hours later as the sun went do...

Along the shores of Long Island�s Great South Bay, the Copiague area was a haven for Native Americans and, later, colonial settlers. Previously known as Huntington South, East Amityville, Great Neck, and Powell�s, the hamlet adopted the name Copiague in the 1890s. Pres. George Washington�s celebrated 1790 sojourn is one of the high points in Copiague history, as are the visits of famed wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi in the early 1900s, when he came to review his namesake Marconiville ...

Becoming a Neuropsychologist is the first comprehensive resource for students interested in pursuing a career in neuropsychology. Whether you are a student in high school, college, or graduate school, or a professional interested in a career change, this book will serve as your North Star to help you navigate on your journey. To this end, Part I answers the questions, What is Neuropsychology?, Why Neuropsychology?, and Where Do Neuropsychologists Work?, and ends with a di...

Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina and how they have been magnified or altered since the storm. With a focus on social axes of power such as gender, sexuality, race, and class, this book tells new and personalized stories of recovery that help to deepen our understanding of the disaster. Specifically, the volume examines ways in which gender and sexuality issues have been largely ignored in the e...

This all-inclusive text on teaching in nursing is by one of the pre-eminent nurse educators in the United States: Dr. Marilyn Oermann. The only book to focus on the full academic role, it is designed to provide graduate-level nursing students with all of the competencies essential for effective teaching. This evidence-based text encompasses both theoretical and practical information and includes content on teaching and learning, assessment and evaluation, curriculum development, using tech...

Three men in the Bible never died. Enoch, Melchizedek and Elijah are the three most mysterious figures in history. This is an exploration of these three shadowy individuals and how they relate to the Bible's most famous death defier: Jesus Christ. It's one thing to come back from the dead, as Jesus did. It's quite another not to die at all. How can deathlessness be explained? Where do the undead go? How do the fates of Enoch, Melchizedek and Elijah shape theories of the afterlife? Can ordi...

Neurodiversity in the Workplace presents a timely and needed perspective on the role and responsibility of employers and those working to increase the effectiveness of workplace practices to examine the many ways we preclude large segments of the population from employment; minimizing opportunities for building a truly inclusive work environment.This collection provides an opportunity to look at how discrimination can occur across the employment process and what can be don...

The gospel has come under attack since the days of the Apostles. In first-century Galatia, false teachers were creeping into churches and convincing Christians that they had to keep the law of Moses to be saved. To call these churches back from the brink of destruction, the Apostle Paul wrote what is likely his earliest letter: an unyielding defense of God’s saving grace in Jesus Christ. In this volume, Dr. R.C. Sproul guides us through Paul’s passionate letter to the Galatians. Knowing th...

Learn how to evaluate and apply health sciences research with this beginner's guide! Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals, 7th Edition provides a clear introduction to reading and understanding research articles, with practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It describes how to interpret common research methods including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches, and explains how to find relevant, reliable research on th...