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Art of the Altar

Leading Others to Seek, Respond, and Encounter God

by 22b984f2 Tim Enloe, Ryan Young, Gary Grogan, Joe Oden, Renea Brathwaite, Kurt Holthu ...

Leader, God is calling you to model and lead a deeper prayer experience for those you serve! How frequently should a church have " altars" of simultaneous prayer? How can leaders strengthen— or start— regular responsive prayer times? More than forty experienced ministers answer your questions and concerns with wisdom, balance, and real-world advice. In Scripture, altars were sacred spaces where ... Read more

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Leader, God is calling you to model and lead a deeper prayer experience for those you serve! How frequently should a church have " altars" of simultaneous prayer? How can leaders strengthen— or start— regular responsive prayer times? More than forty experienced ministers answer your questions and concerns with wisdom, balance, and real-world advice. In Scripture, altars were sacred spaces where
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The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific

Strategy, Order, and Regional Security

by Catherine L. Grant, Alessio Patalano, James A. Russell, Christopher P. Twomey, Peter Dutton, Clive Schofield, Nicola Leveringhaus0, Ryan Gingeras1, Richard Dunley2, Daniel Moran3, Kevin Rowlands4, Ian Bowers5, Julie Marionneau6, Sheryn Lee7, James Goldrick8, James Wirtz9, Abhijit Singh0 ...

A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-PacificCompetition at sea is once again a central issue of international security. Nowhere is the urgency to address state-on-state competition at sea more strongly felt than in the Indo-Pacific region, where freedom of navigation is challenged by regional states’ continuous investments in naval power, and the ... Read more

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A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-PacificCompetition at sea is once again a central issue of international security. Nowhere is the urgency to address state-on-state competition at sea more strongly felt than in the Indo-Pacific region, where freedom of navigation is challenged by regional states’ continuous investments in naval power, and the
... Read more
New Directions in Childhood Studies

Innocence, Trauma, and Agency in the Twenty-first Century

by James M. Curtis, Kirsten Bilger, Sumaria Butt, Cara Byrne, Michael G. Cornelius, S. Leigh Ann Cowan, Jamie M. Fine, Joseph V. Giunta, Kristin Kondrlik, Imogen Nutting0, Ryan Twomey1, Meghan Whitfield2, Allyson Wierenga3 ...

Series series Children and Youth in Popular Culture
New Directions in Childhood Studies: Innocence, Trauma, and Agency in the Twenty-first Century acknowledges that the conceptual frameworks for understanding the experience of childhood in the twentieth century are no longer adequate and offers important updates to the construct of American childhood. The chapters in this collection examine contemporary children’s literature, film, and video games ... Read more

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New Directions in Childhood Studies: Innocence, Trauma, and Agency in the Twenty-first Century acknowledges that the conceptual frameworks for understanding the experience of childhood in the twentieth century are no longer adequate and offers important updates to the construct of American childhood. The chapters in this collection examine contemporary children’s literature, film, and video games
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Examining The Wire

Authenticity and Curated Realism

by Ryan Twomey ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book examines The Wire’s authenticity and its establishment of the series realism.Along with tracing creator David Simon’s onscreen critique of numerous failed American institutions, the book focuses on the connection between authenticity and realism in three distinct areas: language, character, and location. While it is shown that The Wire is indeed authentic, the study examines occasions ... Read more

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This book examines The Wire’s authenticity and its establishment of the series realism.Along with tracing creator David Simon’s onscreen critique of numerous failed American institutions, the book focuses on the connection between authenticity and realism in three distinct areas: language, character, and location. While it is shown that The Wire is indeed authentic, the study examines occasions
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True Detective

Critical Essays on the HBO Series

by Scott F. Stoddart, Michael Samuel, Cameron Williams Crawford, Jennifer Crumley, Alexis Egan, Rick Elmore, Isabell Große, Kathryn Jensen, Tony Prichard0, Amy Stavola1, Ryan Twomey2, Jessica Walker3, Helen Williams4 ...

Throughout its limited run beginning in 2014, the HBO series True Detective has presented viewers with unique takes on the American crime drama on television, marked by literary and cinematic influences, heavyweight performances, and an experimental approach to the genre. At times celebrated and opposed, the series has ignited a range of ongoing critical conversations about representations of ... Read more

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Throughout its limited run beginning in 2014, the HBO series True Detective has presented viewers with unique takes on the American crime drama on television, marked by literary and cinematic influences, heavyweight performances, and an experimental approach to the genre. At times celebrated and opposed, the series has ignited a range of ongoing critical conversations about representations of
... Read more
Radiological Imaging of the Neonatal Chest

by V. Donoghue, G.F. Eich, J. Folan Curran, L. Garel, D. Manson, C.M. Owens, S. Ryan, B. Smevik, G. Stake0, A. Twomey1 ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
As outlined by Dr. V. Donoghue in her preface, recent advances in the therapeutic manage ment of neonates with low gestational age have resulted in a significantly high er survival rate and better outcome for these newborns. Lung and heart malformations or acquired diseases represent a major part of the life threatening conditions in this group of critically ill patients, and radiological imaging ... Read more

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As outlined by Dr. V. Donoghue in her preface, recent advances in the therapeutic manage ment of neonates with low gestational age have resulted in a significantly high er survival rate and better outcome for these newborns. Lung and heart malformations or acquired diseases represent a major part of the life threatening conditions in this group of critically ill patients, and radiological imaging
... Read more

Creature of the Word

The Jesus-Centered Church

by Matt Chandler, Eric Geiger, Josh Patterson ...

The Reformers viewed the gospel as not merely one thing among many in the life of a church but rather the means by which the church exists. When the gospel is rightly declared and applied to God’s people, the church becomes “a creature of the Word.” She understands, embraces, and lives out the reality of Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection in more than her doctrinal statement. The gospel ... Read more

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The Reformers viewed the gospel as not merely one thing among many in the life of a church but rather the means by which the church exists. When the gospel is rightly declared and applied to God’s people, the church becomes “a creature of the Word.” She understands, embraces, and lives out the reality of Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection in more than her doctrinal statement. The gospel
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Real-Life Discipleship

Building Churches That Make Disciples

by Jim Putman ...

Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples?Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies ... Read more

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Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples?Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies
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The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel

Building Your Ministry on the Gospel

by Mark Dever, Paul Alexander ...

"Here is one of the most faithful and insightful pastors of our time, addressing the most crucial issues of church life. Mark Dever refuses to separate theology and congregational life, combining pastoral insight with clear biblical teaching. This book is a powerful antidote to the merely pragmatic approaches of our day-and a refutation to those who argue that theology just isn't practical."-R. ... Read more

$13.99 USD

"Here is one of the most faithful and insightful pastors of our time, addressing the most crucial issues of church life. Mark Dever refuses to separate theology and congregational life, combining pastoral insight with clear biblical teaching. This book is a powerful antidote to the merely pragmatic approaches of our day-and a refutation to those who argue that theology just isn't practical."-R.
... Read more
The Echidna Strategy

Australia's Search for Power and Peace

by Sam Roggeveen ...

In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?The Echidna Strategy overturns the conventional wisdom about Australia's security. Australia will need to defend itself without American help, but this doesn't need to cost more.The truth, which no Australian political leader is willing to confront, is that America's security is not threatened by China's rise ... Read more

$9.99 USD

In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?The Echidna Strategy overturns the conventional wisdom about Australia's security. Australia will need to defend itself without American help, but this doesn't need to cost more.The truth, which no Australian political leader is willing to confront, is that America's security is not threatened by China's rise
... Read more
Church Elders

How to Shepherd God's People Like Jesus

by Jeramie Rinne ...

Series series Building Healthy Churches
Effective leadership is important. Nowhere is this more true than in the church. Jeramie Rinne offers readers a concise overview of the Bible's teaching on spiritual leadership, setting forth an easy-to-understand "job description" for elders that is focused on enabling pastors and church leaders to effectively shepherd their congregations. Giving practical guidance to new elders and helping ... Read more

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Effective leadership is important. Nowhere is this more true than in the church. Jeramie Rinne offers readers a concise overview of the Bible's teaching on spiritual leadership, setting forth an easy-to-understand "job description" for elders that is focused on enabling pastors and church leaders to effectively shepherd their congregations. Giving practical guidance to new elders and helping
... Read more

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Where Great Powers Meet

America & China in Southeast Asia

by David Shambaugh ...

After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American-led order for the foreseeable future. In the last two decades, however, the re-emergence of China as a major great power has called into question the geopolitical future of the region and raised the specter of renewed great power competition. As the eminent China scholar ... Read more

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After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American-led order for the foreseeable future. In the last two decades, however, the re-emergence of China as a major great power has called into question the geopolitical future of the region and raised the specter of renewed great power competition. As the eminent China scholar
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