Winning the Tug-of-War for Future Generations This book is a passionate presentation of what our society is producing in children. The authors first present a "code blue" alarm for the need of paramedic and ambulance for at-risk children; then they provide some practical suggestions about how to save the children. The book contains statistics, stories, societal illustrations and hope-filled solutions, calling the reader to become what God has always called the Church to be: a change agent for the spiritually needy in every strata of society. Given the realities of our world catastrophes on every news broadcast, an epidemic of fragmented families, a severely coarsened society we can still make a difference in the lives of children by teaching them to value the right things. To do that, we must become a strategic force in the lives of the children we influence by counteracting the devastating forces that would destroy them. The authors provide specific suggestions for what the church can do as a whole and what we can do as individual believers to bring about these changes. The Only Real Failure Is Not Getting Back Up!
After facing up to some of her own struggles and shortcoming, Carole Lewis, the national director of First Place, gave herself a challenge: She would lose the excess weight and rededicate herself for a minimum of four months to believe God, to trust God and to obey God. Back on Track chronicles her 16-week spiritual and weight-loss journey with highlights from her diary of temptations, failures, victories and tips she learned along the way. Did Carole walk the walk and finally lose those extra pounds she ™d been hoping she would lose for years? When she stumbled, did God pick her up and point her in the right direction? Her honest, heartfelt answers are guaranteed to surprise and inspire one and all.
For church leaders, prayer warriors, and Christians who want to see the bigger picture of what God is doing in the world right now, this follow-up to "Churchquake!" overlooks denominational barriers, asking one and all to join together for the ultimate fulfillment of God's purposes.This book of 60 daily readings is the result of one-on-one conversations between basketball's legendary coach and teacher, John Wooden, and Jay Carty, former Laker and one-time Wooden assistant. Each of the two-page readings contains life wisdom from the coach, application and reflection from Carty, and a daily Scripture reading