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Star rating for The playbook for dads
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
On the football field NFL great Jim Kelly was a strong-armed passer, leading his team to victory after victory. In The Playbook for Dads he passes principles instead of footballs, still using his talent to lead men, but now he leads them to greatness as fathers, in his view the world's most important job.With an emphasis on preparation, hard work and perseverance, Kelly tackles such essential issues as respect, character, accountability and spiritual...
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Star rating for Papunta pa lang kami, pabalik na kayo
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
Tagalog
Description:
"Ang hirap talaganag magpalaki ng magulang! Feeling mo ba walang ibang kayang gawin ang parents mo kundi kontrahin and mgo plano mo sa buhay? Ayun, away-bati tuloy and peg ninyo sa bahay. Gusto mo ng peace on earth with them, but how? This book can help you understand why your parents thing the way they do. Have you ever thought about telling your parents any (or all) of these following lines?: Papunta pa lang kami ; Hindi ninyo kami naiintindihan...
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Star rating for The shaping of a Christian family
Language:
English
Description:
Parenting in today's world can feel like an uphill battle. How do we guide our children through the social and spiritual minefields of our culture? How do we make sure that they are ready when they leave the nest? And how do we trust God to watch over them as they do? In this classic book, beloved author Elisabeth Elliot reveals cherished memories and valuable insights she gathered from her experiences growing up in a Christian home. Through the...
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Star rating for Unchristian
Language:
English
Description:
In his Epistle, the Apostle Peter instructed disciples to give others good reason for the hope they have in Christ, but to do so with 'gentleness and respect.' Unfortunately, in the eyes of many non-Christians today, the church has done just the opposite. In Unchristian, David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, has complied startling research among the unchurched and learned that Christians are too often known for the issues they stand against,...
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Star rating for Running on Red Dog Road
Language:
English
Description:
Gypsies, faith-healers, moonshiners, and snake handlers weave through Drema's childhood in 1940s Appalachia after her father is killed in the coal mines, her mother goes off to work as a Rosie the Riveter, and she is left in the care of devout Pentecostal grandparents. What follows is a spitfire of a memoir that reads like a novel with intrigue, sweeping emotion, and indisputable charm. Drema's coming of age is colored by tent revivals with Grandpa,...
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Star rating for I am Hutterite
Language:
English
Description:
In 1969, Ann-Marie's parents did the unthinkable. They left a Hutterite colony in Canada with seven children, and little else, to start a new life. Overnight, the family was thrust into a society they did not understand and which knew little of their unique culture. The transition was overwhelming. Desperate to be accepted, ten-year-old Ann-Marie was forced to deny her heritage in order to fit in with her peers. Winner of the 2007 Saskatchewan Book...
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Star rating for Preaching to the chickens
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Language:
English
Description:
Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis team up to give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. Even as a very young boy, John Lewis knew he wanted to be a preacher when he grew up. He wanted to be the kind of leader who could use his passionate speeches to stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait to grow up? At five...

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