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These 180 devotions will help you successfully maneuver through the often awkward, difficult, embarrassing, confusing, frustrating teen years. "Survival guides" for teens are nothing new. . .but this much-needed book is unique. Rather than approach the topics from a secular worldview, The Devotional Survival Guide for Teen Guys tackles issues with practical truth and guidance--all from God''s Word. Every devotion includes a related scripture and prayer starter to help you develop the habit of daily quiet time with God. A topical index is also included for ease of use. With each turn of the page, you will be equipped to approach difficult issues with wisdom and confidence. . .and you''ll be challenged to grow up God''s way! This devotional guide is a must-read as you navigate the complexities of growing up. Features: 180 Biblically Rooted Devotions and Prayers Relatable, Real-Life Wisdom on Every Page Readings Touch on Themes like Social Media Habits, Setting Healthy Boundaries, Being Resilient and Courageous, Self-Control, Mental Health, Dating, and More Overflowing with Practical Truth, Guidance, Encouragement, and Inspiration Bonus Topical Index for Ease of Use

With God''s Help, You Can Conquer Anxiety! God''s Word is living and active (Hebrews 4:12), and through it He speaks timeless truths to the issues you face today. The 180 Bible verses in this book will help you identify and attack the enemy called anxiety. No matter what you''re facing, you will learn to lean on the sustaining power of scripture. Each verse is paired with a devotional thought that is both practical and encouraging. Here you''ll find the strength and renewal you''re looking for as your heart is anchored to a solid foundation of faith. Features: 180 quick-read devotional thoughts paired with scripture practical tips for navigating stressful situations God''s timeless wisdom and truth is perfect as a gift or for ministry

In just 5 minutes, you will Read (minute 1-2), Understand (minute 3), Apply (minute 4), and Pray (minute 5) God''s Word through more than 90 challenging, focused Bible studies.

P.G. ''Plum'' Wodehouse is the greatest humorous writer England produced in the 20th century. The creator of Jeeves and Bertie, the Blandings saga, Ukridge, Mr Mulliner, Psmith and Uncle Fred, his output totalled almost 100 volumes of peerless comic invention. But where did all that material come from? Not just out of his head, no matter how large his hat size: in Wodehouse''s case, much arrived courtesy of his voracious reading habits, everything from Shakespeare to W.S. Gilbert via the Bible, Tennyson, Sherlock Holmes, gung-ho schoolboy fiction, gory pulp thrillers, the gloopiest romances and literally hundreds of other writers - even T.S. Eliot. No other writer had a broader range of influences. In his latest groundbreaking study, Paul Kent, author of the Pelham Grenville Wodehouse trilogy of literary biographies teases out Plum''s literary roots, and how he expertly blended elements from all these writers and genres into the heady cocktail that keeps the world laughing over a hundred years on from when he first created it. It''s an alternative history of English Literature that will also make you laugh out loud.

These 100 devotions tackle issues you face daily, from relationships to money and possessions, and from knowing God to communication--including social media.

"We read Wodehouse because he was a master of words. We can read Kent for the same reason". Wooster Sauce, journal of The P.G. Wodehouse Society (UK) A TOUR OF THE COMIC IMAGINATION OF P.G. WODEHOUSE P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely acknowledged as the greatest English comic writer of the 20th century. The creator of Jeeves & Wooster, Lord Emsworth and Blandings, Ukridge, Mr. Mulliner, the Oldest Member and the Eggs, Beans and Crumpets of the Drones Club, the consistently upbeat tone of his 100 or so books represents one of the largest-ever literary bequests to human happiness by one man. Indeed, Wodehouse was not just a writer for his time, but for all time, and in 2019, a memorial commemorating his life and work was dedicated in Westminster Abbey, London, the only one to honour an out-and-out humourist. In this concluding volume of his groundbreaking trilogy, lifelong enthusiast Paul Kent sets out to explain the enduring, global appeal of PGW''s comic world from the U.K. to Japan via India and Russia. Granted unprecedented access to Wodehouse''s papers and library, it contains a wealth of fresh insight and scholarship that gets right to the heart of Wodehouse''s comic vision and is a must for both casual fan and devotee alike. "Paul Kent has added his joy and light while giving us new insights into Wodehouse . . . Your time with his books will breeze by, and you will clamor for more. Hear that distant sound? That''s me already clamoring". GARY HALL, PLUM LINES, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE WODEHOUSE SOCIETY (US) "Kent is forging the new path in the way I hope writing about Wodehouse will go". TIM ANDREW, CHAIRMAN, THE P.G. WODEHOUSE SOCIETY (UK)

Here''s a fun and fascinating book of twenty, six-question quizzes for 6-10-year-olds. Each quiz starts easy, with questions from the most familiar stories, then gets progressively harder.

In 1915, and for the next decade or so, P.G. Wodehouse''s fictional world mushroomed within his imagination. His best-known creations, Jeeves and Bertie, arrived in that year, as did Lord Emsworth and many of the Blandings circle; the Oldest Member teed off in 1919; the Drones Club threw open its doors in 1921; a new, thoroughly improved Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge returned to the fold in 1923, and Mr Mulliner sipped his first hot scotch and lemon at the bar parlour of the Angler''s Rest in 1926. Plum would steadily re-visit these characters and locations for another half-century, interspersing his tales with one off novels, stories and further, less voluminous sub series until his death in 1975. These were truly golden years, with Plum at the height of what he called his "mid-season form".Paul Kent continues his groundbreaking study of Wodehouse''s imagination by casting a fresh eye over his created world, whose characters and stories have made our world feel better about itself for well over a century.

Here''s Bible trivia to challenge your memory and your skills of deduction! This book features two kinds of questions--matching and "connect the thoughts."

This is Jolly old Fame is the first volume in a three-volume biography on the lives and works of comic writer P.G. Wodehouse, and explores the origin of his comic vision

In both Classical Greek and Latin, there were two and only two sets of personal inflectional endings. Each and every finite verb in Classical Greek and Latin was unconditionally conjugated by using one or the other of these two sets of inflectional personal endings. There were no verbs which were not conjugated in this manner, nor was there ever a third alternative. The Greek and Roman grammarians (Thracians) not only understood this, but they also understood that these two distinct sets of inflectional personal endings represented the very same categories in both languages. For some strange and inexplicable reason those grammarians coming after the Greeks and Romans (non-Thracians) took it upon themselves to take the form of the verb túptomai which was unanimously regarded as the passive form of the verb in Greek and relabeled it the "middle" form of the verb. They did this moreover without changing the labels in Latin. So, in effect, they took a single morphological category "passive" and reinvented it as two separate categories, namely the "middle" and the "passive". In non-Thracian linguistics, changing labels entails changing reality at the same time and thus they were forced to reinvent the Latin language without a middle voice. In non-Thracian linguistics this is simply a matter of making claims such as the following: "In Latin ... the old middle voice ''became'' a passive, i.e., was used only in passive functions, while intransitive (/stative) functions were expressed by other morphological means" (Hock 1991: 348). "This active: middle semantic contrast, such as it is, was retained for longer in Greek than in Sanskrit and is totally absent in Latin" (Lightfoot 1979: 241).Then all one needs to do is to repeat such claims three times and they automatically become facts; from there the Woozle effect takes over: "The Woozle effect, also known as evidence by citation, or a woozle, occurs when frequent citation of previous publications that lack evidence misleads individuals, groups, and the public into thinking or believing there is evidence, and nonfacts become urban myths and factoids" (Google).The purpose of this book is threefold: (í) to demonstrate that the set of personal inflectional endings labeled ''passive'' in Latin represents the very same category as that expressed by the set of endings labeled ''middle'' in Classical Greek, (ii) to present an investigation of all five (sic!) grammatical voices recognized by the Roman grammarians - Palaemon (Keil v: 542.26-27): "And now the principle verbs are actives, pas-sives, neuters, commons, and deponents."Donatus (Keil iv: 383.1-2): "The classes (genera) of verbs, which are called to-kens (significationes) by others, are five: actives, passives, neuters, deponents, and commons."Servius (Keil iv: 413.35-36): "Of verbs there are five classes (genera): actives, passives, neuters, commons, and deponents."Audax (Keil vii: 346.6-7): "How many classes (genera) of verbs are there? Five, that is: active, passive, neuter, common, and deponent."Pompeius (Keil v:227.3): "The classes (genera) of verbs are these: actives, pas-sives, neuters, commons, and deponents."Consentius (Keil v: 367.14-16): "The classes (genera) or tokens (significationes) are five: active as lego scribo, passive as legor scribor, neuter as sto curro, depo-nent as loquor luctor, and common as consolor criminor." -and (iii) to continue the research within Thracian linguistics in order to discover at least two more morphological means of expressing the middle voice in Latin. This will include a form of the verb in Latin corresponding to the so-called ''aorist passive'' in Classical Greek which had nothing at all to do with the aorist and is conjugated unconditionally for the active voice.

Since 2008, Know Your Bible has sold more than three million copies--now it''s available in large print! Still concise and easy to understand, it provides clear, memorable overviews of all 66 books.

Western Linguistics has come a long way since its beginnings with the grammar of Classical Greek attributed to Dionysios Thrax. Unfortunately, during this journey a cross-roads was reached and a decision had to be made. Instead of taking the path of scientific principles which a few linguists did, most linguists instead took the path of scientific ignorance and least resistance, ending up in the dark and murky forest of pseudoscience. To their credit, though, they adapted extremely well to this scientific darkness.This book tells the tale of these two linguistics and their journeys. It is a tale of two distinct paths taken by these two linguistics and their encounters with other actors along the way. Here we meet, among others, falsification, confirmation bias as well as selection bias and see firsthand just how dangerous it can be to trust the wrong source of data. We find that when the going gets tough no progress is ever made along the journey without the help of ''exceptions''. Along the way we also stumble upon parsimony, Occam''s razor as well as the fallacy of special pleading and the difference between explaining more data with less assumptions versus less data requiring more assumptions. Motivated reasoning teaches us that there are two different directions research can take: (i) going forward and following logic and evidence wherever it may lead or (ii) starting already with the conclusion and then working backwards from there, backfilling in justifications and making evidence fit into preconceived notions. We learn about performing experiments and that the purpose of doing this is to determine cause and effect relations between variables in a system. We also see just how easy it is to confuse correlation with causation and what the consequence of this is: if we establish a cause and effect relationship between two or more variables, then outcomes are predictable; this is most definitely not the case with correlation relationship between variables. Our encounter with coherence teaches us how to determine, even without data, whether one can possibly be correct, or most likely wrong. Most important of all, though, is the very cornerstone of science, i.e. the scientific method itself, accepted and relied on without question and without hesitation by one linguistics, rejected and thrown overboard by the other.

This Multi-Million Bestseller Will Help You Know Your Bible Better! Since 2008, Know Your Bible has sold 3.2 million copies--now it''s available in a great daily edition! Still concise and easy to understand, it provides clear, memorable overviews of all 66 books, plus: data on authors and time frames ten-word synopses longer (50-100 word) summaries unique or unusual aspects listings of key verses "So, What?" sections of practical application You''ll love it for yourself, or to give away in ministry.

Imagine a television quiz show where all the questions come directly from the Bible--from "Abel" and "Also Known As" to "Z Inside" and "Zion."

This keepsake collection of photographs, correspondence, and extracts from his books is tied together by a storyline revealing the life of a distinctive servant of God.

The Force Awakens, the Fall 2015 installment in the Star Wars franchise, promises to excite the longtime enthusiast and enthrall a new generation of admirers. The Real Force comprises forty biblically sound devotions revealing the Christian themes found in the epic Star Wars saga.

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The Force Awakens, the Fall 2015 installment in the Star Wars franchise, promises to excite the longtime enthusiast and enthrall a new generation of admirers. The Real Force comprises forty biblically sound devotions revealing the Christian themes found in the epic Star Wars saga.

''A thrilling and original sports book... a fantastic read about a remarkable athlete'' Ray WarrenBig, powerful, handsome, gifted and enigmatic, Sonny Bill Williams has the ability to get fans flocking, sponsors scrambling and coaches dreaming of winning dynasties.But ''SBW'' is not like other footballers. He broke his Bulldogs contract mid-season to play rugby union for Toulon in France, leaving teammates shocked, fans enraged and the NRL threatening a life ban. Yet Sonny''s star never dimmed. His legend only grew.When Sonny Bill returned to New Zealand, he steered the Crusaders to a Super Rugby final before leading the Chiefs to their inaugural title and helping the All Blacks with the Rugby World Cup...while becoming a heavyweight boxing champion.Then he returned to League and led the Roosters to a premiership before switching back to Union again for the All Blacks'' 2015 World Cup defence. Along the way, Sonny Bill proved a modern truth - success is currency, memories are short, star power eclipses everything.Paul Kent''s Sonny Ball tells the extraordinary story of Sonny Bill Williams in an extraordinary way. It''s a book as intriguing and action-packed as any grand final in any sport, anywhere.''A superb insight into the complex, political world of Rugby League and Sonny Bill Williams, the man who changed the way it was played on and off the field'' Matthew Johns

If you enjoy America''s pastime, you''ll love Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions-180 Spiritual Truths Drawn from the Great Game of Baseball. This devotional provides a reading a day for an entire season (or off-season!) highlighting intriguing players, both famous and less well known; important games throughout major league history; teams both current and forgotten, and much more, drawing a Bible-based point from each. Thought-provoking but never preachy, Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions is a perfect for fans of all ages.

Enjoy a year''s worth of inspiration--and then some!--with Barbour''s perpetual calendar line. With unique themes and titles, you''re sure to find a perfect fit.

Get more from your personal Bible time by understanding the meaning and story behind some 2,000 Bible names. Covering more than 3,400 individuals in scripture, the Dictionary of Bible Names describes the number of times each name is mentioned, the number of individuals—male or female—who had that name, the meaning of the name, a biography of the person(s), and the first, last, and key references, chapter-and-verse, for further study. The Dictionary of Bible Names is perfect for personal Bible study, Sunday school or small group preparation, pleasure reading. . .even as a baby book!

Get more from your personal Bible time by understanding the meaning and story behind some 3,100 Bible names, featuring both people and places! Covering more than 2,000 people names (some 3,400 individuals) and 1,100 place names--every proper name in scripture--The Complete People and Places of the Bible provides the number of times each name is mentioned, the meaning of the name, a description of the person or place, and the first, last, and key references--chapter and verse--for further study. The Complete People and Places of the Bible is perfect for personal Bible study, Sunday school or small group preparation, or just fascinating pleasure reading.

If you enjoy America’s pastime, you’ll love Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions—180 Spiritual Truths Drawn from the Great Game of Baseball. This brand-new devotional provides a reading a day for an entire season—or off-season!—highlighting intriguing players, both famous and less well known; important games through major league history; teams both current and forgotten, and more, drawing a spiritual point from each. Thought-provoking but never preachy, Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions is a perfect follow-up to the Playing with Purpose biographies of Major League Baseball, National Football League, and National Basketball Association stars from Barbour.

Don''t ever think the Bible''s boring. . .it''s packed with amazing, mysterious stories--exactly the kind of wonders you''ll find in Bible Curiosities. This fully illustrated guide to the amazing, odd, and shocking stories of scripture contains almost five dozen informative, intriguing, often humorously written entries. Find out more about the Bible''s "Terminator". . .the other Noah. . .the "lost letter" of Paul. . .bad apples on Jesus'' family tree. . .the mysterious death of Judas Iscariot. . .and much, much more. Appropriate for readers from junior high and up, Bible Curiosities promises entertainment, education, and edification--as every amazing story in scripture points us back to God''s power and love.