Most Popular Books by Richard Ross

A pamphlet that gives parents new insights into their own faith, and parenting practices, as they see themselves through the eyes of their teenagers.

The eighty-five stunning color photographs in this book are a masterful exploration not only of the light falling on objects or filling spaces but of the very act of seeing.

A fascinating collection of photographs of bomb shelters around the world. Various sites people have built to protect themselves from the unthinkable

Many stingrays are small enough for home aquariums, but hobbyists must know how to protect against stingray venom. This volume is filled with handsome, full-color photos, instructive line art, and easy-to-read tables and charts. It provides information on all aspects of pet care for new and prospective pet owners.

“What if we raise our children to gain the world but in the process they forfeit their souls?” ask the writers of Parenting with Kingdom Purpose (True Love Waits founder Richard Ross and best-selling author Ken Hemphill). Indeed, children are a constant reminder of God’s goodness. In that light, Christian parents are called to celebrate and nurture the unique personality traits and talents of each precious one with a gracious and eternal perspective. Yet studies indicate 70 percent of teenagers from evangelical homes will drop out of church within two years after high school graduation. What the world has to offer will win their closer attention. Parenting with Kingdom Purpose looks at Bible teaching and the recent National Study of Youth and Religion to shape a fresh approach to raising children that cuts through the chaos of modern life and brings families closest to each other and the Lord.

photographs by Richard Ross of juveniles in detention, commitment and treatment across the US.

Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver was born in 1858 in Preston County, Virginia, the son of James J. and Eliza Brown Dolliver. Jonathan''s siblings were Robert Henry, Mary Ann, Victor Brown and Margaret Gay. James J. was circuit rider who preached against the practice of slavery. He was threatened by mobs but overall well liked. Jonathan served in politics after his graduation from Law School, eventually serving in the the United States House of Representatives from the State of Iowa. Jonathan married Louise Pearsons in his thirties, and his father officiated at the wedding. Jonathan died in 1909. Other localities include Ohio.

After months of research at the US Patent Office - the repository of delightfully improbable dreams - Richard Ross has amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, awe-inspiring patent applications seen over the last century. The result is this treasure trove of wacky and wonderful real-life inventions which include: nasal filters, self-foaming shavers, umbrellas with ears and shoelace tip holders. Illustrated with the inventors'' own diagrams, this lighthearted compilations is perfect for anyone seeking the more unusual side of genius.

Faultless compositions bring the diversity, color, and dramatic scale of Oregon''s landscape to the pages of this volume.

Building on the extensive US Patent Office research that spawned Patently Ridiculous and Patently Erotic, Richard Ross now presents a special Yuletide collection of hilarious patent applications. Patently Christmas provides a fascinating glimpse into what happens when creativity, capitalism and delusion collide. Extensively illustrated with the inventors'' own diagrams, this is the perfect stocking filler.

Santa Claus and his workshop are saved from heavy flooding at the North Pole when a boy named Robert uses his shortwave radio to persuade an airship captain to intervene.

Well-chosen climbers bring unrivalled colour, exuberance and drama into any garden, transforming the dullest plot. The chapters focus on scented climbers, climbers for foliage, flowering climbers and tender climbers.''

Patently Erotic is Richard Ross''s foray into the nexus of capitalism, inventiveness and sex. In this latest collection of actual patent applications, the author delves into the archives to take a look at contraptions designed to titillate and facilitate. Accompanied by commentary from Ross and illustrated by the inventors'' own diagrams, inventions such as source-sensitive, sound-playing condoms and lap dance liners provide a revealing look to society''s issues with intimacy.

Report gives far greater priority to the relation between capital development and the Gold Coast economy than to the costs of building and the organisation and use of building resources.

"Some of the most needed reformations involve systemic change that will ripple through the entire congregation. Even the brightest and most influenntial youth pastor cannot lead such change alone. Only the senior pastor can take the lead with a full reformation in youth ministry"--Back cover.

According to Ross, the goal of student ministry is students who spend a lifetime embracing the full supremacy of the Son, responding to His majesty in all of life, inviting Christ to live His life through them, and joining Him in making disciples among all peoples. Ross notes, Student ministry that does not matter for a lifetime does not matter much. For the past 50 years, most churches approached student ministry as: 1. students primarily relating to one youth leader, 2. students experiencing church almost exclusively with people their same age, and 3. parents outsourcing the spiritual leadership of their teenagers to the youth leader. The result? The great majority of youth who were faithful to youth programs now have walked away from the faith. Now there is broad agreement that this approach to student ministry has been a failed experiment. Student Ministry and the Supremacy of Christ proposes a model of student ministry that is far different from the past. This approach calls for: 1. immersing teenagers in life-on-life, transformational relationships with several godly adults, 2. drawing teenagers into a web of rich, intergenerational relationships in the congregation, and