Best Selling Books by Susan Lynn

Above All is an extensive exploration and expansion of the themes found in Psalm 22. This psalm delves into the deep connection Christ had with God at his birth, the apparent betrayal he experienced during his earthly mission, and the glorious outcomes that arise from his suffering. The author skillfully combines references from both the Old Testament and New Testament along with her creative imagination to craft a narrative about God''s loving purpose for humanity, the plan for redemption from the fall, and, above all, the fulfillment of that redemption. Above All also offers insights into the reasons behind the wicked and terrible events that occur daily in the world and provides an explanation for why God does not always intervene. The story commences by imagining the thoughts of Jesus while he is on the cross at Calvary, and it places the reader in the role of a spectator, allowing them to witness what Jesus perceives, experiences, and does, starting from his time in the Garden of Gethsemane to the following three days after his crucifixion. "Above All: A Special Meditation and Reflection on Psalm 22" is a brilliant novel that fuses scripture in the Old and New Testament and presents a story of purpose and redemption for man. "Above All: A Special Meditation and Reflection on Psalm 22" is the creation of published author Susan L. Bailey, MD, a physician practicing internal medicine in Rochester, New York. After 36 years of practicing full-time, she has retired from the hospital and sees a small number of patients in her private practice. Her favorite pastimes are traveling, sewing vintage clothing, watching sermons on YouTube, and enjoying time with friends and family in her lakeside home. She attends church service regularly on Sundays and enjoys discussing the Word of God with people from many walks of life and on many levels. She is comfortable explaining the biblical text to those who don''t know the character of God or who Jesus is, and she is energized by discussions with seasoned religious leaders alike. She especially likes to help new believers learn how to trust the Word of God to become relevant for use in their personal journeys by relying on the counselor Jesus refers to in the book of John.

...Jesus led me to a place that I could only see by the light of His presence. It appeared to be an untamed garden surrounded by tall walls of crudely made charcoal bricks. A cold wind blew briskly, and I heard a sound of wailing. I recognized it as my own sobs and had flashbacks of memories of crying in showers and in a lonely bed. I wretchedly turned into Jesus'' chest, and He folded His arms around me. He sighed and I instantly felt a new strength within me rise up. I wanted to cry at the sight of this neglected lot, but I seemed to understand that this garden represented me somehow. "This place, My child, is your soul!" He said with a smile... Imagine, if you will, Jesus becoming real to you and He leads you into your troubled soul as a garden. He shows you the truth and lies rooted in the weeds of your fears, large stones of anger and bushes of rejection that have kept you from experiencing love of yourself and others, and Jesus Himself. And He wants you to be healed and delivered from the pain of your emotions of the past. Would you be willing? This is a true story of an emotionally wounded soul saved by Jesus who counsels and guides her with truth and wisdom from an unhealthy marriage. She spiritually comes alive as Jesus'' love awakens within her through a personal relationship with Him. She learns to understand that love forgives the love disabled. The heavenly Father makes an appearance informing her she must purpose to love in order to flourish, beginning with herself. Susan Lynn Brandt is the mother of three children, the master of cats, dogs, chickens and parakeets in Wisconsin. Email her at: [email protected]

Susan, reluctant and sullen, is forced to light Sabbath candles at her grandparent''s house. She then has to listen as her grandmother speaks to her of ancestors, including the courageous woman she is named for. Her interest in the people in the sepia pictures she''s shown blossoms. Gradually the lighting of Sabbath candles grows from a chore to a symbol of Sabbath, an honoring of her heritage. She carries this heritage with her through the tumultuous 1960s and a marriage that fails. Forgotten for a while, Susan finds it again after her mother''s death. Years later her teenage granddaughter, reluctant and sullen, will be forced to learn from Susan the heritage and tradition of her family.

Report on the feasibility of the State of Nevada to purchase federal lands for expansion and growth.

Contains brief histories of the ancestors and relatives of Edward Everett Grove (1922-1966) of Kansas and California, son of Samuel Virgil Grove (1896-1979) and Lucy Ethel Raney (1901-1984). Earliest ancestors include the following: James Raney (1820-1896) and Sarah Ann Cordry (1822-1913) of Kansas; and Maslin Eli Groove (ca. 1820-1865) of Ireland and West Virginia and his wife Lee Ann Spielman (1821-1892) who died in Illinois.

In this report from the dean to the Pardee RAND Graduate School Board of Governors, Dean Susan Marquis shares information about the 2018 cohort, recent graduates, events, awards, fundraising, updates to the curriculum, and more.

An impediment to learning especially with students with special needs is conflict between students. Students within this setting tend to engage in aggressive verbal behavior with one another. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of community building in replacing aggressive speech with prosocial speech. The research literature revealed that prosocial behavior is linked to academic achievement. Aggressive behavior is linked to high drop out rates in high school, low attendance and low grade point average. Research in cooperative learning indicates that it promotes achievement and prosocial behaviors. Participants for this study included 17 high school students assigned to a life science class. The researcher also served as teacher of record of this class. A mixed methods research approach was put in place, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. This data included tallying the number of utterances of aggressive speech. Qualitative data included interviews with paraprofessionals as well as researcher observations of student interactions. Descriptive data were collected for a period of 9 months. The researcher implemented ten community building strategies as a part of the instructional design. Results indicated that student self esteem and student ownership in the student''s learning environment are effective in reducing aggressive speech and lead to less conflict oriented distraction during class time which allows for more meaningful instruction time.

This dissertation argues that makeup was crucial to the consolidation of a new type of identity at the beginning of the twentieth century. As attitudes about makeup changed from shock and disgust to acceptance of it as an unremarkable, everyday phenomenon, makeup did important work of suturing female identity into a consumer economy. The modern sense of self located identity on the surface of the body and in the accessories purchased for it rather than the older notion of character emerging from within the body in an essentialist fashion.

The problem addressed in this research was to understand the cultural schema(s) that are utilized in meaning-making as people identify and interpret life experiences related to call. The population studied is adult students in a Pentecostal/charismatic university in Los Angeles, California. This research utilizes a triangulation of methods approach (Tashakkori and Teddlie 1998) and draws from two theories in cognitive anthropology, cultural schema theory (D''Andrade 1987; Quinn 2005b; Strauss and Quinn 1997) and cultural consensus theory (Romney, Batchelder, and Weller 1987; Romney, Weller, and Batchelder 1986; Weller and Romney 1988). Data elicitation tools are based on strategies developed early in cognitive anthropology for the investigation of cognitive domains along with a vignette exercise. Data analysis took place in two stages with data functioning both as a context of discovery and a context of verification (D''Andrade 2005, 85). People in the research context demonstrate a cultural schema of call that includes four core items: God as caller, the individual as called, the role or task as calling, and knowing as the essential link. Once these four core items were present, a second level of common items was demonstrated; the common elements were confirmation, giftedness, time or duration, and experience. This cultural schema of call was utilized by the population in relation to additional schemas including pastor, leader, family, church, ministry, and work. Indications of underlying foundational cultural schemas were also present including self, success, and status. Findings of this research are discussed in terms of the implications for call as a process of meaning-making and the limitations of biblical/theological material for making sense of experiences related to call. Implications for leadership research and cognitive anthropology research are discussed along with suggestions for the leader formation practitioner''s engagement with cultural schemas.