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The Leadership Test is an insightful and engaging story about the essence of leadership. Izzy Kroll, a brilliant eccentric teaches high school in a tough section of Chicago. The story unfolds as Izzy mentors his former student, Marcus, in the first lessons of leadership, helping him navigate through the real world of egoes, agendas, and ethical dilemmas. A call to action for all leaders, this book is a quick and powerful read that will motivate you to reflect on "the nature of your intent and the manner of your influence."

Standards are the foundation of our educational systems today. Fairness, rigor, and high achievement for all students are the focus of standards-based schools. Yet the standards movement means nothing if it does not improve student achievement in the classroom. In this revised edition, Dr. Reeves provides step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement standards-based performance assessment to make improved teaching and learning a reality in the classroom.

The Gospel of Luke is featured in the liturgical cycle every three years but scholars are daily finding new treasures in this inspired writing. From Zachariah’s vision in the temple, the Passion, death and resurrection, Sr. Reid brings a fresh viewpoint on all the episodes and parables we think we know so well. This presentation will enrich the most informed listener and will renew in preachers and teachers an enthusiasm for this magnificent gift of the spirit, the Gospel of Luke.

When you're too busy to relax, just take Time Out from Stress by listening to this audio. In just ten minutes, you can relax tight muscles, calm anxieties, and reduce pressures to a more tolerable level.

Being friends with some animals can be very dangerous, but Dave is the kind of person that actually knows what the animals are thinking and can magically relate to them. How many animal friends will Dave make? This story describes the love and friendships that a young boy enjoys with his animal friends. How being kind to each other makes love for animals and animals' love for human beings so much powerful and magical.

Relax Your Body brings you four of the most effective techniques for reducing physical tension and relaxing anywhere, anytime, with almost instant effectiveness.

You are only a few months away from living a more relaxed and healthy lifestyle. This basic 12-week program describes step-by-step techniques for slowing down your pulse and respiration, and increasing your circulation. You'll learn four components of effective meditation: breath counting, mantras, and yanta meditation.

The winds of uncertainty are always blowing through the world. If we want to experience peace, we must ourselves become more peaceful. To quote Gandhi, "To change the world, we must first be the change we wish to see." When practiced regularly, meditation becomes a vehicle to enter and calm the heart and soul so our personal corner of the world becomes a more peaceful place. This inner peace then emanates like ripples on a lake toward others. Now is the time to enter the heart and bring peace to the world, starting with your own mind.

Rev. Witherup, with his extensive knowledge of the Gospel of Matthew, covers all the major themes in a way that will instill in the listener a desire to read the Gospel and understand its message at a deeper level. He urges the listener to read the entire Gospel in a couple of sittings. He explains the problems of authorship, the setting in which it was written and the audience it was intended for.

You're not perfect. But guess what? You don't have to be. All of us struggle with high expectations from time to time. But for many women, the worries can become debilitating - and often, we don't even know we're letting unrealistic expectations color our thinking. The good news is, we have the power to break free from the perfectionist trap.

In Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he says: “Be angry and sin not.” How do we live this Christian admonition? How do we attain spiritual growth in struggle, in conflict, and with feelings that overwhelm us? Carole Riley, C.D.P., Ph.D., looks at conflict as a Eucharistic engagement. When we apply the skills and techniques she discusses in this presentation, we may better understand the mystery of life and reach harmony.

A biblical anthropologist sheds new light on Paul and the first Jesus communities. Paul belonged to that generation of the Jesus movement, which stood between the Jesus group and the Evangelists. His seven undisputed letters make it clear that Paul considered himself to be an Israelite prophet sent by God to Israelites who were residing among non-Israelites, the "Gentiles", who believed in Jesus. Paul considered them to be like branches grafted to Israel, the true root (Rom 11:24).

Sandy's Miracle, delves into some of mankind's darkest depravities - including physical, mental, and sexual child abuse. Patsy Giddings personally experienced extraordinary incidents of cruelty and rape from those in her own family and eventually in the clutches of her adoptive family. But her 'miracle' came when least expected, as God intervened in her life offering salvation and rescue.

I Love you, Mom: Please Don't Break My Heart is the true story of one boy's journey through a childhood of physical, mental, and emotional abuse. John endured neglect, isolation, physical beatings, mental degradation and malevolent admissions into numerous mental institutions, and eventual attempted murder within the custodial supervision of his unscrupulous mother.

Best-selling author and well-known radio and television personality Barbara De Angelis is one of America's leading experts on relationships and personal growth. In this fascinating audio program, she joins Dr. Deepak Chopra to discuss the connection between human relationships and a connection with God.

The listener’s relationship with Christ will deepen as Br. Maloney describes how Paul was imbued with the cultures, Jewish and Gentile, of his time and yet transcended both “in Christ.”

Kaye is an ordinary boy who likes exploring and dreams of being a legendary knight like his father. But good knights are hard to find in Knox since the king died. When the new queen knights Kaye for doing a brave deed to help another person, he gets his wish a lot sooner than he expected. Being a knight is a dream come true for Kaye...but he's got a lot to live up to.

The Ten Commandments are the first direct communication between a people and God. Designed to elevate our lives above mere frantic, animal existence to the sublime levels humanity is capable of experiencing, they are the blueprint of God's expectations of us and his plan for a meaningful, just, loving, and holy life. Each commandment asserts a principle, and each principle is a moral focus point for real-life issues relating to God, family, sex, work, charity, property, speech, and thought.

Inner Peace for Busy People is perfect for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the pressures of work, finances, children, and other modern-day stressors. Through stories encompassing spirituality, science, and humor, Joan gives you easy-to-learn skills to help you change your attitude and regain a sense of balance and harmony!

Created by stress management expert and best selling author, Brian Luke Seaward, this collection of four meditations and visualizations are loaded with powerful metaphors which bring about a deep sense of relaxation and inner peace, and provide a supportive foundation for your meditation practice.