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1) Generosity
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Through various examples, children learn about generosity and how to apply it to everyday life. At school, in one's neighborhood, and even at home, various situations are presented which teach readers about the importance of being generous. Additional features to aid comprehension include informative captions, a Think-About-It section, a table of contents, a glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author. Author/Illustrator...
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In Showing Generosity, beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can be generous in their daily lives. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how they can build character by showing generosity.
An activity encourages kids to practice generosity, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about generosity online using our safe search engine that provides...
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Given the choice, everyone one of us wants to be more generous but fear holds us back. Audacious Generosity shows you how to exchange any sense of pressure and regret about giving for genuine confidence and satisfaction. Gone are the days where you feel pressured to be the giver. Instead, Audacious Generosity will empower you to give limitlessly-as God gives through you. By reading this book, you will learn to enjoy a living relationship with God...
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296 pages ; 24 cm
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When Chicagoan Russell Stone finds himself teaching a Creative Nonfiction class, he encounters a young Algerian woman with a disturbingly luminous presence. Thassadit Amzwar's blissful exuberance both entrances and puzzles the melancholic Russell. How can this refugee from perpetual terror be so happy? Won't someone so open and alive come to serious harm? Wondering how to protect her, Russell researches her war-torn country and skims through popular...
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It doesn't matter whether you're conservative or liberal, religious or skeptical, the very fact you are able to understand the words you're reading right now-that we are all able to communicate with each other using language-means we must share a vast body of beliefs. While language may shape the way we think about the world to some small extent, it makes much more sense to say truth shapes language to a very large extent. That's the central argument...
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The Generosity Ladder is the quintessential guidebook for anyone who desires to handle money with excellence. Written as an answer to all of the questions and misunderstandings that surround the intersection of God and money, The Generosity Ladder clarifies, once and for all, what the Bible really says about honoring God with our finances and details a step-by-step plan for attaining financial excellence.
Published alongside Maximize, Nelson Searcy's...
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Rekindle America's faith in charitable and nonprofit organizations
In Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges, accomplished philanthropy experts Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley deliver a startlingly insightful exploration of the decline of American generosity. The authors offer inspirational solutions to the dramatic downturn in giving in the US, showing us how to re-establish...
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In Showing Generosity, beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can be generous in their daily lives. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how they can build character by showing generosity.
An activity encourages kids to practice generosity, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about generosity online using our safe search engine that provides...
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In Showing Generosity, beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can be generous in their daily lives. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how they can build character by showing generosity.
An activity encourages kids to practice generosity, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about generosity online using our safe search engine that provides...
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Is sex enough? Can it evolve into love, or will a generous act return to kick Rob where it hurts?
Robert may be gay, but he's a responsible adult and a dedicated businessman. He hesitates to hire Lee, the man who's applied for the position of PA at his firm, knowing how hard it will be to deny his attraction to the younger man. What's worse, his business partner's pressing Robert to rent a room to the new hire.
But Lee hasn't been entirely honest...
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The enchanting adventure of three intrepid children on a one-of-a-kind journey, in a world full of wonder and Christmas magic.
For many centuries, a magical book protected the Stars of Christmas. It made sure that Christmas was the greatest festival in the world--the festival of generosity, harmony, hope, and joy.
But, when Juliette, Klelia, and Theo destroy the book, Christmas loses its magic and the world is suddenly disenchanted. To turn it back...
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It is often assumed that because the contemporary welfare state is generous, its critics must therefore lack generosity, as well as compassion. Tibor R. Machan, a distinguished moral philosopher, demonstrates why that is a mistaken notion. He places generosity among the human virtues and shows why virtue requires moral choice rather than coercion. He argues that generosity can only be cultivated in freedom because there is no virtue in a compulsory...
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This book by pastor and certified fund raising executive (CFRE) Michael R. Ward provides church leaders a resource to lead their congregations to a new culture of generosity and abundance that raises more money as well as more disciples. Written specifically with pastors, congregation councils, finance committees, and stewardship teams in mind, this book encourages and guides a process of study, reflection, and action that is clear and practical....
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This book explores Pashtunwali, the ancient and revered code of conduct embraced by the Pashtun people. Rooted in tradition and passed down through generations, this code encapsulates a set of ethical principles that govern various aspects of Pashtun life. One of its most prominent and cherished tenets is "Melmastia," a profound expression of hospitality that transcends mere politeness to embody a deep-seated respect for guests and a commitment to...
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Cookie and the blue light – it brings as its theme generosity and reflection on responsibility towards the environment. And in the meantime, several situations lead to fear, either fictional or real. The mediation to know the importance of this emotion is a life experience that can help to form an adequate reaction to have fear as an ally for the preservation of life, of integrity.
The collection "The 7 Virtues – Stories from Hawk`s Little Ranch...
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Is wealth inherently good? Is it inherently evil? How much is morally acceptable to enjoy? Should all excess be given away? Do we feel ashamed of having wealth? Do we feel "blessed" by it? How much of our wealth is due to our own hard work and smart decisions, and how much is due to social injustices?
Answers to such questions are not clear. As a result, many Christians are confused, divided, and uneasy about these topics, and choose to keep faith,...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
When Kevin learns that not all families have enough to eat, he decides to organize a food drive with his friends. When everyone pitches in and shares, there's enough food to go around!
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