It S You Is It Possible To Build Real And Lasting Friendships

Designed for individual or group study, the It's You participant's guide helps individuals and groups explore what's been exposed through the dramas and dig deeper into how to live differently in this changing world.

Friends make a life. And sometimes they break it. That's why the It's You study helps you to deal with all sorts of friendship issues. Like what happens to your friendships when the opposite sex is introduced? Or how do you deal with deep misunderstandings and the craziness of rumors? And what happens when you mix in faith to the whole scheme? How can you thrive when so much chaos and stress reigns? Featuring "live" dramas from the REVOLVE tour in combination with Bible study, the Reel to Real Interactive Drama-Based Study Series addresses the questions and issues—both series and frivolous—that hit at the heart of teens. Designed for individual or group study, the It's You participant's guide helps individuals and groups explore what’s been exposed through the dramas and dig deeper into how to live differently in this changing world. Participant's guide features: Questions, Bible study, and activities for group or individual study Real-life stories from teens Tips for youth group leaders Activies to be artsy and interactive with the topic Resources & itunes list (websites, books, online videos, and music related to the topic) For use with the It's You DVD-Based Study (ISBN 9781418546335).

Learn How To Make Long-Lasting Friendships With Real Chemistry You have reached adulthood, even though you may not always feel like one! You have learned how to keep both plants and pets alive and for the lucky ones you might even have a love life, decent job and living in an area that you love. However despite all of this you may have one thing in common with the majority of 20 and 30 something's 0f today, and there is more than likely one area of life that is lacking and this is your platonic friendships. It may be that all of your friends have got married, had children and you are beginning to feel more alone and you may have also been wracking your brains on ways to find people to hang out with. Gone are the times when meeting a new best friend was as simple as walking up to that cool individual in your English class and demanding to be his or her buddy, it is amazing how times have changed. Now that you are all grown-up, you are probably so busy muddling through the daily grind of managing your life, working all hours and just trying to keep sane that you will inadvertently find that it is far easier to keep in touch by text, Facebook and Instagram instead of actually making the effort of a face to face friendship. With this in mind I have written "How to Make New Friends" to help you navigate through the uncertain challenges of new friendships and all the paraphernalia that this comes with and it is my hope that the book will enable you to wade through the minefield that is friendship and offer you tricks and tips to make the entire process as easy as possible. When it comes to friendship, it is important to remember that to have a friend and be a friend is what makes life worthwhile. What you can learn from reading this book: Making Friends Meeting New People How to Develop New Friendships When People Don't Seem Interested in Being Your Friend When You Are Always the One Doing the Inviting Grow and Deepen New Friendships Getting Back in Touch/li> 20 Ways Achieve to a Long Lasting Friendship And much more! Purchase "How to Make New Friends" right now!

In the late 20th and 21st centuries, the meteoric rise of countless social media platforms and mobile applications have illuminated the profound need friendship and connection have in all of our lives; and yet, very few scholarly volumes have focused on this unique and important bond during this new era of relating to one another. Exploring such topics as friendship and social media, friendship with current and past romantic partners, co-workers, mentors, and even pets, editors Mahzad Hojjat and Anne Moyer lead an expert group of global contributors as they each explore how friendship factors within our lives today. What does it mean to be a friend? What roles do friendships play in our own development? How do we befriend those across the race, ethnicity, gender, and orientation spectrums? What happens when a friendship turns sour? What is the effect of friendship - good and bad - on our mental health? Providing a much needed update to the field of interpersonal relations, The Psychology of Friendship serves as a field guide for readers as they shed traditional definitions of friendship in favor of contemporary contexts and connections.

-- A biblical view that shows how human friendships lead to friendship with God.-- Help for getting past superficial "acquaintanceship" and developing authenticity.-- Practical advice for handling friendship problems.

Friendship is not a rational process. While reasoning and discerning play a part in our choices of friends, feelings and emotions are strong elements as well. Much of the conscious development of our circle of friends rests on an understanding of the elements and foundations of friendship. There is no magic formula. Friendship choices rest on principles and concepts. Friendships take effort. They hold a bit of mystery. They can’t be manufactured. But they are priceless. Walk with Jerry and Mary White in To Be a Friend as they probe and discover together the great adventure of being and having friends.

A History of Preachingbrings together narrative history and primary sources to provide the most comprehensive guide available to the story of the church's ministry of proclamation. Bringing together an impressive array of familiar and lesser-known figures, Edwards paints a detailed, compelling picture of what it has meant to preach the gospel. Pastors, scholars, and students of homiletics will find here many opportunities to enrich their understanding and practice of preaching. Volume 1, appearing in the print edition, contains Edwards's magisterial retelling of the story of Christian preaching's development from its Hellenistic and Jewish roots in the New Testament, through the late-twentieth century's discontent with outdated forms and emphasis on new modes of preaching such as narrative. Along the way the author introduces us to the complexities and contributions of preachers, both with whom we are already acquainted, and to whom we will be introduced here for the first time. Origen, Chrysostom, Augustine, Bernard, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Edwards, Rauschenbusch, Barth; all of their distinctive contributions receive careful attention. Yet lesser-known figures and developments also appear, from the ninth-century reform of preaching championed by Hrabanus Maurus, to the reference books developed in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries by the mendicant orders to assist their members' preaching, to Howell Harris and Daniel Rowlands, preachers of the eighteenth-century Welsh revival, to Helen Kenyon, speaking as a layperson at the 1950 Yale Beecher lectures about the view of preaching from the pew. Volume 2, contained on the enclosed CD-ROM, contains primary source material on preaching drawn from the entire scope of the church's twenty centuries. The author has written an introduction to each selection, placing it in its historical context and pointing to its particular contribution. Each chapter in Volume 2 is geared to its companion chapter in Volume 1's narrative history. Ecumenical in scope, fair-minded in presentation, appreciative of the contributions that all the branches of the church have made to the story of what it means to develop, deliver, and listen to a sermon, A History of Preachingwill be the definitive resource for anyone who wishes to preach or to understand preaching's role in living out the gospel. "...'This work is expected to be the standard text on preaching for the next 30 years,' says Ann K. Riggs, who staffs the NCC's Faith and Order Commission. Author Edwards, former professor of preaching at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, is co-moderator of the commission, which studies church-uniting and church-dividing issues. 'A History of Preaching is ecumenical in scope and will be relevant in all our churches; we all participate in this field,' says Riggs...." from EcuLink, Number 65, Winter 2004-2005 published by the National Council of Churches

The Relationship Alphabet is an alphabetical survey of relationship topics based on the research of Dr. John Gottman. The book includes insights on communication, conflict management and friendship building. Practical discussion questions make it easy to turn ideas into action.