Text Messages

An indispensable resource for everyone who cares about the Jewish future. “Every passage of Torah has the potential to be someone’s personal story and teaching—and that definitely includes you as a teenager. If you read these stories, and if you really let these holy texts into your mind and into your soul, your life will be deeper and richer, and even happier.” —from the Introduction Young people need to be included in the struggle for meaning, for the right questions to ask and the search for useful and relevant answers. This is the book that has been missing from the ever-expanding bookshelf of Torah commentaries—a collection of messages on each Torah portion, specifically for today’s teens. It shows them how each Torah portion contains worlds of meaning for them, for what they are going through in their lives, and how they can shape their Jewish identity as they enter adulthood. Addressing the concerns of young adults, it shows how the Torah can help teens deal with issues including: Interpersonal relationships Social justice Sexuality and gender issues Personal ethics Responsibility to family Community and the Jewish people Body image Tattoos Community service The meaning of faith Authority and rebellion The role of ritual Personal theology Prayer Civility Living safely Dealing with disabilities Challenges of eating morally This groundbreaking spiritual resource is truly transdenominational—including the insights of over 100 Jews who identify as Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Renewal, post-denominational and “just Jewish.” They are rabbis, cantors, educators, authors and community leaders. Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Renewal, post-denominational and “just Jewish.” They are rabbis, cantors, educators, authors and community leaders.

Facebook. Twitter. Snapchat. We live in a rapidly changing world, a world that seems to be increasingly inhospitable toward preaching. In the face of digital technology, social media, cultural pluralism, and pastoral burnout, how can Christian preachers proclaim the gospel faithfully and effectively? This book answers that question by bringing together a selection of important voices from across North America, Asia, and the Pacific. It argues that Spirit-empowered preaching is characterized by five attributes: it opens the Scriptures, engages the culture, addresses the listener, dissects the preacher, and elevates the Savior. With contributions from authors like William Willimon, Darrell Johnson, Lynne Baab, Robert Smith Jr., and Paul Windsor, this is an excellent resource for ordained ministers, lay preachers, theological students, and anyone wrestling with the challenge of preaching God's word in a smartphone world.

Text Messages From God is the gripping story of Dave, a hard-driving, successful attorney, whose self-centered existence is suddenly turned upside down by text messages he receives from a mysterious person claiming to be God. Dave, who likes to be in control and prides himself on being self sufficient, notices that the messages draw out another side of him, exposing that he is not an impenetrable fortress after all. Gradually Dave's skepticism gives way to curiosity, and he plays along with captivating challenges from the message sender. As he cautiously begins to take the messages to heart, Dave is forced to deal with painful memories that he had blocked out for many years. Dave's tough shell finally begins to crack and he is faced with making a decision that could change his life forever. Text Messages From God is John Mark Stewart's third book, and his first work of fiction. He is an attorney, Christian apologist, and international speaker. John's website is www.JohnMarkStewart.com.

Text messaging has been here with us long enough for everyone to understand its benefits, but the problem is that most men do not take it very seriously when it comes to texting men or women when they want to court them. This book is a great guide that men who do not have the guts to approach men or women face to face can use, and even perform better than it could have been to convince the women verbally. The book starts by showing you the tricks of acquiring the main tool that will enable you to link with her, which is her phone number. Men get jitters when they set to ask for a lady’s number, but that will be a forgotten past when you get this eBook and follow the texting guidelines. Learn how to initialize a conversation, the timing of your texts and the things to avoid that may affect the process of your conversation. In this book you will find practical advice like this: How to communicate better in relationships and how texting can work for you The Do’s and Don’ts of texting - what works and what should be avoided What questions and words are sure to get a response — and which ones to avoid As you search for true love, these texting tips and techniques will guide you. Study this volume well, and use it to find the best kind of man — the one you can teach to communicate better — the one special person who appreciates you! The book has tips you can follow when texting a man or woman and keep him/ her engaged throughout the session. The way you frame the text greatly influence how he/ she feels about you as well as how you think about him/ her. The book is recommended for women or men who want to cut time on building a deep bond with their counterpart in a drastic way. It reveals exactly how to text and make someone fall in love with your written message. Texting is very powerful if done correctly at the appropriate time. It can fully reignite the desires and as well bring the playfulness you had in your relationship back. Being informed means, you are powerful. Through reading the book, you can attest that you have gotten useful information as well as new knowledge on the texting tips. Thank you for reading through the book. Feel free to share with your friends or family and let them take a sip of these golden texting tips.

This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in conveying tone through text. Drawing on a corpus of nearly 45,000 text messages donated by bilingual young adults in New York City, this volume explores the ways in which the use of texting features such as ‘lol,’ emojis, abbreviations, and acronyms is systematic and essential. In part, toward the aim of exposing the tensions bilinguals face navigating a platform that preferences monolingual language practices, the book highlights creativity as a means of both constructing meaning and performing identity for bilingual youths. These findings are extended to explore the role texting plays in communication and identity construction in contemporary society more generally. This volume extends the boundaries of emerging research on language and digital communication, and will be of particular interest to graduate students and scholars in computer-mediated communication, pragmatics, and new media.

"A text message poem finds one truthful moment and describes it: what Ezra Pound called 'the luminous detail'. It is a snapshot, a digital photograph with words, written on a mobile phone in 160 characters or fewer, and published instantly by being texted, turning readers' phones into books with blank pages waiting to be filled."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Understanding the discourse of text messaging has profound implications for society. SMS text messaging has impacted considerably on how we communicate with others. Negative, sometimes alarmist media coverage continues to fuel debate surrounding its 'damaging' effects on language and literacy, yet these portrayals tend to be based on extreme or fictionalised accounts of text messaging. What kind of language do people really use when they text? Drawing on a range of academic sources from various fields, this book describes the language used in a corpus of over 11,000 text messages, as yet the largest collection in the UK. In particular, the book shows how the discourse of text messaging is shaped by users' often creative responses to the functions and constraints of the medium. This is an essential book for upper level undergraduates and postgraduates studying discourse analysis, as well as educators wanting to understand this important new form of discourse.

This resource contains more than 300 text messages expressing a wealth of emotions, with love dominating all of them. Del Tor shares how to make relationships stronger by giving a little thought and spending only five minutes just once a week to text emotions, love, and caring in many different ways.