The Word Is Worth A Thousand Pictures

Are you a visual person? I am, and to a certain extent, so is God, so much so that if you were never to hear a message preached from the Bible or hear a missionary tell of God and His plan for restoring all people to Himself, you would still stand accountable before Him without excuse. The Bible explains in Romans 1:20, "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." What is it God has made that's clearly seen and binds us to this accountability? Is it something even a blind person could see? Through a few descriptions of pictures, most of which have been here from the beginning of time, may you come to realize God's clear illustrations that we all must yield to. Daniel Watson was 37 years of age when God got a real hold of him. Up until then, he had thought the two were buddies, even though he would mercilessly attack those who would speak of changed lives through Jesus Christ. Thirteen years later, with no formal training (other than a few Bible studies, Sunday school teaching, and the daily influence from godly radio broadcasts), his desire to know the truth of God no matter where it led has found him a position from which to view God's big "picture." But has it come from God? If so, was it given for him alone? He will now offer you these illustrations, but continues as he has for the last thirty years working as a carpenter. If the illustrations are of God, nothing can stop their going forth; if not, at least the burden to share his ideas has been lifted.

Whether it’s earrings, homework, or love notes, Tillie “Lost and Found” Green and her camera can find any lost thing—until a search for a missing person forces her to step out from behind the lens in Brigit Young's middle-grade debut novel, Worth a Thousand Words. Ever since a car accident left Tillie Green with lasting painful injuries, she's hidden behind her camera. She watches her family and classmates through the lens, tracking down misplaced items and spotting the small details that tell a much bigger story than people usually see. But she isn’t prepared for class clown Jake Hausmann’s request: to find his father. In a matter of days, Tillie goes from silent observer to one half of a detective duo, searching for clues to the mystery of Jake’s dad’s disappearance. When the truth isn’t what Jake wants it to be, and the photographs start exposing people’s secrets, Tillie has to decide what—and who—is truly important to her. A Junior Library Guild Selection

Dramatically increase the impact of your presentations withvisuals. Drawings are a quick way to organize and connect ideas andkeep the creative juices flowing during presentations andmeetings. This workbook will show you how to: * Draw simple objects to help your audience relateinformation * Print words quickly and legibly * Add action to your presentation through simple visuals * Use color strategically . . . and more! Designed to be reused, this workbook will help you gain the skillsand confidence to express your ideas with pictures. You don't haveto be a graphic artist to add graphic dimension to yourpresentation. With these simple graphics tips, you'll soon be onyour way to creating a fun and impactful presentation!

Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja, in Uruguay jote cabeza colorada, and in Ecuador gallinazo aura. A huge bird, the turkey vulture is a familiar sight from culture to culture, in both hemispheres. But despite being ubiquitous and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary nonfiction devoted to it - until Vulture. Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell and sight to locate carrion. Unlike their cousin the black vulture, turkey vultures do not kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes harming them a federal offense, the birds still face persecution. They've been killed because of their looks, their odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government occasionally sanctions "roost dispersals," which involve the harassment and sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures during the cold winter months. Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie Fallon examines all aspects of the bird's natural history: breeding, incubating eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will never look at a vulture in the same way again.

!--StartFragment-- Ashleigh's boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he'll forget about her while he's away. So at a legendary end-of-summer pool party, Ashleigh's friends suggest she text him a picture of herself -- sans swimsuit -- to take with him. Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh strides off to the bathroom, snaps a photo in the full-length mirror, and hits "send." But when Kaleb and Ashleigh go through a bad breakup, Kaleb takes revenge by forwarding the text to his baseball team. Soon the photo has gone viral, attracting the attention of the school board, the local police, and the media. As her friends and family try to distance themselves from the scandal, Ashleigh feels completely alone -- until she meets Mack while serving her court-ordered community service. Not only does Mack offer a fresh chance at friendship, but he's the one person in town who received the text of Ashleigh's photo -- and didn't look. Acclaimed author Jennifer Brown brings readers a gripping novel about honesty and betrayal, redemption and friendship, attraction and integrity, as Ashleigh finds that while a picture may be worth a thousand words . . . it doesn't always tell the whole story. !--EndFragment--