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1). Profession Of Pharmacy Under Siege by Dr. Kurt Grady
There is a battle raging in the state of Illinois regarding the dispensing of medicines designed to induce abortions. Many pharmacists object to filling these prescriptions on moral and ethical grounds. Many see this as an infringement upon the doctor - patient relationship. However, Dr. Kurt Grady of the Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International offers an alternative view.

2). A Book Review & Critique of Jay Adams' Book Competent to Counsel
It wasn't until the early 1970's when I was introduced to Jay Adams that I begin to see a great distinction between generic counseling and genuine biblical counseling. I was 21 years old at the time when the pastor of our new formed church bought and read Adam's book "Competent to Counsel." My pastor raved on the significance of the book and proceeded to indoctrinate our small flock with its contents.

3). Jesus Christ: Self-Denial or Self-Esteem
If one didn’t look at the title of Dr. Tyler’s book, “Jesus Christ: Self-Denial or Self-Esteem,” they might think they were reading a book about the life of Christ instead of a refutation of the self-esteem movement. Dr. Tyler takes a different approach that’s characteristic of some of the other books on critiquing self-esteem. He doesn’t exclusively argue that the self-esteem position is defective from a humanistic psychological approach as Paul Vitz does.

4). Confessions From A Biblical Counselor
My views of counseling when I became a Christian back in the late 1960’s was the same as everyone else, i.e., if you need help, you get out the yellow pages of the telephone book, look up a counselor and make an appointment. Little or no regard was given to the type of counseling or the counselor’s credentials. It wasn’t until the early 1970’s when I was introduced to Jay Adams that I begin to see that there was a great distinction between counseling and honest to goodness biblical counseling.

5). Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation by Ronald Reagan
In 1983, President Reagan wrote an essay for the “Human Life Review” entitled, “Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation.” This brief writing of his pro-life philosophy was published in book form a year later. It was expanded to approximately to 95 pages with lengthy afterwords by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and British essayist Malcolm Muggeridge.

6). Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)
What is CPTED? The official book definition is "the proper design and effective use of the built environment that can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime and an improvement in the quality of life." It is simply a goal to reduce opportunities for crime that may be inherent in the design of structures or in the design of neighborhoods.

7). The Neighborhood Mint
After a recent trip to Dahlonega, Georgia, I'm became obsessed with wanting to know more about the U.S. Mint that had been there and its history. To say that "The Neighborhood Mint: Dahlonega in the Age of Jackson" by Sylvia Head, Elizabeth W. Etheridge, gave me all the information I ever wanted to know would be an understatement. Their 200-page book is packed with facts, figures, stories, and bits of history that sometimes were overwhelming.

8). Competency in Counseling
There is no shortage of advice-givers in today’s society. Actually, it seems no matter where you turn, you hear someone giving advice or counsel on one issue or another. Frequently it’s hard to try and avoid those wanting to give advice. To prove my point, simply express to others a dilemma you have, and watch folks stumble over themselves to give their opinion.

9). Death of the Windsor Retaining Wall
My father asked me the other day, what question did I get most from my landscape and lawn care customers. The answer: How much does it cost and what kind of retaining wall can I install?

Customers and potential customers alike are always amazed about the high cost of landscape design. Cost may not always be about the materials used, but it is always, about the time involved in the design and installation.

10). Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship by Paul C. Vitz
It seems everyone you meet these days is a self-proclaimed psychologist. From radio talk shows, television interviews, romance novels, weekly magazines, to cliques at work; everybody has an opinion on the latest “mental illness.” I was first introduced to practical psychology when I joined the United States Air Force in 1970. It was expected that Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) would become counselors to their subordinates.

11). Martha Peace Seeks to Change Attitudes
Author Martha Peace wrote a book some years back titled "Attitudes of a Transformed Heart." The premise of her work is Romans 12:2, i.e., be "transformed by the renewing of your mind" and not being "conformed to this world." Non-Christians and Christians alike often embrace a low view of God, and consequently a casual view of sin and Scripture. Instead of perceiving God as "Most High", they attempt to make God subservient to man by thinking of "Man (as) Most High.

12). Is Self-Esteem Contrary to Christianity
The philosophy of self-esteem is probably the most influential doctrine to arrive on the scene in Christendom's recent history. At least in my lifetime, it has had as much affect, if not even more, on evangelical Christianity than the modern tongues movement that surfaced in the late 1960's. Not only has self-esteem psychology crept into every aspect of Biblical doctrine and practice but society as well.

13). Basketball and Jesus
Our church has an organized basketball program managed and coached by Doug White (not to be confused by our pastor who also has the same name). Recently, I asked Doug why he was so passionate about the sport of basketball, and what does basketball have to do with Christianity. I thought his philosophy may be helpful to others who desire to build a church sports program.

14). Network Marketing For Those Who Are Not Sharks
What about those people who are not sharks? Carrying on from my
previous ideas about network marketing maybe being for sharks only,
what about the rest? The dolphins, whales and urchins?

15). Is Network Marketing Success Only For Sharks?
Who in your network marketing mlm business is having the most success? Is it the milder-mannered types? Or is it those with a "go get it" attitude who push through every obstacle and are out to get everyone they can?

16). Are We Too Serious in Our Network Marketing?
Sometimes you go through things you would rather not. You wish you were miles and miles away from it. That you had never taken that path. That you had not made those decisions. And you wish you could turn back the clock to well before that fateful choice. And yet suddenly that can produce your greatest breakthrough. Have we lost the fun?

17). 10 Reasons Why People Would Choose To Join Your Network Marketing Business
How do we get people clamoring to join our network marketing opportunity? Once we have established trust with them, how can we get to the heart of why they would want to participate?

18). How To Overcome The 4 Main Obstacles To Your Business
Why do people not enrol in your business when you have a quality
opportunity and product? Research has determined there are four
main reasons. Dealing with these will open the floodgates.

19). Your Driving Force For Network Marketing
Say you had everything you wanted in your life met with the income from your network marketing business. Then what would be your driving force from thereon in? What would get you up in the morning and going on with the business?

20). Your Home Business Slow? - The Problem Is You!
The other day I met the Mad Butcher, Peter Leitch, rabid rugby league supporter and raconteur. When I replied to his query of how my business was going saying it was a little slow, he said "You know where the problem is? Take a good look in the mirror!"

21). Getting The Best Prospects In Network Marketing
I have been looking today at how my team is going and where I want
to head.
Like you no doubt I want to grow as fast as possible and have the
best people I possibly could in my team.
Who are these?

22). 4 Ways To Build Trust In Internet Network Marketing
Lack of trust represents about 75% of why people will not choose to partake of a great product or service. How can this be overcome in network marketing, especially if conducted on-line?

23). How Can You Run Your Own Part Time Business Which Will Allow You To Retire Rich?
What would be your greatest dream? Winning Lotto? Suddenly receiving a great inheritance? Or finding a secret formula for something that everyone wants and being the one to introduce it to the market?

24). Are Your Wealth Beliefs Sabotaging Your Network Marketing Success?
What do you want earn a year? How much is reasonable, or right? And how much is your answer to this question limiting what you are achieving in your life, your business and your network marketing?

25). Communicating To Increase Network Marketing Success
Is there a way to increase your network marketing success simply by understanding communication? How much more success would you expect? How about 400%?

26). Network Marketing - Your Reason Why
The strength of your motivation for doing network marketing is what will keep you in the game. Get your unconscious mind to find this for you and then to lock you into achieving it. You will find prospects and opportunities magnetically drawn to you!

27). Is Network Marketing Failure At 92% Plus Acceptable?
What would an improvement in the staggering figure of an early to mid nineties percent failure rate in multilevel marketing mean to your business? The projected benefits to your business and future livelihood would be profound.

28). 2 Ways To Start In Your Internet Network Marketing?
So you have decided to take your mlm business to the next level. You want to look at internet network marketing. Here is a brief look at two ways: pay per click and article marketing.

29). How To Stand Out In Internet Network Marketing
How is it possible to make sure you are known when you enter the world-wide web? With the huge community of pages and pages of information and millions of players how can you stand out? With internet network marketing and knowing that the marketing part is crucial, what enables you to succeed?