What's New at Cross Reference Library - Encouragement, Leadership, and Character

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Unfortunately life is just hard, and at times it’s downright ugly. Far too many of us are not enjoying life because we are living with broken hearts and shattered dreams. But hope is available, and healing is possible. Through the pages of this book you will discover the power you need to live the life you love. We will uncover your hurts and start your personal journey of healing. With the tools and applications inside Enjoy Today Own Tomorrow by Laine Lawson Craft, you will find practical steps which give purpose to your past and hope for your future. Healing is possible. Discover the power to live the life you love so that you can enjoy today and own tomorrow.

All over the world, woman and girls face starvation, displacement, illiteracy, sexual exploitation and abuse. In fact, statistics show that the world’s most oppressed are overwhelmingly female. Moved by their plight, Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett took a trip across continents to partner with ministries working to help women and interview girls in some of the most difficult places in the world. These pages hold those girls’ stories: stories of deep pain and suffering, inspiring courage, and incredible hope. They are stories of those who discovered their value in God’s eyes, in the midst of cultures that have rejected them. They are stories of rescue and redemption by God working through compassionate people - people like you. The authors of Forgotten Girls invite you to pray and speak on behalf of the millions of women and girls who still need to know how much they’re worth. The authors provide specific, practical steps and prayer points that allow you to get involved as God leads.

Jason Romano learned incredible lessons during his seventeen years as a producer at ESPN - and these fundamentals for success on the field or court work just as well in other spheres of leadership, especially when you add God's direction to the playbook. This collection of compelling, inspiring, and often funny stories in The Uniform of Leadership challenges readers to ask themselves the hard questions. It draws them into introspection and then directs them into action so they can cultivate habits of service and excellence in themselves and in those around them. From Tony Dungy to Darryl Strawberry, Will Ferrell to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, readers will discover how to replicate the principles practiced by some of the most influential leaders in sports and entertainment. And in the end, they'll be able to construct thriving cultures where the people they lead can bloom where they're planted and serve one another. For readers who want to lead meaningful lives - rooted in servant leadership, character, and integrity - and be entertained and inspired by personal, behind the scenes stories about athletes, coaches, and stars, this is a perfect guidebook.

In a world of social media snapshots and cable news sound bites, we’re often more concerned with our outer image than we are with our inner makeup. But in the end integrity trumps image. You can look good on the outside without being good on the inside. If you long to commit yourself to what matters most - the content of your character - join bestselling author James Merritt in Character Still Counts as he explores 13 overlooked traits that form the bedrock of a godly life and good society. Along the way, you’ll encounter surprising role models - flawed people who failed spectacularly, overcame adversity and went on to live lives worth imitating. In a world that has abandoned the virtues and values that matter, this book offers a clarion call to return to a simple message: Character still counts. It always has, it always will.

Everyone who wants to date or get married is looking for someone who’s “hot”. In the language of the world “hot” refers to someone who is attractive, but according to Jeramy Clark (author of the bestseller I Gave Dating a Chance) and his wife and co-author Jerusha Clark, a new definition of the word can provide you with an easy to use standard for applying God’s wisdom in one of the most challenging areas of your life. Find out in He’s Hot, She’s Hot why you should look for someone who is truly H.O.T. (holy, outrageous, trustworthy) and see how you can develop the qualities that will both please the Lord and attract the man or woman of your dreams.

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