Dr. McGee is a great teacher of the word. His radio show is excellent and these brief commentaries are a great synopsis of his daily teachings on the air. Dr. McGee died in 1989 but his insight into the scriptures live on.
This particular commentary on the great book of 1 Peter is very well written. Dr. McGee's teachings on suffering that go with chapter 3 of 1 Peter are very well said. Dr. McGee helps enlighten us to the fact that all men will suffer, and knowing Christ does not necessarily end suffering. But knowing Christ surely does help us to put our troubles and suffering in perspective. When we know Christ we have hope and joy in the midst of whatever comes our way.
Dr. McGee knew this and his teachings from this wonderful commentary are deep and meaningful for all of us. I highly reccommend his book.

This commentary is the best "down to earth" commentary I've seen. It gives practical insights as was as intelligent theological viewpoints while at the same time being easy to read. A must have for your library.

It has been said that if you want to know a person, you must identity that person's "ruling passion"-that which unifies their personality and sets their course for life. Yet in our fickle age of reinvention and frequent lifestyle changes, one wonders if some folk even possess a fixed core at the heart of their being. Historian Bruce Shelley, senior professor of history at Denver Seminary, claims to have discerned the ruling passion of his longtime colleague and evangelical senior statesman, Dr. Vernon Grounds (b. 1914). That passion is the moral virtue of love-not love in a vague or sentimental sense, but rather Christian love, which is rooted in the understanding of Jesus Christ as the revelation of God's love for humanity. While Dr. Grounds' doctoral dissertation at Drew University addressed the concept of love in the thought of Sigmund Freud, his concern for this great virtue has been far more than academic. Love has been a demonstrable way of life for Vernon Grounds', as this book amply attests. Shelley credits this transformation by love to Grounds conversion during his college days, which occurred only after considerable intellectual struggles.

Shelley's narrative skillfully situates the long and eventful life of Vernon Grounds in the context of both twentieth-century America and American evangelicalism specifically. (The book includes a rewarding appendix of Dr. Ground's writings on a variety of subjects, as well as a select bibliography.) Emerging from his working-class roots in New York through his university and seminary education, Grounds became a significant figure in the development of American evangelicalism (or theologically conservative Protestantism). Although associated with more fundamentalist institutions in his younger years, Dr. Grounds became increasingly disenchanted with fundamentalism's tendencies toward cultural separatism, anti-intellectualism, and lack of love toward those outside its opinions. Out of these concerns, he and his wife Ann moved to Denver in 1951 where he joined the fledgling Denver Seminary faculty as Dean. The seminary had only a handful of students and was located in an old and ornate mansion in downtown Denver, where it remained until 1968 when it moved to its present location in Englewood. Fundamentalist backers tussled with the school until it eventually broke free from them to pursue a more open path. It now serves over six hundred students annually.

While highly gifted intellectually, Dr. Ground's love for his institution pulled him from the life of a pure scholar to that of a leader when he became Denver Seminary's second president in 1955, a position he held until 1979. Nevertheless, he taught (and continues to teach) a wide variety of classes in philosophy, theology, and counseling and published widely in these areas as well. In addition to his heavy leadership and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Grounds traveled nearly every weekend to churches around the country to preach, teach, and promote the seminary. (When asked how she coped with her husband's constant traveling, Ann is quoted as saying, "I'd rather have Vernon Grounds ten percent of the time than any other man one hundred percent.") For many people-in Denver and around the world-Denver Seminary and Vernon Grounds are virtually synonymous.

The book underscores that throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Grounds has been known for his commitment to academically excellent seminary education, his passion for social justice concerns, his path-breaking desire to integrate Christian faith with the best of psychological insights, and his voluminous knowledge. His legendary library of many thousands of volumes occupies the vast majority of his office space, where he regularly meets with a steady stream of alumni and students-and anyone who desires his warm and rewarding company.

I once met a man who introduced himself as "one of Vernon Grounds' "twelve hundred close, personal friends." After reading this book, one can see that this probably was not an exaggeration. It may have been an understatement.

--Douglas Groothuis heads the Philosophy of Religion MA at Denver Seminary.

Dr. Vernon Grounds is a remarkable man. His work and influence on 20th century evangelicalism are far reaching and profound. His is a live of love and truth, which is captured in this biography.

Anyone who has ever met Dr. Grounds feels as though he is a life-long friend. Those who have been so blessed with knowing him are forever endebted to his charity, graciousness, and loving manner. It is with little or no reservation that those who know (or know of) this man would jump at the chance to read his biography.

This book is wonderfully written by noted church historian, Bruce Shelley, and recounts Vernon's journey through a searching young adulthood to the moment of face-to-face confrontation with the powerful love of God. From this point, Shelley traces his life as he becomes president of Denver Seminary and how his constant desire to demonstrate the love of God to each and every individual in his path.

The last section of the book includes personal correspondence from Dr. Grounds which enables the reader to catch more glimpses into this extraordinary life.

Dr. Grounds is indeed a loving man who stands firm in the truth, which he leads with grace.

This guidebook never leaves my car! It always tells me something new to discover about Tennessee!

Cathy and I looked through many guide books before attempting to write Traveling Tennessee. We found none covered the state in our easy helpful style (see Traveling the Trace and Traveling the Southern Highlands).

We followed the pioneers through the state from east to west giving you a brief history of the people and the area, and what you would find there today. Tennessee offers many pleasant surprises along its highways from scenic sites to activies you may participate in. For instance, you know of the Great Smoky Mountains but do you know the quite side of the Smokies? where Tennessee's first gold rush was? about a failed Utopia brought back to life? the courthouse stolen in the middle of the night? or where you can swim at the end of a scale model of the Misssissippi River?

We strove to give you information and details about interesting attractions all across Tennessee as well as B&Bs, dining, shopping, special events, camping, and where to get more information. More than 200 photos help tell the stories in this 316-page guide.

If you can look beyond the lurid titles of Vernon Howards books,you might be pleasantly surprised to find a truly inspirational perspective. This book, consisting of upwards of 2000 brief remarks about spiritual progress, is indeed an inspirational and oftentimes startling series of observations about the inner world. I feel it would be useful to anyone on a variety of spiritual paths. This book, like Howards others, makes no pretensions to offering a comprehensive, step-by-step "how to do it all" opus, but perhaps that is one of its real strengths. Although occasionally lapsing intobeing merely simplistic ("The first few years of life we buid abrick wall around us; Happiness is better then misery") overall most of the observations are profoundly evocative; i,e; "Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen".

This is an outstanding collection of spiritual wisdom written by an awakened man. It is as refreshing and stimulating as anything that I have ever read. There is no human problem that cannot be solved by studying any page of this remarkable book. Bravo Vernon Howard.

I enjoyed learning some of the local history of Texas from an ordinary person's view, especially since this person was my great grandfather. I had never heard the stories from any family member before. The descriptions of events and locales really brought home a sense of family. It shows that small events shape a country as well as large events. It also reminded me how much history can be lost unless someone takes the time to write it down.

Based on diaries written in the late 1800s, Under The Texas Sun tell the story of a young boy, born during the Civil War, who grows up in East Texas and goes to work on the big ranches in West Texas. True stories written by his granddaughter who inherited his diaries and who recalls sitting by her grandfather's side as he reminisced about his youthful escapades.

The book is a great suppliment. It not only gives critical reviews / essays, but it has features such as "1960's Witch hunts" and "1990's Witch hunts." It helps you in undesrstanding the text, however its greatest asset is in helping you in Essay topics and discussion. Great book! Especially if studying Crucible.

mega swanky book yeah

The authors clearly know their material and. perhaps, most importantly, know how to convey this information in a clear and forthright manner. Facts and statistics saturate the content of the text, and do so in the professional style one would hope for. Historical, with expert research always evident, this is a resource which ought to be on the desks of all of those professionals who are involved with the complex and often tedious demands surrounding actuarial assessments!

This is an excellent book about the development of actuarial tools to determine risk for Violence and Sex Offender Risk. The books content covers the history of research in this area over the last 25 years and methods and measurement. The Chapter on clinical judgement is excellent and sets the stage for the need of actuarial assessments to enhance our ability to determine risk. The appendicies contain the two risk tools developed by the authors: 1) Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG, and 2) Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG). I highly recommend this book!

This book talks about a seldom-discussed issue in present-day America, that of physical and emotional abuse by a member of the family, usually an older brother or sister. There is a strong tendency to keep internal family issues behind closed doors. It's also very easy to dismiss as sibling rivalry, not abuse, or boys will be boys.

Abuse can take many different forms, from name-calling to hitting, all the way to rape. The victims are left with feelings of shame, low self-esteem into adulthood and worthlessness. They are threatened by the perpetrator with grievous bodily harm or the breakup of the family if they tell.

There are a number of causes of sibling abuse. The usual cause is violence in the media that children see every day. Another major reason for sibling abuse is the model presented by the parents. Do they constantly belittle or try to injure each other? In such a household, how can abuse not be transferred from the parents to the children? How can a child, having been abused by an older sibling, not turn around and do it to a younger sibling?

Parental reaction is most important. When confronted with an accusation of abuse, one reaction is to say that the victim must have deserved it. If the accusation is one of sexual abuse, the victim must have enjoyed it. Other parental reactions include ignoring the abuse, responding inconsistently or inappropriately, indifference or even joining in the abuse. No wonder victims frequently don't talk about their abuse for many years.

The best thing parents can do is listen to their children. Only a small percentage of abuse allegations turn out to be false. The author also advocates the SAFE method (Stop the abuse; Assess the situation, both facts and feelings; Find out what will keep the abuse from happening again; Evaluate the solution and alter it if necessary).

Perhaps one of the causes of the epidemic of violence in America is discussed in this book. Read it if you're a parent who thinks that abuse is happening in your home. Read it if you think you're an abuse survivor, then give this book to your parents. Everyone else should also read this book.

What Parents Need To Know About Sibling Abuse by Professor Vernon R. Wiehe (College of Social Work, University of Kentucky) offers a solid, practical approach to dealing with sibling conflict and violence, brought to life with quotes directly from survivors of sibling abuse, written especially for parents and lay readers who have to confront the ugly dilemma of abuse among siblings, from slapping, punching, and name-calling to severe bodily harm and/or sexual abuse. Presenting clear, simple ways to better understand what abuse is, and how to distinguish it from age-appropriate behavior, as well as how to intervene and deal with difficult situations, What Parents Need To Know About Sibling Abuse is highly recommended for all parents with more than one child.

This book was written at the turn of the 19th Century. I lived in Haiti for a year, and Mr Pritchard's descriptions are penetratingly accurate, and his predictions uncannily correct. His writing skills are of the very highest order, and his extraordinary experiences combined with his sense of humour make for an absolute gem of a book. For those interested in the History of Haiti, this book must not be missed.

This is a very interesting book. It was written in the begining of century, but stills actual after one hundred years. The author - the english journalist Hesketh Prichard, from the "Daily Express" - depicts his impressions of a journey across and about Haiti. He found a country where the black race rules after a century, which was a rarity in 1900 (just Liberia and Ethiopia, at the time, had black governments, too). Although the author shows simpathy for the ordinary haitian people, the opinion that he gives from the country is far away to be positive. Here, in his opinion, we find a place,curiously, like post-colonial Africa 60 years later, where who really rules is widespread corruption, exarcebated but ridiculous militarism (an army with 7.000 men had 6.500 generals and 7.000 brigadiers), venal judges, police brutality, intimidation of free press,continuous political instability (during one hundred years, none president of Haiti was able to end his term), and, last but not the least, susperstition and witchcraft. I will end my commentary, quoting the author himself: "Today in Haiti we come to the real crux of the question. At the end of a hundred years of trial, how does the black man governs himself? What progress has he made? Absolutely none. When he undertakes the task of government, he does so, not with the intent of promoting the public weal, but for the sake of filing his own pocket. His motto is still, "Pluck the fowl, but take care she does not cry out". Corruption has spread through every portion and every department of the Government. Almost all the ills of the country may be traced to their source in tiranny, the ineptitude, and the improbity of those at the helm of state. (...) Can the negro rule himself? Is he congenitally capable? (...) Today, and as matters stands, he certainly cannot rule himself". Worth reading book, wrote in a fine literary english.

This book catalogs 1960s/early 70s psychedelic/garage/acid/folk bands. I am a real fan of mid-60s garage punk bands so this book is invaluable for details on such obscure bands as The Bees, The Calico Wall & the Fe Fi Four Plus Two. There are some inaccuracies, however. I found various mistakes in lyric reprints and band and personnel names. I guess only a real fan like me would notice them. If you are a fan of the 60s compliations such as Pepples, Highs In the Mid Sixties and Mindrocker, GET THIS BOOK.