NIV/The Message Parallel Bible (New International Version)

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The Message
Designed to read like a letter from God, The Message presents Scripture the way it originally appeared, as a naturally flowing narrative. Using only the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts, The Message’s creator, Eugene Peterson, began by setting the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs in contemporary English, free of distracting verse numbers and stiff, formal language. The result has been a warm, highly readable paraphrase that reveals the richly personal nature of God’s Word. The Old Testament followed, and the complete Message Bible was released in 2002. Used in both public preaching and private devotions, The Message has captured the hearts of millions of readers, enriching their understanding of Scripture and deepening their faith.

The New International Version (NIV)
The New International Version (NIV) is today’s most read, most trusted English Bible translation. Since its release in 1973, the NIV has sold over 160 million copies. The goal of the NIV translation team was to produce a contemporary translation whose accuracy, clarity and literary quality would make it ideal for public and private reading, teaching, preaching, memorizing and liturgical use. Today the NIV is accepted by more denominations than any other translation and is supported by a library of reference resources unmatched by any other translation.

The most read, most trusted translation and bestselling paraphrase together in one volume
• The NIV and The Message side by side
• Instant comparison deepens your grasp of Scripture
• Double-column format

If your translation of choice is the New International Version (NIV)

and if you appreciate The Message for the freshness and clarity it brings to your reading of the Bible

then you’ll love The Message/NIV Parallel Bible.

Setting The Message and the NIV together for the first time ever, this Bible allows you to instantly compare Eugene Peterson’s bestselling paraphrase and today’s most read, most trusted modern translation.

NIV/The Message Parallel Bible features:

• The clarity, accuracy and trustworthiness of the NIV. A careful union of word-for-word and thought-for-thought translational approaches, the NIV is today’s foremost modern translation, used by scholars, pastors, students and Bible readers across the world.
• The story-like flow and penetrating insights of The Message. Emphasizing a narrative reading of the Bible, The Message is treasured by countless Christians for the way its contemporary language illuminates ageless truths.
• Double-column format.
• Ribbon marker (leather edition only).

Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men - One Message

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Do not Buy this what a waste of money take the money you would pay for this and buy lottery tickets and you will be better off
Noteworthy
No substance, very self serving rants
what's worse?
Meeting of the rich minds that should meet yours.

Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men - One Message
Donald J. Trump , Robert T. Kiyosaki , Meredith McIver , and Sharon Lechter
Manufacturer: Rich Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1933914025
Release Date: 2006-10-09

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Get a behind-the-scenes peek at Why We Want You to Be Rich in this video interview with Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki. They pair talk about their very different backgrounds, their mutual admiration for one another,and how they came up with the idea to write Why We Want You to Be Rich together.

Book Description

The world is facing many challenges and one of them is financial. The entitlement mentality is epidemic, creating people who expect their countries, employers, or families to take care of them. Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, both successful businessmen, are natural teachers and have joined forces to address these challenges. They believe you cannot solve money problems with money. You can only solve money problems with financial education. Trump and Kiyosaki want to teach you to be rich.

"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."

They each could have written a book on the subject, but they chose instead to write a book together because of their shared passion for education and their desire to bring emphasis to the importance of financial education. In addition they have designated a portion of the profits from each book to be donated to charitable and educational organizations that also support financial education.

Why We Want YOU To Be Rich, Two Men — One Message was written for you.

Customer Reviews:

Do not Buy this what a waste of money take the money you would pay for this and buy lottery tickets and you will be better off.......2007-09-27

most things i listen to or read atleast give me one good idea this is more like a life story rather than how to do anything with it. What a waste of my hard eraned time and money. Do your self a favor and stay away from this USELESS TOOL

Noteworthy.......2007-09-21

This book is awesome. After reading it I have a whole new level of respect for Donald Trump. I salute he and Mr. Kiyosaki for their efforts and their willingness to share with their financial knowledge with the world. I agree, this should be a topic for our children in High School. Our children are our future; we must prepare them. If we don't who will?

No substance, very self serving rants.......2007-09-12

Don't waste your money. This book offers no insight into anything. There are some motivational phrases but that's about it. Trump offers no insight into anything, and just brags upon himself and talks about his family. Kiyosaki's previous work is a lot better than this collaboration. Kiyosaki is starting to sound redundant. All his books are saying the same thing. There is absolutely no "how to" involved in this book. Terrible quality, don't waste your money.

what's worse?.......2007-09-09

I don't know what's worse, the number of bad reviews by everybody here or the fact that so many of the bad reviewers have read Kiyosaki's other books and actually found value in them. If it took you this long to realize Kiyosaki is a shyster then no wonder you're still trying to figure out how to get rich!

Meeting of the rich minds that should meet yours........2007-09-06

I have to admit that this was my first introduction to Robert Kiyosakis writing. I have to say that I was very impressed by the way he tells things in stories and explains things in detail. Then on the other hand you have the Trump perspective on the same issue as just described by Kioysaki, with the classic to the point very short and effective Trump wording. Once again this book could be used for much more than just investing tips and understanding the difference between those who make it and those who don't.

This book could be used to grow both personally and professionally. As a life and executive coach many of the things they talk about in this book are things that I work with small business owners and managers doing. Just a different angle on the how to break free of misconceptions that are known as: "common sense". Just like with many of the other Trump books this is not a step-by-step guide on how to become rich. From what I have now looked through of Kiyosakis books, they are not a step-by-step guide either. Even though they give you more of a guideline and teach you direct things on what to do and more importantly on how to think and break free of how most people do think.

The differences that struck me the most in this book is how the mindset of people that do make it is different from those who do not. It was a very entertaining and educating read, and I personally learned some new things from it that I have implemented not only into my daily life but also my businesses. The way the two use different approaches to the same topic opens up a whole new world of understanding, that is, if you do not quite get what the first part (Kiyosaki) is trying to explain the second part (Trump) will give the abbreviated version of it. Technically you could go though this book and read only one of the authors part and then read the second part as a second book. For it to make the most sense I would recommend that you go through it all at one time though.

Excellent book that I would recommend for more than just investors, would recommend it for entrepreneurs, people wanting to grow personally and professionally. If you are ready to shift the way you think in order to shift how you are doing financially this is a great buy!

Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series)

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Scottie
Excellent patterns book
Great book for messaging pattern understanding
Enterprise Application Integration
The Bible for Enterprise Application Integration

Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Gregor Hohpe , and Bobby Woolf
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
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ASIN: 0321200683

Customer Reviews:

Scottie.......2007-09-26

This is the best book I've found that helps to organize the integration space within the industry. This book has helped to organize my thoughts and communicate with others effectively on how to leverage integration patterns. I highly recommend this book to help obtain a foundational understaning of the integration space.

Excellent patterns book.......2007-08-28

Upon recently changing jobs and focusing on messaging design and architecture, I was steered toward this book by my peers. Without getting into too much detail, before joining my new team, I had never heard of patterns (came from a product support area), much less asynchronous messaging design. Needless to say, this book has been invaluable in my learning process as well as conveying our direction to others.

This book is written in such a way that it is very intuitive. Diagrams help support the concepts and code examples as well.

I would highly recommend this as a must read/reference guide for anyone designing messaging solutions.

Great book for messaging pattern understanding.......2007-08-27

This is a fantastic book if you are looking for patterns to base your messaging designs and architecture around. The way this book goes about explaining some of the asynchronous messaging patterns seemed to provide a great deal of benefit to developers and designers who were stuck in the synchronous way of doing things. Great explanations and illustrations, would recommend to anyone researching EAI or ESB technologies or just a more structured, efficient way of messaging in general.

Enterprise Application Integration .......2007-07-29

I've been using the patterns in this book for several years now. These patterns help me to focus on the problems my customers need solved rather than what technology to use. This has helped to produce numerous successful systems and these patterns have consequently become the basis for many architecural redesign efforts at my company.

The Bible for Enterprise Application Integration.......2007-07-12

As a developer working on application integration for the last 5 years I am so thrilled about this purchase. Just started out reading and though I feel a little overwhelmed I can so much relate to all the patterns being discussed. Its being tough to digest and register the terminologies but I am sure I will get there as I progress. Definitely the best technical books I have ever purchased and is must have for any one who is involved with application integration !

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outstanding
The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto, David A. Thayne
This book deserves a minus 5 stars, I am amazed at how many good people accept without question what this guy presents
Enlightening
How of the emotions are important for the better world!

The Hidden Messages in Water
Masaru Emoto
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

This book has the potential to profoundly transform your world view. Using high-speed photography, Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors. The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal health.

Customer Reviews:

outstanding.......2007-10-06

this truly proves the power of our words, it is an excellent book and a must have for everyone.

The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto, David A. Thayne.......2007-10-03

Definitely something to think about -- A must read! I purchased extra copies for friends.

This book deserves a minus 5 stars, I am amazed at how many good people accept without question what this guy presents.......2007-09-03

I am a water efficiency consultant. I am fascinated and amazed by the magical beauty of water. But I also recognize that there are many scientific principles that govern the behavior of water. That science does not detract from the beauty and mystery of water for me. I do not need to throw science out the window to appreciate that beauty but apparently many others do. I once watched a 2 hour slide show and talk by Mr. Emoto, hoping to ask questions. He refused to take any questions afterwards, even though I had plenty. Where are the side by side comparisons of the ice structure of the same water that did not have the word or picture influences? Until similar photos are created with a control group and with the involvement of neutral 3rd party scientists, I can not believe any of the claims. But I will always have a childlike amazement at the endless beauty and mystery of water.

Enlightening.......2007-09-03

An amazing wake up call. There is a StarTrek episode where an alien calls humans "ugly bags of mostly water"... We are all mostly water and we can create huge changes if we simply focus. Read this book to understand how you can make a huge difference in yourself and the world.

How of the emotions are important for the better world!.......2007-07-20

This book show us how is important for the people to have good feelings and good thoughts. Perhaps, for the sceptic person this kind of experiment doesn't means anything. But I thing it's time to open our minds for the new experiments. The scientists who desagree, they must propose new experiments to refuse.
It's time to people learn that our feelings and thoughts influence matter. All of the atoms and subparticles are vibrating all the time and our thoughts and emotions are vibration too. Hence, the waves are emitted by us influence the atoms and subparticles. So I can't understand the people refuse this kind of experiment without reflection!

The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You

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Quick Read Can Make a Diffference in Managing Email
Great new tips for email
I want my 90 minutes back.
A must-read for everyone who uses email
It's a parable for a practical email management course which really works

The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
Mike Song , Vicki Halsey , and Tim Burress
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Book Description

The Hamster Revolution is a timely solution to both the widespread problem of email overload as well as most people's inefficient (or nonexistent) systems for categorizing and storing email messages. This book provides the practical steps needed to deal with these problems and become more efficient in our work.

Customer Reviews:

Quick Read Can Make a Diffference in Managing Email.......2007-09-26

Taking cue from The One Minute Manager, Zapp!, Fish! and Who Moved My Cheese?, The Hamster Revolution uses a parable to show how to better manage and organize e-mail and information. The hamster represents people endlessly running on the wheel of e-mail. Right away, I start using concepts from the 90-minute book. Considering I'm an organized person, that says something.

In the story, Harold the Hamster receives a visit from an information coach to help him with e-mail and information management. Harold is a person who turned into a hamster because e-mail and information trapped him on a figurative hamster wheel.

Harold and his coach think aloud as they explore his e-mail habits and inbox to find the problem areas. The banter between the two gives the reader insight into why something doesn't work and how to fix it. Their comments mirror what many of us think when we're drowning in messages. Though cheesy at times, the story quickly explains the how, what, and why without confusing readers with dry writing.

I was eager to discover the secret of COTA, the concept for creating folders named Clients, Output, Teams and Administration. COTA also represents the order of priority. The Clients folder receives top honors on the hierarchy than Output. Administration gets thrown to the bottom of the pile where it belongs. But this concept isn't as foolproof as the authors make it sound.

They state that you won't run into a situation when an email or document belongs in two folders. However, if that should happen -- then the document belongs in the one higher up on the COTA ladder. Furthermore, the system serves departments and teams best.

COTA won't work well for personal use (the authors apparently have another system for this, but information isn't available yet) or a small business like mine where I'm a freelancer working on a computer that houses both business and personal information.

Furthermore, not everyone will know what some things mean such as EOM (end of message) or NRN (no reply needed). These require teaching others and a team setting would adapt to that better than a lone person who must explain it in many individuals. EOM and NRN should become as standard as smilies, but they're far from there.

Some advice might sound common sense or old news to some people, but the authors share lesser known or new concepts. The book has had positive impact on my e-mail habits, and for what it is worth, that opinion comes from a long-time e-mail user (the days of BBSes -- pre-Internet).

Great new tips for email.......2007-06-20

Purchased the audio tape for the car. Easy listening and great tips on productivity for managing email overload. Makes you think before you send an email, sculpt it, use categories for easier identification/prioritization and shows new system for filing and finding anything anytime. It worked for me and can warmly recommend to everybody! Join the Hamster Revolution!

I want my 90 minutes back........2007-06-13

If you have any system of organizing your email already in place, don't bother reading this book.

First of all, this book is written in a "For Complete Morons" "Who Moved My Cheese?" style which I found to be a complete turn-off.

The first half of the book tells you what's wrong with your email style, which is news only to those that don't know how to conduct business communication in the first place. "Is the content of your email appropriate and professional?" I should hope so. Then it goes on to say you should convert your coworkers to the wonderful time-saving methodologies you've learned in this book, and direct them to the book web site. Any student of human nature can tell you, you can't really force anyone to do anything they don't want to do, you can only set an example and hope that they want to emulate it. If you are the boss, I suppose you can order people to follow the guidelines in this book, but otherwise it suggests giving your peers critiques of what's wrong with the email they've been sending you, a technique that's sure to make you near and dear to their hearts.

The second half of the book, which I eagerly anticipated, makes suggestions, then breaks its own rules, resulting in a confusing set of directions that aren't ultimately very useful. For example, the book states that you should be able to sort any email you receive into one folder, without wasting time deliberating over the decision between folders. You are supposed to organize your emails into Clients, Output, Teams, and Admin folders. If something falls into two folders, for example, some Output for a Client, it goes into the first folder in the COTA order-- the Client folder. But when would you ever create output that doesn't have a Client? And Clients in this case includes external AND internal customers. If your organization has a lot of output that isn't created FOR anybody, you have bigger problems than email.

Some of the other suggestions are obvious but presented as epiphany, such as, use subfolders within the COTA folders. Has it ever occurred to you that you could use email subfolders? Does your organization already use instant messaging for asynchronous messages? Guess what, you don't need this book.

In a FAQ at the end of the book, there is a tip that was not new to me, but which has worked for me. Turn off your email notifications (popups, sounds, etc.) and check your email about twice a day for a dedicated block of time. Otherwise every time you receive an email, you are interrupted from your flow of work.

What will happen with email? It is indeed a growing problem, I can't argue with that. I hope that Outlook develops better search technology, like that embedded in GMail. If you are one of the many Outlook users, you know that when your folders reach a certain size, an advanced search can take 15 minutes or more. However, creating a new folder structure isn't likely to do much for you, except cost you the time it takes to reorganize all of your mail.

A must-read for everyone who uses email.......2007-05-28

Getting overloaded with emails over the last 3-4 years. So decided to buy some books on the subject to improve. Bought 3 books from Amazon - Emails, Conquer Your Email Overload and Hamster Revolution. Find Hamster Revolution the best. I can see Hamster in me with over 500 emails in my in-box and having problems in relocating some of the infor later. This book is NOT about how to use Outlook. What I like is the story-telling method the authors used to bring across, otherwise a dry and technical subject, with interesting, lively and useful ideas. Strategy 1 is an eye opener for me. So simple and yet so useful ! Find it so enlightening and useful that I am thinking of asking the company to engage them for an in-house workshop ! Well done, guys !

It's a parable for a practical email management course which really works.......2007-05-19

If email is demanding more and more of your business time, it's time to take in THE HAMSTER REVOLUTION, which tells of an HR director who meets an efficiency coach and learns a simple management system. It's a parable for a practical email management course which really works, includes a case study showing how over 2,000 Capital One associates cut their email time by 23 percent, and tells how to add quality into email management strategy for optimum results. Busy managers in particular will relish its advice, making THE HAMSTER REVOLUTION especially recommended for business libraries.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope

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Christianity for the rest of us
Hopefilled wings and prayers
A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope
True leadership for Episcopalians and other believers
Not what I expected.

A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope
Katharine Jefferts Schori
Manufacturer: Morehouse Publishing
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Book Description

Katharine Jefferts Schori is a bishop on the move--she pilots her plane to remote parishes around the sprawling diocese of Nevada and shares her passionate message of reconciliation and peace. As the first female primate in the 500-year history of Anglicanism, she'll have the opportunity to speak to a far wider audience. This book will be the vehicle for introducing Bishop Jefferts Schori and her platform to the wider Church.

Customer Reviews:

Christianity for the rest of us.......2007-08-18

What a blessing to read a book that reveals a Christian faith based on Jesus' example of infinite love. In this day of many loud and forthright fundamentalist proclamations about who is going to be damned, who is not "right with the Lord", and who is just not as good as they should be, it is wonderful to read a clear and humble doctrine of love. None of us are as good as we should be, but the Reverend Schori seems to tell us some ways to try.

Hopefilled wings and prayers.......2007-05-29

The sermon/ meditations are moving and inspiring. They give great hope not only for the Episcopal Church but also for Christians and other people of faith. It would have been helpful to have scripture references with the chapter titles.

A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope.......2007-04-09

The author is authentic and inspiring with real life spiritual experiences. I can certainly see why she became a Bishop! Her "feel" for the downtrodden transforms her readers into not only people of faith, but people of action. Her communication skills help differing views to come together as the Lord would have us do. I liked the book a lot!

True leadership for Episcopalians and other believers.......2007-04-07

Katherine Jefferts Schori has collected in this small volume an assortment of meditations, homilies, and thoughts challenging one to find ways be a Christian in today's world. Building on a person's Baptismal vows and our Lord's call to ministry, both lay and ordained, our Presiding Bishop reveals her deep faith and belief that the church is on the brink of many exciting new works, serving the world. Throughout the book is her belief in the total ministry of the whole church. Laced with illustrations from her personal experieces as an oceanographer, lay leader, priest, and bishop. she calls all Christians to roll up their sleeves and get involved serving the poor, needy, forgotten, and destitute. It is inspiring to find such down-to-earth love for the church and its Lord in a Presiding Bishop. I was reminded often of the passion and strength of John Hines while reading her call to faith and action. This little book deserves wide-spread study throughout the church by lay and clergy alike. It served me well as a Lenten book of meditation. My only suggestion would be to incorporate more Biblical chapter and verse where they are often missing.

Not what I expected........2007-03-24

I was disappointed. Not much break-through thinking from someone I admire.
Guess my expectations were too high.

The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything

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A Sign of Hope!
The Secret Message of Jesus: Not As Much Secret as Lost
Secret Message? Where has Mclaren been?
A book to be treasured.
The Secret Message of Jesus

The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything
Brian McLaren
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When Brian McLaren began offering an alternative vision of Christian faith and life in books such as A New Kind of Christian and A Generous Orthodoxy, he ignited a firestorm of praise and condemnation that continues to spread across the religious landscape. To some religious conservatives, McLaren is a dangerous rebel without a doctrinally-correct cause. Some fundamentalist websites have even claimed he's in league with the devil and have consigned him to flames.

To others though, Brian is a fresh voice, a welcome antidote to the staleness, superficiality, and negativity of the religious status quo. A wide array of people from Evangelical, Catholic, and Mainline Protestant backgrounds claim that through his books they have begun to rediscover the faith they'd lost or rejected. And around the world, many readers say that he has helped them find-for the first time in their lives-a faith that makes sense and rings true. For many, he articulates the promise of what is being called "emerging Christianity."

In The Secret Message of Jesus you'll find what's at the center of Brian's critique of conventional Christianity, and what's at the heart of his expanding vision. In the process, you'll meet a Jesus who may be altogether new to you, a Jesus who is…

Not the crusading conqueror of religious broadcasting;
Not the religious mascot of partisan religion;
Not heaven's ticket-checker, whose words have been commandeered by the church to include and exclude, judge and stigmatize, pacify and domesticate.

McLaren invites you to discover afresh the transforming message of Jesus-an open invitation to radical change, an enlightening revelation that exposes sham and ignites hope, an epic story that is good news for everyone, whatever their gender, race, class, politics, or religion.

"Pastor and best-selling author McLaren revisits the gospel material from a fresh-and at times radical-perspective . . . He does an excellent job of capturing Jesus' quiet, revolutionary style."

--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Here McLaren shares his own ferocious journey in pondering the teachings and actions of Jesus. It is McLaren's lack of salesmanship or agenda that creates a refreshing picture of the man from Galilee who changed history."

--Donald Miller, Author of Blue Like Jazz

"In this critical book, Brian challenges us to ask what it would mean to truly live the message of Jesus today, and thus to risk turning everything upside down."

--Jim Wallis, Author of God's Politics and editor of Sojourners

"Compelling, crucial and liberating: a book for those who seek to experience the blessed heat of Christianity at its source."

--Anne Rice, Author of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Customer Reviews:

A Sign of Hope!.......2007-10-04

I've read the gospels of Jesus for over 40 years. It's clear that Jesus was very popular with most people and caused a stir wherever he went. His followers seemed to pick up where he left off and in a few generations spread the message of Jesus throughout the Roman Empire and finally, outlasting their persecutors, overcame the empire with the love of God in the message of Jesus. But when I ponder the church of Jesus that I know today I wonder what is missing. No only are we not moving our culture towards God's love in Jesus, we struggle to convince our own children to follow Jesus. For 40 years I've wondered where we are going wrong. And now in "The Secret Message of Jesus" I finally see some hope that maybe we can find our way back to what those first followers of Jesus experienced when they were transformed by the message of Jesus.
I recommend this book to anyone who has given up on the church, find it irrelevant, or are frustrated with it and long for more. To anyone who has dismissed Christianity because of Christians, I recommend this book. To anyone who wants to test the refreshing waters of the emerging church "The Secret Message of Jesus" will be a good taste.

The Secret Message of Jesus: Not As Much Secret as Lost.......2007-09-13

This book is both revealing and challenging. It insists that we accept Jesus' teachings and life not as we read it through our world view and cultural biases, but as the culture that surrounded him would have accepted him. This book is full of historical insights and sociological investigations. If you are looking for a academic read that is written in plain English, with an open heart that covers the very basic truths within the Christian faith, this book is for you. I loved it! I am now reading back through it with my inter-faith small group of guys. They to endorse it.

Secret Message? Where has Mclaren been?.......2007-07-24

In this book Mclaren outlines the social implications of Jesus message. While this is not bad, it is bad that he claims that this is a "secret message" which he has discovered himself. He claims that the church through the ages has missed the point of Jesus message, which is incredibly arrogant and lacking the slightest bit of historical evidence. The sheer audacity and arrogance of his assumption that the church has been missing the social implications of Jesus message for nearly two thousand years only to be rediscovered by Brian Mclaren is beyond the scope of words. If he could look back just thirty to fifty years he could discover the work of people like Carl H. Henry or Francis Schaeffer, who teach the very things he claims were not taught by those within the church. He also goes a bit into a postmodernistic rant in chapter two, and discusses the interpretive grid we see things through, making it clear that he does not want people telling other people that they are wrong, since they have their own interpretive grid. This makes it incredibly ironic that a good portion of his book is spent bashing the kind of Christianity he grew up in, declaring them to be utterly wrong. I find the lack of emphasis on the death and resurrection of Jesus to be appalling. He essentially relegates the death and resurrection of Jesus to a secondary place, behind the social message he preached. I sincerely hope that this was not his intent, but the very heavy emphasis on the social message and almost complete lack of discussion of the atonement makes it appear that he does not really think the atonement is very important. In short, this book seems to me to be little more than the ridiculous ramblings of a mystically-oriented postmodernistic Christian who is embittered against modernism and any forms of Christianity that he feels are associated with modernism. His ramblings come off as very arrogant because of his ridiculous claims to originality which reveal that he has not studied the history of Christianity. The message of this book is not all bad. It is simply neither new nor as good as the message of others like Carl Henry or Francis Schaeffer who preach the same message without the questionable postmodernistic tilt or neglectance of the essence of the message of Jesus, which is not only social change, but also and most importantly the redemption of creation. Overall grade: D-

A book to be treasured........2007-07-11

There are books that inform and books that inspire. There are books that entertain and books that enthrall. McLaren's THE SECRET MESSAGE OF JESUS does those things and more--it transforms. I know that sounds like jacket hype, but I can attest to the fact that the book lives up to its subtitle: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything.

Over the years I've read various systematic theologies, commentaries, expository studies, and sermons. I even earned an advanced degree from a major American seminary. I've been saturated with all things ecclesiastical. It's probably heretical to say it, but after over two decades of ministry, it all seemed to be turning boring and purposeless. Worse, the intellectually challenging books and essays that were supposed to inspire and enrich my professional ministry were becoming so much blah-de-blah-blah. Then I read this book.

Now I understand that my slide down the slippery slope of ministerial burn-out was due, in large part, to my ignorance of the message of Jesus. (Several reviewers have taken issue with McLaren's use of the word "secret." ) Whatever you choose to call it--secret, hidden, concealed, neglected, enigmatic, conspiratorial--I had never put together all the elements of the message in a way that translated viscerally--from brain to heart. I knew the Sermon on the Mount verse-by-verse (described by McLaren as Jesus' "Kingdom Manifesto"), but had never grasped the obvious reality that I struggled with money, sex, and power just like the folks who heard Jesus speaking on that Mediterranean hillside. (Just like you probably struggle, too.)

According to McLaren's critics, he's not the first to discover and discuss the mercurial, language-limited message of Jesus. I'm sure that's probably true. (Frankly, I seriously doubt that he's even making that claim.) Of course there have been many disciples throughout Christian history who have managed to "decipher the message" and make the pursuit of the Kingdom of God their highest priority in life. They obviously weren't as obtuse and inherently pagan as I.

I don't know what my remaining years of pilgrimage hold for me, but I certainly hope that the message of Jesus will become clearer and brighter each day. As McLaren reminds the reader when quoting Emily Dickinson in his final chapter, "The truth must dazzle gradually, or every man be blind."

Thank you, Brian, for all the deep thinking/feeling/dreaming you put into this book. Hopefully, those of us with ears will hear.

The Secret Message of Jesus.......2007-05-25

This is a wonderful book. While reading the scriptures time and again several years ago, I discovered that in 84 places that I could find and mark, Jesus calls the message of the kingdom his "gospel"....his "good news". Therefore, I have preached only the kingdom of God on earth ever since. I refuse to teach or preach "salvation theology" because I believe it was a later development, certainly nothing Jesus emphasized.

This is the first book I have read that agrees with my findings. I welcome it in a needy world.

The Message Remix 2.0: The Bible In contemporary Language

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remix: today's Bible
...and we who are about to die salute you...
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questionable
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The Message Remix 2.0: The Bible In contemporary Language

Manufacturer: Navpress Publishing Group
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ASIN: 1600060021

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Now more versatile than ever, the new Message//REMIX Bible comes loaded with new features for TH1NK-ing students.

Customer Reviews:

remix: today's Bible.......2007-10-06

This Bible speaks to me in today;s language and makes it easy to read and to contemplate on. I enjoy reading lectionary lessons in traditional study bibles and then reading remix- it's a joy.

...and we who are about to die salute you..........2007-09-07

for gladiators in the Spirit only! this message is good news, indeed! i used to think i was so smart, reading the king james--in all it's stately majesty. but i didn't really get it, i guess, that all those good things in the KJV were written for believers hundreds of years ago. and that's great, but what about believers today? the gospel is so simple--just believe!

if GOD does not receive honor from men, what a wonder that women and men leave '5 stars' to commend His good Word! (might as a well buy yourself a five star notebinder and write your own words, if they're worth so much.) so, i suppose it's a silly thing to say 'yay' or 'nay' to this translation...why not judge for yourself? anyway, i would have rated it 'all stars', but that's more or less self-evident, so i guess i'll go with five just to catch a glance or two.

remember that 'theophilus' means one who loves GOD...i know that many believers think Theophilus was a patron to Luke, but i think 'theophilus' was merely a code, a hidden greeting--to us! to those who believe, and who love GOD (...'i decided to write it all out for you, most honorable [GOD-lover]'...)! throughout all the ages...no patron saints for us!

if you love the Lord, why not send His love to the ones He loves? 'The Message' is a good report, and one that ought to be shared, not unto unwise, but to us, and those who believe, redeeming the time because the time is soooo short. i wish i had a boombox to blast this Message to anyone who would hear! and that's a good re-port (James 1:5-8)!

Print Issues.......2007-07-03

I love the Message version of the Bible, but in this edition the print is too small even for my teenagers. I understand the idea for keeping the volume small and cute for them to WANT to read it... but they are having problems with the print size. I really wish I had gotten them the full size version.

questionable.......2007-05-06

As a divinity student that has to study Greek and be able to look at all the possible translations that Koine A Greek can take, I am disturbed when reading this. I do not have a problem with using contemporary language in the Bible. The NRSV is a great translation for this. However, when meanings are implied that the Greek does not imply there is cause for concern. Koine A is a difficult language to translate because it can be translated so many different ways yet the Message diverges even from these many different ways to interpret and seems to be promoting its own agenda. A translation that is promoting its own agenda needs to be questioned. If one does decide to read the translation be careful because the discrepencies are blatant.

Awesome.......2007-04-25

I never could really pick up the Bible (King James version) and read it without becoming very confused and bored. I picked up this book several months ago and could not put it down. I could easily understand what was being said and what was going on and I kept wanting to read more. It affected me in a way that any other version just couldn't cut it. It's great for teens and the younger generation who just can't wrap themselves around the scriptures the way they are written in other versions.

What's also good is that when you are actually being able to read through the Bible smoothly and without trying to sit and understand what exactly this or that sentence means, you want to pick up that KJV or NIV version and compare it to what this one says.

People are concerned that "The Message" takes away from the Bible's originality. Well, I disagree. The Bible has been written and re-written many, many times. It has been translated many times. There is nothing wrong with reading it in a "contemporary language" versus any other version that is out there. People should feel NO shame in reading the Bible in a way that they are comfortable with, in a way that speaks to them personally. People have different opinions and people understand things differently. Not everyone can say that they believe everything in the same way, 100%. I think that the older generations are so used to the way that they grew up with Christianity that it is just shameful if the younger generation does it any differently.

"The Message" helped me with my faith and really grasping Christianity and understanding what all of it means. If it wasn't for this book I would have never picked up the Bible, I would have stayed uninterested in learning anything about Christianity. I am sure that others can say the same thing. I highly recommend it! :)

Peace Is Possible: The Life and Message of Prem Rawat

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inspirational !
Fun!funny!Adoreable!
One for The Ages
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Peace is possible

Peace Is Possible: The Life and Message of Prem Rawat
Andrea Cagan
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ASIN: 0978869494
Release Date: 2007-01-14

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Peace Is Possible is the first full and complete story of Prem Rawat. It documents his extraordinary life, from growing up with a father who was a revered master, to the day he first addressed audiences at age three, to being discovered by hippies at his home by the Himalayan foothills when he was a child, to his dramatic arrival in the West at thirteen, to today. When Prem Rawat was six years old, his father and beloved teacher showed him a special gift, a practical means to discover a world of peace within him. When he was eight, his father passed away, and he accepted the responsibility of spreading the message of peace. He attended school during the week and addressed audiences in the tens of thousands on weekends. He has spent the last forty years inspiring millions of people from all walks of life and offering this same gift to people. Controversy has not eluded him: he was only eight when the Indian media wrote that he was a sixty-year-old posing as a child. Few journalists have gone beyond stereotypes and taken the time to get a real sense of what he offers. While his message is translated into more than seventy languages, it remains a little-known secret, spread mostly through word of mouth. This book lifts the veil on Prem Rawat--the man, his life, his message.

Customer Reviews:

inspirational !.......2007-10-10

How wonderful to learn about Prem Rawat's history in such a readable and entertaining way. I was moved to tears and laughter many times. He has done so much for people all over the world, myself included. A good starting point for anyone seeking self knowledge.

Fun!funny!Adoreable!.......2007-09-26

I never laughed so much with my heart before I saw Prem Rawat. It feels like nothing I had felt before and well supported by kindness. Just out of the blue i picked a chapter from Peace Is Possible and started reading about these people who missed the Peace Bomb Festival because even though they tried to get there they got there a day late, I think. Whoever it was telling the story told it so beautifully. That's when out of the blue, I knew, young prem gave them something so funny to remember. It must have been a blast to write this book. I have started a book about a kind man, it is just the beginning.

One for The Ages.......2007-07-26

Having been a student of Prem Rawat since 1973, I was hesitant to buy this book because I figured I already knew most of the information. However, much to my delight, there are many intimate details and stories of Maharaji's phenomenal life that I had never heard before. The book has been meticulously researched for which the author deserves thanks. I'm about half way through it, and I can't put it down. Even after 33 years, Prem Rawat's message, life, and knowledge are as exciting and as fresh as ever.

I love this book.......2007-07-26

Just Amazing and inspiring !!

Five Stars

(*****)

Peace is possible.......2007-07-20

It is a wonderful biography about Prem Rawat, a man who travels around the world bringing a message of peace. He says: 'Peace is possible and peace resides in every single human being'. I have enjoyed reading it and the book has inspired me to find my inner peace.

Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home

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Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Home and Office
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Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home
David Shipley , and Will Schwalbe
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ASIN: 0307263649
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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An April 2007 Significant 7 Editors' Pick: Funny, engaging, and oh-so-practical, Send is the ultimate etiquette handbook for email, making David Shipley and Will Schwalbe the "Miss Manners" resource for the digital age. Full of practical insights, Send is an invaluable resource for anyone who uses email, and is guaranteed to help you "think before you click." We are not the only fans of this important book. We asked psychologist, science journalist, and bestselling author Daniel Goleman to read Send and give us his take. Check out his exclusive guest review below. --Daphne Durham

Guest Reviewer: Daniel Goleman

Daniel Goleman is an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional groups, business audiences, and on college campuses, and is the author of many bestselling books, including Emotional Intelligence and most recently, Social Intelligence.

Poor Michael Brown. During the darkest days of the Hurricane Katrina debacle, Brown, then director of FEMA, the agency that so badly bungled the rescue efforts, sent this email: "Are you proud of me? Can I quit now? Can I go home?"

Emails can come back to haunt us--any of us. Few among us have mastered this medium, and only slowly are we realizing its dangers.

From the earliest days of email people "flamed", sending off irritating or otherwise annoying messages. One explanation for the failure to inhibit our more unruly impulses online is a mismatch between the screen we stare at as we email, and the cues the social circuits of the brain use to navigate us through an interaction effectively: on email there is no tone of voice, no facial expression. When we talk to someone on the phone or face-to-face these circuits would ordinarily squelch impulses that will seem "off." Lacking these crucial cues, flaming occurs.

It's not just flaming--I've sent my fair share of emails that were, in retrospect, embarrassing, too familiar or formal, or otherwise wrong in tone. Email invites these lapses in social intelligence in part because the social brain flies blind. In the absence of the other person's real-time emotional signals we need to take a moment to shift from focusing on our own feelings and thoughts, and intentionally focus on the other person, even in absentia, and consider, How might this message come across?

The peril of being off-key is amplified by the temptation to hit SEND prematurely: before we've thought it over and had a chance to ease up on that too-stiff tone, drop that bit of sarcasm, and remember to ask about the kids.

In the old days of letter writing--a dying art--we had plenty of time to rewrite before sealing the envelope, and so flaming letters were far more rare than red-hot emails. And so the brave new world of email could benefit from a civilizing force, a voice that articulates the ground rules online.

Enter Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home, a new book by David Shipley (an old friend of mine) and Will Schwalbe. Send not only articulates the way to win--or keep--friends online, but offers practical tips on both email etiquette and on the writing style most suitable.

In this witty and wise book Shipley and Schwalbe give essential guidance on vital matters like the politics of using Cc (nobody likes to be left out); when to just reply and when to "Reply All"; the danger of the URGENT subject (too many and you cry wolf); fine-tuning your greetings to fit the relationship (if you use the wrong one, you can lose them at hello); how best to apologize online (put the word 'sorry' in the subject or else the email may never be read).

But Send is far more than Miss Manners for the Web; it's brimming with fascinating insights. For example, now that email has become the way we talk, showing up in person has added impact as the ultimate compliment, signifying that the person, meeting or project has special importance for you.

Years ago a slim volume by Strunk and White, The Elements of Style, laid out the ground rules for good writing; the book became a bible for authors, widely known just as "Strunk and White." Send should make Shipley and Schwalbe the "Strunk and White" for the Web. --Daniel Goleman (www.danielgoleman.info)

Book Description

When should you email, and when should you call, fax, or just show up?

What is the crucial—and most often overlooked—line in an email?

What is the best strategy when you send (in anger or error) a potentially career-ending electronic bombshell?

Enter Send. Whether you email just a little or never stop, use a desktop or a handheld, here, at last, is an authoritative and delightful book that shows how to write the perfect email—at work, at school, or anywhere. Send also points out the numerous (but not always obvious) times when email can be the worst option and might land you in hot water (or even jail!).

The secret is, of course, to think before you click. Send is nothing short of a survival guide for the digital age—wise, brimming with good humor, and filled with helpful lessons from the authors’ own email experiences (and mistakes). In short: absolutely e-ssential.

Customer Reviews:

Help for today's communicator.......2007-09-30

Hello reader

I have found the help I need at last.

In my workplace people write an email rather than picking up the phone or turning around and talking to the person at the next desk.

Is this the same for you?

And do you find it leads to confusion and endless chains of communication on simple matters?

Here is your solution.

Read it and keep it for reference.

No need to reply.

Regards
David

Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Home and Office.......2007-09-29

Easy to understand even if you are not too computer literate. Would have been helpful to be able to read a paragraph or two before purchase.

Learned what I didn't know I didn't know.......2007-09-26

This is an easy read with lots of great info packed into a small volume. The authors' credentials are hard to beat, and the info is laid out in categories making it easy to go back and reread. I learned many things I didn't know about email etiquette (not just no caps!) and the reasoning behind it. They talk about overuse of attachments (I'm guilty!) and other problems I never thought of as a problem. Enjoy!

EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE should read this book.......2007-09-25

Some of the reviews below are correct, this book is simplistic. But unfortunately, most people have lost all sense of etiquette when it comes to email as the book suggests.

Email has become a disgraced form of communication that few people know how navigate properly, and those that do, could certainly stand to become better.

I am buying this for all of my coworkers, family, and friends for Christmas...if only for selfish reasons that it will make my work and home life more productive.

It Doesn't End with E-mail.......2007-08-13

A very thorough and comprehensive book, as far as it goes. Of course, liability and abuse doesn't end with e-mail (or even with IMs, blogs, or social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, etc.) and what your employees do in terms of effective use, or misuse. The area of content (information) management is an evolving and ever-more encompassing discipline. "I.T. Wars: Managing the Business-Technology Weave in the New Millennium" is perhaps the best and most comprehensive treatment - the essential alignment of business and technology for best outcomes and ongoing returns, covering ALL areas.

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