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Just what is a 'SWAT mentality'? And if learned, could this mental advantage help our fellow law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders? Could it help members of the general population, pursuing their goals and dreams? The answer is a resounding yes! These concepts - that set apart the members of high-risk, special operations teams - can be learned, carried around each day, and used as a tactical tool whenever needed! These tools can help you get through hard times, personal challenges, issues at work, and school assignments.

Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn't do any more. After the death of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the loss of his first son, Jonathan turned to the world for answers - finding only darkness. Facing the threat of losing his job as a police officer, the loss of his wife and daughter, and contemplating suicide, Jonathan turns to the only one who can truly save - Jesus.

Growing up, Laura never knew her father or even his last name. Many years later, an encounter with a stranger would drastically impact her life and cause her to question her own identity. Then through a spiraling chain of terrifying events, she learns there is an unknown enemy who appears to stop at nothing to do her harm. Meanwhile, she carries a painful burden of a dark haunting secret, hidden unforgiveness, and low self-esteem. Her story begins and ends with reflections on lessons she learned from her dear mama (her maternal grandmother) who reared her from birth.

That nagging thought drove William Kirkwood to develop this primer on worship for all lead pastors and worship planners who have wondered the same thing. Most pastors come out of seminary with little training in worship yet are ultimately responsible for the worship life of their church. Most worship planners/leaders have musical and leadership skills but little theological background in worship. Kirkwood brings his decades of worship leading experience and education from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in this timely book.

The Book of Jude speaks of danger of false teachers. We need to be rooted and grounded in God's word because false doctrine is out in the world. The apostles of God need to stand up on God's word.

Happy, Joyous, and Free is the intensely personal, deeply intimate story of Juris S' journey from spiritual death to abundant life. Dr. S takes the listener into his mind and heart to demonstrate how the belief systems that were constructed early in his childhood drove his actions and behaviors as an adult. Being strongly scientifically minded with minimal spiritual direction, he began as a militant atheist who chased the delusion of the "American dream".

What does it look like when someone feels called to do something that doesn't make sense? It depends on who you ask. To the one doing it, it seems like the only choice. To those looking on from the outside, it may look admirable, a little on the crazy side, or bordering on insanity. This is the true story of one couple who knew that calling as they became unwittingly involved in the life of a stranger, a sweet old man named George who landed on their porch in the midst of a heart attack. Despite any real plan, Linda and Bobby answered a gentle nudge from God.

What Killed Sally is a hilarious, politically incorrect, and somewhat twisted collection of ways Sally meets her maker while camping on a remote Central Texas ranch. What Killed Sally provides information on each incident while including interesting and sometimes useless facts on the local wildlife, fauna, and inhabitants.

Jim Hampton arrived in New Orleans, eager to escape the stress of quitting a lucrative law practice. Instead, he finds a city on edge as a tropical depression brews in the Gulf. The storm appears to be dredging up the odd and unusual like shells from the ocean floor. Shadowy figures appear in alleyways; mysterious voices seem to come from nowhere. Jim is skeptical of the locals' claims that these are warnings from victims of past storms. He had all but given up on belief in the supernatural. That is until he meets Myriam, who begins to restore the faith of his childhood.

The last weekend of May 1944, a saboteur is finalizing his plans to destroy the town of Scarlet Tanager, Kentucky, and its coal industry for the sake of his reputation, the fatherland, and the fuhrer. The innocent will suffer, the uncommitted will cower, those who care will rally, blood will be spilt, fuses will be lit, and the Earth will shake.

Lessons Learned from Sin Addiction is a book about one man’s fall from grace and the journey back. In these pages, we explore learning to recognize our fallen condition, our need for accountability, and our privilege and ability to trust our heavenly father to make a way out of our self-imposed wilderness. Sometimes, the road to recovery must start with disaster, but overcoming sin addiction is not only recovery, but redemption.

When bestest friends Emily and Ally find a pretty pink box with a beautiful key up in the attic, they are filled with excitement and joy. They soon discover that there is a letter from the girls who had the pink box before them, and that they will visit many magical lands and meet many glitzery new friends that will live on in them forever and ever.

From Sorrow to Amazing Grace: One Cop's Journey by Keith R. Knotek is the author's story of being an alcoholic in recovery, husband, father, son, friend, child of God, and a retired police officer. The memoir gives glimpses of his life which have been a series of ups and downs, and how the emotional scars inflicted upon him went unchecked and unaddressed for a long time. His story is that of pride, selfishness, brokenness, forgiveness, redemption, hope, faith, belief, strength, perseverance, and redemption through Jesus Christ.

We are all in a battle every day of our lives. Satan is waging war on us and God. Satan's weapons of warfare are temptation, doubt, anger, lies, deception, other people, and life circumstances. Few people are aware of this - and most do not care to think about it - because everyone is busy with work, bills, children, and a thousand other things. But we must face Satan, using weapons provided by God; because if we find and use them, we will win our battle too.

Pete: Forming the Foundation is a story about a farming family in Central Michigan during the Great Depression. When Marie, young and pregnant, learns she's been betrayed by her husband, she determines to raise the child without help from her estranged husband. The family comes alongside and provides the emotional and physical assistance she needs. Times are difficult for every American. Family, neighbors, and friends work together to get through dark days without government assistance. The family strives to form a foundation to stand Pete in good stead throughout his life.

Based on true events and the untold story of the United States of America protecting one of Iraqi's most valuable assets! My diary while living on and protecting an Iraq oil platform in the Persian Gulf, by a US Navy veteran.

An amazing, true story of how author E. Michal Gayer, through the application of Biblical healing principles, was healed from an aggressive, incurable, life-threatening brain tumor. This account takes Biblical understanding beyond the surface, to the deep, intimate, personal level where we live. He discusses many nuances to Biblical healing that are rarely addressed, and spiritual steps that can be taken to appropriate healing. The audiobook answers many of the questions that surround Biblical healing, and is a much sought-after assist to people struggling to receive healing from God.

Advice for My Children: How to Build Wealth: A Step-by-Step Guide, written for my own children as they begin their careers, offers a proven path to wealth, whether you're just starting out or 20 years into your career. It's never too early or too late to start building wealth. These 36 principles will help you master your money, multiply your resources, and develop a lifestyle of good stewardship and wealth-building habits for a spiritually and financially abundant life that honors God, blesses others, and leaves a lasting impact.

In 1959, the Cold War was getting warmer. Cuba was the revolutionary fuel that made it hot. When Fidel Castro took power, he promised free elections, but instead, he became the country's new dictator, and a communist one at that. Marco's family did not support the Castro regime and was subjected to insults and mockery from former "friends". As the country dug deeper and deeper into Marxism, Marco's parents decided it was time to talk to their nine-year-old boy.

Climbing trees isn't easy for everyone, but it is for tree climbing Chris. He has climbed every tree in the forest, except for one: A new tree. He walks up to the little tree to ask it if he can climb, wondering if it will let him.