Linda Christensen

Diamonds of Truth reveals truths about personal relationships that few people discover on their own. The discovery of these truths is like entering a dark room, turning on the lights, and finding diamonds of truth. The book presents diamonds of truth from the Bible. The diamonds of truth begin to shimmer and shine through focused and thoughtful reading. Detailed examples illuminate how discouragement occurs and exerts its subtle, but dangerous presence in our lives. Discouragement and its destruction happen within the details of our activities and choices. We achieve valuable changes through faster recognition of better ways to counteract the details of discouragement that affect our daily lives. We can recognize where and how to strive to act like Jesus. The Holy Spirit provides the power to bring us into God's will and His ways. Jesus assures us that we abide in Him. His love for us resembles that of a human parent, but His love is more perfect. He loves us without regard to our behaviors, and He delights in us when we act obediently to His Word. Our relationships succeed and improve when we yield to the Holy Spirit's guidance.

Personal observations provided the inspiration for many of the details incorporated within the book. The descriptive stories depict a few of the myriad of possible sources for the discouragement scenarios, defense mechanisms, and attitudes. The stories illuminate some of the subtle but devious ways that 'doing what comes naturally' damages and destroys personal relationships. Mission impossible becomes 'Mission Possible' with God's awesome guidance and power. The book presents diamonds of truth from the Bible culminating in two main messages: Live your faith so that others can see true faith that reflects the presence of the Holy Spirit residing in you. Like a living human body without a soul is not possible, so also a genuine faith without good works is not possible. When your actions reflect good deeds, you have listened and acted in obedience. When your actions do not reflect good deeds, you have ignored, missed, or rebelled against the Holy Spirit's guidance and directions (James 2:14-26.) Reject your natural human tendencies to react by "doing what comes naturally." God allows but does not condone our failures to live by His standards as described in the Bible. The Holy Spirit provides the power to bring us to repentance and obedience to God's will and His ways. Jesus assures us that we abide in Him. His love for us is similar to a human parent but more perfect. He loves us without regard to our behaviors and delights in us when we choose obedience to His commands (John 15: .9-17.) Linda Christensen and Norma Strange have been passionate about Christian books and Bible studies. They thank God for His encouragement during their pursuit of the contents of this book.

You need to stop being a slave of others' needs and start to bend them to your will. Just so you will be able to rule every sphere of your life: being successful, raising your salary. Feeling loved and respected. And, lucky you, here is the perfect guide to get there with an easy step by step process. In this book, you will learn how to: Do that one thing which will instantly help out in improving EQ. The two different crucial ideas which helps to avoid socially awkward situationsDo these 5 practices and instantly become the favorite Star in your workplaceImprove or even rescue any relationship you wish with these 5 working tipsLearn how to manage toxic and stressful work environments through our 8 step processImprove and Enhance Empathy. See yourself growing in confidence and emotional intelligenceLife never lets up. That means you have to arm yourself to be able to face each new challenge that comes up without giving in to the emotional triggers that can lead to a breakdown or other actions you will come to regret later on.

For almost two decades, teachers have looked to Reading, Writing, and Rising Up as a trusted text to integrate social justice teaching in language arts classrooms. This accessible, encouraging book has been called "a profound work of emancipatory pedagogy" and "an inspiring example of tenacious and transformative teaching." Now, Linda Christensen is back with a fully revised, updated version. Offering essays, teaching models, and a remarkable collection of student writing, Christensen builds on her catalog of social justice scholarship with a breathtaking set of tools and wisdom for teachers in the new millennium.

BONUS FREE meditation mp3 and PDF download available at IntuitionKnows.com Do you sometimes struggle with making a decision and wish there was "something" wiser than you to help you out? Do you agonize over prioritizing all the things you need to do and to figure out what to do first or not at all? Do you question if you're really in the right relationship and wonder if you should just move on? What about taking that job or going back to school or going on that trip? In life we're bombarded with having to make all these decisions and choices that can have huge consequences for us. And so we wish there was a "Somebody or Something" out there that could just tell us what we should do, where we should go, who we should connect with. To be guided by a higher intelligence is something we all want and need. Why? Because we want to live our best life We don't want to miss out in some way and find that we made the wrong choices and end up having a lot of regrets. Well guess what...we can have that kind of higher guidance to help us out Intuition Is the Key to Life Success Throughout history people have gotten that guidance and insight, those inspirations that led to new discoveries in science and inventions, protected them from danger, led them to their soul mates, directed them to great destinies. It's the voice of intuition that people responded to, heard and acknowledged. It's part of the package in being human...a way of knowing that's available to us yet we're never taught how to use it. This book will open you up to getting this type of intuitive guidance. What This Book Will Cover You'll learn about... -The different levels of reality and what intuition can access. -The two different modes of consciousness and where intuition fits in. -How we can easily contaminate intuitive guidance. -What you need to declutter from your life to let intuition in. -The different ways intuition communicates. -The state of being that is required to be receptive to intuition. -The key steps involved to access intuition. -How to get answers and guidance to various questions and decisions you need to make. -Why not all your feelings are intuitive and how to know the difference. -And much, much more.... So if you've always been curious about intuition or felt as though you had intuitive skills and have wanted to develop them, or just wanted to be more connected spiritually to a higher guidance to fulfill your life purpose, this book is for you You'll come away with a deeper understanding of the nature of intuition than the usual "gut instinct" idea, or that you have to be some kind of psychic. You'll get a clear and practical step-by-step guide with 21 exercises to access intuitive insight and guidance that can be applied to various situations that can come up in your life. About the Author: Dr. Linda Christensen is a money and success coach, having taught for over 30 years at the university/college level, she is passionate about integrating spirituality and success to foster a new paradigm of Sacred Abundance. It is her mission to be a channel of joyful abundance to others.

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