'A Tale of Three Ships' is an extended parable about the three possible directions every person's life may take. It is a compelling reflection on the quality and significance of life aboard the sinking ship, whose motto is survival; the cruise ship, whose motto is enjoyment; and the battleship, whose purpose is meaningful influence. In its pages you will discover guidelines for discovering your 'extraordinary dream'; and the great, though difficult, adventure of bringing it to reality.

A Tale of Three Ships: Charting Your Course in Life

Edwards, Dwight

Children's Books

Createspace Independent Pub

This book is dedicated to the belief that everyone is meant to live life at full-throttle. That we are all meant to be “vanilla-busters”; men and women who refuse to settle for an ordinary, mundane, adventure-deleted life. It is about abandoning the security and safety of the bleachers to enter into the dangers and glories of the playing field. It’s about giving up small dreams and bite-sized ambitions so that we can take hold of dreams and ambitions big enough to make our stay on planet earth worthwhile. It’s refusing to allow someone else to do our risk-taking, and daring to live life at full throttle. It’s about saying “no” to vanilla, and shouting “yes” to life. Jim Collins, in his best-selling book “Good to Great”, wrote an outstanding analysis of what separates the very best companies from the myriads of good ones. In it he carefully details the central, key, non-negotiable characteristics which marked each of these very best companies. In a very similar way, “Say ‘No’ to Vanilla” does the exact same thing - only with people instead of companies. What are those few, key, non-negotiable traits which separate great existences from good or mediocre ones? What does it take to upgrade one’s life from “good to great”? Or another way to put it, what are “the common threads of uncommon lives”? For more than five decades, best-selling author Dwight Edwards has been studying and pondering this very issue. In this landmark book, he discusses in fascinating and compelling detail the five key components of individuals who have dared to become the best they could become and elevated their lives from good to great. The book is packed full of historical and biographical illustrations to support his five key traits. This is a book you cannot afford not to read!

Say 'No' to Vanilla

Self-Help

Motivational

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

"Nobody disputes it. The first 300 years of Christianity were epic years. They were the legendary years of unparalleled gospel penetration. In them we find the storied days of the church’s radical, wholesale participation in spreading the gospel’s stunningly good news far and wide. Somehow—with no printing press, no church buildings, no seminaries, no radio or television, no mass mailings, no Internet, no Christian concerts, no church growth experts, and most of all, no clergy—these Christ-followers remain unrivaled in the “gospeling” of the world in their day. In fact, the stunning historical reality is this–Christianity was at its best when it had no clergy and no church buildings! But how could this be? The reason is both profoundly simple and profoundly powerful. Like great athletes, the early Christ-followers simply did the basics extraordinarily, tirelessly, and relentlessly well. What then were these basics? What made them so powerful? Most of all, could they be replicated in our day? Game-Changing Christianity is the highly provocative, deeply encouraging, and radically challenging answer to these critical questions."

Game-Changing Christianity: How the early Christians so radically influenced their world and what we can learn from them

History

World

Dwight Edwards

Trail of Smoke (Series #7): A Julian Sebasst Novel

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Nook Press

"One of the fundamental misunderstandings the first-century world had in regard to Jesus was that He had come to stir up an outward, political revolution. Dwight Edwards reminds us in his powerful book that the revolution, like the kingdom, is essentially within--that Jesus is still a King whose kingdom is the heart.” --Michael Card, recording artist and author of A Violent Grace What Actually Happened When You Came to Christ? Because of what God has done for every believer, you actually possess outlandish treasures you may never have dreamed existed. God has made "New Covenant" promises to each of us. And in fulfillment of those promises, He has placed within every believer four revolutionary provisions: a new purity, a new disposition, a new identity, and a new power. These lavish supernatural resources permanently reside within your soul right now--ready for release every day of your life on earth! Revolution Within shows what these four provisions really are and how to release them, so you can experience all the best God has for you. And when you do, you fulfill your God-given purpose in life. Because God doesn’t want us just to be spiritually whole but to be spiritually provocative. As you tap into this vibrant eternal reality, you’ll experience fresh intimacy with God, new liberty, a deepened sense of community with other believers, and a new capacity for ministry. And through it all you’ll grow in your passion for what God Himself is most passionate about: His glory.

Revolution Within: A Fresh Look at Supernatural Living

Religion & Spirituality

Edwards, Dwight W.

Christian Books & Bibles

WaterBrook

God's passionate power is about to burst through the floodgates of your soul. You want to influence others for God. To experience more of the abundant power Jesus promised. To live a life overflowing with God's presence. To make a difference in the world. So why do these desires go unfulfilled? Where can you find the resources you need to experience the exhilaration of utter dependence on God? In Releasing the Rivers Within, Dwight Edwards reveals that all the good God wants to dispense through your life finds its origin in the indwelling supernatural resources He has already implanted within you. As Jesus told us in John 7:38, every believer has "rivers of living waters" within, pressing forward and awaiting release. And as you open yourself up and allow God's life to flow through you, you'll bring the greatest glory to Him, the most good to others, and the deepest satisfaction to yourself. Discover the resources God has placed within you. Release the rivers within-and experience life as God intended it: filled to overflowing.

Releasing the Rivers Within: The Exhilaration of Utter Dependence on God

Random House Publishing Group

A comprehensive 13-week companion workbook to experience fresh power and purpose by drawing on the supernatural resources within every believer. Your Christian life really can be new every day–overflowing with never-ending passion– when you discover what really happened to you when you met Jesus Christ. The Experiencing Christ Within workbook can help you do just that. You’ll learn how to release the lavish supernatural resources that permanently reside within every believer’s soul–new purity, identity, motivations, and power. Because only then can you fulfill your God-given purpose. In this 13-session study ideal for individuals or groups, Dwight Edwards guides you on a fascinating examination of these life-changing biblical truths and their practical outworking. The result: You’ll tap into a vibrant eternal reality and experience refreshing intimacy with God, new liberty, a deeper sense of community with other believers, and a greater capacity for ministry–all with a passion for God’s glory.

Experiencing Christ Within Workbook: Passionately Embracing God's Provisions for Supernatural Living

Game-Changing Christianity: How the Early Christians So Radically Influenced Their World and What We Can Learn from Them

Independently published

A praying mantis insect faces any danger regardless of it's opponent's size and strength. If you've seen their parade of innate fearlessness, it is easy to see why they have inspired the creation of a Chinese martial art style. This anthology assembles the work of four highly qualified authors who present rare information about praying mantis boxing. In the first chapter, Dr. Martin Eisen interviews Gin-foon Mark, a noted fifth-generation master of Guangxi Province Bamboo Grove Praying Mantis. Mark discusses training in Chinese temples and compares it with the common training methods found today. The goals, training, and results are very different. The classical methods include developing the senses for fighting, and medical applications. Dr. Daniel Amos studied praying mantis boxing in Hong Kong. When a person starts to study a martial art, he or she is actually joining a social group to do so. The social structures of Hong Kong martial arts temple cults provide Chinese shunted aside by the dominant status system with an alternative, albeit secondary, system of status achievement. Here, the author presents details of his study and the social setting. The essence of China's varied martial styles has often been preserved in writings. At the heart of this heritage are "character formulas": a short list of characters that is used to establish the most elemental characteristics of a particular martial style. In the third chapter, Dwight Edwards provides an analysis of "The Twelve Character Formula of Seven Star Praying Mantis Boxing." In the following chapter, Ilya Profatilov shares the results of years of researching the mantis systems in China. Old manuscripts describe the origins, theory, and curriculum of praying mantis boxing. Additionally, oral folk traditions, legends, fantastic stories, and songs are utlized. Referencing such sources, the author details the history of this realistic combat system, showing that it preserves its original techniques and classical forms. In the final chapter Profatilov discusses a favored close-range technique he recounts from his tutalage under Master Lin Tangfang (1920-2009) in a small village in Shandong Province. He uses the past to inspire his practice, as we hope this anthology will stimulate further research and practice to all readers.

Mantis Boxing Anthology

Sports & Outdoors

Eisen Ph.D., Martin

Amos Ph.D., Daniel

Profatilov M.A., Ilya

Individual Sports

Via Media Publishing Company

Covering the range of experiences a Christian faces, from dark nights of the soul to moments of exquisite joy, renowned spiritual writer and minister Dwight Edwards presents inspiration for the moment based on timeless scripture in Kindling for the Fire: Meditations to Warm the Heart and Ignite the Spirit. His warming words cover topics from abandonment and brokenness to the Christian life, contentment, and eventually gratitude, worship, and joy. He illustrates succinctly and powerfully that God can speak to us with warming words, no matter what our current circumstances are. Each short devotional offers scripture, interpretation, and encouragement, and each will be read, reread, and cherished at different times in the reader's journey.

Kindling for the Fire: Meditations to Warm the Heart and Ignite the Spirit

Bright Sky Press

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