Jerry Pattengale’s The Purpose-Guided Student: Dream to Succeed helps students to find their way, and to be excited about doing so! Through connecting class work to life passions, Pattengale helps students to persist to graduation and beyond. The Purpose-Guided Student has a practical and engaging “big picture approach” that helps students “to create dreams stronger than their struggles,” and to develop intrinsic motivation. Engaging students in discussions about important questions relative to their future and capitalizing on the many classes and campus experiences students face, The Purpose-Guided Student motivates students find their passion and succeed in college and beyond.

The Purpose-Guided Student: Dream To Succeed

Education & Teaching

Pattengale, Jerry

Schools & Teaching

McGraw=Hill

Striking a cord for campus' entire faculty and future teachers. Contributions from Parker Palmer, Laurie Schreiner, Bill Placher, Edwin Yamauchi, Joseph Bentz, Jerry Forbes and others. The author's Life Wedge concept, Crossroads Principle, and Vertigo discussion have professional currency.

Why I Teach

McGraw–Hill Education

Jerry Pattengale (PhD, Miami, OH) likes to golf, but isn't very good. He enjoys fishing, but no longer owns a pole. He loves music but is likely tone deaf. He enjoys sports but has asthma. And, he loves dogs but is allergic to them. Fortunately, he's not allergic to his keyboard and has tickled the ears of his readers for a couple decades, that is, when he's not engaged with more scholarly work. He was the founding director of The Green Scholars Initiative, associated with the new Museum of the Bible (DC), where in 2014 he became its first Executive Director of Education. In 2014, Indiana Wesleyan University named him its first University Professor. He also has distinguished appointments at Baylor University, Tyndale House-Cambridge; Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and The Sagamore Institute. He is the Exec. Dir. of National Conversations, Associate Publisher, Christian Scholar's Review and a board member for Religion News Service and Yale University's Jonathan Edwards Center. In addition to his many books, Jerry has contributed to various national venues, e.g., Books &amp; Culture, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Christian Post, Christianity Today, Patheos, Inside Higher Ed and Wall Street Journal. He also speaks internationally on educational and ancient research topics, and has appeared in various televised, radio and printed interviews. His mantra is the fulcrum of his work presented in his McGraw-Hill books, "The dream needs to be stronger than the struggle." "To many Hoosiers, Jerry Pattengale has become the Garrison Keillor of their beloved state. Take, read, smile, laugh and, when done, leave Jerry's work on the doorstep of a hardened enemy (if needed, I fear I can loan you one or two). You'll soon make a friend and experience a good measure of the Christmas joy reflected in these pages." --Todd C. Ream teaches at Taylor University and, perhaps more importantly, has now called the Hoosier state home for over a decade.

Telling the Truth with a Smile: Christmas Stories from the Buck Creek Series

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Dust Jacket Press

The golf course: it's that rare place where one minute four guys are concentrating on their target, taking aim, and swinging for glory, but minutes later they're in the fetal position, rolling on the tee station laughing. Grown men become silly. Young men and women witness transformations of fathers into man-boys. This little book captures a hilarious glimpse into the human condition. It contains true stories culled from the author's Buck Creek newsprint series-the first of which recently earned the top sports writing award by the Hoosier State Press Association. Those who have read the author's newsprint series for the past twenty years have come to expect such fun reads. Pick up your copy of Telling the Truth with a Smile and laugh along with Jerry on the back nine!

Telling the Truth with a Smile: Golf Stories from the Buck Creek Series

The Anxious Middle: Planning for the Future of the Christian College

Religion & Spirituality

Ream, Todd C.

Christian Books & Bibles

Baylor University Press

An inspiring keepsake that honors the heroic sacrifice of today's martyrs for the Christian faith--and shows how their actions mirror the courage of a long line of brave Christians.In the twenty-first century, we are witnessing an escalation in Christian persecution like we have rarely seen since the first century.Many people don't realize that today thousands of Christians are dying cruel deaths throughout much of the world. There were, in fact, more martyrs in the lastcentury than in all the previous Christian centuries combined. Millions have given their lives since the fall of Rome, and today tens of thousands die annually for their faith in Jesus. Most of these modern stories are not legendary; in fact, many are unknown.The New Book of Christian Martyrscommemorates those modern-day heroes. In this update to Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Johnnie Moore and Jerry Pattengale highlight key martyrs of past centuries and feature stories of contemporary martyrs around the world. Through tears, Johnnie and Jerry offer this compendium of heroes from the first century to the twenty-first century, from Europe to Africa and from Asia to the Americas, to inspire Christians around the globe. Today, we live in solidarity with them and in the next life, we will rejoice by their side. We will never forget their sacrifice for the truth.

The New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith from the 1st Century to the 21st Century (A Modern Update to Foxe's Book of Martyrs)

Moore, Johnnie

Tyndale House Publishers

Different buildings on America's landscape become iconic. Others become convening spaces. And some surface on bucket lists. All three traits are manifest in the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. From its signature entrance and striking skyline silhouette to its gathering rooms overlooking the Capitol's rotunda, thousands of artifacts, and high-tech experiences, it's become an international destination. Millions have toured it--including hundreds of leaders and influencers from various countries and professions--and millions more are coming. This high-image book captures the overview of this amazing story, from its genesis in 2010 to its opening in 2017 and its first five years in Washington, DC. It affords a pleasant look into the museum's mission, ". . . to invite all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible," by authors who have had a front-row seat in this journey.

The Bible in the U.S. Capital: Inviting All People to Engage with the Transformative Power of the Bible

Arts & Photography

Carter, Ashley

Askeland, Christian

Van Dyke, Amy

Photography & Video

The name of Jesus and his teachings captured people's hearts and minds throughout much of the world long before Christianity was legal. Long before armies and governments protected or supported it, and then long after Emperor Constantine's reign as many leaders misused it for their own gains or religious views. Christianity also survived brutal persecutions during many centuries, including the present. Its growth seems inexplicable. While there are innumerable possible explanations for this, in the final analysis there are relatively few viable answers. One leading contender is that there really is something to the mystical power of the Holy Spirit, and the life-changing message of Jesus recorded in the New Testament. Another is, at the least billions of people have held passionate beliefs in Jesus's miraculous powers over life and death, and his eternal promises. The Pew Research Center's recent work supports the claim that "Christianity is the only religion in the world with a major presence on every continent." Inexplicable traces this remarkable spread of Jesus's followers, including many of the heroic actions from those believing in his deity, and those horrific actions of those misusing his teachings. The Gospel's journey is ongoing, and its story remains an engaging one. From Coptic monasteries and the Roman Colosseum to a small church in Franklin, Tennessee or mega churches in Laos or Seoul, it's a rich narrative. Whether standing in the Sistine Chapel, looking at a Nestorian stone in China, or a Christian school in Kigali, this narrative continues and here we provide its historic context. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Inexplicable: How Christianity Spread to the Ends of the Earth

Trilogy Christian Publishing

An inspiring keepsake that honors the heroic sacrifice of today's martyrs for the Christian faith--and shows how their actions mirror the courage of a long line of brave Christians. In the twenty-first century, we are witnessing an escalation in Christian persecution like we have rarely seen since the first century. Many people don't realize that today thousands of Christians are dying cruel deaths throughout much of the world. There were, in fact, more martyrs in the last century than in all the previous Christian centuries combined. Millions have given their lives since the fall of Rome, and today tens of thousands die annually for their faith in Jesus. Most of these modern stories are not legendary; in fact, many are unknown. The New Book of Christian Martyrs commemorates those modern-day heroes. In this update to Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Johnnie Moore and Jerry Pattengale highlight key martyrs of past centuries and feature stories of contemporary martyrs around the world. Through tears, Johnnie and Jerry offer this compendium of heroes from the first century to the twenty-first century, from Europe to Africa and from Asia to the Americas, to inspire Christians around the globe. Today, we live in solidarity with them and in the next life, we will rejoice by their side. We will never forget their sacrifice for the truth.

The New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith from the 1st Century to the 21st Century

Oasis Audio

Some of our life situations prompt either tears of joy or pain—and sometimes both. In this collection of true stories, this veteran yet youthful author gives us glimpses into some private moments in his life. He does so with his signature sense of humor readers have enjoyed in his award-winning news column. Of his dozens of publications, Jerry said, “This little book is perhaps the one I will choose to hand to new friends and acquaintances, and to my grandkids. It captures best what captures me.”

Telling the Truth with a Smile: Matters of Life and Death (Buck Creek Series)

Dust Jacket Media Group

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