An Unforgettable Story of Life After Death "The cold voice of the anesthesiologist recited the typical 'count backward from 10' cadence. Darkness closed around me before he got to 7. That's when I found out what it's like to die--and to come back from the dead." It was a beautiful winter's day, showing no signs of what was to come. Steve Sjogren, pastor of one of America's fastest growing churches, went into the hospital for routine gall bladder surgery and died--twice. What began as a tragic medical accident led to Steve's encounter with death, an experience of unimaginable peace and some surprises, with comforting words from God, a meeting with an angel, and seeing those who had died before him. If you, or someone you know, are fearful of dying, curious about heaven, or simply desiring to live life to its fullest, this encouraging book could change how you view life and death.

The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized? Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring its history, meaning, and practice and showing that infant baptism is the most historic Christian way of forming children into the faith. He explains that the church's practice of infant baptism developed straight from the Bible and argues that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church. Baptism is not just an individual profession of faith: it takes a family and a church community to nurture a child into faith over time. McKnight explains infant baptism for readers coming from a tradition that baptizes adults only, and he counters criticisms that fail to consider the role of families in the formation of faith. The book includes a foreword by Todd Hunter and an afterword by Gerald McDermott.

With the increasing emphasis on standards based, assessment driven education in American public schools, teachers are pushing back with research and methodology that says otherwise. An environmental science class consisting of 34 high school seniors participated in this study, which evaluated the success of journaling in regards to four hypothesis' concerning experiential learning. Experiential learning is student centered and is built upon the theories of Dewey, Piaget, Hahn, and Kolb. Student journal entries were transcribed, broken down and paired with Kolb's model with the hope of showing how successful journaling promoted learning through Kolb's model. Evidence was also sought of critical thinking, social development, and the validity of using journals as a means of assessment. Using evidence directly from student journals, along with student attitude surveys and teacher observations, journaling was found to be overall effective at promoting learning.