Winston B. Stanley, PhD, has spent many years serving as a pastor to adolescents. At youth conferences, retreats, and other events, he has always sought out to provide wisdom and guidance.

This guidebook for parents and youngsters alike is his way of sharing how to steer the lives of young people in a positive direction. You'll learn. how adolescents think differently than adults; how examples of adolescents in biblical times provide lessons for today; how guidance from God can be applied to help young people; and how modeling, nurturing, and teaching can aid adolescents.

Stanley also offers guidance on promoting healthy essentials for physical development, tips on discipline, and ways to help young people take responsibility for their actions. It's important to get the knowledge you need to confront the tough issues of being a parent and of becoming an adult.

As a parent or young person, you need to understand the psychology and dynamics that define adolescence. You'll find the answers you need from a longtime pastor who has spent long hours listening, encouraging and counseling young people in Parents: Adolescents are Adults-with-Less Sense.

It is often the case that many who want to spiritually affect their circles of influence simply lack the tools necessary to do so. As a result, many faithful Christians fail to consider this biblical mandate. Through the use of Scripture and illustration, Preacher and the Bear will enable the follower to live more aware of God-appointed opportunities, to see who their real audiences are, and know how they might be more effective among them. Preacher and the Bear encourages a respectful investment into the lives of others who curiously and cautiously seek us out. In quiet and sensitive cooperation with the Holy Spirit, relationships are born, and God is pleased to work in that environment. Moreover, as the soil of our own hearts is conditioned, it affects the entire landscape of our experience.

Through engaging narrative and thought-provoking ideas, Preacher and the Bear will empower individuals to reconsider what they think about evangelism and how they might more effectively engage the communities God places them in.

This volume includes essay papers on the standards/accountability movement, computer technology in social studies, cultures of constraint/restraint, connecting multicultural and social studies education, and the prospects for social studies research in the 21st century.

A well-researched and scholarly examination of the relationship between Protestant missions and imperialism in the past 200 years.

Overriding its Look In his fourth volume Dr. Verdree B. Stanley encourages the individual to keep faith. Often times when we read between the lines and look outside the box the end result can be puzzling. Each of the One Hundred and Four crossword Puzzles are designed to increase one's faith in their daily life. As in his previous book (volume 3); Dr. Stanley says life situations does not always progress from left to right and from the bottom upward. The completion of any puzzle as it relates to life goes beyond the point of outside looking inward but rather the individual or group putting themselves in the inward position looking outward. The perspective growth process and the newness of life can now begin to take shape.

It is often the case that many who want to spiritually affect their circles of influence simply lack the tools necessary to do so. As a result, many faithful Christians fail to consider this biblical mandate. Through the use of Scripture and illustration, Preacher and the Bear will enable the follower to live more aware of God-appointed opportunities, to see who their real audiences are, and know how they might be more effective among them. Preacher and the Bear encourages a respectful investment into the lives of others who curiously and cautiously seek us out. In quiet and sensitive cooperation with the Holy Spirit, relationships are born, and God is pleased to work in that environment. Moreover, as the soil of our own hearts is conditioned, it affects the entire landscape of our experience.

Through engaging narrative and thought-provoking ideas, Preacher and the Bear will empower individuals to reconsider what they think about evangelism and how they might more effectively engage the communities God places them in.

Unwittingly Hope

In his third volume, Dr. Verdree B. Stanley considers the ways in which life situations are not always manifested from left to right and from bottom upwards. Circumstances sometimes require a person to start at the end and work their way to the beginning, or start from the top and work their way down to the bottom. Sometimes, acquiring a goal is determined by the point of reference. A straight line is not always the shortest distance, and a circle does not always connect. Each of the seventy-one crossword puzzles has its own unique design and can enhance growth in an individual's life.

DR VBS MINISTRIES Growth Is a Necessity for Life www.drvbsministries.com

Winston B. Stanley, PhD, has spent many years serving as a pastor to adolescents. At youth conferences, retreats, and other events, he has always sought out to provide wisdom and guidance.

This guidebook for parents and youngsters alike is his way of sharing how to steer the lives of young people in a positive direction. You'll learn. how adolescents think differently than adults; how examples of adolescents in biblical times provide lessons for today; how guidance from God can be applied to help young people; and how modeling, nurturing, and teaching can aid adolescents.

Stanley also offers guidance on promoting healthy essentials for physical development, tips on discipline, and ways to help young people take responsibility for their actions. It's important to get the knowledge you need to confront the tough issues of being a parent and of becoming an adult.

As a parent or young person, you need to understand the psychology and dynamics that define adolescence. You'll find the answers you need from a longtime pastor who has spent long hours listening, encouraging and counseling young people in Parents: Adolescents are Adults-with-Less Sense.

Truly Inspirational In his second volume, Dr. Verdree B. Stanley has created and designed Seventy-One crossword puzzles. There is a crossword puzzle for each book of the Bible which is story based. The plot of a literary or dramatic scene is all relevant in our society today. Each story was selected prayerfully to help promote one's personal growth. In this 2nd volume, Dr, Stanley assures us that growth is a process. Each day that we live the growth process must first "Take Hold" from within the individual. Reading, studying, mediating, researching the scriptures, are all part of this growth process. As the individual begins to engage in contemplation the developmental awareness of growth will also occur. DR VBS MINISTRIES "Growth Is A Necessity For Life" Web site: www.drvbsministries.com

My name is Reverend Dr.Verdree B. Stanley, I am an ordained minister and a professor who teaches theology, psychology and sociology. I have previously written several books in the areas of human growth and development. My reason for writing this book (Can you complete the puzzle? A journey towards spiritual growth and direction) is to challenge the individual's spiritual success and spirituality. The Bible which is the word of God is an awesome book, I believe that reading, studying, and exercising God's word will bring great rewards. It is my goal that the more an individual read about the word of God the more he or she will be inspired to read. Life can be a puzzle on a daily basis if the individual has no directions. As humans we face challenges, obstacles, and distractions etc. If one is to live life in its fullness, growth must be the foundation. I ask everyone who read my book to challenge yourself daily. I believe that trusting God and putting faith in God will manifest blessings within your life.

Verdree B. Stanley, in his book describes the behavior of society and how it relates to the individual. He attempts to define the word change, if change is to occur it must first begin from within the individual. One reason so many American famillies are dissolving or never forming, is that many of us have forgotten why we believe and why we should beleive in the family. I beleive that we desperetly need to recover much of what has been lost. I explicitly say that certain trends are irreverisble, and, at least in some cases, thnakfully so, but there are things in the past that are worst leaving behind, including the unequal status of women. We all want progress. But progress menas getting closer to the place where you want to be. If you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any closer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road, and in that case the person who turn back sooner is the most progressive. Change is a slow process. People in society can change but it is also a slow process, change can occur if the inner being is in agreement with the inner self.

The third and final book in Stanley's three-volume group for all grade levels, this work simplifies teaching the research process with step-by-step instructions that are adaptable and comprehensive, geared especially for your youngest students. If Stanley's practical steps to the research process for middle and high schools are already a hit with your students, reach for this book next.

This volume includes essay papers on the standards/accountability movement, computer technology in social studies, cultures of constraint/restraint, connecting multicultural and social studies education, and the prospects for social studies research in the 21st century.

Stanley applies the same user-friendly format that made her popular guide to teaching the six steps of the research process to high school students such a success. In this new volume geared toward middle school students, field-tested lessons, anecdotes, reproducible charts and templates, and research ideas all work together to transform the research process into bite-size steps that are both adaptable to various teaching styles and not overwhelming for students. By applying Stanley's methods you'll be pursuing education reforms including integrating technology, improving information literacy, teaching critical thinking, modeling collaborative instruction, and adapting research for second language learners and learning disabled students.