So you are a Youth Pastor or Youth Worker, and someone dies. It could be the grandparent, or parent of a youth in your ministry. Or it could be a youth in your youth who is killed in a terrible accident, or it could be a student in a local high school or middle school. How will you respond to help the families, the individuals in your youth group or the youth in the local high school? Could it be that God has put you in the situation for a divine purpose? I think that is why you are reading this now. I don't believe in accidents. I'd venture to guess that there is a reason behind why you are reading this even now! This is not the typical book for a youth pastor. But this book is about real life problems that happen everyday and in some way affects many of the youth in your group and could be a way to come to know others deeply in a matter of hours.

The editor, Thomas V. Morris presents a collection of discussions on the philosophy of religion, especially with regard to Christianity. The essays cover such subjects as salvation, the resurgence of philosophy of religion, the Acts of the Apostles, the Trinity, original sin and the Holy Spirit. The work aims to reveal the ease with which Christians discuss religion and philosophy compared with their past discomfort when confronted with the subject.

Here is a book to help you or a loved one think and work through their grief. Many times people have no one to talk to about their loss. This book is also a resource to lead a grief group discussion through the four tasks of grief. To learn more go to Grievingteens.com

Tom Morris is the former Notre Dame philosophy professor whose classes became a campus legend and whose nationwide speaking engagements have electrified the audiences of corporate America. Continuing in his mission to bring philosophical wisdom into the trenches of everyday life, he shows how ideas of Stoic Philosophy - which emphasizes goals like gaining command of one's passions and achieving indifference to pain and distress - are completely up to date in their relevance to the practical issues people confront in the 21st century.Divided into three accessible sections, the book focuses on three leading Stoics: the slave Epictetus, the lawyer Seneca, and the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. From the bottom of society to the upwardly mobile middle to society's very top, the book highlights how these Stoics' insights relate to modern experience. Philosophy buffs and fans of Morris's other works will appreciate this latest application of ancient wisdom to new concerns.

Since its hardcover publication in 1997, If Aristotle Ran General Motors has been one of the year's most talked about books, not only in the United States but around the world, where it has been translated into many languages. Author Tom Morris has emerged as one of America's most popular motivational speakers, bringing his inspirational message of ancient wisdom in modern business to thousands of employees at major companies like AT&T and Merrill Lynch. In 1998 Morris will give more than 100 keynote speeches at corporate seminars to further establish If Aristotle Ran General Motors as a must-read for anyone doing business today.

The comic book naratives of superheroes wrestle with profound and disturbing issues in original ways: the definitions of good and evil, the limits of violence as an effective means, the perils of enforcing justice outside the law, the metaphysics of personal identity, and the definition of humanity. Superheroes and Philosophy tackles these and other philosophical questions in an intellectual yet engaging way suitable for any comic book fan.

Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care? Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays explore the philosophical undertones of Anne Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Manhattan, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy and reminds us that just because the universe is meaningless and life is pointless is no reason to commit suicide.

Have you ever met a person made from Ash? Is there someone in your family with ball-shaped hands? Do you have a man made from sweets living in your street? Have you heard of a person so preoccupied with other things that they forgot to die? Ever seen a girl that is covered in tongues? What about someone who carries days in a packet? No, you haven't. Not yet. Come with Karl and Tom to Absurdica! Here you will be introduced to these people and many more unique individuals who are dying to meet you, but beware some are very friendly...some are not. Absurdica. A world parallel to yours. A world just out of your reach, just out of your sight, but all around you. There are three versions of this book - this is the black and white, paperback edition. Minimalistic black and white images compliment the absurd descriptions and stories of 52 of the absurdest characters you will ever encounter.

This tool was born out of desperation. The funeral handbooks I bought in school and those available in most bookstores, seem ancient and culturally distant from life in the 21st Century. This book was first an iTunes App for the iPhone. It was so well received that I decided to make it available in book form. The book form will include three funeral sermons previously published on iTunes as Vital Thoughts on Grief. This tool will allow you plan a funeral with a family or insure you that you are always ready to perform a funeral. If you have illustrations, or ideas to improve this tool please email me @ [email protected] Published by GrievingTeensPublishing.com

A guide/workbook for parents sending a child to college replete with details, lists, tips and advice