“...Passou da hora de uma verdadeira virada. Aquela que vá além de reformas de dogmas, de metodologias, de propostas de avivamento que nunca acontece, esse discurso de prosperidade que faz da fé mercadoria de consumo. A grande e necessária mudança exige consistência, olha sobre as necessidades mais profundas, existenciais, contemplando a vida integral de todas as camadas. Assim, nos deparamos com a prática de 40 dias de juventude. O que aconteceria se todas as igrejas evangélicas decidissem fazer esse programa ao mesmo tempo? Uma mobilização tão poderosa dessas só poderia resultar na salvação de milhares de vidas. O que estamos esperando? Para tanto, algumas exigências são claras nesse processo: líderes responsáveis, dispostos, liberados para viverem o ministério integral. Igrejas voltadas para a evangelização, com visão empreendedora, superação de tradições e muito trabalho. Que seja este livro do Pr. Luciano Malheiros a primeira força motriz de um grande e vitorioso programa, em milhares de igrejas espalhadas pelo Brasil. Ou teremos que inventar uma grande desculpa para a geração seguinte, quando nos perguntarem por que não fizemos o que deveria ser feito...”

Builder of People, Innovator, Encourager, Author and Entrepreneur who is purposeful and passionate about helping businesses, communities, churches and individuals become better equipped to succeed. Lawrence earned a (B.A.) degree in Sociology from Purchase College at SUNY and a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Long Island University. She is working towards doctoral studies and certifi cation in several areas, but mainly she is taking the time to listen to God about how to pour back into others what God has poured into her.

Do you desire a more meaningful study and prayer life?Do you feel the need to reach out to others for Christ?If so, youve come to the right place.This book contains 40 days of devotional studies designed to strengthen your relationship with Christ and enable you to lead others to Him. God wants to do something significant in your life, too. Not only does He long to draw you into closer fellowship with HimHe also wants to minister to others through you. And as you spend 40 amazing days with God, He will prepare you for earths final crisis and Christs long-anticipated second coming.

Fizemos esse propósito com toda a nossa igreja pentecostal destruindo as obras do diabo, eu como o pastor da igreja fui direcionado pelo Senhor a fazer esse propósito com o tema saindo do deserto para bênção: Um dia em um sermão de domingo perguntei a igreja, quem na sua caminhada cristã já fez um propósito de 40 dias de jejum; a resposta foi que ninguém tinha feito. Então dai em diante começamos esse propósito para nos preparar para o nosso congresso, quatro anos de igreja.Entre nesse propósito e busque ao Senhor de verdade, Ele disse; quem busca acha. E você verá o Senhor agir ao seu favor. Se aproxime do Senhor. Faça igual Moisés, Elias, Ester, Jesus, paulo e outros mais. Quem é de Deus mortifica a carne com suas paixões, o jejum e um fortalecedor para o nosso espírito.

“What would happen if Harry met Sally in the age of Tinder and Snapchat? . . . A field guide to Millennial dating in New York City” (New York Daily News). When New York–based graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes forty days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date each other for forty days, record their experiences in questionnaires, photographs, videos, texts, and artworks, and post the material on a website they would create for this purpose. What began as a small experiment between two friends became an Internet sensation, drawing five million unique (and obsessed) visitors from around the globe to their site and their story. 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment is a beautifully designed, expanded look at the experiment and the results, including a great deal of material that never made it onto the site, such as who they were as friends and individuals before the forty days and who they have become since.

After labor, it’s time for rest: A gentle guide to zuo yuezi, the ancient Chinese practice of postpartum self-care, including sixty simple recipes. The first forty days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on Heng Ou’s own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of “confinement” in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First Forty Days revives the lost art of caring for the mother after birth. As modern mothers are pushed to prematurely “bounce back” after delivering their babies, and are often left alone to face the physical and emotional challenges of this new stage of their lives, the first forty days provide a lifeline—a source of connection, nourishment, and guidance. This book includes sixty simple recipes for healing soups, replenishing meals and snacks, and calming and lactation-boosting teas, all formulated to support the unique needs of the new mother. In addition to recipes, this warm and encouraging guide offers advice on arranging a system of help during the postpartum period, navigating relationship challenges, and honoring the significance of pregnancy and birth. Fully illustrated, it is a practical guide and inspirational read for all new mothers and mothers-to-be—the perfect ally during the first weeks with a new baby. “Bringing our attention back to the importance of the postpartum period for new mothers helps to create space for this essential period of integration and recovery . . . an invaluable companion during the first 40 days and beyond.” —Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein, filmmakers, The Business of Being Born

In this fascinating story of evolution, religion, politics, and personalities, Matthew Chapman captures the story behind the headlines in the debate over God and science in America In Kitzmiller v. Dover Board of Education, decided in late 2005, a Republican judge rendered a surprising verdict in a case that pitted the teaching of intelligent design (sometimes known as "creationism in a lab coat") against the teaching of evolution. Taking place in a small Pennsylvania school district, the case had national repercussions, all the way up to President Bush, who said he believed intelligent design should be taught as "an alternative theory" to evolution. Matthew Chapman, the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, spent several months covering the trial from beginning to end. Through his in-depth encounters with the participants—creationists, preachers, teachers, scientists on both sides of the issue, lawyers, theologians, the judge, and the eleven parents who resisted the fundamentalist proponents of intelligent design—Chapman tells a sometimes terrifying, often hilarious, and above all moving story of ordinary people doing battle in America over the place of religion and science in modern life. Written with a filmaker's eye for character and detail, and including insights only a descendent of Darwin could bring forth, Chapman paints an entertaining, yet disturbing picture of America today.