Bookstores and blogs display stories of people who go from bad days to good days, encouraging people to break out of their slump, pick themselves up, and make something awesome happen. Readers are supposed to get inspired and fix themselves. A Time to Question Everything, instead, offers space to bring personal demons, doubts, and disappointments to the table, daring people to believe that embracing the daily struggle of faith is indeed the good life. Unlike any other world religion, the Christian faith celebrates grace, not self-improvement. The heart of A Time to Question Everything is this sincere question: can grace hold the weight of this messy life?

Confident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so that they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others (even when patience is thin), and become socially conscious and confident human beings. How do we raise a happy, confident kid? And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success? Our confidence develops from understanding and having a mastery over our emotions (aka emotional intelligence)—and helping our children do the same. Like learning to play a musical instrument, we can fine-tune our ability to skillfully react to those crazy, wonderful, big feelings that naturally arise from our child’s constant growth and changes, moving from chaos to harmony. We want our children to trust that they can conquer any challenge with hard work and persistence; that they can love boundlessly; that they will find their unique sense of purpose; and they will act wisely in a complex world. This book shows you how. With author and educator Jennifer Miller as your supportive guide, you'll learn: the lies we’ve been told about emotions, how they shape our choices, and how we can reshape our parenting decisions in better alignment with our deepest values. how to identify the temperaments your child was born with so you can support those tendencies rather than fight them. how to align your biggest hopes and dreams for your kids with specific skills that can be practiced, along with new research to support those powerful connections. about each age and stage your child goes through and the range of learning opportunities available. how to identify and manage those big emotions (that only the parenting process can bring out in us!) and how to model emotional intelligence for your children. how to deal with the emotions and influences of your choir—the many outside individuals and communities who directly impact your child’s life, including school, the digital world, extended family, neighbors, and friends. Raising confident, centered, happy kids—while feeling the same way about yourself—is possible with Confident Parents, Confident Kids.

With an outrageous and edgy look at the challenges they face in their own lives, the Spiritual Chicks share a no-holds-barred quest to know, feel, and apply universal goodness and authenticity to life. In short lessons, posed as questions, The Chicks throw out some ideas and stories, and make learning to live honestly, and with conviction, fun, easy, and doable.

How AVID levels the playing field, helping underserved students come out ahead In Question Everything, award-winning education writer Jay Mathews presents the stories and winning strategies behind the Advancement Via Individual Determination program (AVID). With the goal of preparing students for the future – whether that future includes college or not – AVID teaches students the personal management skills that will help them survive and thrive. Focused on time management, presentation, and cooperation, the AVID program leads not only to impressive educational outcomes, but also to young adults prepared for life after school. This book tells the stories of AVID educators, students, and families to illustrate how and why the program works, and demonstrates how teachers can employ AVID's strategies with their own students. Over the past thirty years, AVID has grown from a single teacher's practice to an organization serving 400,000 middle- and high-school students in 47 states and 16 countries. Question Everything describes the ideas and strategies behind the upward trajectory of both the program and the students who take part. Learn which foundational skills are emphasized for future success Discover how AVID teaches personal management skills in the academic context Contrast AVID student outcomes with national averages Consider implementing AVID concepts and techniques into current curricula As college readiness becomes a top priority for the Federal Government, the Gates Foundation, and other influential organizations, AVID's track record stands out as one of success. By leveling the playing field and introducing "real-world" realities early on, the program teaches students skills that help them in the workplace and beyond.

This book is for every student and graduate, as we all go through school but still have so many unanswered questions about life beyond the classroom. Readers will no longer be blindly led into the unknown as they learn how to properly leverage school and other environmental resources to achieve true education. SCHOOL AND EDUCATION ARE NOT THE SAME THING! Too often, the words "school" & "education" are used synonymously, and this causes massive confusion. As a former top-ranked collegiate athlete with a high GPA, a Master of Accounting graduate, a CEO, and a School Board member, all before the age of 23, this book includes the open and honest advice I would tell my younger self, with literal “Dear Kenny” passages. The factual stories and self-reflection questions will help readers craft a plan to create their desired future. With the proper knowledge, readers can avoid silly mistakes while saving time and money. Common mistakes are following misleading advice, but also not asking the right questions due to fear or ignorance. After graduating from school seven times and experiencing life, I continue to find new information and then ask the questions “Why didn’t they teach me this in school!?” or “How come no one told me about this!?” Question Everything: Advice for Students and Graduates is a book that will help readers: Prepare for Life After Graduation Overcome Failure & Rejection Minimize Indecisiveness Improve Financial Decisions Build Courage & Confidence AND MORE!

Question Everything is a book written to challenge the status quo. While many people on the planet are already waking up to the many problems our world is facing today, this book is a wake-up call to those who are still asleep. It is a nudge to those who are aware but have not yet responded to the call. The author attempts to shed light on current practices by posing questions. Although she herself does not have the answers, it is meant to encourage the reader to begin asking his or her own questions and to keep questioning until answers begin to emerge. Nearly every major element of modern life is subjected to scrutiny, in hopes that a new paradigm will be brought forth, to lead us on a path of healing before it is too late.

Question EverythingThen Dig Deeper In the Presidential election year, David Drummer, Senior Analyst in Charge of Interagency Communications in the F.B.I.s Kansas City office, is planning his retirement to Eleuthera with his lover, Rachel. Suddenly, he is confronted by a scandal of far reaching consequences within the Bureau, two apparently unrelated police killings three thousand miles apart, and grass roots rallies designed to rile the voting populace against a foreign force. While he attempts to influence the outcome of the scandal investigation, he also digs into a negative political figure from the past. His team focusses on learning who is the driving force behind the rallies, and what they mean to the election. The Bureaus manipulative efforts to bury the scandal, as well as the facts uncovered about the dangerous conspiracy cause Davids emotional and physical well-being to spiral inexorably out of control. Rachel is his rock.