John Burbidge has aimed his brush, roller, and spray gun at everything from ritzy mansions to trashy trailers. He's gone underground to paint sewage-treatment plants and risked death to paint factory ceilings. He has no doubt inhaled enough noxious dust and paint fumes to shorten his life. But he's not dead yet. And the captivating characters he has encountered along the way have more than offset the toils of painting for a living. Ex-cons, addicts, drifting college grads, even a guy with a hole in his head-that's your typical paint crew, bonded only by the fact that they're caught in a job society thinks is for simpletons. In Watching Paint Dry, John Burbidge scrapes beneath the surface of painting's reputation for monotony while intimately portraying the men and women who craft the backdrop to our civilization. "Informative, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking . . . this is a book you will want to recommend to everyone you know." --Sharon Barrett, Chicago Sun-Times book critic for 28 years

There is no question that bringing men and women to new birth in Christ is essential. But, argues Eugene Peterson, isn t it obvious that growth in Christ is equally essential? Yet the American church does not treat Christian growth and character formation with equivalent urgency. We are generally uneasy with the quiet, obscure conditions in which growth takes place. Building maturity in Christ is too often relegated to footnote status in the text of our lives. / In Practice Resurrection Peterson brings the voice of Scripture especially Paul s letter to the Ephesians and the voice of the contemporary Christian congregation together in understanding what is involved in the practice of becoming mature growing up to the stature of Christ.

Sometimes, life s circumstances just don t seem fair. It can appear that despite how much we dream, pray, and set goals, our plans still fail to manifest how we desire them to. If we're honest, it can even feel as though God has completely forgotten about us and doesn't t desire us to succeed. Moments like these can be frustrating. They cause us to feel hopelessness, self-pity, and doubt. However, in the midst of the many disappointments, trials, and tribulations life may present, there is one thing we can hold on to: Everything we endure has a purpose. God has a specific plan for our lives and according to His Word, He is committed to making sure that we are prosperous and successful in all that we were created to do. In the most tumultuous of times, we must remember to walk in the faith of what we know, rather than what we can see. Difficult times are not to break us down, but instead, God allows them so that we can learn more about ourselves and the purpose of our creation. It is in those moments that we learn the true importance of life. At the age of fourteen, Author Rey Grandoit was told that he would never walk again. With dreams of becoming an NBA basketball player, this wasn't exactly the news young Ray wanted to hear. Rey had plans to change the trajectory of his life and the lives of those closest to his heart. As a teenager, he often felt that there was no way he could achieve his goals in a wheelchair. In this riveting and life-changing story, Rey shares how his experience with learning how to adjust to his new lifestyle led him to understand his purpose, position, and duty to the Kingdom of God. My Legs May Be Paralyzed, but My Mind Isn t is a real-life story about the many lessons Rey learned along the way to becoming the entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and Kingdom impactor he is today. His success and accomplishments were not without sacrifice, however, Rey can now look back and realize that every moment was worth it. In this amazing read, you will be given a front-row seat to Rey s transition back to Christ and be encouraged in the fact that no matter what life has thrown your way, you can and will become everything God has designed you to be!

A paperback reissue Hazel Soan's classic practical art book. Hazel Soan is a well-known and popular artist and an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher. In The Essence of Watercolour Hazel shows how wonderfully versatile and beguiling the medium of watercolour is and how to get the most out of it. Hazel stresses how important it is to understand the characteristics of the medium in order to exploit it to the full. She encourages the reader to explore the properties of watercolour and to be unafraid of strength of colour and brushstroke. Hazel shows through demonstration and projects that tone is king in watercolour and illustrates how to paint light with the use of shade. Armed with this understanding she demonstrates that watercolour is not such an unforgiving medium after all: accidents and mistakes can be disguised, overridden and corrected. The Essence of Watercolour is a culmination of many years of Hazel's teaching and demonstrating, in which she offers inspirational insights into the secrets of watercolour painting and encourages artists to take their art to the next level.

Join the restoration craze with the first automotive book from BowTie Press. This is a comprehensive, nuts and bolts approach to automotive restoration that will demonstrate the best way to bring a car back to its original brilliance. Restoration expert Larry Lyles makes the process come alive with over 200 color images and step-by-step details. While the vehicle being restored is a 1970 Dodge Charger, the techniques and ideas presented here can be employed to restore any vehicle. Originally conceived and written as a twenty-four article series for Auto Restorer magazine (the premier publication for die-hard restoration enthusiasts), this compilation delves into a complete, ground up restoration of a classic muscle car. It offers as much real-world information on how to accomplish such a restoration.