In prior generations of great faith and great prayer; it was fairly common for people to excitedly share with each other about the many personal miracles which each person noticed each day. Unfortunately, our current civilization has become somewhat NUMB to the presence of God and to all of the daily miracles which God, our friend, still sends to each one of us every day. Sadly; many people do not even call miracles (a miracle) any more. They now call miracles things like: (a mere accidental coincidence, a shocking event, a crazy thing, a funny thing, a weird thing, a cool thing, etc). When we allow God to become our friend, His miracles automatically show up in our daily lives -- (miracles automatically exist wherever God exists). It was because of all the miracles which the people of old did notice in the bible; that people came to know and believe in God. Would anyone ever believe in God if they never saw or heard about a miracle? Even Jesus said in John 14:11: "Believe me for the sake of the works (miracles) themselves."

Imagine if you could design, create, and then assemble every body part of your future spouse, or of your very best friend. The eyes, ears, nose, chin, wrists, ankles, everything!You would then have created something very beautiful or very handsome because; it would be what you have considered PERFECT in every way. You would also create their personality and the sound of their voice. Wouldn't you always love them, because you carefully made them to be perfect? Well, God did design every spec of you; every molecule; and He assembled all of your parts perfectly in place. He is very interested in your welfare, and He does help you to succeed (if you ask). God calls you; (perfectly made)! God does answer us when we call upon Him. He exists always beside and inside of us constantly (always ready to help and to answer us - when and if we call Him for help). But; He waits for us to ask; so as not to disturb us or to intrude on our day. This is love: that He has loved us -- and He never stops!(Hosea 11 - Psalm 105 - Psalm 139 - Hebrews 8:11) "God is Our Constant, Ever-Present; Creator and Best-Friend".

In prior generations of great faith and great prayer, it was fairly common for people to excitedly share with each other about the many personal miracles which each person noticed each day. Unfortunately, our current civilization has become someone NUMB to the presence of God and to all of the daily miracles which God, our friend, still sends to each one of us every day. Sadly, many people do not even call miracles (a miracle) any more. They now call miracles things like: (a mere accidental coincidence, a shocking event, a crazy thing, a funny thing, a weird thing, a cool thing, etc.) When we allow God to become our friend, His miracles automatically show up in our daily lives - (miracles automatically exist wherever God exists). It was because of all the miracles which the people of old did notice in the bible that people came to know and believe in God. Would anyone ever believe in God if they never saw or heard about a miracle? Even Jesus said in John 14:11: "Believe me for the sake of the works (miracles) themselves."

In prior generations of great faith and great prayer, it was fairly common for people to excitedly share with each other about the many personal miracles which each person noticed each day. Unfortunately, our current civilization has become someone NUMB to the presence of God and to all of the daily miracles which God, our friend, still sends to each one of us every day. Sadly, many people do not even call miracles (a miracle) any more. They now call miracles things like: (a mere accidental coincidence, a shocking event, a crazy thing, a funny thing, a weird thing, a cool thing, etc.) When we allow God to become our friend, His miracles automatically show up in our daily lives - (miracles automatically exist wherever God exists). It was because of all the miracles which the people of old did notice in the bible that people came to know and believe in God. Would anyone ever believe in God if they never saw or heard about a miracle? Even Jesus said in John 14:11: "Believe me for the sake of the works (miracles) themselves."

Business and industry leaders are eager to find ways to spark the creative instinct in their work forces. The creation, implementation, and sustainability of new ideas is the lifeblood ensuring the growth and viability of any organization. Without continuing innovation, competitive advantage and global market share are endangered. Once-thriving organizations can find themselves unprepared for the future. This newly translated work examines the multi-layered environment of innovation by melding the thoughts of business management pundits like Peter Senge with the views of artist, politicians, and other non-traditional thinkers like Tao Ho, Peter Greenaway, and Wolfgang Rihm. These thought leaders share their insights and help us to understand the process of creativity and construction and the methods to move organizations forward in an ever-changing climate.

Editor Joseph P. Byrne, together with an advisory board of specialists and over 100 scholars, research scientists, and medical practitioners from 13 countries, has produced a uniquely interdisciplinary treatment of the ways in which diseases pestilence, and plagues have affected human life. From the Athenian flu pandemic to the Black Death to AIDS, this extensive two-volume set offers a sociocultural, historical, and medical look at infectious diseases and their place in human history from Neolithic times to the present. Nearly 300 entries cover individual diseases (such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, Ebola, and SARS); major epidemics (such as the Black Death, 16th-century syphilis, cholera in the nineteenth century, and the Spanish Flu of 1918-19); environmental factors (such as ecology, travel, poverty, wealth, slavery, and war); and historical and cultural effects of disease (such as the relationship of Romanticism to Tuberculosis, the closing of London theaters during plague epidemics, and the effect of venereal disease on social reform). Primary source sidebars, over 70 illustrations, a glossary, and an extensive print and nonprint bibliography round out the work.