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Get the Summary of Horst Schulze's Excellence Wins in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Horst Schulze knows how to win. In Excellence Wins, Schulze, in his absolute no-nonsense approach, shares the visionary and disruptive principles that have produced immense global successes over the course of his still-prolific 50-year career.
As the co-founder and former president of Ritz-Carlton Hotel...
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#1 The journey of an artist begins at conception, and it can be seen in the way I paint. I feel as if an electrical charge is going through me when I paint, and I think everyone has this experience. But some people do not share this experience, and that is why I wrote this book.
#2 The Theology of Making is the most important element of my studio practice. It is a discipline...
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Book Preview: #1 There are recovery programs for people who have lost a parent, sibling, or spouse. But no one has ever taught me how to grieve the loss of my faith. I was on my own.
#2 I have received hundreds of emails from people who were fired or disfellowshipped from their church, including the author Michael Walker. I met with him to discuss his experience.
#3 The small congregation...
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#1 Modernity is no friend to Christian faith, and the challenges we face are real. But it is possible to have a thriving Christian faith in the twenty-first century.
#2 In 1882, Nietzsche published a parable called The Madman that foresaw the decline of Christian faith in the twentieth century. Today, it's a more relevant question than ever: Is God dead.
#3 Nietzsche's...
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Book Preview: #1 Marriage is a burning joy and a strength, but it is also blood, sweat, and tears. It is difficult and painful, but it is also rewarding and wondrous.
#2 The leading marriage indicators have been in decline for the last forty years. The divorce rate is twice the rate it was in 1960, and in 1970, 89 percent of all births were to married parents. However, many young...
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Get the Summary of C. S. Lewis's Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer" by C. S. Lewis is a collection of fictional letters that delve into the intricacies of prayer and worship. Lewis discusses the importance of private prayer, expressing skepticism towards constant liturgical changes and advocating for uniformity to foster a deeper focus...
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Book Preview: #1 Prayer is how we discern the next move of God. When two people pray, God can answer their prayers in ways they never imagined.
#2 When you establish a prayer routine, your life will be anything but routine. You will go to places, do things, and meet people you have no business going to, doing, or meeting. You don't need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek...
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Book Preview: #1 The adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, is a tradition that every Muslim child should hear at birth. It is a call to dedicate your life to Allah. It resonates within you and rallies you together in unified prostration before Allah.
#2 Ammi, the woman who whispered the adhan into my ears, was a self-sacrificial, loving woman who bore the noble name of Qureshi. She was...
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Book Preview: #1 Jesus wants us to live differently, and he wants us to take up a challenge. He wants us to live in grace and walk in love, but it is not natural at first. We must practice it to become accustomed to it.
#2 Don't plan on going to the gym, and don't make a resolution to do so. Just go to the gym. Your life is a series of positive and negative experiences. Make your...
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Get the Summary of Brian C. Muraresku's The Immortality Key in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The most influential religious historian of the 20th century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs,...
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Book Preview: #1 I do not understand why God created the world this way. It seems like God is playing games with us. God seems to have hidden holiness and wholeness in a secret place where only the humble will find it.
#2 People who have moved from seeming success to seeming success rarely understand success at all, except a very limited version of it. People who fail to do it right,...
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Book Preview: #1 Around 50 CE, a shift began to occur in parts of the Celtic world, from Druidic to Christian wisdom. The first Christian teacher to emerge in Celtic territory was Irenaeus of Lyons, who had studied in Asia Minor under Polycarp, who in turn had been a student of St. John in Ephesus.
#2 Irenaeus was a priest in the second century who was against the way in which celibacy...
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Book Preview: #1 The story of two medical doctors who tried to do the best they could to alleviate suffering during a terrifying viral illness.
#2 The pandemic became a reality in March 2020, and both Gary and I elected to use an agent that had been shown to be effective against coronaviruses like COVID-19. We found that the key to effective treatment was employing the protocol...
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#1 I was expected to be the good Nigerian girl, which meant making straight A's, going to church, and learning to cook. I was also expected to graduate from college and head to med school by the age of 28.
#2 I tried to be a doctor, but I hated organic chemistry. I knew it wasn't for me, and I had to find another way to take care of my parents. I was determined to get...
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Book Preview: #1 The author's friend was right about the hardest thing they've ever done being the building of a local church. The author experienced intense insider struggles with bitterness and frustration, which led to thoughts of giving up.
#2 When you're in a hard stretch, it can be difficult to keep your thoughts in order. You may find yourself constantly looking over your shoulder,...
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Book Preview: #1 I took an approach that would help us solve the crime and prosecute the killer. I suspected that something terrible had happened to Tammy the day she vanished. If she was killed, an explosion of anger occurred in that moment.
#2 The fuse and the fallout of a bomb are the result of a hostile sequence of events that preceded them. The fuse reveals any growing anger...
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#1 Prayer is for everyone. It is a personal relationship with God, and it changes throughout your life. It is something that changes your life.
#2 If you grow up in a prayer-free environment, it's not surprising that you wouldn't know much about prayer. You were never taught how to pray, and you consider prayer something reserved for holy people, not you.
#3 Prayer...
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Book Preview: #1 To love yourself is to accept the unconditional love of God with your whole heart, to see yourself as He sees you, and to rejoice and be at peace with who He has created you to be. We cannot love others if we do not first love ourselves.
#2 Knowing and abiding in God's love makes us powerful. It sets us free from self-doubt and allows us to trust God to do great things...
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#1 The difference between goals and formations is that goals are about the end, while formations are about the present and who you are becoming through the practices you're doing.
#2 We are the sum of our repeated practices and rituals. We are not made but formed. We are designed and primarily wired for becoming, not achieving.
#3 The better and truer question is, where...
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#1 To read today's scripture is to read the words of a man who, in the innermost part of his being, believed in the steady hand of a good God. He was protected by God's strength, preserved by God's love. He lived beneath the shadow of God's wings.
#2 With Christ's resurrection, he poleaxed the devil and turned every grave into short-term housing. Heaven's angels were ready to celebrate,...
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