John Crosby: 11 books
Sons and Fathers
Challenges to paternal authority
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Father-son relationships can be notoriously difficult. Often fractious, sometimes hostile, and occasionally destructive, the issue of authority is negotiated by fathers and sons in a range of styles. In this fascinating new book, John Crosby describes the filial relationships of 20 historical figures...
Called to Coach
52 Weekly Devotions for Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
PONDERING THE INTERSECTION OF GOD'S WORD AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. This book is written for coaches who work hard sometimes too hard and know how to quickly size up what is a waste of time. It is for coaches who are looking for something solid. It is for coaches who know that real ministry takes place...
Called to Shepherd
52 Weekly Devotions for Pastors and Ministry Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
LEAD WISELY- One simple, genuine prayer led me to sit before my computer one afternoon and start writing this book. God has spoken to me so clearly through his leaders so often that I hoped he would offer something worthwhile to you through me. I know that you have more to read than you care to even...
Called to Lead
52 Weekly Devotions for Workplace Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
BY A LEADER FOR LEADERS - These devotions were forged, tested, and found true through the lives of the leaders served by this author. These devotions are written for smart, hard-working, no-nonsense workplace leaders who are looking for something solid to help you improve your leadership. If you...
18 Holes with Bing
Golf, Life, and Lessons from Dad
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
In this love letter to his father, former professional golfer Nathaniel Crosby shares memories of Bing Crosby on the golf course, and the lessons he taught him about the game and about life. With a Foreword by Jack Nicklaus.
“Bing Crosby was a great ambassador for our game, as well as a great...
The Flipside of Godspeak
Theism as Constructed Reality
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
A basic question in philosophy is, how do we know what we think we know? Constructivists answer this question as follows: categories for constructing reality reside in the human mind, so reality cannot escape the mind's limitations. Human beings constantly assimilate new knowledge and experience....
Faithlore
The Invented Reality
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Crosby claims that much of the Bible is myth. Since some myth may be true, the next step is to label that part of myth adjudged to be untrue, such as folklore. But myth and folklore are not necessarily the same. Lore serves further as an interpretation, elucidation, embellishment, or spin upon the...
My Battle Against Hitler
Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
How does a person become Hitler’s number one enemy? Not through espionage or violence, it turns out, but by striking fearlessly at the intellectual and spiritual roots of National Socialism.
Dietrich von Hildebrand was a German Catholic thinker and teacher who devoted the full force of his...
William James, Moral Philosophy, and the Ethical Life
The Cries of the Wounded
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Virtue theory, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism: these are the basic moral theories taught in “Ethics,” “History of Philosophy,” and “Introduction to Philosophy” courses throughout the United States. When the American philosopher William James (1842 – 1910) find...
Transforming Undergraduate Education
Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...
by John Nevin Schaeffer, Henry Lamar Crosby
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Generations of students have discovered the enduring pleasures of ancient Greek with this classic text. Supplemented by exercises, readings, and review lessons, it presents concise but thorough coverage of grammatical forms and syntax. Students advance from the simple fundamentals of the alphabet...