In A NEW EARTH, Tolle shows how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering through out the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awken to a new state of consciousness.

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Another Landmark Book by Rick Warren. You are not an accident. Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and he planned you for his purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few years you will spend on earth. You were made to last forever! Self-help books often suggest that you try to discover the meaning and purpose of your life by looking within yourself, but Rick Warren says that is the wrong place to start. You must begin with God, your Creator, and his reasons for creating you. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. This book will help you understand why you are alive and God's amazing plan for you---both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life's most important question: What on earth am I here for? Knowing God's purpose for creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify your decisions, give meaning to your life, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity. The Purpose Driven Life is a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st century---a lifestyle based on God's eternal purposes, not cultural values. Using over 1,200 scriptural quotes and references, it challenges the conventional definitions of worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. In the tradition of Oswald Chambers, Rick Warren offers distilled wisdom on the essence of what life is all about. This is a book of hope and challenge that you will read and re-read, and it will be a classic treasured by generations to come.

The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: "So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do for your life plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan." Those who are looking for advice on finding one's calling through career choice, creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful devotion to a Christian God. The book is set up to be a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a "spiritually significant time," according to author Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, touted as one of the nation largest congregations. Warren's hope is that readers will "interact" with the 40 chapters, reading them one day at a time, with extensive underlining and writing in the margins. As an inspirational manifesto for creating a more worshipful, church-driven life, this book delivers. Every page is laden with references to scripture or dogma. But it does not do much to address the challenges of modern Christian living, with its competing material, professional, and financial distractions. Nonetheless, this is probably an excellent resource for devout Christians who crave a jumpstart back to worshipfulness. --Gail Hudson

“Have you been tormented by the thought of dying? Do you know the anguish of thinking that you or a loved one might suffer in hell forever? You are not alone. As I read Hope Beyond Hell, I cried for joy. It assures us of a Love that never gives up on us no matter how miserably we fail.”
Charles Slagle - Author, Evangelist

“I love Hope Beyond Hell; it changed my life. After 60 years of being afraid of God, I was finally introduced to the true God of infinite love, who is bound neither by time nor death; the Savior of the whole world.”
Dr. Terry Schwartz Prof., Wheaton College

“Not fancy theories, but numerous Scriptures and quotes from Bible scholars of many generations. Everyone needs to read and study this book.”
Richard W. Rundell, Ph.D.

"One of the best books ever written showing from Scripture that God's judgments are remedial.”
Dr. Stephen Jones, M.Div., D.D., Author, speaker

“As a hospice chaplain for 14 years, I counseled hundreds of dying patients. In my experience, Christians believing in eternal punishment, especially in literal fire, were much more fearful of death than others. How can this be since Christ came to free us from the fear of death (Heb. 2:15)? Hope Beyond Hell gives a Biblical basis for total peace in the face of death.”
Rev. Boyd Purcell, M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Author, speaker

"The magnificent love and wisdom of God has not been written about with such clarity since the days of the patriarchs. I have waited 25 years for it."
Michael Wm. Gross, D.D., Th.D., Ph.D.

"Will inspire love, peace, joy, and hope – all the fruit of the Spirit – in your own heart."
Thomas Talbott, Professor Emeritus, Willamette University

"I first learned, espoused, and taught the truths presented in this book over 40 years ago. Hope Beyond Hell encapsulates them better than any I have read."
Bill Boylan, Ph.D., Author, Speaker

"This is an excellent book."
Bob Evely, M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

"Answers the questions we have been afraid to ask about God's unfailing love and inexhaustible patience."
Pastor Ivan A. Rogers, Former Bible College President

"One of the most balanced studies available on the remedial judgments of God and the great truth of the restoration of all things in Christ. A logical, common sense way the average layman can understand. This is a book about the love of God."
Rev. Terry Miller, M. Phil, Former Pres., Bethesda Mennonite Ins. of the Bible

"A bold and impassioned plea for Christians of every stripe to consider the grand proposition that God's goodness, grace and love reaches farther than most of us have ever dared to imagine. Gerry‘s comprehensive research of the biblical record and extra-biblical sources is powerfully, even overwhelmingly compelling. All who read this book with a spiritual mind and listen with spiritual ears will receive a deepened revelation of Christ in God."
Dr. Bruce A. Gerlach, Professor, College of the Ozarks

"Layer by layer, concept by concept, this book will loose the bonds of insanity that has plagued the Church for centuries."
Grady Brown, M.Th, D.Litt.
Director and founder of Dayspring Bible Ministries

"One of the most concise books covering the subject of the righteous purpose of God's judgment. The reader will see that God will not rest until He will become All in all (1Cor 15:28)."
Dr. Marian Paul Kampik, Silesian University, Poland

"Excellent and well researched. I have no doubt that the Holy Spirit is using Gerry at this very important time in Church history."
Rev. Rod Walton CJ: Anglican Ind Communion,
Founder of Bereavement Rescue, U K

"For decades I have questioned the need for and the justice of eternal punishment in light of God being love. This is a well-researched book, providing fresh insights into the teachings of the Church Fathers, and difficult texts like Mat. 25 and Luke 16. Even if one does not agree with his conclusion, one does feel reassured about the extent of God's love in Christ."
H. Peter Kuiper, M.Div., Fuller Seminary

“Have you been tormented by the thought of dying? Do you know the anguish of thinking that you or a loved one might suffer in hell forever? You are not alone. As I read Hope Beyond Hell, I cried for joy. It assures us of a Love that never gives up on us no matter how miserably we fail.”
Charles Slagle - Author, Evangelist

“I love Hope Beyond Hell; it changed my life. After 60 years of being afraid of God, I was finally introduced to the true God of infinite love, who is bound neither by time nor death; the Savior of the whole world.”
Dr. Terry Schwartz Prof., Wheaton College

“Not fancy theories, but numerous Scriptures and quotes from Bible scholars of many generations. Everyone needs to read and study this book.”
Richard W. Rundell, Ph.D.

"One of the best books ever written showing from Scripture that God's judgments are remedial.”
Dr. Stephen Jones, M.Div., D.D., Author, speaker

“As a hospice chaplain for 14 years, I counseled hundreds of dying patients. In my experience, Christians believing in eternal punishment, especially in literal fire, were much more fearful of death than others. How can this be since Christ came to free us from the fear of death (Heb. 2:15)? Hope Beyond Hell gives a Biblical basis for total peace in the face of death.”
Rev. Boyd Purcell, M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Author, speaker

"The magnificent love and wisdom of God has not been written about with such clarity since the days of the patriarchs. I have waited 25 years for it."
Michael Wm. Gross, D.D., Th.D., Ph.D.

"Will inspire love, peace, joy, and hope – all the fruit of the Spirit – in your own heart."
Thomas Talbott, Professor Emeritus, Willamette University

"I first learned, espoused, and taught the truths presented in this book over 40 years ago. Hope Beyond Hell encapsulates them better than any I have read."
Bill Boylan, Ph.D., Author, Speaker

"This is an excellent book."
Bob Evely, M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

"Answers the questions we have been afraid to ask about God's unfailing love and inexhaustible patience."
Pastor Ivan A. Rogers, Former Bible College President

"One of the most balanced studies available on the remedial judgments of God and the great truth of the restoration of all things in Christ. A logical, common sense way the average layman can understand. This is a book about the love of God."
Rev. Terry Miller, M. Phil, Former Pres., Bethesda Mennonite Ins. of the Bible

"A bold and impassioned plea for Christians of every stripe to consider the grand proposition that God's goodness, grace and love reaches farther than most of us have ever dared to imagine. Gerry‘s comprehensive research of the biblical record and extra-biblical sources is powerfully, even overwhelmingly compelling. All who read this book with a spiritual mind and listen with spiritual ears will receive a deepened revelation of Christ in God."
Dr. Bruce A. Gerlach, Professor, College of the Ozarks

"Layer by layer, concept by concept, this book will loose the bonds of insanity that has plagued the Church for centuries."
Grady Brown, M.Th, D.Litt.
Director and founder of Dayspring Bible Ministries

"One of the most concise books covering the subject of the righteous purpose of God's judgment. The reader will see that God will not rest until He will become All in all (1Cor 15:28)."
Dr. Marian Paul Kampik, Silesian University, Poland

"Excellent and well researched. I have no doubt that the Holy Spirit is using Gerry at this very important time in Church history."
Rev. Rod Walton CJ: Anglican Ind Communion,
Founder of Bereavement Rescue, U K

"For decades I have questioned the need for and the justice of eternal punishment in light of God being love. This is a well-researched book, providing fresh insights into the teachings of the Church Fathers, and difficult texts like Mat. 25 and Luke 16. Even if one does not agree with his conclusion, one does feel reassured about the extent of God's love in Christ."
H. Peter Kuiper, M.Div., Fuller Seminary

The visionary CEO of Zappos explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success.

Pay new employees $2000 to quit. Make customer service the entire company, not just a department. Focus on company culture as the #1 priority. Apply research from the science of happiness to running a business. Help employees grow both personally and professionally. Seek to change the world. Oh, and make money too.

Sound crazy? It's all standard operating procedure at Zappos.com, the online retailer that's doing over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales every year.

In 1999, Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined Zappos as an adviser and investor, and eventually became CEO.

In 2009, Zappos was listed as one of Fortune magazine's top 25 companies to work for, and was acquired by Amazon later that year in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing.

In his first book, Tony shares the different business lessons he learned in life, from a lemonade stand and pizza business through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. Ultimately, he shows how using happiness as a framework can produce profits, passion, and purpose both in business and in life. (edited by author)

The visionary CEO of Zappos explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success.

Pay new employees $2000 to quit. Make customer service the entire company, not just a department. Focus on company culture as the #1 priority. Apply research from the science of happiness to running a business. Help employees grow both personally and professionally. Seek to change the world. Oh, and make money too.

Sound crazy? It's all standard operating procedure at Zappos.com, the online retailer that's doing over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales every year.

In 1999, Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined Zappos as an adviser and investor, and eventually became CEO.

In 2009, Zappos was listed as one of Fortune magazine's top 25 companies to work for, and was acquired by Amazon later that year in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing.

In his first book, Tony shares the different business lessons he learned in life, from a lemonade stand and pizza business through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. Ultimately, he shows how using happiness as a framework can produce profits, passion, and purpose both in business and in life. (edited by author)

Amazon Exclusive Author Q&A with Tony Hsieh, Author of Delivering Happiness

I think usually by the time you're 12 years old, you either have the entrepreneurial spirit or you don't. I would describe the entrepeneurial spirit as a combination of creativity and optimisim.

For me, it's really been driven by daily examples of bad customer service in my everyday personal life.

My parents tell me that as a kid I was always trying to come up with different business ideas. The idea of starting a worm farm is my earliest memory of a business idea.

Business books: Good to Great, Peak, Tribal Leadership Made to Stick

Non-business books: The Happiness Hypothesis Comedy Writing Secrets The Game

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No, that was just the path that I happened to take. Part of the purpose of the book is to help other entrepreneurs and business owners shortcut the process and encourage them to go straight to combining profits, passion, and purpose.

I think it just comes down to really breaking down what the worst case scenario actually is. For most of us, we're lucky to live in a time and in a society where we aren't actually ever in danger of dying from starvation or lack of shelter. Most of us have friends whose couches we can crash on in the worst case scenario, so any "risk" we take in starting a company isn't actually that big a risk.

Heather and Brad have been close family friends for ten years but both have secretly pined for each other, secretly fantasized about one sultry hot night together. So when fate delivers them a chance at that night -- will they take it -- and risk a lifetime of friendship being destroyed? Or will they convince themselves they can really wake up tomorrow and pretend it never happened?

NOTE:
This is a 12,000 word short story. This means you don't have a deep plot or heavy character development -- just a fun, light read. This is a contemporary story and it's medium heat so that it can be enjoyable to a broader range of reader. It is intentionally not as hot as my Spice Briefs,where I often venture into super erotic and edgy. Those of you who have read me know that my contemporary stories tend to be light and fun and my paranormal stories are dark and edgy like HOT VAMPIRE KISS. PLEASURE WITH PURPOSE is a light, fun, sexy read.
AGAIN -- This is a 12,000 word short, sexy story. I hope you enjoy!

More Stories:
--The Tall, Dark, and Deadly series is out! HOT SECRETS is HOT HOT HOT and its out now!

--The Legend of Michael from Sourcebooks is on sale for 1.99 -- book 1 of the Zodius series. Pricing is controlled by the publisher and the sale will end soon!

--The Vampire Wardens collection is out -- 3 stories for $2.99 -- Very hot!

Heather and Brad have been close family friends for ten years but both have secretly pined for each other, secretly fantasized about one sultry hot night together. So when fate delivers them a chance at that night -- will they take it -- and risk a lifetime of friendship being destroyed? Or will they convince themselves they can really wake up tomorrow and pretend it never happened?

NOTE:
This is a 12,000 word short story. This means you don't have a deep plot or heavy character development -- just a fun, light read. This is a contemporary story and it's medium heat so that it can be enjoyable to a broader range of reader. It is intentionally not as hot as my Spice Briefs,where I often venture into super erotic and edgy. Those of you who have read me know that my contemporary stories tend to be light and fun and my paranormal stories are dark and edgy like HOT VAMPIRE KISS. PLEASURE WITH PURPOSE is a light, fun, sexy read.
AGAIN -- This is a 12,000 word short, sexy story. I hope you enjoy!

More Stories:
--The Tall, Dark, and Deadly series is out! HOT SECRETS is HOT HOT HOT and its out now!

--The Legend of Michael from Sourcebooks is on sale for 1.99 -- book 1 of the Zodius series. Pricing is controlled by the publisher and the sale will end soon!

--The Vampire Wardens collection is out -- 3 stories for $2.99 -- Very hot!

In my family we were encouraged to play sports, sing in choirs and join any club or organization we wanted. I was allowed to play basketball and softball. I took piano and mandolin lessons and even a drawing class at the local art center. I wasn’t told no when I did things like drag my sisters to the all-but-abandoned “Fire Station Park” for our own version of ‘park beautification’. I wasn’t even discouraged when I wanted to campaign for Gerald Ford for President and join the JJ Walker Fan Club (Dy-no-mite!) ALL, I might add, while still in elementary school!

So, why then, was it so difficult for me to dream? Why didn't I have that one all encompassing desire to acheive that ONE thing??

I didn't know. But I would find out...

In my family we were encouraged to play sports, sing in choirs and join any club or organization we wanted. I was allowed to play basketball and softball. I took piano and mandolin lessons and even a drawing class at the local art center. I wasn’t told no when I did things like drag my sisters to the all-but-abandoned “Fire Station Park” for our own version of ‘park beautification’. I wasn’t even discouraged when I wanted to campaign for Gerald Ford for President and join the JJ Walker Fan Club (Dy-no-mite!) ALL, I might add, while still in elementary school!

So, why then, was it so difficult for me to dream? Why didn't I have that one all encompassing desire to acheive that ONE thing??

I didn't know. But I would find out...

The second part of Finding Your Path, Engaging Your Purpose is entitled Imagination, Creativity and Genius – Your Golden Eggs. This section launches right into a discussion regarding how every single person is unique. As such, every person has his or her own genius. The focus of this section is to help people begin to understand how they can tap into and develop their unique genius.

Award-winning author, Dr. Blythe Ayne, has been a counselor for over 20 years, helping people do just what the title says; find your path and engage your purpose.

The second part of Finding Your Path, Engaging Your Purpose is entitled Imagination, Creativity and Genius – Your Golden Eggs. This section launches right into a discussion regarding how every single person is unique. As such, every person has his or her own genius. The focus of this section is to help people begin to understand how they can tap into and develop their unique genius.

Award-winning author, Dr. Blythe Ayne, has been a counselor for over 20 years, helping people do just what the title says; find your path and engage your purpose.

Successful Washington, DC photographer Lucy McSweeney has given up on looking for Mr. Right. With her biological time clock pounding a veritable drum beat, she's decided all she really needs is a turkey baster to lead her to motherhood.
Andrew Madigan is a good guy. So good, he even makes a monthly deposit at a local sperm bank, in honor of his sister, whose marriage fell apart after being unable to conceive. But maybe Drew's a little too good--after all, he's even willing to overlook the fact that his fiancée might no longer be the person he should spend the rest of his life with, because he doesn't want to hurt her feelings.
But sparks fly when Lucy and Andrew have a chance encounter. Only problem is their chance encounter leads to a very pregnant Lucy shooting Andrew's wedding, a wedding that should never have happened to begin with...

Successful Washington, DC photographer Lucy McSweeney has given up on looking for Mr. Right. With her biological time clock pounding a veritable drum beat, she's decided all she really needs is a turkey baster to lead her to motherhood.
Andrew Madigan is a good guy. So good, he even makes a monthly deposit at a local sperm bank, in honor of his sister, whose marriage fell apart after being unable to conceive. But maybe Drew's a little too good--after all, he's even willing to overlook the fact that his fiancée might no longer be the person he should spend the rest of his life with, because he doesn't want to hurt her feelings.
But sparks fly when Lucy and Andrew have a chance encounter. Only problem is their chance encounter leads to a very pregnant Lucy shooting Andrew's wedding, a wedding that should never have happened to begin with...

Discovering Your Life's Purpose is a short book that will show you how to connect to what you really want. When you can live your life on purpose you are happier, less stressed, and you feel like you are accomplishing something great. Your life will flow easily and money will flow to you. This book will help you identify what your purpose is and give you practical advice to help make your dream a reality. You can live a life of meaning and purpose, and this book is her to show you how. Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Discovering Your Life's Purpose is a short book that will show you how to connect to what you really want. When you can live your life on purpose you are happier, less stressed, and you feel like you are accomplishing something great. Your life will flow easily and money will flow to you. This book will help you identify what your purpose is and give you practical advice to help make your dream a reality. You can live a life of meaning and purpose, and this book is her to show you how. Today is the first day of the rest of your life.