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Tillich – Courage to be

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Author Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965

Title The courage to be

Publisher New Haven Conn. : Yale University Press, 1952

Description xxxiii, 197 p. ; 20 cm.

Contents Being and courage — Being, nonbeing, and anxiety — Pathological anxiety, vitality, and courage — Courage and participation (the courage to be as a part) — Courage and individualization (the courage to be oneself) — Courage and transcendence (the courage to accept acceptance).

Subject Courage

Ontology

Anxiety

Existentialism.

 

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Goodman – You’re Late Again, Lord!

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Personal Author: Goodman, Karon Phillips.

Title:You’re late again, Lord! : the impatient woman’s guide to God’s timing
Publication Information: Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Books, c2002.
Physical Description: 207 p. ; 17 cm.
ISBN: 9781586604103
Summary: With a witty, tongue-in-cheek style, the insights in this book are sure to hit home with any woman who has found herself questioning the Lord’s timing. The reader is encouraged to be willing to wait for the Lord’s timing and to spend that ‘waiting time’ purposefully by deepening her relationship with the Lord.
Table of Contents:
Introduction p. 9
Part 1 The Highly Overrated Virtue of Patience p. 13
Part 2 Gathering Your Tools p. 55
Part 3 Knowing Who You Are p. 87
Part 4 Rediscovering the Guidance That’s Hidden by Doubt p. 117
Part 5 Rediscovering the Courage That’s Hidden by Fear p. 145
Part 6 Rediscovering the Peace That’s Hidden by Worry p. 169
Part 7 When the Waiting Is Over p. 193

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Lucado – Fearless

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Personal Author:
Lucado, Max.
Title:
Fearless : imagine your life without fear / Max Lucado.
Publication info:
Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2009.
Physical description:
xii, 221 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Why are we afraid? — The villagers of Stiltsville : fear of not mattering — God’s ticked off at me : fear of disappointing God — Woe, be gone : fear of running out — My child is in danger : fear of not protecting my kids — I’m sinking fast : fear of overwhelming challenges — There’s a dragon in my closet : fear of worst-case scenarios — This brutal planet : fear of violence — Make-believe money : fear of the coming winter — Scared to death : fear of life’s final moments — Caffeinated life : fear of what’s next — The shadow of a doubt : fear that God is not real — What if things get worse? : fear of global calamity — The one healthy terror : fear of God getting out of my box — Conclusion: William’s Psalm.
Summary:
“America’s pastor” offers a faith-based primer on how to live without fear.
Subject term:
Fear–Religious aspects–Christianity.
ISBN:
9780849921391

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Stoddard – Skid and the too tiny tunnel

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Stoddard

Personal Author:

Stoddard, Jeffery

Title:

Skid and the Too Tiny Tunnel: A Story of Courage Based on Deuteronomy 31:6 / by Jeffery Stoddard.

Publication info:

Warner Press, Inc., c2009

Physical description:

32 p.: col. illus.

Summary:

Skid, the littlest yellow tractor in the equipment yard, wants to be mighty, but all the big machines tell him he is just a dinky tractor with a putt-putt engine. When disaster strikes and a tunnel the machines are digging collapses, Pillar, the biggest bulldozer, is left trapped in the rubble and the only one who can fit through the opening at the tunnel entrance is Skid. Now it’s up to the tiniest tractor to save the day. Can he do it? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 (niv)

Subject term:

Tractors—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Big machines—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Courage—Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

9781593173555

Tags:

big machines, children, courage, fear, tractors

 

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Greene – Queen who saved her people

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Greene

Personal author:

Greene, Carol

Title:

The Queen Who Saved Her People / by Carol Greene.  Illustrated by Jack Glover.

Publication info:

St. Louis MO:  Concordia Publishing House, c1973

Physical description:

Unpaged:  col. illus.

Subject term:

Esther—O.T.—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Bible stories, O.T.—Esther—Juvenile literature

ISBN:

0570060753

Tags:

Bible stories, children, courage, Esther, Old Testament, queen

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Pfister – Rainbow Fish to the rescue!

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Pfister

Personal Author:
Pfister, Marcus.
Uniform title:
[Regenbogenfisch hilft einen Fremdling. English]
Title:
Rainbow Fish to the rescue! / Marcus Pfister ; translated by J. Alison James.
Publication info:
New York : North-South Books, 1995.
Physical description:
p. cm.
Summary:
In this exciting new adventure, Rainbow Fish is torn between his newfound friends and a lonely striped fish who is not allowed to join the group because he lacks a shiny scale. When a dangerous and hungry shark suddenly appears, Rainbow Fish must decide: Should he risk losing his new friends – maybe even his life – for the little stranger?
Subject term:
Fishes–Juvenile fiction.
Subject term:
Sharks–Juvenile fiction.
Subject term:
Friendship–Juvenile fiction.
Added Entry-Personal Name:
James, J. Alison.
ISBN:
1558584862 : 18.95

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Pfister – Rainbow fish and the sea monsters’ cave

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Pfister

Personal Author:
Pfister, Marcus.
Uniform title:
[Regenbogenfisch hat keine Angst mehr. English]
Title:
Rainbow fish and the sea monsters’ cave / Marcus Pfister ; translated by J. Alison James.
Publication info:
New York : North-South Books, 2001.
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) : ill.
Summary:
Rainbow Fish must brave the Sea Monsters’ Cave, rumored to be the most dangerous place in the ocean, to find healing algae to cure the ailing bumpy-backed fish. Warned by his friends about the dreadful denizens of the deep–the giant rock monsters, the five-eyed globe fish, and the horrible creature with a thousand arms–Rainbow Fish, accompanied by the little blue fish, musters all his courage and sets out on an exciting quest. In a satisfying and reassuring conclusion, Rainbow Fish discovers that by confronting his fears, it is possible to overcome them, and that sometimes there are simple, completely nonthreatening explanations for fabled dangers.
Subject term:
Courage–Juvenile fiction.
Subject term:
Fishes–Juvenile fiction.
Added Entry-Personal Name:
James, J. Alison.
ISBN:
0735815364 (hc)

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Roddy – Eye of the hurricane

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Roddy

Personal author:

Roddy, Lee

Title:

Eye of the Hurricane: Book #9, a Ladd family adventure series/ by Lee Roddy.

Publication info:

Colorado Springs, CO:  Focus on the Family Publishing, c1994

Physical description:

169 p.:  Glossary (pp.165-169)

Summary:

A hurricane unexpectedly changes direction, overtaking Josh Ladd, friend Tank, and others in a remote Hawaiian swamp with no shelter. As they struggle to survive, Josh’s sister and brother take refuge miles away in a house, but are trapped and injured when the building partially collapses. Can both parties survive the storm’s fury?

Subject term:

Hurricanes—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Hawaii—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Brothers and sisters—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life—Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

1561792209

Tags:

Christian life, courage, family, Hawaii, hurricanes

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de Beer – Little polar bear and the brave little hare

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de Beer

Personal Author:

Beer, Hans de, 1957-

Title:

Little polar bear and the brave little hare / by Hans de Beer ; translated by J. Alison James.

Publication info:

New York : North-South Books, 1992.

Physical description:

Unpaged: col. ill.

Summary:

Lars the polar bear teases his friend Hugo the hare for being afraid of everything, until the day they get lost in the snow.

Subject term:

Polar bear–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Bears–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Hares–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Courage–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Friendship–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

1558583572

Tags:

adventure, animal characters, animals, bravery, children, children’s, courage, friendship, German, North Pole, polar bears, rabbits, snow, winter

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Cannon – Crickwing

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Cannon

Personal Author:

Cannon, Janell, 1957-

Title:

Crickwing / [written and illustrated by] Janell Cannon.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York: Harcourt, 2000.

Physical description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Summary: Crickwing never set out to be a bully—he wanted only to create his art in peace. But the little cockroach is an easy target for the bigger creatures in the forest. In his frustration he decides to even the score by bullying the leafcutter ants. They’re just so easy to pick on.Big mistake. Nobody angers the leafcutter queen and gets away with it.

A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.

Subject term:

Cockroaches–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Ants–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Forest insects–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Insects–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0152017909

Tags:

animals, ants, bugs, bullies, bullying, children, children’s, cockroaches, courage, crickets, insects, picture book, rainforest science

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