"The relationship between Israel and the church is a crucial reference point in theology, especially in distinguishing between dispensational and nondispensational ways of thinking. The thesis of this book is that Israel and the church are distinct theological institutions that have arisen in the historical progress of divine revelation. But they are also related as successive phases of a redemptive program that is historically progressi ..."
"Part of chapter 2 is adapted from Ruth Hoogland DeHoog, David Lowery, and
William E. Lyons, "Citizen Satisfaction with Local Governance: A Test of
Individual, Jurisdictional, and City Specific Explanations," Journal of Politics 52 (
August ..."
"A great collectors book for fans of Disney Oscar-nominated Wreck it Ralph movies and a resource for animation and film students.Features exclusive content on the making of Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2Through never-before-seen concept art, character sketches, storyboards, colorscripts, and interviews with the production team, The Art of Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 reveals the artistic process behind Disney' ..."
"Pete has a friend and protector in the huge green dragon Elliot. But when they are discovered in the forest, Pete must find a way to protect Elliot in return. A boy and his dragon find friendship, adventure, and a place to belong in this junior novel based on the upcoming Walt Disney Studios film, Pete's Dragon. Includes an 8-page photo insert!"
""Eleven-year-old Pete's best friend is Elliot, a giant green flying dragon. When Pete is discovered in the forest and taken back to the town, the boy and his dragon must find their way back to one another." --Publisher description."
"At the same time, a key assumption of the organization ecology approach is that
the emergent properties of density and diversity feedback to this micro-level and
influence rates of mobilization, political engagement, and survival. This notion
was expressed for biological populations in ecologist Paul Colinvaux's (1978: 12)
observation that “the way in which an animal breeds has very little to do with how
many of it there are. This ..."
"Elliot the puppy is lost in the forest, and needs to find a new home. Will it be with a family of sheep, or a questioning owl, or maybe some playful fox cubs? Or will his search lead him somewhere else? From the screen to the page, "Elliot Gets Lost "will bring the fun and heartwarming story of a lost puppy to readers of all ages. Seen in the 2016 movie Pete's Dragon as one of Pete's prized possessions, the picture book was brought to t ..."
"Throughout time and across cultures, dragons have existed as part of our collective imagination, breathing fire, guarding treasure, and embodying magic. Some are evil, some are kind, and all are fascinating. The Walt Disney Company has had a long-standing fascination with dragons, and this book, conceived as a sketchbook handed down through generations of Disney artists, chronicles the impact that dragons have had on Disney films, parks ..."
The Mud Daddy Chronicles(1st Edition) Raging Bass, Mystic Muskie & Twinkie Tiramisu by DavidLowery, John Erardi, John Eckberg Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2015 by Mystic Mud Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-692-46823-4, ISBN: 0-692-46823-4
"A memoir of more than three decades of fishing trips, The Mud Daddy Chronicles follows three journalists and friends through the seasons of their lives. Mysterious omens over the years reveal that a supernatural current, an environmental warning, courses through these annual weekend quests for fish. Three young men with dreams and goals become gray-haired guys with grit and guts. These stolen weekends pile up year after year until the y ..."
"Universal health care was on the national political agenda for nearly a hundred years until a comprehensive (but not universal) health care reform bill supported by President Obama passed in 2010. The most common explanation for the failure of past reform efforts is that special interests were continually able to block reform by lobbying lawmakers. Yet, beginning in the 1970s, accelerating with the failure of the Clinton health care pla ..."
"Universal health care was on the national political agenda for nearly a hundred years until a comprehensive (but not universal) health care reform bill supported by President Obama passed in 2010. The most common explanation for the failure of past reform efforts is that special interests were continually able to block reform by lobbying lawmakers. Yet, beginning in the 1970s, accelerating with the failure of the Clinton health care pla ..."
"Writing for an undergraduate audience, Lowery and Brasher take a comprehensive look at the world of interest groups: how they come to exist and how they influence a full range of government policymakers. They fully integrate and organize their text around the three-sided debate between the pluralist perspective, transactions perspective, and neopluralist perspective, as well as a student's direct relationship to public policies through ..."
"This work demonstrates the benefits of leveraging Web services to unlock legacy specialized applications to enhance the Warfighter's battlespace awareness by improving information flow via a Web based information portal."
"Writing for an undergraduate audience, Lowery and Brasher take a comprehensive look at the world of interest groups: how they come to exist and how they influence a full range of government policymakers. They fully integrate and organize their text around the three-sided debate between the pluralist perspective, transactions perspective, and neopluralist perspective, as well as a student's direct relationship to public policies through ..."
"This examination of lobbying communities explores how interest group populations are constructed and how they influence politics and public policy. By examining how populations of interest groups are comprised, this work fills an important gap between existing theories of the origins of individual interest groups and studies of interest group influence. The population ecology model of interest communities developed here builds on insigh ..."
"This examination of lobbying communities explores how interest group populations are constructed and how they influence politics and public policy. By examining how populations of interest groups are comprised, this work fills an important gap between existing theories of the origins of individual interest groups and studies of interest group influence. The population ecology model of interest communities developed here builds on insigh ..."
"More often, he tackled false teaching or improper conduct that threatened the
stability of the Christian community. ... The writing that comes closest to a
systematic theological presentation is Romans, the one letter among the six
written to a church Paul did not found. ... in the eastern regions of the empire, so
Rome was a logical base of operations for ministry reaching to the western
extremity, Spain (Rom."