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So your adored son is nearing 30--or past it already--and still living at home, unable to hold onto a McJob for longer than six months running, relying on you to feed him and make his car payments Your beautiful, brainy daughter is anorexic, or addicted to drugs, or unwilling to leave the man who hits her. Increasing numbers of baby boomers are finding that their grown children have fallen far short of their expectations. These parents are confused, angry, guilt-ridden, and ashamed. Jane Adams's When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us is for them. She reveals the kinds of disappointments that other parents are facing: kids who are unable or unwilling to support themselves, kids who are addicts or convicts, kids who've joined cults or seemingly dropped off the face of the earth. She stresses that these are real problems--but that they aren't the parents' problems. Adams reassures parents that they've done their jobs and that they don't have to spend the rest of their lives picking up the pieces for their grown children, emotionally, financially, or otherwise. Continuing to prop up kids who've repeatedly fallen on their own teaches them nothing; it's just a temporary fix. Beyond offering sympathy, reassurance, and wisdom, the book doesn't lay out a plan for solving anyone's problems, but reading it may help disappointed parents shuck some of their guilt and shame, gather the courage to take back their own lives, and let their grown children fend for themselves. --Jennifer Lindsay.
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In a world filled with disappointments, where many people have lost any sense of hope and purpose, Billy Strayhorn reminds readers that Jesus Christ is the hope that does not disappoint And noting that hope and faith go hand in hand, his messages point the way toward a life filled with hope and possibilities through faith in God.

Strayhorn's sermons explore Second Lesson passages from the Revised Common Lectionary (many drawn from Paul's letters) for Pentecost and the weeks immediately following. And Pentecost is an apt focus -- as the church's ""birthday,"" it is the day that the hopes and dreams of Jesus' disciples and followers began to take shape. While pastors will find in these hope-filled pages a jumping-off place for their own sermons, anyone who wants a closer relationship with God will benefit from this inspiring and uplifting volume.

Titles include:
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered -- Acts 2:1-21
A Hope That Does Not Disappoint -- Romans 5:1-5
Born And Called -- Galatians 1:11-24
Bear One Another's Burdens -- Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16
Get Your Transfer Here -- Colossians 1:1-14
... and more!

Billy D. Strayhorn is a graduate of Central Methodist College (Fayette, Missouri) and Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. He has pastored many congregations in Texas and Missouri, and now serves at First United Methodist Church in Joshua, Texas. Strayhorn's sermons and sermon briefs have been featured in several outlets, including Dynamic Preaching and Preaching magazines as well as the Abingdon Preaching Annual.
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Title: CSPA meeting coverage disappoints division chair.(Letter to the Editor)
Author: Edward B. Martin
Publication:Household & Personal Products Industry (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: Rodman Publications, Inc.
Volume: 41 Issue: 4 Page: 12(1)

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From the supplier: THe 1993 festival said few encouraging things about Canadian cinema. Francois Girard's 'Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould' was the best feature, and Clement Virgo's 'Save My Lost Nigga' Soul' the best short. Most others were technically adequate but otherwise lacking.

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Title: Canadian films disappoint. (The Festival of Festivals - 1993 Edition) (Close Up: Canadian Film)
Author: Schlomo Schwartzberg
Publication:Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1993
Publisher: Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada
Volume: v28 Issue: n3 Page: p22(3)

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Title: EAS Attendance Disappoints.
Publication:Instrument Business Outlook (Newsletter)
Date: November 15, 2000
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Title: Special units disappoint Bellotti.(Sports)(Breakdowns on punts and kickoffs create an area of concern for Ducks)
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Title: Amylin tests disappoint investors, not scientists. (Amylin Pharmaceuticals)
Author: Bradley J. Fikes
Publication:San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 20, 1994
Publisher: CBJ, L.P.
Volume: v15 Issue: n25 Page: p16(1)

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Author Sandra K. Bouie takes you on a mother's journey from the bowels of despair to the brink of a newfound hope. Take hold of the hope set before you! A Blessed Hope! Learn about the one, who will never disappoint you, never fail you, nor leave you. His name is Jesus! A must-read for mothers everywhere! Blended with the private and intimate moments shared only with the Lord of All Hope, this book should not be missed by any reader, but experienced by them all..
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