New Releases by Grant Edwards

In his stirring new book, Who's Protecting the Protectors? retired Australian Federal Police Commander Grant Edwards pulls back the curtain on the urgent and often neglected issue of mental health within the law enforcement community. A stark and powerful exploration of a hidden crisis, Edwards challenges the status quo, asking us to question — while we offer physical protection to our law enforcement officers, are we doing enough to shield their minds? This book delves into the silent battle faced by those who stand on the front lines of society. Edwards eloquently unveils the significant yet under-addressed issue of mental health stigma within law enforcement, shining a light on an area demanding serious attention. Who's Protecting the Protectors? is more than an exposé. It’s a road map offering practical solutions to establish a sustainable mental health program that could truly benefit law enforcement officers. Edwards emphasises the profound influence of leadership traits in law enforcement, exploring how positive attributes can uplift an organisation and its community, while negative ones can be damaging and far-reaching. The need for change is not exclusive to Australia, or even to law enforcement. Across the globe, there is a growing recognition of the importance of mental health across all professions. This shift in understanding is leading to radical changes in the way we acknowledge and address these issues. The time to act is now. Read Who's Protecting the Protectors? and join Edwards in advocating for the urgent necessity to recognise and support the mental health of those we entrust with our safety. This isn't just about protecting our protectors. It's about shaping a healthier, more compassionate world for all.

What happens when life is interrupted? What do you do when you encounter the worst trial of your life? How do you walk with hope when the world turns upside down? The entire world has been challenged recently. What does the Bible teach about faith in this midst of fear? Can we have faith instead of doubt? How can we get answers to prayer? Interruptions is a book to help - when we are interrupted.2

Condensed version of First Steps Conversations focusing on the diagrams allowing disciples to quickly grasp the foundational principles of following Jesus.

A powerful story of life under fire and one man's journey back from the brink Grant Edwards was once an elite athlete, Olympics qualifier and Australia’s strongest man. His Guinness Book of Records feats of strength were acclaimed internationally, and as a high ranking police officer he spent decades protecting vulnerable people around the world. But nothing could shield him from catastrophic harm in the line of duty. Rising above his tough beginnings in 1970s suburbia, where he was bullied for his father’s decision to live as a gay man, Edwards found sanctuary in sport. But he found his true calling with the Australian Federal Police, rising swiftly through the ranks to Commander and personally establishing cybercrime units to fight child exploitation and human trafficking. A highly sought after and disciplined security advisor for governments around the world such as East Timor, Afghanistan and the Americas, Edwards was considered the last person to ‘crack’ – but a narrow escape from a deadly attack in Kabul pushed him to breaking point. This is the story of an extraordinary man and his extraordinary battle back from the brink.

Frustration, being lost, feeling like life has no purpose, we have all been through what you might be feeling right now. Hitting a wall and being stuck there disheartened or hitting it over and over again without a way to move forward, keeps you from doing what you really wish to do. You have been asking for help from God Himself and you're still stuck where you were. You've been losing the hope and the will to fight further. We have all been in stages like you and life at times is more disheartening than it seems. This book holds the path, that I've learned over years to get my answers from Him and how you too, could use what He left for us, learn from Him, talk to Him, walk on His path and let Him guide you as you walk through the difficult roads of life. When you start to believe in him and trust him blindly, pray, read The Holy Bible and learn from his teachings, that's when amazing things start to happen and this book will tell you exactly how to make them most effective.

The term fetal therapy describes a broad range of therapies that are directed at the fetus with the aim of decreasing perinatal and childhood mortality, and improving quality of life. Current modalities include maternally administered drugs, needle-based interventions, fetoscopic surgery, and open surgery. Maternally administered glucocorticoids, one of the earliest fetal therapies, were shown to decrease respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants in 1972, but it wasn't until 1999 that they were reported to impact umbilical artery blood flow. Section One examines the relationship between the fetus andplacenta, including gender influences, and systematically assesses the impact ofbetamethasone on the fetoplacental circulation. One of my first findings was an excess of male fetuses with umbilical artery absent or reversed end-diastolic flow (AREDF). In combination with supporting data, this finding suggests that male fetuses might have higher risks of impaired placentation and function, and that perhaps 'placental origins' rather than 'fetal origins' should be explored to explain sex-ratio differences in mortalityrates. In an assessment of flow changes within the fetoplacental unit of fetuses withumbilical artery AREDF after maternal administration of betamethasone I demonstrated that return in umbilical artery end-diastolic flow occurred within 24 hours, and was associated with decreased aorta and middle cerebral resistance suggesting a widespread vasodilatatory effect. I noted that maternal betamethasone administration is also associated with a reduction in fetal limb, body, and breathing movements, biophysical profile score, fetal heart rate variability, and startle response to vibroacoustic stimuli, bringing me to the conclusion that the return of end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery is not necessarily associated with improved placental function. I also examined theultrasound methods of estimating fetal weight, finding that the older equations were more accurate in our high-risk population than the newer volume-based equations.Section Two is centered around the treatment of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), and the development of a statewide collaborative service in Victoria to offerfetoscopic laser therapy. I include a detailed literature review, and a separate publication that describes the process of constructing the collaboration and minimising the learning curve, and reports the excellent results achieved by the service in its first 5 years. Thebottom line is that the outcomes for the first 49 consecutive cases of advanced (stage 2-4) TTTS were consistent with published Australian and international series, with an overall survival rate of 68% and a one or more survival rate of 86%.Section Three details a new technique for fetal cardiac access that involves the insertion of a cardiac catheter in much the same way that it is performed in children and adults. Utilising a lamb model over a four-year period, my multidisciplinary team including cardiologists and neonatal intensive care physicians and I developed and fine-tuned the needle-based, ultrasound- guided procedure. Without the need for maternal laparotomy, and at mid- gestation, I have been able to access the four chambers of the fetal heart, simulate pulmonary valvuloplasty and valvulotomy, and insert self-expanding stents into the foramen ovale. This capability offers great potential for translation to human care forthe in utero treatment of fetal cardiac abnormalities.

Daniel B. Wallace’s groundbreaking books Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament and Basics of New Testament Syntax have become the standard textbooks among colleges and seminaries for teaching New Testament Greek syntax. This workbook, designed to accompany both books, presents a dynamic approach to learning Greek syntax. Instead of simply learning syntax in single-verse snippets, students are exposed to all of the major syntactical categories in exegetically and theologically significant passages.

Presents a ten-week program designed for parents and children to do together that strengthens a child's relationship with Jesus. Features ten, forty-five-minute lessons to do at home that include step-by-step directions, games and activities, scrapbook pages, and ideas for a final party.

A practical tool for one-to-one discipleship. In this notebook you'll find everything you need to move deeper into your faith. Whether you've been a Christian for decades, or just since lunch, this First Steps workbook is your passport to the adventure of a lifetime.