Most Popular Books by Jean Fischer

This fun, interactive journal for kids will help them grow in their faith. Bible-related reading, praying, writing, drawing, and doing activities, will keep the kids in your life, ages 6 and up, engaged for hours!

Do you find it hard to make time for Bible study? You intend to do it, but before you know it, another week has passed and you haven''t picked up God''s Word. This book provides simple tools for you to open the Bible in the morning and dig into God''s Word--even if you have only five minutes! Minutes 1-2: Read scripture. Minute 3: Understand. Ponder thoughtful questions designed to help you apply the Bible verses to your own life. Minute 4: Apply. Read a brief devotional based on the scripture you read. Minute 5: Pray. A prayer starter will help you to begin a time of conversation with God. The 5-Minute Bible Study for Women: Worry Less, Pray More will help you establish the discipline of consistent study of scripture. You will find that even five minutes focused on scripture and prayer has the power to make a huge difference in your day. Soon you will be making time for more! Features: A simple way to dig into scripture--great for beginners and longtime Bible students Easy-to-follow format is perfect for even the busiest schedule Equal parts encouraging and practical for everyday use

Share all the ways that God watches over us with your little one Illustrated with the adorable Precious Moments art, this sweet little book features rhyming text about all the ways God watches over His children, helping little ones to feel safe and loved. The book takes a child through all the things that happen in a day, accompanied with a prayer, and closes with a sweet poem that reminds children that God is always watching over us, even when we sleep. Complete with scriptures and prayers, this book will be a wonderful addition to every family''s library. Since 1978, Precious Moments has grown into an evergreen brand recognized worldwide, with more than 12.5 million books and Bibles sold through Thomas Nelson. Trim Size: 5 x 7

Want a guide to what’s really important in scripture? Try The Bible Brief, a three-in-one collection of books that highlight the vital details of God’s Word. Here, under one cover, are helpful titles that make God’s Word accessible to any reader: The Bible Brief, spotlighting the most important passages of scripture; 150 Need-to-Know Bible Facts, explaining key concepts of God’s Word; and the easy-to-understand 199 Bible People, Places, and Things. This powerful book will start you on a journey of understanding that can truly change your life!

What''s better than starting your day with a freshly brewed cup of coffee? Starting your day with coffee and Jesus! This delightful devotional encourages you to pour yourself a fresh cup of your favorite blend, cozy up in your favorite chair, and prepare your heart to savor soul-satisfying wisdom and encouragement. Each page features a robust brew of inspiring scripture, a powerful biblical truth, and a brief prayer to guide you into conversation with the one who loves you most. With Coffee and Jesus, you''ll find your heart enveloped in the comfort and richness of God''s holy Word. Features: 180 Inspiring Devotions and Prayers Attractive Colorful Interior Design Makes a Perfect Gift for Women Who Love Coffee and Jesus!

What''s the best way to spend 3 minutes? With Jesus! You''ll find the spiritual pick-me-up you need in these simple devotional readings.

You''ll delight in this fully-illustrated storybook that brings 365 read-aloud classic Bible stories to life for impressionable young hearts.

Here is a perfectly inspiring and practical pairing: a Bible memory plan with encouraging devotional thoughts! A Bible memory verse, twice a day for every day of the year, will encourage you to commit God''s Word to heart, while morning and evening devotional thoughts and prayers further reinforce the theme of the day''s memory verse. Set in a charming design, the Bible Memory Plan for Morning & Evening is a great reminder to spend quality time in God''s Word each and every day. It''s a fabulous book to give as a gift or use for your own personal quiet time.

A Year of Inspiring Prayers. . .Just for Girls The all-powerful God we serve is interested in what we have to say! . . . And this lovely prayer book, for your girls ages 8 to 12, will resonate with their young hearts. Every page includes a prayer for morning and evening-touching on topics like grace, blessings, joy, serving, patience, love, and more-alongside related, easy-to-understand scripture selections. Morning & Evening Prayers for a Girl''s Heart will encourage readers to spend regular time in conversation with the one who loves them most. It''s a beautiful way for girls to spend a year in God''s heavenly presence! Features 365 Relatable Prayers for Girls. . .for Morning AND Evening Touches on Topics that Are Important to Girls Ages 8 to 12 Easy-to-Understand Scripture Selections Encourages Girls to Spend Regular Time in Conversation with Their Heavenly Father

Every day for an entire year, the girls in your life will be encouraged, challenged, and inspired with great passages of scripture--addressing themes of God, Jesus, heaven, love, miracles, wisdom, and much, much more. Each devotional reading will meet them right where they are--offering words of comfort, peace, and hope for everyday life. This daily devotional is a great tool to help kids build a strong foundation of faith!

Presents an illustrated dictionary providing information on the people, places, things, and concepts of the Bible, as well as an illustrated handbook that looks at the origin, books, and meaning of the Bible.

An abridged version of Johanna Spyri''s classic story of a Swiss orphan who is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

We develop statistical methods to model ultrafine particle (UFP) counts as a function of size and time using Bayesian functional time-series methods. Because of their small diameter and relatively large surface area, UFPs can penetrate the lung, enter the circulatory system, and deposit in the brain. Health effects of UFPs may be strongly linked to particle size as this characteristic determines which region in the lung the particles deposit. UFP counts can increase by orders of magnitude above natural levels in urban environments from anthropogenic processes such as the operation of combustion engines. Understanding how UFP counts of various sizes change over time near combustion engines and high traffic roadways is crucial in setting idling, vehicle reduction, and vehicle emissions policy. We first propose Bayesian longitudinal functional time series models to understand the impact of engine idling on UFP counts inside school buses. Our approach is a varying coefficient model and we model UFP counts over size at a given time with a cubic B-spline basis. UFP counts across a range of sizes were collected over time during multiple experiments while the bus engines were off and then turned on, making the data multivariate longitudinal. Steady meteorological and background traffic conditions during individual experiments imply that UFP counts over size do not vary greatly with time before the engine is on, but variation in engine-off UFP counts is observed between experiments. We model this using a spline random effect model across all UFP sizes. We allow counts to increase over time at a size dependent rate once the engine is turned on. We explore alternate models for the engine-on increase: a possible jump in counts at engine-on followed by either a quadratic or bent line time trend. A random jump by experiment is also explored. Residuals are modeled with an autoregressive model over time to accommodate correlation over time. To account for larger count variance for smaller particles relative to larger particles, the log residual variance over size bin is modeled using a quadratic B-spline basis. We next propose distinct Bayesian functional time series models to model the how UFP counts change over time near the I-405 roadway. As with the bus experiment, we model UFP counts over size at a given time with a cubic B-spline basis. Our methods allow UFP counts to then change over time at a size bin dependent rate by letting B-spline coefficients evolve over time following a random walk model. This model smooths UFP counts both over size and over time. To account for larger count variance for smaller particles relative to larger particle size bins, the log residual variance over size bin is again modeled using a quadratic B-spline basis. We also explore modeling residuals with an autoregressive model to accommodate correlation over time. In both studies, we provide statistical summaries of how particle counts evolve over time as a function of size bin to estimate the contribution of emissions to UFP counts. We utilize plots to aid in the interpretation of model inferences and make model output interpretable to non-statisticians. Graphs also aid in diagnosis of lack of fit and can help suggest model improvements. Taken jointly, our methods can be used to understand the behavior of UFP counts over size and over time near combustion engines and high traffic roadways.

Taken from a kindly owner, Buck is forced into the perilous life of a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush. Presented in comic book format.