New Releases by Richard Ross

Reign: Awakening a Young Generation to King Jesus is a student ministry curriculum designed for use in youth camps, youth retreats, DiscipleNow Weekends, church Bible classes, discipleship groups, and family studies. The curriculum includes four small-group Bible studies and four personal devotionals to accompany the studies. Reign immerses teenagers in a study of a facet of Jesus Christ that has received little attention. That facet is Christ''s majestic glory and preeminence as He reigns from the throne of heaven. Through this study many teenagers will see and embrace Jesus in a way that is entirely new for them. They will reflect on His preexistence with triune God, hear Him speak creation into existence, see announcements of His glory in the Old Testament, observe the cross as the high watermark of Christ''s supremacy, watch Him rise from the grave and ascend to heaven, celebrate as God the Father enthrones the Son at His right hand, and join the heavenly throng in singing, "King of kings and Lord of lords!" The Reign study directly confronts what many leaders believe is the primary shortfall of teenagers in the church today--a me-centered faith some call Moral Therapeutic Deism. Church teenagers do love Jesus, but they tend to see Him as a nice friend or even a mascot. They keep Him in the background of their lives, with one exception. When they face some problem or obstacle, they fully expect Him to show up and poof their troubles away. He is relevant only when He is making their lives happier and problem free. The antithesis to "It''s all about me" is the truth "It''s all about the glorious King Jesus." Teenagers who understand, embrace, and follow Christ as supreme move from "Jesus is my mascot" to "Jesus is my Monarch." Titles of the Four Small-Group Sessions Session 1: Little Jesus in My Pocket Session 2: Who Jesus Is Today Session 3: Christ Enthroned Changes Everything Session 4: Waking Up the World to Christ Reign: Awakening a Young Generation to King Jesus is a study that could not be more timely. For the glory of the Father and by the power of the Spirit, it is time to rivet the eyes of teenagers on the majesty of their King.

Hardcover edition

Offers exercises, tools and techniques for sustaining organisational learning over the long term, as well as suggestions, advice, cautions and warnings based on the experience of people who have already followed the path suggested by the author in "The Fifth Discipline". The central message of the text is that learning is the only sustainable competitive advantage.

“What if we raise our children to gain the world but in the process they forfeit their souls?” ask the writers of Parenting with Kingdom Purpose (True Love Waits founder Richard Ross and best-selling author Ken Hemphill). Indeed, children are a constant reminder of God’s goodness. In that light, Christian parents are called to celebrate and nurture the unique personality traits and talents of each precious one with a gracious and eternal perspective. Yet studies indicate 70 percent of teenagers from evangelical homes will drop out of church within two years after high school graduation. What the world has to offer will win their closer attention. Parenting with Kingdom Purpose looks at Bible teaching and the recent National Study of Youth and Religion to shape a fresh approach to raising children that cuts through the chaos of modern life and brings families closest to each other and the Lord.

After months of research at the US Patent Office - the repository of delightfully improbable dreams - Richard Ross has amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, awe-inspiring patent applications seen over the last century. The result is this treasure trove of wacky and wonderful real-life inventions which include: nasal filters, self-foaming shavers, umbrellas with ears and shoelace tip holders. Illustrated with the inventors'' own diagrams, this lighthearted compilations is perfect for anyone seeking the more unusual side of genius.

Santa Claus and his workshop are saved from heavy flooding at the North Pole when a boy named Robert uses his shortwave radio to persuade an airship captain to intervene.

Patently Erotic is Richard Ross''s foray into the nexus of capitalism, inventiveness and sex. In this latest collection of actual patent applications, the author delves into the archives to take a look at contraptions designed to titillate and facilitate. Accompanied by commentary from Ross and illustrated by the inventors'' own diagrams, inventions such as source-sensitive, sound-playing condoms and lap dance liners provide a revealing look to society''s issues with intimacy.

A fascinating collection of photographs of bomb shelters around the world. Various sites people have built to protect themselves from the unthinkable

Describes the history of gladiators, including types of armor, use of animals, amphitheaters, and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.

All photographs are to some extent about light. The eighty-five stunning color photographs in this book are a masterful exploration not only of the light falling on objects or filling spaces but of the very act of seeing. Whether he is photographing in a museum storage room in Washington, D.C., or a shrine in Myanmar, Richard Ross has an uncanny ability to distill the space and the moment, whether it is profane or sacred, into its essence. These photographs are deceptively simple in their subtle examination of the world as revealed in a single burst of light. "There are fewer kinds of light in the world than there are places and times. The same lights repeat themselves across oceans and decades. Ross''s photographs teach us the language of light."Alain de Button, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life. "I have seen rather too much ''creativity'' in photographs lately, and it makes me appreciate the sobriety, skill, and--yes--imagination I find in these photographs by Richard Ross. He allows us to discover not just his photographs but the places, thoughts, and experiences they encompass with such extraordinary, if self-effacing technique."--Mark Haworth-Booth, Victoria and Albert Museum

Many stingrays are small enough for home aquariums, but hobbyists must know how to protect against stingray venom. This volume is filled with handsome, full-color photos, instructive line art, and easy-to-read tables and charts. It provides information on all aspects of pet care for new and prospective pet owners.

Well-chosen climbers bring unrivalled colour, exuberance and drama into any garden, transforming the dullest plot. The chapters focus on scented climbers, climbers for foliage, flowering climbers and tender climbers.''

A family court judge in the Bronx, New York, chronicles a typical day in the nation''s busiest family court, describing the adoption, paternity, child abuse, and other cases that threaten to overwhelm the system.

In this book, Professor Ross has provided interesting information about West Virginia Senator Henry Gassaway Davis''s private life & friends as well as a careful & impartial study of his public career in business & politics. Henry Gassaway Davis was one of the more prominent & significant secondary political & business leaders of the country a century ago & his contributions continue to enhance our lives today.

Faultless compositions bring the diversity, color, and dramatic scale of Oregon''s landscape to the pages of this volume.

"Calls attention to a present-day imperative that a full orbed ministry with youth must include parents."--Foreword.