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Get the Summary of Horst Schulze's Excellence Wins in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Horst Schulze knows how to win. In Excellence Wins, Schulze, in his absolute no-nonsense approach, shares the visionary and disruptive principles that have produced immense global successes over the course of his still-prolific 50-year career.
As the co-founder and former president of Ritz-Carlton Hotel...
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Of this work as published by the Author, the following was the title: 'Gildas Salvianus: The Reformed Pastor, showing the nature of the Pastoral work, especially in Private Instruction and Catechizing, with an open CONFESSION of our too open SINS: Prepared for a Day of Humiliation kept at Worcester, December 4, 1655, by the Ministers of that County, who subscribed the Agreement for Catechizing and Personal Instruction at their entrance upon that work,...
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#1 The Bible is a collection of books and letters that are all about astonishment. It is a revelation that invites us into a new experience, and human beings do not like to change.
#2 God was not a likeable or lovable character for most of human history. God was felt to be controllable through human sacrifice, which was practiced by all cultures. But with the advent...
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“From Solomon to Malachi” is a message of meditation based on The Bible and written by James Russell Miller (20 March 1840 — 2 July 1912) was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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The Saints of God are designed for purposeful action: carrying out a plan of salvation and deliverance predesigned and preordained by Almighty God to set the captives, the lost, FREE! In the process of helping others we run across rough terrain and stand in need of "wheel alignment".
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#1 Discipline is important in the Christian life, and it is important to understand what you will become. God's elect will ultimately conform to the image of Christ, and until then, they are to grow toward it.
#2 The pursuit of holiness is not what qualifies us to see the Lord. It's the Lord who qualifies us to see Him. We cannot produce enough righteousness to impress...
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#1 The town of al-Karameh was occupied by Israel Defense Forces the day after the Six-Day War, who were there to take out the Fatah guerrilla fighters hiding there. They did not expect the Palestinians to fight with honor.
#2 The battle continued, and the Israelis began to take casualties. The Fatah fighters were prepared to die, as they knew that if they survived, they...
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The book of "Science and Christian Faith: Their Relationship in the Past, Present and Future" is a book dealing with natural sciences and my personal, evangelical Christian faith, their relationship in time of past, present and future." It is a semi-science popular reference book.
In Western civilization, Christianity and science are historically two Rocks. Christianity was borne when Jesus commenced his ministry among the Jewish people. In a short...
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Our Father in Heaven never intended that we, who are his children by regeneration, should live anything else than a life of perfect obedience and trust, for we are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ. This means more to us than we may at first realize. In his explanation of the miracle of Pentecost, Peter said (Acts 2:33):
"Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost,...
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#1 Sometimes you try things after others have failed, thinking that nothing will work. However, the truth is that you might have a key chain with 25 keys on it, but only one will actually unlock the door for you.
#2 There are many financial solutions out there, but many people have struggled to find the perfect one. You may have tried all the budgets, expert financial...
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#1 Mary-Ann's story is achingly poignant, and her narrative will not only unravel her past but provide unique insight into the hearts and minds of Hutterite people.
#2 The Hutterite faith was born in the sixteenth century when Jacob Hutter, an Austrian hatmaker, led a group of Anabaptists to a new kind of Christian community. They sold everything they had and shared...
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#1 You may be a high-achiever, but you still may feel overwhelmed by the amount of things you have to do. You may be doing everything you can, but you're still not getting everything done. The shoulds of life constantly tap you on the shoulder, reminding you not to forget about them.
#2 I had an overcommitment problem, which is when you have too much to do and always...
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#1 Some things that happened in that church make more sense now, and some things I'm still sorting out. It takes a while. I'm scared because I think that I may never get better. But then I remember that other people have left that church and are doing great now.
#2 Leaving your religion is like the end of a marriage. The symptoms of separation are similar -...
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#1 The initial objective of Jesus' plan was to enlist men who could bear witness to his life and carry on his work after he returned to the Father. He chose John, Andrew, Philip, Nathanael, James, and Matthew to be his first disciples.
#2 The Twelve Apostles were simple men who were chosen by the Lord to be his assistants. They were not key figures in the synagogue,...
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#1 German theology has produced the most accurate and thorough critical analysis of the life of Jesus, and it has laid the groundwork for future religious thinking. It has not yet reconciled history and modern thought, but it has opened up a new path for the world.
#2 Early Christianity was right to live entirely in the future with the Christ who was to come, and it...
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#1 The Holy Spirit is a person, and His personhood is emphasized in John 16, when eleven times in eight verses, He is referred to by the personal, masculine pronouns He, Him, and His.
#2 The names given to the Holy Spirit reveal another aspect of His beautiful character. He is the Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, and Standby.
#3 The...
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#1 The younger son went off and spent all his inheritance. Then a famine occurred, and he was forced to find a job to support himself. When he returned home, he found his father had sacrificed the grain-fed calf because his son was dead, but he had come back to life.
#2 The parable of the Prodigal Son is about a sinner repenting and God forgiving him, which is what many...
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Of Augustus Caesar it is said that, when he read the works of men of learning and genius, he used to extract such precepts as might prove useful to him in his government. This part of his conduct manifested wisdom; the precepts thus collected, served to assist him and his ministers in managing the affairs of the empire. But, the necessity of our imitating this part of his conduct, has been in a great measure superseded by that Spirit of truth, under...
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#1 We all think we're good people, but Jesus says we're not. We have a problem: all of us think we're more moral than average. We're better at everything than everybody, but we're still humble about it.
#2 We all have a tendency to be self-righteous, and we rarely talk about it. Jesus addresses this issue relentlessly, and he says that all of us, without exception, need...
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#1 If you can listen in this way, listen with ease and without strain, you will find a profound change taking place within you. This change comes without your volition or your asking.
#2 To listen is to hear what is being said and not to project your own desires and fears through which you hear only what you want to hear. To listen is to hear everything, including the...
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