Conversation Peace: Improving Your Relationships One Word at a Time

Conversation Peace: Improving Your Relationships One Word at a Time

Conversation Peace: Improving Your Relationships One Word at a Time

Conversation Peace: Improving Your Relationships One Word at a Time

eBook

$10.99  $12.99 Save 15% Current price is $10.99, Original price is $12.99. You Save 15%.

Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

Have you ever left a conversation feeling like shredded wheat? Stuck your foot in your mouth? Been at a loss for words? Had difficulty getting your point across? Or been talked into doing something you didn’t want to do? Do you find it difficult to connect with others? Do you suspect that your speech patterns are hindering your relationships? Maybe you need some Conversation Peace!Let Mary Kassian teach you the seven powerful speech-transforming elements to master the skill of effective communications. You will also strengthen your vocabulary with Words from the Word. Conversation Peace will help you revolutionize your speech habits and improve your relationships.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781433669514
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/01/2004
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 265
File size: 4 MB
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Mary Kassian is an award winning author, internationally renowned speaker, and a distinguished professor at Southern Baptist Seminary. She has published several books, Bible studies and videos, including: In My Father's House: Finding Your Heart's True Home, Conversation Peace, Vertically Inclined, the Feminist Mistake, and Girls Gone Wise - in a World Gone Wild. You can visit her blog at GirlsGoneWise.com. 

Mary graduated from the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta, Canada and has studied systematic theology at the doctoral level. She has taught courses at seminaries across North America She is a popular conference speaker and has ministered to women's groups internationally. Mary has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, and Marriage Uncensored. 

Mary was born and raised in Edmonton, Canada. She and her husband, Brent, have three sons: Clark, Matthew, and Jonathan. Mary has mastered the art of cheering after spending countless hours in rinks, arenas, and gyms: her husband is chaplain for a professional football team, her two older sons play ice hockey, and her youngest, volleyball. The Kassians enjoy biking, hiking, snorkeling (when they can find some warm water!), music, board games, mountains, campfires, and their family pets: Miss Kitty and black lab, General Beau.

Table of Contents

Introduction: An Offer Your Can't Refuse1
Element 1The Power of Navigation3
1.Put Your Hand to the Wheel5
2.Sail for Calm Waters11
3.Follow the Designated Course17
4.Maneuver Your Vessel Safely24
Tongue Tonic30
Element 2The Power of Cause and Effect39
5.Look Under the Surface41
6.Get to the Root46
7.Examine the Soil52
8.Turn Over the Sod59
Tongue Tonic66
Element 3The Power of Exchange75
9.Sow Seeds of Truth77
10.Sow Seeds of Abundance84
11.Sow Seeds of Grace91
12.Sow Seeds of Goodness98
Tongue Tonic106
Element 4The Power of the Open Gate117
13.The High Gate of Battle119
14.The High Gate of Control127
15.The High Gate of Assumption134
16.The High Gate of Entitlement141
Tongue Tonic150
Element 5The Power of Construction163
17.Lay Tracks of Nourishment165
18.Lay Tracks of Faithfulness173
19.Lay Tracks of Honesty180
20.Lay Tracks of Tenderheartedness189
Tongue Tonic197
Element 6The Power of Instruction209
21.Speech Reform School211
22.Apprenticeship Program217
23.A Teachable Spirit225
24.Highest Honors232
Tongue Tonic239
Element 7The Power of Return251
25.The Fruit of Your Lips253
Endnotes264
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews