Books with author Pastor Kim Johnson

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear MartinThe Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time--her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy's older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a "thug" on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town's racist history that still haunt the present?Fans of Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Jason Reynolds won't want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear MartinThe Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time--her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy's older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a "thug" on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town's racist history that still haunt the present?Fans of Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Jason Reynolds won't want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.

Population ecologists study how births and deaths affect the dynamics of populations and communities, while ecosystem ecologists study how species control the flux of energy and materials through food webs and ecosystems. Although all these processes occur simultaneously in nature, the mathematical frameworks bridging the two disciplines have developed independently. Consequently, this independent development of theory has impeded the cross-fertilization of population and ecosystem ecology. Using recent developments from dynamical systems theory, this advanced undergraduate/graduate level textbook shows how to bridge the two disciplines seamlessly. The book shows how bifurcations between the solutions of models can help understand regime shifts in natural populations and ecosystems once thresholds in rates of births, deaths, consumption, competition, nutrient inputs, and decay are crossed. Mathematical Ecology is essential reading for students of ecology who have had a first course in calculus and linear algebra or students in mathematics wishing to learn how dynamical systems theory can be applied to ecological problems.

This book contains twenty short stories. The first nine are about a dog called Goldie. All the stories point to a biblical or moral message or truth but this is introduced in a subtle and gentle way. Jesus used story telling in his day to get his message across when he related the parables. These stories will appeal to children and adults.Pastor John writes:"My children loved me telling them stories when they were young. They are now grown up but I am now often asked to speak to children in church, school or Sunday school. The first time I did this I talked as I would to adults and gave them something between a lecture and a sermon. This resulted in a room full of long, bored faces. Amazingly I was invited back and so the next time I told a story. As a result I found that I became a popular visitor to these groups. Children even met me in the street and asked me when I was coming to tell another story. Goldie, my dog and the inspiration behind many of the stories, was even invited to accompany me! There is a picture of my dog on the cover of the book. I hope you enjoy reading these stories and enjoy your story telling." Jesus didn't write theology textbooks, or even give lectures. He told stories. And Jesus didn't usually give explanations as to the meaning of his stories. The meaning was in the story for the listeners to work out themselves. The stories are suitable for all ages but some will appeal more to a younger and some will appeal to an older age group.

Can you imagine someone more famous than Justin Bieber, Beyonce and Lebron James combined. More radical than you may imagine. Jesus is the man! Jesus is the most famous person who has ever lived. More songs have been written about him; more pictures drawn of him than anyone throughout history. For many teens today, Jesus is a mystery man clothed in the irrelevant religions of old folks. This book will help you learn 40 things about Jesus and how these lessons apply to your life as a teenager. Join me on this 40 day journey!

This book contains twenty short stories. The first nine are about a dog called Goldie. All the stories point to a biblical or moral message or truth but this is introduced in a subtle and gentle way. Jesus used story telling in his day to get his message across when he related the parables. These stories will appeal to children and adults. Pastor John writes: "My children loved me telling them stories when they were young. They are now grown up but I am now often asked to speak to children in church, school or Sunday school. The first time I did this I talked as I would to adults and gave them something between a lecture and a sermon. This resulted in a room full of long, bored faces. Amazingly I was invited back and so the next time I told a story. As a result I found that I became a popular visitor to these groups. Children even met me in the street and asked me when I was coming to tell another story. Goldie, my dog and the inspiration behind many of the stories, was even invited to accompany me! There is a picture of my dog on the cover of the book. I hope you enjoy reading these stories and enjoy your story telling." Jesus didn't write theology textbooks, or even give lectures. He told stories. And Jesus didn't usually give explanations as to the meaning of his stories. The meaning was in the story for the listeners to work out themselves. The stories are suitable for all ages but some will appeal more to a younger and some will appeal to an older age group.

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear MartinThe Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time--her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy's older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a "thug" on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town's racist history that still haunt the present?Fans of Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Jason Reynolds won't want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.