Books with author R. F. Christian

What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, like us, confront limited space and time, so computer scientists have been grappling with similar problems for decades. And the solutions they’ve found have much to teach us.In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths show how algorithms developed for computers also untangle very human questions. They explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one’s inbox to peering into the future, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

This incredible autobiography of Christiane F. provides a vivid portrait of teen friendship, drug abuse, and alienation in and around Berlin's notorious Zoo Station. Christiane's rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, longing for acceptance, thrilling risks, and even her musical obsessions are familiar to everyone. Previously published in Germany and the US to critical acclaim, Zest's new translation includes original photographs of Christiane and her friends.

This incredible autobiography of Christiane F. provides a vivid portrait of teen friendship, drug abuse, and alienation in and around Berlin's notorious Zoo Station. Christiane's rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, longing for acceptance, thrilling risks, and even her musical obsessions are familiar to everyone. Previously published in Germany and the US to critical acclaim, Zest's new translation includes original photographs of Christiane and her friends.

The One Year Alive Devotions for Students helps students focus on God's Word with powerful, true-to-life illustrations from daily life in both high school and college settings. In our media-saturated culture, in which students are bombarded with all types of distractions, The One Year Alive Devotions for Students will change how they think about God and their world.

I Hate GrayMiddle child caught between childhood and growing up with her suburban upbringing, and trying to chase her big city dreams. Her indecisiveness causes her to have anxiety. She doesn't want to be that way, she hates it but it is a big part of who she is. Battling anxiety, starting college, being in love or not for the first time and trying to maintain her relationship with God in a world she doesn't quit understand. Nothing seems black and white but gray. About The Author Christian Sandra-Elise Cook is from the suburbs of Detroit. At age 16, she graduated high school and then attended Columbia College Chicago. Here, she obtained a BA in Public Relations, and discovered her depth as a woman and a writer by taking various creative writing courses and using the city of Chicago as her campus. After being accepted into a writing program in Paris she rediscovered her passion for her first true love, writing. Paris was also Christian’s first time traveling outside of the United States and it opened her eyes to new experiences, a slower pace, and it made her question life as she understood it. Always curious, Christian discusses life, faith, and all the unexpected occurrences in between.

". . . highly readable . . . superb . . . theologically sound and succinct. . . personable and energetic. . ." - BlueInk Reviews, starred review". . . eloquent and inviting. . . makes all the elements of [the Jesus] narrative feel fresh. . . bracingly enthusiastic. . ." - Kirkus ReviewsFinally! A delightfully simple, fresh approach to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ for today’s adults and youth. Watch it all happen on this historically accurate guided tour through Jesus’s life―like you are there―from birth to resurrection. With love, hope, and even humor, come to know Him as a real person. Watch as He dramatically unveils Himself as the God of all creation and the Savior of the world. Find insights and solutions for even your toughest, modern problems. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, the Spirit of God will whisper how it all applies to your life as you ponder the thought-provoking questions at the end of most chapters. The non-judgmental tone, evidence-oriented approach to building faith, and short chapters make this the ideal book about Christ for today's insanely busy, sometimes skeptical readers.This book takes a "Shared Faith Perspective" by focusing on the common core of Christian beliefs instead of focusing on denominational differences. The real joy of being a Christian comes when we truly believe in Christ, love Him, and strive to follow Him. But how can we do that without knowing the details of His life? This book takes the reader's gospel experience to the next level by bringing us right beside Jesus. And for all of us living in the "Twitter era," the simple explanations and explicit connections to modern situations make His light more applicable and satisfying than ever.Author Endorsements". . . a beautiful gem of a book. . . lucidly written . . . accessible for anyone. You cannot read through this treatise without weighing introspectively the significance of Christ's life, his words and his actions to your life. For that reason, this is a resource that I will highly recommend to many people, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey."~ Gary S. Comer, author of ReMission: Rethinking How Church Leaders Create Movement and Soul Whisperer.". . . a wonderful approach for coming to know our beloved Savior Jesus Christ."~ Ed J. Pinegar, author of Gethsemane, Golgotha, and the Garden Tomb"R. Christian Bohlen . . . has taken the story of Jesus and broken it down into challenging and relevant sections that directly connect to the lives of students. Many youth and churches will find this a very helpful addition to their spiritual journey."~ Stephen Ingram, author of Hollow Faith and Organic Youth Ministry."R. Christian Bohlen is an excellent teacher and writer. His book on Jesus is very descriptive, interesting and easy to understand. Each chapter has useful questions for reflection and personal application of the principles we see in the life of Jesus. Using the four gospels, Christian paints a wonderful portrait of Jesus as our Friend and Savior. His own faith in Jesus shines through on every page."~Hugh Houston, author of Jesus is Better than PornReader Reviews"It is not preachy in the least. . . I loved this book and will read it over and over and share it with family and friends. I teach Bible in a Christian high school and cannot think of a more timely book to present to my students, as a means for them to understand how relevant our Savior’s life is to their generation."

I Hate GrayMiddle child caught between childhood and growing up with her suburban upbringing, and trying to chase her big city dreams. Her indecisiveness causes her to have anxiety. She doesn't want to be that way, she hates it but it is a big part of who she is. Battling anxiety, starting college, being in love or not for the first time and trying to maintain her relationship with God in a world she doesn't quit understand. Nothing seems black and white but gray. About The Author Christian Sandra-Elise Cook is from the suburbs of Detroit. At age 16, she graduated high school and then attended Columbia College Chicago. Here, she obtained a BA in Public Relations, and discovered her depth as a woman and a writer by taking various creative writing courses and using the city of Chicago as her campus. After being accepted into a writing program in Paris she rediscovered her passion for her first true love, writing. Paris was also Christian’s first time traveling outside of the United States and it opened her eyes to new experiences, a slower pace, and it made her question life as she understood it. Always curious, Christian discusses life, faith, and all the unexpected occurrences in between.

A brief guide to Christianity based on the teachings of the new testament.Some excerpts:"However believing in God today is more relevant than ever. Christianity and the message of Jesus Christ is all about our relationship with the people around us.""Those who believe and imitate Jesus Christ in the showing of love to others essentially are guaranteed their own resurrection and spiritual continuity after death. There is life after death (salvation) for all who follow Jesus Christ in their behavior and treatment of others.""Of course certain things have changed in the last 2000 years. When the new testament was written women 's rights were different to what they are now. Also beliefs in premarital sex and gay rights have changed. So some of the material in the new testament is old fashioned. However this is no reason to dismiss the whole text."

"Many artists seek to attain immortality through their art, but few would expect their work to outlast the human race and live on for billions of years. As Canadian poet Christian Bök has realized, it all comes down to the durability of your materials."—The GuardianInternationally best-selling poet Christian Bök has spent more than ten years writing what promises to be the first example of "living poetry." After successfully demonstrating his concept in a colony of E. coli, Bök is on the verge of enciphering a beautiful, anomalous poem into the genome of an unkillable bacterium (Deinococcus radiodurans), which can, in turn, "read" his text, responding to it by manufacturing a viable, benign protein, whose sequence of amino acids enciphers yet another poem. The engineered organism might conceivably serve as a post-apocalyptic archive, capable of outlasting our civilization.Book I of The Xenotext constitutes a kind of "demonic grimoire," providing a scientific framework for the project with a series of poems, texts, and illustrations. A Virgilian welcome to the Inferno, Book I is the "orphic" volume in a diptych, addressing the pastoral heritage of poets, who have sought to supplant nature in both beauty and terror. The book sets the conceptual groundwork for the second volume, which will document the experiment itself. The Xenotext is experimental poetry in the truest sense of the term.Christian Bök is the author of Crystallography (1994) and Eunoia (2001), which won the Griffin Poetry Prize. He teaches at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.

Keep Christ in Christmas with this 2019 release, specifically designed for busy, modern readers. It's the perfect Christmas gift to share your faith with others or to stimulate deeper faith for believers, both adults and youth. Watch Jesus's life unfold like a movie on this historically accurate guided tour through Jesus’s life―as if you were there―from birth to resurrection. With love, hope, and even humor, come to know Him as a real person. Watch as He dramatically unveils Himself as the God of all creation and the Savior of the world. Find insights and solutions for even your toughest, modern problems. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, the Spirit of God will whisper how it all applies to your life as you ponder the thought-provoking questions at the end of most chapters. The non-judgmental tone, evidence-oriented approach to building faith, and short chapters make this the ideal book about Christ for today's insanely busy, sometimes skeptical readers. This book takes a "Shared Faith Perspective" by focusing on the common core of Christian beliefs instead of focusing on denominational differences. The real joy of being a Christian comes when we fully believe in Christ, love Him, and strive to follow Him. But how can we do that without knowing the details of His life? This book takes the reader's gospel experience to the next level by bringing us right beside Jesus. And for all of us living in the "Twitter era," the simple explanations and explicit connections to modern situations make His teachings more applicable and satisfying than ever.

The One Year Alive Devotions for Students helps students focus on God's Word with powerful, true-to-life illustrations from daily life in both high school and college settings. In our media-saturated culture, in which students are bombarded with all types of distractions, The One Year Alive Devotions for Students will change how they think about God and their world.