-This is one of the most coherent and comprehensive theories of evaluation yet formulated and one that makes a most valuable contribution. The authors are pioneering in important new directions.-
--Ernest R. House, author of Professional Evaluation and Evaluating with Validity

-This book is the best I've ever read detailing a practical theory of evaluation. It is comprehensive, beautifully written, and makes sense of the evaluation enterprise. It does so by emphasizing the major function of evaluation as sense-making about policies and programs.-
--Thomas D. Cook,...

Diligently Seeking God presents a year of daily meditations helping readers
explore the topic of God more honestly. Each essay looks into a different
dimension of our need for God and invites readers to desire God more deeply.
Offering hope and passion, Diligently Seeking God wrestles with the questions we
ponder in our most personal moments.

Reaching Forward contains a year of daily meditations on eternity with God, the
highest hope of the human heart. Emphasizing the need to be forward-oriented,
Reaching Forward imparts not only hope for tomorrow, but the courage to make
better decisions today. Readers are urged to respond to life's hardships with
determination and creativity.

Enthusiastic Ideas offers "a good word for each day of the year." Brief
meditations are framed by quotations from other writers, ancient and modern.
Topics range from outgoing ideas like "courage" and "creativity" to more
inward ones like "serenity" and "solitude." Enthusiastic Ideas is Book 1 in
the WordPoints Daybook Series by Gary Henry.

More Enthusiastic Ideas: Another Good Word for Each Day of the Year is Book 2 in the WordPoints Daybook Series by Gary Henry. Like Book 1, this volume presents a word each day for positive meditation. Each essay is framed by quotations from other sources, both ancient and modern, combining the best of classic and contemporary literature for daily reflection.

Words are powerful They can enlighten, encourage, and uplift us when we ponder the application their meanings can have to our daily decisions. The two volumes of Enthusiastic Ideas explore everyday...