Bøger af Dave Olson

A belief of the author in how hormones and pheromones affect all relationships, actions, and even political and world events. The release of pheromones by a menopausal woman can be of a repelling nature. These types of pheromones tell a man to seek more fertile women and can actually create a response hostility and insensitivity towards the woman that is becoming infertile. The author offers tools to the reader for couples to use to traverse this hostile time in their relationship. The author is actually experiencing this time first hand and has developed tools and communication skills to help a couple help each other. A theory of how hormones and pheromones affect every person and every area of life, in our decisions and associations.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live on a mission field in Africa? Now you can know! The Olson family served as Baptist missionaries to Zambia for ten years. Life for them was anything but dull! Learn about their adjustments to a foreign culture along with some exciting adventures. They encountered poisonous snakes, endured tropical diseases, survived harrowing car accidents, experienced threats from government officials, and escaped a charging elephant! More importantly, they saw God change the lives of hundreds of people who put their faith in Jesus Christ. The stories of some of these converts will burden your heart to reach people with the gospel before it is too late. At the conclusion of each chapter, an important practical lesson about the Christian life is reiterated. Consider the book a collection of short stories with purpose.

A daily devotional that provides a practical thought from selected New Testament passages.

Born in Wisconsin in 1930, Dave Olson grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota during the Great Depression. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Following military service, he continued his education, earning a Masters at the University of Maine, Orono, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. In 1964, he was successfully transplanted to New Hampshire. He is Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Wildlife at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. His retirement has consisted of fishing, hunting and growing Christmas trees on his 72-acre, permanently-conserved property in Madbury, New Hampshire. To the surprise of all who know him, he wrote his first poem at the age of 74 and hasn't stopped since.