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A young gay man is beaten, stripped naked, and thrown in a river where he drowns. His friends gather. They tell who they are, remember him, and organize and form an LGBTQ coalition and fight to make things right. They remember how it has been in intimate detail, telling each other and using the media. They form a community. This is a big novel, answering the question, "How was it for you there?" when your friend was beaten and drowned. It is l...

Written by a Presbyterian preacher in the 1800's this book is revered by some and considered heresy by others. The arguments given in Finney's various lectures will cause many to consider their own positions and seek to justify what they believe. Finney deals with many different subjects going from moral law, government, love, depravity and other diverse but important subjects. Regardless of what your own position on these subjects are, this w...

Francis Elton, an industrial engineer, is recruited by his former wife, Alicia, to accompany her to a monastery, high in a mountain rain forest in Puerto Rico. An Arab businessman is buying the monastery property, and the Archdiocese has contracted with Alicia, an art restorer, to appraise a group of centuries-old paintings, hanging in the dining hall.When the Arab abruptly dies, while sitting in the Abbot's ornate chair with his bodyguard at ...

Toni Cowart is a southern author who shares her first hand experiences of her darkest moments in hopes of inspiring others. She spent years enduring physical, sexual and emotional abuse, but it was her darkest time that changed her life forever. She found herself having to live out a parent's worst nightmare after three of her five children were killed in a horrific car crash. She found herself having to pick out 3 caskets and burying her 6, 8...

What is it that has appealed to readers through centuries of reading The Old Testament? Is it epic events, conflict between characters, life-changing drama? We can conjure up pictures of the serpent and God's anger in the garden of Eden, Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed in a ball of fire or trumpets signalling the collapse of the walls of Jericho! Yet although the pictures in our imagination are spectacular, like those in Children's Bible stories...

An expert practitioner carefully explains dementia and harshly criticizes current practices and official policies.

There is the improbable, and then there is the impossible.Ryder had gone from the impossible to the highly improbable with Massimo and Leandro.But can she do better?While the vegetarian vampire, werewolf and bearded mountain man are willing to support her, Ryder needs an army to do better than throwing away the lives of herself and her new friends attacking Afana.Will Massimo and Leandro be able to help her out, one more time?Justice will be s...

Logan Herbert Roots (1870-1945) was a very important figure in the history of the Christian missionary movement in modern China who, by his exemplary life in China, contributed to the later development of a vibrant and fully Chinese church after the missionary era ended." -Daniel Bays, PhD - Calvin College"[Bishop Roots] was no ordinary churchman. One could find in his drawing room leaders of the Communist Party, as well as those of the Kuomin...

Logan Herbert Roots (1870-1945) was a very important figure in the history of the Christian missionary movement in modern China who, by his exemplary life in China, contributed to the later development of a vibrant and fully Chinese church after the missionary era ended." -Daniel Bays, PhD - Calvin College"[Bishop Roots] was no ordinary churchman. One could find in his drawing room leaders of the Communist Party, as well as those of the Kuomin...

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A song sung from a parent to a child as they head out into the world to face adventure, struggle, beauty, and triumph. In memory of the author's mother, ten percent of My Sweetest One's proceeds will be donated to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network(R).

A collection of Southern Sayings, Traditions, Myths and Remedies passed down to us by families all across America

People within the LGBTQ+ communities face unique challenges every day.LIFE and LOVE: LGBTQ+ Adult Coloring Book provides a path toward hope through coloring and reflection. There are 39 designs for coloring. Each has an affirmation, inspiring quote and a message for meditation. The book is designed to help you find strength and encouragement in these challenging times.Each person has their own journey and must forge a healing path. But we cele...

Sophie Swarner, 8 years old, 1935, Carlisle, PA." That's what's engraved on the base of the old typewriter Laura finds in her attic. But what does it mean? Join Laura on her magical adventures back in time through Carlisle, Pennsylvania, during the Great Depression, as she rides the Holly Trolley, goes to the Holly Amusement Park, visits the Swarner Farm, meets a sweet Golden Retriever, and makes a friend to last forever. A Recipe for Friendsh...

This bilingual English / Spanish edition explains to children in a very unique way what Day of the Dead is and some of the customs used to honor those who have passed. It is presented in a fun-loving approach from the point of view of a girl's pet. The book is accompanied by traditional Mexican style illustrations in vibrant, brilliant colors.

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Litany: a liturgical prayer with responses, an incantatory recital. Judith Montgomery's Litany for Wound and Bloom reads like prayer or incantation. In lush language with close attention to craft, the poet addresses intense topics ranging from personal loss to public tragedy. Of surgery to overcome infertility, she writes "To bloom... / first she must be wounded." In this collection even yellow jackets are made beautiful with "gold-ringed eyes...

In the beginning ... there was a meeting, and the gods decided how to parcel the earth among themselves, Yahweh kept Israel for himself. Then something goes wrong: snake shows up, Adam and Eve are kicked out of Eden, and they end up in the portions of the earth reserved to the other gods. Chaos follows: Cain sacrifices Abel to Yahweh and cannibalizes him. One of the lost tribes of Israel ends up in Hell. A medieval anchorite imprisons herself ...

You know the place..... where you were either foreseeing, in the middle, or on the other side of a breakup. You were probably wondering how to alleviate the stress and fastforward through the pain. You may have even wanted a way to remove the residue of your heartbreak. With this guide, Sheppard offers an interactive and analytical evaluation, helping the heart to determine if moving on is something it really wants or needs to do. The initial ...

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