Author: Mitch Stokes
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 1595554351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Secular, skeptical, disillusioned. These are the traits that mark our age—encouraged by outspoken atheists who insist that faith is naïve and belief is dangerous. But what if the atheists are the irrational ones? Can their beliefs withstand the rigorous examination that they demand from others? In A Shot of Faith of Faith to the Head, Mitch Stokes, Senior Fellow of Philosophy at New Saint Andrews College, dismantles the claims of skeptics and atheists, while constructing a simple yet solid case for Christian belief. This profound yet accessible book proves the rationality, consistency, and reliability of the Christian approach to science and life. If you have ever doubted that your beliefs can stand up to scrutiny—if you’ve ever doubted your beliefs—this book dissolves the questions. For atheists, it is a wake-up call. For Christians, it’s A Shot of Faith to the Head. Endorsements: "A Shot of Faith to the Head is much more than a defense of Christianity; it takes the offensive against the secularist thinking that enamors so many in the West. With the thoroughness of a scholar and the confidence of experience, Mitch Stokes demonstrates the intellectually dubious nature of the so-called "New Atheism" and provides Christians with a much needed handbook for the questions they will surely face once they are outside of the safe confines of their Christian communities. I highly recommend it." —Larry Taunton, founder of the Fixed Point Foundation and author of The Grace Effect “A fine book: lively, clear, accessible, but also deep, and deeply competent.” —Alvin Plantinga,Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, author of Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism, Oxford University Press “The Bible identifies Jesus as the Word and as the Light, available therefore to the mind as well as the heart. Of all religions, Christianity most invites one to think as well as to believe, and in this troubled time that invitation is still more urgent to take up. Here is a book by a skilled thinker, showing how better to think about faith. It is a worthy task, ably achieved.” —Larry P. Arnn, PhD, president, Hillsdale College “This book is what snarky atheists have coming to them for their dismissive claims and unfounded arrogance. Written not to convince atheists but to help Christians defend themselves and the Christian faith, A Shot of Faith to the Head takes the best tools of top-notch apologetics and philosophy and puts them in the hands of every believer. Even better, it’s easy and fun to read, winsome, witty, filled with sharp thinking, and well-researched. As a professor and pastor, I’ll be assigning this book in my apologetics courses and would recommend it to every Christian. It displays strategic answers to questions and objections every Christian has encountered.” —Justin Holcomb, pastor, Mars Hill Church; executive director of the Resurgence; adjunct professor of theology, Reformed Theological Seminary
A Shot of Sin
Author: Eden Summers
Publisher: Eden Summers
ISBN: 1925512061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Publisher: Eden Summers
ISBN: 1925512061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Union of Sin
Author: Eden Summers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925512090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
He'll do anything to protect her. Even if it means letting her go. Tate Jackson made a big mistake. No, a monumental one. He picked the wrong place to introduce his wife, Cassie, to the alluring lifestyle they'd fantasized about. Instinct told him to get her out of the poor excuse for an adult club--but he didn't. And she was assaulted because of his carelessness. He'll do anything to protect her from another traumatic experience, even if it means making the agonizing choice to convince his wife he no longer loves her. Cassie's not buying it. In fact, Tate is the last person she blames for that horrific night. She's willing to give him the space he thinks he needs to get his head straight, but when divorce papers arrive, she realizes she's out of time. She has twenty-eight days to figure out why Tate is ruining a perfect marriage. Twenty-eight days to figure out what he's hiding. But when she learns the truth, she has to decide if her heart can take the strain of piecing their love back together. Product Warnings: Dirty tactics, dirtier sex, ropes, masks, guilty consciences, and love stretched so far, no one escapes unchanged. Not even you, dear reader.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925512090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
He'll do anything to protect her. Even if it means letting her go. Tate Jackson made a big mistake. No, a monumental one. He picked the wrong place to introduce his wife, Cassie, to the alluring lifestyle they'd fantasized about. Instinct told him to get her out of the poor excuse for an adult club--but he didn't. And she was assaulted because of his carelessness. He'll do anything to protect her from another traumatic experience, even if it means making the agonizing choice to convince his wife he no longer loves her. Cassie's not buying it. In fact, Tate is the last person she blames for that horrific night. She's willing to give him the space he thinks he needs to get his head straight, but when divorce papers arrive, she realizes she's out of time. She has twenty-eight days to figure out why Tate is ruining a perfect marriage. Twenty-eight days to figure out what he's hiding. But when she learns the truth, she has to decide if her heart can take the strain of piecing their love back together. Product Warnings: Dirty tactics, dirtier sex, ropes, masks, guilty consciences, and love stretched so far, no one escapes unchanged. Not even you, dear reader.
Body Of Sin
Author: Eve Silver
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1742880312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Once the favourite son of the Lord of the Underworld, Lokan Krayl held enviable privileges and powers. Powers that led to a devastating betrayal - murder. Resurrected by his immortal brothers, Lokan is still trapped in purgatory. He has no way to contact his family. He has no answers. In order to find the truth about his death, and who killed him, he must escape his prison. And there's only one way out - through the twelve gates of his eternal enemy, Osiris. But Lokan has help. Bryn Carr - the woman who double crossed him once before - is his beautiful yet unwanted guide. She's been sent by his brothers to aid him and she's his last hope. Lokan must place his fate - and that of the mortal and immortal worlds - in the hands of the one woman he can never trust.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1742880312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Once the favourite son of the Lord of the Underworld, Lokan Krayl held enviable privileges and powers. Powers that led to a devastating betrayal - murder. Resurrected by his immortal brothers, Lokan is still trapped in purgatory. He has no way to contact his family. He has no answers. In order to find the truth about his death, and who killed him, he must escape his prison. And there's only one way out - through the twelve gates of his eternal enemy, Osiris. But Lokan has help. Bryn Carr - the woman who double crossed him once before - is his beautiful yet unwanted guide. She's been sent by his brothers to aid him and she's his last hope. Lokan must place his fate - and that of the mortal and immortal worlds - in the hands of the one woman he can never trust.
Brutal Sin
Author: Eden Summers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925512120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Falling in love will be brutal. Bryan is ruthless, heartless, and more than a little proud of his notorious reputation, until his bad attitude threatens to strip him of the one place he can¿t live without. His sanctuary. The Vault. The exclusive club is the only place he feels at home, and he¿ll do whatever it takes to reclaim what is his. Even if it means asking for help from the woman who landed him in trouble in the first place. Pamela may have become weak-kneed over Bryan¿s talented hands once before, but this self-empowered widow isn¿t stupid enough to want more from the sanctimonious ass. Nope. At least that¿s what she tells herself before he turns up at her café, offering to refresh her memory on his skilled fingers and filthy words in exchange for a favor. He needs her to set things straight in the Vault. She needs him to satisfy the cravings of fulfilment she¿s been missing. It¿s a match made in hedonistic heaven, until hostility turns to lust, and lust into passion, capturing them both in an emotional web neither one of them want to be ensnared in. Warning: This is an exhibitionist¿s playfield and a voyeur¿s delight, but dominance always rules. Throw in teasing, torture, and a gag or two, and you¿ve got yourself another night of debauchery within the carnal walls of the Vault of Sin.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925512120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Falling in love will be brutal. Bryan is ruthless, heartless, and more than a little proud of his notorious reputation, until his bad attitude threatens to strip him of the one place he can¿t live without. His sanctuary. The Vault. The exclusive club is the only place he feels at home, and he¿ll do whatever it takes to reclaim what is his. Even if it means asking for help from the woman who landed him in trouble in the first place. Pamela may have become weak-kneed over Bryan¿s talented hands once before, but this self-empowered widow isn¿t stupid enough to want more from the sanctimonious ass. Nope. At least that¿s what she tells herself before he turns up at her café, offering to refresh her memory on his skilled fingers and filthy words in exchange for a favor. He needs her to set things straight in the Vault. She needs him to satisfy the cravings of fulfilment she¿s been missing. It¿s a match made in hedonistic heaven, until hostility turns to lust, and lust into passion, capturing them both in an emotional web neither one of them want to be ensnared in. Warning: This is an exhibitionist¿s playfield and a voyeur¿s delight, but dominance always rules. Throw in teasing, torture, and a gag or two, and you¿ve got yourself another night of debauchery within the carnal walls of the Vault of Sin.
The Vault Series
Author: Eden Summers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781696981538
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
An exhibitionist's playground... A voyeur's delight. ★★★★★ "This is the hottest box set I have ever read!" Amazon reviewer.A Shot of SinShe's his employee.Entirely off limits. A tempting fantasy Leo should have kept at arm's length and admired from afar.He knew exposing an inhibited woman to his darkest desires would be a mistake, but the lapse in judgment had been inevitable. He can't resist her. Not her body. Not her sass. Now everything he's worked for hangs in the balance along with her clearly marked boundaries.Union of SinShe's his wife.His everything.Tate made a big mistake. He picked the wrong place to introduce his wife to the alluring lifestyle they'd once fantasized about. Now he'll do anything to protect her from another traumatic experience, even if it means making the agonizing choice to let her go.Brutal SinShe's a woman without flaw. He's a man with many.Bryan is ruthless, heartless, and more than a little proud of his notorious reputation, until his bad attitude threatens to strip him of the one place he can't live without. His sanctuary. The Vault. The exclusive club is the only place he feels at home, and he'll do whatever it takes to reclaim what is his. Even if it means asking for help from the woman who landed him in trouble in the first place.These men will push boundaries. Then break them.Warning: This adult club does not carry the government's stamp of approval. Contains devilish debauchery, delightful deviance, and dancing on the edge of the darkest of desires.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781696981538
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
An exhibitionist's playground... A voyeur's delight. ★★★★★ "This is the hottest box set I have ever read!" Amazon reviewer.A Shot of SinShe's his employee.Entirely off limits. A tempting fantasy Leo should have kept at arm's length and admired from afar.He knew exposing an inhibited woman to his darkest desires would be a mistake, but the lapse in judgment had been inevitable. He can't resist her. Not her body. Not her sass. Now everything he's worked for hangs in the balance along with her clearly marked boundaries.Union of SinShe's his wife.His everything.Tate made a big mistake. He picked the wrong place to introduce his wife to the alluring lifestyle they'd once fantasized about. Now he'll do anything to protect her from another traumatic experience, even if it means making the agonizing choice to let her go.Brutal SinShe's a woman without flaw. He's a man with many.Bryan is ruthless, heartless, and more than a little proud of his notorious reputation, until his bad attitude threatens to strip him of the one place he can't live without. His sanctuary. The Vault. The exclusive club is the only place he feels at home, and he'll do whatever it takes to reclaim what is his. Even if it means asking for help from the woman who landed him in trouble in the first place.These men will push boundaries. Then break them.Warning: This adult club does not carry the government's stamp of approval. Contains devilish debauchery, delightful deviance, and dancing on the edge of the darkest of desires.
Miss Sin
Author: S J Tilly
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
I'm so sick of watching the world spin by. Of letting people think I'm plain and boring, too afraid to just be myself. Then I see him. John. He's strength and fury and unapologetic. He's everything I want. And everything I wish I was. He won't want me, but that doesn't matter. The sight of him is all the inspiration I need to finally shatter this glass house I've built around myself. Only he does want me. And when our worlds collide, details we can't see become entwined, twisting together, trapping us in an invisible trap. But when it all goes wrong, I don't know if I'll be able to break free of the chains binding us, or if I'll suffocate in the process.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
I'm so sick of watching the world spin by. Of letting people think I'm plain and boring, too afraid to just be myself. Then I see him. John. He's strength and fury and unapologetic. He's everything I want. And everything I wish I was. He won't want me, but that doesn't matter. The sight of him is all the inspiration I need to finally shatter this glass house I've built around myself. Only he does want me. And when our worlds collide, details we can't see become entwined, twisting together, trapping us in an invisible trap. But when it all goes wrong, I don't know if I'll be able to break free of the chains binding us, or if I'll suffocate in the process.
Playing with Hellfire
Author: Mila Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648913993
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The devils aren't in the details. They're in my bed...When my warlock foster father trades me to demons for his outstanding debts, I find myself in Hell on Earth. I'm thrust into a supernatural underground crime ring I can't get out of, eternally bound in a contract I never made.Three hot-as-hell demons stand in between me and my freedom.A tattooed, brutish Hellhound shifter. An incubus with the power to bend wills on command. And the heir to Lucifer's throne-the original sin demon, Pride, himself. I have to find a way out of the deal before they devour me, body and soul.But I'm no angel. There's something inside me, something that craves the chaotic darkness these demons possess.Escaping may mean giving in to Hell's more sinful temptations. But playing with fire only hurts if you get burned...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648913993
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The devils aren't in the details. They're in my bed...When my warlock foster father trades me to demons for his outstanding debts, I find myself in Hell on Earth. I'm thrust into a supernatural underground crime ring I can't get out of, eternally bound in a contract I never made.Three hot-as-hell demons stand in between me and my freedom.A tattooed, brutish Hellhound shifter. An incubus with the power to bend wills on command. And the heir to Lucifer's throne-the original sin demon, Pride, himself. I have to find a way out of the deal before they devour me, body and soul.But I'm no angel. There's something inside me, something that craves the chaotic darkness these demons possess.Escaping may mean giving in to Hell's more sinful temptations. But playing with fire only hurts if you get burned...
A Shot of Faith (to the Head)
Author: Mitch Stokes
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 1595554351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Secular, skeptical, disillusioned. These are the traits that mark our age—encouraged by outspoken atheists who insist that faith is naïve and belief is dangerous. But what if the atheists are the irrational ones? Can their beliefs withstand the rigorous examination that they demand from others? In A Shot of Faith of Faith to the Head, Mitch Stokes, Senior Fellow of Philosophy at New Saint Andrews College, dismantles the claims of skeptics and atheists, while constructing a simple yet solid case for Christian belief. This profound yet accessible book proves the rationality, consistency, and reliability of the Christian approach to science and life. If you have ever doubted that your beliefs can stand up to scrutiny—if you’ve ever doubted your beliefs—this book dissolves the questions. For atheists, it is a wake-up call. For Christians, it’s A Shot of Faith to the Head. Endorsements: "A Shot of Faith to the Head is much more than a defense of Christianity; it takes the offensive against the secularist thinking that enamors so many in the West. With the thoroughness of a scholar and the confidence of experience, Mitch Stokes demonstrates the intellectually dubious nature of the so-called "New Atheism" and provides Christians with a much needed handbook for the questions they will surely face once they are outside of the safe confines of their Christian communities. I highly recommend it." —Larry Taunton, founder of the Fixed Point Foundation and author of The Grace Effect “A fine book: lively, clear, accessible, but also deep, and deeply competent.” —Alvin Plantinga,Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, author of Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism, Oxford University Press “The Bible identifies Jesus as the Word and as the Light, available therefore to the mind as well as the heart. Of all religions, Christianity most invites one to think as well as to believe, and in this troubled time that invitation is still more urgent to take up. Here is a book by a skilled thinker, showing how better to think about faith. It is a worthy task, ably achieved.” —Larry P. Arnn, PhD, president, Hillsdale College “This book is what snarky atheists have coming to them for their dismissive claims and unfounded arrogance. Written not to convince atheists but to help Christians defend themselves and the Christian faith, A Shot of Faith to the Head takes the best tools of top-notch apologetics and philosophy and puts them in the hands of every believer. Even better, it’s easy and fun to read, winsome, witty, filled with sharp thinking, and well-researched. As a professor and pastor, I’ll be assigning this book in my apologetics courses and would recommend it to every Christian. It displays strategic answers to questions and objections every Christian has encountered.” —Justin Holcomb, pastor, Mars Hill Church; executive director of the Resurgence; adjunct professor of theology, Reformed Theological Seminary
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 1595554351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Secular, skeptical, disillusioned. These are the traits that mark our age—encouraged by outspoken atheists who insist that faith is naïve and belief is dangerous. But what if the atheists are the irrational ones? Can their beliefs withstand the rigorous examination that they demand from others? In A Shot of Faith of Faith to the Head, Mitch Stokes, Senior Fellow of Philosophy at New Saint Andrews College, dismantles the claims of skeptics and atheists, while constructing a simple yet solid case for Christian belief. This profound yet accessible book proves the rationality, consistency, and reliability of the Christian approach to science and life. If you have ever doubted that your beliefs can stand up to scrutiny—if you’ve ever doubted your beliefs—this book dissolves the questions. For atheists, it is a wake-up call. For Christians, it’s A Shot of Faith to the Head. Endorsements: "A Shot of Faith to the Head is much more than a defense of Christianity; it takes the offensive against the secularist thinking that enamors so many in the West. With the thoroughness of a scholar and the confidence of experience, Mitch Stokes demonstrates the intellectually dubious nature of the so-called "New Atheism" and provides Christians with a much needed handbook for the questions they will surely face once they are outside of the safe confines of their Christian communities. I highly recommend it." —Larry Taunton, founder of the Fixed Point Foundation and author of The Grace Effect “A fine book: lively, clear, accessible, but also deep, and deeply competent.” —Alvin Plantinga,Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, author of Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism, Oxford University Press “The Bible identifies Jesus as the Word and as the Light, available therefore to the mind as well as the heart. Of all religions, Christianity most invites one to think as well as to believe, and in this troubled time that invitation is still more urgent to take up. Here is a book by a skilled thinker, showing how better to think about faith. It is a worthy task, ably achieved.” —Larry P. Arnn, PhD, president, Hillsdale College “This book is what snarky atheists have coming to them for their dismissive claims and unfounded arrogance. Written not to convince atheists but to help Christians defend themselves and the Christian faith, A Shot of Faith to the Head takes the best tools of top-notch apologetics and philosophy and puts them in the hands of every believer. Even better, it’s easy and fun to read, winsome, witty, filled with sharp thinking, and well-researched. As a professor and pastor, I’ll be assigning this book in my apologetics courses and would recommend it to every Christian. It displays strategic answers to questions and objections every Christian has encountered.” —Justin Holcomb, pastor, Mars Hill Church; executive director of the Resurgence; adjunct professor of theology, Reformed Theological Seminary
Hitopadeśa
Author: Francis Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit language
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit language
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Definiteness in Bulgarian
Author: Olga M. Mladenova
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110198894
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
In its evolution from a synthetic to an analytic language, Bulgarian acquired a grammaticalized category of definiteness. The book presents the first attempt to explore in detail how this happened by comparing the earliest Modern Bulgarian texts with contemporary dialect and standard Bulgarian data. The basic units of analysis are the various types of nominal structures headed by nouns or pronouns. The analysis requires the strict terminological disentanglement of form from content and the adoption of a default inheritance model of definiteness that allow the exhaustive classification and tagging of nominal structures encountered in the texts. Tagging makes it possible to apply quantitative analysis to nominal structure and to assess the types available in the early texts from a current native-speaker perspective. Based on an S-curve model of language change, the study establishes that overt markers of definiteness were first made available to identifiability-based definites, then to inclusiveness-based definites, quantitative generics and unique referents. The overt markers of indefiniteness followed suit, separating indefinites from non-specifics and typifying generics. This progression of definiteness was directed by variables such as person, animacy, gender, number and noun-class, and started in contexts in which definiteness closely interacted with possessivity. Such an analysis leads to the realization that the two-dimensional S-curve model does not account for all language change and that there is a need for a three-dimensional model. It also demonstrates that, contrary to previous assumptions, there is continuity between the early Slavic marker of definiteness (long-form adjectives) and the Modern Bulgarian article. This discovery, in conjunction with geolinguistic arguments, sheds new light on the role that relations inside the Balkan Sprachbund played in the grammaticalization of Bulgarian definiteness.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110198894
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
In its evolution from a synthetic to an analytic language, Bulgarian acquired a grammaticalized category of definiteness. The book presents the first attempt to explore in detail how this happened by comparing the earliest Modern Bulgarian texts with contemporary dialect and standard Bulgarian data. The basic units of analysis are the various types of nominal structures headed by nouns or pronouns. The analysis requires the strict terminological disentanglement of form from content and the adoption of a default inheritance model of definiteness that allow the exhaustive classification and tagging of nominal structures encountered in the texts. Tagging makes it possible to apply quantitative analysis to nominal structure and to assess the types available in the early texts from a current native-speaker perspective. Based on an S-curve model of language change, the study establishes that overt markers of definiteness were first made available to identifiability-based definites, then to inclusiveness-based definites, quantitative generics and unique referents. The overt markers of indefiniteness followed suit, separating indefinites from non-specifics and typifying generics. This progression of definiteness was directed by variables such as person, animacy, gender, number and noun-class, and started in contexts in which definiteness closely interacted with possessivity. Such an analysis leads to the realization that the two-dimensional S-curve model does not account for all language change and that there is a need for a three-dimensional model. It also demonstrates that, contrary to previous assumptions, there is continuity between the early Slavic marker of definiteness (long-form adjectives) and the Modern Bulgarian article. This discovery, in conjunction with geolinguistic arguments, sheds new light on the role that relations inside the Balkan Sprachbund played in the grammaticalization of Bulgarian definiteness.