Author: Rev. Eric Elnes
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426794142
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Have you left the faith you used to have but don’t know what to move toward? When you can’t see the road ahead, do you feel lost and alone? Do you wish you had a group of companions willing to wander with you? Welcome to the Dark Wood. As you journey through the unknown, you may feel tempted, lost, and uncertain. Though commonly feared and avoided, these feelings of uncertainty can be your greatest assets on this journey because it is in uncertainty that we probe, question, and discover. According to the ancients, you don’t need to be a saint or spiritual master to experience profound awakening and live with God’s presence and guidance. You need only to wander. In clear and lucid prose that combines the heart of a mystic, the soul of a poet, and the mind of a biblical scholar, Dr. Eric Elnes demystifies the seven gifts bestowed in the Dark Wood: the gifts of uncertainty, emptiness, being thunderstruck, getting lost, temptation, disappearing, and the gift of misfits. This is a book for anyone who feels awkward in their search for God, anyone who seeks to find holiness amid their holy mess, and anyone who prefers practicality to piety when it comes to finding their place in this world.
Author: William Lee Hunton
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Category : Hymns
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Author: Heidi Neumark
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467460001
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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“Through the pages of this book, I invite you into various spaces of sanctuary—not as places of retreat, but for the deepened resistance, vision, and transformation that these days, and the gospel, require.” Throughout her nearly forty years in ministry, Heidi Neumark has strived to make communities of faith into sanctuaries amid the turmoils of life. Now, with the social and political upheaval of the years since Donald Trump was elected president, Neumark believes the true Christian calling is to live out a counterpoint to today’s prevailing spirits of exclusion and hatred. Using her own bilingual, multicultural congregation as a model, she moves through the seasons of the church calendar to reflect on what it looks like to live out essential Christian convictions in community with others. Sanctuary is an amplifier for the many voices crying out against policies and rhetoric that are cruel, dehumanizing, and dangerous. Neumark begins each chapter with a quote from Donald Trump that she defies and dismantles with the power of her own stories—anecdotes about offering shelter for queer youth in her city, supporting immigrants and asylum-seekers being harassed by ICE, and embracing her church’s diversity with a Guadalupe celebration, to name a few. Timely, but also timeless, this book speaks to the deep wounds of this era, inflicted before and during the Trump presidency, which will remain long past its end.
Author: Francine Prose
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480445096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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The New York Times–bestselling author takes on New Agers as one woman searches for meaning in this “brilliantly satiric but . . . sweet-natured” novel (Publishers Weekly). Thirty-year-old Martha is stagnating in a demeaning, woefully underpaid job as a fact-checker at frothy fashion magazine Mode and an unhappy relationship with an unrepentant jerk. But she stumbles upon an unlikely new circle of friends when she interrupts a goddess-worshipping ceremony on Fire Island and ends up rescuing its accident-prone leader, Isis Moonwagon, from the waves. From the steel skyscrapers of Manhattan to a sweat lodge in the Arizona desert, Martha chases fulfillment and self-actualization in the company of this group of opinionated, bumbling women, but the revelations she receives are not necessarily what she expected. “Prose’s satiric vision could not be more sharply focused here, and her powers of observation and deadpan humor never falter” as she sends up the New Age movement and its over-earnest adherents (The Miami Herald).
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Category : Baltimore (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1674
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Author: Donald E. Knuth
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0895792524
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 283
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What happens when a world-renowned computer scientist applies scientific methodology to studying the Bible, writes about his findings, and has some of the world's best calligraphers illustrate the work? The result is 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated, a treasure of profound biblical insight and enchanting calligraphy that will enlighten your mind, your eyes, and your spirit. Donald E. Knuth so loved the Bible that he dedicated five years of his life to creating this masterpiece. With it, you will learn about each 3:16 verse of the Bible, how it came to be written, and how it contributes to the wholeness of the Bible. -- Publisher
Author: First Lutheran Church (Wakefield, Mich.)
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Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Author: John Russell
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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"Favorite Sons is an American novel on the grand scale, a saga of ideas, of hopes and fears, set amongst the real-life giants - Pierpont Morgan, George Patton, John F. Kennedy. It takes in the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the McCarthy Era, the Vietnam War, and the Reagan Revolution. The themes are serious, the timespan is large, and the patterns are classic: the return of the prodigal son, the struggle against fate, a son's search for a missing father, hero and nemesis, good and evil, progress and reaction." "Flash back to the South in 1950, where a mob surrounds the car of a U.S. senator outside a political rally, waving posters showing the senator's wife dancing with an African diplomat at the U.N.: the young man driving the car is panicked as they pound on the car, rock it, shouting racial epithets. "Tell us the truth about your nigger boy!" they scream." "Now flash forward to 1978, the "new South," and another political rally where that panic-stricken young man is now a progressive U.S. senator himself: as he faces the cameras, a heckler bursts forward from the crowd. "Fornicator!" the heckler shouts, as the cameras turn toward him. "Burn in the pit! Be cursed before God! The Christ, the Living God!"" "At the center of Favorite Sons are two men, friends and rivals - industrialist Roger Albright, the last hope of a famous but impoverished old family, and Senator Worth Patterson, heir to a railroad fortune, to the manner born. This is their story, but it is also the story of the woman they both want, of the South they hope to change, and of the sons and daughters who seek to succeed where the parents failed. Set against them is the forbidding figure of Joe Crain, a media genius from the New Right who hates what they stand for, who will use any means to destroy them." "The story of Albright and Patterson is told in a big, unabashedly ambitious, and powerfully moving novel of America and American politics."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author: Albert W.A. Schmid
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813169895
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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This celebration of the Bluegrass State’s cuisine and culture is “more than just a cookbook . . . a slice of Kentucky's history” (Bowling Green Daily News). Burgoo, barbecue, and bourbon have long been acknowledged as a trinity of good taste in Kentucky. Known as the gumbo of the Bluegrass, burgoo is a savory stew that includes meat—usually smoked—from at least one “bird of the air,” at least one “beast of the field,” and as many vegetables as the cook wants to add. Often you’ll find this dish paired with one of the Commonwealth’s other favorite exports, bourbon, and the state’s distinctive barbecue. Award-winning author and chef Albert W. A. Schmid serves up a feast for readers in Burgoo, Barbecue, and Bourbon, sharing recipes and lore surrounding these storied culinary traditions. He introduces readers to new and forgotten versions of favorite regional dishes from the time of Daniel Boone to today, and uncovers many lost recipes, such as Mush Biscuits and Half Moon Fried Pies. He also highlights classic bourbon drinks that pair well with burgoo and barbecue, including Moon Glow, Bourbaree, and the Hot Tom and Jerry. Featuring cuisine from the early American frontier to the present day, this entertaining book is filled with fascinating tidbits and innovative recipes for the modern cook.
Author: Oxmoor House
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780848711634
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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A special chapter "Quick and Easy Recipes" with over 60 quick and easy recipes - from appetizers to desserts. Recipes that call for a minimal number of commonly used ingredients, including high-quality convenience products. Recipes that take you from your pantry to your table in just 45 minutes or less and valuable tips such as organizing your kitchen, shopping with savvy and preparing quick and easy meals.
