Hey Amy! I'm a Black Lesbian Rabbi!!! "And Other Spiritual Insights..."

Hey Amy! I'm a Black Lesbian Rabbi!!! Author: Rhayne Marcella Thomas
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462020895
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Book Description
This gem has made it's mark with a catchy title that makes you curious enough to open its pages. Once inside, you instantly realize this book has absolutely nothing to do with the title and everything to do with making your daily events of life more enjoyable. Rhayne has exposed her personal life's journey with all the pain, struggles, internal battles and seemingly impossible obstacles so you can see that life can be very challenging. Then she adds light moments and humor to prove you can overcome all things as long as you don't give up or give in. Follow her as she takes you on a ride through many stumbles, achievements, animal metaphors and teary eyed wake up calls. As soon as you are ready to feel sorrow for her, you are struck with enlightenment as she opens the door of unconditional FAITH! It is at this point when you realize that you, too, can conquer your obstacles, enjoy each and every moment, live your dreams and be the person you really want to be. BUT...only if you really want it. GOD Bless & Safe Keeping!

Hey Amy! I'm a Black Lesbian Rabbi!!! "And Other Spiritual Insights..."

Hey Amy! I'm a Black Lesbian Rabbi!!! Author: Rhayne Marcella Thomas
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462020895
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Book Description
This gem has made it's mark with a catchy title that makes you curious enough to open its pages. Once inside, you instantly realize this book has absolutely nothing to do with the title and everything to do with making your daily events of life more enjoyable. Rhayne has exposed her personal life's journey with all the pain, struggles, internal battles and seemingly impossible obstacles so you can see that life can be very challenging. Then she adds light moments and humor to prove you can overcome all things as long as you don't give up or give in. Follow her as she takes you on a ride through many stumbles, achievements, animal metaphors and teary eyed wake up calls. As soon as you are ready to feel sorrow for her, you are struck with enlightenment as she opens the door of unconditional FAITH! It is at this point when you realize that you, too, can conquer your obstacles, enjoy each and every moment, live your dreams and be the person you really want to be. BUT...only if you really want it. GOD Bless & Safe Keeping!

Listening Is an Act of Love

Listening Is an Act of Love PDF Author: Dave Isay
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101202637
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller “Each interview is a revelation.” —USA Today “As heartwarming as a holiday pumpkin pie and every bit as homey . . . what emerges in these compelling pages is hard-won wisdom and boundless humanity.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer As heard on NPR, a wondrous nationwide celebration of our shared humanity StoryCorps founder and legendary radio producer Dave Isay selects the most memorable stories from StoryCorps' collection, creating a moving portrait of American life. The voices here connect us to real people and their lives—to their experiences of profound joy, sadness, courage, and despair, to good times and hard times, to good deeds and misdeeds. To read this book is to be reminded of how rich and varied the American storybook truly is, how resistant to easy categorization or stereotype. We are our history, individually and collectively, and Listening Is an Act of Love touchingly reminds us of this powerful truth. Dave Isay's latest book, Callings, published in 2016 from Penguin Press.

I'm 40! I'm Feisty! and There's a Gray Hair in My What?!?

I'm 40! I'm Feisty! and There's a Gray Hair in My What?!? PDF Author: Rhayne Marcella Thomas
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781425775865
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Book Description
BOOK WEB SUMMARY FOR I'M 40! I'M 40! I'M FEISTY! And there's a GRAY hair in my WHAT?!? (and other surprises after age 25), is a funny book about all the things that seem to drive women insane when it comes to getting older. This book is a collection of humorous stories from many women (and some men!) about the way we view beauty, wrinkles, unannounced facial hair, exercise, gravity and any other thing one could think of that seems to happen as we get closer to age 40 and then beyond. After her last book, GRACIE-ISMS, which kept us in stitches about her Southern roots, Rhayne has taken her sense of humor in a new direction and we have no choice but to follow along and laugh until the very end. I'M 40! is another easy read that pokes fun at everything that we stress about on a daily basis once we pass age 25. Rhayne took our painful perceptions and turned them into warm and silly stories that show us who we are as women and men and how what we think about keeps us from enjoying life to the fullest. Some of the stories will make you wonder why her friends give her so much information knowing that, one day, she will find a way to make a joke out their situation and put it in writing, all at their expense. BUT.Rhayne's stories about herself are just as exposing and just as hilarious. The beauty of her work is that she manages to talk about topics that would make most of us disappear into a floorboard but with no profanity and no shame. This book is obviously geared towards women, or so you think, until you get to the final chapter. Rhayne has somehow convinced a few brave men (sans her husband) to open up about their aging insecurities and let her reveal it to the world. Once you read thisjewel (that's what Rhayne calls it), you will understand how much this author loves life, living and the joy of laughter. You will also understand why her friends trust her so much with their most inner secrets, and.you will wish you were one of them.

The Sacred Calling

The Sacred Calling PDF Author: Rebecca Einstein Schorr
Publisher: CCAR Press
ISBN: 0881232807
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 609

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Book Description
Women have been rabbis for over forty years. No longer are women rabbis a unique phenomenon, rather they are part of the fabric of Jewish life. In this anthology, rabbis and scholars from across the Jewish world reflect back on the historic significance of women in the rabbinate and explore issues related to both the professional and personal lives of women rabbis. This collection examines the ways in which the reality of women in the rabbinate has impacted on all aspects of Jewish life, including congregational culture, liturgical development, life cycle ritual, the Jewish healing movement, spirituality, theology, and more. Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis

Music and Transcendence

Music and Transcendence PDF Author: Ferdia J. Stone-Davis
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317092236
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Book Description
Music and Transcendence explores the ways in which music relates to transcendence by bringing together the disciplines of musicology, philosophy and theology, thereby uncovering congruencies between them that have often been obscured. Music has the capacity to take one outside of oneself and place one in relation to that which is ’other’. This ’other’ can be conceived in an ’absolute’ sense, insofar as music can be thought to place the self in relation to a divine ’other’ beyond the human frame of existence. However, the ’other’ can equally well be conceived in an ’immanent’ (or secular) sense, as music is a human activity that relates to other cultural practices. Music here places the self in relation to other people and to the world more generally, shaping how the world is understood, without any reference to a God or gods. The book examines how music has not only played a significant role in many philosophical and theological accounts of the nature of existence and the self, but also provides a valuable resource for the creation of meaning on a day-to-day basis.

In Every Tongue

In Every Tongue PDF Author: Diane Tobin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Book Description
Explores the origins, traditions, challenges, and joy of diverse Jews in America.

Imagining Transgender

Imagining Transgender PDF Author: David Valentine
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822338697
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Book Description
DIVAn ethnography in which the author’s fieldwork with transgendered and transsexual individuals in New York City demonstrates the creation and confusion of gender identity labels./div

How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind PDF Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735224153
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 481

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Book Description
Now on Netflix as a 4-part documentary series! “Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.

Testament

Testament PDF Author: John Romer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781854796530
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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Book Description
In telling the story of the Bible's birth and journey from ancient East to modern West, Romer explores legendary characters of the Old and New Testaments and depicts biblical sites whose names have resounded throughout history. (A) panorama worth viewing.--New York Times Book Review. Illustrations.

A Song to Sing, a Life to Live

A Song to Sing, a Life to Live PDF Author: Don Saliers
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506454720
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Book Description
Celebrating the spirit of song In A Song to Sing, a Life to Live, Don and Emily Saliers help readers see the connections between Saturday night music and Sunday morning music by exploring the spiritual dimensions of music itself. They tell the stories of their own lives in music, and they share what they have learned and observed about the power of music in human life. They help us appreciate the joy of music and also how music carries us into places of sorrow, where we must go if we are to live with honesty about ourselves and compassion for others. This book is for churchgoers and spiritual seekers alike. Music is described in terms of spiritual practice; it has the power to embrace those who are deeply immersed in the life of Christian faith and speak to those who are spiritual but may question formal religion. The book explores a wide variety of musical traditions and offers an invitation to embrace a broader and deeper vision of the power of music and the spiritual dimensions of attentive listening. "This is a beautiful expression of music as many things--healer, gift, symbol of freedom and community, and agent of change" (Mary Chapin Carpenter).