In missionary matters, the importance of Anthony Norris Groves cannot be underestimated. Groves played a primary role in re-establishing the practice of the apostles after centuries of departure and carried the gospel as the Lord commanded. He may rightly be regarded as the vanguard and catalyst of all the subsequent missionary endeavors of the Plymouth Brethren. In proportion to their numbers, the percentage of those on the mission field remains, to this day, higher than that of any other Christian group or denomination. - Back cover.
From the creative mind of Anthony Norris comes the only book you ever need to entertain yourself on that boring 3 1/2 hour flight! Not flying anywhere anytime soon? No problem! If you have time to sit on a toilet, you have time to read! Told through a series of short stories and thoughts about his first year in the airline industry, Anthony (Tony, for short) crams all of his ramblings into this convenient; travel sized book that the airline doesn't want you to read about. So stick it to 'The man' and read about what all those flight attendants are really thinking about... but only one has the guts to say. Unfortunately he had to type it thorugh the worded form in order for his non-sense to reach a wider audience. Afraid of airplanes all together? Stop being a wuss and buy this book! It may not help you get over your fear of airplanes, but after reading about how miserable Tony's life can be, you'll at least feel better knowing that the magical crew in the sky that makes those big metal birds move are nothing more than underpaid, overworked, average Joes and Joesettes like you and me! Ever had a pilot try to pick a fight with you over telling too many 'Chuck Norris facts'? Ever had to drag a fellow flight attendant out of a bar in Canada for getting too rowdy? Ever been in love with a co-worker when it wouldn't work out? Ever raced cans of juice down an aisle during take off? Probably not. But Tony has! And by purchasing this book, you'll have a better understanding that prehaps, the passenger isn't always right. The flight attendant isn't always right. The only one who is right, is Tony. Tony is: Bad flight attendant.
This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: - Kathleen Norris:Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby What Happened to Alanna Austin's Girl S is for Shiftless Susanna Making Allowances for Mamma Dr. Bates and Miss Sally Rising Water - Charles W. Chesnutt:The Wife of His Youth The Passing of Grandison Her Virginia Mammy The Bouquet The Sheriffs' Children The Web of Circunstance - Don Marquis:The Old Soak The Revolt of the Oyster The Professor's Awakening The Saddest Man Behind the Curtain Kale Too American - Emma Orczy:The Red Carnation The Traitor Number 187 The Trappist's Vow Juliette, a Tale of Terror The Revenge of Ur-Tasen The Glasgow Mistery - Zona Gale:Friday Sucess and Artie Cherry The Dance The Way thw World Is White Bread Human Exit Charity - Anthony Trollope:The Man Who Kept His Money in a Box The Mistletoe Bough The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne Returning Home An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids The Courtship of Susan Bell The Relics of General Chasse - Ellis Parker Butler:Pigs is Pigs The Hard-boiled Egg Philo Gubb's Greatest Case Solander's Radio Tomb The Thin Santa Claus Dey Ain't No Ghosts The Man Who Did Not Go to Heaven on Tuesday - Mary Shelley:The Invisible Girl The Brother and Sister The Dream Transformation The Mortal Immortal The Mourner The Swiss Peasant - Hector Hugh Munro:The Lumber Room The Open Window Sredni Vashtar Gabriel-Ernest Tobermory The Unrest-Cure Laura - D.H. Lawrence:The Rocking-Horse Winner Tickets, Please! The Odour of Chrysanthemums The Horse Dealer's Daughter Second Best The Shades of Spring The Fox
."To be holy is the chief condition for diffusing the grace of the Holy Spirit. The channel must be clean." "The principle of God's government is paternal; and therefore its primary object is the development in us of the character of dear children, the essential feature of which is unlimited dependence. But, of course, this relation implies its co-relative, the Fatherly character of God; and the least entrenchment upon daily dependence for daily provision, either for temporal or spiritual supplies, affects God's honour in this character. Then, as to our children, David knew that they shall not beg their bread--at least, that he, who had been young and then was old, had not seen such a thing; and to suspect such a thing, is to suspect the perfection of the Fatherly character of God; of whom our blessed Lord said, "Your Father knoweth you have need of all these things," and, therefore, "all these things shall be added unto you." As to capital and estates, after knowing that our loving Father will supply us in every need, the sooner we are disencumbered by disbursement, for His honour, and His service, the better; for then we shall have the happiness of seeing it spent for the glory of Him chose it is, and for whom we are only stewards; whereas were we to die to-morrow, we do not know whether the capital and estates may fall into the hands of a wise man or a fools so that we may be cut of after spending part of a year's income for God--say one hundred, out of a thousand pounds, and this, I think, would be called Christian devotedness by many--and the fool comes in and spends the whole residue, twenty thousand pounds perhaps, for Satan and the corruption of the world. But some may say, Are not all things given us richly to enjoy? Yes; but it would be degrading indeed to the members of the Kingdom of Christ, to make their rich enjoyment appear in consuming on their own lusts like the members of the kingdom of Satan, those things which they are permitted to apply to the exaltation of their Lord and Redeemer. Be assured, my dear friends, the sooner we can see it appropriated to God's service and glory the better. For then it is gone for the Lord; and the world, the flesh, and the devil, cannot, though combined bring it back, and the Lord will not allow us to wish it were, so graciously will He receive our weak services and so kindly and overwhelmingly repay them with the light of His countenance, and the secret assurance in our own souls, that our dedication has been acceptable at our hand." -A. N. G., London, May 16, 1829
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