Life is what happens. "This collection of stories is called Wars and Peaces because some of the stories take place in time of war, some take place in time of peace. "Why did I write these stories? "I will not try to convince you or myself to even try to say that because having participated in a war I will not, cannot, ever be at peace again. I have learned one fact that must be honored. That is the fact that neither war nor peace can ever destroy the need to love." — Chester Aaron In a writing career spanning more than 60 years, Chester Aaron has written about war, peace and the pieces of our lives that reveal us at our most human. In this collection of his short stories, spanning those six decades from his first published work to the 21st century, that humanity stands exposed in all its shame and glory and pleasure and pain.
Life is what happens. "This collection of stories is called Wars and Peaces because some of the stories take place in time of war, some take place in time of peace. "Why did I write these stories? "I will not try to convince you or myself to even try to say that because having participated in a war I will not, cannot, ever be at peace again. I have learned one fact that must be honored. That is the fact that neither war nor peace can ever destroy the need to love." -- Chester Aaron In a writing career spanning more than 60 years, Chester Aaron has written about war, peace and the pieces of our lives that reveal us at our most human. In this collection of his short stories, spanning those six decades from his first published work to the 21st century, that humanity stands exposed in all its shame and glory.
For 14-year-old Alex Kellar, the war can't be over soon enough. His beloved older brother Oliver is with the 101st Airborne, right in the heart of Nazi Germany's last-ditch battle for survival. That battle is about to come closer to home, beginning with Alex and his friend Larry discovering a drowned man washed up on the beach. When the body is identified as a German spy, the boys bask for a brief time in the spotlight. It's an exhilarating moment. Except once the spotlight is gone, Alex discovers that spy was not alone, and the lives of two elderly women his brother made him promise to look after—not to mention Alex's parents and older sister—are in great danger. Dare he tell the authorities the secret? If he doesn't, will it betray all Oliver is fighting to protect?
Set under the shadows of the Great Depression and World War II, About Us follows Benny Kahn, youngest of a Jewish family living in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, from his first great disappointment to the moment when he faces the choice of who and what he will become. It is a story of joy and grief, of love and anger, and of a boy who grows to manhood while the world he knows crumbles and falls. In his first novel, reprinted now after nearly three decades, Chester Aaron's clear eye leaves hidden neither the triumphs nor the tragedies, the sense nor the madness that are inevitable when human dreams and fears collide.
Aaron M. Shank had an outsized influence on the 20th century conservative Mennonite church. In this biography, you will discover the leadership he provided with his passion for following Christ, for teaching sound doctrine, and for retaining Scriptural applications historically held by the Mennonite Church.
Chester Aaron has successfully wedded the tall tale to modern realism in an entertaining collection of novellas, which, together, tell the unforgettable life story of Ben Kahn. The reader gets to know a remarkable man, a man who is haunted by the stench of war after he champions an unlikely champion, a man who loves and loses his wife only to regain their life together, a man who has a passion for loving and not loving women statuesque and scarred, bitter and generous. A man both of principled self-indulgence and of self-defying principle, Ben finally speaks his mind in a last, desperate attempt to right a decades-old wrong.
A charming story that combines a love of garlic with an extraordinary life, this is a college teacher turned Sonoma County garlic farmer's account of his introduction to the herb—from his family's farming techniques in former Soviet Georgia to his experiences supplying some of the best restaurants in the country. Growing tips and recipes are included, as well as close-up photos of a few of Chester's rare varieties.
How do you enjoy the late years of your life? You give up your former life and become a farmer. What if you are also a writer who has published many short stories and novels? You write about not just your former life, but you write about your new life as well. After all, your life hasn't ended, your life has simply changed. Dramatically changed. Or has it? Garlic Kisses obviously has to be about garlic and about kisses. Kisses (here the writer steps in) being "a metaphor for love." Love past and present, love young and old, love for and from humans and animals (well, cats especially, most especially, one cat). Love for the land and love for the human spirit. Each, being love, nourishes the other. What happens to love when that love must be shared by the land and the human heart? That is what Garlic Kisses is about.
Mushrooms and garlic go together like a horse and carriage, so The Marriage of Mushrooms and Garlic is a perfect title for this superbly illustrated collection of essays and recipes from two of the world's leading experts. What Chester Aaron and Malcolm Clark don't know about garlic and mushrooms respectively likely doesn't matter, anyway. With the help of skilled chefs Suzanne Adams and Pic Sangsana, and filled with the fabulous photographic art of Roger Adams, they have produced a small book worth its weight in delicious information.
Willa's fondest dream is to own a bloodhound, and she wants it badly enough she's even willing to get A's in school to get it. When Poppy enters her world on Willa's twelfth birthday, it seems as if she's died and gone to heaven. True to her word, she works hard to train Poppy as a tracker, and Poppy proves to have a very special knack, even for a bloodhound. Then danger intrudes into Willa's happiness. She and her baby brother are carjacked, and their lives hang by a thread. Will Poppy's talented nose-and Willa's courage-be enough to save them?
Professor Forest Butler, Saint Catherine's College of California, discovers that the suicide of his colleague, a world-famous poet, is murder. Relying on a former student (now a detective in San Francisco), Forest discovers that the world of academia and the world of poets and poetry and the world of love and marriage can be as evil as any street gang.
Professor Stepan Kryvoruchko PhD is a scholar who believes that Aborigin, an area soiled by ruination, is inflicted with psychological infections. Viruses were killing individuality. Aborigin’s Superior Leader, a dictator and tyrant who designed a crematory with a network of labor camps, has moved modern Aborigine back to Golden Horde time. As a collective imposes its doctrine on the population, no one knows what is next. Aaron Kaufman has the misfortune of living in Aborigin. Although atrocities have taken the lives of millions including many of his relatives, Aaron has somehow managed to survive. Unfortunately, lies are everywhere. The collective has created double standards in an attempt to alter the nature of man. While the doctrine speaks of the birth of a new, refined man and declared rogues as socially friendly, the collective creates competitions for terrestrials while developing a system of pacifying rebels. Now only time will tell if Aaron find a way to escape the ruthless collective and carve out a new life for himself and whether Professor Kryvoruchko will somehow find the reason for the infection that is plaguing the people of Aborigin. In this science fiction tale, a professor and a young man living in an area devastated by a ruthless dictator embark on separate journeys to learn the truth about themselves and their destinies.
Shows how this foundational book foreshadows Christ, points to the new creation, and calls us to radical discipleship. Without Exodus, we have an impoverished understanding of the nature of God, the achievement of the cross, the triumph of the resurrection and the identity of God's people. With his trademark Christ-centred clarity, Tim Chester walks readers through Exodus, making its great themes thrillingly clear to those new to the book, and unearthing wonderful new surprises for those familiar with it. You can read through this book as a normal book... work through it as part of your daily Bible-reading routine using the questions for reflection at the end of each chapter... or use it to help you teach this book of the Bible, whether in small groups or from the pulpit.
The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction, Fifth Edition incorporates the latest developments in the field while retaining the basic organization of previous editions which made this textbook so popular. Exploring the police, prosecutors, courts, and corrections, including probation and parole, the book moves chronologically through the differen
Tim Chester unpacks this gripping part of Israel's history, revealing the wonderful portrait of Jesus painted there. 1 Samuel is a book of barrenness and battles, kings and schemes, shepherds and giants. It recounts the history of Israel as it moved from no king, to the king it demanded, to the king God knew his people needed. But its greatest excitement lies not in the events and characters, but in the person they all point to. 1 Samuel presents us with a wonderful picture of Jesus. Seeing him in and through this Old Testament book enables us to see him with fresh colour and texture, and see afresh what it means for us to follow him today as our Ruler and Rescuer. 1 Samuel is a book about ancient times, that speaks directly into ours. Written for people of every age and stage, from new believers to pastors and teachers, 1 Samuel For You can be used to: * READ: As a guide to this wonderful letter, exciting and equipping you to live out the truth in your life. * FEED: As a daily devotional to help you grow in Christ as you read and meditate on this portion of God’s word. * LEAD: As notes to aid you in explaining, illustrating and applying 1 Samuel as you preach or lead a Bible study. Whoever you are, and however you use it, this is... 1 Samuel For You 1 Samuel For You can be used alongside Choose your king, Tim Chester's Bible study resource for small groups and individuals. Tim Chester is Director of the Porterbrook Seminary and a pastor in the Crowded House church network in Sheffield, England.
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