God's Eyes is a memoir about author Glenn Davis and his journey about his blindness and how he acquired his guide dog, Bailey. This book is in honor of Bailey, who passed away on May 5, 2013. In an effort to educate the public on guide dogs and their masters, Davis hopes the public will be more aware of the struggles this community goes through on a daily basis.
This happens to be a true story of my childhood growing up in the city of Hemingway, as a growing country boy. Through these years and later moving to Charleston, SC I have written about my experiences and difficulties I have been able to overcome. You may not believe what it was like growing up in the small town of Charleston, South Carolina. That's right, at one time, Charleston was a small town, in fact, and you're not going to believe how small.It was so small that you would be always be bumping into the local celebrities, of my time and during that time I lost my sight.In my book, I will be describing how the blind would be able to play baseball, that's right I said baseball, but you will have to read the book to find out how the blind can be the Boys of Summer. You can read the thanks that I gave the talk radio show hosts, as they entertained me while my dad was going through some horrible times of CHPD, and that it was up to me to give him the care that he needed in order to prevent him from going to a nursing home. It was hard enough to be a sighted person, when you find yourself in the situation of being the care giver, and when he finally passed away; we had to deal of knowing the horrors of paying the bills and funeral costs with no life insurance. You may not believe it, but at one time you were allowed to park against the fence of the airport on a Sunday afternoon to watch the planes when there was nothing to watch on TV. There would even be someone there to sell you hot dogs, or p-nuts; and of course they were roasted.Thank youGlenn Davis
The first land-grant college in Texascalled the Agricultural and Mechanical Collegewas predominantly a military school, built in 1876 in a then-remote area of Central Texas. Like other developments, the institute was a result of the expanding railroad, so a station named College was erected to service the new school. Drawing newcomers to the area, the city of College Station was incorporated in 1938, and its size soon rivaled that of neighboring Bryanthe Brazos County seat. The College Station area offers a surprisingly diverse mix of attractions, including the George Bush Presidential Library, the Texas Motor Speedway, and Kyle Field. During the last century, the college has grown from a few hundred students into a major university with more than 49,000 students, making Texas A&M the seventh-largest school in the nation. Today College Station is home to some 100,000 people.
Glenn Davis is a native of Houston, Mississippi and is a graduate of Houston High School, Mississippi College, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served churches in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the ministry of music for eleven years and in the pastorate for thirty-seven years. In January of 2012 he retired after twenty-five years as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sumrall, Mississippi. He and his wife Carol reside in Sumrall. Salt-Sower Ministries is the teaching ministry of Glenn Davis. The unusual name is based on an old proverb, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." Someone added the line, "But you can put salt in his oats." If you can get him thirsty he will drink. The purpose of this ministry is to not only teach the Bible but sow salt in the minds of the hearer in order to create a thirst for the living water of the Word. Contact Information Address: 180 Latigo Loop, Sumrall, MS 39482 Phone: 601-270-6167 Email: gdavis4589@gmail.com
A colorful, larger-than-life character, Dad hailed from a time and place where fighting and strength were measures of a man's worth. He was a captivating storyteller, rowdy into his old age, and a hero who foiled an armed robbery with his bare hands.After his mom died in the Flu Epidemic of 1918, his father kept his younger brother, then abandoned he and his older brother to an orphanage, where the older boy died of a disease curable today.Fostered to a farm couple who worked him like an indentured servant, Dad was viciously bullied for being an orphan, but he learned to box and conquered his foes in the boxing ring or other fair fights, becoming a local legend in the process. Although he helped his parents gain wealth with hard work, when it came to inherit the farm all copies of the will disappeared.Mother was the eldest of a large, impoverished family – poor, not by today's measures, but by depression-era standards. She assisted at her mother's home-births, including one stillborn and two boys that died their first week of life - one in her young arms. After the funeral, an insensitive aunt told her; “Don't cry, your mother can have more babies!” Her father moved the family like gypsies to find work fixing cars and machinery for food, which was best since he drank away most of what he earned. Mom was the only one of her siblings to finish high school, and she paid for teacher's school by giving mud baths at a spa. Despite teaching all eight grades in a one-room schoolhouse and receiving accolades for her work, she got fired for secretly getting married.This amazing story spans a period of ninety years with a historical, nostalgic flavor I hope you enjoy.
Supplementing theological interpretation with historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives, The Weight of Love analyzes the nature and role of affectivity in medieval Christian devotion through an original interpretation of the writings of the Franciscan theologian Bonaventure. It intervenes in two crucial developments in medieval Christian thought and practice: the renewal of interest in the corpus of Dionysius the Areopagite in thirteenth-century Paris and the proliferation of new forms of affective meditation focused on the passion of Christ in the later Middle Ages. Through the exemplary life and death of Francis of Assisi, Robert Glenn Davis examines how Bonaventure traces a mystical itinerary culminating in the meditant’s full participation in Christ’s crucifixion. For Bonaventure, Davis asserts, this death represents the becoming-body of the soul, the consummation and transformation of desire into the crucified body of Christ. In conversation with the contemporary historiography of emotions and critical theories of affect, The Weight of Love contributes to scholarship on medieval devotional literature by urging and offering a more sustained engagement with the theological and philosophical elaborations of affectus. It also contributes to debates around the “affective turn” in the humanities by placing it within this important historical context, challenging modern categories of affect and emotion.
When American Occupation troops withdrew from Japan did they leave behind a truly independent country? Or did they leave in place a behind–the–scenes network that determined much of the course of Japanese politics for decades to come? Painstakingly researched, by authors who have between them over fifty years of experience in Japan, this book looks at aspects of the Japan–U.S. relationship that others have missed or avoided. At the heart of the book is the story of how a few men reversed the original policies of the Occupation, and went on to create a web of money and influence connecting Washington, New York, Tokyo, and Riyadh. These men set the stage for postwar bilateral relations, intrigues, and manipulations. Making their appearance on this carefully–set stage are the well–connected arms dealer, Adnan Khasshoggi, several Japanese prime ministers, Emperor Hirohito, by way of a personal "message," the Reverend Sung Myung Moon, and the self–described "world's richest fascist." A combination of investigative journalism and scholarly research, An Occupation Without Troops provides a startling new understanding of the Japanese-U.S. relationship. This pioneering book is essential reading for anyone who hopes to gain a true grasp of relations between these two countries since World War II.
What determines agrarian settlement patterns? Glenn Davis Stone addresses this question by analyzing the spatial aspects of agrarian ecology--the relationship between how farmers farm and where they settle--and how farming and settlement change as population density rises. Crosscutting the fields of cultural anthropology, archaeology, geography, and agricultural economics, Settlement Ecology presents a new perspective on the process of agricultural intensification and explores the relationships between intensification and settlement decision making. Stone insists that paleotechnic ("traditional") agriculture must be seen as a social process, with the social organization of agricultural work playing a key role in shaping settlement characteristics. These relationships are demonstrated in a richly documented case study of the Kofyar, who have been settling a frontier in the Nigerian savanna. The history of agricultural change and the development of the settlement pattern are reconstructed through ethnography, archival research, and aerial photos and are analyzed using innovative graphical methods. Stone also reflects on the limits of ecological determination of settlement, comparing the farming and settlement trajectories of the Kofyar and Tiv on the same frontier.
About the Book Lazlo Daven, a rich Beverly Hills playboy, meets the beautiful Miriam Childs while on Spring Break at a Venice Beach nightclub. But when Lazlo and Miriam’s night turns into a nightmare and both end up dead, a mourning Madame Daven, Lazlo’s mother, turns to Dr. Gotham and his five-million-dollar promise of bringing her son back to life. With Dr. Gotham’s success, Lazlo returns, but his memories of the night are vague, and he begins to find he cannot remember how to do the things he once loved. And with Frey, Miriam’s father, out for blood, Lazlo must keep himself hidden from the world while trying to solve the mystery that surrounds that fateful night, and the new man he has become. About the Author Glenn H. Davis currently resides in Henderson, Nevada. He enjoys playing the guitar, weight training, chess, and writing.
The Agricultural Dilemma questions everything we think we know about the current state of agriculture and how to, or perhaps more importantly how not to, feed a world with a growing population. This book is about the three fundamental forms of agriculture: Malthusian (expansion), industrialization (external-input-dependent), and intensification (labor-based). The best way to understand the three agricultures, and how we tend to get it wrong, is to consider what drives their growth. The book provides a thoughtful, critical analysis that upends entrenched misconceptions such as that we are running out of land for food production and that our only hope is the development of new agricultural technologies. The book contains engaging and enlightening vignettes and short histories, with case studies drawn from across the globe to bring to life this important debate and dilemma. The book concludes by arguing there is a viable alternative to industrial agriculture which will allow us to meet the world's needs and it ponders why such alternatives have been downplayed, obscured, or hidden from view. This important book is essential reading for all studying and researching food production and agriculture, and more broadly for all interested in ensuring we are able to feed our growing population.
Life on the farm before television was hard, but interesting in ways the current generation may find hard to fathom. No TV, Ipods, or video games ... how did we manage? Radio, imagination and outdoor games, that's how. It was such an innocent age, but is now gone with the wind. Wellborn Texas was typical of small towns in that period of American history. Like other towns, Wellborn has changed, but not necessarily for the better. Nostalgic? Sure, but in those days at least I knew my neighbors.
The Schism is a wakeup call to the American Evangelical Church to become active and serious about dealing with the "dirty little secret" in its midst - the lack of diversity and the promulgation of segregation by hiding behind comfort and choice. Davis refuses to accept the status quo and calls on the white Evangelical Church to end the dysfunction and to fulfill the Great Commandment. Steeped in Scripture and personal experiences and observations, The Schism may make us uncomfortable, but it challenges us to be Christlike in our practice of the church. Davis is blunt but loving as he refuses to accept the Evangelical Church's history that demanded exclusivity rather than encouragement of cultural and ethnic diversity as an expression of love and connection for our sisters and brothers in Christ. He calls the church to repent of its lack of love and to lead in reconciliation. We would do well to heed the words of this book! GLENN B. DAVIS is an ordained pastor in the Conservative Baptist faith. He received his MATS at Bethel Seminary of the East. He has served as interim pastor in northeast Pennsylvania, is a sought-after guest speaker, and is currently Pastor of Discipleship at Beach Lake Free Methodist Church. Glenn also is the CEO of Apex Packaging Solutions, a company providing flexible packaging to the food industry.
Davis urges ministers to place a high priority on caring for individuals. He includes practical guidelines on how a minister can employ good visitation skills and develop a support system.
Many stressors face First Responders and their families every day. These are the embedded Chaplains who serve them. Includes Embedded First Responder Chaplaincy program's history, development, staffing and training.
The major function of photography is to capture a picture from what is in front of you. Whether a picture of the family pet or advertising spread, the acquisition of the scene is the first step in the digital image process. Digital Photographic Capture takes that first step and it breaks it down in detail so you can understand and better manipulate the mechanics of the process. As we transition from the silver halide base of photography to an electronic enabled future, we can step to the side and look at the intersection of these processes. Today it is not that one is superior in all situations, but that in the imaging world hybrid imaging maintains uses in unique applications and has certain advantages. Digital Photographic Capture explores construction and functions of the various parts and processes used to capture images. Sensors, lenses, creation, storage, and hybrid imaging are all broken down into basic explanations, enabling the photographer to have a basic understanding of the photography today. This is your new introduction to photography. * Discusses capture for cameras, scanners, and non traditional imaging devices. * Learn how the design and functions of sensors effect the way light is captured. * Explore lens dynamics needed for digital cameras and how optics create the "telephoto" effect with digital cameras.
The stories in this book are about women who witnessed some of the most historic events in the old west. These characters include Calamity Jane, Big Nose Kate, Josephine Earp, and others. The lives they led were affected by the old west legends they married. These women found love but lived with anxiety and fear because of the dangerous world in which they lived. Some have been obscured by history while others became historic figures.
In their previous book, The Project Cool Guide to HTML, Glenn Davis and Teresa A. Martin showed you how to create a Web site with basic HTML techniques. With this follow-up, they show you how to make your site cutting edge--with animation, sound, video, JavaScript, PDF, stylesheets, Metatags, and more. Companion Web site features an interactive section containing stylesheets, sample sound files and examples from the book, as well as support material on new technologies.
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