Have you noticed that it is easy to speak of Gods faithfulness in times of prosperity, but that in times of suffering, such praise becomes lost? In Hide and Watch, a true story of sorrow and distress, of hope and triumph, Jill Hicks Lawson shares how she was spiritually transformed by overcoming her doubt in God during times of struggle. From enduring her battle with weight, her mothers kidney disease; to experiencing debilitating infertility and painful divorce; and eventually to becoming her mothers only hope for life, Lawsons personal accounts speak to the universal human experience of suffering, both physical and emotional, providing firsthand proof that, regardless of circumstance, God is in the business of giving hope. By recounting moments of pain and progress, Lawson demonstrates that anguish is the only pathway to experiencing the dramatic joy and peace that result from Gods intervention and healing, assuring those amidst the battle that, in the end, what does not kill your faith makes it stronger.
The Long Climb Back is the story of an adventurous young woman who strikes out on her own after an over-the-top marriage proposal from a winery heir. Her travels introduce her to two engaging brothers. Will she be able to return to her fiancé with her mind, body, and soul intact?
Arguing with Aseneth shows how the ancient Jewish romance known as Joseph and Aseneth moves a minor character in Genesis from obscurity to renown, weaving a new story whose main purpose was to intervene in ancient Jewish debates surrounding gentile access to Israel's God. Written in Greco-Roman Egypt around the turn of the era, Joseph and Aseneth combines the genre of the ancient Greek novel with scriptural characters from the story of Joseph as it retells Israel's mythic past to negotiate communal boundaries in its own present. With attention to the ways in which Aseneth's tale "remixes" Genesis, wrestles with Deuteronomic theology, and adopts prophetic visions of the future, Arguing with Aseneth demonstrates that this ancient novel inscribes into Israel's sacred narrative a precedent for gentile inclusion in the people belonging to Israel's God. Aseneth is transformed from material mother of the sons of Joseph to a mediator of God's mercy and life to future penitents, Jew and gentile alike. Yet not all Jewish thinkers in antiquity drew boundary lines the same way or in the same place. Arguing with Aseneth traces, then, not only the way in which Joseph and Aseneth affirms the possibility of gentile incorporation but also ways in which other ancient Jewish thinkers, including the apostle Paul, would have argued back, contesting Joseph and Aseneth's very conclusions or offering alternative, competing strategies of inclusion. With its use of a female protagonist, Joseph and Aseneth offers a distinctive model of gentile incorporation--one that eschews lines of patrilineal descent and undermines ethnicity and genealogy as necessary markers of belonging. Such a reading of this narrative shows us that we need to rethink our accounts of how ancient Jewish thinkers, including our earliest example from the Jesus Movement, negotiated who was in and who was out when it came to the people of Israel's God.
Good Book?interrogates how white evangelical Christians in the US make the Bible the "Good Book." An inanimate object with a contested table of contents ripe for multiple meanings and uses, the Bible cannot be a moral agent on its own. People must make it so, as indeed they have. As prevailing social norms change, evangelical Christians confront intellectual and interpretive challenges as they quest to make an ancient book newly relevant and ever benevolent, especially for historically oppressed populations. While histories show us that white Christians in the US have frequently appealed to their Bibles in support of issues now judged to be on the wrong side of history, including racism, sexism, and colonialism, contemporary white evangelical figures have in recent years worked steadfastly to defend the Bible against charges of complicity in harm. This is especially the case when it comes to patriarchy and the place of women, as evangelicals conscript the Bible into arguments for and against patriarchal normativity in response to changing conceptions of what is good. The Bible's historical origins in the hierarchical, patriarchal contexts of the ancient world create challenges for any Christian seeking to interpret their Bible as fundamentally liberative.?Good Book?shows the creative negotiations that Bible-benevolence projects demand, as evangelicals wrestle both Jesus and Paul into advocates for women. The quest to maintain the Bible's goodness is ultimately a respectability project for evangelical Christians in the US who seek to maintain moral authority in an increasingly diverse religious landscape. Whether they rebrand patriarchy or seek to untangle the Bible from sexism, white evangelical Bible-benevolence projects perpetuate misogyny.
Is the Bible the unembellished Word of God or the product of human agency? There are different answers to that question. And they lie at the heart of this book's powerful exploration of the fraught ways in which money, race and power shape the story of Christianity in American public life. The authors' subject is the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC: arguably the latest example of a long line of white evangelical institutions aiming to amplify and promote a religious, political, and moral agenda of their own. In their careful and compelling investigation, Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon disclose the ways in which the Museum's exhibits reinforce a particularized and partial interpretation of the Bible's meaning. Bringing to light the Museum's implicit messaging about scriptural provenance and audience, the authors reveal how the MOTB produces a version of the Bible that in essence authorizes a certain sort of white evangelical privilege; promotes a view of history aligned with that same evangelical aspiration; and above all protects a cohort of white evangelicals from critique. They show too how the Museum collapses vital conceptual distinctions between its own conservative vision of the Bible and 'The Bible' as a cultural icon. This revelatory volume above all confirms that scripture – for all the claims made for it that it speaks only divine truth – can in the end never be separated from human politics.
BAY AVENUE II: The Courtship" finds an attractive Lewes, Delaware attorney learning to love and be loved in spite of her own destructive insecurities. Often the "outsider-looking-in," she painfully learns to overcome life's scars. (Formerly titled "Will Power II: The Courtship")
BAY AVENUE III: Pratt-ically Speaking," the finale of the BAY AVENUE series, finds three young couples struggling to survive the choices they've made and the hands they've been dealt. Life is not fair. Love can be complicated. Not all endings are happily ever after, or are they?
Qualitative data were compiled from teacher focus groups, interviews, and classroom observations. Student performance did not show any improvement, and in some cases declined, until the end of the third year when only limited growth was realized. Teacher perceptions were mixed. There were components of the program that teachers supported and promoted. However, when considering the impact of the SFA program overall, concerns involving staff development, organization and structure, time constraints, and misalignment with state testing expectations proved to be barriers to successful implementation. This study highlights the key importance of teacher perceptions in the implementation process by presenting a systemic analysis of influences and outcomes that surfaced during the implementation process. The findings and conclusions offer practitioners, researchers, and program developers a number of meaningful insights and possible directions as they adopt, study, and design programs for educational change.
As one of the most powerful women in politics, Hillary Clinton is known throughout the world. For eight years, she was the first lady of the United States. In 2000, she was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first spouse of a former U.S. president to embark on a political career of her own. Today, she continues to server her country as the U.S. secretary of state.
Is the Bible the unembellished Word of God or the product of human agency? There are different answers to that question. And they lie at the heart of this book's powerful exploration of the fraught ways in which money, race and power shape the story of Christianity in American public life. The authors' subject is the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC: arguably the latest example of a long line of white evangelical institutions aiming to amplify and promote a religious, political, and moral agenda of their own. In their careful and compelling investigation, Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon disclose the ways in which the Museum's exhibits reinforce a particularized and partial interpretation of the Bible's meaning. Bringing to light the Museum's implicit messaging about scriptural provenance and audience, the authors reveal how the MOTB produces a version of the Bible that in essence authorizes a certain sort of white evangelical privilege; promotes a view of history aligned with that same evangelical aspiration; and above all protects a cohort of white evangelicals from critique. They show too how the Museum collapses vital conceptual distinctions between its own conservative vision of the Bible and 'The Bible' as a cultural icon. This revelatory volume above all confirms that scripture – for all the claims made for it that it speaks only divine truth – can in the end never be separated from human politics.
She vowed not to love the gunfighter who made her burn with desire.... A shivering cold angel... Maura Reed was all alone in her Montana hotel, curled up in her robe and slippers, when the blizzard hit. It was cold, quiet, and lonely--until a rugged gunslinger blew in from the storm demanding shelter. Just for this night--this wild, stormy night--Maura wanted someone, something. Recklessly, she abandoned herself in his arms, knowing he would be gone by morning. The last thing she ever expected was the need that drove her into the wilderness . . . to find the stranger who haunted her dreams. . . . A hot, dangerous devil... He was the fastest gun in the West, a man who feared nothing until he met the woman who touched his heart. Quinn Lassiter didn't even recognize Maura when she cornered him in a distant saloon months later. Never in his wildest dreams did he see himself married--until he said the words that made her his wife. He was determined to do the right thing by the woman he'd wronged, but he'd never reckoned on falling in love with her. . . .
Clear, authoritative, and user-friendly, giving you a firm, comprehensive, and contextual understanding of the law of contract, Key features, Case summaries and extracts throughout keep your focus on the important cases, Key points boxes allow you to check your understanding as you learn and revise, Further reading guides you towards the most relevant texts and articles, Examples and questions encourage you to deepen your understanding and apply what you've learnt Book jacket.
“Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and women who stood up for America’s city trees over the past two centuries. . . . An authoritative account.” —Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal “We all know that trees can make streets look prettier. But in her new book Urban Forests, Jill Jonnes explains how they make them safer as well.” —Sara Begley, Time Magazine A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds—whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation’s cities, from Jefferson’s day to the present As nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. Jill Jonnes’s Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, Urban Forests will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources.
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: FUGITIVE HUNT (A Justice Seekers novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Laura Scott Surviving an attack by her serial murderer cousin years ago left police officer Morganne Kimball his number one target. Now that he’s escaped prison, her only choice is to team up with US Deputy Marshal Colt Nelson to capture him before she becomes his next victim… UNSOLVED ABDUCTION by Jill Elizabeth Nelson Widowed Carina Collins can’t remember her parents’ murder or her own kidnapping. But when her and her eighteen-month-old son are attacked in their new home, neighbor Ryder Jameson is convinced the two incidents are related. Can she put the pieces of the past together in time to live to see a future? PERILOUS WILDERNESS ESCAPE by Rhonda Starnes Hot on the trail of a ruthless drug cartel, FBI Agent Randy Ingalls is nearly killed in an ambush—and left with amnesia. Can agent Katherine Lewis decipher the clues in his lost memory, or will she lose the case—and her partner—for good? For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense May 2022 Box Set – 1 of 2
The definitive guide to developing and managing a successful career in the information profession: Information Professionals and Knowledge Managers deal with significant challenges in building successful careers for a number of reasons associated with common misperceptions of their expertise and roles. In environments where they must often justify their work and value over and over again, those already in the profession need a boost and those just entering need to be prepared for a reality that may differ quite a bit from their expectations. The book is intended to give readers a set of tools and techniques with which to secure a strong career, build an effective brand, and succeed as professionals.Click Here to view the official page for this title on Facebook. Written by opinion leaders and highly respected authorities in the field Draws upon 50-plus years of experience in a variety of settings and roles Offers realistic and honest pointers - no sugar-coating
You can have a safe, healthy, ''and'' comfortable pregnancy. Written by two physical therapists with over twenty years of combined experience, ''Your Best Pregnancy'' provides simple solutions and easy exercises to help you feel your best during this exciting yet often uncomfortable time. In this practical, honest, and straight-talking guide you'll learn how to feel better from head to toe, including: Solutions for the top ten most common complaints including back pain, night cramps, swelling, and bladder issues Easy ways to keep yourself energized and in shape during each trimester Exercises and stretches to keep your core and pelvic floor strong, preventing incontinence and easing delivery Tips for new challenges and difficulties for second and third-time moms Ways to remain intimate with your partner despite a growing belly and varying libido Strategies to minimize discomfort, and help ensure an uneventful labor and delivery The best ways to lift, carry, and feed your baby to avoid strain and injury
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