Most WWE fans tune in each year to watch WrestleMania, remember the Monday Night Wars of the 1990s, and have heard the story behind the Montreal Screwjob. But only real fans recall the name of Steve Austin's original character, can tell you how the Intercontinental championship was created, or know the best places to get an autograph of their favorite superstars. 100 Things WWE Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true members of the WWE Universe. Whether you've been keeping kayfabe since the days of Bruno Sammartino or you're a more recent supporter of AJ Styles and Becky Lynch, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Bestselling author Bryan Alvarez has collected every essential piece of WWE knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist that will have you chanting "YES! YES! YES!
Lance Lee's poetic effects are achieved through a classically informed richness of language, incorporating insights which ring true while disclosing an abiding respect for the sensibilities, and history, of the art of poetry. "Splendid, lovely writing from a poet who has channeled George Herbert, Walt Whitman, and Beethoven as witnesses to the knowledge that a man's fate is to find and lose/what must be found and held..."-- Jackson Wheeler, editor, Solo Magazine. "Lee's strongest strain of originality lies in his marrying of lyric celebration with precise imagery..."--Tim Liardet, author, The Blood Choir. SEASONS OF DEFIANCE is the latest collection by Lance Lee, an accomplished poet, dramatist, and essayist who often draws upon literary history and nature for his inspirations. His previous book with Birch Brook Press was HUMAN/NATURE.
Still Burning Desire After the kidnapping and murder of a young child just a few miles from where Chase and Lilly live, they decide Chicago is two dangerous and pack up and move to Colorado. With Lilly being a nurse and Chase a firefighter, employment comes easy although Chase must go to smoke jumpers school. Can he learn to jump out of airplanes and survive the worst fire in Colorado history? Trouble in Paradise The wedding is over, and the honeymoon is about to begin. With the cruise ship in international waters and drugs on board, can four federal agents stop a drug-smuggling operation while trying to survive and keep everyone safe? Come along with Blair, Sophia, Larry, and Angelina as they team up with Jake, Faith, Dante, and Jacci and battle to survive. The Face Whisper Lief and Jayden have dreamed about each other yet have never met. Can love come from a dream? Follow these two lovebirds as they go through their lives looking for each other. Can dreams become reality? Is there such a thing as a soul connection or soul mate?
Love and Flames Follow the growing romance as Chase extinguishes some fire, follows his heart as he tries to keep the fire in a growing romance with Lilly, and finds the way to a lady's heart through just being there. He fights for the rights of an orphaned child through the courts, all during a courtship and marriage to the only woman he could ever love. Cabana Boy You'll have tears in your eyes and love in your heart as you read this rags-to-riches story in reverse as Blair meets and falls in love with the only thing he can't stand (rich people). See how Sophia tries to hide the fact the she's a multimillionaire. As she falls in love with the cabana boy, she knows she has to tell him the truth. Will this be their undoing? For the Love of a Woman Come along with Joe as he puts all his survival skills and wilderness knowledge to the test as he becomes a one-man rescue team battling the Alaskan wilderness to save his wife, who is trapped in a crashed airplane on the side of a mountain above the timberline. Survival After their near-death experience in Alaska, Joe and Kay take a backpacking trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness area of Northwestern Montana. Come along as they see beautiful scenery and unbelievable wildlife only to end up fighting for their lives. Will Joe's experience and Kay's love for him be enough?
Widespread deficiencies in spiritual formation see an increasing number of ministers buckle under the significant burdens common to the task. There are seasons when a powerful triad of the flesh, the world, and the devil converge (Eph 2:2–3, cf. Jas 3:15 and 1 John 2:16). Misdirected attempts to fulfill emptiness, find worth, or heal longstanding wounds ensue. Widespread instances of sexual immorality result. Sound exegesis and analysis of theological doctrine presents an allowance, in certain cases, for ministerial restoration. However, this necessitates an intimate and intricate approach that differs significantly from the varied solutions churches and denominations offer. Few restoration programs bring a biblical response to bear. Remarkably rare are restoration programs that look to correct causal factors and commit to congregational care. This program orients itself on an understanding of brokenness and the need for holistic (re)formation. The latter requires fallen ministers to progress beyond biblical confession and repentance to partner with the Holy Spirit and key authorities such as an overseer, mentors, Christian mental health professionals, and a designated congregation. The unitive goal is a “sanctifying psychopathology” that properly diagnoses spiritual and emotional health; eradicates the adverse influences of emotional, cultural, and spiritual factors; and redirects self-oriented patterns of thought and behavior.
As the return of the Lord draws near there has never been a time when effective prayer is more strategic, necessary, and essential than now. Will we be a people who will truly watch and pray? Will anyone respond to His call and challenge? Corporate intercession is almost a lost art--and that when we most need it! I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none (Ezekiel 22:30). This is the call and challenge of the Lord.
With intriguing domes of pinkish granite surrounded by a sea of Hill Country limestone, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area attracts over 300,000 visitors every year who come to the park to hike, rock climb, spelunk, camp, picnic, and observe birds and wildflowers. Geologists from around the world come to Enchanted Rock to examine landforms that were shaped by forces on ancient continents of Earth more than one billion years ago! All of these visitors, however, are only the latest comers in a line of human history that stretches back 13,000 years to early Native Americans and includes Spanish explorers, Mexican and German settlers, and thirteen private and public owners up to the current owner, the state of Texas. Surprisingly, given the area's wealth of unusual geology, native plants and animals, and human history, no comprehensive guide to Enchanted Rock has been published before now. In Enchanted Rock, you'll find everything you need to fully appreciate this unique place. Lance Allred draws on the work of specialists in many fields to offer a popular account of the park's history, geology, weather, flora, and fauna. Whether you want to know more about how Enchanted Rock was formed, identify a wildflower or butterfly, or learn more about plant communities along the hiking trails, you'll find accurate information here, presented in an inviting style. Over a thousand color photographs illustrate the enjoyable text.
Mark, a retired boomer with a powerful survivalist streak, manages to avoid contamination from the deadly NOEL virus, released worldwide by terrorists on Christmas Eve. Within 3 days, 99.9% of the world's population succumbs. He decides to bug-out in his survival-prepared, live-aboard trawler to Boca Chita Key, an uninhabited island seventeen miles from Miami, where he uses his wits, resilience and mechanical know-how to homestead as a self-sufficient hermit. Access to unlimited fuel will guarantee his freedom to travel, and power the air-conditioning, laundry, hot water heater and freezer. He quickly learns the essential secret of harvesting diesel from marina pumps using his portable Honda generator. In a vastly changed world, Mark faces his first challenging year with only the companionship of a shipwrecked survivor, his dog Shadow. In his Journal, he reflects on preparing for life aboard, watching the weather, harvesting the gifts of the sea, and nurturing the miracle of a kitchen garden. His encounters with a variety of animals and a handful of survivors succeed with the help of a salvaged Coast Guard Defender Class quick-response boat, a sawed-off 12-gauge pump Decksweeper shotgun, a stun-gun disguised as a camera, and some creative chemistry. He records a prepper's perspective on hot-wiring boats & cars, breaking & entering, false imprisonment and misdemeanor manslaughter. But Mark's Journal also celebrates the mundane: bicycling, baking bread, doing laundry, and fitting-out, running, and maintaining his boats, island repairs and improvements. In the months following NOEL, South Florida and the Keys suffer a series of natural catastrophes including a deep freeze, drought, uncontrolled wildfires in the Everglades, two hurricanes, and Lake Okeechobee breaching its dike, inundating South Florida. The first anniversary of the terrorist attack closes with a gathering of a small band of immune survivors, setting the stage for the creation of the community of New Islandia. Boca Chita tracks a careful and thoughtful man achieving equipoise as custodian of his "green" island hideaway, overcoming isolation, and taking the next steps. It is the first book of the NOEL trilogy, which includes Calusa Coast and The First Coast.
I experienced the power of God's grace in two ways as I have read these e-mails: I heard the story of faith of an ordinary parish pastor who served God in a rather extraordinary setting, and I experienced the power of God to make the ordinary precious. These letters are filled with simple moments of serving coffee and serving God, baptism by bottled water and denominational tensions melting under a desert sun. Lance Kittleson shares with all of us a small piece of God's kingdom in a far-off land. (from the Preface) Elaine Siemsen Assistant Professor of Religion St. Olaf College In January 2003, Lance Kittleson's army reserve unit was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq. For the next 14 months, his ministry was transformed ? instead of pastoring an Iowa congregation, he now served under harsh and sometimes dangerous conditions as a chaplain for a support unit on the edge of war. Yet even in this chaotic and challenging environment, his trained pastor's eye finds the presence of God in moments both mundane and exhilarating. In this collection of e-mails sent to family and friends during his time in the Middle East, Kittleson shares insightful, poignant, and humorous meditations on faith and life. You'll get a firsthand glimpse of military life, as well as the remarkable ways of the spirit (both divine and human) at work. When the camp's altar suddenly disappears, you'll read about how Kittleson comes to understand that the crude replacement altar hastily assembled from discarded shipping crates is a better symbol of Jesus than any fancy altar in an ornate sanctuary. You'll also see how the sight of a superior officer offering a cup of coffee draws quizzical responses from servicemen accustomed to a rank-conscious army. Whether you are interested in learning more about what some of our men and women in uniform are experiencing in Iraq, want thoughtful sermon illustrations, or just desire inspirational reading that highlights God's presence even in the worst of life, Meditations >From Iraq is a fascinating volume for everyone. Some of the illuminating chapters include: * A Baptism In The Desert * The Spirit's Honeywagon * The Rivers Of Babylon * Tikrit And Perspective (Or Dodging Bat Guano In The Desert) * Saint SGT Murphy * Eli's Christmas Tree (Or Someone In Iowa Loves You) * The Last Convoy * SRP Blues Lance Kittleson has been an ELCA pastor since 1981. He is currently the pastor of Deer Creek Lutheran Church in Carpenter, Iowa, and St. Peter Lutheran Church in Toeterville, Iowa. Kittleson previously served parishes in Iowa and Oregon, and has been a missionary in Senegal. Kittleson's military service has included 17 years as a chaplain in the Army Reserve and 10 years as an infantry officer. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University and Luther Seminary. click here for sample
A top business consultant and speaker lights the path to a positive, productive work environment What do the best leaders do to achieve greatness in the modern workplace that is muddled by fear, pressure for productivity, overwork? Inspire! offers business leaders a clear vision of what a positive, productive, inspiring organization looks like in these challenging and chaotic times, and how to get there. The key to extraordinary long-term performance lies in a transformational commitment to inspiring people rather than motivating them. Lance Secretan's Higher Ground Leadership concepts have been widely used to increase profits and quality, slash staff turnover, and achieve record organizational and personal performance. Inspire! describes Lance's breakthrough thinking, often in the words of the pace-setting leaders who are implementing them and building legacies. Countless examples, stories, and case studies demonstrate the magic of these brilliant ideas. Six essential values form the foundation of positive, productive, and profitable organizations and a meaningful and fulfilling life-courage to begin the transformation; authenticity that lets people contribute all of themselves and excel; service that fosters a spirit of cooperation; truth-telling that builds trust and loyalty; love for others that leads to inspired results; and effectiveness, the attainment of results. Inspire! shows leaders in any organization how to foster these essential values that lead to personal and organizational greatness. Lance Secretan (Alton, Ontario, Canada) is one of the world's foremost thinkers on self-improvement and leadership. He is an author, award-winning columnist, philosopher, corporate coach, and a renowned public speaker and business consultant. He served as chairman of the Advisory Board of the 1997 Special Olympics World Winter Games and is also a former ambassador to the United Nations Environment Program.
Within the book of Job, the interlocutors (Job, the friends, and Yahweh) seem to largely ignore one another's arguments. This observation leads some to propose that the dialogue lacks conceptual coherence. Lance Hawley argues that the interlocutors tangentially and sometimes overtly attend to previously stated points of view and attempt to persuade their counterparts through the employment of metaphor. Hawley uses the theoretical approach of Conceptual Metaphor Theory to trace the concepts of speech and animals throughout the dialogue. Beyond explaining the individual metaphors in particular texts, he shows how speech metaphors compete with one another, most perceptibly in the expressions of job's words are wind. With regard to animal metaphors, coherence is especially perceptible in the job is a predatory animal metaphor. In these expressions, the dialogue demonstrates intentional picking-up on previously stated arguments. Hawley argues that the animal images in the divine speeches are not metaphorical, in spite of recent scholarly interpretation that reads them as such. Rather, Yahweh appears as a sage to question the negative status of wild animals that Job and his friends assume in their significations of people are animals. This is especially apparent in Yahweh's strophes on the lion and the wild donkey, both of which appear multiple times in the metaphorical expressions of Job and his friends.
The Adventures of Rodney the Raindrop follows an adorable raindrop from ‘birth’ through his amazing and often peril-filled adventures in the cyclical world of raindrops as they impact themselves and our physical world.
When Hannah Morgan discovers the entire collection of the most famous art theft in the world, she imagines a tranquil journey to Boston to return the collection. What could go wrong? Apparently a lot, as the sinister custodian of the stolen art, and a host of police agencies, feverishly track every step that Hannah takes. What begins as an adventure on the open road soon develops into a test of Hannah's resolve and endurance as she maintains one strategic move ahead of her pursuers, and delivers the collection into an unexpected sanctuary.
Thirty years ago, Abel Truman found himself on the wrong side in the Battle of the Wilderness, one of the bloodiest clashes of the American Civil War. Its aftermath took him to the edge of the continent, the rugged coast of Washington State, where he has made his home in a driftwood shack with his beloved dog, waiting for the scars of war to heal.Now an old and ailing man, Abel must make one heroic final journey over the snowbound Olympic Mountains. It's a quest he has little hope of completing but must still undertake to settle matters of the heart that predate even the horrors of the war. But as Abel sets out, violence follows him in the shape of the memories of those he has lost, and the savagery he took part in and witnessed, as well as two men who are darkly tenacious in their pursuit.Hypatia is a slave whose freedom comes at a terrible price, and who finds herself walking unwittingly into the hellish heart of the Wilderness. Ellen is a white woman, married to a black man at a time that is as dangerous as it is unforgiving. And Jane is a young Chinese girl, who is newly, cruelly orphaned, and clinging on to life. Abel's tortured and ultimately redemptive path leads him to each of them as he encounters compassion amid brutality and tenderness within loss.
This authoritative reference equips you with the essential knowledge to provide comprehensive and effective care to children in an emergency setting. From age-specific diagnoses and chief complaints through developmental considerations and psychosocial issues, this text guides you through the full range of medical and surgical conditions commonly encountered when treating pediatric emergencies. The use of full color throughout, diagnostic algorithms, text boxes, charts, clinical pearls and pitfalls, and other visual features ensure the book will make crucial clinical information easy to find and apply. Tap into expert guidance on all aspects of pediatric emergency medicine, from the physical exam and usual and unusual presentations through to disposition criteria and transfer issues. Access step-by-step guidance on administering critical life support interventions and providing effective diagnostic and therapeutic ambulatory care. Quickly review specific treatment protocols for various emergency settings, including general emergency departments, community hospitals, tertiary care centers, EMS and transport, and triage. Find information fast with or without a known diagnosis, with content organized both by chief complaints and by specific diagnoses. Better understand how problems present differently in infants, children, and adolescents with age-specific diagnoses. Identify and manage the psychosocial issues surrounding pediatric patients, including major depression and suicidality, sexual and physical abuse, child neglect, and violence. Easily absorb key information with the aid of text boxes, algorithms, clinical pearls, and pitfalls. Retrieve information easily with a consistent templated format.
Poetry Lore - Book Bio Poetry Lore is a poetry compilation in 3 parts: Part 1: Mass Energy, The Death-Life Conspiracy Part 2: The Power Of Release Part 3: Self-Consciousness, Law Of Unification (all bodies) There is also an Intro Poem called The Animal, one of the very first poems I ever wrote. I, Kyle Lance Proudfoot, first started my poetry in 1988. My theme is primarily Philosophy, Psychology and the Paranormal. Describing in rich idealistic and even mystical verses with a good dosage of emotion, but also maintaining an amount of logical and rational argumentation of life, death, humanity, individuality, soul, spirit, mind and body with all their various interwoven energies, I develop the 3 parts from dark and stormy Shadow to clear and brilliant Light. My other books also have this plot progression. May you be inspired by reading my poetry as I have been so many times by all the great ones who have preceded me. My favorites are Blake, Shakespeare and many others on Internet these days.
Lance Lee's poetic effects are achieved through a classically informed richness of language, incorporating insights which ring true while disclosing an abiding respect for the sensibilities, and history, of the art of poetry. "Splendid, lovely writing from a poet who has channeled George Herbert, Walt Whitman, and Beethoven as witnesses to the knowledge that a man's fate is to find and lose/what must be found and held..."-- Jackson Wheeler, editor, Solo Magazine. "Lee's strongest strain of originality lies in his marrying of lyric celebration with precise imagery..."--Tim Liardet, author, The Blood Choir. SEASONS OF DEFIANCE is the latest collection by Lance Lee, an accomplished poet, dramatist, and essayist who often draws upon literary history and nature for his inspirations. His previous book with Birch Brook Press was HUMAN/NATURE.
In the Shadows of Divine Perfection provides an examination of Derek Walcott's Omeros 1990)- the St. Lucian poet's longest work, and the piece that secured his Nobel Laureate-that reveals the deep-seated bond between the root narratives of ancient Greece to the cultural products and practices of the contemporary Caribbean. This book presents the first detailed reading of Walcott's highly controversial attempt to craft a Caribbean master narrative. This book also presents an overview of the poem's ideological orientation and a far-reaching critique of current postcolonial theory. Lance Callahan engages some of the most vexing problems of authenticity by reading Walcott's work alongside ancient Greek literature and culture.
The Lord does not always do everything we want, but He actually can do anything. It is so wonderful just to contemplate for a few moments on His infinite power. Who else is infinite in power? Is there anything too hard for the Lord? Is there anything the Lord cannot do? Is there any problem the Lord cannot solve? Is there any knot he cannot untie? Is there any obstacle he cannot overcome? Is there any contradiction he cannot remove? His power is infinite. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Matthew 6:13b
This gospel of the kingdom of God; this gospel concerning God’s King; this gospel concerning the abounding grace of God by which He gives us the possibility of coming to the throne of God–this gospel has been entrusted to those who are followers of the Lord Jesus to be preached in the whole world. This is our great call, our great commission: “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations ...” (Matthew 28:19). We just can’t go out of duty. It is the love of God that has to be shed abroad in our hearts that will bring us to a place where, perhaps, we shall come into this preaching of the gospel of the kingdom in the whole world for a testimony. From every tribe, from every tongue, from every kindred, from every nation: treasure for the city of God. May the Lord use the words enclosed to stir hearts in this way.
Lance Lee knows that Animals, Places and the Past (his past, our pasts) all have a part to play in Becoming Human. The deer's soft eyes look at him, he thinks of death. In "The Light at Vezelay" he writes of Mary Magdalene. "Poker-Faced", he lied to his father at 12. Read all about it in this splendid new collection. Lance Lee knows what it takes and proves it skillfully in Becoming Human. Martin Bax, Editor, Ambit, England's leading Arts Quarterly; author, The Hospital Ship Being male and keeping some balance of mind and heart is eloquently explored in Lance Lee's Becoming Human. "The years have planted multitudes in my heart" he says, and accepting adulthood's sorrows and corruptions while moving on with one's life is a continual step-by-small-step act of heroism. It is wonderful to read a poetry that does not fear to feel, nor softens and delays the fierce depths of experience with mere agreeable anecdote or trendy nostalgia. From the child in his crib, to the boy running from the wolf beneath the stairs, from desire's greed for beauty and solace, to acknowledging the "German" and the "Jew's" joint contribution to his genetics, Lee's poems ask that we attend to that continual interior warfare which is the stuff of humanity. With his richly sensuous diction, Lance Lee tackles head on questions of love with all its dignities of aspiration and indignities of the reflective, divided self. This is an honest book, and one of the most passionate documents of the masculine heart around. Our heroic insufficiencies are acknowledged and embraced. This book moves from memory to landscape, into Dante's mind, across Italy and into Dachau. Becoming Human is a rare book; it takes time to savor and while the poet continually hungers, the poems consistently nourish. This is a book to read time and again; it's grown-up; it's real - uncompromising and very beautiful. Pamela Stewart, The Red Window; Infrequent Mysteries What immediately draws me into this book is the urgency and honesty with which Lance lee explores the self and its parameters. He writes about childhood when a wolf "lived beneath the stairs" whose "breath singed my legs before/I leaped to the safety of the steps," and of how when waking to terror at night, "I learned I was alone/and became human." He is deeply aware of family history, his mixed gentile and Jewish background and he examines, often through dream and vision, his attitudes and feelings. He looks unflinchingly at his own feral nature, the bear that's "my familiar stranger" - a desire to be powerful, destructive, taste pleasure and "wild freedom". There is too an extraordinary empathy with wildlife, a celebration of it, and the questioning of self and God, the spirituality which underlies all this work, is particularly moving in the nature poems. "The Wheatfield" ends: Joy is not peace or summer's gold but this swing between barren and bursting poles that makes me complete. The energy of Lee's writing, its sensuousness and passion is, for me, the true stuff of poetry. He deserves to be much better known. Nyra Schneider, Insisting on Yellow ? New and Selected Poems; Panic Bird
Shawn Cook thought all was well five years ago when he took down the criminal organization. Out of the ashes of destruction emerges an unexpected adversary determined to get revenge by destroying the very essence of what means more to Shawn than anything in the world—his wife, Serenity Cook. Shawn took out the mastermind five years ago, but now, it is time for revenge. Shawn has a certain amount of time to save the love of his life before her life is destroyed. Can Shawn reach Serenity in time in order to save her? Find out in this nail-biting, page-turning suspense action thriller.
Modern-day Atlanta. The city is dirty, and Sara Barton’s blood soaks her kitchen floor. Prosecutor Chance Meridian must clean up the mess. Haunted by personal tragedy, Chance’s entire life is a manic quest to deliver justice for the dead. Except nothing comes easy in Atlanta. Chance shouldn’t be surprised. Murder is an ugly business. But so is love. Masterful, fast-paced, and full of suspense, The Murder of Sara Barton is a legal thriller that packs a climactic punch.
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