Born to nomadic parents and humble beginnings, Luke Richmond grew up running wild and free in the Australian outback. After finishing school, he joined the Australian Army and served his country overseas as a qualified infantry soldier – an experience that sparked in him an unrelenting desire for adventure. But when he leaves the army Luke finds himself broke and adrift in London, caught up in the soulless world of drug and alcohol addiction. When he wakes up in a police cell with no memory of how he got there, he knows he has hit rock bottom, and makes the snap decision to turn his life around. Within days he is in Thailand, training his mind and body at a Muay Thai boxing camp in the jungles of Phuket. In suffering Luke finds his salvation, and he decides to make the most out of life by seeking adventure in remote corners of the world. Since then Luke has climbed the highest mountains on six continents, set a new world record for ocean rowing across the Atlantic, battled -60 degree temperatures in the Antarctic, witnessed death at high altitude, was held captive in the humid jungles of West Papua and has thrown himself from cliffs in the adrenalin-fueled world of BASE jumping. More than an awe-inspiring story of endurance and adventure, One Life One Chance will ultimately remind you that we only have one shot, so don’t waste a second of it.
Adventurer, B.A.S.E jumper, endurance athlete and writer, Luke Richmond is a man on a mission: to cram as much living into his lifetime as humanly possible. As an overweight and bullied youth, he seemed destined to be the underdog, but fought back until his tormentors were cast aside. From the Australian outback, to climbing some of the biggest mountains on earth, to rowing across the Atlantic ocean, his enthusiasm and passion for adventure is infectious.This is the blistering first-hand account of his most recent expeditions; including a 57 day 1805 kilometre crossing of the Gobi Desert on foot, kayaking the 2220 kilometre length of the Murray River and an ocean row to New Zealand that doesn't quite go to plan. Within these pages he also shares his lessons from the edge about controlling fear, high risk decision making and a how to travel around Australia for free.So hold on tight, you're in for a wild ride with the man who has become known as the Tasmanian Dare Devil.
In 1895, the City of Richmond constructed the magnificent Leigh Street Armory for its African American militia. During Reconstruction, Virginia led the nation in establishing black militia units, and Richmond was the only city to build an armory for that use. These volunteer soldiers drilled and trained there, and many joined other volunteers to serve in the Spanish-American War. In 1899, the Leigh Street Armory ceased to serve its original function and became first a school and ultimately the home of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. Authors Roice Luke, Maureen Elgersman Lee and Stacy Burrs reveal the history of the Leigh Street Armory and its soldiers.
Nightfall begins with the destruction of the Mars colony by a mysterious unknown entity, and moves through a detective from the dawn of the 20th century investigating an ancient supernatural evil, to a con-man in a distant future on a newly colonized planet who discovers we are not alone. Concluding with the love story that inspired the Martian resilience that prevailed against an unassailable doom, Nightfall explores humanity’s fight against its greatest enemy--itself. Bahia - After surviving of half a millennium, the rugged Martian inhabitants throw a massive celebration in the face of impending doom, while a young anthropologist in search of the heart of the Martian zeitgeist discovers his own latent passion. Hamlin - A con-artist on a distant human colony stumbles across an intriguing piece of alien technology. When he is given no choice by his victims but to correct the damage they believe he has caused, he finds that he is left with one deeply disturbing option. Sarsippius - Fourteen inhabitants of Los Angeles in a distant future find their very different lives connected by an unlikely but commonplace item. OskarWyld - A man in a nightclub is approached by a mysterious stranger named Oskar, who opens the conversation with a simple but earnest, "I killed a man today." Aiwass - At the dawn of the 20th century, Detective Roeland DeGraaf investigates the kidnapping of a young H.P. Lovecraft and uncovers a dark treachery that may be older than humanity itself. Penrose - A family of the future travels to retrieve a household android that has shut down. The family finds in repairing the android, that it is not the only thing in their lives that has malfunctioned and is in need of attention. Kaiju - A professional fighter battles not only for his own pride, but the pride of a nation on the brink of economic and social collapse. In an epic match to secure aid, he finds that society not only needs heroes, but the heroes also need the collective, driving force of society. Corcovado - An empty shuttle from the Mars colony arrives at an Earth-orbit space station with the last recording of the scientists there--a heart-felt love song. As the operators investigate, they uncover a love story that inspires the rich culture that persists for over 500 years.
What makes this commentary on Luke stand apart from others is that, from beginning to end, this is a literary analysis. Because it focuses solely on the gospel as it appears and not on its source or origin, this commentary richly and thoroughly explores just what Luke is saying and how he says it.
In the year 2500, humanity has become so technologically advanced that overpopulation has led to an Earth too arrogant to acknowledge its own failures. With the Earth overpopulated and polluted, a group of twenty premier scientists must depart on a mission to explore Asha—a distant, uninhabited planet that may offer solutions to humanity's burgeoning problems. In reaching out to Asha to secure humanity's future, Cyrus Chamberlain and his fellow pioneers discover more about humanity's past than they could have ever imagined. But when they arrive at Asha, the scientists are brusquely greeted by a mysterious human military force that imprisons them with no explanation. They find that during their journey, a faster ship not only delivered humans to Asha, but those humans defeated Earth in an interplanetary civil war. With this war and the discovery of an inexplicable link to mankind's past, the team finds Asha holds more mysteries than answers. Astrophysicist Cyrus Chamberlain is among those who left behind their old lives and risked everything on this journey. Unfortunately for Dr. Chamberlain, he finds that even if he survives the many challenges this new world holds for him, he may have already lost more than he ever imagined.
This book is designed to make Bible study manageable on even the tightest schedule. Tackling a book the size of Luke can be daunting. Many people avoid it altogether because "it's just too big!" This volume contains 24 lessons. Each chapter of Luke's gospel is broken down into short 5-minute outlines. These lessons can be used as daily devotions, as a guide for a small group study, or to introduce someone to the book of Luke for the first time. In each lesson you'll learn: - When the events of the chapter took place - The main characters - The location - An outline of the chapter - How the chapter fits into the big picture - Applications and take aways
In this and every age, the church desperately needs prophecy. It needs the bold proclamation of God’s transforming vision to challenge its very human tendency toward expediency and self-interest — to jolt it into new insight and energy. For Luke Timothy Johnson, the New Testament books Luke and Acts provide that much-needed jolt to conventional norms. To read Luke-Acts as a literary unit, he says, is to uncover a startling prophetic vision of Jesus and the church — and an ongoing call for today’s church to embody and proclaim God’s vision for the world.
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