It begins with a single gunshot, and Bishop Lynn Peterson watches in horror as a good friend, who is a member of the New Orleans Saints, collapses on the street. When a medal the player wore--a medal Lynn had promised to return to the man's family--disappears, Lynn is thrust into a suspenseful and fast-moving journey through four assassinations, an attempt on her life, conflicts with a mysterious and ancient society, and a behind-the-scenes conspiracy that reaches all the way to the White House. The turbulent, unstoppable intrigue challenges Lynn mentally, physically, and spiritually as she engages in a desperate battle with an opponent who is just as determined to kill as Lynn is to stop him even though she has no idea where--or who--he will strike next.
In 1881, seventeen-year-old Vini Prejean steps off the train in Crested Butte, Montana, and encounters a world of miners and coal barons, freighters and bankers, violence and corruption, that is miles away--in every sense--from her life in New Orleans.
The author examines how true hospitality extends beyond furnishing your guest with food and drink. It involves making them truly at home, comfortable with their surroundings and meeting their needs--both the stated and the unstated.
The Santa Fe Secret takes place in the oldest town still occupied in the United States, and is full of the charm and interest of that city. Oden interweaves the nearby and very contrasting presence of Los Alamos, the spot where some of America's most deadly weapons have been developed to bring us a unique tale of mystery and suspense.
This griping story tugs at a deep place in the human heart. Separated from her protective New Orleans family, young Vini steps off the first train that arrives in Crested Butte, Colorado. This venture of secrets and survival shakes her to the core and ultimately pits her against one of the most powerful men in the country. Set in the treacherous splendor of the Rockies, in an old mining town turned ski area, the novel portrays an unforgettable community of people who demonstrate courage and compassion as they struggle through trials and celebrate triumphs.
In this book, five Christian grandmothers invite you to share their journey with them: to explore common themes of grandmothering and renew your sense of God's presence in your life through the gift of grandmothering.
It begins with a single gunshot, and Bishop Lynn Peterson watches in horror as a good friend, who is a member of the New Orleans Saints, collapses on the street. When a medal the player wore--a medal Lynn had promised to return to the man's family--disappears, Lynn is thrust into a suspenseful and fast-moving journey through four assassinations, an attempt on her life, conflicts with a mysterious and ancient society, and a behind-the-scenes conspiracy that reaches all the way to the White House. The turbulent, unstoppable intrigue challenges Lynn mentally, physically, and spiritually as she engages in a desperate battle with an opponent who is just as determined to kill as Lynn is to stop him even though she has no idea where--or who--he will strike next.
In 1881, seventeen-year-old Vini Prejean steps off the train in Crested Butte, Montana, and encounters a world of miners and coal barons, freighters and bankers, violence and corruption, that is miles away--in every sense--from her life in New Orleans.
Unlike self-help books that appeal to the head and give rational explanations of the grief process, this prayerful new book is addressed to those who are experiencing loss as a limbo time of darkness. The author describes the feelings associated with various kinds of loss and helps grievers find words to express their own feelings. The author hopes that the book can bring healing by articulating the confusing and often ambivalent feelings that loss brings. Oden encourages readers to embrace their grief and to equally embrace the promise of God's presence that guides them through dark times to new light.The book addresses nine specific areas of human loss, including divorce, death, empty nest, loss of physical ability, loss of job or career, trauma of physical moves and relocations. Oden uses first-person narrative to capture these times of transition and struggle and offers ways for the reader to move beyond them through faith. The beautiful design and format, along with the message of hope it contains, make this book a thoughtful gift to share with friends during their time of loss.
In this book, five Christian grandmothers invite you to share their journey with them: to explore common themes of grandmothering and renew your sense of God's presence in your life through the gift of grandmothering.
Sometimes even the words associated with Lent--atonement, fasting, paschal--seem foreign and intimidating. But in studying them, readers become wanderers and pilgrims who begin to appreciate the meaning of these terms and the Lenten scriptures which serve as guideposts in our larger spiritual journey. This is a user-friendly guide to Lent using the classic spiritual disciplines.
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