Accepting the salvation Jesus offers us is the beginning of living a Christian life, but did you know it's only the first step? Christianity is so rich and full of the power and promise of Almighty God that we have only begun to scratch the surface of understanding the Body of Christ and its purposes. If your heart has been searching for more of God, a more meaningful relationship with Jesus, a better understanding of the working of the Holy Spirit, you have come to the right place. Advancing to a Higher Place in Him: The Path to Intimacy with the Lord is a six-week devotional study designed to instruct the reader in developing a closer relationship with the Lord. Come along as we ascend the path, Advancing to a Higher Place in Him. 'Mary Dovie has captured the heartbeat of God in the Bible study Advancing to a Higher Place in Him: The Path to Intimacy with the Lord. You cannot help but soar as high as an eagle as fellowship and sweet communion take place between you and the Lord as you begin this journey of intimacy and intimately advance to a higher place in Him.' -Minister Catherine Pollard
Anecdotes, tidbits and documents to provide insight into the lives of members of the Peterson, Freeland, gardner, Snider, Hurt and many other families of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Also, data on the Arnold family of Texas, the Ochs family of Tennessee and New York, the Wilder family of Vermont, the Barr family of Pennsylvania, and many others."--Back cover.
Since its original publication in 1987, Like a Family has become a classic in the study of American labor history. Basing their research on a series of extraordinary interviews, letters, and articles from the trade press, the authors uncover the voices and experiences of workers in the Southern cotton mill industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Now with a new afterword, this edition stands as an invaluable contribution to American social history. "The genius of Like a Family lies in its effortless integration of the history of the family--particularly women--into the history of the cotton-mill world.--Ira Berlin, New York Times Book Review "Like a Family is history, folklore, and storytelling all rolled into one. It is a living, revelatory chronicle of life rarely observed by the academe. A powerhouse.--Studs Terkel "Here is labor history in intensely human terms. Neither great impersonal forces nor deadening statistics are allowed to get in the way of people. If students of the New South want both the dimensions and the feel of life and labor in the textile industry, this book will be immensely satisfying.--Choice
Mary B. Dovie brings a personal invitation to the reader directly from the Throne of God. Learn the plans of God to tear down our high places of rebellion, self-sufficiency, fickleness, and stubbornness so that we can ascend to a higher place in Him. Changing priorities is a necessary step for every believer. In A Higher Place in Him Mary B. Dovie takes the theory and translates it into practical, timely wisdom for the Christian today. Drawn extensively from the full canon of Scripture, A Higher Place in Him leads the reader to: admit a need for Him submit to His Word in all areas of life and to commit to follow Him, no matter where he leadsAs the representative of the Lord in a secular society, the Christian is directed to do the work of the Father in a lost and hurting world. But he cannot be truly effective until he replaces the high places of his own life with a higher place in Him. This is a process requiring time and patience. But the Lord will honor persistence. Ascend to a higher place in Him, then gain the confidence to face every situation, to obey in all things, and to follow where He leads. About the author: MARY B. DOVIE, who is an elder and ordained minister of the gospel under the covering of Joy Christian Church and Gideon Christian Fellowship in New Orleans, Louisiana, operates under a prophetic and teaching anointing. The message that Mary has been given to communicate is this-that if we but give the Lord the opportunity to speak to us, He will indeed teach us, renew us, cleanse us, and then He will be able to use us for His great purposes in this earth. Mary B. Dovie has been married to her high school sweetheart, Paul, for thirty-two years. They are both lifetime residents of New Orleans, LA. They have two sons, Matthew and Tony.
The twentieth century and the first years of the twenty-first century witnessed economic and social upheaval perhaps unprecedented in history. Against this backdrop of drought and depression, Texas Girl reviews these changes from the perspective of a woman who has experienced them, revealing her hopes, frustrations, joys and despairs as she relates the day-to-day occurrences that are a part of family life.
A facsimile reprint of the Second Edition (1994) of this genealogical guide to 25,000 descendants of William Burgess of Richmond (later King George) County, Virginia, and his only known son, Edward Burgess of Stafford (later King George) County, Virginia. Complete with illustrations, photos, comprehensive given and surname indexes, and historical introduction.
A hidden history of the South emerges when a worldly teacher leads Threestep, GA, to reinvent itself, setting in motion events that lead to triumph and tragedy for the black teenager who happens to be the smartest person in Piedmont County, Georgia, in 1938–39. As an epigraph from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois reminds us at the start of this novel, "Throughout history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness." Protagonist Theo Boykin is a genius, an artist, an inventor, a Leonardo DaVinci–type, whose talents are sought after by local blacks and whites alike, but even this is not enough to save him. He falls victim to "the tragedy of ignorance and the damage caused by fear," in the words of poet Rita Dove—the first African American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate and a member of the jury that conferred on The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Award for books that "make a significant contribution to our understanding of racism and our appreciation for the diversity of human cultures." You won't forget Theo Boykin, nor will you forget his friends the Cailiffs, especially Gladys, who tells this story with love and bewilderment, and the teacher, Miss Spivey, who changes all their lives.
This literary companion surveys the works of Lee Smith, a Southern author lauded for her autobiographical familiarity with Appalachian settings and characters. Her dialogue captures the distinct voices of mountain people and their perceptions of local and world events, ranging from the Civil War to ecology and modernization. Mental and physical disability and the Southern cultural norm of including the disabled as both family and community members are recurring themes in Smith's writing. An A to Z arrangement of entries incorporates specific titles, and themes such as belonging, healing and death, humor, parenting and religion.
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