One stormy night, Luke is jolted awake by the booming sound of thunder cracking outside. Though his big sister, Leia, sleeps soundly despite the storm, Luke can't sleep at all. He's scared. He doesn't want to be alone through the storm, so he tip-toes over to his sister's bed and wakes her up. When Leia hears the thunder, she becomes frightened too. The children huddle together, shivering in Leia's bed. What are they going to do? As the children shiver and the thunder clatters, the door creaks open slowly. Through the door comes someone the kids know and love--their dog, Zoe. That's when things get really amazing, for when Zoe finds her special children, she talks to them. And it's a good thing, too, because Zoe knows something about the storm that will make the children feel better. Determined to make her special children feel better, Zoe takes Leia and Luke on a magical adventure to an age known as the Jurassic period, or the time of the dinosaurs. There they meet Jason, a young brachiosaur, and his mother, Diane. Together they learn a valuable lesson about bravery from their new friends.
Love for the Enemy is a story about a young mans journey in life. The stories told explain the reasoning behind the decision made but then explain biblically as to why the decision made was against what God wanted. It brings awareness to the truth about Gods love and his forgiveness and helps us understand what God wants for us in our everyday lives. It shows us how we all battle with our inner feelings of lust and oftentimes lose. With Love for the Enemy, we can identify with the stories told and appreciate the honesty of the writer.
One stormy night, Luke is jolted awake by the booming sound of thunder cracking outside. Though his big sister, Leia, sleeps soundly despite the storm, Luke cant sleep at all. Hes scared. He doesnt want to be alone through the storm, so he tip-toes over to his sisters bed and wakes her up. When Leia hears the thunder, she becomes frightened too. The children huddle together, shivering in Leias bed. What are they going to do? As the children shiver and the thunder clatters, the door creaks open slowly. Through the door comes someone the kids know and lovetheir dog, Zoe. Thats when things get really amazing, for when Zoe finds her special children, she talks to them. And its a good thing, too, because Zoe knows something about the storm that will make the children feel better. Determined to make her special children feel better, Zoe takes Leia and Luke on a magical adventure to an age known as the Jurassic period, or the time of the dinosaurs. There they meet Jason, a young brachiosaur, and his mother, Diane. Together they learn a valuable lesson about bravery from their new friends.
Militias have proven to be a consistent and enduring challenge to achieving peace in war zones around the world. Whether armed by embattled governments in defence of their territory or fostered by external actors in the interests of greed or grievance, these groups occupy an uncertain and deeply controversial position in the changing landscape of conflict. Linked variously to atrocities against civilians or international criminal elements, part of what distinguishes them from more traditional combatants is their willingness to engage in violent tactics that defy international norms as well as a proclivity to embrace expediency in alliance-making. As such, their diversity of form, unorthodox nature and sheer numbers make achieving short-term stability and an enduring peace a consistently difficult proposition. Bringing together the lessons learned from four intensively researched case studies - the Democratic Republic of Congo, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan and Sudan - the book argues that the overly rigid 'cookie-cutter' approach to demilitaristation, developed and commonly implemented presently by the international community, is ineffective at meeting the myriad of challenges involving militias. In doing so, the authors propose a radical new framework for demilitarization that questions conventional models and takes into account on-the-ground realities.
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