In a post-modern world leery of abstracted theology, might the answers to the deep question of why Jesus died on the cross be found, not in theology textbooks, but in the stories of the Bible? What if the playing out of one Hebrew word, hesed, tells us who we are, who God is, and what Jesus' life and death were all about? Embraced: Prodigals at the Cross tells the story of hesed, God's steadfast love, as it weaves its way from our creation for relationship, through our rejection of that relationship, to God's centuries-long pursuit of reconciliation. The story ends in embrace, the embrace of a good father who runs to his prodigal son, and a loving God who takes on human flesh to reach out to us on the cross. This book is God's story. This book is our story.
A mysterious woman comes out of the wheat fields late one night to complicate the life of Chief Ranger Aldo Springer, recently banished to Fort Pawnee National Historical Site in central Kansas. She demands asylum and backs up her demand by threatening to jump from the highest point in the historical site—a crow’s nest halfway up the hundred-foot mast of the fort’s flag pole. Against his judgment, Springer conceals her from the security forces of the state hospital, from which she escaped, and risks everything he cherishes to pursue a murderer along a cold trail. “In this well-conceived and vivid manuscript, the charming Aldo Springer, Chief Park Ranger at Fort Pawnee National Historic Site in Kansas, is in the awkward position of providing cover for Amanda Lowenthal, a 28-year-old escapee from the Pawnee State Hospital for the criminally insane, who murdered her family when she was fourteen. This is a genuinely successful piece of storytelling and character development. It’s humorous and well-paced and structures plausible scenes of intensity and moments of tenderness.” —Publisher’s Weekly “Steve Sherwood's finely crafted No Asylum is about escape. Those who escape justice need to be imprisoned. Those in prisons, most often of their own making, need to escape. Aldo Springer, a National Park Service ranger, divorced, banished from his beloved Rocky Mountains to the Fort Pawnee National Historic site in Kansas, and loathed by his superintendent, lives without much hope. Serving time in this purgatory, a particularly hot summer in Kansas, he learns to act on his instincts, broaden his heart, take chances, and escape to the small slice of heaven he can create from truth, trust, and love.” —Thomas Fox Averill
Serves as a guide to anyone hoping to understand the Bible's ancient context and its role for ongoing communities of readers. This book puts the Bible's two identities - an ancient document revered by billions of contemporary readers - into conversation with one another. Written for an introductory Bible course at the college level. It is designed for anyone looking for a deeper engagement with the Christian Bible.
The title of this book contains an invitation to pray for justice, but this book contains no overt prayers. Many of the more than fourteen hundred Bible passages contained here are prayers or portions of prayers. To read these texts is to be invited to join them in prayer.
Witnesses: Dr. Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., MPH, Prof. of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Univ. Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr. James R. Baker, Jr., Ruth Dow Doan Prof. & Dir. of the Center for Biologic Nanotechnology, Chief, Div. of Allergy & Immunology, Co-Dir., Center for Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Dr. Charles N. Haas, Prof. of Environmental Engineering, Drexel Univ.; & Dr. Manuel S. Barbeito, Chief of the Aerobiology Section (retired), Agent Control Div., U.S. Army Biological Warfare Labs., Fort Detrick MD. Also includes official material submitted for the record, including Federal decontamination of the Hart Building & detection agents.
Join Robin Hood and his Merry Men on three rollicking adventure yarns: "Robin Hood & the Minstrel," "Robin Hood & the Knight," and "Robin Hood & the Jailer!" Two of these tales are based on classic stories, while the third is an all-original! (Two of these stories have never appeared elsewhere!)
A SNEAK PEAK AT THE FIRST TEN CHAPTERS OF THE LOST ORDER BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEVE BERRY “Makes history exciting.” – Associated Press. The Knights of the Golden Circle was the largest and most dangerous clandestine organization in American history. It amassed billions in stolen gold and silver, all buried in hidden caches across the United States. Since 1865 treasure hunters have searched, but little of that immense wealth has ever been found. Now, one hundred and sixty years later, two factions of what remains of the Knights of the Golden Circle want that lost treasure—one to spend it for their own ends, the other to preserve it. Thrust into this battle is former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone, whose connection to the knights is far deeper than he ever imagined. At the center is the Smithsonian Institution—linked to the knights, its treasure, and Malone himself through an ancestor, a Confederate spy named Angus “Cotton” Adams, whose story holds the key to everything. Complicating matters are the political ambitions of a reckless Speaker of the House and the bitter widow of a United States Senator, who together are planning radical changes to the country. And while Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt face the past, ex-president Danny Daniels and Stephanie Nelle confront a new and unexpected challenge, a threat that may cost one of them their life.
In Crying for a Vision, British-born poet, musician and performance artist Steve Scott offers a challenge to artists and a manifesto for the arts. This new edition includes an introduction and study guide, four newly-collected essays and an interview with the author. Steve Scott is the author of Like a House on Fire: Renewal of the Arts in a Post-modern Culture and The Boundaries. "Steve Scott is a rare individual who combines a deep love and understanding of Scripture with a passion for the arts." -Steve Turner, author of Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster. "Steve Scott links a number of fields of inquiry that are usually perceived as unrelated. In doing so he hopes to open wider possibilities for Christians in the arts, who may perhaps be relieved to find that, in many ways, they were right all along." -Rupert Loydell, author of The Museum of Light. Cover art by Michael Redmond
You are Beowulf, hero of the Geats - and now their king. In the north, your villages are under attack. A dark wizard has arisen, and you must prove your battle skills once more ... This is a choose-your-own-destiny adventure where YOU are the hero. This is a title in the interactive I HERO Legends series - where the reader plays the part of a legendary hero! In each adventure the reader makes a choice that affects how the story progresses - it really is 'decide-your-own-destiny! Written by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (more commonly known as the 2Steves), and illustrated by Andrew "2Hands" Tunney. Age appropriate for 6 to 8 year olds and more sensitive readers. Also suitable for reluctant readers and less confident older readers. Printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association.
Dear Reader, Charles Dickens this ain't. It's more like Charles Addams meets Sherwood Anderson. Imagine that illustrious duo getting together over drinks to create a small town in western Vermont (Coolidge Bay). The pair conceive, construct and people their town... with the latter gent supplying a plodding sense of community, the former, an air of R-rated whimsy infused with just a hint of the macabre. Now, imagine you've been invited up for the holidays to check out the pair's fictive creation. Enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly. Take a leisurely stroll around. Loki and I did. We liked the place so much we're moving up there in the spring. All the Bay needs is a skinch more mischief and a tad more macabre... which Loki and I plan to supply as soon as we move in. Love and Kisses, Lafnie
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.