For Las Vegas widow Naomi, memories of a Pennsylvania Dutch childhood are an ache from the distant past, a painful memory of abandoned roots and lost connections. She has long since reconciled herself to the shattered dreams that had enticed her from her heritage and now simply lives in a tiny apartment, thick with loneliness and regret. Her sole consolation is her daughter-in-law Ruth. But when hard living claims both of her boys, the two women turn Naomi's creaky Impala eastward in a desperate, last-chance bid for hope and meaning. Thus begins a cross-country odyssey that brings her home to her old farm in Lancaster County--and to the values and rhythms of a life once spurned. Although the East is foreign territory, Ruth also finds a home here among the slow and authentic cadences of Pennsylvania farm country. And she finds love...
Pride High is an award-winning independent comic book series about a gay-straight alliance at a high school for superpowered youth. This collection assembles the first seven issues of the fan-favorite series, optimized for digital reading, as well as a foreword by Fanboys of the Universe Editor-in-Chief Chance Whitmire, bonus sketches, creator bios and a brand-new cover illustration. 297 pages, full color. Released digitally by Northwest Press, which has been publishing quality LGBT-inclusive comics and graphic novels since 2010.
Sovereignty: Will of Man Vs. Will of God - is a journey through the nature of fallen humanity on what's really happening in life. What does God say vs what humanity says? A book inspired by Jeff Durbin and Andrew Schwab with Project86 which are my heroes of the faith.
Pride High is an award-winning independent comic book series about a gay-straight alliance at a high school for superpowered youth. This special edition of the first issue is optimized for digital reading and gives readers a great introduction to the series. 37 pages, full color. Released digitally by Northwest Press, which has been publishing quality LGBT-inclusive comics and graphic novels since 2010.
Morpheus Tales, the UK's most controversial horror, sf and fantasy magazine, proudly presents its first original dark fiction anthology: 13. Original fiction by Eric S Brown, Joseph D'Lacey, Gary Fry, Andrew Hook, Shaun Jeffrey, Matt Leyshon, Gary McMahon, Andy Remic, Stanley Riiks, Tommy B. Smith, Alan Spencer, Fred Venturini, and William R.D. Wood. Featuring a wide range of dark fiction, including horror, dark fantasy and dark SF, Morpheus Tales has pulled stories from around the world. 13 authors each present their own story: disturbing malevolence, personal fear, ghostly debts, the apocalypse, musical madness, sasquatch and more... All manner of disturbingly dark tales are contained in this collection. 13 tales of dark fiction.
In an eerie attic filled with living toys and dolls, one rag doll named Stitch begins to awaken from his cotton-filled amnesia. Why does Granny Pairley keep Stitch and his rag doll cousins captive in the playroom? Did they once have lives outside the attic walls? Taunted by a pair of nasty fairies called the Benders, and menaced by the very stinky Yum-Tum Bear, Stitch finds comfort with Simon, the handsomest of the rag doll boys. Along come the ghastly puppets Voodoo Dolly and Tinybones, leading Stitch through hidden passageways to a dreadful secret room. This digest-size re-issue of Stitch collects the entire story, plus all-new extras exclusive to this edition.
When the Night Falls-A graphic look into the tortured mind of Jerry as he gives us a play-by-play account of the war waged upon all mankind by Satan and his army. Why is it happening? With guidance from Artimus the Giant, Ezekiel the Wizard and the British army, find out if the world will be subjected to Satan’s minions for all eternity. Tonight’s the Night for Poor ‘ol Fred: A short story about Fred and his quest to find his dream girl. Will Debbie be the one? A Better Breed of People: Billy Van Zant, a cab driver, who was pulled over and then tortured by a few bad cops. When he decides to take matter into his own hands ,find out how he plans to execute his revenge. Will he be successful? The Aftermath: A novel about Brook Shore Island, a melting pot and a vacation spot for tourists. A place where race riots and police corruption are allowed to go unchecked. But then a hurricane rips through and unleashes a spell over the island. When the dead rise, will our survivors overcome their prejudices? Or will their hatred for one another stand in the way of their own survival. Leave the Crypt Alone: Darling Joseph is the ultimate prankster and his poor neighbors are at his mercy. But did he finally go too far this time?
THIS BOOK WILL RELEASE YOU TO DO THE WILL OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE! In A Spiritual Awakening, revivalist Tommie Zito releases Christians to do the will of God with fearless faith. With years of successful evangelism to his credit, the author boldly decries the state of the Sunday morning ritual: The voice of the Lord is relegated to pointless sermons and denominational drivel. Religion has paralyzed the passion and desire of the believer to do the will of God. The Church is suffocating under the spirit of slumber, while believing all is well. BUT THERE IS HOPE--YOU! You and millions like you have the call, the passion and the desire to do what religion and its accompanying litany of legalism can never accomplish. You can change the world, your country, your city, your neighborhood, your home. Zito calls on believers to the last-day Church's mandate to be a "house of prayer," if it is to move in an anointing which will make the world take notice of the Most High God. Zito notes, "A church bulletin contains more social activities and outings than times set aside to really pray and seek the Father's face." The power of the Holy Spirit awaits all those who will respond to the burden of this book: to shake off religious irrelevancy and to do the will of God despite all opposition.
The story of the woman taken in adultery features a dramatic confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees over whether the adulteress should be stoned as the law commands. In response, Jesus famously states, “Let him who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” To Cast the First Stone traces the history of this provocative story from its first appearance to its enduring presence today. Likely added to the Gospel of John in the third century, the passage is often held up by modern critics as an example of textual corruption by early Christian scribes and editors, yet a judgment of corruption obscures the warm embrace the story actually received. Jennifer Knust and Tommy Wasserman trace the story’s incorporation into Gospel books, liturgical practices, storytelling, and art, overturning the mistaken perception that it was either peripheral or suppressed, even in the Greek East. The authors also explore the story’s many different meanings. Taken as an illustration of the expansiveness of Christ’s mercy, the purported superiority of Christians over Jews, the necessity of penance, and more, this vivid episode has invited any number of creative receptions. This history reveals as much about the changing priorities of audiences, scribes, editors, and scholars as it does about an “original” text of John. To Cast the First Stone calls attention to significant shifts in Christian book cultures and the enduring impact of oral tradition on the preservation—and destabilization—of scripture.
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