![]() ![]() And yet the miraculous multiplied effect of its influence worldwide finds its roots in the early morning devotional time of an obscure Canadian Southern Baptist pastor whose own teenage daughter was battling cancer. ![]() Since its debut in 1990, the discipleship study has been translated into more than 45 languages and sold more than 7 million copies. Such was the emphasis during a two-day celebration of Henry Blackaby’s 80th birthday at First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ga., as hundreds of people recommitted themselves to God’s call on their lives while also paying tribute to the author of the widely influential “Experiencing God – Knowing and Doing the Will of God.” You do what that same ordinary man has done daily throughout his ministry - draw near to God through prayer and Bible study. ![]() (BP) - How do you celebrate the life and ministry of an “ordinary” man used by God to launch church planting movements around the world, disciple Christian denominations, counsel internationally-renowned ministry leaders, mentor CEOs of billion-dollar companies, and reform the culture of one of America’s most violent prisons? ![]()
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![]() ![]() Rules are broken, lines aren't just crossed - they are obliterated and bridges go up in smoke as Luther strides through the world that Cross builds in LUTHER. What is particularly worthwhile about this book is the character of DCI John Luther, a moody, difficult, man with a volatile personality and absolute tunnel vision when it comes to getting the bad guy. This factor is a particular relief for this reader who has ploughed through way too many film scripts loosely disguised as novels over the years to be at all comfortable. ![]() These are fully fleshed out stories, with strong characters, really good plots and whilst there's nothing staid about the books, there's nothing obviously "treatment" about them either. The most important thing about any of this author's books is that, particularly as he has such a name as a scriptwriter, there's nothing filmic or screen treatment about the books. Especially as, I believe, this has been a reverse adaptation with the TV series coming before the book. So interesting to see if a fabulous author has written a fabulous book, regardless of whatever's been going on over on the small screen. Downside, LUTHER THE CALLING has a connection with a TV series which I've never seen. ![]() Upside, Neil Cross has written some fantastic recent books. ![]() ![]() The following quotation describes the broad scope and goal of her book and focuses on human shortsightedness because we live in bubbles that distort reality and hide consequences: ![]() ![]() She argues that we fail to recognise just “how intimately connected we are to the universe around us.” Her book relentlessly characterises how we continue to ignore so many critical problems that we ourselves have created. She describes situation after situation where a good idea or innovation has been perverted or distorted, ranging from the introduction of plastic into our economy to spending far too many economic and farming resources on fattening cows and pigs for dinner tables. Ziya Tong’s The Reality Bubble is a sombre, impassioned warning that we humans must begin repairing the huge damage that we’ve inflicted on our planet. ![]() ![]() “This book is for anyone who thought they were going to hell for being themselves. Virdi, USA Today bestselling author of The First Binding A strong and brilliant story of identity, love, sincerity, and personal triumphs even when things get dark.” - R.R. ![]() “Intelligent, cleverly written, and subversive. This book is worth your time." - Sarah Gailey, author of Just Like Home Tingle is right at home in the horror genre - he delivers all the thrills of a slasher while exploring the deep wounds that can be inflicted by broken systems. ![]() Kingfisher, bestselling author of What Moves the Dead “A joyful, furious romp through dark places, Tingle proves he's as good at fear as he is at love.” - T. Camp Damascus is terrifying, darkly funny, and engagingly humane.” - John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author “Chuck Tingle continues to surprise and thrill. Jemisin, New York Times bestselling author ![]() Chuck Tingle is absolutely the best guide through this level of Hell.” - N.K. “A genuinely terrifying nightmare – but it ain’t the monsters you gotta be afraid of. ![]() ![]() By reflecting the ambiguity and density of the original, Hinton continues to create compelling English poems that alter our conception of Chinese poetry. ![]() David Hinton’s translation of Li Po’s poems is no less an achievement than his critically acclaimed The Selected Poems of Tu Fu, also published by New Directions. Legendary friends in eighth-century T'ang China, Li Po and Tu Fu are traditionally celebrated as the two greatest poets in the Chinese canon. ![]() He wrote 1,200 years ago, half a world away, but in his poems we see our world transformed. However ethereal in spirit, his poems remain grounded in the everyday experience we all share. There is a set-phrase in Chinese referring to the phenomenon of Li Po: "Winds of the immortals, bones of the Tao." He moved through this world with an unearthly freedom from attachment, and at the same time belonged profoundly to the earth and its process of change. His work is suffused with Taoism and Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism, but these seem not so much spiritual influences as the inborn form of his life. The author also of singular books of essays and poetry, Hinton has been. Li Po (AD 701-762) lived in T'ang Dynasty China, but his influence has spanned the centuries: the pure lyricism of his poems has awed readers in China and Japan for over a millennium, and through Ezra Pound’s translations, Li Po became central to the modernist revolution in the West. DAVID HINTON's original Selected Poems of Tu Fu was the first full-length verse translation of Tu Fu published in America. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keri Ann, suddenly face-to-face with the man who played the movie role of her favorite fictional character, finds herself yearning for everything she has previously avoided. Keri Ann has relied on herself so long, dealing with her family's death and keeping up her family's historic mansion, that beaus don't figure into her equation - especially with the meager offering of eligible bachelors in Butler Cove. He doesn't count on meeting Keri Ann Butler. He hopes the sultry Southern heat in this tiny coastal Lowcountry town will hide him from not only the tabloids and his cheating girlfriend but also his increasingly vapid life and the people who run it. When his costar and real-life girlfriend is caught cheating on him with her director, A-list hottie Jack Eversea heads to sleepy Butler Cove, South Carolina. ![]() A chance encounter that leads to an unlikely arrangement and epic love affair that will change them both forever. A Hollywood A-list megastar on the run from his latest scandal, with everything to lose. ![]() An orphaned, small-town Southern girl held hostage by responsibility and self-doubt. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The cycle of life with death at the end of it can be seen as a negative thing,” said Eva. And Eva, writer and teacher from London, has a similar feeling that death still seems like a risk for modern publishers due to the sensitivity of the topic. Sarah from Bedford said, they had lots of feedback from publishers and there seemed to be an idea that parents and teachers were more likely to buy positive books. One publisher even told them: “Ordinarily, death is off the table.” They contacted many publishers, however, got refused for more than 10 times. Eva said: “It was a strange thought to know that they would never meet him, but he is part of the family.” Wondering how her father would be talked about to these kids, Eva wrote a story, with a little girl asking questions on her family member who has died before she was born.Ĭooperating with freelance illustrator Sarah Harrison, the team finished the book and named it Where is Uncle AL. At that time, his nephew and niece were not born. Parents may not favour a kid’s book with death as the topic, but it is of great value for children’s development, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.Įva Hibbs’s father died 12 years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() An ordinary soul could not reach there one needed both mental and physical strength. He was guarding the maladikkal, the barren rock that was nearby. They called this deity the Pillayar on the hilltop. How many prayers and promises they must have made in Karattur alone! If you went past the forest where the Devatha shrine is, and climbed further up, you would arrive at the Dandeeswarar temple on top. Kali, in fact, was ready to forgo his cattle and all that he had saved with his incredible frugality, if only their prayers would bear fruit. If a child were indeed born, the rest of their lives would be spent in fulfilling these promises. For some gods, the promises even doubled. For the forest gods, it was a goat sacrifice. They promised an offering to every god they encountered. ![]() They did not discriminate between small and big temples. ![]() In the matter of offering prayers, Kali and Ponna left no stone unturned. He has won several honors for One Part Woman, including being longlisted for the National Book Award. Perumal Murugan has written novels, short stories, and poetry. Set in Tamil Nadu during the British colonial period, the novel follows a couple who remain childless after ten years of marriage, and attacks the rigid rules of caste and tradition that continue to constrict opportunity and happiness. The following is from Perumal Murugan's novel, One Part Woman. ![]() ![]() ![]() This story is Lucy’s aunt and Rafe’s sister, Storm Bragg’s book. I’ve tried three books by this author in this series and though I’ve enjoyed them for the most part…I didn’t enjoy them enough to continue on with this series. ![]() And, threatened by scandal and ruin, they are forced to wed - a tempestuous union of free spirits, shackled only by the irrepressible bonds of love.Īlright, I have officially given up on this author. Storm was completely bewitched by him, but she made him lose his head as well as his heart. Storm Bragg could outshoot and outride any man, but her family decided it was time she traded in her buckskins for a ballgown and made her debut in San Francisco society.Quickly pursued by every eligible gentleman in town, the young hellcat from Texas had eyes for only one, and he was no gentleman.Brett D'Archand was a self-made success - arrogant, impossibly attractive, blatantly sensual - and looking for a wife who would give him respectability. Here is the beginning of the Bragg empire-opulent and glamorous-vast, dangerous, and as untamed as the sweeping plains of Texas. ![]() Also in this series: The Fires of Paradise, Violet FireĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Booksįrom the sensuous voice of novelist Brenda Joyce comes Firestorm, the extraordinary second book in the Bragg family saga that has captured the hearts of readers everywhere. ![]() ![]() The Light Between Oceans was also made into a film two years ago with Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikandar. With romance, mystery, and moral debate all in one,this book would also be a good book club read. It was a journey to come to term with loss and grief, and to see that sometimes there’s no right answer. It is a book that makes you wonder: what would I do in this situation and what would happen if the characters made different decisions. I was engrossed by this story because once I got into each character’s head, I want to know what they will do next. It was also devastating seeing good people making bad decisions and I cannot do anything about it. This book traces the life of a solitary lighthouse keeper Tom and his wif e Isabel and the consequences that follows with one life changing decision they made. ![]() ![]() The Light Between Oceans is a captivating historical fiction set in Australia during the first half of 1900. ![]() |