Download or read book Carnal Addiction written by Sapphire Knight and published by Sapphire Knight. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was supposed to be a weekend of fun. Go to Las Vegas, they'd all said. Pushed me to finally take that vacation I'd been needing for the past five years. Losing my husband had wrecked me. Love no longer existed, and I wanted nothing to do with it. One weekend in Vegas changed everything. I accidentally met the m0b, and they weren't letting me come home. But, did I really want to? H0t, powerful Russ1an, or depression and too much work... The choice was easy, but I'd f1ght every step of the way.
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Download or read book Words and Letters 537 written by St. Gregory of Nyssa and published by Vladimir Djambov. This book was released on with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html St. Gregory of Nyssa Thus, the [general] meaning of the name “Christ” is divided into two different meanings: wisdom and power — so that we, looking at the grandeur of the dispensation of all things, enlighten, with the help of what we contemplate, the inexpressible power of Him, and make it clear that [something] appeared in being, which did not exist before, that the diverse nature of beings was realized by divine beckon - that they would bow to the incomprehensible wisdom of the thinker of this, whose thoughts are the essence of the act. It is by no means idle and not useless for us to acquire the good that we believe that Christ is Power and Wisdom. For, that the prayer calls and to which the eye of the soul draws, then he draws himself to him in prayer. And so, in looking forward to the Force (and strength of Christ) "the power is approved ... in the inner chelovetsy", - as the apostle says ( Eph. 3, 16 ), and the one who calls on Wisdom (by which, again, the Lord means) is made wise, as the book of Proverbs says (Prov. 2: 3-5 ). So, the comrade of Christ, He is Strength and Wisdom, must also be co-named with power, having mastered sin , and show in himself wisdom, choosing the best. And through the manifestation of wisdom and strength in us: the first - in the choice of good, and the second - in the effort [with which the rationally [chosen] is preserved], the perfection of life is achieved, of the two [components] the term. “Being transformed from glory to glory” it [out nature] is changed so that through daily growth it will constantly become better, always improve, and never reach the limit of perfection. For true perfection lies in the fact that one should never stop growing for the better and limit perfection with no limit.
Download or read book Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man written by Bill Clegg and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Clegg had a thriving business as a literary agent, a supportive partner, trusting colleagues, and loving friends when he walked away from his world and embarked on a two-month crack binge. He had been released from rehab nine months earlier, and his relapse would cost him his home, his money, his career, and very nearly his life. What is it that leads an exceptional young mind want to disappear? Clegg makes stunningly clear the attraction of the drug that had him in its thrall, capturing in scene after scene the drama, tension, and paranoiac nightmare of a secret life--and the exhilarating bliss that came again and again until it was eclipsed almost entirely by doom. He also explores the shape of addiction, how its pattern--not its cause--can be traced to the past. Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man is an utterly compelling narrative--lyrical, irresistible, harsh, honest, and beautifully written--from which you simply cannot look away.
Download or read book Queering Contemporary French Popular Cinema written by Darren Waldron and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queering Contemporary French Popular Cinema combines close film analysis with a small-scale qualitative investigation of audience responses to examine images of queerness in contemporary French popular cinema and their reception. Through its blending of the textual and the empirical, this book provides a unique insight into the ways in which sexuality and gender are represented on the cinema screen, as well as the spectator reactions they elicit. Since the mid-1990s, depictions of lesbians, gay men, and queer forms of sexual desire and identity have shifted to the mainstream of French cinematographic representation - as evidenced by the box-office success of a series of highly commercial comic films, including Gazon maudit (Josiane Balasko, 1995), Pédale douce (Gabriel Aghion, 1996), Le Placard (Francis Véber, 2000), and Chouchou (Merzak Allouache, 2003). Alongside this commercial strand, a series of small-budget alternative comedies and other genre films have also challenged heteronormative conceptualizations of sexuality and gender. Films such as Sitcom (François Ozon, 1998), L'Homme est une femme comme les autres (Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, 1997), Pourquoi pas moi? (Stéphane Giusti, 1999), Drôle de Félix (Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, 2000), and Les Chansons d'amour (Christophe Honoré, 2007) portray desire as fluid and/or gender as unfixed. With their use of parody and their blending of comedy with the musical, melodrama, romance or road movie, these and other similar films have resonated with a burgeoning viewing public, tired of having to seek queerness in connotation, of appropriating marginal characters in ostensibly straight narratives, and of tragedy and trauma as the principal modes of representation and spectator address.
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Download or read book Cruise Control written by Robert Weiss and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Weiss, director of the Sexual Recovery Institute in Santa Monica, California, avoids political and moral arguments and instead focuses on the clinical approach, asking the question, ''Is your sexual behavior causing problems in other areas of your life?'' Cruise Control leads men to a better understanding of the difference between sexual compulsion and non-addictive sexual behavior within the gay experience, and it explains what resources are available for recovery. A timely and important contribution to the body of recovery literature, Cruise Control provides understanding, empathy and encouragement to gay men seeking healthy sexual expression.
Download or read book Wrongly Diagnosed Unmasking the Alcoholism Drug Addiction Plot and the Twelve Step Deception written by Csc John E Johnson Ras and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrongly Diagnosed exposes the true source and nature of addiction that has been hidden, denied, and disbelieved. It provides correct information as it relates to God and recovery using the Word of God. It reveals the misrepresentation of God in the twelve-step program and exposes the deception of its concept of spirituality and a higher power. Wrongly Diagnosed is an unflinching look at the true nature of addiction. Pastor Johnson gives the reader an inside look at this national tragedy and the path he has found to healing. This book is the work of a refreshingly honest and engaging writer who repays the time you invest in him with substantial hope. Sharilyn Grayson, Freelance Editor As a co-dependent, and mother of four children married to a cocaine addict, I found this book to be extremely enlightening into the issues and struggles of an addict. It is insightful, informative and an honest look at what an addict goes through during and after their addiction. Monica Grier Wrongly Diagnosed is biblically sound with information that helps to identify our true source of power to be free from addiction, which is Christ. It has revealed to us, the strategies of Satan's counterfeit behavior. The masking and delusional practice of lies and deception orchestrated by our adversary the devil. Pastor Maria Salas, Joshua & Caleb Ministry. Bell Garden, CA John Johnson is an ordained pastor, a Certified Alcohol and Drug counselor RAS, CSC. He was the Co-founder and Director of the Wings of Healing Alcohol and Drug ministry at Greater Bethany Community Church in Los Angeles, CA 1991 to 1999. Freed from $300-$400 a day heroin and cocaine habit. In 19 Years of recovery, he has never had one day of withdrawals, cravings or a desire for drugs.
Download or read book Addiction and the Captive Will written by Cynthia Geppert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse. At this advanced stage, substance use has become the primary driver of salience, co-opting and subsuming other moral priorities and human rewards. Scholars have investigated Aristotle's concept of akrasia as an ancient mirror of this understanding and there have been some preliminary discussions of Augustine's concept of the divided will as it bears on addiction. No detailed and comprehensive exploration of the work of Augustine has yet been undertaken as it relates to three contemporary models of addiction: the choice, learning, and brain disease models. Augustine's psychological awareness, his mastery of ancient theological and philosophical thinking, and his enormous and enduring influence on both Catholic and Protestant theology, make him an ideal subject for such research. This incisive book argues that Augustine's doctrine of the captive will offers a theological parallel of each of these contemporary models of addiction.
Download or read book Reverentially Turning to God from Idols Devotional written by Gregory L. Madison and published by The Awe Factory. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idols of addiction must be dealt with through reverence for God just as they are chosen through our irreverence. Reverentially Turning to God from Idols is 365-day reading. It is a combination of Addiction: A Tug of War, Quality Sobriety (Volumes 1-5), Turning to God from Idols, as well as a few other works by Gregory Madison. The epitome of reverencing God is the mind of Christ. It is impossible for someone abiding in Christ to relapse!
Download or read book Grace Overcomers Addiction Ministry written by Dan Lightsey and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique in its biblical approach to recovery, the Grace Overcomers Addiction Ministry provides deep insight and understanding to the ministry of addiction. It is written by and for the victorious in Jesus Christ, a testimony to their real life experiences and how they overcame addiction through the grace of God. It has been said, 'Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.' Pastor Dan Lightsey, in writing Grace Overcomers Addiction Ministry, qualifies both in his Christlike compassion as well as his understanding and keen insight for those that struggle with addiction. For all those that wrestle in the valley of trouble, this book will open a door of hope. Jesus said he came to deliver and set free the captives; Pastor Dan Lightsey's book will help to do just that. —Pastor John Love, chaplain to the NBA's New York Knicks Dan Lightsey's book reveals to each addict, no matter what persuasion or tendency, the ability to acknowledge God's forgiveness, which in turn allows us to forgive ourselves. Further, he has provided a support framework which allows the addict compassion and insight to progress in the real world. A wonderful approach to recovery! —Donald L. Henderson, R.Ph.
Download or read book What s Wrong With Christian Rock written by Creation Liberty Evangelism and published by Creation Liberty Evangelism. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the true origin of rock-n-roll, and how Christians are using the wrong toolset.
Download or read book A Stranger Among Us written by D.E. Wilkie and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Stranger Among Us, Mr. Wilkie fearlessly confronts everything that most of us don't know or understand about sexual addiction. Whether this is your battle, or you have a loved one struggling with it, the author provides an honest, in-depth, first-hand account that is both professional and personal. In an era when addiction is a societal epidemic, here is an author who is not only prepared but equipped to throw out a lifeline. For not only does he bravely share his own personal struggles, he also provides insightful recommendations from countless therapists and other professionals in the field. Sex addicts needs to read this book in order to discover the tools that will free them from the bondage of addiction and offer the hope needed to escape isolation. Friends, relatives and co-workers of a sex addict need to read the book in order to be empowered with constructive ways to help and offer love and support without judgment or condemnation. -Jo-Ann Schultz Early on in his book Mr. Wilkie writes: "It is not what we do that determines who we are; it is who we are that determines what we do." It has been my privilege to watch Mr. Wilkie on this very difficult spiritual journey of recovery and discovery. Even though I have not battled with sexual addiction, the universal principles that he lays out in the book have opened the door to new discoveries and have enabled me to recognize that real change happens from the inside out. The depth of one's true identity will surface from this must read. -Corrina L Fischer Irrespective of people's opinions on addiction, Mr. Wilkie explains sexual addiction from both a personal and professional perspective. His holistic approach simultaneously addresses the body, soul, and spirit and gives a refreshing insight to the incredible raw journey of a sex addict and their need for a power greater than themselves. He provides many helpful resources, including a workbook section which allows the reader to work through the recovery principles he describes throughout the book. -Didier Milliquet...
Download or read book Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England written by Rebecca Lemon and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Lemon illuminates a previously-buried conception of addiction, as a form of devotion at once laudable, difficult, and extraordinary, that has been concealed by the persistent modern link of addiction to pathology. Surveying sixteenth-century invocations, she reveals how early moderns might consider themselves addicted to study, friendship, love, or God. However, she also uncovers their understanding of addiction as a form of compulsion that resonates with modern scientific definitions. Specifically, early modern medical tracts, legal rulings, and religious polemic stressed the dangers of addiction to alcohol in terms of disease, compulsion, and enslavement. Yet the relationship between these two understandings of addiction was not simply oppositional, for what unites these discourses is a shared emphasis on addiction as the overthrow of the will. Etymologically, "addiction" is a verbal contract or a pledge, and even as sixteenth-century audiences actively embraced addiction to God and love, writers warned against commitment to improper forms of addiction, and the term became increasingly associated with disease and tyranny. Examining canonical texts including Doctor Faustus, Twelfth Night, Henry IV, and Othello alongside theological, medical, imaginative, and legal writings, Lemon traces the variety of early modern addictive attachments. Although contemporary notions of addiction seem to bear little resemblance to its initial meanings, Lemon argues that the early modern period's understanding of addiction is relevant to our modern conceptions of, and debates about, the phenomenon.
Download or read book New Jersey Narcotic and Drug Abuse Laws written by New Jersey. Division of Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unforgettable Night written by Anna Perry and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking down at his hardening cock as I lean forward...brushing my nipples over his lips as I drop the veil over his manhood... laughing softly to myself as I see the hungry eyes...and then the tug of the chain pulling me back to you again...almost startled this time...eyes meeting yours and looking at you with surprise as you continue to shorten the chain...forcing me to you...your free hand reaching up and entwining into my hair...pulling me roughly to you as you whisper...I think you're enjoying this far too much my whore...and then a soft chuckle as you rip one of the veils from my waist...a slender thigh now exposed...lifting my arms over my head and swaying with the music as I move to the next one in the circle...
Download or read book PENANCE written by J C Pereira and published by Joseph Pereira. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is changing. Faster than anyone could have possibly imagined. One man and his family, living in the rural countryside find themselves caught up in the cataclysmic events. Without many choices available to them, they flee in the hope of finding help and safety in the cities beyond the mountains. Their journey there is arduous and filled with frightening and life-threatening dangers. On the way, a child is born who will become the last hope of all humankind. They and a band of misfit companions gathered along the path become his guardians, determined at the risk of their very lives to keep him protected from the rampages of Mother Nature herself. Even under the wise leadership of old Drake, grandfather to the boy, Ezra, the outcome is not assured. With a promise given to his mother, Drake will do and become whatever is necessary to keep Ezra alive and prepared for the new world in the forming. The hardest thing in this is for humanity to save its soul – sometimes, survival is not enough.
