Download or read book Alphabet of Faith written by Sara Jewell and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabet of Faith explores what it means to live a life of faith and spirit in the 21st century in the context of Jesus’ commandment to love one another. Weaving together faith and culture, this breathtaking book explores what it means to live a life of faith and spirit in the 21st century. It brings together 26 “words” – such as energy, justice, liminal space, and X marks the spot – that reflect the challenges and joys of living in our beautiful but broken and often brutal world. It is unwaveringly contemporary, progressive, and thought-provoking. The pieces are written for those who say they are spiritual but not religious, for people who are or may be familiar with church but perhaps don’t attend anymore, for those who know Jesus and his teachings and are familiar with the Bible, even if they haven’t opened it in a while. Ultimately, these 26 “words” are for questioners and doubters who believe in kindness, mercy, and justice, as well as in science, and who seek a spiritual path that is inclusive and welcoming of conversation and transformation.

Download or read book Fragile Like Us written by Sara Barnard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best friends Caddy and Rosie have always been close, but as Caddy turns sixteen, she longs to be more confident and interesting like Rosie and turns to Suzanne, an exciting new friend who has a mysterious past.

Download or read book Teaching from Rest written by Sarah Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book of Philippians we are told to be anxious over nothing, and yet we are anxious over everything. We worry that our students will be "behind," that they won't score well on the SAT, get into a good college, or read enough of the Great Books. Our souls are restless, anxiously wondering if something else out there might be just a little bit better -- if maybe there is another way or another curriculum that might prove to be superior to what we are doing now. God doesn't call us to this work and then turn away to tend to other, more important matters. He promises to stay with us. He assures us that if we rely on Him alone, then He will provide all that we need. What that means on a practical level is that we have to stop fretting over every little detail. We need to stop comparing. We've got to drop the self-inflated view that we are the be-all-end-all of whether the education we are offering our students is going to be as successful as we hope it is. After all, our job is not to be successful -- success itself is entirely beside the point. It's faithfulness that He wants.

Download or read book One Summer in Savannah written by Terah Shelton Harris and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nothing short of astonishing. The best writers are brave writers, and Harris has proven herself among those ranks." —Mateo Askaripour, New York Times bestselling author of Black Buck A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive. It's been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia. Eight years since her daughter, Alana, came into this world, following a terrifying sexual assault that left deep emotional wounds Sara would do anything to forget. But when Sara's father falls ill, she's forced to return home and face the ghosts of her past. While caring for her father and running his bookstore, Sara is desperate to protect her curious, outgoing, genius daughter from the Wylers, the family of the man who assaulted her. Sara thinks she can succeed—her attacker is in prison, his identical twin brother, Jacob, left town years ago, and their mother are all unaware Alana exists. But she soon learns that Jacob has also just returned to Savannah to piece together the fragments of his once-great family. And when their two worlds collide—with the type of force Sara explores in her poetry and Jacob in his astrophysics—they are drawn together in unexpected ways. "An unforgettable portrayal of familial tragedy, bravery, and redemption." —Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman's Daughter

Download or read book An Elegant Theory written by Noah Milligan and published by Central Avenue Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A delightfully intelligent psychological thriller, Noah Milligan’s debut novel is as ambitious and complex as its main character, Coulter Zahn, who aspires to nothing less than a complete understanding of the universe. An Elegant Theory intrigues the mind, thrills the senses, and keeps the reader engaged straight through to the surprising ending. An auspicious debut."—Rilla Askew, author, Kind of Kin Coulter Zahn sees reality differently than others. Much like light can theoretically be in all places at once, Coulter sees multiple versions of his life. A promising PhD candidate at MIT, he and his young wife are nervously expecting their first child. When his dissertation comes under intense criticism, his estranged mother returns, and Sara tells him she's leaving him, Coulter’s already delicate mental state becomes further fragmented. One evening, with his life and mental health unraveling, Coulter loses control, irreparably changing the course of the lives around him. But the very next morning, he catches a break in his research, discovering the true shape of the universe. Influenced by those around him and his own untrustworthy psyche, Coulter must decide whether to face the consequences of his actions or finish his research, perhaps making the greatest contribution to science since Einstein’s theory of relativity. An existential psychological thriller, An Elegant Theory explores how the construction of memory and consciousness can shape motive, guilt, and identity through the lens of a modern-day mad-scientist motif. "An Elegant Theory is a vibrant puzzle of a novel, an unstoppable force—full of twists, turns, and surprises while remaining fully grounded in real life to today. Surely, this is the start of a great literary career."—Jessica Anya Blau, author, The Trouble with Lexie "An excellent novel for discussion with a group or book club . . . . I believe Noah Milligan is an author to keep an eye on in the future."—booksandpals.blogspot.ca Noah Milligan's other books: Five Hundred Poor Into Captivity They Will Go

Download or read book Northern Heat written by Mark Elliott and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a small, Minnesota town, during the swelter of a July day, a young man is shot and killed. The tragedy leads to murder times three. The ensuing investigation leads Deputy Sheriff Mike Andrews across the state and into the untested waters of love. The plot, the adventure, the mystery, but most of all the characters will have you reading until you have finished Northern Heat. And then you will want more. Mark Elliott's first novel will soon be followed by a second Mike Andrews novel.

Download or read book Hidden Secrets written by Lisa M. Miller and published by Lisa M. Miller. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve been in love with Kate ever since she walked into my bar six years ago, needing a job to help her through college. Unfortunately for Kate, bad things happen to the women I love but even this isn’t enough for me to keep my distance. I’ve not been able to get our night in Vegas out of my head and I’m done tormenting us both. Like I need my next breath, I need Kate. Mike is my boss. My super broody, handsome boss. The guy gets me on so many levels, right down to the kinky stuff. He’s given me every opportunity since I started working for him. I’m his right hand. He depends on me for so much. Why will he not let me incompletely? Into his bed. Into his heart.

Download or read book Trinity Broken written by Jamie Craig and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientist Joshua Ames committed the unforgivable sin. He fell in love with his research subjects, shapeshifters Cameron and Sara. Despite the taboo against humans mingling with shifters, Josh left his life behind and moved into theirs without regret. Then Sara disappeared. When Josh and Cam finally find her, she is unconscious, emaciated, and shackled. They thought the hard part was living without her. But as soon as Sara wakes, they realize putting their lives back together is even more difficult. Sara barely remembers life with Cam and Josh. Conditioned to fear her own abilities, she struggles to start over. The key to her recovery is solving the mystery behind the kidnapping, but whoever destroyed their relationship is hunting her, intent on getting her back. The truth could bring the three lovers peace ... or send them spiraling apart.

Download or read book And How Are You Dr Sacks written by Lawrence Weschler and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderful portrayal of a brilliant, eccentric man,” this biographical memoir by an award-winning author is the untold story of Dr. Oliver Sacks (People). Lawrence Weschler began spending time with Oliver Sacks in the early 1980s, when he was profiling the neurologist for The New Yorker. Almost a decade earlier, Dr. Sacks had published Awakenings—the account of his long-dormant patients’ miraculous return to life. Over the ensuing four years, the two men worked closely together until, for personal reasons, Sacks asked Weschler to abandon the profile. The two remained close friends over the next thirty years and then, just as Sacks was dying, he urged Weschler to take up the project once again. This book is the result of that entreaty. Weschler sets Sacks’s brilliant personality in vivid relief. We see Sacks rowing and ranting and caring deeply; composing the essays that would form The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and waging intellectual war against a medical and scientific establishment that failed to address his greatest concern: the spontaneous specificity of the individual human soul. Here is the definitive portrait of Sacks, whose entire practice revolved around the single fundamental question he asked each of his patients: How are you? Which is to say, How do you be? A question which Weschler, with this book, turns back on the good doctor himself. “Engrossing. . . . This is Sacks at full blast: on endless ward rounds, observing his post-encephalitic patients . . . exulting over horseshoe crabs and chunks of Iceland spar.” —Barbara Kiser, Nature “Thoroughly engaging and enchanting.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Does a particularly good job intertwining Sacks’s searching empathy with his sheer strangeness.” —New York Times Book Review

Download or read book Sara s Child Book 1 of The Sara Colson Trilogy written by Susan Elle and published by Ursula Publishing UK. This book was released on with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara Colson,a woman with a dark secret. Her life was a lesson in torment, her death a nightmare of rape and torture. Catherine Colson was almost ten when she witnessed her mother's terrifying death. A troubled soul, Catherine is defensively hostile. At first glance she is rude and brash, but take a look beneath the surface and she is so much more. Having grown up being called a freak due to her exceptional IQ and photographic memory. Catherine has little self-worth and even less confidence. Except in her work - in that she takes great pride and works hard to achieve success. A chance meeting at a client's office brings Catherine to the attention of Logan Sayers, and he is fascinated by her. Tall and broad, he plays prop-forward for a local rugby team and doesn't take crap from anyone - except Catherine. Sparks may fly between them but it all adds to the passion and the mystery that is Catherine Colson - Sara's Child.

Download or read book Over the Edge written by Kimberly Gibney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara's family moves to a sleepy New England town her senior year of high school where she is faced with the anxiety of starting over, meeting new people, and worst of all a serial killer that is targeting young girls. Over the Edge is a cling to your seat, nail-biting experience just waiting for you to dive in and become part of the story.

Download or read book Leap written by Sara Davidson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation’s coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with Leap!, a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges we face and the roads open to us. For many years Davidson earned a living as a successful journalist and screenwriter, but in her fifties she saw her life come apart: She could no longer find work, she endured a break-up with her partner, and her children left for college. For the first time ever, she had nothing to do. She felt adrift, but she found that she was not alone. In Leap!, Davidson sets out on a passionate quest to learn how to do the coming years well. Drawing on her own experience and that of others, she explores such questions as • How does a high-powered person learn to walk down the ladder gracefully? • How can women continue to be sensual and not touch-deprived? • How do we arrange to grow old with our friends? • What will be the fire at the center of our lives? • Why are we still here? Davidson interviews people from across the country and from all walks of life, including such icons as Carly Simon, Tom Hayden, Tracy Kidder, Jane Fonda, Ram Dass, and Iman, as well as teachers, writers, psychologists, businesspeople, and spiritual leaders. The candid portraits are both inspiring and cautionary. True to character, boomers will approach these years differently from previous generations, and there will be no single path. Some will feel free for the first time to take risks; others will embark upon a spiritual search; some will want to give back, to make the world a better place; others will want to play or make creativity a priority. But they will not fade quietly into the sunset. With Leap!, Sara Davidson holds up a mirror for readers, allowing them to see not only themselves and those around them but their potential future. With Davidson as a guide, the possibilities are boundless.

Download or read book How to Save a Life written by Sara Zarr and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill MacSweeny just wishes everything could go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, she's been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends -- everyone who wants to support her. When her mom decides to adopt a baby, it feels like she's somehow trying to replace a lost family member with a new one. Mandy Kalinowski understands what it's like to grow up unwanted -- to be raised by a mother who never intended to have a child. So when Mandy becomes pregnant, one thing she's sure of is that she wants a better life for her baby. It's harder to be sure of herself. Will she ever find someone to care for her, too? As their worlds change around them, Jill and Mandy must learn to both let go and hold on, and that nothing is as easy -- or as difficult -- as it seems.

Download or read book Monday s Child written by Clare Revell and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monday's Child must Hide for Protection... This was not the assignment Luke Nemec expected when he came to the UK—babysitting a beautiful widow. It wouldn't be so bad if Sara wasn't such a hostile witness. Despite her complaints and continued jibes, Luke finds himself falling for her. When, Sara Barnes is thrown into the witness protection program, she becomes the 'wife' of Lt. Luke Nemec, an American cop on temporary assignment with the British police. Despite Luke's American bravado, she finds he's kind and considerate in ways her late husband never was. But things aren't always what they seem, and Luke soon realizes he's fighting a battle of two fronts to keep Sara safe. Loyalties are called into question, and he's no longer certain who he can trust. Luke is way out of his depth. As the threats against Sara escalate, it's a race against time to find her husband's killer before Sara is silenced forever.

Download or read book Marrying Molly written by Linda Hope Lee and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a two-year absence, widow Molly Henson and her young daughter, Karli, return to Red Rock, Colorado, where they lived when Molly's husband was alive. New love is the farthest thing from Molly's mind--until she meets Steve Roper. Steve hasn't come to Red Rock looking for love. He's there on business and hoping to find answers related to his ex-wife's sudden disappearance. Meeting Molly makes him all the more eager to move on with his life. Molly soon realizes she harbors a secret about Steve's ex-wife. Confiding in Steve may end their relationship. How strong is their love, and dare she take the risk?

Download or read book In the Dead of Night written by Linda Castillo and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, two people are destined to be together…if a killer doesn’t get to them first… Sara Douglas watched as Nick Tyson emerged from the heavy rain, broken and battered. She’d returned to Cape Darkwood, and the cliff side mansion that held her family’s secrets, to research her parents’ murder—and stop the nightmares. As chief of police, Sara knew Nick could help. But his mere presence had always left her breathless… Few people understood how much Nick had lost, but while Sara ran, Nick had nowhere else to go. Instead, he patrolled a divided town whose secrets lay dormant at the bottom of the cliffs. Nick wouldn’t let that be Sara’s fate, no matter how much it pained him to see her again. Their pasts linked by tragedy, the truth would finally give them a fresh start. But only if the keeper of that truth allowed it… Originally published in 2007

Download or read book The Complicated Heart written by Sarah Mae and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you forgive when the wound is still open? People often ask Sarah, "How did you forgive your alcoholic mother?” How do you forgive someone who carelessly brushed aside your pain, who caused such destruction, and who doesn’t show remorse? How do you know when to stay and when to go? In The Complicated Heart, you will travel through Sarah's story with her, from age 14 and beyond, as she wrestles with these very questions. Prepare yourself: she holds nothing back. If you’ve struggled with a difficult relationship, if you’ve felt torn-up and crazy and confused because of it, if you just want to know how to move forward and be okay, this story is for you. Dysfunction does not have to be your destiny or your identity. Victory is on the table. What's more: you’ll not only travel with Sarah, you’ll travel with her mom as well as you read her mom’s journal entries and letters. What goes on in the mind of the person who hurt you the most? In this story, you’ll get a rare peek into that mind and heart. In these pages you'll be reminded that light always finds a way in, even in the deepest darkness, and redemption and joy are possible in the midst of trauma and unmet needs. If you want to learn how to forgive when your wound is still open, heal when circumstances don't change, and become a generational bondage-breaker, The Complicated Heart is for you. And if not for you, for someone you know. Pass it along.