Download or read book Madrigals for Four Voices written by John Bennet and published by . This book was released on 1599 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Daddy Grace written by Marie W. Dallam and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Manuel “Sweet Daddy” Grace founded the United House of Prayer for All People in Wareham, Massachusetts, in 1919. This charismatic church has been regarded as one of the most extreme Pentecostal sects in the country. In addition to attention-getting maneuvers such as wearing purple suits with glitzy jewelry, purchasing high profile real estate, and conducting baptisms in city streets with a fire hose, the flamboyant Grace reputedly accepted massive donations from his poverty-stricken followers and used the money to live lavishly. It was assumed by many that Grace was the charismatic glue that held his church together, and that once he was gone the institution would disintegrate. Instead, following his 1960 death there was a period of confusion, restructuring, and streamlining. Today the House of Prayer remains an active church with a national membership in the tens of thousands. Daddy Grace: A Celebrity Preacher and His House of Prayer seriously examines the religious nature of the House of Prayer, the dimensions of Grace’s leadership strategies, and the connections between his often ostentatious acts and the intentional infrastructure of the House of Prayer. Furthermore, woven through the text are analyses of the race, class, and gender issues manifest in the House of Prayer structure under Grace’s aegis. Marie W. Dallam here offers both a religious history of the House of Prayer as an institution and an intellectual history of its colorful and enigmatic leader.
Download or read book The Marriage of Heaven and Earth written by Randall A. Clack and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-08-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Middle Ages to the close of the 17th century, alchemy was fundamental to Western culture, as scores of experimenters sought to change lead into gold. Though its significance declined with the rise of chemistry, alchemy continued to captivate the imagination of writers and its images still appear in modern creative works. This book examines the literary representation of alchemical theory and the metaphor of alchemical regeneration in the works of Edward Taylor, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller. While Taylor used alchemical metaphors to illustrate the redeeming grace of God upon the soul, these same metaphors were used by Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller to depict a broader concept of redemption. These later writers used alchemical imagery to describe both the regeneration of the individual and the possible transformation of society. For Poe, alchemy became a metaphor for the transforming power of imagination; for Hawthorne, it became a means of representing the redeeming power of love; for Fuller, it figured the reconciliation of gender opposites. Thus these four American writers incorporated the idea of regeneration in their works, and the tropes and metaphors of the medieval alchemists provided a fascinating way of imagining the transformative process.
Download or read book Best Friends written by Carys Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four friends, a terrible secret, and one week to stay alive... Grace doesn't have a family. That was taken away one dreadful day when she was just six, and her twin brother Peter was killed. Instead she has her best friends and flatmates – Jasper, Franklin and Aaron – and nothing can tear them apart. Living in London, and trying desperately to make a living, the four friends are rapidly running out of money and hope. So, when they find a discarded suitcase in a skip, they can't believe their eyes when its contents seem to answer all their prayers. But then there is a knock on their door, and a very disgruntled thug with revenge on his mind, gives them one week to return his belongings, or they will pay with their lives. Soon the fractures in their friendships begin to show, and when one of them ends up fighting for his life, the stakes are raised even higher. Will any of them get to the end of the week alive, or will the best of friends become the deadliest of enemies...
Download or read book Mindfulness Giving written by Maria Cuddy-Casey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible book offers a unique, evidence-based perspective on the art and science of giving. It combines concepts from psychology, neuroscience and social science theory with stories from interviewees on their experiences as a giver and receiver. This book offers a holistic overview of the reciprocal aspects of giving, strategies for selecting a recipient of a gift in a never-ending sea of need, and a guide to developing one’s personal philosophy, boundary, and plan on giving. As people seek to reconnect and find meaning, this book offers a venue for exploration. Covering topics such as empowering children to give, the financial considerations of giving, compassion fatigue and how to set healthy boundaries, this book helps readers think about unique ways of giving. Through the use of action plans and worksheets, readers are encouraged to consider their own place in giving, empower themselves as a change agent, and recognize the positive social power and ripple effect of giving. Mindfulness Giving is valuable reading for students of positive psychology, social and health psychology, social work, and sociology, as well as professionals and coaches working in self-improvement and self-care.
Download or read book The New Builders written by Seth Levine and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite popular belief to the contrary, entrepreneurship in the United States is dying. It has been since before the Great Recession of 2008, and the negative trend in American entrepreneurship has been accelerated by the Covid pandemic. New firms are being started at a slower rate, are employing fewer workers, and are being formed disproportionately in just a few major cities in the U.S. At the same time, large chains are opening more locations. Companies such as Amazon with their "deliver everything and anything" are rapidly displacing Main Street businesses. In The New Builders, we tell the stories of the next generation of entrepreneurs -- and argue for the future of American entrepreneurship. That future lies in surprising places -- and will in particular rely on the success of women, black and brown entrepreneurs. Our country hasn't yet even recognized the identities of the New Builders, let alone developed strategies to support them. Our misunderstanding is driven by a core misperception. Consider a "typical" American entrepreneur. Think about the entrepreneur who appears on TV, the business leader making headlines during the pandemic. Think of the type of businesses she or he is building, the college or business school they attended, the place they grew up. The image you probably conjured is that of a young, white male starting a technology business. He's likely in Silicon Valley. Possibly New York or Boston. He's self-confident, versed in the ins and outs of business funding and has an extensive (Ivy League?) network of peers and mentors eager to help his business thrive, grow and make millions, if not billions. You’d think entrepreneurship is thriving, and helping the United States maintain its economic power. You'd be almost completely wrong. The dominant image of an entrepreneur as a young white man starting a tech business on the coasts isn't correct at all. Today's American entrepreneurs, the people who drive critical parts of our economy, are more likely to be female and non-white. In fact, the number of women-owned businesses has increased 31 times between 1972 and 2018 according to the Kauffman Foundation (in 1972, women-owned businesses accounted for just 4.6% of all firms; in 2018 that figure was 40%). The fastest-growing group of female entrepreneurs are women of color, who are responsible for 64% of new women-owned businesses being created. In a few years, we believe women will make up more than half of the entrepreneurs in America. The age of the average American entrepreneur also belies conventional wisdom: It's 42. The average age of the most successful entrepreneurs -- those in the top .01% in terms of their company's growth in the first five years -- is 45. These are the New Builders. Women, people of color, immigrants and people over 40. We're failing them. And by doing so, we are failing ourselves. In this book, you'll learn: How the definition of business success in America today has grown corporate and around the concepts of growth, size, and consumption. Why and how our collective understanding of "entrepreneurship" has dangerously narrowed. Once a broad term including people starting businesses of all types, entrepreneurship has come to describe only the brash technology founders on the way to becoming big. Who are the fastest growing groups of entrepreneurs? What are they working on? What drives them? The real engine that drove Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs. The government had a much bigger role than is widely known The extent to which entrepreneurs and small businesses are woven through our history, and the ways we have forgotten women and people of color who owned small businesses in the past. How we're increasingly afraid to fail The role small businesses are playing saving the wilderness, small
Download or read book The Journey written by George R. Le Beau and published by LULU. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1964, when Rick Fountaine is fifteen, his mother dies of a heart attack. This event sets him on a dark path of retribution upon the bullies of the world, starting with the Levines, the family who humiliated his mother when she worked for them years ago. Through careful planning, he exacts his revenge-and the Levines pay with their lives.That business done, Rick moves to Chicago to start a new life, complete with a fake ID, but he soon learns there is no shortage of bullies in the world. His resolution to never back down from a fight lands him in one confrontation after another, and his ruthlessness and aggression ensures that he always comes out on top. Each encounter has its own challenges and consequences, forcing him further west to California. When he replaces his lost ID, he soon finds himself drafted at the age of sixteen. Military training reveals extraordinary skills and intelligence that he never knew he possessed.
Download or read book 100 Days of Right Believing written by Joseph Prince and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you believe is everything! Break free from bondages and live a life of victory through inspiring bite-sized teachings that will help you develop highly effective habits for right believing. Each daily experience includes: Today's Scripture: A scripture to meditate on to recalibrate your mind and believe right about God's heart and plans for you. Today's Excerpt: A key truth about right believing that ministers and delivers God's transforming grace to you. Today's Thought: An uplifting, liberating, and powerful thought for the day. Today's Reflection: A place to journal your thoughts and reflections. Today's Prayer: A simple but powerful prayer to help you express your heart to your heavenly Father.
Download or read book Childlike written by James Tom and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joshua Nun starts his first year in college with hopes of adventure, education and finding a girlfriend. Much to his surprise he meets not one but three ladies, all who want to help him find God. Joshua, with help from his friends, manages to travel down an often-hilarious road to where he comes face to face with his Lord. James Tom has been writing stories since he was in the sixth grade. But it wasn't until he recognized God's grace that his writing became his mission. This is his first novel. He lives with his wife and children in San Jose, California.
Download or read book Letters of Catherine Benincasa written by Of Siena Saint Catherine and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters of Catherine Benincasa is a collection of religious reflective letters by Saint Catarine. She is known as one of two patron saints of Italy, together with St. Francis of Assisi.
Download or read book The Pilgrim s Progress written by John Bunyan and published by Our Daily Bread Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over three hundred years have passed since the original publication of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, but the story of Christian’s struggle to avoid temptation and remain hopeful continues to resonate today. This 2-in-1 edition features an updated-language version of John Bunyan’s classic allegory, as well as Harold Myra’s brand-new, 40-day devotional. You’ll see yourself in the title character and his journey, as Christian—the Pilgrim—learns to draw strength from the promises of God and discovers the depth of the love of Christ. The Pilgrim’s Progress will show you the immense delight that comes from living faithfully with the Lord.
Download or read book Long Time Gone written by Anne Meisenzahl and published by TouchPoint Press. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jonathan Edwards on the Experience of Beauty written by Louis J. Mitchell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Edwards on the Experience of Beauty relates Edwards' idea of beauty to his understanding of the psychology of religious experience. In his vocabulary of the language of beauty Edwards articulates a traditional understanding of beauty in the various relations that constitute primary and secondary beauty. All beauty, however, is ultimately founded on the beauty of God's Trinitarian being. Edwards' concept of the "sense of the heart," related to his psychology of religious experience, is articulated as an infusion of God's beauty. This experience results in a new perception and manifestation of holiness and beauty in the lives of the saints, both individually and corporately. True believers are to be "proportioned Christians," showing forth beauty in their affections. Edwards explicated this perspective in sermons, treatises--especially Religious Affections--and in a number of cases he presented, including the religious experiences of David Brainerd, Sarah Edwards, and his own awakening and conversion. In these cases, the language of beauty plays a prominent descriptive role. In summary, Jonathan Edwards on the Experience of Beauty shows the importance of Edwards' idea of beauty for his understanding of genuine religious experience. Edwards defines true or genuine religion as an experience of God's beauty that becomes manifested in the beauty of the affections. Further, in articulating that understanding, he utilized the vocabulary of his language of beauty. For Jonathan Edwards, beauty is the structure of genuine religious experience.
Download or read book Too Much Temptation written by Lori Foster and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexy contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author, featuring an innocent but adventurous young woman who knows exactly what—and who--she wants, and the gorgeous dream guy who’s ready to fulfil all her fantasies. Sometimes too much of a good thing is the exact right amount . . . Awkward, insecure Grace Jenkins has had little experience with men. But that hasn’t stopped her from dreaming hard about Noah Harper. Gorgeous, strong, and darkly sexy, Noah has a rough edge beneath his polish that promises no mercy in the bedroom. When Grace learns Noah’s engagement has ended in scandal, she shyly offers him her support and her friendship. But Noah’s looking for something extra . . . Noah wants Grace—badly. He wants to possess those curves that go on forever, to savor her sweet innocence, to take her to the limits of white-hot desire . . . again and again. What he doesn’t want is anything more complicated than that, and he knows Grace is a woman who deserves better. Grace, however, knows exactly what she needs—the kind of ecstasy only Noah can give her. Brazenly, she accepts his offer, and Noah promises to make all her secret fantasies come true . . . “Lori Foster delivers everything you are looking for in a romance.” —Jayne Ann Krentz “Lori Foster should be on everyone's auto-buy list.” —Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Foster outwrites most of her peers.” —Library Journal “Smart, Sexy, engaging characters. The pages sizzle!” —Christine Feehan
Download or read book Hot Toddy Frostbite Falls Christmas 2 written by Willa Edwards and published by Siren-BookStrand. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Siren Menage Amour: Erotic Contemporary Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, HEA] Lydia Prescott has been at a loss ever since her fiance left her for his boss's daughter only months after moving to Frostbite Falls. She loves this town and the friends she's made, but still doesn't feel like she fits in. She's only ever wanted somewhere to belong and someone to belong to. Now that dream looks further away than ever. Chase and Kyle Manning have loved Lydia from afar since she moved to Frostbite Falls, quietly waiting for when she would be ready for them. The Frostbite Falls Christmas Ball seems like the perfect place to finally make their move and hopefully, this year, they just might get their very own Christmas miracle: the girl of their dreams in their bed.Lydia never would have guessed the sexy as sin Manning brothers could want boring her. After months of loneliness, she's happy to give into the pleasure they offer. But can something this fantastic really last? Has she finally found the place she belongs or will it all disappear like a crazy Christmas dream? Note: This book contains double penetration. ** A Siren Erotic Romance
Download or read book Saint Catherine of Siena as Seen in Her Letters written by Saint Catherine (of Siena) and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete Concordance to Shakespeare written by John Bartlett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 1915 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete concordance or verbal index to words, phrases and passages in the dramatic works of Shakespeare. There is also a supplementary concordance to the poems. This is an essential reference work for all students and readers of Shakespeare.
