Download or read book The Blessing of a Ginkgo Tree written by The Clergy of Christ Episcopal Church and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 135 engaging and inspiring meditations chosen from cherished weekly devotions by the clergy of Christ Episcopal Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, originally written as e-devotions emailed each Wednesday to the entire congregation. Subjects range from everyday blessings like the brilliant ginkgo tree in the churchyard to the joys and challenges of Christian living. Full of wisdom, these devotions provide a window on the life of a vibrant Episcopal parish, moments of grace, and glimpses of the eternal.
Download or read book A Blessing of Toads written by Sharon Lovejoy and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through this collection of delightful essays and beautiful illustrations, long-time contributor to Country Living Gardner Sharon Lovejoy shares the boundless joys of a country garden. Lovejoy has chosen to focus on the natural world to be found just outside the door, including hummingbirds, caterpillars, and dragonflies, but her informative and witty prose also covers traditional plant care. The very titles of her sketches convey pleasure in the vibrant country landscape and the life that teems within it: “The Bumble Bee Rumba,” “Faeries in the Fuschias (sphinx moths),” “Holiday Feasts for the Birds and the Beasts,” and “Conversations with Sunflowers.” This compilation truly is—to borrow another of her titles—“Something to Crow About.”
Download or read book Country Living Gardener a Blessing of Toads written by Sharon Lovejoy and published by Hearst Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through this collection of delightful essays and beautiful illustrations, Lovejoy--who produces the award-winning "Heart's Ease" column for the magazine--shares with her readers the boundless joys of a country garden.
Download or read book Under the Ginkgo Tree written by Sara Orwig and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practically Religious written by Ian Reader and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease, the practice has been virtually ignored in academic studies or relegated to the margins as a uh_product of superstition or an aberration from the true dynamics of religion. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate the fallacy of such views, showing that, far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. They thrive not only as popular religious expression but are supported by the doctrinal structures of most Buddhist sects, are ordained in religious scriptures, and are promoted by monastic training centers, shrines, and temples. Benefits are both sought and bought, and the authors discuss the economic and commercial aspects of how and why institutions promote practical benefits. They draw attention to the dynamism and flexibility in the religious marketplace, where new products are offered in response to changing needs. Intertwined in these economic activities and motivations are the truth claims that underpin and justify the promotion and practice of benefits. The authors also examine the business of guidebooks, which combine travel information with religious advice, including humorous and distinctive forms of prayer for the protection against embarrassing physical problems and sexual diseases. Written in a direct and engaging style, Practically Religious will appeal to a wide range of readers and will be especially valuable to those interested in religion, anthropology, Buddhist studies, sociology, and Japanese studies.
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Tree written by M. D. Sellers and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about those big green things outside. The things that have enabled the existence of mankind. The things that make our oxygen, provide our drinking water, and shade our car parks. Trees are certainly clever things, and they have influenced us in ways that are so profound that it is odd how we are often hardly aware of them. This book shows that the link between man and tree is certainly real. But just how close are we to the tree? What is our real relationship? The Wisdom of the Tree is made up of 365 eclectic passages inspired by trees. It includes astonishing natural facts, personal philosophies, trees mentioned in the Bible, and trees in folklore, culture, and the human psyche. The Wisdom of the Tree is an easy-to-read yet thought-provoking book designed to instill awe for the world in which we live and show that it is far richer than what we can even imagine.
Download or read book Birding and Mysticism Volume 2 written by George E. Lowe and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In volume 2 of Birding and Mysticism: Enlightenment Through Bird Watching, there is no traditional table of contents; rather, there are the five main parts and their sections and subsections, which contain the substantive ideas and memes of volume 2, followed by six appendices. The main thrust of volume 2 concerns the many aspects, faces, and forms of mysticism: religious, spiritual, rational, scientific, personal, and practical.
Download or read book Breadsticks and Blessing Places written by Candy Dawson Boyd and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1985 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A black girl from a middle-class family faces the usual pangs of adolescence.
Download or read book Love LIFE Meditations written by Carol Watson and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS BOOK IS FOR ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN TURNING THE BASE METAL OF SELF INTO GOLD. WHO CHOOSES A LIFE FULL OF SELF-FULFILLED PROMISES! This book will become your companion and guide, as it steers you on a magnificent homecoming journey through these pages, just as many mentees have done before you on this Rainbow Path Meditation Series journey. Carol Watson has been guiding groups since 2005 and has over one hundred and eighty scripts and growing. Thirty-five will be shared on these pages. You’ll love these spiritual stories that are deeply meditative, as you connect with your inner child, your own gorgeous inner male and female, higher self and Great Spirit. Kirsty, a regular member of one of our circles, assures ‘What’s not to love!’ You will be guided, as you read, to help stitch the fabric of a new life pattern for yourself—one full of self-acceptance, reflection, deep peace, the forgiveness of self and others and how you can repair and heal all the parts of you, once neglected. You’ll make friends with your true self and the beautiful wise ones you will meet along this real homecoming journey; beings such as the Protector, Archangel Michael, St Margaret of Scotland. You’ll befriend your Animal Guides and find wisdom from the tree magic you experience, as well as the elemental beings and medicinal herbs. Colour and healing reconnect you to the golden threads of you that begin to emerge as you go. Base metal is turned into gold as you travel. This book incorporates life coaching and NLP tools, along with spiritual techniques and affirmations to bring you to a new place, a new you. A brighter, lighter, bigger, better YOU. You’ll stretch in ways you never knew possible, find solace in a quieter mind you will learn how to control, and enjoy a happier heart and soul. ABUNDANCE AND JOY AWAIT YOU. SHALL WE?
Download or read book Heaven s Net is Wide written by Lian Hearn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new beginning and the grand finale of Lian Hearn's celebrated Tales of the Otori is "rivetingly elegant" (Washington Post). Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko. Heaven's Net Is Wide is the prequel that reveals the full story of Lord Otori Shigeru—the figure who has presided in both life and death over the entire series, the man who represents the true spirit of the Otori Clan. The first and the last tale, it introduces readers to the strange and beautiful world of the Otori and closes the circle where it opened in Across the Nightingale Floor. Set in a mythical, medieval Japan, this epic historical fantasy of revenge and betrayal, honor and loyalty, beauty, passion, and the overwhelming power of love, has enthralled millions of readers the world over—and now, with the cycle complete, its audience will only continue to grow.
Download or read book Tokyo written by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.
Download or read book WHAT GOD IS SAYING TO US THROUGH THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS written by Rev. Paul C. Jong and published by Hephzibah Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents 1. How Have God’s Children Come into Existence? (Ephesians 1:1-23) 2. Who Is Spiritual in the Eyes of God? (Ephesians 1:1-14) 3. What Is God’s Church? (Ephesians 1:23) 4. The Righteousness of Jesus Christ Fills All in All (Ephesians 1:20-23) 5. Has God Really Saved Us by His Grace? (Ephesians 2:1-5) 6. Jesus Is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-22) 7. Jesus Has Broken Down the Wall of Sin That Separated Us from God (Ephesians 2:11-22) 8. Are We Living in Gratitude by Trusting in The Gospel of the Water and the Spirit? (Ephesians 2:1-7) 9. Do Your Spiritual Work Ceaselessly (Ephesians 3:1-21) 10. The Love of Christ Is in Every Saint’s Heart (Ephesians 3:14-21) 11. Lead Your Life of Faith by One Faith and For One Purpose (Ephesians 4:1-6) 12. We Have Put on the Grace of Christ (Ephesians 4:1-16) 13. What a Blessing It Is for Us to Support The Gospel Ministry! (Ephesians 5:1-17) 14. The Relationship between God and His Church (Ephesians 5:22-33) 15. Serving the Lord Is the Way to Be Filled With the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18-21) 16. Serve One Another As You Serve Christ (Ephesians 6:1-9) Today, God has founded His Church on the faith of the believers in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. God's Church is the gathering of those who have been saved by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Therefore, if your hearts now have faith in the gospel of the water and the Spirit, you can then lead the true life of faith. Such a life of faith is possible only in God's Church. Furthermore, only such faith qualifies us to live forever in the Kingdom of the Lord. Through this faith, we must receive the love of salvation and all the spiritual blessings of Heaven from God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. I give all my thanks to God. The New Life Mission https://www.bjnewlife.org
Download or read book The Lotus Quest written by Mark Griffiths and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of one of the world's most iconic flowers documents the author's research into the lotus's ancient origins and historical significance in various world regions, tracking its medicinal uses, inspiration in art and role as a spiritual symbol
Download or read book NEVER LOVE ME PART 2 written by Ella Moura and published by Manuella Moura de Freitas Furtado Cunha. This book was released on 2024-06-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the outcome of this addictive, exciting and intense romance between Vinicius Hwang and Julia Becker.
Download or read book Dialogic Approaches to TESOL written by Shelley Wong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book locates dialogic pedagogy within the history of TESOL approaches and methods in which the communicative approach has been the dominant paradigm. Dialogic inquiry in the form of story telling, oral histories, and knowledge from the ground up and from the margins has much to offer the field. In dialogic approaches, the teacher and students learn in community and the students' home languages and cultures, their families and communities, are seen as resources. Dialogic Approaches to TESOL: Where the Ginkgo Tree Grows explores teacher research, feminist contributions to voice, social identity and dialogic pedagogy, and the role of teachers, students, families, and communities as advocates and change agents. After a brief history of TESOL methods and an introduction to dialogic pedagogy, four features of dialogic approaches to TESOL are identified and discussed: learning in community, problem-posing, learning by doing, and who does knowledge serve? The main text in each chapter considers a single topic related to the concept of dialogic pedagogy. Branching text leads to related discussions without losing the main point of the chapter. This structure allows readers to become well-rooted in each component of dialogic pedagogy and to "branch out" into deeper philosophic understandings as well as actual practices across a range of contexts. Dialogic Approaches to TESOL offers a place for dialogue and reflection on the prospects for transforming educational institutions to serve those who have historically been excluded and marginalized. It provides questions, frameworks, and resources for those who are just beginning in the field and for U.S.-based educators who want to bring critical multicultural and multilingual perspectives into language arts, reading and literacy education.
Download or read book The Chinook Short Season Yard written by Lyndon Penner and published by Brush Education. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know for a quick and beautiful yard in the Chinook zone. Creating and maintaining the perfect yard in the chinook zone isn’t as hard as you might think, but the short growing season doesn’t give you much time to transform your winter-weary yard into a glorious garden. To help Calgary-area homeowners get the jump on the short season, popular gardening expert Lyndon Penner has created the essential guide to a quick and beautiful yard in the chinook zone. With gardening smarts, style and wit, Lyndon covers everything both novice and expert gardeners need to know, along with tips you won’t find anywhere else. Contains more than 200 beautiful, colour photos. Quickly find what you need to know about climate zones, soil, colour, texture and shade. Understand your yard’s potential. Pick the best bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs for your yard. Deal with insects and plant diseases in environmentally friendly ways. Shop smarter at garden centres. Attract animals you want to your garden, and keep away the ones you don’t. Another version of this book, The Prairie Short Season Yard, is available for gardeners who live outside the southern Alberta chinook zone. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.
Download or read book Roads and Road Construction written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
