Download or read book The Spirit s Tether written by Malcolm L. Warford and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spirit's Tether: Eight Lives in Ministry tells the stories of eight men and women from their days as students at Union Theological Seminary in New York through their work today as pastors in local congregations over thirty years later. Since 1976 when they entered Union, Malcolm L. Warford has documented their experiences, first in theological education and then through their ministries. Finally, he has asked them to reflect on their vocational journeys and express what their calling has meant to them personally and professionally. The book reveals eight richly textured narratives full of the insight, heartache, and delight that go hand in hand with the practice of ministry--unvarnished truths from eight who have been formed by this work and calling. The Spirit's Tether is a distinctive resource for ministers, congregational leaders, and those in theological education whose role it is to prepare women and men for their sojourns into ordained ministry.
Download or read book Spirit s Tether written by John McLucas and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 2015. Tony and Rachel's son Jacob is coming to Baltimore to start graduate school at the world famous Peabody Conservatory of Music. He will live at Godfather Jim and Uncle Joe's Baltimore house. The sequel to Dialogues on the Beach, Spirit's Tether traces a year of growth and of mourning, the complexities of families of origin and of choice, the joys and torments of first love and coming out, and the spirit's tether binding love, sex, and romance throughout a life span.
Download or read book The Spirit s Tether written by Mary Ellen Konieczny and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through detailed ethnographic analysis of one conservative and one progressive parish, this book reveals how church metaphors and religious identities matter to parishioners' marriages, childrearing, and work-family balance; connect everyday life with public politics; and unintentionally fragment the Catholic tradition.
Download or read book The Tethered Trilogy written by Jennifer Snyder and published by Jennifer Snyder. This book was released on with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Magick,Mystery, and a Sexier Than Sin Romance..." *NEW ADULT and Contains all three novels in the Tethered Trilogy.* Sometimes who we are lies buried just beneath the surface... When Addison Harmon unexpectedly inherits a house in the beach town of Soul Harbor, Georgia she and her best friend decide to take a vacation before the pressures of life after high school weigh them down. Once there Addison soon learns that she’s inherited more than just a house—she’s also inherited magic. All it takes is one touch from Kace Sullivan—a local she can’t seem to get enough of—for a world of magic and witchy secrets to be revealed to her. Tossed into a world she isn’t sure she’s willing to be a part of, Addison soon discovers she might not have a choice in the matter. Witches. Romance. Magic. Catalyst, book one in the Tethered series, is an action-packed series that fans of The Secret Circle are sure to enjoy!
Download or read book The Spirit s Tether written by Leonard H. Budd and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the mysteries of life is how God's spirit can take hold of us and change us." Writes Leonard H. Budd. "Think of this force in your life as the Spirit's tether. In my mind, a tether is the image of the Counselor that Jesus promised. It is the experience of God's spirit that has been part of my living: The Holy Spirit's tether." The fourteen sermons in this book are based on gospel texts, primarily from Mark. Sermons follow the Revised Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries. Our confrontation with Jesus Christ opens to each of us the blessed opportunity of forgiveness, and in that unburdening, the opportunity for a new start in our relationship to God and to one another. (from the Proper 5 sermon) Leonard H. Budd is senior minister of Church of the Saviour, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He is a former United Methodist district superintendent. He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, and Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
Download or read book Arcadia s Choice written by Jesi Lea Ryan and published by Jesi Lea Ryan. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this final installment, Ryan has brought all her characters full circle in a story that will sweep you up, and not let go--not even after the last page. She [Ryan] has seamlessly blended action, romance, paranormal elements alongside a truly tight plot into one helluva story. This is one book (and series) not to be missed!" Shannon Mayer, author of the Rylee Adamson Series and the Nevermore Trilogy Some gifts just aren’t worth it. Arcadia is sick of being used and abused for her psychic gifts. It was bad enough to be exploited by a madman, but when the users are closer to home, she must decide how far she is willing to go for others, and when she needs to watch out for herself.
Download or read book Spirits and Sourdough written by Bailey Cates and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baker Katie Lightfoot needs a sprinkle of magic to solve a haunting mystery in the newest book in this New York Times bestselling series. Hedgewitch Katie Lightfoot works at the Honeybee Bakery in Savannah, and she's always up for investigating her adopted home's rich supernatural history. That's why she's taking a ghost tour for the very first time. But when the psychic tour guide tells Katie that she's being followed by the ghost of a recently murdered woman, Katie realizes she met the victim earlier that day, just before she died. She knows she must bring the killer to justice. And this murder isn't the only mystery Katie needs to solve. Her new husband, Declan McCarthy, is missing the guardian spirit who always watched over him, and she's concerned that Deck's life could be at risk if they can't find him. Under pressure from the living and the dead, Katie will have to use all of her magical skills to start an investigation from scratch and avoid half-baked alibis, because this baker kneads to find a killer.
Download or read book Diomin written by R. Hyrum Savage and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Trillionist written by Sagan Jeffries and published by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his book, The Trillionist, author Sagan Jeffries exposes the 'who, what, when, where and why' of a boy- genius, turned madman, turned savior. Spurred on by a darkness residing within his brilliant mind, Sage Rogan, boy-genius and inventor, is relentlessly driven to bring modern advancements to his people. In fearing for his own sanity, he eventually discovers a part of his mind is, in fact, a shadowy ancient spirit with ulterior motives of its own. Realizing that the inventions he’s been coerced into creating could destroy his world, Sage yearns to make things right; clashing with the powerful entity to save his world from annihilation. The Trillionist is a futuristic science fiction novel by Sagan Jeffries.
Download or read book Spirits Unveiled written by Michelle Welch and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect with the Spirits among Us From ancestors and animal spirits to elementals and extraterrestrials, Spirits Unveiled presents an impressive variety of energetic beings. Each chapter features a particular kind of spirit and teaches you how to sense its presence, identify and connect with it, and set any boundaries you may need. Spirits are all around us, whether we realize it or not. Michelle Welch demystifies concepts and debunks misconceptions about different entities, helping you interact with them in healthy ways. She introduces you to both inspirational spirits like angels and guides as well as scarier beings like ghosts and demons. You'll learn how to scry with elementals, connect with an ascended master, protect against psychic attacks, astral travel, and more. Providing meditations, visualizations, and inspiring stories, this book helps boost your intuition and spiritual experience.
Download or read book The End written by G. Allison Weaver and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The End is a novel based on a short story The End,copyrighted in 2010. This is a trilogy of stories about a character named Albert, nicknamed the Owl. Each story examines a question. The fi rst story, The End, examines the idea of whether or not a persons life actually passes before them as they die. The second story, The Endgame, is when Albert the Owl enters heaven and faces his Judgment Day. It is here that Albert the Owl sees the whole of the life just lived on Earth and discovers what judgment is and who is to judge. Through this process, Albert identifi es and initiates an act of redemption that might just fix everything that went wrong in Alberts life on earth. The third book, Endless, contains the result of Alberts act of redemption.
Download or read book Tethered Spirits written by T. A. Hernandez and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three questing strangers, one desperate chase, and a magical mystery that will push them to the edge. Tethered Spirits is a YA fantasy novel full of magic and memorable characters.
Download or read book Luna written by Rae Else and published by Anchorite Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-05 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Romulus killed Remus, the wolf clans swore enmity to one another ever after. Seventeen-year-old Jess has survived an upbringing in care. Diagnosed with rage blackouts, people look at her with pity and fear. The solution? Brutal workouts, Art – oh – and staying the hell away from others. Easily done in backwater Maine. Yet one night, she wakes to find herself by a lake, her clothes covered in blood, with no memory of what happened. Soon the water is aflame and a portal opens. Transported to the Triodia Penitentiary, she discovers she’s a shifter, a type of para. She’s also accused of murder and locked up. Desperate to find a way out, she turns to her fellow inmates for help. Yet as they mount an escape, the enemies circling her increase. Will Jess survive unlocking the dangerous Heights and Depths of the para world and those within herself? Luna is the first in a four-book series, The Dark Between. A decadently dark YA Fantasy full of Heights and Depths that will leave you craving more. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas.
Download or read book Book of Butcher 1 written by James Tynion IV and published by Boom! Studios. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading into the fifth anniversary of Something Is Killing The Children and building on last year’s Book of Slaughter, Maxine Slaughter steps into the spotlight in her journey from White to Black Mask. With New Orleans as her destination, what will Maxine uncover about House Boucher... and what will she learn about herself in the process? The award-winning, bestselling creative team of James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera unleash their only first issue of 2023 and set the stage for year five of the Slaughterverse!
Download or read book Far Away written by Lisa Graff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about life, loss, and the secrets families keep, reminiscent of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons, by National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff. CJ's Aunt Nic is a psychic medium who tours the country speaking to spirits from Far Away, passing on messages from the dearly departed. And CJ knows firsthand how comforting those messages can be -- Aunt Nic's Gift is the only way CJ can talk to her mom, who died just hours after she was born. So when CJ learns that she won't be able to speak to her mother anymore, even with Aunt Nic's help, she's determined to find a work-around. She sets off on road trip with her new friend Jax to locate the one object that she believes will tether her mother's spirit back to Earth . . . but what she finds along the way challenges every truth she's ever known. Ultimately, CJ has to sort out the reality from the lies. National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff has written a poignant, heartfelt novel that explores the lengths we go to protect those we love -- and the power secrets have to change our worlds. Praise for Far Away: * "Graff nimbly crafts a credible novel from the unlikely, shaping layered characters and unforeseen plot twists while exploring issues of truth and illusion--and the emotion-infused miasma that separates the two. A genuinely moving and memorable story." --Publishers Weekly, *STARRED REVIEW* "The story is a genre blend of mystery and realistic family drama . . . Graff never shies away from difficult topics, and this is as brave as expected." --Booklist
Download or read book Arcadia s Curse written by Jesi Lea Ryan and published by Jesi Lea Ryan. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The build of the story is a slow burn, like a fuse curling through an empty storehouse ONLY to find out that the fuse is attached to ten tons of fireworks. Holy Climax, Batman!” ~ Shannon Mayer, author of Priceless and The Nevermore Trilogy Think high school sucks? Try being an empath who has to experience everyone else’s suckage on top of your own. (Literally.) In the months since her family life imploded and her psychic gifts began to arise, Cady has struggled to figure out how she can fit into her normal life without going crazy from the constant presence of emotional energy. Her grades have tanked. Her best friend is afraid of her. And she begins to have doubts about why her boyfriend, Bryan, is really keeping her around. But a chance meeting with another gifted girl online opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Unfortunately, this new world comes at an awful price.
Download or read book The Rising Spirits Season written by Lisa Silverthorne and published by Elusive Blue Fiction. This book was released on with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Epic Fallen Angel Fantasy Series Devilish Betrayals Forbidden Love Reunites Earth and Heaven in Danger! In Heaven, reunited lovers Jack and Talia become entangled in an angelic civil war. Archangels battle for power. Lucifer prepares to march on Heaven. And the seraphim remain strangely silent. To stop time on Earth from spinning out of control, Talia must awaken another rare angel power. But Lucifer’s traitorous agents force them to compete in a deadly angelic challenge. In the heart of Heaven. The Rising Spirits Season is the fifth book in A Game of Lost Souls. Dark, irreverent, and always romantic, this action-packed 13-book fantasy romance stars two lovers entangled in a mythic battle between good and evil that begins with a simple wager with the King of Hell.