Download or read book Vlad s Disciples written by T.M. Rankin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vlads Disciples is a book about a cult that worships Vlad the Impaler and believes in the vampiric legends surrounding him. This cult believes that by ritualistically sacrificing people and drinking their blood on the first night of the full moon, they will achieve immortality. After sacrificing their victims, the cult revels in the night with BDSM practices as they were recruited by the leader of their cult, the mayor of Boston, from various BDSM clubs around the state. The book culminates in this group sacrificing two of their own to achieve immortality and having a party at which their leader reveals the new identities that he has set up for each of them around the globe. However, unknown to the leader, a member of his elite inner circle lost his submissive the day before in a car accident. Disillusioned and let down when he realizes that they are not immortal, the man confronts the leader at a party he throws for the cult two days after they all achieved their immortality, only to find out that the leader knew all along that they were still mortal and had poisoned everyone at the party. Feeling betrayed, the man shoots and kills the leader before turning the gun on himself. The police, responding to the calls of shots fired, find everyone dead and a letter in the pocket of the man who had gone to confront the leader, confessing the entire story. Odd-numbered chapters in the book detail the sacrifices that this cult makes and their BDSM revelations. Even numbered chapters detail the police investigation and other goings-on in the story.

Download or read book Tolstoy and his Disciples written by Charlotte Alston and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last thirty years of his life, Leo Tolstoy developed a moral philosophy that embraced pacifism, vegetarianism, the renunciation of private property, and a refusal to comply with the state. The transformation in his outlook led to his excommunication by the Orthodox Church, and the breakdown of his family life. Internationally, he inspired a legion of followers who formed communities and publishing houses devoted to living and promoting the Tolstoyan life. These enterprises flourished across Europe and the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and Tolstoyism influenced individuals as diverse as William Jennings Bryan and Mohandas Gandhi. In this book, Charlotte Alston provides the first in-depth historical account of this remarkable phenomenon, and provides an important re-assessment of Tolstoy's impact on the political life of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The book is unique in its treatment of Tolstoyism as an international phenomenon: it explores both the connections between these Tolstoyan groups, and their relationships with other related reform movements.

Download or read book Foundations of the Christian Faith written by James Montgomery Boice and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one systematic volume, James Montgomery Boice provides a readable overview of Christian theology. With scholarly rigor and a pastor's heart, Boice carefully opens the topics of the nature of God, the person and work of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit in justification and sanctification, and ecclesiology and eschatology. This updated edition includes a foreword by Philip Ryken and a section-by-section study guide.

Download or read book The Gospel of Philip written by Vladimir Antonov and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a full and competent translation of the Gospel written by apostle Philip - a personal Disciple of Jesus Christ. The translation is accompanied by clarifying commentaries. In the Gospel, Philip put the emphasis on the methodological aspect of spiritual work. The book is addressed to everyone aspiring to Perfection.

Download or read book Frank Wilson and the Twelve Apostles written by Will Roche and published by Will Roche. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Wilson is on a seven-year journey to save mankind from itself. God has reached out to Frank Wilson, a common man to save the world along with the help of God's Twelve Apostles. This is the first book in a series which will take Frank and the Apostles all over the earth delivering God's message. "I am God and I love all life. In seven years all of my children with evil and hatred in their hearts will perish. Repent and embrace my love." Frank Wilson finds himself evolving from a South Carolina handyman with very little travel outside of his place of birth to traveling around the world meeting with Presidents and world dignitaries carrying out God’s message. Frank is given God’s powers to heal and destroy and he learns how to use those powers well. God’s Apostles are men and women of many faiths from all parts of the world. They also have powers which they will use and master. The message of this book is simple; love God and your fellow Man with all your might and heaven will present itself to you. God does not require you to go to church, pay tithes, dress or act a certain way, all he wants, like any father, is to have a loving relationship with his children. If you truly have God in your heart you will not want to do evil things. Religions with all their good deeds have done massive amounts of destruction in His name. Man has the choice of free will to decide if he wants a relationship with God or to pursue the path of evil. God has no religion and never asked for one to be created. Frank and the Apostles meet with many evil hearted men and women and with God’s power bring them to their end. The adventures of Frank Wilson and the Twelve Apostles – The Beginning is a seven-year journey which will be filled with, of course, Frank Wilson, but also the Apostles who each will have exciting and illuminating journeys.

Download or read book The Heart of Reality written by Vladimir Sergeyevich Soloviev and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vladimir S. Soloviev (1853–1900), moral philosopher, social and literary critic, theologian, and poet, is considered one of Russia’s greatest philosophers. But Soloviev is relatively unknown in the West, despite his close association with Fyodor Dostoevsky, who modeled one of his most famous literary characters, Alyosha Karamazov, on Soloviev. In The Heart of Reality, Vladimir Wozniuk offers lucid translations, a substantive introduction, and careful annotations that make many of Soloviev’s writings accessible for the first time to an English-speaking audience. Soloviev worked tirelessly in the name of the mystical body of the Universal Church. The vast bulk of his writings can be construed as promoting, in one way or another, the cause of ecumenism. His essays also display the influence of Platonic and German Idealism and strands of Thomistic thinking. Wozniuk demonstrates the consistency of Soloviev’s biblically based thought on the subjects of aesthetics, love, and ethics, while at the same time clarifying Soloviev’s concept of vseedinstvo (the unity of spiritual and material), especially as applied to literature. Containing many previously untranslated essays, The Heart of Reality situates Soloviev more clearly in the mainstream of Western religious philosophy and Christian thought.

Download or read book The Original Teachings of Jesus Christ written by Vladimir Antonov and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2008-07-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an analysis of the Teachings that were left to people by Jesus Christ in His Incarnation. The Teachings are systematized in this book in accordance to the main themes touched by Jesus. The bibliographic sources used in this work are the New Testament and some Apocryphal Gospels. The book is addressed to all people.

Download or read book Host the Holy Ghost written by Vladimir Savchuk and published by Vladimir Savchuk. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your intimacy with the Holy Spirit is the key to boldness and boldness is the key to miracles. All believers in Christ have a relationship with the Holy Spirit, but not all believers have intimacy with Him. Holy Spirit was sent to lead you deeper in the knowledge of truth and give you the strength to overcome trials and the power to reach this world. In this book, Pastor Vladimir Savchuk takes you on a journey through discovering the communion with the Holy Spirit which belongs to everyone, not just the spiritually elite. You will learn how to: develop your relationship with the Holy Spirit walk in true intimacy with Him cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in your life operate in His power and anointing identify the danger of appointing without anointing discern the true manifestations of the Spirit and much more! Host the Holy Ghost is a gem-filled work. Pastors and leaders, allow me to humbly suggest this as a small group or leadership curriculum.I encourage you to read this and often revisit the truths upon which it expounds. - David Diga Hernandez, Evangelist, Healing Minister, TV host I highly recommend this revelatory book to Christians everywhere. Host the Holy Ghost will transform your understanding about the Holy Spirit and intimacy with Him. - Jeremiah Johnson, Apostolic Leader of the Ark Fellowship This book brilliantly describes the desperate need we have as Christians to fellowship with the Holy Spirit! We cannot afford to live beyond or outside of God's presence. This writing will fuel your faith for radical Spirit-filled living. - Ryan LeStrange, Founder and Apostolic Leader of TRIBE International Network of Ministries To know the Holy Spirit as your friend is life's greatest treasure, and this book will inspire you to seek His friendship above all others. - Andres Bisonni, International Evangelist In this book, Vlad demystifies the mysterious veil religion has pulled over the Personhood of the Holy Spirit! This book is a revelation every believer must possess in their life - to host the Holy Ghost! – Leon Du Preez, Founder and President of “The Prophetic Institute” Pastor Vlad’s book Host The Holy Ghost is a powerful guide for believers seeking to grow a profound, transformative relationship with the Holy Spirit. – Mike Signorelli, Pastor, Author, Founder of V1 Church An entire book about the most important person in humanity. I can’t recommend this enough. If you feel stuck, like you’re struggling to connect with God, this book is for you! – Isaiah Saldivar, Revivalist, Host of weekly podcast "Revival Lifestyle" For many years I ministered without real power. I knew the Holy Spirit theologically but not practically. This book by Pastor Vlad will set your heart ablaze with a passion to know the Spirit of God and to long for deeper levels of His presence. – Greg Locke, Pastor, Author, Film producer, Founder of Locke Media and Global Vision Press. This book shows how to activate the power of God that is already within you by having a relationship with the Holy Ghost. Vladimir Savchuk does a great job illustrating how simple it is to access the Holy Ghost in your life. – Daniel Adams, Founder of The Supernatural Life & Author of Supernatural Living Perfect timing. What an amazing opportunity for many through this powerful book that is not only going to touch people's lives but to transform them in the times and days and weeks and months and years to come. Thank you for this incredible book, Host the Holy Ghost. – John Ramirez, Evangelist, Author, International Speaker, Founder of John Ramirez Ministries

Download or read book Prince Saint and Apostle written by Jukka Korpela and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baptist of Russia, Vladimir, is a key figure of the today's Nationalistic policy and culture of the country. Our actual knowledge about the prince who governed from 978-1015 in Kiev is however extremely little. Our views are based on the texts, which were written down a long time after his death and contain political, religious and national interpretations with which rulers ofdifferent periods sought to justify publicly their own policy with reference to the Baptist of Russia. For the first time the figure of the St. Vladimir occurred, as the religious east west contrast around the turn from the 13th to 14th Century in Europe was finally fixed. With the posthumous interpretation of the lifework Vladimirs conquests of the ascending Muscovite empire from the 14th to 16th Century were justified. The veneration of St. Vladimir returned with the Muscovites conquest and the Russification of the Ukraine in the 17th to 19th Century into the homeland of the prince, to Kiev.

Download or read book Spirit Filled Jesus written by Vladimir Savchuk and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus depended on the Holy Spirit. Jesus was born by the Spirit, filled by the Spirit, led by the Spirit, empowered by the Spirit, and offered Himself as a sacrifice on the cross by the eternal Spirit. Then at His ascension, He prayed to the Father that His followers would have the same power available to them. However, as modern believers, we have worked very hard to minimize our dependence on the Holy Spirit. In Spirit-Filled Jesus, Vladimir Savchuk presents the life of Jesus as an example for us to follow into living an abundant life full of the Holy Spirit and His power. We are called to pick up our cross and follow Him, but we can't do that unless we rely on the Holy Spirit the same way He did. Find out more in Spirit-Filled Jesus! Table of Contents: Introduction Born By the Spirit Filled By the Spirit Led By the Spirit Sustained By the Spirit Empowered By the Spirit Offered Himself as a Sacrifice Conclusion

Download or read book Vladimir Nabokov written by Paul Duncan Morris and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2011-09-03 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morris re-evaluates Nabokov's poetry and demonstrates that poetry was in fact central to his identity as an author and was the source of his distinctive authorial - lyric - voice.

Download or read book Vlad the Impaler written by Sid Jacobson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Sid Jaconson's posts on the Penguin Blog Two legends of the comic book industry bring to life the story of gore and lust that inspired Dracula. Vlad the man had a devilish streak-a vicious temper, a passion for women, and a thirst for revenge. Vlad the ruler was a true devil-a relentless torturer, a brutal murderer, and a paranoid leader whose megalomania would be his own undoing. Responsible for the merciless deaths of thousands, this savage 15th century ruler earned himself the moniker Vlad the Impaler. His bloody reign struck terror into the hearts of his disciples and inspired generations of vampire myths-most famously Bram Stoker's ghoulish protagonist, Dracula. However that beloved bloodsucker doesn't hold a candle to the real-life fiend whose brutal treachery has made him immortal.

Download or read book Being Disciples written by Rowan Williams and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2016-07-21 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If discipleship is a journey, this book belongs in the rucksack. . . Like the scriptures on which it is based, it deserves repeated reading." Stephen Cherry, Dean of Kings College, Cambridge This fresh and inspiring look at the meaning of discipleship covers the essentials of the christian life, including: faith, hope and love; forgiveness; holiness; social action; life in the Spirit. Written for the general reader by one of our greatest living theologians, this book will help you to see more clearly, love more dearly and follow more nearly the way of Jesus Christ.

Download or read book The Hand Bringer written by Christopher J. Penington and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Hadrian is a tough, smart street cop in Dallas with ties to Romanian medieval history through his heritage; ties that he can't possibly imagine. The tragic and mysterious loss of his son has made him desperate for an answer or an end to life, whichever comes first. He receives a call to assist another officer that will forever change his life. Following a brutal encounter with a man of unfathomable strength, Hadrian is diverted from an ambulance ride to a hospital and taken to a facility at Fort Hood, Texas, belonging to a clandestine governmental agency. Hadrian is genetically reengineered into the perfect weaponless warrior. He soon learns that he has been assigned to an elite team that is being prepared to travel back in time to medieval Romania in order to eliminate the threat of vampirism before this ancient accursed disease threatens to destroy the modern world. The origin is believed to be in Romania with Prince Vlad Tepes, otherwise known to the world by the romanticized name of Dracula. Here in the past, Hadrian will find the answers and possibly even the answer to the fate of his son. Only after an encounter with Boriana, a woman of striking beauty who has been infected with this vamperous condition, is Hadrian sufficiently convinced that he must travel back in time. And with this encounter, the rest is history.

Download or read book The Karamazov Correspondence written by Vladimir S. Soloviev and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Karamazov Correspondence: Letters of Vladimir S. Soloviev represents the first fully annotated and chronologically arranged collection of the Russian philosopher-poet’s most important letters, the vast majority of which have never before been translated into English. Soloviev was widely known for his close association with Fyodor M. Dostoevsky in the final years of the novelist’s life, and these letters reflect many of the qualities and contradictions that also personify the title characters of Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The selected letters cover all aspects of Soloviev’s life, ranging from vital concerns about human rights and the political and religious turmoil of his day to matters related to family and friends, his love life, and early drafts of his works, including poetic endeavors.

Download or read book Down and Dirty written by Kristine Mason and published by Kristine Mason. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former assassin Vlad Aristov traded his gun for a wrench and now works as a mechanic. Wanted by the U.S. government and Russian Mafia, he dreams of not only being an American citizen, but a free man—which is a dream he knows will never be a reality. Paranoid recluse and daughter of cult leaders, schoolteacher Lucy Spencer longs for a normal life. Instead, she lives in fear, waiting for the day her parents will finally come for her. And when they do, she knows they’ll have one thing on their mind—murder. After a repair job brings Vlad and Lucy together, the chemistry between them is undeniable. As their relationship grows, strange things begin to happen to Lucy. Believing Vlad was once a bodyguard she turns to him for help. But that help comes with a price—especially when secrets are revealed and love is betrayed. Can a killer and a paranoid recluse find true love? Or will the past tear them apart? * This book was originally titled VLAD

Download or read book Vladimir Solov ev and the Knighthood of the Divine Sophia written by Samuel Cioran and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the century an intimate alliance of philosophers, poets and theologians discovered the incarnation of their aspirations for a spiritually transformed world in the symbol of Sophia, the Divine Wisdom of God. Under her various aliases as the Divine Feminine, the Wisdom Clothed in the Sun and the Beautiful Lady, this feminine archetype usurped the traditional role of Christ as the mediator between heaven and earth. She was, however, primarily the inspiration of the Russian philosopher-poet, Vladimir Solov’ev (1853–1900), who created of her the cornerstone for both his metaphysical and aesthetic systems. This spiritual courtship of the Divine Sophia deeply patterned the literary works and interrelationships not only of such prominent symbolist writers as Aleksandr Blok and Andrej Belyj, but brought to light religious eccentrics like Anna Schmidt in a scandalous fashion. Sophia’s influence ranged far beyond the narrower confines of literature and eventually provoked one of the most fascinating debates within the modern émigré Russian Orthodox Church through the offices of Sergej Bulakov, an apparent student of Solovev’s Sophiology.