Download or read book What Part of Thou Shalt Not Don t You Understand written by Christine Spatafora and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The commandments are a guide, the first apply to your relationship with God, then your family and then the people around you. They are a common sense guide to being a decent person.
Download or read book Before the End After the Beginning written by Dagoberto Gilb and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten “stark, realistic” short stories from the PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author ‘told in mostly gritty matter-of-fact prose” (The Boston Globe). Dagoberto Gilb wrote most of the stories in Before the End, After the Beginning while he recovered from a stroke he suffered in 2009. The result is a powerful and triumphant volume that tackles common themes of identity, mortality, and the physical limitations which arose during his own illness. Taking readers throughout the American West and Southwest, from Los Angeles and Albuquerque to El Paso and Austin, these ten stories cover territory close to Gilb’s heart—a mother and son’s relationship in Southern California in the story ‘Uncle Rock’ or a man looking to shed his chaotic past in ‘The Last Time I Saw Junior’—while describing the American experience in his raw, inimitable style. With this new collection, Gilb offers what may be his most extraordinary achievement to date with “an authenticity that’s unimpeachable” (San Antonio Express News).
Download or read book Woodcuts of Women written by Dagoberto Gilb and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These ten stories of “intensity and bravado” by the acclaimed Chicano author explore love, lust, and longing among people struggling to find their way (Jean Thompson, The New York Times Book Review). Featuring characters of Mexican American heritage, each of these haunting stories is crafted with Gilb’s quintessentially spare yet evocative language and explores the lives of men and women at odds with each other. Steeped in an ethos of regimented gender roles, the men in these stories see the women in their lives as little more than woodcuts—crude variations of their actual complexity; symbols of seduction, mystery, and power that will ultimately bring about their undoing. At turns powerful and resonant, hopeful and humorous, Woodcuts of Women is a tour de force by one of America’s foremost Latino writers. “Lonely, tough stories—stories that force us to confront what’s difficult in us, and in the people we love.” —Esquire “The gritty passions of men for women—the grand delusions and tender mercies—are the jukebox songs playing through the 10 stories of Gilb’s ‘Woodcuts of Women.’” —San Francisco Chronicle
Download or read book The Magic of Blood written by Dagoberto Gilb and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dynamic collection of short stories, including eight from Winners on the Pass Line (1985), Dagoberto Gilb captures the texture of the Southwest's working class in clear, ironic, and bitingly realistic fiction about regular people going about their complex lives.
Download or read book Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk written by Eugene Cho and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Eugene Cho, Christians should never profess blind loyalty to a party. Any party. But they should engage with politics, because politics inform policies which impact people. In Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics, Cho encourages readers to remember that hope arrived—not in a politician, system, or great nation—but in the person of Jesus Christ. With determination and heart, Cho urges readers to stop vilifying those they disagree with—especially the vulnerable—and asks Christians to follow Jesus and reflect His teachings. In this book that integrates the pastoral, prophetic, practical, and personal, readers will be inspired to stay engaged, have integrity, listen to the hurting, and vote their convictions. “When we stay in the Scriptures, pray for wisdom, and advocate for the vulnerable, our love for politics, ideology, philosophy, or even theology, stop superseding our love for God and neighbor.”
Download or read book War Peace and Christianity written by J. Daryl Charles and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With issues of war and peace at the forefront of current events, an informed Christian response is needed. This timely volume answers 104 questions from a just-war perspective, offering thoughtful yet succinct answers. Ranging from the theoretical to the practical, the volume looks at how the just-war perspective relates to the philosopher, historian, statesman, theologian, combatant, and individual—with particular emphases on its historical development and application to contemporary geopolitical challenges. Forgoing ideological extremes, Charles and Demy give much attention to the biblical teaching on the subject as they provide moral guidance. A valuable resource for considering the ethical issues relating to war, Christians will find this book's user-friendly format a helpful starting point for discussion.
Download or read book What Part of Christianity Don t You Understand written by Wayne Laidacker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thou Shalt Not Kill written by John Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of crime stories by authors including John Mortimer, Ellis Peters, Charlotte Armstrong, Ralph McInerny and G.K. Chesterton.
Download or read book The Man Code written by Dennis Swanberg and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We men are so predictable. As a way of avoiding even the most remote possibility of authentic relationships, most of us are quick to form a complex web of surface-level friendships, an ever-expanding collection of "buddies." Yet we never manage to develop even one really close friendship. The Man Code is a powerful tool to help men reorganize their thoughts and revolutionize their lives by learning to form meaningful relationships, starting with God and branching out from there. The code is 1, 3, 12, 120, 3000, and by mastering the relationships these five numbers represent, men will establish the right priorities, make the right plans, diagnose unforeseen difficulties, make mid-course corrections and achieve the positive results that they desire and God intends.
Download or read book Best and Worst Email Tales written by Judy Franconi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-10-18 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best and Worst Email Tales is a compilation of amusing anecdotes, quotes, one-liners, poems, touching stories in one all inclusive book. The approximately 200 items cover an array of subjects from animals to kids to religion and politics. The book is divided into easy-to-find subjects for quick reference and use.
Download or read book An Angel In The Flame written by Gene Wilkes and published by ACU Press. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a gripping tale of two saviors. Two men whom God chose to rescue his people. Two men anyone familiar with history would call heroes among their people. Two men who represent the best and worst the human experience have to offer. One was the Arnold Schwarzenegger of his day. The other was a humble carpenter who led no army or held no office, yet in his death caused a cosmic ripple that touches the edges of our universe today. Both are part of God’s story to capture the hearts of men and women with his love, but only one lived out God’s ultimate purpose for his life. This tale is about Samson and Jesus.
Download or read book Shopping for God written by James B. Twitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen? And what does it mean for religion and for our culture? Just as we shop for goods and services, we shop for church. A couple of generations ago Americans remained in the faith they were born into. Today, many Americans change their denomination or religion, sometimes several times. Churches that know how to appeal to those shopping for God are thriving. Think megachurches. Churches that don't know how to do this or don't bother are fading away. Think mainline Protestant churches. Religion is now celebrated and shown off like a fashion accessory. We can wear our religious affiliation like a designer logo. But, says James Twitchell, this isn't because Americans are undergoing another Great Awakening; rather, it's a sign that religion providers-that is, churches-have learned how to market themselves. There is more competition among churches than ever in our history. Filling the pew is an exercise in salesmanship, and as with any marketing campaign, it requires establishing a brand identity. Successful pastors ("pastorpreneurs," Twitchell calls them) know how to speak the language of Madison Avenue as well as the language of the Bible. In this witty, engaging book, Twitchell describes his own experiences trying out different churches to discover who knows how to "do church" well. He takes readers into the land of karaoke Christianity, where old-style contemplative sedate religion has been transformed into a public, interactive event with giant-screen televisions, generic iconography (when there is any at all), and ample parking. Rarely has America's religious culture been examined so perceptively and so entertainingly. Shopping for God does for religion what Fast Food Nation has done for food.
Download or read book Thou Shalt Not Want written by Gloria Bush Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monica and Reese Gordon live in Warner Robins, Georgia. They lead a quiet life where he works for Robins Air Force Base and she works at a local bank as a Senior Teller. They have been married for six years. Throughout their marriage, she has only wanted to give Reese one thing—a child. She has sought medical help and intervention with no success. She feels that her biological clock is ticking louder and louder and time is running out for her. She has prayed and sought the Lord as to answers for her infertility. She has asked God for assistance with this. Bryn Alexander comes into her life as a breath of fresh air. She hopes that she is the answer to her prayers. Bryn has another agenda that does not include Monica. There are consequences to impatience with God and Monica finds out a hard lesson that could possibly cost her a baby and her marriage.
Download or read book I Read It on a Church Sign written by Jeffery W. Dukes and published by Jeffery W. Dukes. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspirational messages I've discovered over the years, in my travels throughout the midwest and southeast.
Download or read book 10 written by J. John and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Michael Winner s Hymie Joke Book written by Michael Winner and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feared and enjoyed around the world, Michael Winner's column in the Sunday Times is something of a phenomenon. One day, on a whim, the great man threw in a few of his favourite Jewish jokes. From such tiny acorns a cult following has grown, and old Hymie, the butt of many jokes, took on new life. By popular demand, here is a collection of the ribald, edgy and side-splittingly funny bon mots from Winner's much-loved (and hated) alter ego. This is not for the easily offended!
Download or read book Bear in the Woods written by Robin Duval and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting suspense thriller about a man who cannot understand why someone is trying to kill him. Set in Britain and America during a Presidential election year in the very near future, it explores some of the darker and more dangerous connections within our two societies.
