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WWJD? Think About It
by Beverly CourregeLike millions of Christians, you may find yourself wondering, what would He do? But finding the answer is easier than you think. WWJD? Think About It challenges you by asking tough questions you face every day, showing you how Christians a hundred years ago answered the question -- based on excerpts from Charles Sheldon's best-selling classic, "In His Steps" -- and giving you Jesus' answers in select Scripture verses. By realizing what Jesus would do, or have us do, in everyday situations -- you will be empowered to make wise and lasting decisions.
Wyclif: Trialogus
by Stephen E. Lahey John WycliffJohn Wyclif is known for translating the Vulgate Bible into English, and for arguing for the royal divestment of the church, the reduction of papal power and the elimination of the friars and against the doctrine of transubstantiation. His thought catalyzed the Lollard movement in England and provided an ideology for the Hussite revolution in Bohemia. Wyclif's Trialogus discusses divine power and knowledge, creation, virtues and vices, the Incarnation, redemption and the sacraments. It consists of a three-way conversation, which Wyclif wrote to familiarize priests and layfolk with the complex issues underlying Christian doctrine, and begins with formal philosophical theology, which moves into moral theology, concluding with a searing critique of the fourteenth-century ecclesiastical status quo. Stephen Lahey provides a complete English translation of all four books, and the 'Supplement to the Trialogue', which will be a valuable resource for scholars and students currently relying on selective translated extracts.
The Wycliffe Bible Commentary
by Charles F. Pfeiffer and Everett F. HarrisonYou love God. You long to know Him more intimately, to see Him face to face. Now is the time to dig deeper into the Scriptures, to see the Bible come alive for you: chapter by chapter, sentence by sentence, word by word. Written by forty-eight leading Bible scholars, this powerful handbook walks you through the entire text of the Old and New Testaments (primarily in the KJV). From the majestic Genesis account of all the Creator brought into being to Christ's words at the end of Revelation ('Yea, I come quickly...'), you'll find insights to help you wrap your heart and mind around God's Word in the pages of The Wycliffe Bible Commentary.INCLUDES BONUS MATERIAL: Commentary on Romans from The Moody Bible Commentary. Michael Vanlaningham, professor of New Testament at Moody Bible Institute, introduces Romans and then takes you through it verse-by-verse. Known as Paul's most thorough treatment on Christian doctrine, Romans explores sin, faith, and God's redemptive purposes for the world in Jesus. Familiarity with this famous letter is indispensable for growth and maturity in your Christian faith.
The Wycliffe Bible Commentary
by Charles F. Pfeiffer and Everett F. HarrisonYou love God. You long to know Him more intimately, to see Him face to face. Now is the time to dig deeper into the Scriptures, to see the Bible come alive for you: chapter by chapter, sentence by sentence, word by word. Written by forty-eight leading Bible scholars, this powerful handbook walks you through the entire text of the Old and New Testaments (primarily in the KJV). From the majestic Genesis account of all the Creator brought into being to Christ's words at the end of Revelation ('Yea, I come quickly...'), you'll find insights to help you wrap your heart and mind around God's Word in the pages of The Wycliffe Bible Commentary.INCLUDES BONUS MATERIAL: Commentary on Romans from The Moody Bible Commentary. Michael Vanlaningham, professor of New Testament at Moody Bible Institute, introduces Romans and then takes you through it verse-by-verse. Known as Paul's most thorough treatment on Christian doctrine, Romans explores sin, faith, and God's redemptive purposes for the world in Jesus. Familiarity with this famous letter is indispensable for growth and maturity in your Christian faith.
Wyoming Abduction Threat
by Elisabeth ReesWhen a hideout is breached is anywhere safe? When his foster children&’s biological father attempts to abduct them at gunpoint, Sheriff Brent Fox&’s only priority is the kids&’ safety. And now caseworker Carly Engelman is next on the man&’s hit list, and it&’s up to Brent to guard her, too. But when their location is compromised, can Brent protect Carly and the kids…before he loses his chance to become a father? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Wyoming Christmas Heroes: Doctor St. Nick, Rescuing Christmas, Jolly Holiday, Jack Santa
by Jeri Odell Jeanie Smith Cash Linda Lyle Tammy ShuttlesworthDoctor St. Nick by Jeanie Smith Cash Annie Benson, widowed and seven months pregnant with twins, is convinced God doesn't waste time on unimportant people like her. She's working as a waitress in a little California town when she receives word she's inherited a small ranch in Wyoming. Excited and relieved, Annie wants to spend Christmas in her new home. As she exits the bus, the local doctor and her new neighbor, Gabriel St. Nick offers her a hand. While stuck in a snowstorm and in labor, can Gabe convince Annie that God loves her and so does he? Rescuing Christmas by Linda Lyle When Chris is separated from her group while snowmobiling, a sudden snowstorm leaves her stranded, and it is up to park ranger Paul Rogers to rescue her. Will being trapped in a remote cabin for Christmas bring them together, or will their anger extinguish the last sparks of their love? Jolly Holiday by Jeri Odell Kloie Olson has found the perfect man for her and her mom-Mom doesn't seem interested. Nine-year-old Kloie isn't easily deterred, and she arranges an accidental rendezvous between her mom and the firefighter, Luke Jolly. Will Kloie's persistence pay off, or will her mom remain stubborn to the end? Jack Santa by Tammy Shuttlesworth Firefighter Jack Trenton looks forward to playing Santa in order to fill some empty weekend hours. Then he meets Stacy Waters, and his act of kindness becomes more than brightening a widow and her young son's Christmas holiday. She believes if she falls in love again, her young son risks forgetting all about his biological father. Jack is determined to prove Stacy wrong, but can he succeed?
Wyoming Christmas Peril: An Uplifting Romantic Suspense
by Kathie RidingsCan they survive the cold of Cougar Mountain with a killer on their trail? Bailey O'Keefe is excited about her first Christmas in Wyoming—until she's taken hostage by a homicidal bank robber. When he escapes from custody, his only goal is killing Bailey. Now her life depends on FBI negotiator Sean Hanson and his remote cabin on Cougar Mountain. But in the icy Wyoming wilderness, their relentless pursuer is the least perilous danger they face…From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Wyoming Christmas Quadruplets (Wyoming Cowboys #3)
by Jill KemererA nanny at Christmastime…Will she find love in this Wyoming Cowboys novel?Six weeks on a ranch caring for quadruplets—aspiring nurse Ainsley Draper’s prepared for a busy Christmas. When the children’s handsome uncle opens the door, her task gets extra complicated. Marshall Graham is upholding his promise to look after his twin sister, the babies’ mom. But as family loyalty clashes with new love, will the perfect present include a future with Ainsley?
Wyoming Cold Case Secrets
by Sommer SmithA decades-old mystery. An extensive cover-up. This investigation could turn lethal. When the search for her birth parents is met with a threat to leave town, Brynn Evans turns to private investigator Avery Thorpe—and leads armed assailants to his door. With no clue why she&’s a target, Brynn and Avery rush to unfold her family&’s secret…and to stay alive. But when the truth reveals a decades-long conspiracy, can they survive a killer&’s plan to cover it up?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
The Wyoming Heir
by Naomi RawlingsThe Cowboy in the Classroom Given a choice, Luke Hayes wouldn't ever leave his Wyoming ranch. Yet when his estranged grandfather dies, leaving him everything, he'll travel to Valley Falls, New York-but only to collect his sister and his inheritance. He won't be roped into saving a floundering girls' school, no matter what mathematics teacher Elizabeth Wells says. Elizabeth has defied social convention and her own family for the sake of her beloved Hayes Academy. Luke is pure rancher, from the tip of his Stetson to the scuff on his boots, yet he's also becoming her unlikely ally. Only he can help save her job and school...but how much will she lose when the time comes for him to leave?
Wyoming Hoofbeats
by Susan Page DavisA few moments later, she couldn't resist opening them just a bit and peeping out. The woman stood only a few yards from her, and she was staring frankly at Rachel. "Hello." Rachel swallowed hard. She opened her mouth but nothing came out. The people of the village would be incensed when they learned she had allowed herself to be seen by the outsider. She whipped around and darted behind the large pine tree. There was a bushy spruce close by, and she ran for it, hiding behind its spreading branches, and again stood still. She could hear the woman's soft footsteps, then silence. "I won't hurt you," came the melodious voice. Rachel said nothing. A footstep, and the branches of the spruce stirred. Rachel's heart raced as she hesitated, knowing she could lose the woman in the woods if she ran, but she was unable to turn away again. Suddenly, she was staring into brilliant, blue eyes.
Wyoming Lawman
by Victoria BylinMatrimony? Never again for deputy sheriff Matt Wiley. The only good thing from his first marriage is his daughter. His little girl might want a mother, but Matt knows that no woman should have to deal with his guilty secret, or his anger at God. He'll do his duty, serve the town of Cheyenne and keep his distance. Yet when courageous single mother Pearl Oliver comes to town, watching from the sidelines isn't an option- especially when Pearl lands herself in danger. His heart, Pearl's life and the safety of their town are all at risk. Only the love and faith he thought he'd left behind can help him win his way to happily ever after.
Wyoming Lawman & Winning the Widow's Heart
by Victoria Bylin Sherri ShackelfordSeeking justice…and finding loveWyoming Lawman by Victoria BylinDeputy sheriff Matt Wiley will never marry again. His little girl might want a mother, but no woman should have to deal with his guilty secret. Yet when courageous single mother Pearl Oliver comes to town, watching from the sidelines isn’t an option— especially when Pearl lands herself in danger. Now his heart, Pearl’s life and the safety of their town are all at risk…Winning the Widow’s Heart by Sherri ShackelfordWhen Texas Ranger Jack Elder stormed an isolated Kansas homestead, he expected to find a band of outlaws. Instead, the only occupant is Elizabeth Cole—and she’s just gone into labor. Jack helps deliver the widow’s baby girl and then leaves to pursue the murderer, who killed one of his own. But Elizabeth may hold the key to his unsettled past—and his hoped-for future.
Wyoming Mail-Order Bride
by Janet TronstadThe last thing this mail-order bride wantsis a husband… Stepping off the train in Wyoming Territory, mail-order bride Vivian Eastman&’s ready for a new life with her young ward—one that doesn&’t involve marriage. Left destitute after her grandfather&’s death, she&’s determined never to rely on a man again. And after her groom-to-be, rugged rancher Craig Martin, discovers the bridal agency sent him a society lady, the widower&’s all too happy to call off the wedding—even if his two children need a mother. But as Vivian&’s feelings for the single father grow, maybe there&’s a future for her at his homestead after all…
Wyoming Mountain Escape (Justice Seekers #3)
by Laura ScottA bride on the run in the mountain wilderness…and a killer on the prowl.Just as Chelsey Robards decides to call off her wedding, her soon-to-be husband is shot and killed at the altar. When the bullets start to fly her way, the best man, former Special Ops soldier Duncan O’Hare, drags her to safety. But with an unknown enemy on their trail, can they survive long enough to find out why she’s a target?USA TODAY Bestselling Author Laura ScottFrom Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Justice SeekersBook 1: Soldier’s Christmas SecretsBook 2: Guarded by the SoldierBook 3: Wyoming Mountain Escape
Wyoming Promises
by Kerri MountainA Place to Call Home Traveling through the Wyoming wilderness, all Bridger Jamison wants is a job and a safe haven for his brother. Finding work with the lovely Lola Martin solves at least one of his problems. And the charming town of Quiver Creek seems like the perfect place to start a new life. A string of mysterious deaths has the town-and Lola-on edge. She isn't sure what to make of the new man in town. But she can't help trusting the handsome carpenter who shows such tenderness toward his brother. When secrets come to light, Lola must put her faith in the man who's stolen her heart, or risk letting a perfect love pass her by....
Wyoming Ranch Ambush
by Sommer SmithFramed for murder… Is his ranch a refuge or a trap? A piercing scream sends rancher Beau Thorpe racing to help his new neighbor fight off a kidnapper—only for them both to come under gunfire. Evie Langford is the target of a kingpin and a suspect in her ex-boyfriend&’s murder, and the safest place for her and her nine-year-old sister is at Beau&’s ranch. But will Beau&’s protection be enough to withstand a vicious criminal determined to silence Evie for good?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Wyoming Sweethearts
by Jillian HartWhere Do Lonely Hearts Go? The chance to rescue abandoned horses has ;iven Eloise Tipple the fresh start she needs. After losing her skating career and fiance, she returns home to Wild Horse, Wyoming, to work at a beautiful inn and man the stables. Sean Granger has also come home to nurse some emotional wounds and would like nothing more than to pursue life as a lone wolf. Both say they want nothing more than friendship. But while saving homeless horses, can Sean and Eloise save each other and heal their wounds?
The X Blessing: Unveiling God's Strategy for a Marked Generation
by Clarence McclendonWell-known television preacher, Bishop Clarence E. McClendon "opens the X Files" as he presents revelatory insight from Genesis 48. This old Testament narrative provides the framework for a revolutionary look at how God occasionally goes outside of His established order of blessing the first-born and expected generation in favor of releasing His blessing upon the younger generation. God is once again flipping His grace and choosing the unexpected. While the secular news media and experts of the day have decided Generation X to be an "unknown generation" and have labeled them as lazy, lost, confused, and without hope, McClendon believes this is truly the blessed generation.
X-Plan Parenting: Become Your Child's Ally—A Guide to Raising Strong Kids in a Challenging World
by Bert FulksThe creator of the viral parenting concept the “X-Plan” illuminates the importance of awakening your child’s unique strength—while also taking an introspective look at your own life story to become a better parent. Last year, father and former teacher Bert Fulks’s simple parenting idea went viral: if your teenagers find themselves in a situation where they feel uncomfortable or trapped, they can text a family member an “X.” That family member will then call, giving the teen a way out, while still maintaining their freedom—and no questions will be asked. Now in X-Plan Parenting, Fulks expands on the how and the why behind his plan, emphasizing the importance of developing trusting relationships with our kids. Drawing on biblical principles, Fulks’s approach illuminates how even though we want the very best for our children, we sometimes parent from a place of brokenness and a desire for control rather than support and encouragement. We focus on our mistakes and painful growing-up moments and the things we wish we’d had when we were kids instead of what’s best for our own children right now. This dynamic can pit kids against their parents and create rifts in the relationship. Fulks advocates for an alliance between children and parents instead of an “us vs. them” mentality. Rather than spending so much time coaxing or battling our kids, Fulks inspires us to work with our kids instead of against them. And rather than trying to right our own past wrongs vicariously through our children, he urges us to recognize where we need healing so we can provide authentic strength to support our kids’ unique journeys. There is a tender art to disciplining our kids, and X-Plan Parenting serves up laughter and tears, hard questions, and plenty of grace to moms and dads who want their kids to love God and lead passionate, joyful lives in an unpredictable world.
Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normality
by Dave GibbonsWe thirst for purpose, clarity, fulfillment and direction in our lives. How do we go about sorting through all the self-help books, talks and seminars? The common, normal solutions to navigating life are focused on strengths, gifts, and passion. The reality is quite contrarian to what seems to make sense. The revelations is found in the divine fingerprints of all that we are: our life story, what energized and de-energizes us, our rhythms, and even our pain and weaknesses. It’s a different way of approaching clarity of life. At the heart of this book is the understanding that a life filled with passion is radically different than what many of us have been taught. Often it’s not in the how do we find life but a commitment to a passionate pursuit. Neurologically, if we ask the question how our brains can’t tap the new domains, our brains resorts to typical default solutions that are often inadequate. The way to live life to its fullest is found in abnormal rhythms and principles, that have the tension of questions more than answers. It’s a place where strategy is important but an ethos where relationships trump vision. The way we are invited to live life to its fullest is found with a contrarian set of beliefs, values and questions. It’s not about quick fixes and simplistic “solutions.”. God works through our weaknesses and our failures. Real vision is found through relationships with God and with other people. Obedience is better than passion. These contrarian concepts have been presented and tested in many business and non-profit settings, including Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit where Dave gave a keynote address. The tone of this book was established as Dave thought about what he would want to share with his four third culture children and future leaders. It was Dave’s heart that they would walk a life where they experienced life to it’s fullest, exploring the new and old domains of world that is constantly changing.
Xenophobic Mountains: Landscape Sentience Reconsidered in the Romanian Carpathians
by Alexandra CotofanaThis book, based on ethnographic research in Romania, traces the ontological red lines that form a world in which xenophobic landscapes are possible. The last couple hundred years in Romania’s history have been marked by change of political regimes, but this manuscript pays equal attention to an important continuity in Romania’s ontological world: its understanding of the landscape, and the relationship between Romanian people and their land. From political discourses to children’s books, to literature, and explanations found for everyday events, the book follows the ways in which the landscape of Romania has been understood as a sentient being imbued with willpower and ability to act on the world. The sentience specific to Romania’s landscape is characterized by xenophobia—a fear and distrust of ethno-religious others—that has been historically interpreted by Romanians as manifesting through acts of violence enacted by the landscape towards various groups of humans understood as dangerous to the country’s unity.The novelty of this book lies in the fact that it is an in-depth analysis of an ontological world in which sentient landscapes are de-romanticized and presented in their uncomfortable complexity. The concept of sentient xenophobic mountains can add a great deal to the current literature on the ontological turn and ontological multiplicities, by questioning binaries like colonized/colonizer, indigenous/colonial, sentient landscape/industrial superpower. Romania’s history makes it a good case study for this exercise, as the country has been at the margins of empires, both desired because of its natural resources and rejected because of the perceived inferiority of its people, both racialized and racist, both neoliberal and imagining absolute sovereignty.
Xenosophia and Religion. Biographical and Statistical Paths for a Culture of Welcome: Biographical And Statistical Paths For A Culture Of Welcome
by Heinz Streib Constantin KleinThis book documents the current polarization in Germany regarding the issue of refugee immigration. It presents quantitative estimates for both xenophobia and xenophilia in the German population, including short-time changes. The book suggests a conceptual change of perspectives. It focuses not only on the pathogenic model that accounts for outcomes such as xenophobia, Islamophobia and other forms of (inter-religious) prejudice, but on a salutogenic model. In the book’s view, the salutogenic model entails xenosophia: the wisdom, creativity and inspiration that emerges from the encounter with the strange and the strange religion. The book addresses individual dispositions, which may lead to xenophobia or xenosophia, and takes into account predictors such as religiosity, religious schemata, value preferences, tolerance of complexity, and violence legitimizing norms of masculinity. A selection of case studies present typical biographical trajectories toward xenosophia.
Xn: X to The Nth
by Clint Townsend“A perfect world begins with perfect humans.” <P><P>X to The Nth is the story of Dr. Cain Wyczthack III (WICH-thak), President and CEO of the Engenechem Corporation, and his trusted partner, Dr. Alan White. Together, the two have worked for decades and spent billions of dollars to engineer and create a perfect, highly intelligent, genetically pure slave-labor force that's sustainable, easily replaceable...and untraceable. <P><P>Evan Armada Nine and Chloe Rover Seven are only two of thousands of clones who work diligently behind the scenes to advance Cain’s agenda and complete his top-secret projects. Although extreme measures are taken to ensure the female clones are kept isolated from their male counterparts, Dr. Wyczthack insists on tracking their every move with motion and sound sensitive video cameras and RFID chips embedded in their shoulders. <P><P>However, destiny will intercede and see to it that Chloe and Armada’s paths intersect. What is the mysterious entity that suddenly appears and leads Armada to Chloe? Why does the powerful presence want to help the couple break away from their masters? If they can manage to elude Engenechem's surveillance and tracking systems, where will the pair flee to? <P><P>After a hurried and daring escape attempt, the runaways discover Cain’s plans for the destruction of Earth and annihilation of its inhabitants, including the army of clones. To ensure that only the strong and genetically pure will survive a thermonuclear ‘New Genesis’, Engenechem, with the aid and contribution of the largest corporations and governments of the world, builds orbital stations, subterranean bunkers and storage warehouses, a space elevator, satellite hunters, and positional, space-based missile silos. The duo comes to the sad realization that they and the rest of the clones were created for the sole purpose of constructing the artificial environments that will house Dr. Wyczthack’s hand-selected survivors of his global, atomic genocide. <P><P>Will the love-struck clones successfully stop the launch of hundreds of nuclear missiles? Can Armada and Chloe avoid detection long enough to make a clean getaway from Engenechem’s military fortress?
Xuanzang: China’s Legendary Pilgrim and Translator
by Benjamin BroseThe life and legacy of Xuanzang: a Buddhist seeker, philosopher, and intrepid traveler who became the world's most famous pilgrim.In the fall of 629, Xuanzang (600–662), a twenty-nine-year-old Buddhist monk, left the capital of China to begin an epic pilgrimage across the country, through the deserts of Central Asia, and into India. His goal was to locate and study authentic Buddhist doctrine and practice, then bring the true teachings back to his homeland. Over the course of nearly seventeen years, he walked thousands of miles and visited hundreds of Buddhist monasteries and monuments. He studied with the leading teachers of his day and compiled a written account of his travels that remains a priceless record of premodern Indian history, religion, and culture. When Xuanzang finally returned to China in 645, he brought with him a treasure trove of new texts, relics, and icons. This transmission of Indian Buddhist teachings to China, made possible by Xuanzang&’s unparalleled vision and erudition, was a landmark moment in the history of East Asian Buddhism. As with many great pre-modern religious figures, the legends surrounding Xuanzang&’s life have taken on lives of their own. His story has been retold, reshaped, and repurposed by generations of monastics and laypeople. In this comprehensive and engaging account, Benjamin Brose charts a course between the earliest, most reliable accounts of Xuanzang&’s biography and the fantastic legends that later developed, such as those in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Xuanzang remains one of the most consequential monks in the rich history of Buddhism in East Asia. This book is an indispensable introduction to his extraordinary life and enduring legacies.