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A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar
by Thinley NorbuLike a spontaneous cascade of wisdom nectar, the open and natural words of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, uncomplicated by scholarly elaboration, flow here in the tradition of the direct transmissions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the past. Through commentary on the Preliminary Practices (Ngöndrö) prayer from the treasure text of the great master Tragtung Düdjom Lingpa, insights into many central practices emerge in order to deepen understanding of the foundations of Vajrayana Buddhism. Also included in the book is a commentary on Tsok Khang Dechen (Assembly Palace of Great Exaltation), the root text prayer of the second Kyabje Düdjom Rinpoche, Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje.
A Case For Kindness: 40 Ways to Love and Inspire Others
by Lisa BarrickmanInspired by the author's fortieth birthday celebration where she committed to forty days of intentional kindness, this book shares the ripple effect that changed an entire community. In less than a year, more than 20,000 separate acts of kindness took place as others embraced the endeavour. A Case for Kindness equips you to have that same impact on the lives of your own neighbors, family, and friends. In this book, you will find forty kindness practices that easily fit the margins of your day-to-day interactions. It is a forty-day journey that will have a lasting impact on the lives of others, while enriching your own life in the process.
A Case for Theistic Evolution: A Zondervan Digital Short
by Howard J. Van TillDerived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short argues that Christians need not oppose evolution and that God in fact created the world through evolutionary processes. More specifically, Van Till proposes a position called fully gifted creation, which he defines as the understanding that God created the natural world with a built-in capacity to develop and evolve. With thorough attention paid to the philosophical, scientific, theological, and practical implications of the viewpoint, A Case for Theistic Evolution will be useful both to readers wanting a basic introduction to theistic evolution and to those wanting to more deeply consider their own convictions regarding it.
A Case for Young-Earth Creationism: A Zondervan Digital Short
by Paul Nelson John Mark ReynoldsDerived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short provides a vivid defense for the view that God created the world relatively recently and in six days. Critical of current scientific consensuses, though not abrasively so, the authors present biblical, philosophical, and scientific supports for their perspective. Their clear argumentation makes this one of the best presentations of a historic if recently maligned viewpoint, one that will be useful to proponents and opponents alike.
A Case of Conscience
by James BlishFather Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man -- a priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He has found no insoluble conflicts in his beliefs or his ethics... until he is sent to Lithia. There he comes upon a race of aliens who are admirable in every way except for their total reliance on cold reason; they are incapable of faith or belief.<P><P> Confronted with a profound scientific riddle and ethical quandary, Father Ruiz-Sanchez soon finds himself torn between the teachings of his faith, the teachings of his science, and the inner promptings of his humanity. There is only one solution: He must accept an ancient and unforgivable heresy -- and risk the futures of both worlds.<P> Hugo Award Winner.
A Case of Conscience (S. F. Masterworks Ser. #No.30)
by James BlishA space-traveling Jesuit priest confronts a moral but godless alien race in this Hugo Award–winning novel by the author of the Cities in Flight saga. Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man, a Jesuit priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He doesn&’t feel any genuine conflicts in his belief system—until he is sent to Lithia. The reptilian inhabitants of this distant world appear to be admirable in every way. Untroubled by greed or lust, they live in peace. But they have no concept of God, no literature, and no art. They rely purely on cold reason. But something darker lies beneath the surface: Do the Lithians pose a hidden threat? The answers that unfold could affect the fate of two worlds. Will Ruiz-Sanchez, a priest driven by his deeply human understanding of good and evil, do the right thing when confronted by a race that is alien to its core? The Science Fiction Encyclopedia lauds A Case of Conscience as &“one of the first serious attempts to deal with religion [in science fiction], and [it] remains one of the most sophisticated. It is generally regarded as an SF classic.&” Readers of Isaac Asimov&’s Foundation Trilogy, Mary Doria Russell&’s The Sparrow, or Walter M. Miller Jr.&’s A Canticle for Leibowitz will find this award-winning novel a gripping, compelling exploration of some of the most intractable and important questions faced by the human species. Includes an introduction by Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Greg Bear.
A Catholic's Guide to Rome: Discovering the Soul of the Eternal City
by Frank J. KornFrank Korn presents an insider's guide to the city. He describes not only the familiar churches, basilicas, and historic places, but also takes travelers on fascinating detours down back alleys to little-known, though very important sites. For both the public and the private Rome, he reveals the legends and traditions associated with each.
A Ceiling Made of Eggshells
by Gail Carson LevineIn A Ceiling Made of Eggshells, Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine tells a moving and ambitious story set during the expulsion of Jews from Spain, about a young Jewish girl full of heart who must play her own role in her people’s epic history—no matter the sacrifice. Surrounded by her large family, Loma is happy living in the judería of Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and wants nothing more than to someday have a family of her own. Still, when her intimidating grandfather, her Belo, decides to bring her along on his travels, she’s excited to join him. Belo has the ear of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and Loma relishes her adventures with him, adventures that are beyond the scope of most girls of the time. She soon learns just how dangerous the world is for the Jews of Spain, and how her grandfather’s influence keeps their people safe. But the older Loma gets, the more she longs to realize her own dreams—if Belo will ever allow her to leave his side.
A Celebration Of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God's Gift of Sexual Intimacy
by Douglas RosenauDr. Douglas Rosenau is a licensed psychologist, and a Christian sex therapist who has for the past seventeen years used his training in theology and counseling to help Christian couples enrich and reclaim God's wonderful gift of sexuality within marriage.A Celebration of Sex answers specific, often unasked questions about sexual topics, presents married couples with detailed techniques and behavioral skills for deepening sexual pleasure and intimate companionship, and is an excellent tool for premarital education.Previous edition: 0785273662
A Celtic Book of Dying: The Path of Love in the Time of Transition
by Phyllida Anam-Áire• Describes the Celtic rituals of honoring death and dying and offers prayers, meditations, and blessings for the time of transition • Offers reflective questions and exercises to explore your beliefs, attitudes, and fears around your own death • Includes the sacred meditation of traveling with the dead as offered by an anam-áire or Celtic soul carer Through her decades of hospice work, Phyllida Anam-Áire has revived the ancient Celtic tradition of &“watching&” with the dying and traveling with the soul after death. Drawing on her Celtic background, she integrates the wisdom of her ancestors with modern knowledge of the death process. She shows how a peaceful transition for the leaving person is possible and how this process can be consciously supported for relatives or friends. In A Celtic Book of Dying, Phyllida details the Celtic rituals of honoring death and dying, revealing how these rituals act as a catalyst that allows the change of form for our essence to pass on into the afterlife. She shows how becoming familiar with the dying process and acknowledging our own personal death forms an important aspect of preparing for this natural transformation. The author guides us with reflective questions, exercises, and meditations to help us become aware of and evaluate our own beliefs, attitudes, and fears around dying and learn to live our life more consciously and with joy. Once we have come to terms with our own passing, we will also find it easier to assist family and friends in their last hours. Phyllida presents the sacred meditation of traveling with the dead as held by an anam-áire or soul carer. She also offers suggestions for Celtic rituals, prayers, and blessings for support. She addresses many practical questions around care for the dying during and after the process, including the importance of silence. A practical yet soulful guidebook, A Celtic Book of Dying deepens our spiritual understanding of the internal journey of the dying and the adventurous after-death journey to come. Through the eyes of an anam-áire, we see death not as the end or something to be feared, but just as the moment of being called home again.
A Celtic Country: An Upswing Spring (2 of 3 #2)
by Delenn HarperIn a world where the Celts did not lose against the Romans, the druidic schools still remain in Europe. In Paris, Lania's life, 27 year old, goes round in circles. When she joins Avalonia, the school that trains the Priestess of Avalon, for her, it's now that everything starts. Though a new season brings new challenges. Lania continues to confront her study of druidic teachings, and her round trips between the two countries. But will she manage to maintain the balance between a modern world and the ancestral traditions of this Celtic world? Back in Paris, will she manage to lead a normal life?
A Celtic Country: The Long Winter (1 of 3 #1)
by Delenn HarperIn a world where the Celts did not lose to the Romans, nowadays there are still druidic schools in Europe, at 27 Lania's life is in a spin. She sees her life as a Parisian wondering where her dreams of child and the magic that surrounded her have disappeared. Yet still looking for her place in life, society and something that would resonate within her soul. But in Avalonia, the school that trained the Priestess of Avalon had not forgotten such. So when she decided to join the school and enter its country with strange rules. Lania has nothing left to lose. For her, it's now that everything begins. The ability to finally live. Her life will be transformed by this trip, in Europe, at the centre of the world. In this debut novel that takes a new look at feminism and the place of women in society, you will discover a new way of seeing the world through Breton spirituality, folklore and Celtic culture. A wonderful sequel to the Mists of Avalon series (MZ Bradley), Harry Potter, and Bridget Jones Diary lovers.
A Century Of Giants, A.D. 1500 To 1600: In An Age Of Spiritual Genius, Western Christendom Shatters (The Christians: Their First Two Thousand Years #Vol. 9)
by Ted Byfield Society to Explore Record Christian History StaffThe Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before.
A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present
by Zvi GitelmanA richly illustrated survey of the Jewish historical experience in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet era. "Anyone with even a passing interest in the history of Russian Jewry will want to own this splendid... book." -- Janet Hadda, Los Angeles Times. "... a badly needed historical perspective on Soviet Jewry.... [Gitelman] is evenhanded in his treatment of various periods and themes, as well as in his overall evaluation of the Soviet Jewish experience.... A Century of Ambivalence is illuminated by an extraordinary collection of photographs that vividly reflect the hopes, triumphs and agonies of Russian Jewish life." -- David E. Fishman, Hadassah Magazine. "Wonderful pictures of famous personalities, unknown villagers, small hamlets, markets and communal structures combine with the text to create an uplifting [book] for a broad and general audience." -- Alexander Orbach, Slavic Review. "Gitelman's text provides an important commentary and careful historic explanation.... His portrayal of the promise and disillusionment, hope and despair, intellectual restlessness succeeded by swift repression enlarges the reader's understanding of the dynamic forces behind some of the most important movements in contemporary Jewish life." -- Jane S. Gerber, Bergen Jewish News. "... a lucid and reasonably objective popular history that expertly threads its way through the dizzying reversals of the Russian Jewish experience." -- Village Voice. A century ago the Russian Empire contained the largest Jewish community in the world, numbering about five million people. Today, the Jewish population of the former Soviet Union has dwindled to half a million, but remains probably the world's third largest Jewish community. In the intervening century the Jews of that area have been at the center of some of the most dramatic events of modern history -- two world wars, revolutions, pogroms, political liberation, repression, and the collapse of the USSR. They have gone through tumultuous upward and downward economic and social mobility and experienced great enthusiasms and profound disappointments. In startling photographs from the archives of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and with a lively and lucid narrative, A Century of Ambivalence traces the historical experience of Jews in Russia from a period of creativity and repression in the second half of the 19th century through the paradoxes posed by the post-Soviet era. This redesigned edition, which includes two substantial new chapters on the fate of Jews and Judaism in the former Soviet Union, is ideal for general readers and classroom use. Zvi Gitelman is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. He is author of Jewish Nationality and Soviet Politics: The Jewish Sections of the CPSU, 1917--1930 and editor of Bitter Legacy: Confronting the Holocaust in the USSR (Indiana University Press).
A Century of Biblical Archaeology
by P. R. S. MooreyThis historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi from 1840 to 1990 concentrates on the work of major excavators and scholars. It is a panoramic overview of the methods and theories that served to illuminate the archaeology of the Holy Land, beginning with an introductory chapter that covers the early pioneering years before the work of Pitt Rivers and Petrie.
A Century of James Frazer’s The Golden Bough: Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough
by Stephanie Lynn Budin and Caroline J. TullyThis multidisciplinary volume examines the ongoing effects of James G. Frazer’s The Golden Bough in modern Humanities and its wide-ranging influence across studies of ancient religions, literature, historiography, and reception studies.The book begins by exploring the life and times of Frazer himself and the writing of The Golden Bough in its cultural milieu. It then goes on to cover a wide range of topics, including: ancient Near Eastern religion and culture; Minoan religion and in particular the origins of notions of Minoan matriarchy; Frazer’s influence on the study of Graeco-Roman religion and magic; Frazer’s influence on modern Pagan religions; and the effects of Frazer’s works in modern culture and scholarship generally. Chapters examine how modern academia and beyond continues to be influenced by the otherwise discredited theories in The Golden Bough, ideas such as Sacred Marriage and the incessant Fertility of Everything. The book demonstrates how scholarship within the Humanities as well as practitioners of alternative religions and the common public remain under the thrall of Frazer over one hundred years since the publication of the abridged edition of The Golden Bough, and what we must do to shake off that influence. A Century of James Frazer’s The Golden Bough is of interest to scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines, including Ancient History, History of Religion, Comparative Religion, Classical Studies, Archaeology, Historiography, Anthropology, Folklore, and Reception Studies.Chapter 18 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
A Certain Hope (Texas Hearts Ser. #1)
by Lenora WorthA woman returns to her small Texas hometown and falls for the rancher she left behind in this inspirational romance from a New York Times bestseller.When tragedy loomed near, April Maxwell left life in a big city and came home to tend to her father. Her faith and belief in happy endings all but destroyed, April threw herself into working her father’s ranch. But as she struggled with this new life, she found herself headlong in a romantic attachment she never thought possible.Rancher Reed Garrison resented April’s leaving Texas so long ago, but he loved her still. Now Reed wanted her to succeed, to recapture her joy and love of God. He hoped the tender feelings between them would grow—and that this time, April would be willing to put down roots . . . with him.
A Certain Hope and A Perfect Love
by Lenora WorthA Certain Hope Small-town Texas gal April Maxwell tried to escape her painful past in the big city-then tragedy calls her home. Her faith all but shattered, she isn't sure she can risk falling for rancher Reed Garrison. Could his love heal her wounded heart? A Perfect Love Bitter and world-weary, Summer Maxwell returns to Texas, looking for something that surely doesn't include losing her heart to sweet, handsome Mack Riley. Especially when Mack's past brings her greatest test of faith...offering her the chance to prove that love and trust really can conquer all.
A Certain Kind of Hero
by Kathleen EagleTwo bad boys find redemption when they become unlikely heroes to two very special women and their families. Don't miss these romantic favorites from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Kathleen Eagle!DefenderGideon Defender understood hard choices. Innocent and pure, Raina McKenny had deserved someone better than him, so he'd stepped aside and watched her marry his brother. He'd stayed away when they adopted a baby and created the perfect life he could never offer her. Now, fifteen years later, Raina had returned to the reservation a widow with her fatherless teenage son in tow, and Gideon faced the toughest choices of his life. Between desire and duty, between condemnation and trust, between fatherhood and honor...and even between life and death.Broomstick CowboyAmy Becker needed a man. Tate Harrison wouldn't have been her first choice...but then, her first choice had gone and died, leaving her pregnant, broke and on the verge of losing everything. Surprisingly, Tate was a good father figure to her children, a tireless worker and far too tempting during those long winter nights. But Tate wasn't one for roots; he was hers only until spring. Unless she could convince him to stay.
A Certain Risk: Living Your Faith at the Edge
by Erwin Mcmanus Paul Andrew RichardsonIn this Ebook memoir, A Certain Risk, author Paul Richardson reminds you that the Creator designed you to engage the complexities of your world with creative solutions. Rather than offering a series of how-to steps, Richardson offers you a refreshing vision of what a Spirit-fueled life looks like—a vision that sees Christianity as a fluid, innovative call to love. Many of us lead frenzied lives—but feel we are going nowhere. Every day you may be asking yourself: “How can I become a voice of hope when the problems are so great? How can I envision my circumstances through God’s eyes and respond to others with the passions of his heart when the dry details of the day take over? How do I begin to live a deeper, richer faith that unleashes God’s transforming work in and through me?” Drawing on stories from his life as a change specialist in the world’s largest Muslim country, Richardson explores what causes you to be pinned down under life’s fluctuating circumstances, personal apathy, and disappointment, and he helps you seek the Spirit-fueled life that can set you free. You will come away with a deeper awareness of your dreams, a renewed passion for faith in action, and a richer understanding of how God created you to live … straight from the heart of the Creator.
A Challenge For Brittany
by Lisa J. PeckFrom the Book jacket: When Parker comes to Brittany's school, she wants to make friends. But... Parker is different, and Brittany can't figure out how to make friends. Brittany learned a lot about sharing, completing things they have started, and about Autism as well.
A Chance To Die: The Life And Legacy Of Amy Carmichael
by Elisabeth ElliotThe life and legacy of Amy Carmichael
A Chance for the Newcomer
by Lisa CarterShe’s stirring things up… A big-city chef. A small-town single dad.And matchmakers with marriage in mind…Chef Kara Lockwood didn’t think changing a small-town diner’s menu would cause a boycott, but the locals sure do love their apple pie—especially fire chief Will MacKenzie. Kara’s not sure she and the single father can ever learn to live peacefully as neighbors. But even as they clash over pastries, local matchmakers and Will’s little boy are determined to bring their stubborn hearts together.From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home
by Steve Pemberton&“Pemberton&’s beautifully told story is a rags to riches journey—beginning in a place and with a jarring set of experiences that could have destroyed his life. But Steve&’s refusal to give in to those forces, and his resolve to create a better life, shows a courage and resilience that is an example for many of us to follow.&”—Stedman Graham, author, educatorHome is the place where our life stories begin. A Chance in the World is the astonishing true story of a boy destined to become a man of resiliencedeterminationand vision.Down in the dank basement, amidst my moldy, hoarded food and beloved worm-eaten books, I dreamed that my real home, the place where my story had begun, was out there somewhere, and one day I was going to find it.Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives a terrifying existence. Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to constant abuse, Steve finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger. In these books, he discovers new worlds he can only imagine and begins to hope that one day he might have a different life, that one day he will find his true home.A fair-complexioned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish last name, he is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins and find his birth family. Armed with just a single clue, Steve embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, only to find that nothing is as it appears.Through it all, Steve&’s story teaches us that no matter how broken our past, no matter how great our misfortunes, we have it in us to create a new beginning and to build a place where love awaits.
A Chance to Heal
by Rebecca Kertz Vannetta ChapmanCan they let go of the past?The Baby Next Door by Vannetta Chapman When Amish single mother Grace Troyer and her baby girl move back home, Adrian Schrock can&’t resist the little family next door. But his plan to nudge Grace out of her shell by asking her to cook for Englischers on his farm tour doesn&’t go over well. After all, Grace is worried the job will expose secrets she hopes to keep buried…Loving Her Amish Neighbor by Rebecca Kertz After her buggy&’s damaged in an accident, pregnant widow Lucy Schwartz is reluctant to accept help from Gabriel Fisher. He tugs at her heart, and falling in love again is risky. But as her neighbor insists on pitching in while her buggy&’s out of commission, keeping her distance from him could prove impossible. Because this wounded Amish bachelor might be just what she and her daughter need…USA TODAY Bestselling Author Vannetta Chapman 2 Uplifting Stories The Baby Next Door and Loving Her Amish Neighbor