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Only You, Sierra: Book 1 in the Sierra Jensen Series (Sierra Jensen Collection)
by Robin Jones GunnOnly You, SierraSierra was nervous about the future. She had always been the bold, free-spirited type. But then, her whole foundation of home and family had never before been rocked.Sierra Jensen settled back into her seat and gazed through the train window at the English countryside. So much was on her mind, and her heart was flooded with emotions. She hoped the friendship she had made with Katie and Christy the past week during the Europe mission trip would last forever.She dreaded the flight back to the States, knowing that everything would be completely different when she returned home. While in England, Sierra's family had moved to a different state. She hated the thought of going to a new high school in the middle of her junior year, where everybody already had their cliques and boyfriends. The prospect of another dateless year made her heart sink.She wondered if she'd ever find love, and then in a London airport, she met Paul. Her heart, which had sunk so low, leapt! But of course, it was just a chance meeting...wasn't it? She would never see him again...would she?
Ontological Arguments (Elements in the Philosophy of Religion)
by Tyron GoldschmidtProving the existence of God is a perennial philosophical ambition. An armchair proof would be the jackpot. Ontological arguments promise as much. This Element studies the most famous ontological arguments from Anselm, Descartes, Plantinga, and others besides. While the verdict is that ontological arguments don't work, they get us entangled in fun philosophical puzzles, from philosophy of religion to philosophy of language, from metaphysics to ethics, and beyond.
Ontology--The Hermeneutics of Facticity (Studies In Continental Thought Ser.)
by Martin HeideggerFirst published in 1988 as volume 63 of his Collected Works, Ontology - The Hermeneutics of Facticity is the text of Heidegger's lecture course at the University of Freiburg during the summer of 1923. In these lectures, Heidegger reviews and makes critical appropriations of the hermeneutic tradition from Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine to Schleiermacher and Dilthey in order to reformulate the question of being on the basis of facticity and the everyday world. Specific themes deal with the history of ontology, the development of phenomenology and its relation to Hegelian dialectic, traditional theological and philosophical concepts of man, the present situation of philosophy, and the influences of Aristotle, Luther, Kierkegaard, and Husserl on Heidegger's thinking. Students of Heidegger will find initial breakthroughs in his unique elaboration of the meaning of human experience and the "question of being," which received mature expression in Being and Time.
Ontvang Jou Wonderwerk
by Bernard Levine Petro EbersöhnHierdie is 'n opwindende boek wat jou sal inspireer namate jy die geheim tot die lewe, geluk en sukses ontdek. Wees getrou aan jouself en volg jou hart. Laat die wonderwerke wat jy so graag wil hê moet gebeur, jou lewe vul!
Onward, Christian Soldiers
by Deal HudsonLike a mighty army moves the church of God; Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod. We are not divided, all one body we. One in hope and doctrine, one in charity. -- From the nineteenth-century hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers" What keeps America a country of religious practice and traditional values? How has the U.S. avoided suc-cumbing to total secularism? The answer to these provocative questions is found in the religious commun-ities of America today: In the past thirty years, the religiously active voter has migrated to the Republican Party, and the story behind this shift, evidenced in the emergence of Evangelical dominance over mainstream Protestantism and the defeat of liberal Catholicism, is at the heart of this fascinating cultural history. In Onward, Christian Soldiers, the Washington insider who was at the vanguard of the sea change in religious and political history that propelled George W. Bush into the White House offers an intimate perspective on those remarkable years -- and their influence over the ones to come. Deal W. Hudson analyzes how, steadily over-coming age-old misjudgments and misunderstandings that separated them, conservative Catholics and Evangelical Christians drew together because of what they viewed as profound assaults on shared core beliefs. They became allies to battle the forces of secularization, relativism, and atheism. And together they forged a grassroots movement across America that astonished political activists and surprised commentators as well as members of traditional religious organizations. How, exactly, was this coalition achieved and who were its movers and shakers? What enabled them to deepen, enrich, and activate the resurgence of traditional values in society to make America radically different from the secularized Europe that was so widely believed to be on the verge of becoming the model for the United States? Deal W. Hudson details this phenomenon by examining the leading figures and institutions on both sides of the debate, exposing the dramatic encounters between those espousing fundamental Judeo-Christian beliefs and those heralding the "death of God" and the new age of secular humanism. Dealing with today's hot-button issues, Onward, Christian Soldiers provides an unprecedented look at the confrontation of the religious right with secularists in America, a confrontation that is not only timely but also timeless in its impact.
Onward Christian Soldiers?
by Clyde Wilcox Carin RobinsonAre groups such as the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, and the religious right the greatest threat to liberty since Hitler or the last defenders of religious freedom and family values in America? Clyde Wilcox tells us who they are, what their history has been in 20th-century American politics, and how they might organize themselves for future political effectiveness. He tackles the political dilemma of the proper role of religious groups in American politics and government while showing how the contemporary religious right does - and does not - fit into that context. They have money, influence, power - and they turn out to vote. They are credited with delivering a significant part of the Republicans' 1994 electoral success, foreshadowing their status as major players in the elections of 1996.
Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West
by Robert SpencerOnward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West by Robert Spencer
The Onyx Stones: Mystery of the Underground People
by Debby JohnstonWhen a mysterious boy arrives at her bedside, a despairing young accident victim resents his intrusion. Twelve-year-old Cricket Dalton is convinced her life is over. What good is living if you can&’t move or feel anything below your neck? And, worse yet, you&’ve been relegated indefinitely to a dreary nursing home. The mysterious Josh makes Cricket talk, and he nearly force-feeds her pancakes to get her to eat. Then, one day, Josh introduces Cricket to his magic onyx stones. With one click of the stones, the two of them fly to a city on an unknown planet. There, Cricket and Josh are forced to escape from a heartless crowd. As they flee, they encounter other people in hiding—people who survive on nightly dumpster raids and a promise that one day a savior will come for them. Their plight reminds Cricket of Biblical End Times&’ prophecies on Earth, but their future seems more hopeless. Cricket&’s heart breaks for the little children trapped in the sunless underground labyrinth, and she and Josh devise a way to bring them food. With every visit, Cricket criticizes their God as having abandoned them. But, little by little, through the fugitives&’ stories of past persecution and rescue, the underground people convince her that hope does exist. They convince Cricket that the timeline of the prophecies indicates their rescue is near--to be preceded by a massive earthquake that will either bury or deliver them.Back at the nursing home, other changes are taking place. A new black nurse becomes Cricket&’s staunch defender and champion. A misguided nursing home director has taken extreme measures to uncover why, some mornings, Cricket&’s gown and bed socks indicate she has been walking. &“Is your paralysis a sham, Missy?&” the woman challenges. How can Cricket explain about the onyx-stone adventures and how, while on them, she can, indeed, walk? Surely, no one would believe her. But the new nurse, Marlene Grace, takes a chance. And Marlene Grace&’s dedication and love promise to make Cricket&’s quadriplegic life full and blessed.That promise is threatened, however, when, on a startling trip back to the planet, Cricket and Josh join their underground friends in a panicked race to escape the collapse of the labyrinth. The earthquake has begun . . .
Oola for Christians: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World (Oola)
by Troy Amdahl Dave BraunOola is a "state of awesomeness.' When your life is balanced and growing, you are living the OolaLife. You were created to live that life—you were designed by God for greatness! Before you were even born, God placed within you a special gift that no one else has and a purpose that no one else can fulfill. It's not easy trying to live up to your true potential when life gets in the way. It's difficult to see the greatness within you when it becomes weighted down by the stress of a life out of balance. Even as a culture we are losing our way: we're forfeiting our health and self-esteem—37 percent of us are clinically obese; we're overcommitting and overspending—personal debt is at record high; we're not feeling the love and failing our relationships—46 percent of our marriages are ending in divorce; we're overworked and underappreciated—50 percent of us wake up each morning to face down a job we hate. On top of all that, we've forgotten how to have fun, our faith is weak, our hope is shaky and our Christian principles are constantly tested. Thankfully, the Bible has a lot to say about these things. The Oola principles incorporate biblical teachings into practical, effective platforms to help you overcome the world and create the awesome life you were meant to have. You'll learn how to avoid the 7 OolaBlockers that prevent you from accomplishing your goals and you'll learn how to apply the 7 OolaAccelerators that propel you forward toward your greatest potential. Plus, you'll learn how to create balance and fulfillment in your life by optimizing the 7 F's of Oola: Fitness, Finance, Family, Field (career), Faith, Friends, and Fun. Be a part of the 'Oola phenomenon' and experience that awesome feeling of living the OolaLife. God has built you for greatness. Why then settle for ordinary when extraordinary is within you? Start living the OolaLife today! "But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well." –Luke 12:31 (NIV)
Oops ... I Spilled the Coffee ... Again!
by Sharon Rose WhiteGod has a special design and purpose for each one of us, even when we spill the coffee again!
Oorlog teen Okkultisme, Toorkuns en Vals Geloof
by Gabriel AgboHierdie boek is ‘’n werk oor, wat ek noem die bose drie-eenheid: okkultisme, towerkuns en valse geloof. Daar is agente deur wie Satan sy bose planne teen die bevordering van God se Koninkryk en humaniteit, uitvoer. Hierdie drie takke van die koninkryk van duisternis werk in harmonie om bogemelde objektiewe te bereik. Satan is die inisiëerder en aan die hoof van elkeen van hulle. Jy sal altyd die ander kry wanneer enige een van die ander in werking is. Dit is hoekom ek hulle ’n drie-eenheid noem. Byvoorbeeld, in okkultisme sal u ook towerkuns en vals geloof vind. Die valse profete en hekse behoort gewoonlik aan geheime verenigings en kulte. Hulle vertak volgens hulle onmiddelike objektiewe en operasies. Hulle is verskillende takke van dieselfde boom. Maar hoe beheer ons hierdie eeue oue spirituele bedreiging wat soveel chaos aan die mens en sy gespanne verhouding met sy Maker veroorsaak het? Dit is wat ons hier probeer offer. Elke Christen moet opstaan, die volle wapenrusting van die Koninkryk van die Hemel aantrek en hierdie sataniese aanslae beveg. En ons moet dit nou doen, dringend en vasberade.
Oorlog tegen occultisme, hekserij en valse religie
by Gabriel AgboDit boek is een werk over wat ik de kwade drie-eenheid noem: occultisme, hekserij en valse religie. Dit zijn de instanties waardoor Satan zijn slechte plannen uitvoert tegen de vooruitgang van het koninkrijk van God en de mensheid. Deze drie takken van het koninkrijk van de duisternis werken in harmonie om de bovengenoemde doelstellingen te bereiken. Satan is de initiator en aan het hoofd van elk van hen. En u zult altijd de rest vinden wanneer er een actief is. Daarom noem ik ze een drie-eenheid. In het occultisme vindt u bijvoorbeeld ook hekserij en valse religie. De valse profeten en heksen behoren meestal tot de geheime genootschappen en culten. Ze vertakken zich alleen volgens hun onmiddellijke doelstellingen en activiteiten. Het zijn verschillende takken van dezelfde boom. Maar hoe controleren we deze eeuwenlange geestelijke dreiging die de mens zoveel schade heeft berokkend en zijn relatie met zijn maker heeft verstoord? Dit is wat we hier probeerden aan te bieden.
Open
by Craig GrossDespitehigh-minded ideals, temptation always seems to loom around the corner,threatening to derail us into a desperate world of secret behavior andcovered-up indiscretions. From families to marriages to businesses, on a scaleas global as the credit default swap meltdown or as personal as our lastsession on the Internet, we are suckers for bad ideas.Why do weso often make poor decisions that can lead to life-shattering results? Why dowe promise ourselves to do better only to slide back into our old habits?Why can'twe help ourselves?The timehas come for each of us to become accountable. To experience the freedom, peaceof mind, and overwhelming self-confidence that come from living a life free ofsecrets and lies.In every areaof our lives, it's time to go beyond self-help . . . it's time to getaccountable.It's time to live Open..
The Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life
by W. David Taylor"A book you will want to read and read again." -- Eugene PetersonAfterword by Bono.How can we find a more transparent, resilient, and fearless life of faith? The book of Psalms has been central to God's people for millennia, across all walks of life and cultural contexts. In reading it, we discover that we are never alone in our joys, sorrows, angers, doubts, praises, or thanksgivings. In it, we learn about prayer and poetry, honesty and community, justice and enemies, life and death, nations and creation. Open and Unafraid shows us how to read the psalms in a fresh, life-giving way, and so access the bottomless resources for life that they provide."David Taylor&’s take is 'open and unafraid' alright. He really goes there, exposing himself before God in the most beautiful way. He might have called the book Naked, because if you don&’t find your own self feeling a little exposed here, it might be time to take some armor off." -- Bono, from the Afterword"A book that you will want to read and read again, and yet again, in order to discover the wisdom of the Psalms that shows us how to walk in the life-giving way of Jesus." -- Eugene Peterson, from the Foreword"A winsome, accessible entry into the Book of Psalms…Connects the poetry of the psalms to real-life wonders and struggles." -- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary"Taylor reads these biblical prayers with Dr. Seuss, rappers, and other poets, along with theologians and the daily news....Guides readers in tracing out patterns of holy speech that have the potential for healing our hearts and our communities." -- Ellen F. Davis, Duke Divinity School"I have always loved the psalms--for their defiant devotion, their deep joy, and their brutal yet beautiful honesty. And after reading this fantastic book about them, I love them even more." -- Matt Redman, worship leader and song writer"In these fraught and fearsome days, we need the psalms more than ever. And we need more faithful artists and thinkers like David Taylor to mine the infinite gifts the psalms offer across the ages." -- Karen Swallow Prior, author of Fierce Convictions
Open Arms (Mystery and the Minister's Wife Series Book #11)
by Traci DepreeSOMEONE IS HIDING A GROWING SECRET... Kate and Paul Hanlon have their hands full when they take over the youth group at Faith Briar Church. Though it's been years since their own children were teenagers, they are excited about the challenge, but when Kate receives an anonymous letter from a girl who simply calls herself Mouse, she has a whole new reason to get to know the kids of Copper Mill. According to the letter, Mouse is alone, afraid, and has made a terrible mistake. Kate is determined to help her as soon as she can figure out who it is! A host of possible suspects leads Kate all over town, but can she find the frightened girl--and help her face the future--before it's too late? Meanwhile, Kate is busy organizing an after-prom party to keep the kids in town safe and she and Paul are counseling a young couple struggling with their marriage. As they help the couple rediscover their love for each other, everyone is reminded that anything is possible with open arms and an open heart.
Open Bible, Classic Edition
by Thomas NelsonThe study Bible that gets you quickly and fully into the Word. Find what you need! The Open Bible, New King James Version is designed for the hungry reader. This Bible is filled with amazing study aids including comprehensive book introductions and outlines, 64-page concordance, Read-Along references and translation notes, and the classic Biblical Cyclopedic Index covering more than 8,000 textual entries. The Open Bible, New King James Version also features a seven-step method on How to Study the Bible, a Visual Survey of the Bible, The Christian's Guide to the New Life, and The Greatest Archaeological Discoveries of the Bible. This outstanding Bible is available in hardcover and bonded leather.Features include:New King James Version® (NKJV) textBiblical Cyclopedic IndexChristian's Guide to the New LifeVisual Survey of the BibleBook introductions and outlinesConcordancePart of the Signature Series line of Thomas Nelson Bibles.Open Bibles sold to date: More than 3 millionThe New King James Version--More than 60 million copies sold in 30 years
The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World
by Peter HerriotThis book gives a personal insight into the hearts and minds of a fundamentalist Christian sect, the Open Brethren. Using Brethren magazine articles, obituaries, and testimonies, Peter Herriot argues that the Brethren constitute a perfect example of a fundamentalism. Their culture is entirely opposed to the beliefs, values, and norms of modernity. As a result, like other fundamentalisms they challenge modern Christianity and impede its efforts to engage with global society.
The Open Cage: An Anzia Yezierska Collection
by Anzia YezierskaShort stories about the Jewish immigration experience.
The Open Church
by Michael NovakMichael Novak's eyewitness report on the second and pivotal session of Vatican II in 1964 vividly inter weaves pageantry, politics, and theology. An unusually well-informed lay intellectual, who had earned a theological degree just before the Council, Novak applauded the purposes of Pope John XXIII and his successor Paul VI-"to throw open the windows of the church." In this report, he coined the classic description of the foes of the reforms at Vatican II as the party of "nonhistorical orthodoxy," emphasizing the eternal and unchanging, neglecting history and contingency. The author recounts many moments of high drama-Pope Paul VI's opening speech, the vote on the collegiality of bishops, the plea of Cardinal Bea on behalf of the chapter on Jews, and Bishop De Smedt's defense of religious freedom. His colorful chapter on the American bishops in 1964 serves as a fascinating benchmark, as do his many insights into the new role of the laity. His final chapter is a moving tribute to the Open Church engaging the contemporary world, and his new introduction brings this report up to date. This work will be of compelling interest to those interested in the post-conciliar fall of Communism, under the great John Paul II-who took his name from his two predecessors at Vatican II. The winner of the million-dollar Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (1994), Michael Novak is a theologian, author, and former U.S. ambassador. He currently holds the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. where he is director of social and political studies. His writings have appeared in every major Western language, and in Chinese, Bengali, Korean, and Japanese. Also available from Transaction are his Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions, The Experience of Nothingness, The Guns of Lattimer, Unmeltable Ethnics, Belief and Unbelief, and Choosing Presidents.
The Open-Focus Life: Practices to Develop Attention and Awareness for Optimal Well-Being
by Les Fehmi Susan Shor FehmiLearn to change your mindset, relieve anxiety, dissolve pain, and bring a greater sense of wellbeing into your life by changing how you pay attention, with easy-to-apply techniques and in-the-moment exercises from Dr. Les Fehmi&’s Open Focus method. How you pay attention affects literally every moment of your conscious life, so learning how to be flexible with your focus can profoundly change how you respond to everyday challenges. The Open-Focus Life shows you many different ways of paying attention that you were never taught in school and illustrates how to use different attention styles as powerful tools to help you feel better, act more effectively, and improve the quality of your life. Dr. Les Fehmi and Susan Shor Fehmi, pioneers in biofeedback, have spent decades developing and applying these methods with clients from all walks of life in their private clinical practice. In The Open-Focus Life, they coach you through common everyday stressors and show you how to shift out of modes of attention that exacerbate negative feelings and into modes of calm and balance. Based on peer-reviewed neuroscience and clinical experience, these quick, practical techniques will improve how you feel about your body, how you relate to people at work and at home, and how you interact with your everyday environment, to achieve a more relaxed life with less chronic physical and emotional pain.
Open Hands, Willing Heart: Discover the Joy of Saying Yes to God
by Vivian MabuniFrom a veteran Cru staff member, Bible teacher, and popular speaker comes an invitation for Christian women to discover how yielding ourselves wholly to God, especially in the midst of challenging circumstances, lends new purpose to our lives.We know that the center of God's will is the best place to be, but surrender is easier said than done. A host of hurdles, from busyness and bitterness to complacency and control, can prevent us from moving where He directs. In this challenging yet warmhearted book, Vivian Mabuni provides an authentic look at what it means to willingly risk saying yes to whatever God asks--and highlights a practical path to the deeper joy of a yielded life.
An Open Heart
by Harry KrausTheir Messages--From Beyond the Grave--Might Destroy Him They hover between life and death, their hearts stopped on the surgery table. And the messages Dr. Jace Rawlings' open-heart surgery patients bring back from beyond the grave cannot be ignored. For they predict the deaths of people around him, and point a finger of suspicion straight at him. It thrusts Jace into a firestorm of controversy and danger. A maelstrom blown by the darker winds of political intrigue and spiritual warfare. And the forces working against him will do anything to stop him from uncovering a truth they will kill to hide. He'd come to Kenya to establish a heart-surgery program for the poor. But what he will find in that place where he grew up will put everything at risk-his marriage, his career . . . his life.
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
by Dalai LamaCompassion -- sympathy for the suffering of others and the desire to free them from it -- is wrestled with in all spiritual traditions. Yet how does one actually become a compassionate person? What are the mechanisms by which a selfish heart is transformed into a generous heart? When His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to New York in 1999, he spoke simply and powerfully on the everyday Buddhist practice of compassion. Weaving together the contents of several sacred texts, he showed that the path to compassion is a series of meditations. An Open Heart lays out this course of meditation, from the simplest to the most challenging, describing the mental training techniques that will enable anyone of any faith to change their minds and open their hearts. In these meditations the deepest and most profound insights of Buddhist practice become part of one's way of knowing and experiencing the world. An Open Heart is a clear and simple introduction to the Buddhist path to enlightenment, by its greatest teacher, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
An Open Heart: Practising Compassion in Everyday Life
by Dalai Lama The Dalai LamaIn the Dalai Lama's own words: 'It is my hope that the reader of this small book will take away a basic understanding of Buddhism and some of the key methods by which Buddhist practitioners have cultivated compassion and wisdom in their lives. The methods discussed have been taken from three sacred texts of Buddhism. I would like to stress at the outset, however, that one doesn't have to be a Buddhist to make use of these meditation techniques. Meditation is merely the process whereby we gain control over the mind and guide it in a more virtuous direction. Meditation may also be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones. Yet the techniques themselves do not lead to enlightenment or a compassionate and open heart. That is up to you, and the effort and motivation you bring to your spiritual practice.'
Open Heart
by Elie Wiesel Marion WieselTranslated by Marion WieselA profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of his life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time.Eighty-two years old, facing emergency heart surgery and his own mortality, Elie Wiesel reflects back on his life. Emotions, images, faces and questions flash through his mind. His family before and during the unspeakable Event. The gifts of marriage and children and grandchildren that followed. In his writing, in his teaching, in his public life, has he done enough for memory and the survivors? His ongoing questioning of God--where has it led? Is there hope for mankind? The world's tireless ambassador of tolerance and justice has given us this luminous account of hope and despair, an exploration of the love, regrets and abiding faith of a remarkable man.