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Sarah Osborn’s Collected Writings
by Catherine A. Brekus Sarah OsbornRiveting and eloquent, the collected writings of a key figure—and one of the first female leaders—of the eighteenth-century evangelical movement Sarah Osborn (1714–1796) was one of the most charismatic female religious leaders of her time and one of relatively few colonial women whose writings have been preserved. This volume reprints selections from Osborn’s fascinating manuscripts, including her memoir, letters, and diaries. An evangelical Christian who led popular revival meetings at her own home, Osborn was also a gifted writer who recorded the story of her life. In thousands of pages of manuscripts, Osborn chronicled her personal struggles alongside the great events of her age, including the Great Awakening, the French and Indian War, the moral crisis posed by slavery, and the American Revolution. A rare opportunity to hear an early American woman speak about her faith and her religious leadership, this masterfully edited work is also an invaluable resource for understanding the rise of evangelical Christianity.
Sarah and After: Five Women Who Founded a Nation
by Lynne Reid BanksRelates the lives of four generations of women who became the matriarchs of the Hebrew nation.
Sarah's Choice
by Nancy Rue Rebecca St. JamesIn Sarah Collins&’s mind, only one thing stands in the way of her success . . . an unborn baby.Sarah is about to receive a promotion that will give her everything she&’s ever wanted: a huge pay increase, a new car, a fabulous apartment, and first-class travel.But then she discovers she&’s pregnant. And while she thinks she loves her boyfriend, Matt, she isn&’t sure he&’s mature enough to be a responsible father. And the job she&’s pursuing is open only because the previous employee is out on maternity leave. Sarah would never be able to handle the travel as a single mom.Torn between advice from her coworkers, the insistence of her mother and sister that she keep the baby, her insecurity about her relationship with Matt, and the void where her father should be, Sarah has no idea how to make this decision.A Christmas card from a mysterious old woman is the catalyst for three visions of her future—and just may be the miracle she needs. But can she trust the visions? Are they the yearnings of a conflicted heart? Or are they true visions from the God she thought had turned His back on her?For every woman who has made painful decisions, Sarah&’s Choice offers comfort, wisdom and hope."This story provides a bit of encouragement and hope to those facing a difficult decision." —Romantic Times, 4-star review"A thought-provoking and stirring story of painful choices and their ramifications. For any woman who has had to make a difficult decision, this book . . . will provide inspiration, hope, and solace to battered souls." —Library Journal"Written with deep compassion, gentle humor, and incredible insight." —CBA Retailers + Resources
Sarah's Choice (Brides of Lehigh Canal, Book #3)
by Wanda E. BrunstetterSlip into romance in this eagerly anticipated book 3 of bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter's Brides of Lehigh Canal series. Widowed Sarah Turner has her hands full, raising three young children, tending the lock on the canal, baking bread, and washing clothes for boatmen. Although she's not looking for love, she's vowed not to lose her heart to a boatman. Yet she didn't count on meeting Captain Elias Brooks. Will she follow her heart where it leads or accept the proposal of a handsome land-loving blacksmith?
Sarah's Christmas Miracle
by Mary Ellis"Joy to the World!" Sarah Beachy has much to be happy about as autumn gives way to winter. She loves her job at the English bed-and-breakfast where she cooks and refreshes rooms between guests. She has a serious beau, and everyone expects an engagement soon. Why, then, just before Christmas, would she jeopardize everything by deciding to take a trip to Cleveland to track down her brother, who left the community years ago? Her family's faith in God is put to the test as the holiest night of the year approaches and Sarah remains far away. Sarah's mother, Elizabeth, has been missing her son for such a long time... will she lose her daughter to the English world as well? Or will the Beachy family receive an unexpected Christmas miracle? A plain and loving story of hope and redemption, one that will be a welcome addition to the joy of the Christmas season.
Sarah's Garden
by Kelly LongQuite by accident, Sarah King has fallen in love. But this love is forbidden, and could cost her everything she holds dear.Tucked into the majesty of Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains is a garden Sarah King has been nurturing for years. She never feels more alive than when she is alone with her thoughts and her Creator among the delicate rows of plants. But then duty calls her away from her beloved garden and into a world she knows little about.Grant Williams, a handsome young veterinarian, has left the city to open a rural practice among the Amish. Within minutes of meeting shy but feisty Sarah King, he is captivated by her.As their feelings grow for one another, Sarah insists they can never be together. Marrying Grant would mean being uprooted from her home, her family, and her community. Throughout the cold Pennsylvania winter, with her garden tucked away until spring, Sarah begins crafting a quilt that illustrates her pain. Can anything lasting blossom from a love that's forbidden?
Sarah's Gift
by Marta PerryCan an Amish midwife earn her community's trust and bring the joy of new babies to Pleasant Valley? Amish midwife Sarah Mast moves to Pleasant Valley for a fresh start. But her aging aunt can no longer run the birthing center, leaving most of the responsibility to Sarah. Among those skeptical of Sarah's ability is neighbor Aaron Miller, who seems drawn to Sarah but pulls away when his own sister requests her services. And when a criminal complaint is filed against Sarah, she must pray for strength to defend her practice and win acceptance from the community she loves.
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana De RosnayParis, July 1942: Sarah, a ten-year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode. Includes an interview with the author and reading group discussion questions.
Sarah's Promise (Country Road Chronicles #3)
by Leisha KellyFrank Hammond is determined to make a life for himself and his fiancee, Sarah Wortham. Making the 230-mile journey to help his brother Sam move seems like a great opportunity to check out a new town with new possibilities. But Sarah wants to stay near home, close to the families and farms they’ve grown up with. She doesn’t understand why Frank would want to settle so far from home. And she worries about Frank on the road alone in treacherous wintry weather. Unexpected twists and turns in Frank’s long journey and some important discoveries Sarah makes back home test their faith. Will Frank and Sarah ever see eye to eye? And can their love survive what God has in store? Sarah’s Promise is an inspiring conclusion to the Wortham and Hammond story that will leave you smiling and satisfied.
Sarah's Secret
by June Lawrason Robert McconnellIn this Christmas classic, six-year-old Sarah is determined to make the very best snowman possible, without the help of her older brother. When she sees her snowman, Max, come to life in a Christmas Eve frolic, her family refuses to believe her story. Although Sarah thinks she has proof that it was not all a dream, she decides in the end to keep the knowlege of her snowman friend as her very own special secret.
Sarah's Son
by Jerry EicherJames, having only been home from school for an hour, held up his hand for his mother to see the cut on his arm, dirt falling down from his fingers, clinging to his elbow. So opens, Sarah s Son , a story of an illness, a road trip, a mother s love for her oldest child, of Esther s meddling, but above all, about the grace of a loving Father in heaven. Set in Daviess County, Indiana s Amish country, this continuation of Sarah finds Sarah now married and settled on the Yoder farm outside Whitfield. Sarah s sister has plans for a trip out West, agreeing with Sarah that the cut on James arm that seems slow in healing is nothing serious. That night in the middle of a raging rain storm, Esther has a premonition of things to come, but does even she know what really is coming? Be with Sarah when she receives heart-breaking news in Colorado, and then the added burden of her niece's death in the Amish school shootings in Nickels Mine, Pennsylvania. A book of family, trust, faith, community.
Sarah, My Beloved (little hickman creek series book #2)
by Sharlene Maclaren[From the back cover:] "A story of patience, Hope, and Real Love. A Devine Mix-up A beautiful redhead has traveled from Boston to Kentucky by stagecoach to be a mail-order bride. But when Sarah Woodward arrives in Little Hickman Creek, she is greeted by her prospective husband, who tells her he has fallen in love with another woman. Disappointed but determined, Sarah refuses to leave until she finds out the reason why God led her here. A Hardened Heart A tall, dark, and ruggedly handsome man, Rocky Callahan meets the fiery Sarah. He has tragically lost his wife, his only child, and his sister. Faced with raising his sister’s two children alone, he suggests a “marriage in name only” to Sarah. Healing the past Will Rocky let go of the pain in his past and trust God’s plan for his life? Will Sarah leave him for a past beau, who has followed her to Kentucky to bring her home? Or will Sarah and Rocky find true love from the hand of the ultimate Matchmaker?" To read the whole Little Hickman Creek story look for the other two books in this trilogy in the Bookshare Library. They are: #1 Loving Eliza Jane and #3 Courting Emma
Sarah/Sara
by Jacob PaulAn engrossing meditation on the meaning of faith, Sarah/Sara is the story of a young Orthodox Jewish woman who undertakes a solo kayaking journey across the Arctic Ocean after her parents are killed and she is disfigured by a terrorist bomb in a Jerusalem café.<P><P> Haunted by her parents' death, and in particular by memories of her father, a 9/11 survivor whose dream was to kayak through the Arctic, Sarah embarks on her expedition unprepared for the strenuous physical and emotional trial that lies ahead. What begins as a series of diary entries on her struggle with faith ends in a fight for survival, as Sarah slowly comes to realize that she is lost in the Arctic wilderness with the ice closing in around her.Jacob Paul teaches creative writing at the University of Utah.
Sarah: A Novel (Canaan Triology Ser. #No. 1)
by Marek HalterThe first novel in a dazzling new trilogy about the women of the Old Testament by internationally bestselling author Marek Halter.The story of Sarah--and of history itself--begins in the cradle of civilization: the Sumerian city-state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth. The daughter of a powerful lord, Sarah is raised in great luxury, but balks at the arranged marriage her father has planned for her. The groom is handsome and a nobleman, but on their wedding day, Sarah panics and impulsively flees to the vast, empty marshes outside the city walls. There she meets a young man, Abram, a member of a nomadic tribe of outsiders. Drawn to this exotic stranger, Sarah spends the night with him, but reluctantly returns to her father's house. But on her return, still desperate to avoid another wedding, she drinks a poisonous potion that will make her barren and thus unfit for marriage. Many years later, Abram's people return to Ur, and he discovers that the lost, rebellious girl from the marsh has been transformed into the most splendid and revered woman in Sumeria--the high priestess of the goddess Ishtar. But the memory of their night together has always haunted Sarah, and she gives up her exalted life to join Abram's tribe and follow the one true God, an invisible deity who speaks only to Abram. It is then that her journey truly begins--a journey that holds the key to her remarkable destiny as the mother of nations.From the great ziggurat of Ishtar and the fertile valleys of Canaan to the bedchamber of the mighty Pharaoh himself, Sarah's story reveals an ancient world full of beauty, intrigue, and miracles.From the Hardcover edition.
Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt
by Robert GottliebEverything about Sarah Bernhardt is fascinating, from her obscure birth to her glorious career--redefining the very nature of her art--to her amazing (and highly public) romantic life to her indomitable spirit. Well into her seventies, after the amputation of her leg, she was performing under bombardment for soldiers during World War I, as well as crisscrossing America on her ninth American tour. Her family was also a source of curiosity: the mother she adored and who scorned her; her two half-sisters, who died young after lives of dissipation; and most of all, her son, Maurice, whom she worshiped and raised as an aristocrat, in the style appropriate to his presumed father, the Belgian Prince de Ligne. Only once did they quarrel--over the Dreyfus Affair. Maurice was a right-wing snob; Sarah, always proud of her Jewish heritage, was a passionate Dreyfusard and Zolaist. Though the Bernhardt literature is vast, Gottlieb'sSarah is the first English-language biography to appear in decades. Brilliantly, it tracks the trajectory through which an illegitimate--and scandalous--daughter of a courtesan transformed herself into the most famous actress who ever lived, and into a national icon, a symbol of France.
Sarah: Women of Genesis (A Novel) (Women of Genesis #1)
by Orson Scott CardThe first book of bestselling author Orson Scott Card's Women of Genesis series—a unique re-imagining of the biblical taleSarai was a child of ten years, wise for her age but not yet a woman, when she first met Abram. He appeared before her in her father's house, filthy from the desert, tired and thirsty. But as the dirt of travel was washed from his body, the sight of him filled her heart. And when Abram promises Sarai to return in ten years to take her for his wife, her fate was sealed.Abram kept his promise, and Sarai kept hers. They were wed, and so joined the royal house of Ur with the high priesthood of the Hebrews. So began a lifetime of great joy together, and greater peril: and with the blessing of their God, a great nation would be built around the core of their love.Bestselling author Orson Scott Card uses his fertile imagination, and uncanny insight into human nature, to tell the story of a unique woman—one who is beautiful, tough, smart, and resourceful in an era when women had little power, and are scarce in the historical record. Sarah, child of the desert, wife of Abraham, takes on vivid reality as a woman desirable to kings, a devoted wife, and a faithful follower of the God of Abraham, chosen to experience an incomparable miracle.Women of GenesisSarahRebekahRachel and LeahAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Saraha's Spontaneous Songs: With the Commentaries by Advayavajra and Moksakaragupta
by Klaus-Dieter Mathes Péter-Dániel SzántóThe first volume in over six decades to bring to light new original material on Saraha&’s Treasury of Spontaneous Songs (Dohakosa).&“Completely abandon thought and no-thought, and abide in the natural way of a small child.&” —Saraha To find liberation and realize the true nature of reality, the Indian Buddhist master Saraha says we must leave behind any conceptual assessment of reality, since no model of it has ever been known to withstand critical analysis. Saraha&’s spontaneous songs, or dohas, represent the Buddhist art of expressing the inexpressible. The most important collection of Saraha&’s songs is the Dohakosagiti, better known in Tibet as the Songs for the People, and the Tibetan Mahamudra tradition, especially within the Kagyü school, has done the most to preserve the lineage of Saraha&’s instructions to the present day. But Saraha was also widely cited in Indian sources starting around the eleventh century, and one Indic commentary, by the Newar scholar Advayavajra, still exists in Sanskrit. In addition, we have independent root texts of Saraha&’s songs in the vernacular Apabhramsa in which they were recorded. These Indian texts, together with their Tibetan translations, are here presented in masterful new critical editions along with the Tibetan translation of the commentary no longer extant in Sanskrit by Moksakaragupta. Finally, both commentaries are rendered in elegant English, and the authors offer a brisk, comprehensive introduction. Saraha&’s Spontaneous Songs provides the reader with everything needed for a serious study of one of the most important works in the Indian Buddhist canon.
Saraha: Poet of Blissful Awareness
by Roger R. JacksonThe life and works of the mysterious Indian yogin, Saraha, who has inspired Buddhist practitioners for over a thousand years.Saraha, &“the Archer,&” was a mysterious but influential tenth-century Indian Buddhist tantric adept who expressed his spiritual realization in mystic songs (dohās) that are enlightening, shocking, and confounding by turns. Saraha&’s poetic verses made the esoteric ideas and practices of Vajrayāna accessible to a wide audience on the Indian subcontinent and served as a basis for the exposition, in Tibet, of mahāmudrā, the great-seal meditation on the nature of mind that permeates every tradition of Buddhism on the Tibetan plateau.This is the first book to attempt a thorough treatment of the context, life, works, poetics, and teachings of Saraha. It features a search for the &“historical&” Saraha through evidence provided by our knowledge of the medieval Indian context in which he likely lived, the biographical legends that grew up around him in Tibet, and the works attributed to him in Indic and Tibetan text collections; a consideration of the various guises in which Saraha appears in his writings (as poet, social and religious critic, radical gnostic thinker, and more); an overview of Saraha&’s poetic and religious legacy in South Asia and beyond; and complete or partial translations, from Tibetan, of over two dozen works attributed to Saraha. These include nearly all his spiritual songs, from his well-known Dohā Trilogy to obscure but important expositions of mahāmudrā, as well as several previously untranslated works.
Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)
by Matthew PawlakIn this book, Matthew Pawlak offers the first treatment of sarcasm in New Testament studies. He provides an extensive analysis of sarcastic passages across the undisputed letters of Paul, showing where Paul is sarcastic, and how his sarcasm affects our understanding of his rhetoric and relationships with the Early Christian congregations in Galatia, Rome, and Corinth. Pawlak's identification of sarcasm is supported by a dataset of 400 examples drawn from a broad range of ancient texts, including major case studies on Septuagint Job, the prophets, and Lucian of Samosata. These data enable the determination of the typical linguistic signals of sarcasm in ancient Greek, as well as its rhetorical functions. Pawlak also addresses several ongoing discussions in Pauline scholarship. His volume advances our understanding of the abrupt opening of Galatians, diatribe and Paul's hypothetical interlocutor in Romans, the 'Corinthian slogans' of First Corinthians, and the 'fool's speech' found within Second Corinthians 10-13.
Sarva Dukho Se Mukti: सर्व दु:खों से मुक़्ति
by Dada Bhagwanसांसारिक दुःख किसे नहीं है? हर कोई उससे छूटना चाहता है| लेकिन वह छूट नहीं पाता| उससे छूटने का मार्ग क्या है? ज्ञानीपुरुष के मिलते ही सर्व दुखों से मुक्ति मिलती है| औरों को जो दुःख देता है, वह स्वयं दुखी हुए बिना नहीं रहता| सर्व दुखों से मुक्ति कैसे पाई जाये? सुख दुःख मिलने का कारण क्या है? औरों को सुख देने से सुख मिलता है और दुःख देने से दुःख मिलता है| यह सुख दुःख प्राप्ति का कुदरती सिद्दांत है| जिसे यह सिद्दांत संपूर्ण समझ में आ जाता है, वह किसी को बिलकुल दुःख न देने की जागृति में रह सकता है| फिर मन से भी वह किसी को दुःख नहीं दे सकता| इसके लिए ज्ञानीपुरुष ही यथार्थ क्रियाकारी उपाय बता सकते हैं| संपूज्य श्री दादाश्री, जो इस काल के ज्ञानी हुए, उन्होंने सुन्दर और संपूर्ण क्रियाकारी उपाय बताया है की हर रोज़ सुबह में हृयदपूर्वक पांच बार इतनी प्रार्थना करो कि ‘प्राप्त मन-वचन-काया से इस जगत में किसी भी जीव को किंचित मात्र भी दुःख न हो, न हो, न हो|’इसके बाद आपकी जिम्मेदारी नहीं रहेगी| किसी भी जीव को मारने का हमारा अधिकार बिलकुल ही नहीं है, क्योंकि हम उसे बना नहीं सकते| संसार में दुःख क्यों है? उसका रूट कॉज है अज्ञानता| मैं खुद कौन हूँ? मेरा असली स्वरुप क्या है? यह नहीं जानने से सारे दुःख सर पर आ गए हैं| वास्तव में ‘आत्मज्ञानियों’को इस संसार में एक भी दुःख स्पर्श नहीं होता| यदि आपको सुखी होना हो तो सदा वर्तमान में ही रहना! भूतकाल गया सो गया| वह वापिस कभी नहीं लौटता और भविष्य काल किसी के हाथ में नहीं है| उसे कोई नहीं जानता|तो ‘वर्तमान’में रहे सो सदा ज्ञानी|’गृहस्थ जीवन में बेटे बेटियाँ , पत्नी, माँ-बाप, की ओर से हमें जो दुःख मिलते हैं, वे हमारे ही मोह के रीएकशन्न से मिलते हैं| वीतराग को कुछ भोगना नहीं होता, जीवन में| संपूज्य श्री दादाश्री ने एक सुन्दर बात बताई है कि घर एक कम्पनी है| इस कम्पनी के घर के सारे मेम्बर्स शेयर होल्डर्स हैं| जिसका जितना शेयर, उतना उसके हिस्से में भुगतने का आएगा| फिर सुख हो या दुःख| मुनाफा हो या घाटा| भगवान् ने कहा है की अंतर सुख और बाह्य सुख का बैलेंस रखना चाहिये| बाह्य सुख बढेगा तो अंतर सुख कम हो जायेगा और अंतर सुख बढेगा तो बाह्य सुख कम हो जायेगा| चिंता होने का कारण क्या है? अहंकार, कर्तापन ! वह जाये तो चिंता जाये| कुदरत का न्याय क्या है? हम अपनी भूलों से किस तरह से छूट जाये? निज दोष क्षय किस तरह से किया जाये? इन सारे प्रश्नों को पुज्यश्री ने आसानी से हल करने का रास्ता प्रस्तुत पुस्तक में बताया है |
Sasquatch in the Paint
by Raymond Obstfeld Kareem Abdul-JabbarEighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics".
Satan
by Lewis Sperry ChaferIn Satan, Lewis Sperry Chafer unfolds Satan's origin, sin, purpose, method, and final destination. In the introduction Chafer writes that this book "is presented with the prayer that believers may have a clearer understanding of this important body of truth and be able to say with Paul, 'We are not ignorant of his devices.'" Knowing how Satan operates and realizing the extent of his overwhelming power can help the Christian solely rely on being strong in the Lord for victory.
Satan
by Lewis Sperry ChaferIn Satan, Lewis Sperry Chafer unfolds Satan's origin, sin, purpose, method, and final destination. In the introduction Chafer writes that this book "is presented with the prayer that believers may have a clearer understanding of this important body of truth and be able to say with Paul, 'We are not ignorant of his devices.'" Knowing how Satan operates and realizing the extent of his overwhelming power can help the Christian solely rely on being strong in the Lord for victory.
Satan Speaks!
by Anton Szandor LaveyAnton Szandor LaVey, notorious founder of the Church of Satan, died on October 29, 1997, days after completing his final contribution to Satan Speaks!Satan Speaks! collects together sixty unorthodox, paradoxical and humorous essays by the most misunderstood man in America.Marilyn Manson pays tribute to Anton LaVey in his forward, and Blanche Barton, mother of Xerxes Satan LaVey, provides a poignant introduction.
Satan and Apocalypse: And Other Essays in Political Theology (SUNY series in Theology and Continental Thought)
by Thomas J. AltizerFinalist for the 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Religion categoryIn this series of essays, Thomas J. J. Altizer explores the Christian epic as the site of modern revolutionary apocalyptic reenactments and renewals of the original apocalypse enacted by Jesus Christ and primitive Christianity. Beginning with the pivotal seventeenth-century figures Milton and Spinoza, Altizer analyzes the apocalyptic visions of key figures of modernity, including Blake, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Joyce, often juxtaposing them to surprising and illuminating effect. These revolutionary moments stand in opposition to what Altizer calls the pathological modern counterrevolution that dominates the world today, which is an effect of a new postmodernity and of a progressive dissolution of historical consciousness. Through his analysis of modern apocalyptic moments and thinkers, this book becomes an elegant and accessible guide to Altizer's own apocalyptic vision and his ultimate project of the total and comprehensive reconstruction of theology.