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The Wedding Dress: Meditations on Word and Life
by Fanny HoweThis selection of poetic essays constitutes an intellectual memoir by an award-winning poet and scholar. Howe meditates on the role of the artist, on her domestic and political life in Boston in the late 60s and 70s, and on the impact of theology and religion, particularly Catholicism, on her work and the work of others.
The Wedding Feast of the Lamb: Eros, the Body, and the Eucharist (Perspectives in Continental Philosophy)
by Emmanuel FalqueEmmanuel Falque's The Wedding Feast of the Lamb represents a turning point in his thought. Here, Falque links philosophy and theology in an original fashion that allows us to see the full effect of theology's "backlash" against philosophy. By attending closely to the incarnation and the eucharist, Falque develops a new concept of the body and of love: By avoiding the common mistake of "angelism"--consciousness without body--Falque considers the depths to which our humanity reflects animality, or body without consciousness. He shows the continued relevance of the question "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" (John 6:52), especially to philosophy. We need to question the meaning of "this is my body" in "a way that responds to the needs of our time" (Vatican II). Because of the ways that "Hoc est corpus meum" has shaped our culture and our modernity, this is a problem both for religious belief and for culture.
The Wedding Garden (Redemption River #2)
by Linda GoodnightA stunning surprise drives a reformed bad boy back to the high school sweetheart he was forced to leave behind in this inspirational romance.“Are you my Dad?”The young boy’s question shocks Sloan Hawkins. Until Sloan realizes he is this child’s father. Years ago, the former bad boy was run out of Redemption, Oklahoma, where, ironically, he was thought unredeemable. The only people who believed in him were his beloved aunt and Annie Markham, the girl he loved and left behind. Now Sloan is back to face his past and help keep his aunt’s cherished garden thriving. But when he discovers his secret child—and that single mother Annie never stopped loving him—he’s determined that a wedding will take place in the garden nurtured by faith and love.
The Wedding Jewel
by Doris Elaine FellA PRECIOUS GIFTTobby Michelson came home to Auburn to help her troubled family. She never expected to meet a man like Jon Woodward.The rugged, globe-trotting photojournalist won her heart with one dazzling smile. But behind his laughter and sparkling eyes, Tobby sensed a deep sadness-a wounded spirit she longed to soothe.Yet, Jon didn't share her faith. How could she pledge her heart?But when her world tumbled down, challenging all she believed, Tobby turned to Jon. And their newfound love-a precious, priceless jewel-faced its greatest test....
The Wedding Journey & Mistaken Bride
by Renee Ryan Cheryl St.JohnA fresh start for these Irish sisters…The Wedding Journey by Cheryl St.JohnWith a mysterious inheritance, Irish lass Maeve Murphy and her sisters can come to America. She’s sure happiness awaits her, even if it can’t come from widowed ship doctor Flynn Gallagher. Flynn may have his pick of the ladies, but only one cares as he does for the sick and poor. With Maeve, has his heart found safe harbor at last?Mistaken Bride by Renee RyanWhen William Black’s mail-order bride fails to appear at the Boston docks, beautiful, vibrant Bridget Murphy steps in. She will be a temporary nanny to his young twins…but she will not marry without love. William couldn’t be more different from her faithless ex-fiancé. Yet that integrity Bridget so admires binds William to a promise that could keep them apart forever.
The Wedding Machine
by Beth Webb Hart"One of the most charming books I've read in a long, long time...made me laugh, cry, and cheer--as all good weddings do."-Cassandra King, bestselling author of The Same Sweet GirlsWelcome to Jasper, South Carolina. A place where Southern hospitality thrives. Where social occasions are done right. And where, for generations, the four most upstanding ladies of this community ensure that the daughters of Jasper are married in the proper manner.Friends from school days, "the gals" have long pooled their silver, china, and know-how to pull off beautiful events. They're a force of nature, a well-oiled machine. But the wedding machine's gears start to stick during the summer their own daughters line up to tie the knot. In the lowcountry heat and humidity, tempers flare, old secrets leak out . . . and both love and gardenias bloom in unlikely places.
The Wedding Party
by Timothy KellerTimothy Keller, renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author, explores life's biggest questions in The Wedding Party, the fourth installment in his Encounters with Jesus eBook series. The Gospel of John details the stories of many who met Christ. In his Encounters with Jesus series, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, explores biblical passages to show how these meetings with Jesus still affect us today. By examining the well known passage where Jesus turns water into wine for a wedding party, Keller sheds light on what will put the world right, and what Jesus has done to do so.
The Wedding Party: The Encounters With Jesus Series: 4
by Timothy KellerThe Gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus Christ. In the fourth instalment of the Encounters with Jesusseries, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times-bestselling author of The Reason for God, shows how those encounters can still have a deep effect on us today. By examining the well-known passage where Jesus turns water into wine for a wedding party, Keller sheds light on what will put the world right, and what Jesus has done to do so.This and the other nine in the series make up the complete Encounters With Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions.
The Wedding Planners of Butternut Creek: A Novel (Butternut Creek #3)
by Jane Myers PerrineThe ladies of Butternut Creek Christian Church known as the Widows have always taken pride in their infallible matchmaking. They've succeeded again, and having found the perfect wife for Pastor Adam, they're ready to start planning the wedding. The one problem is that Adam has yet to propose. Clearly he still needs their help. Meanwhile, Adam's sister Hannah, a doctor, has returned from work in refugee camps, exhausted from the horrors she's seen. Though physically weak, Hannah becomes animated when verbally sparring with Gabe Borden, the high school basketball coach. The Widows, however, see sparks of a different kind between them and are soon up to their matchmaking ways once again.
The Wedding Quilt (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Ser.)
by Lenora WorthA bride struggling with loss and broken dreams finds love and healing in this inspirational romance from a New York Times–bestselling author.The handmade quilt had been stored with care—along with Rosemary Brinson’s cherished dreams. The wedding was called off and Rosemary vowed she’d never marry.Then Kirk Lawrence arrived, hired to renovate the historic town church. The rugged steeplejack had always avoided serious ties, but Rosemary’s tender smile touched his very soul. He wondered about the quilt she treasured and why no man had made her his wife.Kirk knew that by summer’s end, he would restore the old church to its former glory. But could he mend Rosemary’s heart—and rescue her lost dreams?
The Wedding Quilt Bride (Brides of Lost Creek)
by Marta PerryThe single mom’s second chance…To become one of the Brides of Lost Creek!Widow Rebecca Mast returns to her Amish community with her son and a dream—to own a quilt shop. Carpenter Daniel King is determined to help Rebecca and revive their childhood friendship. But as he bonds with her son, Rebecca’s afraid the secret she’s been keeping will be revealed. Can Daniel convince Rebecca he’s a man she can trust—and love?
The Wedding Quilt Bride and Anna's Forgotten Fiancé: A 2-in-1 Collection
by Marta Perry Carrie LighteTwo inspirational romances in one volume featuring love and secrets and second chances in Amish country. The Wedding Quilt Bride by Marta PerryWidow Rebecca Mast returns to her Amish community with her son and a dream—to own a quilt shop. Carpenter Daniel King is determined to help her and revive their childhood friendship. But as Daniel bonds with her son, Rebecca’s afraid the secret she’s been keeping will be revealed. Can Daniel convince Rebecca he’s a man she can trust—and love?Anna’s Forgotten Fiancé by Carrie LighteAn accident leaves Anna Weaver with no memory of her Amish hometown’s newest arrival—her fiancé! After a whirlwind courtship, their wedding’s in six weeks . . . but how can she marry a man she can’t remember? Carpenter Fletcher Chupp takes her on a walk down memory lane, but there’s one thing he wants to keep hidden: a secret that might just lose him the woman he loves.
The Wedding Shop
by Rachel HauckFrom New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress comes The Wedding Shop. Two women separated by decades. Both set out to help others find their dreams when their own have crumbled. It's the early 1930s, but Cora Scott is walking in stride as a career woman ?after having inherited her great aunt's wedding shop in Heart’s Bend, Tennessee, where brides come from as far away as Birmingham to experience her famed bridal treatment. Meanwhile, Cora is counting down the days until her own true love returns from the river to make her his bride. But days turn into months and months to years. All the while, Birch Good continues to woo Cora and try to show her that while he is solid and dependable, he can sweep her off her feet. ?More than eighty years later, former ?Air Force Captain Haley Morgan has returned home to Heart's Bend after finishing her commitment to military service. After the devastating death of her best friend, Tammy, and discovering the truth about the man she loved, Haley is searching for her place in life. When Haley decides to reopen the romantic but abandoned wedding shop where she and Tammy played and dreamed as children, she begins a journey of courage, mystery, and love. As Cora’s and ?Haley's stories intertwine through time in the shadow of the beloved wedding shop, they both discover the power of their own dreams and the magic of everyday love.
The Wednesday Letters
by Jason F. WrightThey died in each other's arms. But their letters did not die with them. As their 3 children read the letters, they uncover the shocking truth about their past.
The Wednesday Workout: Practical Techniques for Rehearsing the Church Choir
by Richard Devinney"By the Way- You Start Tomorrow Night". The recruiting of a less-than-fully-trained person is usually done at the last minute, since the search for a fully trained person will continue as long as there is either time or hope. Our last-minute, inexperienced director, then will be starting immediately. This first chapter is the most light-hearted, the most general, and the most basic of the book. It is pep talk and a look at the thing to do the first night for the first Sunday. The remainder of the book covers the other ongoing aspects of planning and directing effective choral rehearsals.* Easy-to-use practical format and style* Light, anecdotal reading* Covers all elements of rehearsal planning and techniques* Provides directors handles on how to use rehearsal time* Helps directors learn to better plan and work ahead* Gives directors more confidence in this area of leadershipMarket* Church choir directors* Music directors
The Weekend that Changed the World: The Mystery of Jerusalem's Empty Tomb
by Peter WalkerThe Weekend that Changed the World is a superb title for the events of Good Friday and Easter. That weekend did indeed change the world, so much so that now, almost two thousand years later, a third of the world's population, in every country and nationality, worship the carpenter-teacher who was executed and then raised from the dead on that weekend long ago which changed the world for ever.
The Weekly Parashah Sefer Bereishis
by Rabbi Nachman ZakonA Unique Way to Instill a Love of Torah into our Children! This unique narrative retelling of the Chumash is designed to engage readers ages 8 and up, and to connect them in a deep and meaningful way to the Torah. Written by an educator with decades of experience, it will instill in the heart of young people a love for Torah and a commitment to Jewish tradition and values. Based on the Chumash text, classic commentators, and the Midrash, The Weekly Parashah features age-appropriate text and graphics, gorgeous illustrations, and dozens of short sidebars that enhance the reading experience. A special section in the back lists the hundreds of sources, making it a fantastic resource for parents and educators. In addition to a full narrative of the parashah, The Weekly Parashah includes: -Parashah Pointers: A quick review of what's in the parashah -Fascinating Facts: All kinds of really interesting facts Questions Anyone? : -Thought-provoking questions and satisfying answers -Torah in our Lives: Connecting the Torah's teachings to our children's lives -Who's Who in the Parashah: A fascinating look at some of the people in the Torah
The Weekly Purpose Project: A Challenge to Journal, Reflect, and Pursue Purpose (The Weekly Project Series)
by ZondervanWhat lights a fire in your heart? What are you uniquely suited to do? How do you take the talents God gave you to the next level? Figuring it all out can be a bit overwhelming, but finding the answers will change how you look at your life. The Weekly Purpose Project is a 52-week guided journal that offers a transformational journey to guide you through discovering how to create a life of purpose and chase your dreams.The Weekly Purpose Project will help you:Identify your passion--what moves you to want to actDiscover your gifts--your values, strengths, and talentsDevelop a vision of who to help and how you want to do itTake action toward your purpose This guided journal is perfect for a beginner in faith but is deep and thought-provoking enough for someone with a solid faith foundation. Each week includes:A theme to focus onA short but powerful Bible verse to help you reflect and meditateInspirational insight to guide your thoughts and jump-start your purpose projectJournaling prompts and lines to help you develop and fuel your sense of purpose This 12-month journal:Showcases beautiful original photography and calming colorsIncludes a ribbon marker so you never lose your placeProvides ample journaling space but easily fits on your nightstand, in a tote bag, or inside a gift basketMakes a perfect gift for self-purchase, high school and college graduations, or anyone starting a new season in life Check out the rest of the Weekly Project series: The Weekly Prayer Project, The Weekly Faith Project, The Weekly Gratitude Project, and The Weekly Self-Care Project.
The Weekly Torah Portion: A One-Year Journey Through the Parasha Readings
by David M. MorganBelieve in not just the ancient Word, but the Living Word. Reading a parasha—a weekly passage of scripture—will help you understand how God&’s words transcend time and speak to your life today down to exact details. Are you eager to hear God&’s prophetic voice through the scriptures? A parasha is a passage of scripture that is read every Sabbath day in every Jewish synagogue across the world according to the schedule provided for the year. By reading a weekly parasha, readers can know what is being pronounced prophetically on that very day. This book provides the full year of parasha readings—the complete scriptures from the Torah (the Pentateuch, of the first five books of the Bible)—the same passages read in synagogues according to Jewish tradition. Scriptures are provided in the Modern English Version (MEV) translation and David Morgan, one of the translators of the MEV, provides an introduction that will explain the significance of the parashas and how to get the most from reading them in this format.
The Weeping Buddha: A Mystery
by Heather Dune MacadamHeather Dune Macadam presents her first mystery as alluring as a Buddhist Koan.—Finalist for a 2003 Nero Award “Heather Dune Macadam should be included in that rare category of literary mystery masters such as Lawrence Block, Craig Holden, and Giles Blunt, whose lyrical prose and beautifully developed characters have a great deal to say about the troubled world we live in and its legacy of violence.” —Kaylie Jones, author of Celeste Ascending and A Soldier’s Daughter Never CriesNew Year’s Eve, 2001. Suffolk County Crime Scene Detective Devon Halsey and her boyfriend, Homicide Detective Lochwood Brennen, are more interested in their own celebration when they are suddenly thrust into a New Year’s mayhem worse than either could have imagined. What do seasoned detectives do when faced with the complex situation of maintaining a crime scene’s integrity when they know both of the victims? They do their jobs. The past nags on Devon Halsey as she walks through the crime scene. The physical and circumstantial evidence points to the murderer being Beka Imamura, Devon Halsey’s best friend. The victim, Beka’s own husband, is renowned artist Gabriel Montebello. What appears to be a relationship gone sour, ending in a murder/suicide, conflicts with Devon’s personal knowledge of her friend. At the Northwest Woods Zendo in East Hampton, where Beka and Devon occasioned over the years, a monk has found Beka’s hair on the altar of Buddha. Devon works the scene, but the evidence all points to Beka offering her hair as a sign of grief—but for what? What has haunted Devon for years begins to take shape in the present day. Dissecting the case file, she learns that a carving in the victim is actually a Koan—an unanswerable question that must be meditated upon in order to reach enlightenment. In the true nature of the Koan, Devon and Lochwood must find the answers in order to solve the crime, while also looking at the nature of betrayal and its many layers of disguise.
The Weigh Down Diet
by Gwen ShamblinYou can now join the thousands who have discovered a liberating new weight control plan and are turning to God to take away the desire to overeat. The Weigh Down Workshop, a remarkable program which already has thousands of support groups across the country and has gained national attention in media from "A Current Affair" toWoman's Day, is now available as a book. What makes this ground-breaking approach to weight loss so unique is that participants can eat any kind of food-including fats and sweets--and be able to stop in the middle of a candy bar when their stomachs are full. People who have known no end to fullness and who have no control over their late-night binges have learned through the Weigh Down Method that God can remove the seemingly irresistible pull of the pantry and drive-thru restaurants. With this approach, participants can reduce the volume of food they want to one-third of what it used to be and yet still eat with fulfilled satisfaction. Yet this is not a diet like others you've seen. Dieting only increases chewing whereas with the Weigh Down approach, you will chew less food, but more importantly, with God's help-want less food. Quite simply, this approach equals weight loss. Weigh Downgives back hope; hope to dieters who will learn that they are not a failure. Stop torturing yourself. God did not put chocolate or lasagna on earth to torture us--but rather for our enjoyment! Hallelujah!
The Weight of Glory
by C. S. LewisSelected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses offer guidance and inspiration in a time of great doubt.These are ardent and lucid sermons that provide a compassionate vision of Christianity.
The Weight of Ink
by Rachel KadishWINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion."—Toni Morrison Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history. When Helen is summoned by a former student to view a cache of newly discovered seventeenth-century Jewish documents, she enlists the help of Aaron Levy, an American graduate student as impatient as he is charming, and embarks on one last project: to determine the identity of the documents' scribe, the elusive "Aleph." Electrifying and ambitious, The Weight of Ink is about women separated by centuries—and the choices and sacrifices they must make in order to reconcile the life of the heart and mind.
The Weight of Love: Affect, Ecstasy, and Union in the Theology of Bonaventure
by Robert Glenn DavisSupplementing theological interpretation with historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives, The Weight of Love analyzes the nature and role of affectivity in medieval Christian devotion through an original interpretation of the writings of the Franciscan theologian Bonaventure. It intervenes in two crucial developments in medieval Christian thought and practice: the renewal of interest in the corpus of Dionysius the Areopagite in thirteenth-century Paris and the proliferation of new forms of affective meditation focused on the passion of Christ in the later Middle Ages. Through the exemplary life and death of Francis of Assisi, Robert Glenn Davis examines how Bonaventure traces a mystical itinerary culminating in the meditant’s full participation in Christ’s crucifixion. For Bonaventure, Davis asserts, this death represents the becoming-body of the soul, the consummation and transformation of desire into the crucified body of Christ.In conversation with the contemporary historiography of emotions and critical theories of affect, The Weight of Love contributes to scholarship on medieval devotional literature by urging and offering a more sustained engagement with the theological and philosophical elaborations of affectus. It also contributes to debates around the “affective turn” in the humanities by placing it within this important historical context, challenging modern categories of affect and emotion.
The Weight of Mercy: A Novice Pastor on the City Streets
by Deb Richardson-MooreShe retrained as a Baptist pastor, and accepted a post at the Triune Mercy Center, a run-down inner-city church where the homeless gathered. It was a shock. Gradually she learned whom she could trust - and whom she couldn't. Sometimes the best person to handle a situation was a drug addict. Sometimes Jesus had the face of a prostitute. All were fiercely welcomed into this bewildering church family.