- Table View
- List View
Borobudur
by John Miksic Anita Tranchini Marcello TranchiniThis book is intended to enhance the enjoyment which one obtains from Borobudur and its reliefs, by describing what is known of the ancient Javanese who built it and of the symbols which they employed to express their conception of man's place in the universe.
Borobudur
by John Miksic Anita Tranchini Marcello TranchiniThis book is intended to enhance the enjoyment which one obtains from Borobudur and its reliefs, by describing what is known of the ancient Javanese who built it and of the symbols which they employed to express their conception of man's place in the universe.
Borrowed Goods: It All Belongs to Him
by Nell ChristiansonAn exploration of spiritual growth and untapped potential blending personal history, heartfelt insights, biblical analysis, and a great deal of humor. In this inspirational work, Nell Christianson reminds us that everything we possess—our strengths, our intelligence, and our worldly goods—comes directly from God, and if we utilize our talents, our lives will have eternal purpose. She builds much of her discussion around Matthew 25: 14-30, the Parable of the Talents, and challenges us to make good choices and use our gifts and talents wisely. The book speaks of reward and responsibility. Borrowed Goods takes you on a prodigal&’s journey aboard a cruise ship called &“Earth.&” As a passenger you arrive at your final destination to meet a loving God who wants a personal relationship with you. And God, a righteous Judge, requires accountability when you dock on the other shore. &“Read this to your benefit. Learn to deal with life without casting blame or excuses. In these pages, you will find yourself on every page—and be pointed to the only One who can get you through, the Lord Jesus Christ.&”—Dr. Jimmy & Carol Ann Draper, president emeritus of LifeWay & his wife &“One of the best books I have ever read . . . I believe Borrowed Goods will touch the heart of every reader. It will be a wonderful Bible study for small groups. Reading it gave me a new vision for prayer in my life.&”—Sandy Weeks, president, Stuffing Strut, Inc.
The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes
by Nancy Cote Linda GlaserIt's the last night of Hanukkah at Rachel's house, and there aren't enough potato latkes for all their guests! So Rachel goes next door to borrow some potatoes from sweet Mrs. Greenberg. Every year, their neighbor is all alone on Hanukkah, and every year Rachel's family invites her to come over. But Mrs. Greenberg always says she doesn't want to be a bother. "She's got a heart of gold, but she's as stubborn as an ox," says Mama. Luckily, Rachel is every bit as kind-hearted and stubborn--and she just might be clever enough to get Mrs. Greenberg to change her mind!
Borrowed Voices: Writing and Racial Ventriloquism in the Jewish American Imagination
by Jennifer GlaserIn the decades following World War II, many American Jews sought to downplay their difference, as a means of assimilating into Middle America. Yet a significant minority, including many prominent Jewish writers and intellectuals, clung to their ethnic difference, using it to register dissent with the status quo and act as spokespeople for non-white America. In this provocative book, Jennifer Glaser examines how racial ventriloquism became a hallmark of Jewish-American fiction, as Jewish writers asserted that their own ethnicity enabled them to speak for other minorities. Rather than simply condemning this racial ventriloquism as a form of cultural appropriation or commending it as an act of empathic imagination, Borrowed Voices offers a nuanced analysis of the technique, judiciously assessing both its limitations and its potential benefits. Glaser considers how the practice of racial ventriloquism has changed over time, examining the books of many well-known writers, including Bernard Malamud, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, Michael Chabon, Saul Bellow, and many others. Bringing Jewish studies into conversation with critical race theory, Glaser also opens up a dialogue between Jewish-American literature and other forms of media, including films, magazines, and graphic novels. Moreover, she demonstrates how Jewish-American fiction can help us understand the larger anxieties about ethnic identity, authenticity, and authorial voice that emerged in the wake of the civil rights movement.
Bo's Café: A Novel
by John Lynch Bill Thrall Bruce McnicolHigh-powered executive Steven Kerner is living the dream in southern California. But when his bottled pain ignites in anger one night, his wife kicks him out. Then an eccentric mystery man named Andy Monroe befriends Steven and begins unravelling his tightly wound world. Andy leads Steven through a series of frustrating and revealing encounters to repair his life through genuine friendship and the grace and love of a God who has been waiting for him to accept it. A story to challenge and encourage, BO'S CAFE is a model for all who struggle with unresolved problems and a performance-based life. Those who desire a fuller, more authentic way of living will find this journey of healing a restorative exploration of God's unbridled grace.
Bosquejos de sermones: Relaciones humanas
by Charles R. WoodUn nuevo título en la serie clásica de bosquejos de sermones preparado por el veterano pastor Charles R. Wood. Esta serie de diez y nueve volúmenes sigue siendo un recurso muy popular entre los pastores y estudiantes de la Biblia. Está diseñada para el pastor o predicador laico muy ocupado, para que pueda ahorrar tiempo sin sacrificar el mensaje y el contenido. Este volumen contiene treinta y uno bosquejos acerca del tema de las relaciones humanas. Trata de las relaciones entre familias, la comunidad de la iglesia y varias áreas generales de la vida. Disponible en inglés de Kregel Publications. Recurso de calidad. [A new title in the classic sermon outline series prepared by veteran pastor Charles R. Wood. This series of nineteen volumes has continued to be very popular with Spanish-speaking pastors and Bible students, and is designed to help save time without cutting corners. This new volume contains thirty-three outlines on the topic of relationships. The outlines deal with relationships in families, the church community, and general areas of life. Available in English from Kregel Publications. Portavoz Quality Resource]
Bosquejos de sermones: Juventud #2
by Charles R. WoodDos nuevos títulos en la serie clásica de bosquejos y sermones preparados por el veterano pastor Charles R. Wood. Esta serie de diecinueve volúmenes sigue siendo un recurso muy popular entre los pastores y estudiantes de la Biblia. Esta diseñada para el pastor o predicador laico muy ocupado con el fin de que pueda ahorrar tiempo sin sacrificar el mensaje y el contenido. Two new titles in the classic sermon outline series prepared by veteran pastor Charles R. Wood. This series of nineteen volumes has continued to be very popular with Spanish-speaking pastors and Bible students and is designed to help save time without cutting corners. This new volume contains thirty outlines on the Old Testament.
Bosquejos expositivos de la Biblia 5 Tomos en 1
by Warren W. WiersbeEl objetivo de este tomo es llevarlo a través de la Biblia en un estudio de cada libro y sus capítulos estratégicos de manera que aprenda la revelación que Dios nos ha dado de Cristo y su obra redentora. Los estudios son concisos y generales, sobre todo apropiados para clases de Escuela Dominical y grupos de estudio bíblico que deseen examinar la Palabra de Dios sistemáticamente.
Bosquejos Homiléticos
by Elsie F. Blattner Luisa Jeter WalkerEste volumen abarca dos obras. La primera, HOMILETICA I, es para el uso de maestros y alumnos en Institutos Bíblicos, cursos locales y regionales y estudios por correspondencia. La segunda, BOSQUEJOS ESCOGIDOS, presenta una selecta colección de bosquejos de sermones esmeradamente escogidos, del corazón y la pluma de consagrados creyentes, con amplia y fructífera labor en el púlpito. Con la ayuda del Espíritu Santo, el lector estudioso hallará un material abundante y variado para la preparación de mensajes, y asimismo temas diversos que podrán emplearse en estudios particulares o en la presentación al público. Se anhela fervientemente que este volumen sirva de inspiración y orientación, y que se constituya en una gran bendición, no solamente para el que lo utiliza, sino para todos aquellos que escuchan el glorioso mensaje de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
Bosquejos selectos para predicar al corazón
by Jay E. Adams Lyle A. ThomsonSi usted es: _ Pastor o evangelista _ Predicador o laico _ Estudiante de homilética _ O maestro de Biblia Hallará ayuda práctica e inspiradora en las dos obras comprendidas en este libro. En este estudio de homilética Jay E. Adams enfoca la necesidad que hay de mensajes que fluyan de un corazón devoto a Dios para que penetren en el corazón del creyente. Este libro le ayudará a recibir el mensaje bíblico de Dios para su pueblo. Lyle A. Thomson, en esta obra compiló algunos de los sermones favoritos de predicadores muy reconocidos de distintas denominaciones en el mundo hispano, que le servirán de edificación personal y podrá usarlo en su ministerio.
Boss Up!: This Ain’t Your Mama’s Business Book
by Lindsay MorenoBoss Up! will help you put your business on the map and the ideas you’ve previously only dreamed about into the marketplace. It will help you overcome your fears and guilt to find a fulfillment that changes you and your families for the better. And it will help you break free of the hard and boring and allow you to have fun along the way. <p><p> In Boss Up! Lindsay helps you gain the confidence to know that having ambition doesn’t make you a bad mother or wife. That it’s okay to have a desire for something more than endless sippy cups, clean-ups, Band-Aids, and groundings. That no matter your education or experience, you can tap into your passions and create businesses that give you increased flexibility, fulfillment, and financial security. And Lindsay doesn’t just do this through commiserating but, instead, through giving you the tools for change. Using the lessons she learned on her own path to success, Lindsay shares real, solid business principles with ten distinct success philosophies that you will encounter on the journey to entrepreneurship. <p> Stay-at-home mom turned multimillion-dollar-producing business owner Lindsay Teague Moreno doesn’t just have a passion for entrepreneurship. She has a deep passion for helping women of all walks of life gain the confidence and skills to tap into their ambition and achieve success in their own business endeavors.
The Boss's Bride (The Heart of Main Street #3)
by Brenda MintonTalk Of The Town Leaving her cheating fiancé at the altar made Gracie Wilson famous in tiny Bygones, Kansas. Now the only things she can count on are her job at the Fixer-Upper Hardware store and the store's handsome owner. Though Bygones's runaway bride has boosted Patrick Fogerty's business more than any sale could, his feelings for Gracie are more than professional. But with Gracie's heart in pieces, he's afraid to hurt her. Gracie must somehow find the courage to run toward the man of her dreams. The Heart of Main Street: They're rebuilding the town one step-and heart-at a time.
The Boston Girl: A Novel
by Anita DiamantFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century.Addie Baum is The Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for and suspicious of America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine--a world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true love. Eighty-five-year-old Addie tells the story of her life to her twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, who has asked her "How did you get to be the woman you are today." She begins in 1915, the year she found her voice and made friends who would help shape the course of her life. From the one-room tenement apartment she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library group for girls she joins at a neighborhood settlement house, to her first, disastrous love affair, Addie recalls her adventures with compassion for the naïve girl she was and a wicked sense of humor. Written with the same attention to historical detail and emotional resonance that made Anita Diamant's previous novels bestsellers, The Boston Girl is a moving portrait of one woman's complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding their places in a changing world.
Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism: Séances, Mediums & Immortality
by Dee MorrisThe story of the nineteenth-century craze for communicating with the dead, with historical photos included. Wealthy John Wetherbee sought business advice through supernatural means. Psychic Fannie Conant attributed her restored health to spirit intervention. Grieving theater manager Isaac B. Rich wanted to contact his deceased wife. While the individual motives for belief varied, spiritualism flourished in Boston from the first rumblings of the Civil War until the early twentieth century. Numerous clairvoyants claimed to bring messages from beyond the grave at seances and public meetings. While many earnestly believed in the movement, there were those who took advantage of naive Bostonians. Determined to expose charlatans, world-renowned magician Harry Houdini declared the famous medium and Bostonian Mina &“Margery&” Crandon a fake. This fascinating book explores the complex history of Boston&’s spiritualist movement.
Boswell's Enlightenment
by Robert ZaretskyThroughout his life James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Few periods better crystallize this turmoil than 1763-1765, the years of his Grand Tour and the focus of Robert Zaretsky's thrilling intellectual adventure.
Botánicas: Sacred Spaces of Healing and Devotion in Urban America
by Joseph M. MurphyBotánicas is an exploration in text and photographs of spiritual shops found in Latino neighborhoods throughout the United States. Readers discover these marvelous spaces and their alternative spiritualties that help patrons cope with the grind and challenges of city life. Botánicas provide access to an array of invisible powers and sell the ingredients to construct symbolic solutions to their patrons' problems. The stores are bright and baroque, and the powers they invoke come from religious traditions in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the native Americas. In Botánicas, Joseph M. Murphy offers a cultural history of the devotions on display and a reflection on the efficacy of their powers to heal. Readers will come to see that the goods and devotions of botánicas give their patrons--mostly Latino, often immigrants--pathways for empowerment and transformation.The name botánicas comes from the "botanicals" for sale, herbs and plants with healing powers. The pharmacopeia of botánicas can be vast, and owners may know hundreds of remedies for treating problems of health, wealth, and love. Botánicas vend herbs for upset stomach, herbs for finding a job, and herbs for wooing back a wayward spouse. Supplementing these medicinal and magical plants, botánicas sell candles, holy statues, and tools for devotion to an array of spiritual powers--Catholic saints, African gods, indigenous spirits, and Asian divinities. Each spirit has its own ritual of petition, and botánica owners can discern the proper offerings and prayers to help the supplicant.Murphy explains the religions of the botánica with subtlety and sensitivity. He gives readers a deep sense of the contexts of the stores and a sophisticated analysis of the religious traditions that suffuse them. Visually fascinating, culturally rich, and religiously profound, Botánicas is a window into a world of beauty and power.
Both-And: Living the Christ-Centered Life in an Either-Or World
by Rich NathanIt's an Either-Or world. We find ourselves caught between competing factions, secular or religious, conservative or liberal. We are pulled between extremes on one side or the other. But the Christian faith holds together seemingly contradictory ideas: Jesus is both human and divine; God is both three and one. There is a paradoxical power in the both-and. Rich Nathan and Insoo Kim show how Christians can live out the fullness of the gospel through the both-and. They affirm that we believe in both proclamation and demonstration of the gospel, justice and mercy, and unity and diversity as one body with many parts. The answer is not to choose one or the other, but to hold both together for a richer, more holistic experience of Christianity. Then we will live into the realities of the kingdom of God, both now and not yet, on earth as it is in heaven. Both-And Christians are both timeless and timely, hewing to the orthodoxy of traditional belief while always contextualizing our witness in a rapidly changing world. Discover how you can deepen your discipleship with the larger vision of the both-and.
Both Sides of the Circle: The Autobiography of Christmas Humphreys (Routledge Revivals)
by Christmas HumphreysFirst published in 1978, Christmas Humphrey’s autobiography presents the fascinating history of a life rich and varied in both private and in public. Spanning seven decades it touches on many events of historical interest in which he was personally involved. Among them the abdication of Edward VIII, the Japanese War Trials and his time with the Dalai Lama after his flight from Tibet. The author gives a graphic portrait of life behind the Bar and on the Bench – of what it is like to prosecute and to defend, and of the immense difficulties which face a judge when passing sentence. Here too are recollections of many famous cases of the twentieth century, and of the many murder trials in which he appeared as prosecuting counsel or judge. Of equal interest is his fifty years’ of work in the field of English Buddhism. In 1924 he and his wife founded the Buddhist Society, which would become hugely influential in the spread of Buddhism throughout the West. Both Sides of the Circle is rich in humour and humanity. There is the joyful account of the author’s Edwardian Boyhood followed by the tragedy of his brother’s death in World War 1, which lead to the awakening of his interest in Buddhism and Theosophy. He speaks freely of his encounters with the Dalai Lama, with D.T. Suzuki, with Jung and with the Royal families of Thailand, Sikkim and Nepal, as well as his travels throughout the Europe and in the Orient. Both sides of the Circle is more than autobiography – it is also a spiritual odyssey whose reissue will be of great interest to those who’ve enjoyed Christmas Humphreys’ other work and wish to know more about his brilliant career. It will also be very welcome to those wanted to learn about Buddhism in general, and the origins of English Buddhism in particular.
The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results
by Andy AndrewsThis is how it&’s done. This is why it&’s done this way. This is the result you can expect if you do it.These three pieces of information inform a conclusion about every part of each of our lives. Yet it is these three pieces of information that most often set an insidious trap—a trap that has held the imaginations of generations captive to the belief that because they are doing the best they can do, they are accomplishing the best that can be done. And while each of these three statements are true, not one of them is the truth.Dive deeper with bestselling author Andy Andrews as he shares his unique philosophy regarding foundational thinking. Through his unique and captivating storytelling, Andy helps you search for the reality that lies beyond the boundaries established in the name of &“best practices,&” &“industry standards,&” or &“the way things are done.&” For it&’s at the bottom of the pool that you discover a pathway to extraordinary results that most people in your position do not even know are possible.
Bottoming Out the Universe: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing
by Richard GrossingerAn exploration into consciousness, the universe, and the nature of reality • Draws on transdimensional physics and biology, reincarnation and past-life memories, animal consciousness, multiple identities, thoughtforms, soul pictures, and paranormal phenomena like crop circles and poltergeists • Explores the riddle of personal identity and how it differs from consciousness • Reveals that consciousness is more than encompassing all that exists--it also speaks to what has yet to manifest Scientific orthodoxy views the universe as conceived of matter--protons, neutrons, electrons, down to the smallest particle, quarks. But, when you keep digging, what is &“beneath&” quarks? The scientific worldview does not take into account consciousness or life itself. How did consciousness become part of the material universe? Is it a by-product of brain chemistry or a constituent of reality? Or, to dig deeper, which is more fundamental: the existence of an objective physical universe or our subjective experience of it? In this investigation into consciousness, the universe, and the nature of reality, Richard Grossinger offers a wide-ranging foundation for reimagining the universe as based in consciousness rather than matter. He presents in-depth analysis of the standard scientific description of the universe, revealing the holes in its theories. Exploring the interpenetration of matter and all reality by consciousness, the author looks at reincarnation and past-life memories, examining famous and lesser-known but verifiable accounts. He then explores the nature and origin of consciousness, with accompanying explorations of animal consciousness, the brain as a computer, multiple identities, thoughtforms, soul pictures, and paranormal phenomena like UFOs, faeries, and poltergeists. He also examines concepts from physics that combine elements of both consciousness and matter, such as collapsing waveforms and the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics. Examining nonlocal and transpersonal modes of consciousness, Grossinger looks at the difference between consciousness and personal identity. He expands this discussion with reflections on Sethian cosmology, using Seth&’s own words and Jane Roberts&’s and John Friedlander&’s interpretations. He reveals that consciousness also encompasses what has yet to manifest and explains why the universe exists at all: why there is &“something&” rather than &“nothing.&” Skewering the materialist paradigm and placing consciousness alongside mass, gravity, and heat as an essential component of the universe, Grossinger proposes that reality is a thoughtform where sentient beings collaborate to bring about a concrete realm vibrating at their own frequency.
Bounce Back: When Your Heart is Empty and Your Dreams are Lost
by Julie ClintonJulie Clinton speaks to approximately fifty thousand women each year all across the country at the Extraordinary Women Conferences.
Bounce Back (Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream #3)
by Hena KhanFrom the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the third book in an exciting middle grade series about a scrawny fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom.Zayd has a plan. He’s ready to take the reins as team captain of the Gold Team. But when an injury leaves him on the sidelines, his plans get derailed. Can Zayd learn what it means to be a leader if he’s not the one calling the shots?
Bound by a Secret: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (Lone Star Heritage)
by Jolene NavarroTo give his girls a home… Can he reveal their troubled past? Under witness protection, widower Greyson McKinsey is determined to build a safe future for his twin girls while keeping their identities hidden. But when the struggling dad mistakes Savannah Espinoza for the new nanny, he can&’t help but encourage his daughters&’ instant connection with the pretty carpenter. Savannah might be just what his family needs…yet exposing the truth could be dangerous to their lives and their hearts.From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.Lone Star Heritage
Bound by Duty: Bound By Duty Rodeo Standoff Dying To Remember (Military K-9 Unit)
by Valerie HansenAssignment: Single Mom SurveillanceThe Military K-9 Unit series continuesHer serial killer brother’s escaped—and it’s single mom Zoe Sullivan who’s under suspicion! Sgt. Linc Colson trusts two things: his instincts and his Rottweiler K-9 partner, Star—and certainly not the pretty face he’s assigned to monitor. He’s done everything to keep her from getting under his skin—now he must stop those who want to put her six feet under.