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No one ever sits and observes things anymore, whether it be looking outward or inward. No one stops and contemplates why they feel a certain way, and as a result, they become rather disenchanted. Zebulon and Ambrose take the time and think. Even though they aren't in the same place, they both see the beautiful aspects of life just while sitting around a porch, or on the football stands where their Pop used to be. At times, life seems rather gl...

A political party is born when the word "politics" is crossed with the word "lie." Political Poetry in Times of Fake News comprises a collection of poems wherein the poet explores the connection between Fake News and the actions of politicians. The poet cites various topics from global geopolitics in their elucidation.

I must grow this magic garden, as fast as can be done!" Little Patience must grow the magic garden in time to protect her beloved kingdom. Join her as she learns the true meaning of patience. May her journey of self-discovery help ignite your own.

This exciting resource on desert spirituality is quite unlike any other: at once a physical journey to outstanding deserts of the planet and an odyssey of the soul. A journey of discovery takes us across five continents as we venture to places few pilgrims reach: the Gazan desert, the Sahara, the Australian outback, the Athos wilderness and the Ordos Desert of China, and the Syrian desert, among others. Evocative descriptions by early travel...

Isaac Unbound is a work of fiction that fills in the details of the life and character of biblical Isaac. People read about Isaac in Gen 17:4--28:9, and conclude he is passive and not an independent thinker. Isaac is not the iconoclast or spiritual pioneer as was his father, Abraham. He is not the scheming activist that his son, Jacob, became. As a result of his near sacrifice by his father, he evolves into a sensitive, caring, understanding p...

Deeply interested in theology but never satisfied with the commonplaces of faith, Edward Lense wrote liturgical poems that delve into the meaning of belief. Both free verse and formalist, they employ biblical imagery such as transformative fire, living water, spiritual cleansing, and certainty of salvation to reveal their importance for modern times. Following the tradition of Milton, Donne, George Herbert, and T. S. Eliot, the poet tells of n...

In Schizophrenia and Suicide: Finding Hope, Meaning, and Direction, the author shares how, as a person with schizophrenia, the thought of suicide, for her, and also for others with this disease, can be a constant threat to their well-being. In this book she explores the topic of survival for people who have a mental illness, for whom self-destruction through suicide is all too common in the age of medicines, psychotherapies, and peer counselli...

Kept: A Commentary on God's Providential Care in the Journey of a Plantation Girl is a spiritual source that shares the manner in which God intercedes and keeps us from ourselves. The presence of his hand and the intercession of his love, grace, favor, and mercy guide us through challenges and obstacles that may appear insurmountable. The role of God is evident in the author's life from the rural Louisiana plantation life to his favor in subur...

While there are many books containing essays on "ordinary" life from a spiritual or religious perspective, there are only a few with a perspective grounded in the trans identity. Moreover, a number of books for or about trans people have to do with the "exceptional" aspects of life of individual trans folks. This book offers the perspective of a trans identified clergy member in gaining greater understanding of ordinary life, seen through the ...

The trumpet of doom will blow announcing the end of the world. When the Trumpet Is Blown is about the contemplation of death and the calling for total and utter destruction in the face of despair. It balances nature as an entity both deceptively seductive and honestly destructive. When everything ends, meaning dissolves, hope dies, and everything physical disintegrates leaving in its wake debris and chaos. In the bleak aftermath of loss, a poe...

This collection of Story Guides--short, four-minute reads--are inspirational, touching the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of everyday life and the pain of our lives. Writing from his own myriad of experiences as a minister, counselor, chaplain, and author, John Thomas Tuft gently explores our hopes, dreams, faith, fears, and failures in the light of unyielding grace and hope. Entertaining, informative, and touching, the Story Guides challe...

To Be Held by the Light reclaims the individual's role in biblical exegesis by incorporating poeticism into a traditionally intellectual space to explore the intimate relationship between God and self. This collection simultaneously showcases a pastoral desire to stir up affections of the reader towards God and reflect a genuine desire to share beautifully what Den Bleyker has found to be beautiful in Scripture. These devotional poems linger, ...

In May 2007, American neuroscientist James Stone decides to become a Buddhist monk and flies to Rangoon, Burma--now known as Yangon, Myanmar. Despite being hot and humid, Rangoon is like a Buddhist Disneyland, and at the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda, James meets U Nanda, a flamboyant monk who brings him to a nearby monastery, where he takes vows. Dissatisfied with the laxity of mainstream monastic life, James joins an intensive Vipassana meditation...

Each of us has a journey to make and a story to tell, of love or loss, joy or tragedy, spring or winter. Yet the journey is always signposted by those glimpses of hope we encounter on the way, whether in the people we have known, the friendships we have cherished, the wonders of the world around us, or the many other miracles that make every day of our life. These poems are such signposts, acknowledging the reality that hope can sometimes be ...

This book is written for those who want grow in love. This book is written for those who long for a place to stand with confidence in a trembling world. This book is written for those who suspect our civilization is running on fumes and want to help. If you are one of these people, then this book is written for you. In discovering Jesus as he encounters us in the Scriptures, you will discover that his love is unimaginably powerful for those wh...

Your son has cancer." What can a parent do to live hopefully after hearing words which shatter dreams and turn the course of life in a moment? Hank Graeser had to learn the answer to this question through three long years of pain and dashed hopes and through the years beyond his son Bryan's death. Like aliens who enter a completely unfamiliar world, Hank and his wife Peggy struggle to gain their footing and learn the landscape and language of ...

The four Gospels contain many stories about encounters Jesus had with family members, people who became his followers, those whom he healed, religious leaders, and Roman officials. Only occasionally do the Gospel writings give us a glimpse of the feelings those encounters produced in the men and women he met. The poems in this book are creative attempts to imagine what those who heard and saw him might have experienced. This poetry will encour...

In Schizophrenia and Suicide: Finding Hope, Meaning, and Direction, the author shares how, as a person with schizophrenia, the thought of suicide, for her, and also for others with this disease, can be a constant threat to their well-being. In this book she explores the topic of survival for people who have a mental illness, for whom self-destruction through suicide is all too common in the age of medicines, psychotherapies, and peer counselli...

While there are many books containing essays on "ordinary" life from a spiritual or religious perspective, there are only a few with a perspective grounded in the trans identity. Moreover, a number of books for or about trans people have to do with the "exceptional" aspects of life of individual trans folks. This book offers the perspective of a trans identified clergy member in gaining greater understanding of ordinary life, seen through the ...

Finding Love and Life make the world go round and provide meaning for everyone.