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"Fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14-16) in God's image (Genesis 1:29-27) - mankind, at any age, is respected and valued by his Creator. How we treat the older adult is a reflection of our spiritual life (Leviticus 19:32). Men and women in their old age should not be rejected but rather reconnected and cared for by the family and the church. Assistance should be provided to help the older adult find purpose and a way to serve God until the last breath. From the first breath all in the human race begin a journey that hopefully ends with an abundant entrance into eternal life: crossing a bridge from life's experience to life eternal, having lived a life of eternal significance and purpose... leaving a legacy for the coming generations. (See Philippians 3:12-14, 2 Peter 1:5-15 and Psalm 71:18.)""As the church prepares to minister to the wave of aging Boomers who will challenge the resources and programs of the church, it seems obvious that we need to develop a clear, consistent, and practical theology of aging. As one of the deans at Bethel Seminary I realize how important this is for training our emerging leaders. I believe that Chaplain Glenn Havumaki has penned an essential tool to train and prepare the next generation of pastoral leaders. This is a good resource for anyone who leads a church or is training to do so." Dr. Douglas W. Fombelle, Dean Emeritus Bethel Seminary.
It's almost Halloween! The perfect holiday for sweet munchies, monsters, and murder! Attorney Tracy Brubaker Shane is especially looking forward to October 31, 2019, because a childhood hero will be returning to the small screen - live! Former horror host Richard George, aka Dr. Mort Itchin, comes out of retirement to again present a classic horror film from his House of Funerals, and Tracy will be in the studio audience. She even manages to be invited to rehearsals. But soon after her arrival behind the scenes, she realizes everyone is not wallowing in happy nostalgia. The thorn is everyone's side is Carl Jeffries, who once-upon-a-time played Dr. Mort's sidekick, Nagging Skeleton. Jeffries daughter, Megan Wallace, is producing the program. But there's no love lost between father and child. The show's director is in love with Megan and isn't too pleased with the friction Jeffries is causing. Other crew members have their own reasons for despising Jeffries. When the violence finally erupts in a most appropriate, if grisly, fashion, Tracy is right there to begin her investigation, especially when her hero is charged with the crime. Not surprisingly, she discovers multiple possible motives including buried secrets, sheer hatred, and old-fashioned showmanship. But can Tracy find the truth in time so the show can go on? It's another Tracy Brubaker mystery filled with tricks, treats, and surprises. Happy Halloween!
On Ingolstadt Island, the INFERNAL ORGANS harvest you! There are, as Eliza Duran knows firsthand, any number of issues that can follow a lung transplant: surgical complications, infections, rejection. But having to confront all of her buried trauma and internalized isolation while attempting to escape a mad scientist's mansion overrun by a horror horde of rampaging organs hellbent on humanity's destruction? That's a new one, even for her. This brisk and brutal Frankenstein retelling, from the guy who ruined the end of the world in the Exponential Apocalypse series, is chock full of blood, guts, and the crippling existential terror that exists at the intersection of disability, capitalism, and societal ableism. Infernal Organs is the only novella about vicious, revivified viscera you'll ever need-and the only one written by someone who's actually had an organ transplant. And we mean, like, ever, in all of recorded history. So that's something it's got going for it, too.
"Lucky to Live Hawaii" is the story of an intuitive journey taken by a woman who answers a heart call to move to Hawaii and find a unique place among its melting pot of races and cultures, ultimately giving back and enriching the Islands that receive her." Toby Neal, Author of Freckled and the Paradise Crime Mysteries and Thrillers ***2023 American Writing Awards Winner******2023 American Writing Awards Cover Finalist*** Have you ever dreamed of moving to a tropical island and starting over?In this remarkable true story; disillusioned with her life, Angela, a 40-something single mother, moves to the Big Island of Hawai'i in 1994 on a quest for more. As she scrambles to find her footing, she begins the process of reinventing herself. Along the way she encounters extraordinary people, explores remote places and swims with large sea mammals. And most importantly, she finds a life purpose she had nearly given up looking for. The adventures are epic and otherworldly in this exotic new land, rich with culture and history, even though the learning curve is steep.Then, one summer, six years later, Angela experiences a dark night of the soul and is once again thrown headfirst into the process of transformation. She embarks on a vision quest on Maui that will give her the opportunity to reflect on her experiences as she seeks wisdom moving forward.Angela's journey of Spiritual self-discovery unfolds through determination, manifestation and more than a little magic against the enchanting backdrop of Hawai'i.
T¿puna Rock is a tale of two teenage siblings raised in Canada by their M¿ori mother and Canadian father. While on vacation in Aotearoa New Zealand, their borrowed sloop is disabled in a storm with only the two teens aboard. Having lost their navigation gear, after six days adrift with no sense of direction, they beach their damaged boat on a desolate 'rock'. With no idea where they are and their boat damaged beyond repair, the teens recognize that they cannot save themselves unless they listen to the spirits of their Polynesian ancestors. Recalling knowledge shared by their M¿ori grandparents and basic science and mathematics, the protagonists reinvent enough traditional non-instrument navigation to determine where they are, design and build a boat and plot a course to sail one thousand kilometres back to Aotearoa after more than three months on their 'rock'.T¿puna Rock is written to appeal to a broad range of ages, including secondary-school students among whom engagement in science and mathematics is often declining, particularly among indigenous students. The reader becomes invested in the protagonists and their situation on a purely human level in the novel's first two chapters. In subsequent chapters the protagonists come to understand and value ancestral knowledge in the context of modern science and mathematics. In the process, the teens teach each other, and the reader.
This house has something wonderful to share! Revealed in these pages is a heartfelt tale for all ages and is a great bedtime story. Quirky and zany, it is written with the voice of the house and how it became a loving home.
Cooper North is back as Allen County prosecutor, called out of retirement-a wave of bizarre crimes has everyone on edge. This town's in the Green Mountains, a thousand miles north of the subtropics-yet, an alligator waddles along Main Street, scaring shoppers. Simultaneously, for no obvious reason, inept thieves steal sugar-maple logs. Then it gets serious. Sadists attack the town's pets. Meanwhile, a maple-syrup entrepreneur is murdered-someone hid yellow-jacket wasps in his sleeves. His venom allergies were widely known, so everyone in his company is a suspect. Then, knife-wielding psychopaths, costumed as Ninjas, go on a killing rampage. Cooper suspects they target people who matter to her, even a small boy. She wonders: is it all connected? Suddenly, she faces great danger, her chances of surviving miniscule. She's graying, tall, almost gaunt. She walks with a cane. She's a recovering scotch addict. Yet, her penetrating gray eyes see deep. On the hunt, she's relentless. As she and her police colleagues follow the killers' zigzagging trails, this story twists, then keeps twisting. Finally, it twists hard. You won't guess the ending.
The fun with Synth and Syd never stops. They're having a great time jamming.
Gardeners are naturally connected to the earth. You watch closely for your chance to plant, to tend, to harvest, and to plan. So the weekly meditations in this book are designed to complement your mindful study of the seasons. May your garden be a place of spiritual growth this year!In the winter: As you plan your garden, try meditations such as Companion Planting, Birds in Winter, and Gardening Tools.In the spring: Start your planting and try meditations such as Hands in the Soil, Dividing Bulbs, and Violets for Faithfulness.In the summer: Tend your plants and try meditations such as Homegrown Tomatoes, Garden Insects, and Berry Picking.In the autumn: As you harvest, try meditations such as Sunflowers for Happiness, Storing for the Winter, and Fruit Tree.With 52 meditations inspired by the garden, you will be sure to find mindfulness and insight in every season.
Lost in Her Soul is the fourth in Jack Random's Poetry Series. The title was inspired by a Ukrainian woman who spoke to a reporter after her city was destroyed by Russian missiles. Some of the poems in this collection are about war. Some are about growing up in an age of global warming. Others are concerned with the state of democracy in America and the world. Still others are simply about life at the beginning of the 21st century. What connects all of the poems (there are about 275 of them) is that they were written with the intent to move the reader, to touch the heart, to stir the emotions, in the hope that by doing so they will affect positive change in the world.
A history of gay Key West starting in 1954, when the city police chief Bienvenido Perez promised to rid the island of the "scores of sex deviates" that had supposedly flocked to the island to escape a crackdown by Miami police. "The town is full of them," he said at the time. "We don't want that kind of people in Key West." Twenty-nine years later Richard Heyman, an out-and-proud homosexual, was elected mayor. But no one in 1954 would have believed it possible. There were gay rights protests and lawsuits along the way. But the change is mostly due to the gay men who moved to the island, along with those who were born in Key West, becoming part of the fabric of the community. Over the years they have served as firemen, policemen, politicians, doctors, contractors, lawyers, shopkeepers-and, of course, trolley drivers, drag queens, bartenders, and artists. This book tells their stories.
Luella dreamed of going to Big Church. She just knew once she was there, she would finally understand the mystery of God's love.What she discovered instead was a deeper mystery found in places that transcend the walls of Big Church, but live in Big Church too. Luella's journey is for all those who find God in unconventional ways, and all those who are still searching for permission to find God in their own way.
Empower your journey with our Self-Help Journal, a collection of affirmations and short quotes on each page. Cultivate positivity, mindfulness, and personal growth. Elevate your daily reflections with words that inspire change and foster self-discovery
AN INSPIRING STORY OF A "CHILD SOLDIER'S" JOURNEY FROM THE BUSHES OF ERITREA TO THE RED LIGHTDISTRICT IN AMSTERDAM.His Fight and Flight to Freedom and Liberty as Narrated at 40,000 ft. Life has many twists and turns. Each one of us have a story to tell, some more exciting and captivating than others. This book tells a story of an 11-year-old Eritrean boy Mulugheta (Mulu) who grew up in "Piccolo Roma" Asmara, the charming capital city of Eritrea. Once filled with Roman architecture and Italian gelato, the serenity of the Italian colonial city is disrupted by freedom fighters' intent on liberating Eritrea.Like many others, Mulu flees the capital to escape the violence and turmoil. Mulu soon finds himself in the jungle, an AK-47 on his hip - and being hunted by one of the mightiest armies in Africa.After escaping a war that cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, Mulu finds an opportunity to leave the country. Jumping at the chance to create a new life for himself, he arrives in the middle of the Red Light District in Amsterdam. There he begins his journey of navigating the social and cultural complexities of European life-and is finally led to his path to tasting the American dream.
Volume 1. You Got Maled! Is a hilarious look into the world of online dating. A successful, young journalist narrates her true adventures as she goes through the crazy, funny, insane, and ridiculous world of online dating. Proving to all online that you are not alone. Believe me. I've done the leg work!
Dive into the magical world of The Magical Lantern: A Tale of Celebrating Differences! This enchanting story takes young readers on an adventure through the eyes of Emily and Owen, siblings with a bond as strong as their curiosity. In the beautiful town of Evergreen, they discover a mystical lantern that leads them to a world where magic is real and every corner whispers a new surprise.Meet talking animals with voices soft as velvet, fairies that glow like fireflies, and the most magnificent creature of all - the Crystal Unicorn. But this unicorn is sad because it feels different, being clear like crystal and not colorful. Emily and Owen, with their own unique qualities (like Owen's hearing aids and Emily's glasses), show the unicorn the true beauty in being different.This heartwarming tale is a celebration of diversity and the magic of seeing the world through a kaleidoscope of perspectives. Perfect for young dreamers and adventurers, it teaches the importance of understanding and embracing our uniqueness.
In two thousand twelve, I do not remember the month and the date but I truly remember a dream that I had. I saw heaven was very beautiful the blue was extremely brilliant and in the middle of heaven I saw "Amazing Grace" and I saw it in French as well "Grace Infinie" both were written in white color. In the dream, I saw some ladies stood up beside me and I said to them you don't see "Amazing Grace" writing in heaven, they said no we do not see it, I continually told them you don't see "Amazing Grace" writing in heaven they said no we don't see it.I continued to say the same thing and they did not see what I saw until I woke up.
(Updates from 1st edition: New cover design and new character by co-illustrator Tayla Collier) Let's travel through a door into the dream space. Visit a busy city, a farm, birds in the jungle, treasure on an island, sea creatures in the ocean, and much more. You can imagine, explore, and face your fears. But best of all, dream! The soothing rhyming words, paired with the beautiful artistic illustrations in this book, will get visions swirling in the imaginations of both the reader and listener as they drift off to dreamland. This sweet story is sure to become a family bedtime favorite!
Why did you lose faith in the success of your business or your potential in life? It's time for women to rediscover their self-worth and embrace the endless possibilities that await them. In Luxury Life Unveiled: Unlocking the Secrets to Attract Your Dream Life with No Apologies, author Dr. Felisha Kay challenges readers to reflect on why they abandoned their dreams and settled for a mundane existence. This book unveils that luxury is not an exclusive privilege reserved for a fortunate few but rather a treasure accessible to anyone who embraces the opportunities surrounding them.Luxury Life Unveiled: Unlocking the Secrets to Attract Your Dream Life with No Apologies is a guide tailored for ambitious women who seek fulfillment beyond mere success. It is designed for hard-working professionals who may have faced childhood traumas or limiting beliefs. This book will inspire you to achieve maximum success in both business and life, empowering you to embrace the life you've always dreamed of.So, are you prepared to release apologies and limitations and attract the luxurious life you've always envisioned? If your answer is a resounding yes, this book is your ultimate companion on the journey to unveiling your true potential and living the life you desire and deserve. Publishing Consultant: Thanx A Mills, LLC
We All Fall Down is a short story about pasta characters who face everyday challenges like feeling stuck and making mistakes. Each noodle learns that "We all fall down but we get back up. It's not about the tumble - it's about the follow up!" Little ones discover that when hard things happen, we have the power to decide how we react - we can breathe through it, try again, and most importantly feel supported by love!
The first snow of the season has fallen. Eager to try out his new sled, Enzo buzzes through the house grabbing his winter clothes. When all but his legs are bundled, he realizes he must find his mutandes!
A little Girl reads her Bibleand God sings a Song to her .>A beautifully illustrated book by 4 talented illustrators.
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