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Near the end of the 20th Century, in Northeastern Ohio, two baby girls - one Black, one white - were born on the same day, in the same hospital, to two different mothers, who decided to raise them as twins. They were named Kalila Muhammed and Shayna Cohen.The twin daughters united a happy, loving double-family, one Black-Muslim, one Jewish. When they became teenagers, Shayna discovered she was a Lesbian; Kalila was not.After their first year of college at Kent State University, Shayna suddenly found she was able to begin building a socially-Progressive, solar-powered, urban-village in Cleaveland Heights, Ohio; where she could make it possible for Poor or low-income people - Black, of varied ethnicities, and/or LGBTQ - with or without children, to buy their own homes, and not be trapped in having to rent all their lives.Shayna and the Village she built faced many difficulties over the years: fire, Global-Warming, COVID, huge snow storms, the loss of her first Lover, people who objected to the Village because she managed to make a small profit, traumatic arrest for fraud and larceny, public accusations that she was secretly a Socialist (because she obviously valued Poor people), or that she was a pedophile (because she was Gay). There was a woman who attacked her for cutting-down a large old tree rotting in the Village.Over their lifetimes, the twins came to learn exactly what the Gay Gift really was. . . .

A clear and comprehensive appraisal of the main aspects of the teaching of the New Testament and The Jehovah's Witnesses' teachings concentrating on the doctrines of all main topics of Christianity and Jesus Christ as the exclusive means of salvation to eternal life. It is a normative importance that will help you unmask the wrong teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses concerning eternal salvation and detect all subsequent teachings of other sects and cults.This edition introduces the reader(s) to the latest finds and developments in the New Testament doctrines and the teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses. It also exposes you to a concise analysis of worldview of comparative doctrines of 6 main religions of the world to finally conclude the book with a recapitulation of its contents.Switzer D. Holly, as a pastor, a world language teacher of both French and Spanish, and a theologian, combines his great talents using numerous quotes from the primary sources that focus on the teaching of the Bible, especially the New Testament regarding God's salvation plan for humankind and their conversion to Jesus Christ in order to join His body, the Church. It also focuses on fully analyzing the wrong teachings of The Jehovah's Witnesses regarding God's salvation plan for humankind concerning eternal life with God in heaven, including a chart of World's View, of six greatest religions of the world, of God, Man, Bible, Salvation, and Eternity.https://www.holycornerstone.net/

In a world of elemental super-powered tyrants called Primals, Zep, our impulsive and mainly incompetent protagonist, faces everything from killer flying cars to gods among men. AJ, Zep's older and far more competent brother, creates a wristband that can do anything from stopping bullets to sending an enemy flying with just one punch. When AJ realizes just how powerful the wristband is he decides he needs more for the rest of the group; the only problem is that the only way to make more is in the hands of the Primal called Tecton. Will they succeed in avoiding the wrath of elemental gods, or will they fall victim to the Heirs of Prime?

In March 1948 in a small town on the outskirts of the least sophisticated borough of New York City a young girl is born into a society that will in 10 short years explode, marking the start of the cultural revolution that swept across America upending the old structures in society and one's inner stability. Hiding in plain sight was the sexual revolution.Whose responsibility was it to inform this girl about the changes in society or was it too big for parents, teachers and ministers to wrestle with it?In the world in which she grows up her parents are the actors and she is only a member of the audience, to be seen and not heard, encouraged not to speak. Yet, she experiences the silent influence of patriarchy, gender discrimination and class divisions as a vise and decides to rebel by surreptitiously exploring the one avenue that comes naturally, her burgeoning sexuality and becomes a victim of her own folly.The end of her spiritual unconsciousness comes when she leaves the tribe and commits to the talking cure, a brand of therapy made famous by Sigmund Freud."Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment chop wood, carry water." -- Zen Proverb

Back Cover TextThis is a novel intended to be read in the traditional manner and also serve aa a predecessor to a screen play. The subject matter is sequenced to represent the scenes as they would appear in historical sequence. However, the novel is written to be read as a conventional book. This novel, as in the previous twelve stories in the series involving Matt and the General, with the assistance of their associates and friends, Matt and the General combine their efforts to solve important problems that involve the safety of the United States, along with problems in the domestic arena. In this instance. the book is set in the beautiful area of middle New Jersey, the United States in general, and in several foreign countries. As in the previous novels, Matt Miller, who has a PhD degree from a prestigious university, and uses mathematical thinking and solid logic, along with the organizational ability of General Les Miller, his grandfather, to solve several major problems, recognized by the President and the Intelligence Director of the United States, as well as two local problems that require the wisdom of the team. The subject matter is supplanted with a historical sequence that described the origin of the General and other team members. In this set of episodes, the action includes a governmental kidnapping, the problems of the military situation with China, the General, and two interesting local situations. Throughout, the activity uses the knowledge of General Mark Clark, the President, and three important women including Ashley, who is Matt's wife, Anna, who is the General's wife, and Ann, who is General Clark's wife. The scene changes rapidly, but always in the scope of no violence, no sex, and no bad language. It is accessible to readers of all ages. The book typifies the conventional "beach" read in that the subject matter can be read as five separate stories. This is the fourteenth book in the Matt and the General series. The characters assume their dynamic personalities as in previous tales. A comment from the author is in order. It was a distinct pleasure to write about Matt, Ashley, Anna, the General, and the Sir Charles Bunday. They are foremost in my imagination. The doctors and medical terminology are just imagined, and anything medical is just made up from reading the Internet. Any reference to doctor's conventions and procedures are imagined.