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Be Who You Want to Be After years of struggling with being African Americans in the greatest country on earth, the United States of America, we are still not equal. As a preacher, I preach to tell the common people that there is hope in this country. There is no pure race in our country. This world doesnt belong to any one civilization. The world is smaller than ever before. We need to respect one another and allow God to help us have confidence in one another. We need the vision to acknowledge the rights of all people. The grievances we have with one another are racial and large social groups discrimination, and we must face it. We must encourage self-esteem for all people. When you dont kn...
A little girl with a big imagination dreams of the adventures she might have from befriending sharks in Atlanta to playing jazz in New Orleans to riding her bike in Zanesville. With playful, rhyming text and engaging illustrations, this alphabetical whirlwind introduction to the variety of life in the USA is a story that will delight children.
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It was a surprise when one of the principal members of this endeavor contacted me to write a foreword. To this dear friend, I thank you for the opportunity, and more so, for your friendship. I will do my best to answer accordingly. I like to think in the shower. Ive never been sure why, but I often find myself mulling over any range of topics there. It is a refuge of sorts. A place where the normal distractions of life can be pushed aside, where my senses fade away and my mind can focus on the topic at hand. It was there that I found myself in a crisis. I was ignorant, and I didnt particularly like the idea of that revelation.
Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden? Houdini. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini....
READ THE NEW TOM THORNE NOVEL THE MURDER BOOK NOW, AND PRE-ORDER THE LAST DANCE, THE FIRST NOVEL IN A BRAND-NEW MARK BILLINGHAM SERIES! ***THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*** ***THE TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR*** ________________________ My name is Alice. I'm a police officer. I'm trying to solve a murder on a psychiatric ward. But I'm also a patient... They were meant to be safe on Fleet Ward: psychiatric patients monitored, treated, cared for. But now one of their number is found murdered, and the accusations begin to fly. Was it one of his fellow patients? A member of staff? Or did someone come in from the outside? DC Alice Armitage is methodical, tireless, and she's quickly on th...
Drawing on their research involving urban pastors from across the United States, Bryan Stone and Claire Wolfteich identify and examine spiritual practices that foster excellence in urban ministry. After discussing the specific challenges facing urban pastors and presenting the kinds of excellence required of them, Stone and Wolfteich explore several practices that help sustain ministers working in urban contexts, such as cultivating holy friendships, practicing Sabbath, maintaining lives of prayer and study, and setting appropriate boundaries. Throughout, the authors weave together stories from urban pastors from a variety of denominations with insights from the history of Christian spirituality and theology to chart a theological course for the formation and renewal of pastors in diverse contemporary contexts.