First Century

Beginning with the biblical basics, Jeff Lockyer walks listeners through the underlying theology and practical application of how Southridge Community Church has approached ministry for nearly a quarter century. While providing a fresh approach to ministry, the book stimulates how to think - not what to think. It's written by a local church practitioner for local church practitioners.

I like cuckolds who know how to be useful... West Africa, 1887 British colonial officer Hector Trent welcomes his bride Margot to his remote outpost. The arrival of his wife coincides with the accession of a new tribal chieftain, the confident and handsome Fabian, who is Western-educated and keen to assert his independence. Hector can tell Margot is attracted to the impressive chieftain. Then a crisis requires that the British use any means available to maintain good relations with Fabian’s tribe…

West Yorkshire, 1914. Newly married to Noah Jackson, Beth is happily content working on her family's market stall while Noah fulfils his dreams of being a teacher. When war erupts, Beth's peaceful life is shattered by events beyond her control. Noah enlists to fight alongside his brothers. A devastating accident occurs that changes all their lives. Once a loving home, Beaumont Farm becomes Beth's responsibility.

For leaders looking to instigate lasting change, Giraffes of Technology is the must-listen leadership audiobook of the decade. Giraffes of Technology is the audiobook for leaders who wish to create a supportive and authentic work environment that propagates genuine loyalty from employees and staff. Authors Dr. Hubert D. Glover and Professor John Curry describe how technology and changing cultural norms have come to favor leadership traits reminiscent of the giraffe.

A fascinating look into the mind of one of America's first serial killers! Who was H. H. Holmes, the killer made famous in the Devil in the White City? Did he build a 'Murder Castle' to lure victims into secret rooms, vaults, and gas chambers and to prey on Chicago's World's Fair travelers? In Holmes' Own, you will discover: HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by Holmes while he awaited trial Moyamensing Prison diary Confession of twenty-seven murders of men, women, and children (1896) Judgement day with Holmes' death by hanging at Moyamensing Prison Unusual concrete burial at historic Holy ...

From USA Today bestselling Author Liz Gavin comes a fantasy like no other. Caught in a centuries-old war between Christians and Druids, a young High Priestess is Avalon’s last chance. Wise and powerful, Rowen is faithful to the Old Religion, but how can she obey the Goddess without betraying Caddaric? Can she trust Eochaid when he embodies everything she despises? Caddaric has been Rowen’s companion for countless lifetimes. Now she lives in the mortal plane, while he remains in mystic Avalon. Can Caddaric witness a flesh-and-blood man become Rowen’s protector? Will he risk losing ...

Delve into the shadowy world where loyalty is currency and deception an art form in Jim Stovall's captivating exploration of espionage history, literature, and tradecraft. Unlike any other genre study, "Spy Story" illuminates the unique territory that separates espionage fiction from mysteries and thrillers – a realm where ambiguity reigns supreme and moral certainty dissolves into shades of gray. This meticulously researched collection introduces readers to the extraordinary individuals who shaped intelligence history: Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's spymaster, who pioneered modern ...

Leeds, 1918. When Amy visits her husband, Jude, at Beckett's Park Hospital, he doesn't recognise her. Broken after serving four devastating years in the First World War, Jude is a shadow of the man he once was. Can he ever again be the man Amy knew and loved? Barnsborough, 1912. The first time Jude and Amy meet, the connection between them is instant and electric. While a librarian's assistant and a collier might not be the most conventional pair, the two come together over a love of books that quickly turns into more.

WWI is waning in Europe, but Lieutenant Barksdale’s near-constant aerial combat missions have taken their toll. Lura Lee Dunn is an aspiring concert pianist whose own personal battle is just beginning. The women’s suffrage movement is on the rise, emboldening her to break free from her prominent father’s outdated expectations. Unexpectedly, at a posh Hollis House gala, she meets a young pilot, one just home from fighting the Jerries over France. Try as she might to avoid the young aviator, Lura finds herself drawn to him.

Esta nueva edición de Oaxaca sitiada describe la dimensión real de la lucha que el pueblo oaxaqueño emprendió en el año 2006 en pos de justicia social. Su cometido era ponerle punto final a los abusos de un régimen autoritario cuya legitimidad siempre estuvo en entredicho. En estas páginas se asienta con detalle la historia de una rebelión: los orígenes del descontento entre los más desprotegidos, la necesidad de una reconversión de nuestro anquilosado sistema democrático, los liderazgos necesarios, el choque de un legítimo movimiento popular contra las altas estructuras del poder del estado.

1916. Young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. At the ‘Tin Nose Shop’, he is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front. While he tries to come to terms with the death of his best friend and the promise he failed to keep, Sam and the disfigured soldiers struggle to return to their former lives and their loved ones.

On July 16, 1945, at 05:25 AM, just half-an-hour prior to sunrise, the Second Sun rose in New Mexico’s night sky with the Trinity test which brilliantly lit up the dark sky with light so bright that it forced even a blind girl to literally sit-up from sleep and notice the resulting flash even 100 miles away from the Alamogordo test site. The first nuclear age, thus, witnessed the detonation & testing of nuclear weapons on land, below surface, under water as well as in space; as humanity was still coming to grips with the immense power of the atom which is almost 100 million times more ...

Martha Owen has not had an easy start in life. Her abusive father dominates the family and she has lost her only friend after a painful falling-out. When her father's reliance on the bottle, and his increasingly violent temper, causes more turmoil for Martha, her mother and her three siblings, as well as World War One causing more strain on the home front, her prospects look bleak. With no money or qualifications to speak of, starting a job at the Potteries feels like a lifeline, but Martha finds herself wanting more than the production line job she works on.

In an age where the essence and boundaries of the Church are questioned, "PAUL'S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS: CPH New Testament Commentary" offers an incisive, historically grounded exposition on one of the New Testament’s most transformative letters. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesian church with a desire to elaborate on the grand scheme of God's eternal plan. Through the lens of this epistle, this volume unravels complex themes, offering clarity and deep insights, that fortify the reader's understanding of both the Christian faith and the institution of the Church. Indispensable ...

What does it mean that the Psalms are the prayer book of the people? Rocking Like It's All Intermezzo: Twenty-First-Century Psalm Responsorials is one such person's prayer book. Using familiar refrains as their starting points, the poems attempt a balance between how the psalmist understood God's faithfulness and how the poet's lived experience requires revised understanding in some places, renewed commitment in others. In addition to an insightful foreword by acclaimed poet Sofia M. Starnes, these 64 poems tell of an intimate, honest reorientation to God's promises.

Not all love stories have a happily ever after.... All Lydia de Lisle Edwards wants from her new marriage is to love and be loved by the handsome man who rescued her from the embarrassing, and potentially life shattering, ramifications of conceiving a child out of wedlock. However, as Lydia gets to know Isaac Edwards, along with the strange woman who serves as a mother-figure to her new husband, and the terrifying doctor specializing in women's health--particularly hysteria--Lydia begins to realize this marriage might just be her undoing. An exploration into the struggles of being a woman ...

La variedad y complejidad de la pintura de este siglo aconseja dividir su presentación en dos series, como hemos hecho en esta colección. Los "fauves", el cubismo, el futurismo, el expresionismo, el dadaísmo, el surrealismo y gran multitud de estilos se enfrentan en este siglo en busca de una originalidad que es el elemento fundamental de su inspiración.

“Quotist” means quote artist or writer. These are quotes about my random thoughts, analyses, practical knowledge, useful info you probably didn’t know, or interesting facts I have run into, occasionally. These are the first 15 quotes. 1. Most people falsely assume that “Rocky (1976)” is the first film Sylvester Stallone starred in – wrong! In Wikipedia, I actually counted that it’s the 18th movie he has ever appeared or taken a role in. Not giving up may be the key to success. 2. Along with our fundamental eating and sleeping desires, humans have a strange unrecognized desire ...

When venture capitalists steal his lucrative app, Rand seeks solace on a backpacking expedition to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, where he slips and is swept into the turbulent rapids. Nearly drowned, battered, and bruised, he seeks refuge in a hidden cave, where glowing lights lure him further in, and a mysterious galvanic force overcomes him. Barely able to move, he wakes in the bed of a beautiful maiden who nurses him back to health. While recovering, her father, Ireland's first printer, teaches him the revolutionary profession. At their sponsor, King Edward's castle, Rand meets the ...

In August 2024, Shirley and I will be celebrating our Golden Anniversary. We were married on August 18, 1974, in New York City. Our wedding ceremony was held at the First Chinese Presbyterian Church in Chinatown on Lower Manhattan. Since 1974, I have changed seven jobs and we have moved six times, all along the East Coast. We went through good and difficult times. We raised two successful daughters and have two grandchildren. We love to travel and cruise the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. This eBook compiles some of the pictures, just two of us, which we captured during our travel in the...