A proud Confucian scholar with a deep distrust of all foreigners (including Christian missionaries) and hopelessly addicted to opium is confronted by the living Christ. He is instantly delivered, as well as completely and permanently transformed. Filled with the power and love of God, he is compelled to bring the message of deliverance to his fellow countrymen. Through prayer and fasting he begins to see miracles happen. People are healed and demons are cast out. He sets up a refuge for re...

This is the classic biography of Hudson Taylor, the missionary to China and the founder of the China Inland Mission. This is a must read for anyone considering missions or already engaged in it and encouragement to any Christian.

Taking the terrorist attacks of 9/11 as their starting point, five new essays look at how Jewish culture has changed over the past two decades. Covering music (Vanessa Paloma Elbaz), art (Monica Bohm Duchen), literature (Bryan Cheyette), theatre (Judi Herman) and film (Nathan Abrams), the essays explore the role of confidence in the cultural output of minority communities, and ask whether the trends identified look set to continue over the coming years.Commissioned...

For many children, schools are the main or only providers of mental health services. In this visionary and comprehensive book, two nationally known experts describe a new approach to school-based mental health—one that better serves students, maximizes resources, and promotes academic performance.The authors describe how educators can effectively coordinate internal and external resources to support a healthy school environment and help at-risk students overcome barriers to learning...

From a fresh voice in American literature, in the vein of Tony Tulathimutte and Lucia Berlin, comes a linked collection of short stories inspired by the author’s Pennsylvania hometown that interrogates the rural-urban divide with warmth, wry humor, and welcome audacityHicksters explores the lives of people straddling disparate worlds: urban and rural, addicted and sober, analog and digital. A recovering addict debates whether to share her Suboxone with her...

Examining the four main single player games in the franchise and its related spinoff games, this book explores the world of the popular role-playing video game, Fallout.Kenton Taylor Howard examines the maps of the games, the design of their worlds, and how the franchise has been expanded through fan-created video game modifications and tabletop games. This book highlights the importance of worldbuilding in the Fallout franchise, examining the extensive alternate ...

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret is a compelling narrative of James Hudson Taylor's life journey from the time he was studying as a doctor in England to becoming the most renown missionaries to inland China. Hudson Taylor's life of prayer, diligence, humility, and evangelism will compel you to go deeper in your personal life with God, challenging you to live by faith, and cause you to chase your dreams, and face greatest fears. Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret will force you out of your co...

Is Britain the most doom-ridden it's ever been? It may feel that way. But it’s a tie.Between famine and plague, revolt and reinvention, Dedskull is a collection of interlinked tales set in Northamptonshire between 1315 and 1348, each following the elusive soldier, Dedskull, as he drifts through moments of crisis, bearing witness to how ordinary people respond when survival is at stake.Drawing on real events and legends, the stories explore brutal winters, social un...

Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret' by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, first published in 1932, is a classic Christian biography that uncovers the inner life and enduring faith of James Hudson Taylor, the pioneering missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. Written by his son and daughter-in-law, the book combines rich historical storytelling with deep spiritual insight. More than just a record of missionary achievements, this inspiring narrative reveals the "secret" behind Ta...

Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret' by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, first published in 1932, is a classic Christian biography that uncovers the inner life and enduring faith of James Hudson Taylor, the pioneering missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. Written by his son and daughter-in-law, the book combines rich historical storytelling with deep spiritual insight.More than just a record of missionary achievements, this inspiring narrative reveals the "secret" behind Tay...

God Will Meet Your Every Need!It is possible to live a life that is totally dependent on Christ for everything. The many miraculous answers to prayer that missionary Hudson Taylor experienced are exciting testimonies of God’s gracious provision.His life illustrates:What is needed to endure trialsHow faith is strengthenedHow to rely on the promises of GodThe rewards of sacrifice and perseveranceHow to disce...

By inspired definition faith is 'being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." By faith we are saved. By faith we are justified. By faith we please God. Though faith is central in the Christian life, we somehow are amazed when we see the vitality and power of faith at work in ordinary people's lives. In each generation we see a special few men and women who have stretched themselves by risking everything on the sure promises of God. In the end they prove the faithfulne...