Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Shalem Institute, this collection of experiential and academic essays offers modern contemplative reflections from new and renowned voices in spiritual leadership.Founded in 1973 by the Rev. Dr. Tilden H. Edwards, Jr., Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation offers retreats, workshops, and groups centered around contemplative spirituality. The culmination of half a century of charitable ministry, this commemorative antholo...

At the young age of two, Denie is the lone survivor of a horrific plane crash that claims the lives of her parent. Raised with great love and care by her uncles Rylan and Devon, with the help of her Grandmother Maggie. Seventeen years later, they move to a small town to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, looking for a more peaceful life.But their dreams of a quiet life are shattered by an eerie visit from the mysterious Mamma Clay when she comes to claim their home, a...

After surviving their harrowing first encounter with the Crone, the saga continues.When the Parrettie family moved to a small town to start a new life, their peaceful lives were shattered by an ancient curse. Thrust into a paranormal realm of terror, the family must continue their fight to remove the curse of the Crone. But the fight has already cost them more than they thought possible with the loss of so many dear to them, and leaving Logan and Denie in the hospital to recover fr...

DARKNESS RECLAIMED is a collection of ten wonderfully dark stories spanning the best of the horror genre. Body horror, psychological horror, thriller, dark fantasy and tech horror.Each bite-sized page-turning story will have you checking over your shoulder and sleeping with the lights on. Supernatural and paranormal encounters. Deranged families and brutal murders. An insatiable itch and a train ride from hell ... Delve into the madness within these pages and let th...

The perfect way to know Jesus comes through the experience of practicing one’s faith. However, the reality of Jesus may first be confidently deduced from logic, the Bible, and the analysis of nature. The tangible evidence from the physical world establishes God as the First Cause of all things. The author points out the flaws in scientific inferences of a godless universe and shows how the detailed design in nature can only come from a source external to nature—God the Creator, who always ...

These are notes that I put in my husband’s lunch box each morning. When I first started putting them in there, I didn’t think he would like them. Instead, he started asking for them instead of his lunch. Wouldn’t you like to open your lunch box and find a wonderful, loving note from the person you’re in love with? It makes your day go easier. It makes you smile. It makes you eager to get home or to talk to the person on the phone. These notes are from the heart, not from a book or off a te...

First Published in 1995. This is Volume II of a series on Environmental Technology. The series will be of use to operators of industrial processes as well as regulatory bodies and those involved in environmental consultancy, and some titles will be appropriate for degree-level courses. The generation of material wealth through industrial production carries with it inevitable impacts on the environment. The challenge to society is to reconcile these factors so as to achieve a high level of ...

In Eradicating Ecocide, international environment lawyer and activist Polly Higgins sets out to demonstrate how our planet is fast being destroyed by the activities of corporations and governments, facilitated by ‘compromise’ laws that offer insufficient deterrence. She offers a solution that is radical but absolutely necessary. The Mexican Gulf oil spill is a compelling reminder of the consequences of unchecked ecocide. Higgins advocates the introduction of a new international law, Ecocid...

Australia's response to climate change must truly baffle outsiders. Why do our leaders pretend that they are leading the world in the battle against global warming? When do environmental risks outweigh economic benefits? Why dig deeper when the rest of the world is looking for alternatives to coal?Why do our leaders pretend that they are leading the world in the battle against global warming? When do environmental risks outweigh economic benefits? Why dig deeper ...

A cold, hard look at how modern economics has failed us and why we need a new measure of progressModern economics has fallen short. It has widened the gap between rich and poor. It has not allocated the world's resources fairly. It has brought the West to the brink of financial ruin. It has placed short-term gain before long-term progress. And it has made us focus on the individual, not the society. The end result is a worldwide financial crisis of epic proportions...

"This study is a contribution to the Transnational Institute's International Economic Order Project directed by Howard M. Wachtel.The first part deals with what the Third World is asking for; the second with what, in my view, it is actually getting. As one discussion after another on agricultural raw materials ends in stalemate, new kinds of food systems are meanwhile introduced in underdeveloped countries by the powerful nations of the North, led by the USA..."

A feed-in tariff is a renewable energy law that obliges energy suppliers to buy electricity produced from renewable resources at a fixed price, usually over a fixed period - even from householders. These legal guarantees ensure investment security, and the support of all viable renewable energy technologies. Supporters argue that the feed-in model, if implemented effectively around the world, would greatly assist the energy revolution that is so desperately required; through CO2 reduction,...