From Lo-Debar to the King's Table is a truly inspiring and uplifting account of Daniel's life and journey from having an orphan heart to Sonship. The book takes you through Daniel's heart-wrenching childhood experiences of feeling unloved, abandoned, lonely, alienated, and isolated. However, his resilience and determination to overcome the obstacles that life has dealt him show his unwavering faith and trust in God. Daniel's story teaches us that even in the face of adversity, we can find ...

The Kitchen Poems were written after I came home from work...sometimes tired, but oftentimes with ideas that had been running through my head all day long...so many different topics...the colors of the day. Sometimes I was sad...othertimes joyous...but feeling very much alive...and anxious to share my thoughts... the best way I could ...through rhymes and pictures I could draw with words. This book is a view inside my head...as I was figuring things out...for myself...but wanting to share ...

A man wakes to find himself captive in a white room. He doesn't know where he is, who he is, or who the scientist attending him might be. A strange world and its directives close in around him. Is he captive, predator, or bait?

What does it mean to transcend the boundaries of human existence and reach the realms of the divine?"Superheroes: Becoming the Truly Elite and Honorable" By Daniel Joseph Cyrus charts out a thrilling voyage into the deepest mysteries of the soul, unveiling the paths followed by those who dared to seek enlightenment beyond the material plane.An in-depth work to the top fifty superheroes of all centuries, analyzing the events of our generation and past eras. Sharing ...

The Malankara Mar Thoma Church’s ecumenical outlook – marked by twin facets of openness and autonomy – has been the underlying ethos guiding its history, helping it to establish a unique identity. The book retells the church’s ecumenical history dating back to its founding in 52 CE. This study throws ample light on the period between the significant changes of 1889 and the present times. It deals with questions such as: How did the church start practising an ecumenical outlook even before ...

Providing a thorough and comprehensive survey of the contemporary urban world that is accessible to students, Urban People and Places: The Sociology of Cities, Suburbs, and Towns will give balanced treatment to both the process by which cities are built (i.e., urbanization) and the ways of life practiced by people that live and work in more urban places (i.e., urbanism) unlike most core texts in this area. Whereas most texts focus on the socio-economic causes of urbanization, this text ana...

COMPOSED IN A BURST of inspiration near the end of the poet's life, Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus represents the consummation of the writer's career, distilling the essence of his poetic wisdom in a gem-like sequence. This new translation--with the original German on facing pages--offers a clear window into the world of this endlessly scintillating cycle of poems. "Daniel Polikoff's English version of Rilke's last sonnet sequence, perhaps his greatest work, is wholly admirable. Rilke's late w...

Rockaway Memories: Growing up in Rockaway Beach, Long IslandBy: Joseph Daniel MurphyA national treasure of family life on Rockaway Beach, Long Island in the 1920’s – 1930’s through WWII. A captivating story written by Joseph Daniel Murphy, a WWII naval officer. Life lessons about family, compassion, faith, determination, and survival—from a member of the “Greatest Generation”.A deeply personal story of one young man growing up in the early 1920’s and 1930’s in the B...

The movement of humans across borders is increasing exponentially‘some for benign reasons, others nefarious, including terrorism, human trafficking, and people smuggling. Consequently, the policing of human movement within and across borders has been and remains a significant concern to nations. Policing Global Movement: Tourism, Migration, Human T

So much of our attention in congregational development is spent dealing with internal issues and opportunities that we turn more and more inward. Even our “outward” work smacks of our “inward” bias as we invite people to our events and ponder how to make our events more compelling for those who aren’t part of our congregations. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, is known for saying “the world is our parish.” Simply stated, the streets are our sanctuary. Our communities are our congrega...

As the controversial field of sex addiction treatment reaches for legitimacy across the disciplines of medicine, psychiatry and psychotherapy, Getting Real about Sex Addiction: A Psychodynamic Approach to Treatment applies psychoanalytic framework to concepts of addiction and sex, as well as related concepts of personality and attachment development. Authors Graeme Daniels and Joe Farley explore the intersection of sex and culture and address social undercurrent relating to gender...

At its simplest, Mission Strategy is about aligning the what, who, how and when with God’s why. Learn to implement Mission Strategy in your community of faith!Church and community relevance and vitality depends on leaders who see their situation through the lens of Mission Strategy. At its simplest, Mission Strategy is about aligning the what, who, how and when with God’s why. The authors have lived Mission Strategy in a variety of bold ways and have helped others do the same. In d...