Rogues and vagabonds, idle, pimping, 'spunging' slaves and lechers. 'Honest hypocrites' and 'the motley representatives of human nature.'That's how actors were described back in the day. It wasn't until around 150 years ago that the profession of acting was considered even remotely respectable.Exits and Entrances is the author's personal and often biased account of how theatre and the people who worked in it have evolved since the golden age of Eli...

Step Into Your Seat of Authority and Bring Heaven to Earth.Do you sense that history is accelerating, yet feel unsure how to pray effectively in such critical times? Have you wondered how your prayers can truly impact nations, governments, and the spiritual forces shaping this generation? Are you longing to move beyond surface-level intercession into strategic, Spirit-led collaboration with God?The answer is not more noise—but clearer vision. Not striving—b...

When Kelly visited her best friend Aurora, she was baking. Initially Kelly was pleased. Last time she'd spoken to Aurora she'd sounded frantically busy and stressed. If she had time to bake things couldn't be too bad, could they?She soon realised they could. Aurora wasn't baking to relax, or even because she wanted bread. She was doing it because the cottage she loved was on the market, and she thought the smell would entice potential buyers. She was doing that rather than 'waste t...

At 85 years old, Patsy Clyburn happily shares a lifetime of faith, wisdom, and divine insight in her very first book. This touching collection warmly reflects decades of walking closely with the Lord, praying for her family, studying scripture, and receiving spiritual guidance through both personal experience and the loving teachings of her cherished pastor. This wonderful book goes beyond being just a devotional—it serves as a beautiful spiritual legacy. Filled with scriptures, reflection...

I am now fifty-five years old. Born February 5, 1966, I grew up in the country and now live in a small town. I have three grown children. I enjoy teaching children's church and the missionary ladies. I also get much pleasure in speaking at the Mighty Women of God Conference. I am at my happiest when I am picking up people for church or telling someone about Jesus.My hobbies are fishing and camping. My favorite sport is basketball. I am very shy, but yet a people person. However, I ...

Dame Mary Durack Miller was born into a pastoral legacy that made her name famous even before she became one of Australia's most popular literary doyennes of the 20th century. Best known for her history of the Durack family, Kings in Grass Castles, Dame Mary was married to aviation pioneer Horrie Miller and was a sibling to the artist Elizabeth Durack. Among the multifarious threads woven into her life, she became a friend and confident to many celebrated writers, actors, and arti...

BACKROADS. . a sometimes-humorous collection of poetry by Patsy Kennedy Lain inspired by her family and primarily written during her travels back through the roads of Duplin County where her parents lived before moving to Onslow County in 1957 when she was six years old. Patsy often traveled back to Duplin County to visit cousins and other family members over the years and during the past ten years she would come back home and write poetry as the visits would remind of something from her p...

Abandoned as a child.Confused by an alcoholic father and husband.Separated from siblings.Surviving cancer.Losing her possessions and her home.How was Patsy going to survive when life hadso many challenges? This is the true story oftrials and the hope which allowed Patsy tokeep her head above the clouds that engulfedher.

A popular health writer gets down to the nuts and bolts of these superfoods—from almonds and quinoa to chia and hemp seeds.Nuts and seeds such as almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds are bursting with vital nutrients. Even just a handful is rich with vitamins, minerals and fats, all of which we need, and which team up to help your heart, brain and waistline. As little as an ounce a day provides invaluable fiber, protein, and immune-boosting minerals...

There's nothing like a new hat to accentuate an ensemble. And there's nothing like "putting on" the mind of Christ to transform your life. Women of Faith speaker and best-selling author Patsy Clairmont invites readers to don their "thinking caps" and consider..."Consider the lilies..." in a garden hat."Consider the heavens..." in an artist's beret."Consider what great things he has done for you..." in a party hatUsing a variety of Bible verses beginning with...

Wearing the wrong shoes can really ruin a perfectly nice day. In this visually inviting book, best-selling author and Women of Faith speaker Patsy Clairmont demonstrates how God guides our feet daily, helping women to "wear" the nine fruits of the Spirit. With words both whimsical and profound, Patsy teaches readers how to:strap on the sandals of kindnesslace up the ballet slippers of joyglide into the penny loafers of patiencetie up the tennis s...

Sometimes if we try we can disconnect from tough problems around us, but eventually the network of fractures spreads to our front doors when a husband walks out, a loved-one is arrested, a friend betrays us, a church splits, a job is terminated, a diagnosis is bad, or a financial picture worsens. Suddenly with no place to hide from the reality we realize life is all cracked up. Through the lens of our pain everything seems broken, bruised, and battered. But, as best-selling author Patsy Cl...