Foot Washings is a compilation of teachings I have presented to various groups, including Adult/Teen Challenge, church pulpits, prisons, homeless shelters and individuals, bible studies and whoever I could gather with. My purpose in writing this devotional is always to present the Gospel in a format that will lead to practical application by applying spiritual principles in everyday life. Hopefully, this handbook will provide the inspiration, education and encouragement to accomplish this....

Runner-up in the Prose Fiction category at the 2016 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada!In his debut story collection, Kevin A. Couture creates a world where the veneer of humanness stretches thin and often cracks as a menagerie of burdened characters reveal their beast-like traits. In his desperate survival plan, a pre-teen “rescues” dogs in order to sell them back to their well-off owners; a marathon pacesetter reflects on the pace she sets both on and o...

Transfontanellar Doppler imaging was until recently an emerging new diagnostic modality that was not widely used in clinical practice. Dr. A. Couture and Dr. C. Veyrac have pioneered and incessantly developed the tech and neonatal brain scanning until it has now been matured into an nique of prenatal indispensable tool for the correct management of infants. Building upon the technical progress in the manufacturing of scanning probes and ultrasonic equipment, the authors have been able to a...

Politics of the Rio Grande Valley: An Insider's Perspective to Regional Politics provides a nuanced understanding of regional politics in Southern Texas. While most research tends to focus on macro and international structures, here Carlos D. Gutierrez-Mannix and Alexandre Couture Gagnon lead and present an in-depth analysis of the region and the social, political and historical contexts in which it developed. Each chapter is written by professors who are specialists in their fiel...

The aim of this work was not an exhaustive review of all pediatric echo graphic problems but a presentation of our daily experience with ultrasonography in pediatric practice. Several teams of pediatric radiologists from France and Belgium have combined their experiences to produce a practical book. The different authors have been chosen for their specific experience and their special area of work. The different chapters express therefore personal opinions. Unresolved questions are posed a...

A comprehensive collection provides guidance and deep insight from a variety of experts in this emerging fieldThe rapidly developing field of interreligious studies fosters scholarship engaging two or more religious traditions at a time. Inherently multidisciplinary, the field brings the academic consideration of religions into conversation with the humanities and social sciences, employing relational, intersectional, experiential, and dialogical methodologies as i...

From surfing winter waves alone in the open ocean, to racing cars, to conversing with the Devil's harem while idly playing with a loaded gun, Surfing with Snakes & Dragons combines eight stories in which ordinary Southern Californians find themselves in dangerous territory. That thin patina of the rational self is cracked open, exposing the reactive animal nature that—despite our evolution—still resides within all of us. After reading these heart-stopping tales of daring and distress, the ...

From the author of the popular Slowdown Farmstead Substack: a raw, poignant collection of essays about cultivating authenticity in this age of great pretend.When she was young, Tara Couture had a deep fear of death. In her twenties, determined to manifest her long-time dream of owning a farm, she worked alongside a cattleman whose perspectives on life and death would come to transform her own. When she found herself in the passenger seat of the cattleman’s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you tired of the relentless inner critic that whispers doubts and undermines your confidence? Do you yearn to break free from the shackles of negative self-talk and embrace a life of unshakeable self-esteem?The truth is, you are not your thoughts. You are not the sum of your mistakes or perceived flaws. You are a unique and valuable individual with limitless potential. But negative self-talk, that insidious ...

A year after watching Leo go through thin ice, twelve-year- old Ferd is obsessed with the idea that he can persuade his dead brother to come home through a campaign of letters. Plaintive notes appear around the house—folded squares of paper in the rain reservoir, kitchen sink, and washing machine. Ferd’s mother, Algoma, is also unravelling; attempting to hide her son’s letters, reconnect with her increasingly distant husband, and rebuild her life.

Are you tired of the relentless inner critic that whispers doubts and undermines your confidence? Do you yearn to break free from the shackles of negative self-talk and embrace a life of unshakeable self-esteem?The truth is, you are not your thoughts. You are not the sum of your mistakes or perceived flaws. You are a unique and valuable individual with limitless potential. But negative self-talk, that insidious voice of doubt, can distort your reality, hold...

For most of her youth and early adulthood, Tara Couture had a deep fear of death. When her mother left the house, Tara would beg her to stay, certain that death was right around the corner. As the threat loomed in her mind, distraction in its many forms became her only relief.In her twenties, determined to manifest her long-time dream of owning a farm, Tara worked alongside a cattleman, Richard, whose perspectives on life and death would come to transform her own. When Tara found h...