In Reference and Identity in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Scriptures: The Same God?, D. E. Buckner argues that all reference is story-relative. We cannot tell which historical individual a person is talking or writing about or addressing in prayer without familiarity with the narrative (oral or written) which introduces that individual to us, so we cannot understand reference to God, nor to his prophets, nor to any other character mentioned in the Jewish, Christian, or Muslim scriptures, ...

Aryana and the Moon GoddessBy: Richard E. Buckner and Suelynn N. ParkerJoin us on a new adventure within a wondrous, frightening new world, where our hero, Hadiya, a strong, young warrior, finds herself embarking on what everyone believes to be an impossible quest to save a prince. Walk with her and her little companion, Elique, as she comes face-to-face with enemies unlike any others while attempting to overthrow a powerful tyrant – an evil goddess named Calista. Go with he...

The baobab tree story, which I wrote (the church version) is actually based upon a true story, told by Limakatso Nare, a Lutheran pastor who is currently serving a congregation in Louisiana. When he was growing up in his native Africa, he gathered for Sunday school under the baobab tree. Here he learned the Biblical stories of Noah and the ark, Jonah and the big fish, and the parables of Jesus. His Sunday school experiences inspired my story, Under the Baobab Tree.

The official journal of the Mid-America Theatre ConferenceWhere past and performance converge—scholarship that moves the stage forward.Theatre History Studies (THS) is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The conference encompasses the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebra...

New Media and Digital Pedagogy: Enhancing the Twenty-First-Century Classroom addresses the influence of new media on instruction, higher education, and pedagogy. The contributors specifically examine the practical and theoretical implications of new media and the influence of new media on education. This book emphasizes the changing landscape of education and technology and creates a foundational lens and framework for thinking through and navigating higher education in a digital and new m...

As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning.Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method of quantifying the complex set of tasks that comprise effective teaching and documenting the effectiveness of preservice teachers' impact on student learning. Hilda Rosselli, Mark Girod, and ...

This powerful and on-time book is for single and married Christian women alike! Find out the power of submission in this detailed, thought-provoking read. In our culture today, the word "submission" is misunderstood, and because of this, many Christian households shun the idea of a wife submitting to her husband. As a result, God has been cut out of many marriages and Christian marriages are failing at the same rate as worldly marriages. In this powerful book, you will learn: •The differen...

Jezebellion (Volume II): The Warrior's Guide to Defeating the Jezebel Spirit is an informative, power-packed book that will teach you the government of the spirit realm. In this thought-provoking guide, you will learn how to use that government to cast out the spirits of Jezebel, Ahab and any other demonic spirit operating in your life. When coupled with Jezebellion (Volume I): The Warrior's Guide to Identifying the Jezebel Spirit, this potent book will restore your confidence in the Lord ...

"This is my personal testimony. It offers words of encouragement to to inspire and present suggestions to how we can withstand the fires of life. It (life) happens to all of us and it tends to leave us with unanswered questions. Withstanding the Fire is an attempt to ease the pain when we don't know the 'why' or the 'reasons' for the fires we experience."

In my classroom, I have found that through the support of notebook work, students can grow their writing and strengthen their ideas. With strong ideas, they can write better first drafts. The work we do in notebooks before rushing into a draft gives us time to envision our work, to find mentor texts we love, and to study those texts. In doing so, we actually are doing a lot of the revision- on our vision- before we write the draft. -; Nonfiction Notebooks Aimee Buckner has introduced write...

Andy wasnt promoted; he was fired instead. Another dream shattered. Unfortunately, he oversold Debs on the house in the suburbs. Big mistake. Dennis is sixty-three and retired. At last, hes realizing his dream: a Devon village home. Tricia and he can unwind play golf and tend the garden. A pity their life savings disappeared in a pension fund scam. Andy and Dennis have messed up their dreams, and neither of them likes that fact. A comedy about our big and small dreams, Trouble with Dreams ...

Flicker Twitcher is a historical fiction adventure thriller about "finding." Finding oneself, the family you may never have had, the love that has forsaken you; the ability to love others beyond appearances, wealth, and what they could provide, and the strength to risk death to go to the ends of the earth for people who are invisible to society-all wrapped up in a hero's journey panorama in a Prohibition-era, Jim Crow South Georgia.With his father murdered in a revenge killing by t...