Allison Allen made a career of being someone else. Formerly a professional actor and now a highly sought-after Bible teacher, she knows a thing or two about playing a role. But, she says, all of us play roles nearly all of the time, and it's exhausting. We walk into a room, figure out who we're supposed to be in this context, slip into character, and say the lines we know we should say. We become someone else. Maybe we tell ourselves it's some version of us, but deep down we know this inau...

Nathan Parker and Teddy Appleton have been best friends since a fateful day in kindergarten. But when Nathan discovers Teddy's dark secret, everything changes. He'll do anything to stop him, so when he stumbles upon Teddy's girlfriend, he sees his chance. She's naive, trusting, and exactly what he needs. Before he knows it his whole plan has spiraled out of control, sucking in more people, and catching her in the aftermath. Nathan has to decide where his true loyalties lie when he discover...

There's Lots to See in Georgia provides a history of the Peach State's state historic sites, including a brief history of each site, the process by which the sites were preserved or restored and became part of the state historic site system, and information to guide visitors as they tour each site.The sixteen sites featured in this book capture more than fifteen hundred years of history of the place we now call Georgia, from the Woodland era through the mid-twentieth centu...

In a world that screams Be Seen! Be Known! and often measures value by likes and shares and follows, it's easy to feel invisible, unheard, unloved. But God's Word offers a powerful and freeing counternarrative: true treasure is actually found in the "hidden" life of Christ.Somewhere along the way, we've confused our level of visibility with our value. We've mixed up fame with fruitfulness. We've equated exposure with excellence.But what if we stopp...

You don't have to perform anymore. You are hidden in Christ and need nobody's favor.We live in a world that tells you that visibility is value, that recognition is your greatest reward. Even though we know it's empty, so many of us are enslaved to this culture of performance and people-pleasing, earthly accolades and social media likes.As a former actor, Allison Allen knows what it's like to feel like she had to perform—not only for others, but even for God...

When it comes to our connection with God, we dread "dry seasons," when we feel far from our life-sustaining Creator and redeemer. We want to dwell in lush valleys, not wander in trackless deserts. And yet, during the first three centuries of the church, many men and women purposefully moved into deserts to seek God. They understood something that we have missed: a desert is not a place of vast nothingness, but a place where we can truly experience God's provision, restoration, and intimacy...

Computational Approaches to Natural Products Discovery, Volume 720 provides descriptions of the latest techniques in computational methods for the study of natural products. Techniques covered are related to genome mining, natural product biosynthesis, natural product evolution, and natural product structure. Chapters in this new release cover Prediction of natural product bioactivity from BGC sequence to guide genome mining efforts, Genome mining for resistance genes to identify bioactive...

Phyllis Allen reflects on tumultuous decades and the changing vocabulary of race in "Leaving Identity Issues to Other Folks", her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at thei...

A collection of weird tales concerning strange, elemental forces of nature.Contents:The Swooping Wind by Wilford Allen (Weird Tales, 1927)The story of a scientist with a strange connection to the winds.The Spirits' Mountain by Gustavo Bécquer (The Contemporary, 1861)A young man is tasked with the retrieval of a scarf from a haunted mountain.The Glamour of the Snow b...

Read by the author.In a world that screams Be Seen! Be Known! and often measures value by likes and shares and follows, it's easy to feel invisible, unheard, unloved. But God's Word offers a powerful and freeing counternarrative: true treasure is actually found in the "hidden" life of Christ.Somewhere along the way, we've confused our level of visibility with our value. We've mixed up fame with fruitfulness. We've equated exposure ...

Real friends don't lie to each other. Real friends don't steal from each other. Real friends don't date each other's boyfriends...or try to kill them. But Rachel, Ellie, and Ben have never followed rules. They might be best friends, but they all have an agenda. Rachel just wants to have fun...after all she deserves it. And with her football star boyfriend and her piles of money just waiting to be spent she'd well on her way there...until a surprise crashes in. Ellie wants everything. The b...

Your up-to-date guide to living a longer, healthier life with HIV.Having HIV doesn't mean your life is over. Far from it! This completely revised and updated guide provides the latest medical advice and practical tips to help you explore healthy ways to live the best life possible. Learn how to manage your condition, make informed treatment decisions, and cope with emotional challenges.Discover how to:Navigate treatment options and manage side...