More than twenty-five years ago, author Daniel Rogers walked through a dark night of his soul as he and his wife learned some devastating news. In the midst of that news, he knew he needed to find the gospel. And he found comfort within the rich stories of the Gospel of Mark, loving its brevity, clarity, and swift-moving action.In Discovering Jesus, Rogers walks through the Gospel of Mark, introducing the incomparable Christ and the choice Christians have in him. He talks about who...

All hell breaks loose when workaholic head teacher Robert Williams is thrust back in time to blitz torn London. Will he cope any better than his counterpart, shy and retiring Chester Sowby who finds himself confronted by a class full of today's street wise teens? Will they ever find the way back to their respective places in time.?Length: 35,000 words

Part 2In his previous life, he was sent to a prison by his father and aunt, and was brutally tortured to extract a confession. Unknown or unjustified, he died in prison. For the Zhou family, the concubine is an abandoned son!Once reborn, Rong Youtang changed his name, recognized the eunuch as his father, and kept a low profile for three years. However, he was forcibly recruited by King Qing on the way to revenge. The two joined forces to kill the Quartet, and finally one as...

Many people, both inside and outside of the church, are uncertain on the subject of end times. There are many people inside the church who view end times as unresolved, indeterminable, or totally up in the air. Those outside the church view end times as random, chance, or arbitrary. The schedule of events is established; the only uncertainty is the hour or day they will begin (1 Thess. 5:2).Both inside and outside of the church, inconclusive views, partial dispositions and false te...

Embark on a whimsical journey through the enchanting world of "Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier" by Frances Trego Montgomery. Meet Zip, an irrepressibly curious and mischievous fox terrier whose boundless energy leads him into a series of delightful escapades. From chasing rabbits to outsmarting his human companions, Zip's adventures are filled with humor, excitement, and heartwarming moments. Join Zip as he explores the countryside, makes new friends, and learns valuable life l...

In Debating American Immigration, 1882-Present, prominent historians Roger Daniels and Otis Graham offer competing interpretations of the past, present, and future of American immigration policy and American attitudes towards immigration. Through original essays and supporting primary documents, the authors provide recommendations for future policies and legal remedies. This compact and clearly written text is an excellent introduction to one of today's most emotionally charged is...

First published in 1999, the essays in this book examine the context and conduct of a series of watershed elections held in Anglophone Africa in the first half of the 1990s. These elections crystallized a wider process of democratization, underway in much of sub-Saharan Africa during the last decade, in which attempts were made to shift from various forms of authoritarian rule (colonial or racial oligarchies, military regimes, one-party states, or presidential rule) to pluralist parliament...

O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1927 gathers a distinguished selection of short fiction that exemplifies the vitality of the American short story in the interwar period. The volume showcases narrative economy, tonal variety, and a refined attention to the decisive moment, ranging from ironic social observation to psychologically nuanced realism. In literary context, these prize stories stand at the intersection of late nineteenth-century storytelling traditions and the modernist i...

Repentance. From Jesus's own adoption of repentance at his baptism and the opening word of his preaching, the theme winds its way through his ministry and into our lives. We see Peter, the exemplar of repentance, and the unfortunate Judas, caught up in remorse. We look at sins both personal and collective, and at God forgiving and healing. Above all we see Jesus taking on the sin of the whole world and bringing the kingdom of God so very close, this kingdom of love which brings us to our k...

In a deluxe collector’s edition, four classic science fiction novels from the genre’s most transformative decade—including the landmark Flowers for AlgernonThis volume, the first of a two-volume set gathering the best American science fiction from the tumultuous 1960s, opens with Poul Anderson’s immensely popular The High Crusade, in which aliens planning to conquer Earth land in Lincolnshire during the Hundred Years’ War....

In this little book Daniel Bourguet guides our meditations on three scriptural passages that lead the reader along the pathway ordained by Christ into the depths of his being. Successively, the disciple first follows behind Jesus along the way of perfect love (Mark 1:14-20); then experiences what it is to bear the yoke with Christ and there find rest (Matt 11:28-30); and finally enters the mystery of communion in which he is in Jesus and Jesus abides in him (John 15:1-17). It is a pathway ...

From Hans Christian Andersen Award and Batchelder Honor Medal-winning author Roger Mello, a poetic and sensitive portrait of child labor in Brazil's charcoal mines.Beautifully illustrated by Roger Mello with sophisticated, highly textural paper cutouts, Charcoal Boys follows a young boy working in Brazil's charcoal mines. The boy's strength and resilience shine through the darkness in this moving condemnation of child labor.