Author had fun writing this book. She spoke her mind in this book not to offend anyone but to speak her mind. Miss Houston wanted to dedicate this book to her real friends, people that have been in her life for the entire life and had never stabbed Miss Houston in her back. Author hopes you would enjoy reading the poems in this book because she enjoyed writing them.
Syed Imon Rizvi is an artist, singer, musician, composer, activist and a poet. He is 33 years old and he is from Pakistan but lived in USA for many years. Where he met people from around the world which affected his perspective and provided him with immense exposure to different nationalities and world affairs. He started writing poetry in 2004, when he felt that there is a greater need to express his views and thoughts in a more elaborate, easy, rhythmic and more importantly in convincing manner. He has performed, a religious singer, his vocal recitations at Voice of America and Harvard University. This is his first collection of poetry in which his experiences and views of life, as he saw or felt including the events and news which influenced him, are collected and recalled as poems. He does not have a fear to say truth and he wants the whole world to join him, because that is the final solution of our problems as he thinks and feels. He is very open in expressing his thoughts through his poetry and that is the reason he named his book "OUTSPOKEN".
Step into the dark and haunting world of the Between, where Heather Billot is plunged into a shadowy realm of darkness and despair after committing suicide. In this bleak landscape, soulstalkers roam the skies and Death herself hunts down those who have escaped her grasp. Trapped and alone, Heather must find the strength to navigate this dangerous place and forge a path between life and death. But when she meets the enigmatic Ross Shepherd, a spark ignites between them and they embark on a journey to escape this forgotten world together. Faced with unimaginable challenges and haunted by their pasts, Heather and Ross must confront their fears and fight to overcome the shadows that threaten to consume them. A gripping tale of love and resilience in the face of overwhelming darkness. Between is the first book in The Spiral, a five-book series by veteran fantasy and romance writer, Lisa Silverthorne. Suicide victim Heather Billot struggles to navigate through the twisted realm of soulstalkers and sand runners, where her every move is shadowed by the finality of death. With a touch of romance and an unflinching examination of the aftermath of suicide, this series is a gripping and emotional exploration of the human spirit and its capacity for resilience. Join Heather’s battle to break free from the shadows and save herself and those she loves from a fate worse than death.
You Can Fulfill the Plan of God for Your Life God has an amazing plan for your life! Do you know Gods awesome plan that He has designed especially for you? Has God ever spoken to your heart about the assignment He has called you to fulfill? If not, are you ready to discover it? Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime as you launch out to do what He has put in your heart to do? Whether you have discovered the will of God, or youre still in the process of discovery, you can rest assured that He has had a perfect plan for your life from the beginning. And try as you might, you will never find true fulfillment until youre walking in the divine purpose that is unique to only you. Your life will take on new meaning as you step out to do what you were born to do. In this book, Rick Renner shares biblical teaching and amazing experiences to show you that life doesnt have to be boring! But youre going to have to pursue, protect, and possess your purpose. Ricks teaching will encourage, strengthen, and ignite to take your place among the ranks of others who have been awakened to Gods plan. One thing is sure: God has chosen you for a divine purpose!
This book examines Southerners' claims to loyal citizenship in the reunited nation after the American Civil War. Southerners - male and female; elite and non-elite; white, black, and American Indian - disagreed with the federal government over the obligations citizens owed to their nation and the obligations the nation owed to its citizens. Susanna Michele Lee explores these clashes through the operations of the Southern Claims Commission, a federal body that rewarded compensation for wartime losses to Southerners who proved that they had been loyal citizens of the Union. Lee argues that Southerners forced the federal government to consider how white men who had not been soldiers and voters, and women and racial minorities who had not been allowed to serve in those capacities, could also qualify as loyal citizens. Postwar considerations of the former Confederacy potentially demanded a reconceptualization of citizenship that replaced exclusions by race and gender with inclusions according to loyalty.
Explores how binary gender and behaviours of gender were actively challenged in classical antiquityProvides a focus on gender on its own terms and outside the context of sex and sexuality Offers an interdisciplinary approach, appealing to Classicists, Ancient Historians, and Archaeologists, as well as audiences working outside the ancient world, in Gender Studies, Transgender Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies, Anthropology, and Women's StudiesCovers a broad time period (6th c. BCE - 3rd c. CE) and addresses both textual evidence and material culture (vases, sculpture, wall painting)Provides history of gender identities and behaviours previously ignored or suppressed by disciplinary practicesGender identity and expression in ancient cultures are questioned in these 15 essays in light of our new understandings of sex and gender. Using contemporary theory and methodologies this book opens up a new history of gender diversity from the ancient world to our own, encouraging us to reconsider those very understandings of sex and gender identity. New analyses of ancient Greek and Roman culture that reveal a history of gender diverse individuals that has not been recognised until recently.Taking an interdisciplinary approach these essays will appeal to classicists, ancient historians, archaeologists as well as those working in gender studies, transgender studies, LGBTQ+ studies, anthropology and women's studies.
PAUL'S LETTER TO THE PHILIPPIANS provides the reader with an explanation of Scripture that is detailed and up-to-date with modern scholarship, faithful to Scripture as the inerrant, infallible Word of God. It is a trusted resource for Bible study. Each commentary volume offers straightforward, clear, trustworthy, practical, and applicable explanations written by conservative, evangelical scholars. This verse-by-verse commentary makes every volume easy to understand and beneficial to your Christian life today. Yet, it also gives the reader a more in-depth understanding of God's Word. The author does not provide you with what he thinks, feels, or believes. Instead, he gives you what God said and what the Bible author meant by the words that he used. The reader will also be given the historical context, Bible backgrounds, and any Bible difficulties.
Inspired by C.S. Lewis’s classic Mere Christianity, the renowned Christian author presents a bold new vision of faith in modern times. In 1952, C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity turned the tide of public debate surrounding the validity of Christian faith. In a series of essays, Lewis made compelling arguments for the existence of God and the divinity of Jesus, answering popular criticisms of the era. Now author Michael Phillips takes up the mantle, going beyond “mere” Christianity to present intellectually rigorous faith as an essential component of contemporary life. Once an avowed atheist, Lewis found spiritual inspiration in the spiritual writings of George MacDonald. As the leading authority on MacDonald’s work, Michael Phillips draws from the same wellspring of wisdom to provide an equally stimulating examination of Christian theology.
THE FOURTEEN EPISTLES OF PAUL consist of a translation of all fourteen epistles of Paul with in-depth footnotes, arranged in their likely chronological order, with brief introductions and analyses. Among these epistles are the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity. As part of the canon of the New Testament, they are foundational texts for both Christian theology and ethics.
