The Closest I've Come
The Closest I've Come

Author: Fred Aceves

Publisher: HarperTeen

Published: 2019-02-20

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780062488541

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A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Read the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called "a brilliant, subtle debut," and Kirkus hailed as "heart-wrenching, funny, hopeful, and not-to-be-missed" in a starred review! The Closest I've Come is a must-read from talented first-time author Fred Aceves, in the tradition of Walter Dean Myers. Marcos Rivas yearns for love, a working cell phone, and maybe a pair of sneakers that aren't falling apart. But more than anything, Marcos wants to get out of Maesta, his hood, away from his indifferent mom and her abusive boyfriend--which seems impossible. When Marcos is placed in a new after-school program, he meets Zach and Amy, whose friendship inspires Marcos to open up to his Maesta crew, too, and starts to think more about his future and what he has to fight for. Marcos ultimately learns that bravery isn't about acting tough and being macho; it's about being true to yourself. The Closest I've Come is a story about traversing real and imagined boundaries, about discovering new things in the world, and about discovering yourself, too.

I Have Come to Tell the World that God Exists
I Have Come to Tell the World that God Exists

Author: June Klins

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-11

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 146706856X

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In 1981 a beautiful lady appeared to six young people in the village of Medjugorje in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. She said, "I have come to tell the world that God exists. He is the fullness of life, and to enjoy this fullness and peace, you must return to God." She told them that She was the Blessed Virgin Mary, the "Queen of Peace." She has continued to appear since 1981 to give messages of peace, love and joy. She is confiding ten secrets to each visionary and promises to leave a visible sign at the place of the apparitions in Medjugorje. This time of grace is for conversion and deepening of faith. After the visible sign, those living will have little time for conversion. Many books have been written about Medjugorje, but this one, and Volume I and Volume II of this series, are different. They include not only information about Medjugorje and talks and interviews with the visionaries, but also heartfelt testimonies of people who have been healed and changed through Medjugorje, and advice, written from the heart by ordinary people, on how to live the messages. This book will truly touch your heart and lift your spirits.

The God I Have Come to Know (eBook)
The God I Have Come to Know (eBook)

Author: Arnold Mol

Publisher: Christian Art Publishers

Published: 2013-06-05

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1432108190

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So many people try to place God in a little box of what they think He should be like. In THE GOD I HAVE COME TO KNOW Dr Arnold Mol offers new insights and fascinating perspectives on the God of the Bible. Each chapter deals with a specific topic, including: • God’s Sovereignty • God’s Grace • God’s Fatherhood • God’s Glory. Dr Mol highlights several Scripture verses from the Bible and explains how he has applied it to his faith and personal walk with God. The book furthermore reveals the glory of God through personal testimonies and practical anecdotes. THE GOD I HAVE COME TO KNOW is a testimony of the many amazing things Dr Mol has discovered about God through his spiritual experiences and how it is possible for everyone to get to know God in the same way.

Jesus As I Have Come to Know and to Deeply Love Him
Jesus As I Have Come to Know and to Deeply Love Him

Author: Larry V. Murphy

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-06-08

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1312254149

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This book is very much about The Gospel of Thomas - that much-too-little-understood "alternative" gospel which the early Christian church condemned and banished into virtual obscurity for nearly 2000 years. But mostly, the book is about Jesus. Thomas's gospel acts as our guide as we go through the book delving into what the author feels Jesus is trying to convey to us. So much of that is about Awareness - Consciousness - of God's Kingdom as ever-presence NOW, the author contends. Above all, this book is about precisely that which the author wished to convey in the book's title: Jesus As I Have Come To Know And To Deeply Love Him. The author has come to know a very approachable and human Jesus, as well as a courageous spiritual and social rebel who faced-up to both Rome's Empire and the Jewish aristocracy without blinking. The universal love of Jesus was increasingly experienced by the author as the book progressed, deepening the author's own love for Jesus.

I Have Waited, and You Have Come
I Have Waited, and You Have Come

Author: Martine McDonagh

Publisher: Myriad Editions

Published: 2012-02-07

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1908434139

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Sensual, poignant and sinister, this is a story of obsession - and survival. Rachel fends for herself in a country brought to its knees. Since Jason left two years ago, she only ventures beyond the safety of her storm wall when food supplies dwindle. Her one contact with the outside world is through Noah, who runs the market. Hoping he might be the answer to her isolation, she proposes a date. When another man turns up in Noah's place, she is intrigued and repelled in equal measure. And when Noah denies all knowledge, she sets out to track down the stranger. Could this be a new beginning, or is she being drawn into a dangerous game?

I Have Come To Take You Home
I Have Come To Take You Home

Author: The Supreme Master Ching Hai

Publisher: The Supreme Master Ching Hai Publishing Co Ltd.

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9868263506

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How many people have the chance to come in direct contact with the teachings of a truly enlightened living Master? The preciousness of that opportunity is explored in the pages of I Have Come To Take You Home. Prepared originally by one practitioner from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lectures, interviews and informal talks, this book began as a collection of personal notes. With the help of many fellow practitioners who transcribed the English lecturesand translated many other, themes of Master's teachings began to emerge.

I Have Come A Long Way
I Have Come A Long Way

Author: David Peterson

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 164544287X

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At an early age, I discovered that I was not a farmer, and thanks to my father's insistence, I discovered the Merchant Marine and found a home there. Unfortunately, that was short-lived.—the war ended, and it was back to the farm? No, that was not for me! The Army sounded fine for a lost soul, but it got me into another war where I rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant as I toured Europe until honorably discharged. My military service helped me with twenty-five years of gainful employment and experience in the rocket and space business until retirement and dreaming of publishing this book in later years that have finally come. To those who read this and didn't finish schooling, go back, or look at those ten fingers and say, "Teach me what I need to know to succeed"

I Have Come a Long Way
I Have Come a Long Way

Author: John W. de Gruchy

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2016-03-18

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1498293123

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"If my life and experience is of some interest, it is chiefly so because I have lived through interesting times, in an interesting country, traveled to many interesting places, and been accompanied along the way by interesting folk." John de Gruchy is a renowned South African theologian and an inspiration to many. An expert on the work of the anti-Nazi theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, De Gruchy is also a local struggle icon in his own right. In this book, we trace his story from his Viking ancestry, via a seafaring grandfather and illegitimate grandmother, to where he became an ecumenical activist for the South African Council of Churches and up to the present. We journey through a South Africa in transition and a rapidly changing global society. Along the way we meet varied, often controversial people, like Albert Luthuli, Jaap Durand, P.W. Botha and Constand Viljoen. With a foreword by his friend Desmond Tutu, this is the tale of an extraordinary life lived to the full.