A royal coming out needs a professional touchAs part of a team of fixers hired to handle a gay scandal in Buckingham Palace, Leo expects Prince Joshua to be a lot of things, most notably a royally spoilt brat. But when planning the Prince's coming out throws them into close contact, a tentative friendship blooms. Leo has no intention of ruining it with the admission that Prince Joshua used to star in quite a number of his teenage fantasies.
A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time A Stonewall Honor Book A Reese's Book Club YA Pick Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?
Wisdom literature, asserts the author, is grounded in the theological tradition of creation. For the Wisdom writers of Israel and early Judaism, God is the maker of heaven and earth, whose creativity both forms and sustains the world. The very nature of God is to create life, to sustain it, and to ensure that it flourishes. God's originating acts of creation and sustaining providence provide the basis for faith, worship, and ethics. Leo G. Perdue grounds his reconstruction of the theology of Wisdom in the creation metaphors residing witin the language of the sages--metaphors that derive from Israelite creation traditions and the mythologies of the ancient Near East. He focuses on the differences and interactions between two sets of creation metaphors: those dealing with the creation of the world (cosmology), and those centering on the creation of humankind (anthropology). The contemporary importance of the creation theology of Wisdom literature, says the author, is that it can move the church away from one-sided emphasis on salvation history and eschatology to a serious participation in environmental concerns and social justice. Wisdom and Creation provides a thorough yet accessible discussion of the theological message of this important part of the Bible.
Two men who hate each other. One impossible mission. A legend in the making. Hadrian Blackwater, a warrior with nothing to fight for, is paired with Royce Melborn, a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Hired by an old wizard, they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm's most prized possessions. But it isn't gold or jewels that the wizard is after, and if he can just keep them from killing each other, they just might succeed.
In times of joy or in times of despair, Inspirational Insights and Poems of Uplifts will lift you and remind you that God is on our side. He is the giver of joy and peace. Every page has springs of living water, telling you God is in control. The living water will cause the desert to blossom as the rose, the spirit to revive, the earnest seeker to be encouraged. Youll feel God loving you. Inspirational Insights are poems given to me over the years as I meditated and prayed. Poems of uplifts through Gods Word many of you will recognize as being from the Bible, Gods Word. That is the reason they are uplifting. Read early in the morning with a cup of coffee. What a great way to start the day, or at the end of the day it will refresh you. If you find the Bible hard to read, youll enjoy reading Poems of Uplifts from Gods Word. Let his words love you, and help you in your daily walk with the Lord.
Should the Anklets alone enjoy the bliss of embracing the anklets?' Asked the Mind and the heart replied, 'Anklets are a poetry to a women, she can wear it as a crown or brace around her wrist’. Anklets in my hands is a Poetry collection written by 32 women poets garlanding the strings of anklets through words and emotions creating tinklers of change and acceptance. "'Anklets in my Hands’ is a splendid collection of thirty-two thought-provoking and inspiring verses inked by erudite writers from all over the country.” - Manoj Krishnan "This book is one of the most beautiful anthologies that I have read.” - Sonal Singh