Born for the Glory maps God's plan for all true believers as they approach this great Day of the Lord. By tracing God's plan to reveal His glory in the earth, not alone, but through the obedient lives of His people, co-authors Paul and Bunty Collins expose a deeper understanding of the progressive destiny of the church in these last days. Follow the true-life accounts of Bible characters, like Abraham, who experienced mere glimpses of God's glory and were forever changed, and be inspired to walk worthy as a bride to such a radiant Bridegroom. Born for the Glory reminds readers worldwide that the Lord Jesus is returning for a bride, a prepared church flooding the earth with the glory of God. Will you be ready?
Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Brin is one of the most eloquent, imaginative voices in science fiction. Now he returns with a new novel rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope--pushing the genre to new heights. Young Maia is fast approaching a turning point in her life. As a half-caste var, she must leave the clan home of her privileged half sisters and seek her fortune in the world. With her twin sister, Leie, she searches the docks of Port Sanger for an apprenticeship aboard the vessels that sail the trade routes of the Stratoin oceans. On her far-reaching, perilous journey of discovery, Maia will endure hardship and hunger, imprisonment and loneliness, bloody battles with pirates and separation from her twin. And along the way, she will meet a traveler who has come an unimaginable distance--and who threatens the delicate balance of the Stratoins' carefully maintained, perfect society.... Both exciting and insightful, Glory Season is a major novel, a transcendent saga of the human spirit.
Called To Glory is a scriptural guide to understanding the true purpose of our calling in Christ and how to fulfill the primary purpose for our existence. Many Christians are living-dead but are called to live the glorious life of heaven on earth by being living sacrifices unto God. This is a clarion call from heaven, a voice in the wilderness sent to prepare the way for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ by preparing his bride, the Church, for the last days prophetic agenda of world domination.
Ephesians tells us what God has given to us by grace, because of His own devotion toward His family, to involve us in His glory. Unlike the other epistles, Ephesians does not chide the Church for anything. It is concerned with informing us about the richness of eternal life and inheritance that has been bestowed on us by the generosity of God. Ephesians gives us a unique look at the heart of God and how marvelously He has set it up for us in His family and His Kingdom to share in His wisdom, His power, and His love because that is what He wanted to do. We have not deserved it and we have not invoked it by our actions or our faith. God has done it all because it pleased Him to do it. We are accepted in the beloved family of God because He has made us to be accepted. Ephesians proceeds to tell us what this language means in terms of our lives and relationship to God now. The magnitude of this grace and glory is staggering:
Mary Lou Williams -- pianist, arranger, composer, and probably the most influential woman in the history of jazz -- receives the attention she has long deserved in the definitive biography by a leading scholar of women in jazz. The illegitimate child of an impoverished and indifferent mother, Williams began performing publicly at the age of seven when she became known admiringly in her native Pittsburgh as "the little piano girl of East Liberty," playing one day for the Mellons at bridge teas and the next in gambling dens where the hat was passed for change. She grew up with the jazz of the early part of the century, championed by the likes of Earl Hines and Fats Waller, yet unlike so many other musicians of her time, she was open to new forms in jazz -- she was an early champion of bop, and a mentor and colleague to its central figures, such as Thelonius Monk and Bud Powell -- and in broader musical styles as well (after her conversion to Catholicism, she wrote masses and other sacred music). Most of the other famous women in jazz -- Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald -- have been singers. Williams was instead a phenomenal pianist who performed solo, with small groups and big bands, in vaudeville and clubs, and on numerous records. But she is equally well known today as a composer and arranger of remarkable versatility and power, having worked with, among others, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Her compositions have been recorded by artisits as varied as Marian McPartland, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat "King" Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and herself -- and, more recently, by cutting-edge players Geri Allen and Dave Douglas. But Williams was more than "just a musician"; her interests were catholic in both senses, and she struggled to combine her love of music with her love of God. She was a tireless humanitarian, and made ongoing attempts to help dozens of down-and-out musicians; in the 1950s, her apartment was, at times, virtually a rehab. Though she was often in emotional despair, she found comfort for her many disappointments and hurts not only in her music but in her spirituality. Linda Dahl, granted unprecedented access to the large Williams archive, has given us the whole of Williams's very full life, from her often harrowing days on the road to her tumultuous marriages and love affairs, from the ups and downs of her unique fifty-year career to the remarkable spirituality that came to inform both her daily life and her music. This is a striking protrait of one of our least understood and most important musicians.
The inspirational story of one woman’s journey from living a nightmare to chasing her dreams What do you need to escape your past and run, with open arms, into your future? E. Vivienne Anderson tells her personal story of how she left the trauma of her childhood and early adulthood behind her by building the courage to embrace God’s love and follow His path for her. Growing up in Jamaica, Anderson only knew pain and suffering. She was the victim of horrible sexual, physical, and psychological abuse. Her father and grandmother once buried her alive in a coffin to force her to submit to their practices of witchcraft and satanic worship. Through her nightmare of a childhood, Anderson saw glimmers of hope and a better life through occasional Pentecostal street meetings and through her imaginary friends that became the only ones she could trust with her feelings. She moved to America in her late teens but life continued to be full of heartache and danger. Anderson, once again, fell victim to physical and emotional abuse at the hands of the man in her life. Somehow, through all that suffering, Anderson was able to find hope. Just when she was at her lowest and darkest moment, she rediscovered a light… The Light. Once Anderson accepted the power of God and allowed Him to heal her soul and work through her, she began to find the way out of misery and into His glory. This story of courage and transformation will show you that with God, truly nothing is impossible. Discover how one woman overcame the worst life has to offer. Anderson’s story will give you the courage to make the changes you need to feel the glory of God in your life, no matter what your past may hold. Get inspired today! Get your copy of Traumas, Transformation and Glory right now!
'So we left without glory but without disaster ' Sir Humphrey Trevelyan, the last High Commissioner of the Federation of South Arabia In 1967, 139 years after their arrival in Aden, the British withdrew from the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Their departure was abrupt, messy and controversial. Using important, previously unpublished material and original interviews with a range of individuals, both British and Yemeni, who lived through this defining period of colonial history, Without Glory in Arabia tells the story of the final few years of British rule in Aden and the neighbouring Eastern and Western Aden Protectorates. While some view British rule, on the whole, as beneficial to the local population, others insist that very little was achieved. Worse, Britain did not provide a structure of government constitution which met the conflicting needs of Aden and the Protectorate. This illuminating book brilliantly sets the 'scuttle – as the epidode came to be known – in context with a thorough re-examination of the background against which the events of the 1960s unfolded in this obscure backwater of the British Empire.
