Island of Redemption
Island of Redemption

Author: Chris Reynolds

Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.

Published: 2023-03-22

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13:

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The Shack, with a Castaway twist, wrapped up in the conundrum of Life of Pi. A glimpse of hope for this troubled world. (DaVinci Film Festival) No boat could have survived the storm that left Mark Lambert missing and presumed dead. Landing on an uninhabited island, far from any shipping lanes, and far from hope, solitude strips away all the things he once thought important. After a powerful hurricane strikes the island, he is surprised to discover an ancient grotto with high waterfalls cascading into a crystal-blue lake. And swimming in the middle of the hollow is a beautiful young woman. Is she real or simply a figment of his imagination? After being alone for over five years, he does not care. Each day he returns to the grotto and each day she is there. Never revealing who she is or where she goes, she becomes his teacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide. By dismantling what was once a secular worldview and polishing it into a lens as seen through the eyes of God, her insights about life, death, and the world we live in move Mark along a path of transformation. Until one day, she announces that her work is done and that he is ready to fulfill his destiny. The timing of her exit coincides with the arrival of familiar adventurers who believe the island holds an enormous cache of buried treasure. Rescued, ready to face the next chapter in his life, Mark fights to hold on to the lessons learned. When recalling past conversations with his enigmatic companion, clues she left him lead to the greatest discovery in modern history and along the way, makes him one of the richest men in the world. But how will he handle this great power? He must decide if he will revert to his secular worldview or use the gifts God has given him to make the world a better place. The journey Mark pursues reveals that on the road of destiny, there are no ordinary lives.

Redemption Island
Redemption Island

Author: L. B. Dunbar

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-15

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781977700292

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The IslandWelcome to the island. This is no fantasy.You'll face fears. You'll face travesty. You'll face yourself.One deserted island.Two heinous crimes.Two convicted hearts.When decent people do bad things, there's only one place for forgiveness: Redemption Island.The island knows what you've done.A story of redemption, forgiveness, and love

187 When Courts Fail
187 When Courts Fail

Author: Wade J. Halverson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-07-09

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1453532447

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"Within hours of his release from prison, repeat offender Felix Flowers, a known child molester, murders 10-year-old Jonathan, the only son of billionaire software mogul John Boyer and his wife, Victoria. As condolence letters pour in from other parents who have suffered the same horror, John Boyer's rage at the inadequacy of the criminal justice system to protect the innocent from sexual predators compels him to launch his own quest. Joining forces with Kane Silver, a second generation Special Forces and Special Operations man whom Boyer admires for taking justice into his own hands in avenging his wife's rape and murder, they form a lethal team and carry out a covert operation achieving the justice that courts failed to secure."--P. [4] cover.

The Bizarre World of Reality Television
The Bizarre World of Reality Television

Author: Stuart Lenig

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2017-10-12

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13:

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How do reality television programs shape our view of the world and what we perceive as real and normal? This book explores the bizarre and highly controversial world of reality television, including its early history, wide variety of subject matter, and social implications. In recent decades, reality television shows ranging from Keeping up with the Kardashians to Duck Dynasty have become increasingly popular. Why are these "unscripted" programs irresistible to millions of viewers? And what does the nearly universal success of reality shows say about American culture? This book covers more than 100 major and influential reality programs past and present, discussing the origins and past of reality programming, the contemporary social and economic conditions that led to the rise of reality shows, and the ways in which the most successful shows achieve popularity with both male and female demographics or appeal to specific, targeted niche audiences. The text addresses reality TV within five, easy-to-identify content categories: competition shows, relationship/love-interest shows, real people or alternative lifestyle and culture shows, transformation shows, and international programming. By examining modern reality television, a topic of great interest for a wide variety of readers, this book also discusses cultural and social norms in the United States, including materialism, unrealistic beauty ideals, gender roles and stereotypes in society, dynamics of personal relationships, teenage lifestyles and issues, and the branding of people for financial gain and wider viewership.

Tragicomic Redemptions
Tragicomic Redemptions

Author: Valerie Forman

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2013-03-26

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0812201922

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In the early modern period, England radically expanded its participation in an economy that itself was becoming increasingly global. Yet less than twenty years after the highly profitable English East India Company made its first voyage, England was suffering from an economic depression, blamed largely on the shortage of coin necessary to exploit those very same profitable routes. How could there be profit in the face of so much loss, and loss in the face of so much profit? In Tragicomic Redemptions, Valerie Forman contends that three seemingly unrelated domains—the development of new economic theories and practices, especially those related to global trade; the discourses of Christian redemption; and the rise of tragicomedy as the stage's most popular genre—were together crucial to the formulation of a new and paradoxical way of thinking about loss and profit in relationship to one another. Forman reads plays—including Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, Pericles, and The Winter's Tale, Fletcher's The Island Princess, Massinger's The Renegado, and Webster's The Devil's Law-Case—alongside a range of historical materials that provide a fuller picture of England's participation in a global economy: the writings of the country's earliest economic theorists, narrative accounts of merchants and captives in the Spice Islands and the Ottoman Empire, and documents that detail the development of the English East India Company, the Levant Company, and even the very idea of the joint-stock company. Unique in its dual focus on literary form and economic practices, Tragicomic Redemptions both shows how concepts fundamental to capitalism's existence, such as "free trade," and "investment," develop within a global context and reveals the exceptional place of dramatic form as a participant in the newly emerging, public discourse of economic theory.

Everyday Encounters with the Lord
Everyday Encounters with the Lord

Author: Tony Elder

Publisher: Elm Hill

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 774

ISBN-13: 1595557997

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This inspiring daily devotional will challenge you to grow in your relationship with the Lord while allowing Him to transform you into the Christlike person He calls you to be. Enhance your personal moments with God each day by being reminded of vital biblical truths which can be found imbedded in our everyday experiences. Hear God speaking through interactions with grandchildren, nature, the day’s headlines, holiday gatherings, and all the other common occurrences in life. Let these readings point you to further study in God’s Word, lead you to seeking God in prayer, and guide you into greater service for His kingdom. Here’s an excerpt from one of those daily messages: “Last weekend when I first saw a news report about a missing husband and wife, I thought it was an unfortunate and potentially tragic situation. But when I realized I actually knew the couple – that we had been fellow church members with this nice lady many years ago - the story really hit home. So I kept checking the news throughout the day to receive updates on the search for these missing persons. Isn’t that the way it often goes? We may hear about certain people, their situations and predicaments. We may respond with some degree of slight interest to genuine concern. But when it involves somebody we know, our own family, or ourselves, it really gets our attention and has a bigger impact on us. It reminds me of the time the prophet Nathan told King David about a man who had a great number of flocks and herds...Once David realized this story was about him, it deeply affected him, leading to heartfelt confession and repentance. Maybe there are some stories, facts, and truths in the Bible which we need to take more personally than we do. The general statements may affect us to some degree, but not as much as they should. In many cases we need to realize it’s talking about me and you. When the Bible declares that God so loved the world that He sent His Son, we should take it personally. God loves you. God cared enough about you to take such action. You are the one... When God’s Word calls believers to love others and be holy, He’s talking to you. When He commissions His followers to be His witnesses, to be lights in a dark world, and to share the gospel, He is sending you. You are the one. If God’s Word isn’t moving us and affecting us very deeply, maybe it’s because we’re looking at it as more of a textbook to be studied rather than as a personal letter to be received. Read the Bible, see yourself in its truths, and seek to hear what God wants to say to you.”

Scar Island
Scar Island

Author: Dan Gemeinhart

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1338053868

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Holes meets Hatchet in this unforgettable adventure. The acclaimed author of The Honest Truth and Some Kind of Courage brings his signature blend of action, heart, and beautiful writing to a tale of misfits struggling to survive.Jonathan Grisby is the newest addition to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys. Shipped out to the remote island facility, Jonathan quickly learns that the school is less concerned with true reform and is more a place where parents send away kids who have become too troublesome. It's an isle of misfit boys.But on his first full day at Slabhenge, a freak lightning storm leaves the kids without any adult supervision. Suddenly the inmates are running the asylum -- and unless Jonathan can move beyond his troubled past and assert himself as a leader, every boy on the island is doomed.

Gangland Killings Don't Count
Gangland Killings Don't Count

Author: Giles Ekins

Publisher: Next Chapter

Published: 2024-09-18

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13:

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Captured and imprisoned by the Mannikin Killer, DCI Grace Swan faces death in the fiery blaze that is Tetney Hall as her partner, DS Terry Horton races to the blazing ruin, putting his own life in danger to save her. At the same time a sexual predator stalks the streets of West Garside, putting young girls at risk, whilst a young woman dreads the imminent release from prison of her violent drug dealing ex-husband, knowing that he will try to exact revenge on her. Meanwhile In Spain, Chloe Macbeth, reluctant assassin for a notorious drug dealing gang, fears for her own life as a vengeful killer tracks her down. She no longer knows who she can trust or who might betray her. All the strands of this complex and thrilling novel come together in GANGLAND KILLINGS DON’T COUNT, the fourth novel in the DCI Grace Swan series by Giles Ekins.

Island of the Dolls
Island of the Dolls

Author: Michael Dante

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-04-17

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 0995682127

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Don Julian, a lonely hermit hides a secret far more sinister than anyone can imagine. He must face his biggest trial to take on the supernatural forces which haunt the Island of the Dolls. This book is a modern retelling of the Passion of Christ, and how one man will go to any length to seek redemption. This story is told in sonnets. Written by Michael Dante - Britain's best poet.