Harvey Hook touches on the legacy each one of us hopes to leave. Hook explores the concept of redemptive action—how each of us can impact the world around us. He uses true-life stories of people in ordinary life who were plunged into remarkable circumstances and achieved extraordinary things. Using both stories that are current and historical—stories of younger and older people alike—this book will appeal to a wide range of people. From these stories, the author derives insights and truths to help others apply themselves to make a difference in this world.
This book is a simple life story of an ordinary fella, just making a point of some important experiences during his life. Peter Hussain is a new Author, his story is quite ordinary and boring really. He is not very experienced in the literary world, he's not even much of a reader. In fact he hardly ever reads anything himself, especially without pictures! Apparently, he thinks he has an interesting life story to tell. It involves amongst many things, cycling, his church, guitars, music, cars, art, technical drawing, his three children, his painful marriage break-up, his new wife Rachel, more cycling, holidays, workplace design, office design, plus a little thing he calls his "Walk of Faith". Pete has an Asian/British/German heritage. He's one of the fussiest, most particular fellas around. Although he's not a perfectionist any more, he does still like things to be "just so". That's probably why he likes straight lines, symmetry and check shirts. Apparently this characteristic is now under control. He always aims for the best in life and he always tries his best in everything he does, if that doesn't get a perfect result, he's ok with that now, he can deal with it! One of the most refreshing things Pete has done in his book is to be open and honest about himself. We often see a culture, especially of blokes, closed and even secretive about what they are thinking and going through. Recently, Mental health has been recognised as a crucial part of overall health and well being. Although it is more healthy, it's sometimes really difficult to get a fella to open up and tell you what's really going on inside their head! If you can identify with any of this, this may be the book for you? If you know someone else who may identify with this, it may be the book for them. If you can't identify with any of these headings, maybe you should buy the book anyway? or better yet, buy it for someone you don't like very much and see if they like you more or less after they've read it!
Praying the Hours in Ordinary Life takes the reader and the worshiper on an excursion into an ancient practice. While providing a sense of the monastic life from which it is drawn, the book also provides the opportunity for individuals or groups of people to enter into the Opus Dei, the work of God: a life of prayer to which monastics have been devoted since the third century. With illustrations by artist Denise Louise Klitsie and poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke (translated by Martina Nagel), Lauralee Farrer and Clayton Schmit have provided a resource that allows believers to engage in a twenty-four hour pilgrimage of prayer, joining those whose life's work is to pray without ceasing.
Ordinary Life: NOT By: Gary Mazeroski Ordinary Life: NOT details the story of author Gary Mazeroski's life from the darkness of gangs, drugs and alcohol, mental health, and professional sports, to the glorious power of redemption through Jesus Christ. Follow along to witness how the power of God transforms Mazeroski's life.
How important are the media? How is culture changing? How is ordinary life being transformed? How do we belong? This ground-breaking book offers a new approach to the understanding of everyday life, the media and cultural change. It explores the social pattern of ordinary life in the context of recent theories and accounts of social and cultural change. Brian Longhurst argues that our social and cultural lives are becoming increasingly audienced and performed and that activities in everyday life are changing due to the ever-growing importance and salience of the media. These changes involve people forging new ways of belonging, where among other things they seek to distinguish themselves from others. InCultural Change and Ordinary Life, Longhurst evaluates changes in the media and ordinary life in the context of large-scale cultural change, especially with respect to globalization and hybridisation, fragmentation, spectacle and performance, and enthusing or fan-like activities. He makes the case that analysis of the media has to be brought into a more thorough dialogue with other forms of research that have looked at social processes. Cultural Change and Ordinary Lifeis key reading for students and researchers of sociology, media studies, cultural studies and mass communication.
The Mysticism of Ordinary Life: Theology, Philosophy, and Feminism presents a new vision of Christian mystical theology. It offers critical interpretations of Catholic theologians, postmodern philosophers, and intersectional feminists who draw on mystical traditions to affirm ordinary life. It raises questions about normativity, gender, and race, while arguing that the everyday experience of the grace of divine union can be an empowering source of social transformation. It develops Christian teachings about the Word made flesh, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and the Christian spiritual life, while exploring the mystical significance of philosophical discourses about immanence, alterity, in-betweenness, nothingness, and embodiment. The discussion of Latino/a and Black sources in North America expands the Western mystical canon and opens new horizons for interdisciplinary dialogue. The volume challenges contemporary culture to recognize and draw inspiration from quotidian manifestations of the unknown God of incarnate love. It includes detailed studies of Grace Jantzen, Amy Hollywood, Catherine Keller, Karl Rahner, Adrienne von Speyr, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Michel Henry, Michel de Certeau, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Gloría Anzaldúa, Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Alice Walker, M. Shawn Copeland, and more.
Do you ever wonder, somewhere deep in your heart, if all those things the nuns or your Sunday school teacher taught you are really true? Does doubt ever taunt you, whispering in the silence, "I just don't believe all that stuff anymore "? Do you hold close the unspoken worry of what will really happen to you when you die? It is easy to feel God in the flowers of spring, the solitude of a world blanketed in snow, or the laughter of children at play. It is never hard to imagine the hand of our Creator in the sunrise over the ocean, the majesty of the Rockies, or the billions of stars visible on a clear night in the country. What of the dark times, though? Where is God when your business fails, or you lose your job, or a loved one is injured in an accident or diagnosed with cancer and dies? Is God there when you struggle to make ends meet, when your child is hurt in a fall or, when you think yourself alone and abandoned? When Jesus said, "With God all things are possible," He meant it. We pray that by sharing our ordinary lives, our extraordinary God will bless and encourage you.
Discover how to experience a full, vivid, and well-formed life. In a world of confusion and loss of purpose, Viv Thomas shows how a relationship with God can and should transform life. Combining exposition of major Biblical themes with powerful real life stories, this book instructs and empowers Christians to live life to the full in Christ. It combines realism about the world with a sense of how much more we have to find in Christ.
Andrew’s journey began with spiritual healing, and led into visiting spiritualist centres in England, Wales, Scotland and Sweden. His experiences sparked a desire to join various circles and experience literally hundreds of séances and hearing those addressed by those in spirit. Since his first tentative steps into the world of spiritualism, he has witnessed transfiguration, physical mediumship, and was involved in ‘rescue work’. He has seen many mediums giving fine examples of mental mediumship, and gained awareness of clairvoyance and clairsentience for himself. Andrew has also had the wonderful adventure of having spirits use him for psychic art. Equipped with his new knowledge, Andrew now realises that events in his life have been symbolic and a sign that his spirit guide has been with him throughout his life. He now wishes to share the same message of positivity and hope with others. An Ordinary Life...? is an excellent introduction to spiritualism from a personal viewpoint, and will provide encouragement for those who have been seeking deeper meaning in their own lives.
ACRES OF DIAMONDS BY RUSSELL H. CONWELL - This book is properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. This book is great for teachers and students or for the casual reader. This book is the perfect addition to any classic literary library. At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. Key features of this book: - Easy-to-read font size: 12 pt. - Indented first lines, 1.25 Line Spacing and Justified Paragraphs - Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter Though Russell H. Conwell's Acres of Diamonds have been spread all over the United States, time and care have made them more valuable, and now that they have been reset in black and white by their discoverer, they are to be laid in the hands of a multitude for their enrichment. In the same case with these gems there is a fascinating story of the Master Jeweler's life-work which splendidly illustrates the ultimate unit of power by showing what one man can do in one day and what one life is worth to the world. Four Self-Mastery stories are included in this volume: - Acres of Diamonds by Russell H. Conwell - His Life And Achievements By Robert Shackleton - Fifty Years On The Lecture Platform By Russell H. Conwell - Within You Is The Power By Henry Thomas Hamblin We have made this book available in 3 reading formats: Original Paperback, Large Print Paperback and Ebook. Enjoy!
