Böcker av Jo Collins

The Extraordinary Story of Christmas is based on little understood and known Biblical and historical facts surrounding the birth of Jesus. There is so much more to the story of Christmas than what is traditionally taught. When placed in a proper Biblical and historical framework, this story becomes a revelation of the life and destiny of Jesus and what that means for us. This is what makes this Christmas story so extraordinary! Why did God choose Joseph and Mary to be the parents of Jesus? Who were these two remarkable people? Why was Jesus born in a manger? Why did God announce His son's birth to shepherds? Who were these shepherds? What type of angels announced the birth? The answers to these questions reveal the most remarkable Extraordinary Story of Christmas ever told.

10 years of hosting open mics in Nashville, Tennessee has seen some potent voices pass through Poetry in the Brew. The creative mecca of our town attracts talent from all over the planet, reflected in the pages of this anthology. Centering on the voices and topics of this momentous time, 76 contributors explore the theme of the body in terms palpable and etheric. The pivotal viewpoints in such poems as Destiny Birdsong''s "but some men call out the rapists," Tiana Clark''s "How To Write About Black People for white people," "BLACK BODY" by local spoken word sensation MAMA ., and "Hatred" along with "MY DREAM" from revered community activist K H A O S set the tone for a cathartic confrontation with our innermost selves on the public stage. This collection scalds with raw insights and applies enough sacred salve through deft verse to keep the reader reeling toward true revelation.Sinew gathers the familiar names of esteemed poets with those who have never been published before in a fresh body of work from the US, UK, Canada, Pakistan, and Australia. Edited by Poetry in the Brew host Christine Hall, the inaugural poet laureate of Hendersonville Henry L. Jones, and Jo Collins-a poet who moonlights as a government attorney-Sinew embodies the hearty artistic spirit that is at home in Nashville yet connects us across the globe.

This book explores the sense in which the uncanny may be a distinctively modern experience, the way these unnerving feelings and unsettling encounters disturb the rational presumptions of the modern world view and the security of modern self-identity, just as the latter may themselves be implicated in the production of these experiences as uncanny.