Böcker av Mary Graham

"Faith Recovery 101" embarks on a journey akin to the biblical narratives, a voyage of rediscovering, rebuilding, and reinforcing the foundations of faith. It recognizes the intricate tapestry of spiritual struggles woven into the human experience and offers a guiding light forged from the wisdom of scripture.As the journey unfolds, I invite you to embark on this expedition with open hearts and receptive spirits. The pilgrimage to faith recovery is not solitary but a communal endeavor-a journey where the ancient wisdom of scripture converges with the modern quest for spiritual healing.May this exploration through "Faith Recovery 101" serve as a guiding light, illuminating the path toward renewed faith, resilience in the face of trials, and a profound, intimate communion with the divine. Amen!

Alberta's magnificent landscape has served as a popular location for filmmakers since the dawn of the movie industry. For film pioneers, Alberta embodied the myth of the Great Northwest, a primeval mountain wilderness and the last western frontier. In turn, Canadian entrepreneurs were eager for American studios to drape Alberta landscape across the backdrop of their movies, an advertisement without equal. A Stunning Backdrop is the untold story of six rollicking decades of filmmaking in Alberta. Mary Graham draws on twelve years of exhaustive research to reveal a film history like no other, illuminating the deep importance of the province to Hollywood. She explores the often friendly partnerships between American filmmakers and Indigenous communities, particularly the Stoney Nakoda, that provided economic opportunities and, in many cases, allowed them to retain religious and cultural practices banned by the Canadian government. Beautifully illustrated with archival photography and featuring century-old set stills alongside photographs of the locations as they appear today, by Jean Becq, Solomon Chiniquay, Jeff Wallace, George Webber, and Paul Zizka, A Stunning Backdrop is the fascinating, often surprising, always unconventional story of film in a province whose rugged, compelling, multifarious, terribly beautiful landscape continues to inspire filmmakers and audiences around the world.

As we approach the 30th anniversary of Earth Day (the first of its kind was April 1970), congressional debate about environmental protection often remains paralyzed and polarized.