Returning to the ground of the highly successful first volume in the Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary, Walter Brueggemann's 1 & 2 Kings, scholar, writer, and preacher Tony Cartledge explores the beginnings of kingship in Israel.From the counsel of Samuel through the determination of Saul to the towering figure of David, this commentary thoughtfully considers the debt that our religious and literary heritage owes to the books of 1 and 2 Samuel. Cartledge describes and analyzes the events in these books as central to the preservation of the traditions that influence the remainder of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. Written in commentary form with the addition of numerous insights and visuals drawn from the worlds of art, archaeology, literature, history, and geography, 1 & 2 Samuel opens up the biblical text in signficant and faithful ways.Written by accomplished scholars with all students of Scripture in mind, this innovative new commentary series is designed to make quality Bible study more accessible. Pastors, professors and students of Scripture are discovering that this commentary is a wonderful new tool for enhancing interpretation.
From the ripe age of 16, Kate's life has never truly been her own. Now, as a 35-year-old divorcee, she finally has the freedoms she's always longed for. But, while trying to find her true self for the first time, her fate collides with two hot younger men and a threat that snaps her back to a brutal reality. Heath is tall, dark, and delicious. With jet-black hair and deep emerald eyes, he is the epitome of a sensual Greek God. Reid is the opposite of Heath in almost every way. With his blonde hair and amber eyes, he is the imposing Viking of her dreams. Together, they make an intoxicating blend of insatiable masculinity she finds impossible to resist. And they will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it's her past they have to save her from.
Four popular novelists of the same generation each wrote a novel inspired by a holiday that the author spent in France. In the nineteen-fift ies, Rumer Godden basedThe Greengage Summeron her recollections of her family's 1923 battlefield- tour manqué in the Champagne region. Margery Sharp's 1936 holiday in Southern France led toStill WatersandThe Nutmeg Tree: both the short story and the novel are set in and around the region of Aix-les-Bains. In 1955, Daphne du Maurier first visited the department of Sarthe to research French family history; the novelThe Scapegoatwas the immediate result of the holiday. And in 1966, Stella Gibbons' last trip to the continent took the form of a visit to an old friend in her summer home near Grenoble. The stay is obliquely refl ected in The Snow-Woman, in which a similar holiday leads a never-married septuagenarian to experience a renaissance of sorts.
Alex Greco hates her husband. To keep the peace between her crime lord father and the Greco mafia's boss, she's forced to marry his son, Roman. He's cold and has a reputation for hurting those close to him. There is no wedding night, and the first months of their marriage are awful. Roman doesn't want a wife, and certainly not an outsider who doesn't know their ways. Unlike the women he's used to, Alex thinks for herself and isn't afraid to tell him no. He plans to prove she isn't a sweet innocent, and he orders his friends to seduce her to show she's not worthy of him. When her life is endangered, it is up to Roman to save her and the peace pact between their families. By his father's order, he has to make this stubborn woman fall in love with him. Her husband is not as cold and callous as Alex originally thought. He's a monster to everyone but her, and she never expected to fall in love with him. She didn't count on finding out he was a liar, either. His father told him to make her fall in love with him, but how far was he willing to go?
It started as a novel affair... Ryker Desoumas is a science-fiction novelist living in New York City. A former crime reporter with a secret trauma, he prefers to work-and live-alone. Wes Stewart is a celebrity author from Toronto. After years of writing self-help books, he's looking for something exciting to rekindle his passion for the craft. When Ryker's publisher pitches a collaboration between the two men, Wes is all for it. Ryker, on the other hand, resists and fears that Wes will turn his quiet world upside down. But Wes is sexy and charismatic, and Ryker can't help being drawn to him. A tentative professional partnership becomes something much more personal. But Wes has been burned by love in the past, and Ryker isn't sure he's ready to let someone into his heart. Will they find happiness together? ...it could be the love of a lifetime.
We are all perpetually holding ourselves together. Our breath, our blood, our food, our spit, our shit, our thoughts, our attention-all tightly held, all the time. Then at death we let it all out, oozing at once into the earth and gasping at last into the ether.The physical body has often been seen as a prison, as something to be escaped by any means necessary: technology, mechanization, drugs and sensory deprivation, alien abduction, Rapture, or even death and extinction. Taking in horror movies from David Cronenberg and UFO encounters, metal bands such as Godflesh, ketamine experiments, AI, and cybernetics, Escape Philosophy is an exploration of the ways that human beings have sought to make this escape, to transcend the limits of the human body, to find a way out.As the physical world continues to crumble at an ever-accelerating rate, and we are faced with a particularly 21st-century kind of dread and dehumanization in the face of climate collapse and a global pandemic, Escape Philosophy asks what this escape from our bodies might look like, and if it is even possible.Roy Christopher is an aging BMX and skateboarding zine kid. That's where he learned to turn events and interviews into pages with staples. He has since written about music, media, and culture for everything from self-published zines and personal blogs to national magazines and academic journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Savannah, Georgia. As a child, he solved the Rubik's Cube competitively.
For decades, war has raged between the Russo and De Luca families. When Damon De Luca finally brings the head of Russos to his knees, he demands to have Milah Russo at his beck and call. Not as his wife, but as his mistress. Milah will never go to Damon willingly. Caged up in his home, she fights him, but her days are numbered. She may be a Russo, but she belongs to him, and he will do whatever it takes to have and protect her. Determined to survive, Milah refuses to die at the mercy of the De Lucas. When she uncovers her great-aunt's journal, a story of a woman killed by De Luca's grandfather, she cannot believe the revelations inside. Damon breaks down her walls, making it impossible to continue hating him. She doesn't want to give in or fall for him. But what will happen when that monster is no more? When Damon reveals what he feels for her, will Milah continue the Russo tradition of destruction and pain, or will she put an end to their feud once and for all?
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PrologueEl libro, The Pointman, trata sobre una persona que durante muchos años ha sido entrenada y entrenada por una Organización con el finde infiltrarse fácilmente en otras organizaciones. Decide distanciarse de la vida negativa, pero la Organización no quiere deshacerse de él porque recibió una sólida formación en psicología, fisiología, entrenamiento de armas, artefactos explosivos, y piratería informática, con piratería informática. Si la Organización abandonara voluntariamente a esa persona, resultaría ser una gran pérdida, y con toda la formación que tiene, una pesadilla estaría cerca para la Organización si sus conocimientos hubieran llegado a las manos equivocadas. Muchas personas sufrirían mucho, y el conocimiento de asesinar a personas es uno de los méritos de su historial. La organización es un adversario poderoso con muchos tentáculos en gran parte del mundo, y con una visión de la vida de una persona. Erik sabía de este conocimiento, pero después de muchos años tenía el deseo de renunciar de una manera digna. La pregunta es, puede dejar de mantener su honor? Tanto la organización como los involucrados afirman que el viaje apenas ha comenzado. El detective es una historia terrible en un entorno que te elevará a otro nivel que será olvidado tarde.
How does the minister stay focused on the holy when the daily demands of the church seem relentless? How do we come to a preaching event with a sense that God is working in us and through us?In Preaching that Connects, Charles Bugg and Alan Reddit explore the balancing act of a minister's authority as preacher, sharing what the congregation needs to hear, and the communal role as pastor, listening to God alongside congregants. How is their message heard and understood? Does the minister know what it is to be a human being and care about their congregants as fellow strugglers?Through conversation and practical step-by-step guidelines, Bugg and Redditt also explore the minister's connection to the Holy, to themselves, and to the texts they hope to bring to their listeners, understanding all the while that preaching is not writing on the blank slates of listeners' minds and hearts.
Readers who embark on a study of 1, 2, 3 John and Jude will encounter writers with a passion for learning and living the truth. If there is one verse in the Bible that captures the theme of these four letters, it is John 8:32, where Jesus says, "You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."First John focuses on the truth about loving God, the truth about loving people, and the truth about the difference Jesus makes. Second and Third John and Jude all focus on the truth about bad religion and how Christians must take a stand against bad teaching, bad leading, and bad living within the church. This study will focus on those four truths and guide readers on a quest for truth in our day.To read these old letters is to read the words of people who loved the truth, especially the truth they had discovered in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This was the truth they held most dear, the truth that had transformed their lives, and the truth they felt was under attack in the early church.Studying these four letters will challenge readers to consider their own truth-the truth that governs their lives and the truth they feel is worth living and dying for. In a world where truth is a slippery reality, 1, 2, 3 John and Jude remind us that truth does exist and that truth still sets people free.This Teaching Guide for the Smyth & Helwys Annual Bible Study on 1, 2, 3 John and Jude includes teaching options, suggested worship and sermon outlines, and approaches to leading discussions and group study. This study also includes relevant lesson plans for including youth and children in a congregational study of 1, 2, 3 John and Jude.
Engaging with theological messages of the book of Isaiah as a unified whole, the volume of the Reading the Old Testament series will both illuminate and inspire readers to wrestle with its theological implications for today's church and society. In this commentary, Hyun Chul Paul Kim brings together innovative interpretive approaches and the proposals of various scholars to interpret the book of Isaiah in light of the ancient literature/culture, intertextual allusions/correlations, and socio-historical contexts of the empires. While closely exegeting key issues of each chapter, the commentary also explores interpretive relevance and significance between ancient texts and the modern world. Engaging with theological messages of the book of Isaiah as a unified whole, the commentary will both illuminate and inspire readers to wrestle with its theological implications for today's church and society.Hyun Chul Paul Kim is the Harold B. Williams Professor of Hebrew Bible at Methodist Theological School in Ohio. He is the co-author of You Are My People: An Introduction to Prophetic Literature and co-editor of The Desert Will Bloom: Poetic Visions in Isaiah, Formation and Intertextuality in Isaiah 24-27, and Concerning the Nations: Essays on the Oracles against the Nations in Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. A former co-chair of the Formation of the Book of Isaiah group at SBL and a recent Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Korea, he is currently a co-chair of the Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible consultation at SBL.Praise for Reading Isaiah"Hyun Chul Paul Kim presents a compelling commentary on the book of Isaiah, a book that would be considered politically incorrect in our contemporary world. He deftly combines the details of a diachronic, or historical, analysis of the various elements of the book with an overarching synchronic, or literary, perspective that unites the book as a whole. His work is fundamentally intertextual in that it explores the relationships between Isaiah and ancient and contemporary worlds. This accessible commentary will both prompt and enable students to engage this endlessly fascinating book." -Marvin A. Sweeney, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Tanak, Academy for Jewish Religion
In Bugles in the Afternoon, Edwards writes, "My long experience in the church has convinced me that most ministers-both professional and lay-spend time under the juniper tree. Those ministers who have served more than ten years and not been depressed, discouraged, or disillusioned can hold their annual convention in a phone booth. The rest of us, if we're honest, will admit that we occasionally visit the juniper tree . . . ."In eight honest and helpful chapters, Edwards probes the shape of modern ministry and the stresses that plague ministers. He explores ways to survive church conflict and how to know when it is time to leave the steeple. His fresh, thoughtful insights will encourage anyone trying to minister in a complex world.Bugles in the Afternoon is one juniper tree survivor guiding other juniper tree sufferers toward hope.
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A loving community can make all the difference for life in a small town. Wayne Ballard learned this when he found himself serving in Bristol, a city that straddles the line between Virginia and Tennessee. After a previous place of service had left him feeling tired and ineffective, Ballard sought affirmation and healing. As an interim pastor at First Baptist Church of Bristol, he found the community he needed to revive his enthusiasm for ministry and encourage others in their relationships with God.This book compiles Ballard's encouragements and reflections written for the church's weekly bulletin. As a collection of devotionals, Glimpses from State Street provides a wealth of insights and new ways to consider and develop our fellowship with Christ. It also serves as a window into the relationship between a small town pastor and a welcoming congregation. Through the church announcements, beautiful photographs, and Ballard's anecdotes of family and friends in Bristol, we join the First Baptist Church as they traverse life's hills and valleys together in southern Appalachia.
Une des plus connues des Nouvelles exemplaires de Miguel de Cervantes, publiées pour la première fois à Madrid en 1613, Rinconète et Cortadillo met en scène deux jeunes garçons, fugueurs et un peu délinquants, entraînés dans une succession d'aventures picaresques. Arrivés à Séville, ils sont recrutés dans une association de malfaiteurs, sorte de syndicat du crime sévillan gouverné par son parrain Monipodio et des traditions très religieuses. Tous les ingrédients classiques du genre y sont présents: voleurs, escrocs, criminels, alguazils corrompus, filles de joie...En édition bilingue espagnol/français, avec lecture audio intégrée: Non seulement vous pouvez lire Rinconète et Cortadillo en français et en espagnol, mais vous pouvez aussi écouter la lecture de cet ouvrage soit dans sa version originale hispanique, soit dans sa traduction française, grâce à votre téléphone, tablette ou webcam. L'idéal pour améliorer votre maîtrise de la langue de Cervantès... ou de Molière !
Roadside Paradise Series - Book 1. Athena Alexander never thought her savior would come in the form of a traveling circus, let alone one that she suspected to harbor illegal activities. While trying to fix the mess of her life, Athena ends up hitching a ride with the Roadside Paradise troupe. However, it is no ordinary traveling circus. Along with the normal circuit, the troupe performs privately for anyone with enough money to pay their fees. They have a reputation for being the best, and the young, charismatic owner, V, is sure to maintain that reputation. Athena's instincts as a former police officer tell her that there is something amiss. Among the flashing lights and delighted screams, certain people who visit Roadside Paradise find their own version of hell. V's hypnotic power draws people in, but if they hold dark secrets, they soon find themselves trapped. But V's targets are never innocent. Karma is in town. CW: violence, bodily injury, discussions of death, discussions of neglect, horror scenarios
In this dystopian horror tale, it's not what's for dinner but who?Do you dread the daily grind of making dinner? Shopping, preparing, and the dreaded clean-up after eating?What if one pill could provide perfect nutrition in an instant?YUM is the answer. Just one pill a day and you're good to go.No more hunger or hassle. Total gratification. This is Madam's mission at Nutri-Corp: to change the world forever.But will it improve things or make them worse?And if YUM makes life so easy, what's for dinner at Madam's Nutri-Corp's dinner parties?And just what is being hunted in The Hunt?
When Baker first saw Millie, he truly believed he was ready to start afresh. The death of his wife and child had left him hollow. It was time to start over and leave his old life behind, without looking back. Millie was used to coming last in everything, forever second best. There was no way she'd be able to compete with a ghost, so she let Baker go. But years have passed, and Baker is no longer a lost soul. He intends to show Millie the real man he has become. He's determined to have a future with Millie. With the help of his family, The Skulls, he knows he'll claim her as his old lady, and his wife in the end. With The Skulls at his back, there's no chance of failing. Everything seems to fall into place. Baker has Millie right where he wants her, in his heart, and in his bed. When her sister turns up, trouble comes with her. Can Baker convince Millie that he'll stick by her? Will Bethany come between them? It's time for Millie to find out what it's like to have The Skulls at her back. No one attacks a Skull and gets away with it, and Millie is a Skull, Baker's old lady, and part of the family.
When Shiloh Anderson's ex left her stranded in a bar, with no clothes, no car, and no money, the last thing she expected was to have a one-night stand with the sexiest man she'd ever seen. But the soldier left more than just a lasting impression with her, he left her pregnant. Sergeant Drake Edwards is a lot of things, but he's never been an asshole. Until the nameless woman from his one-night stand sends him an email claiming to be pregnant with his baby. Demanding a paternity test seemed reasonable enough to him, but he didn't count on how damn stubborn she could be. When Drake is injured and is forced to return home, he's brought face to face with Shiloh once more, and her beauty nearly takes him to his knees. Facing death changes a man, and Drake is determined to do whatever it takes to claim his baby-and the woman he can't stop thinking about.
A mission has gone almost deadly wrong in Afghanistan. Special Forces military working dog handler Chris Gonzalez and his K-9 partner, Delta Alpha, are sent home to heal after being injured during an operation. The military has decided Delta Alpha can no longer continue as an active military working dog, but Chris refuses to leave him behind. Coming home to Nyack isn't something he expected to do so soon, but in order to help his partner heal, he needs to do so with the help of the new local veterinarian, a woman who seems to have a dark history of her own. Juliette Graham had only wanted to escape her past and start over, this time with a new life and a new name. She didn't expect to find two males, one human, one canine, burrowing under her skin so quickly. That's the problem with secrets, though...they often have a habit of catching up when people least expect it...
Can Ember control the monster inside her? Her father is the terrorist who released a virus that devastated most of the world and created vampire zombies. The cure is in her veins, and she's sacrificed her freedom to find a vaccine. Now, Ember holds the last mutated strain in her blood, and the government votes whether to keep her alive or kill her. A film crew arrives to document her story, and it may be her only chance to sway the vote. However, an unexpected kiss leads to an infection that may start another worldwide outbreak. Ember must fight the effects of the darkness inside her to keep from turning into the monster. Will that be enough to save her life or will she start an apocalypse just like her father?
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