Have you ever been involved in church and not felt cared for? Have you been frustrated by the apparent lack of love and concern within the church community? Come on an investigative journey into the world of Christian care. Beth Murray takes an indepth look at the crisis of care ministries in the church. She defines care, looks into reclaiming "Christian hospitality," examines issues of cultural relevance and pulls out four levels of care as defined in scripture. Building on these four lev...

A young woman tries to commit suicide. She changes her mind at the last moment, and sends a plea out to the world, receiving a sign that things will improve. With the help of her psychiatrist, she begins to deal with her past and the reasons for her self-harming, but a romantic relationship with an abusive man could ruin everything.

A diary of a female serial killer is found by the man who was tracking her. While reading it, he discovers that she killed people because she 'saw their evil in their reflections'. He reads accounts of how her dependence on alcohol grew worse with each death, leading to her child being born stillborn and finds that, although she is dead, there is a powerful connection between them.

The curtain rises on Theatre and Youth, volume 23 of Theatre Symposium with keynote reflections by Suzan Zeder, the distinguished playwright of theatre for youth, and presents eleven original essays about theatre’s reflections of youth and the role of young people in making and performing theatre.The first set of essays draws from robustly diverse sources: the work of Frank Wedekind in nineteenth-century Germany, Peter Pan’s several stage incarnations, Ev...

The trials and tribulations of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be confusing, embarrassing, and impact your mental and physical well-being. As the indispensable and definitive guide to understanding and managing IBS, Gut Goals will empower you with knowledge, restore your dignity, and help you finally control your gut health journey.With a revolutionary approach, Gut Goals not only dismantles the barriers of misinformation surrounding IBS but also addresses the ...

Encounters with American Ethnic Cultures represents a cultural approach to understanding ethnic diversity in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.Thirteen chapters, each using an ethnographic field methodology, explore such ethnic experience as the "invisible" (WASPS and African-Americans); "self-chosen" (Welsh-American, Irish-American, and Ukrainian-American); "gender-related" (the Lubovitcher); "religious" (Jewish, Native American, Greek-American, and Puer...

Social Justice and the Modern Athlete: Exploring the Role of Athlete Activism in Social Change is an edited volume in which editor Mia Long Anderson and various contributors identify and discuss athletes who have been at the forefront of social movements to lead change in distinct areas of society, including politics, gender equity, and mental health.Contributors analyze how this activism speaks to the impact that athletes can have on raising awareness and...

With contributors in the fields of communication, psychology, English, law, and others, Navigating Life with a Graduate Degree as a Military Spouse: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving amidst Uncertainty utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees.The contributors to this volume analyze the challenges, struggles, and positive aspects of be...

A dash of holiday spirit, a pinch of cheer, sprinkle with mystery,join our sleuths as they crumble through their sweetest case yet!Life is batter when you're solving crimes!Download A Cookie of a Miscreant today!

Das nächste Match ist näher, als du denkst – die Rom-Com des Jahres aus IrlandTara und Colin sind füreinander bestimmt – das wussten sie von dem Moment an, als sie sich zum ersten Mal trafen. Aber nach einigen Jahren ist die Luft raus, und ihre Vorstellungen von einer gemeinsamen Zukunft driften ziemlich auseinander. Gerade ist eine neue App in aller Munde: Fling. Sie ermöglicht es unglücklich Verheirateten, diskret und ohne Verpflichtungen eine Affäre einzugehen. ...

Providing theory and practical interventions, this book is the perfect companion to creative arts therapy students and professionals who wish to work with the LGBTQ community and the unique challenges that sexual minorities, transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) clients face today.Considering ally development, unconscious bias and intersectionality, the book provides theory, case studies and practical guidance for working with this client group, as well as experiences emergi...

The past deciphers the future.After making wrong decisions with his first murder investigation, Detective Matthew Compton is glad to still have his position as sergeant. Now he has a string of assaults on prostitutes, and his only lead: cryptic lines from a Medieval book of the dead.Even though DS Compton saved his life in his previous case, Detective Inspector Jacob Murray needs someone less complicated as his second. Now he has a new sergeant, multiple murders, a...