A story of a young African American man who has recurring dream of the trail of suffering of Christ where Simon of Cyrene is compile to carry the cross of Jesus unbeknown to Rafael Smith is historical lineage to Simon.

What if one final prayer could change eternity for others?The Last Prayer: The Hope of a Dying Man is a powerful Christian inspirational story about faith, sacrifice, redemption, and the transformative power of God's grace. As a devout believer faces the end of his life, he makes the selfless decision to become an organ donor. Yet his greatest gift is not physical-it is spiritual.Before his death, he offers one heartfelt prayer: that every recipient of his ...

A true saga of an African-American family that sprouted from the fallow soil of poverty, domestic violence, and the obnoxious weeds of bigotry, Growing Old in New Town narrates the memoir of a black boy’s upbringing in a racist, small southern town. This memoir follows author Michael E. Goings and his family through their struggles, dramas, and triumphs, providing an accurate depiction of life in the Jim Crow South from the 1950s to the 1970s. Growing Old in New Town chronicles young Micha...

What is one of the most stubborn problems permeating America churches today? Racism! It divides Christian's brothers and sisters and hinders the spreading of the gospel. Free at Last! Is a concise, in-depth study that reveals the malignancy hampering the Body and gives a biblical antidote to address this spiritual hindrance.

In every police officer's career, sides must be taken, and sometimes, there are no winners.Payden Beck's town was in ruins, with a police force on the take and crime rampant, but now he has a new partner, Lisa Reid, and crime rates in his town are dropping, along with more than a few criminal bodies. All's well in Payden's world, who opts to look the other way.But when a fellow detective is counted among the dead, Payden must face truths about hims...

**AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWith a new afterword on Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial and its aftermathOne of the New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023 • One of PureWow’s 42 Books to Gift in 2023 This Year • One of Fortune’s Best Crypto Books of 2023“Going Infinite is in many ways Lewis at his best. He marshals a complex global story without losing sight of the delightful and revealing human details. He is a world-class no...

From the creator of Jurassic Park and EREgyptologist Harold Barnaby has just made the discovery of the century. While retranslating some old hieroglyphs, he has found clues to the location of a pharaoh’s lost tomb. But this discovery leads him to make the ultimate choice: rather than share his find with the rest of the world, Professor Barnaby is determined to locate the tomb and keep whatever treasure he finds inside for himself.But to pu...

*INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*‘Extraordinary’ The Observer‘A stupefyingly pleasurable book to read’ New Yorker‘Lewis’s storytelling is as good as ever’ The EconomistFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the high-octane story of the enigmatic figure at the ...

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior, the police-like state found in many schools throughout the country, and the introduction of youth into the criminal justice system at an early age. The school-to-prison pipeline negatively and dis...

The Gospel of John would seem to be both the "spiritual Gospel" and a Gospel that promotes Christian mission. Some interpreters, however, have found John to be the product of a sectarian community that promotes a very narrow view of Christian mission and advocates neither love of neighbor nor love of enemy. In this book for both the academy and the church, Michael Gorman argues that John has a profound spirituality that is robustly missional, and that it can be summarized in the paradoxica...

"Go Global Without Going Broke" is a comprehensive, practical guide for small business owners, marketing directors, and consultants navigating cross-border expansion with limited budgets and resources. Through nine core chapters-covering market research, cultural adaptation, regulatory compliance, distributor relationships, e-commerce strategy, email marketing, ROI measurement, and real-world case studies-plus appendices featuring a curated 31-country resource directory, budget templates, ...

Wo Kultur und Natur einander begegnen »Das Ferienhäusl, das mein Vater erwarb und in dem ich den Großteil meiner Kindheit verbrachte, ist längst verkauft. Nun, da ich erwachsen bin, zieht es mich wieder hinaus in den Wienerwald, nach Niederösterreich.« Mit diesen Worten beginnt die Liebeserklärung Michael Schottenbergs an seine neue Heimat. Der fantasievolle Reisephilosoph tut, was er am besten kann: Geschichten erzählen, die aus dem Herzen kommen und zu Herzen gehen. Seine Tour durch Graf...