HANDBOOKofWHACKY WISDOMby DAVID GUTHRIEAfter a lifetime of spiritual searching, many years of occult practices, and 30 years of working as a Natural Therapist specialising in healing emotional issues, David clearly and concisely explains in the Handbook of Whacky Wisdom the ancient wisdom of the Masters generally not acceptable or understandable to the preponderance of mankind. Having experienced ma...

In the UK 100,000 strokes occur each year. Many survivors are left severely disabled. But why is this – when it is well known that some can and do make excellent recoveries?This reluctant carer had the determination to make sure his wife would overcome her disabilities and lead a normal life again - if that were ever possible. A change of environment was needed. Why not South Africa during the English winter? When they arrived in Fish Hoek, near Cape Town, Rita was wheelchair bound...

Echoes of Forbidden Harmony is a gripping historical fiction novel by David Guthrie, transporting readers to 1938 Berlin amidst the rise of Nazi Germany. The story follows Lieutenant Hans Belkin, a young and ambitious officer in the Wehrmacht, as he navigates the treacherous political landscape and the horrors of war.Amidst the turmoil, Hans finds himself entangled in a forbidden romance with Sophi Hessel, the wife of his commanding officer. Sophi also has a dangerous secret that p...

Walk the Edge explores the relationship of two people confronted with death and the loss of their love. The author wrote the novel when confronted with his own probable death, and through the pages of the novel explored the themes of the meaning of life and death, creativity, spirituality and the issues confronting the global world.The unique power of the novel lies in the fact that these pages reflect,from the early events to the last day, in the changing views of the characters an...

All families eventually face the loss of a loved one. When it happens, it can place great strain on a marriage, as well as on other relationships. That's partly because we don't know what to do with our feelings and partly because every family member grieves in his or her own way. In this book, Nancy and David Guthrie explore the family dynamics involved when a loved one dies—and debunk some myths about family grief. Through their own experiences of losing two young children and interviews...

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context.To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections:Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context.Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the worl...

The traditional Christian faith story encompasses creation to consummation, with the story of Jesus as its central point. However, the story as traditionally told fails at every point to be credible today. Without a credible faith story, Christianity cannot survive. What is happening is that a new narrative is arising that is radically reshaping Christianity and its future.Faith Story looks first at why the traditional narrative has failed and the environment of ambiguity and knowin...

The ideas and practices related to afrofuturism have existed for most of the 20th century, especially in the north American African diaspora community. After Mark Dery coined the word "afrofuturism" in 1993, Alondra Nelson as a member of an online forum, along with other participants, began to explore the initial terrain and intellectual underpinnings of the concept noting that “AfroFuturism has emerged as a term of convenience to describe analysis, criticism and cultural production that a...

David Dockery and George Guthrie set forth the basics of interpreting, applying, and communicating the Word of God in teaching and preaching. The heart of the book is a mentoring session with Dockery and Guthrie. It’s as if they are at the table with you showing you the steps to interpretation, applying it to Philippians 2:5-11. They have summarized the steps to interpretation in a chart that will be useful every time you prepare a lesson or sermon. And, you will find helpful workbook feat...

An anthology of Pythagorean writings ranging from four biographies of the ancient philosopher to his influential teachings."The material in this book is indispensable for anyone who wishes to understand the real spiritual roots of Western civilization." —Jacob Needleman, Professor of Philosophy, San Francisco State University, author of The Heart of PhilosophyPythagoras (fl. 500 B.C.E.), the first man to call hims...

In Rethinking American Music, Tara Browner and Thomas L. Riis curate essays that offer an eclectic survey of current music scholarship. Ranging from Tin Pan Alley to Thelonious Monk to hip hop, the contributors go beyond repertory and biography to explore four critical yet overlooked areas: the impact of performance; patronage's role in creating music and finding a place to play it; personal identity; and the ways cultural and ethnographic circumstances determine the music that emerges fro...

When a powerful EF-4 tornado with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour slammed the Union University campus on February 5, 2008, destroying eighteen dormitory buildings and causing $40 million in damage, the immediate assumption was that dozens if not hundreds of lives would have been lost. Miraculously, nobody died, and the next morning major media outlets flocked to Jackson, Tennessee, where Union students and faculty credited God for their survival and got to share their faith with mill...