Meet Jesus. God with us.In a unique and powerful telling of the gospel—the biography and teachings of Jesus and the story of redemption—the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are woven together into a single narrative. God with Us crystallizes the story of Jesus, amplifies his life-changing message, and clarifies the gift of salvation. It is a reading experience unlike any other.A wonderful accent to your personal Bible study or a great gift ...

Meet Jesus. God with us.In a unique and powerful telling of the gospel―the biography and teachings of Jesus and the story of redemption―the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are woven together into a single narrative. God with Us crystallizes the story of Jesus, amplifies his life-changing message, and clarifies the gift of salvation. It is a reading experience unlike any other.A wonderful accent to your personal Bible study or a great gift...

'The book would be a great text for advanced healthcare students, as it is chock-full of fair-minded and complete discussions of different scholarly views. The book contains the musts of excellent text books too: ample caselets, boxes and figures that illustrate key concepts; chapter summaries; and a distillation of key concepts and further reading suggestions stud every chapter. It is useful for practitioners too, with excellent text and case examples of how different nations approach inn...

Get a behind-the-scenes look into The Woodlands, an innovative new town that was built from the ground up near Houston, Texas. This is the story of the people who were instrumental in developing it and the experiences and challenges they had in creating a better, "new" hometown.

The novel is set in a fictional world where immortality is a reality but divinity and religion are absent. This unique premise allows Barlow to explore a range of philosophical and existential questions. The story delves into the implications of living in a world where death does not exist and the impact of this on societal structures, personal identity, and human relationships.The narrative likely follows the experiences and reflections of the characters as they navigate their eternal liv...

In the groundbreaking text "History of a World of Immortals without a God," the anonymous author navigates the complexities of a universe where immortality exists independently of divine influence. This philosophical narrative intricately weaves together themes of existence, morality, and human autonomy, presenting a nuanced exploration of immortality devoid of the traditional religious scaffold. The author's distinctive literary style combines allegory with reflective prose, inviting read...

This lively narrative presents some provocative thinking about the role of religion in society. Looking back from nowadays, the minister, Robert Staten, tells the story of his own struggle with the question while he was working in a southern parish in the nineteen-fifties. His stance is that of a progressive, who nevertheless grew up in fundamentalist pietism. Pastor, like the Church-of-England based novels of Susan Howatch, is both sympathetic and realistic. The first-person narratives by...

History of a World of Immortals without a God by James William Barlow is a profound and imaginative speculative work that explores a society where immortality exists without divine authority or spiritual guidance. Through thoughtful narrative and philosophical reflection, Barlow presents a fascinating vision of a world in which beings live forever, yet must face the deeper questions of purpose, morality, and meaning without the presence of a higher power.

In Appalachia and Beyond:Yarns and Yearnings in Prose and Poetry, Stanley Barlow entertains us with some stories and sketches--many of them from Appalachia as he experienced it growing up. He engages us in some thinking about education, religion, and personal identity. Here too are some poems--new and selected.The yarns and sketches are for the most part true. Some come from my humorist years, writes the author. The play, Mostly Anecdotal, I hope reads like a short story: it center...

To most biologists, sociobiology represents the concept of strict Darwinian individual selection married to an analytical application of ecological principles and brought to bear on social behavior in an unusually exciting and productive way. Joining the biologists are a small number of social scientists. But there are radically divergent views as to how the field should be delimited, and sociobiology is one of the most widely discussed fields in biology and anthropology today. The symposi...

This assured and powerful study explores the condition of the middle classes in Britain today. The authors outline a new theoretical perspective for exploring the middle classes and provide the reader with up-to-date empirical information on the class structure.

Learn to see God's remarkable works in the everyday ordinary of your life.Your remarkable life is happening right here, right now. You may not be able to see it--your life may seem predictable and your work insignificant until you look at your life as Frederick Buechner does.Named "the father of today's spiritual memoir movement" by Christianity Today, Frederick Buechner reveals how to stop, look, and listen to your life. He reflects on how both ar...