Secular Discourses of Mary Magdalene on Love, Success, Spiritual Transformationand Living Happily Ever After.Inspired by the Following Authors and Their Amazing Books:Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles, Dr. Wayne Dyer’s I Can See Clearly Now,Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist and Aleph, and Carlos Castaneda’s The Wheel of Time

What Makes a Superhero?Superheroes captivate our cultural imagination. From reading comic books in our childhood bedrooms to watching the latest blockbuster on the silver screen, we long to see the champion defeat the villain and ultimately rescue the world from certain destruction. Though the stories may be fantastical, our desires are not. Our hearts are drawn to superheroes because we want someone to triumph over evil and save the world. This issue of An Unexpec...

The imago Dei: Man as God's Image Bearers"Let us make man in our image," so begins the relationship between God and his image bearers, beings made in his own image. What does it mean to be God's image bearer? In this issue on the imago Dei, we explore the ways man reflects God's light.Contributors:Donald W. Catchings, Jr.: "Stained-glass Man," a poem on man's own image.Annie Crawford:...

Planting the Seeds of ImaginationHolly Ordway has established herself as one of the preeminent voices in the field of cultural apologetics. Her ability to engage with the imagination is clearly demonstrated through her own scholarly work, most recently the paradigm-shifting Tolkien's Modern Reading, but her influence was critical in the founding of An Unexpected Journal as well. This collection of essays, poetry, and stories demonstrates her wide-...

The shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons.Maria's dad was a pimp, living in a world of thieves and street-walkers. Her mother, tiring of turning tricks for her husband, walked out, leaving the children in his chaotic, violent and sometimes cruel care. By the age of nine, Maria's father was abusing her and getting a prostitute friend to dress he...

Learn the secret to losing weight and keeping it off in this "well-written guidebook that gets to the root of overweight: the way people think about food" (Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of 365 Prescriptions for the Soul).If you are constantly battling against your weight, it's time to stop yo-yo dieting and start developing a healthy relationship with food. In Skinny Thinking you will learn how to rethink your food choices, eating habits, lifestyle, a...

Two Heroin addicts are in what was a Southside Chicago slaughterhouse, and is now a Heroin shooting gallery. They are trembling with winter cold and beginning Heroin withdrawal, the older is telling the younger about Heroin, Heroin addicts and pushers, what else?The room is incredibly filthy, covered with dirty old rags of cliothing,and torn shoes and boots that show here and there something like grave markers. The addicts are lying on old burst open mattresses, th...

Did you survive a rough childhood but now those survival skills seem to get in the way of your present-day life? THAT SHIZZ HURT! can help you put down those old tools and pick up some new ones. It's one of 15 quick reads in the 'This or Prozac' series - short focused advice for everyday life. Matt Prager is a licensed therapist who offers dating coaching business coaching and phone therapy for both individuals and couples. He also offers assistance with all aspects of online d...

Practical guide addresses issues of faith for battered women—an invaluable resource for victims of domestic violence and the crisis centers that counsel them.

Emotional and verbal abuse often go unnoticed - sometimes even by the abused - until they become something much more serious. This book will teach you about the miracle principle and the proven respect-me method to help you recognize the problem, regain self-respect, and change for the better. These invaluable lessons will help you improve your relationships and get you the support you need.

Are you a victim of narcissistic abuse? Do you suffer from traumatic stress? Are you in the middle of an emotional crisis brought on by a death, betrayal, illness, or divorce, or are you just ready to heal because you’ve had enough? Are you unhappy, emotionally fatigued, and suffering from chronic emotional pain?In Take Your Power Back, author Evelyn M. Ryan offers a step-by-step guide that teaches you to regain and use your personal power to turn your pain-based life into...

If you can recognize your guilt, you can use it for self-improvementAsk yourself:Do you want to learn how to forgive yourself?Do you want to correct mistakes instead of hiding them?Do you become angry very quickly? (over-reacting)Do you get caught up in blaming and assigning guilt?Do you often ask yourself "Why did I do that?"Are you afraid that if you don't do everything your partner asks then he/she will leave you?