Hope isn't something you will into existence.It is something that is produced in a well-tended garden, one that flourishes with the constant presence of gratitude, praise and worship, wisdom from God, time in His Word, prayer, and reflection.Praise is the prescription for hope, gratitude increases faith, and faith lends to a hope that does not disappoint.Following this study journal to get closer to the Source of all good things, closer to God Himself.How to u...

The bullies know nothing about me. They don't know that I cry when I see a sad movie. They have no idea that I like to walk along the beach and put my feet in the sea. They don’t know that I love drawing. They will never know that I like the smell of strawberry jam and that I wake up every single morning hoping that this will be the day that finally I find a friend.Egghead The Movie is a story about bullying written primarily for school children who are learning English as a second ...

Isandra and her brother, Alejandro, visit a local funfair. Everyone is having a good time. There are balloons, candyfloss, and lots of people. It’s fun – and funny! But something seems strange about the two visitors. Can you guess what it is?

Boloroo is a curious girl who likes to ask questions. Why is the sky blue? What are stars? Does anybody live on the moon? Why do we have to eat vegetables? Her questions get me complicated as she gets older. Why do we have to go to school? What are dreams? Where do we go when we die? But there is one question that no one can answer. It is Boloroo's big question. Do you know the answer?

I hear the noise one Friday evening. That night there is a big storm. The rain is tapping on my window, trying to get inside. But this noise is bigger than the storm. And it's bigger than the music I'm listening to in my room.'Thud, Bang, Crash!!!'I look around to see where the noise is coming from. It's outside! It's in the garden. What is it? I have to go out to see for myself. I have to know. I walk out under the midnight sky into the garden because I have to know what i...

One deep problem facing the Catholic church is the question of how its teaching authority is understood today. It is fairly clear that, while Rome continues to teach as if its authority were unchanged from the days before Vatican II (1962-65), the majority of Catholics - within the first-world church, at least - take a far more independent line, and increasingly understand themselves (rather than the church) as the final arbiters of decision-making, especially on ethical questions...

Eight tales of Christmas Magic from your favorite Changeling authors!Dawg-Napped! by Anne Kane: Comet's decided the cute little prairie dawg Cyndi is just what Bruce needs to cuddle up with him in his North Pole cottage.Stray Urges by Lacey Savage: Memories made between the sheets, under the mistletoe and beneath the hard body of a devoted mate can never truly be forgotten.An Orgasm for Christmas by Marteeka Karland: Rose knows exactly what she wants for Christmas -...

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding the contributions to U.S. civic life of the Catholic, Jewish, mainline and evangelical Protestant, African-American, Latino, and Muslim communities in the United States, the two volumes in this se...

EveChristmas in Snowflake Falls is the most wonderful time of the year. The lights, sounds, and smells are pure magic. Living here is like being wrapped up in a warm holiday hug. There's nothing better.My cozy little world gets shaken like a snow globe when the house next door sells. Worse yet, the new neighbor's tomcat sneaks over and makes himself at home on my Christmas quilt with my sweet feline. Furious, I storm next door to give the owner a piece of m...

JoyI'm living my dream. Owning a cozy little bakery in downtown Snowflake Falls is everything I ever wanted. Even though the holidays are a hectic time of year, there's nothing better than the feel of Christmas mixed with a bit of sugar.When an unexpected visitor drops by to say hello, my entire world shifts on its axis. Burk Whitman was my best friend until, right before our first year of high school, he unexpectedly moved away. Now, he's back in town, and...

A Shakespeare scholar and Professor of English at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, discusses the relevance of literature in terms of its psychological value. His talk is illustrated with historical and anecdotal references to the life and works of Shakespeare, the Jacobeans, Samuel Johnson, Proust and others

First published in 1976, the Dictionary of Philosophy has established itself as the best available text of its kind, explaining often unfamiliar, complicated and diverse terminology. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this fourth edition provides authoritative and rigorous definitions of a broad range of philosophical concepts.Concentrating on the Western philosophical tradition, The Routledge Dictionary of Philosophy offers an illuminating and informed introduction...