In A.D. 299, the Roman oracles ceased to prophesy for the Emperor Diocletian. The silence of the gods sparks a bloody storm of persecution that sweeps across the Roman Empire. As the fires of suspicion and hatred ignite all around them, a young man and a young woman are united by a prophecy from the catacombs of Rome...one that will set them on a journey to battle an evil beyond imagining.

As Seen on The Patrick Bet-David podcastChristian Patriot offers a compelling roadmap for Christians to reclaim their cultural influence and establish an explicitly Christian society rooted in faith, family, and biblical values.As Christians watch with dismay as Christian civilization is replaced by a New Secular Religion*, Christian Patriot* emerges as both a guide and a manifesto for those seeking to restore Christianity...

It took nearly two millennia for the enemies of the Catholic Church to realize they could not successfully attack the Church from the outside. Indeed, countless nemeses from Nero to Napoleon succeeded only in creating sympathy and martyrs for our Catholic Faith.That all changed in the mid-19th century, when clandestine societies populated by Modernists and Marxists hatched a plan to subvert the Catholic Church from within. Their goal: to change Her doctrine, Her liturgy, and Her mi...

The inaugural collection in the new VERVE Voices series, Queerphoria is a joyful and defiant queer-authored anthology proudly supporting Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line**.**Four housemates welcome the reader into their home for a birthday party. An elderly widow visits her first queer bar, beneath the flat she shared with her husband. A couple invite a shipwrecked sailor into their isolated lighthouse on th...

Far too many Christians are stuck in religion or sensationalism and don't even know it."Extraordinary Grace" gives a Bible-Centric perspective of authentic teachings to a sincere seeker of truth and follower of Christ. No more of your ears being tickled with concepts or fables predicated on emotional excitement without spiritual growth.What does the bible say about "Once Saved Always Saved"? Learn some biblical principles of some of the most important teachings in the bible to produce an i...

Chesley's Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy continues its tradition as one of the beacons to guide the field of preeclampsia research, recognized for its uniqueness and utility. Hypertensive disorders remain one the major causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and death. It is also a leading cause of preterm birth now known to be a risk factor in remote cardiovascular disease. Despite this the hypertensive disorders remain marginally studied and management is often controversial.The four...

When it comes to leadership in the kingdom of God, your mindset must be to serve, and assist others in maximizing their potential. So many folks have ambition or desire to lead in God's kingdom but lack the necessary spiritual growth and maturity that are key to effective leadership. A kingdom leader must experience the transformation process which involves overcoming trials and temptations to produce spiritual growth. These experiences, along with obtaining a clear understanding of God's ...

Learn how to conduct a robust text analysis project from start to finish--and then do it again. Mining is the dominant metaphor in computational text analysis. When mining texts, the implied assumption is that analysts can find kernels of truth--they just have to sift through the rubbish first. In this book, Dustin Stoltz and Marshall Taylor encourage text analysts to work with a different metaphor in mind: mapping. When mapping texts, the goal is not necessarily to find ...

The Wit and Humor of America gathers ten volumes of American comic writing into a capacious archive of satire, burlesque, dialect sketch, parable, anecdote, verse, and social observation. Moving from early republican wit through nineteenth-century regionalism and the modern magazine sketch, it reveals humor as both entertainment and cultural criticism. Comic monologues, mock-heroic poems, and sharply observed tales sit beside enduring reflections on politics, manners, sentiment, class, and...

"Do you love me," she asked softly, "and will you forever?""I do, and I will, with all my heart," he replied."That sounds like something you rehearsed, something out of a book.""I can prove it," he said.He stared into her emerald eyes as he unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his manly chest. He gave the left nipple a quarter turn. A door flipped open over a small screen with oscillating lines of different colors and with dials underneath it. He looked down long...

"Do you love me," she asked softly, "and will you forever?""I do, and I will, with all my heart," he replied."That sounds like something you rehearsed, something out of a book.""I can prove it," he said.He stared into her emerald eyes as he unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his manly chest. He gave the left nipple a quarter turn. A door flipped open over a small screen with oscillating lines of different colors and with dials underneath it. He looked down long...

This autobiography by the sport's first African American world champion is "a compelling story for any cycling fan" ( Outside).More than a century ago, Marshall "Major" Taylor overcame racial prejudice to become one of the most dominant cyclists in history. The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World, which Taylor self-published in 1928, gives a riveting first-person account of his rise to the highest echelons of professional cycling.Born in In...