Captured. Studied. Humiliated. A tale of an alien abduction from the victim's point of view. What exactly do these creatures want? Part of the 'From Elsewhere' collection - six short stories about unearthly visitors.From Elsewhere includes:"The Long View" - One woman's reflections on the life she has left behind. But is all as it seems?"The Hearing" - A guardian angel is put on trial by the man he is duty bound to protect."Forbidden" - A story about the most...

The storm didn't just change the weather—it changed us.When a second cosmic surge sweeps across the globe, thousands of ordinary civilians wake up with extraordinary, volatile powers. But for Seth Knight, a former construction worker turned transhuman conduit, the gift is a curse. He is drowning in a billion data-streams, struggling to maintain his sanity while the world descends into chaos.In the shadows, the Meridian Group sees not people, but a new commodity. Led by the ...

Pastoral failure, volunteer fatigue, exhausted staff members, church wounds, and increasing membership decline have left us wondering, how do we lead from God-with-us rather than the world's hustle culture? Non-Anxious Churches examines communities' need for churches that are authentic, real, and non-anxious. Unfortunately, churches are not immune to anxiousness and can even perpetuate it by juggling tasks, getting caught up in activities, and focusing on the wrong goals. Pastor Mark Knigh...

Ghosts? Angels? Aliens? This collection of short tales concerns entities which could be any of these. Could they really exist? Or are they only part of our imagination?About the short stories…"Them" is a story of alien abduction, published in the book Bardic Tales and Sage Advice in 2005."The Long View" concerns one woman's reflections on the life she has left behind, and was published by Wet Ink Press in 2006, and also in The Hub magazine in 2007."The Heari...

"The important thing to remember is that vampires are not like what you see in movies, or comic books. They are evil beings, Daniel. And… they cannot be killed."Seventeen-year-old Daniel Dark is a dhampir - a half vampire. After a mysterious message reveals the truth about his origins, his superhuman powers and craving for blood begin to manifest with frightening speed.On a desperate journey across America, Mexico, and mist-shrouded moors of England, Daniel searches for his...

This new study explores how evangelicalism played a vital role in the development of the Victorian novel. In contrast to those who see the evangelical movement as trivial to our histories of the novel and part of the losing side in religion’s battle with secularity, Good Words: Evangelicalism and the Victorian Novel examines fiction by major writers of the nineteenth century—Thackeray, Dickens, Wood, MacDonald, Collins, and Butler—and reveals the extent to which the novel was shap...

A discarded mirror brings more than just everyday reflections.Who, or what, stares back at Penny as she gazes into an old mirror? Is it a hallucination...or portent of death?Part of the From Elsewhere short story collection - six tales of unearthly visitors.From Elsewhere includes:"The Long View" - One woman's reflections on the life she has left behind. But is all as it seems?"The Hearing" - A guardian angel is put on trial by the man he is duty bou...

Relationships that last a lifetime have taken much work and dedication to one another. this book will reveal human nature in relationships, things to avoid and how to understand the opposite sex. The short chapters get right to the point, this is not a book of advice, it is a book of facts. please enjoy......Mark Knight

Trust and Distrust offers the first overview of Britain's history of corruption in office in the pre-modern era, 1600-1850, and as such will appeal not only to historians, but also to political and social scientists. Mark Knights paints a picture of the interaction of the domestic and imperial stories of corruption in office, showing how these stories were intertwined and related. Linking corruption in office to the domestic and imperial state has not been attempted before, and Kn...

"Cell in for count!"Millions of men and women hear the prison cell doors slam shut for another formal count. This routine happens 365 days a year and will always be a mainstay for control and order. How do you develop essential biblical teachings when your environment shows the lack of God's presence? How do you clear out the negative energies of the prison life and hone the skills you need to return home a responsible individual on fire for Christ, marriage, and home?You c...

The Devil in Disguise illuminates the impact of the two British revolutions of the seventeenth century and the shifts in religious, political, scientific, literary, economic, social, and moral culture that they brought about. It does so through the fascinating story of one family and their locality: the Cowpers of Hertford. Their dramatic history contains a murder mystery, bigamy, a scandal novel, and a tyrannized wife, all set against a backdrop of violently competing local facti...

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult ...