Most histories of wounded Civil War veterans construe them as feminized men whose manhood has suffered due to their inability to provide for and raise families or engage in business. Wounded for Life complicates this picture by examining how seven veterans—six soldiers and one physician—coped with their changed bodies in their postwar lives.Through these intimate stories, author Robert D. Hicks looks at the veteran's body as shaped by the trauma of the battlefield and hosp...

Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war.Carnton Plantation, 1894. Carrie McGavock is an old woman who tends the graves of the almost one,500 soldiers buried here. As she walks among the dead, an elderly man appears—the same soldier she met that fateful day long ago. Today, he asks if the cemetery has room for one more . . .Based on an extrao...

Ever wonder what really happens when you die? What if heaven and hell aren't what you were told? What if the answer to why you're depressed has nothing to do with what your therapist says? Something is wrong...and you know it. Things feel "off." You just don't know exactly what it is — or how to fix it. Get this book.Twenty-seven years ago, after being diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition, Robert Hicks became terrified of death. So he went looking for answers...

Ever wonder what really happens when you die? What if heaven and hell aren't what you were told? What if the answer to why you're depressed has nothing to do with what your therapist says? Ever wonder why you exist at all? Something is wrong...and you know it. Things feel "off." You just don't know exactly what it is — or how to fix it.This is your book.Twenty-seven years ago, after being diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition, Robert Hicks bec...

Have you ever wanted to know more of what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit? These six studies about the Holy Spirit, his work, his activity, and his gifts are deceptively short, simple, and clear. Each one can be read quickly, but if you really delve into them – checking the Scriptures, working through the Bible studies, thinking through the reflection questions – you will find a rich study resource. The Bible Themes resource at the end is a useful alphabetical listing of key Bible the...

This book is written from the standpoint of a tutor who works with various students and who have dealt with different learning styles to be able to formulate a manual of how to deal with different students and how to be a guide for students to acheive their best as well as make sure the student achieves awareness of themselves to improve self-esteem.

In "Observations on the Sermons of Elias Hicks," Robert Waln meticulously examines the sermons of a pivotal figure within the Quaker tradition. Waln's prose is characterized by its clarity and precision, as he juxtaposes Hicks's radical interpretations of Christian doctrine against the backdrop of early 19th-century America, a period marked by profound social and religious upheaval. Through a combination of critical analysis and theological exploration, Waln sheds light on Hicks's advocacy...

Have you ever wanted to know more of what the Bible says about salvation? These six studies are deceptively short, simple, and clear. Each one can be read quickly, but if you really delve into them – checking the Scriptures, working through the Bible studies, thinking through the reflection questions – you will find a rich study resource. The Bible Themes resource at the end is a useful alphabetical listing of key Bible themes that gives practical and teaching help along with Scripture ref...

Breaking things is easy. Rebuilding things is much more difficult. Once you have “deconstructed” from toxic religious beliefs, what is next? Moving from being “religious” to a rich life of spirituality is easier said than done.The temptation for many people who deconstruct from an unhealthy form of dogmatic fundamentalism is to adopt a new form of non-religious dogmatic fundamentalism that is just as toxic.Religious deconstruction is not a linear process. We won’t one day “...

What is God like? How can we know God? Have you ever wanted to know more of what the Bible says about God? These six studies are deceptively short, simple, and clear. Each one can be read quickly, but if you really delve into them – checking the Scriptures, working through the Bible studies, thinking through the reflection questions – you will find a rich study resource. The Bible Themes resource at the end is a useful alphabetical listing of key Bible themes that gives practical and teach...

From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers.Among the stories included are "The Death of a Government Clerk," Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Mark Twain's comedic story that earned him national fame; "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry's masterful Christmastime tale about love and sacrifice; and "The Stor...

I take my college experience as an athlete and use it as a metaphor for becoming or being a stronger Christian. Whether you play football, another sport, or watch sports, all sports have lines that you have to play within. These lines keep us from going out of bounds, being disqualified, or hurting ourselves. The Bible, the word of God, are our guidelines that keeps us in bounds and becoming more like Him. You will come to understand that when you know Jesus, He makes you new. In this book...