Spiritual disciplines are often viewed primarily as a means to draw us closer to God. While these practices do deepen and enrich our "vertical" relationship with God, Kyle David Bennett argues that they were originally designed to positively impact our "horizontal" relationships--with neighbors, strangers, enemies, friends, family, animals, and even the earth. Bennett explains that this "horizontal" dimension has often been overlooked or forgotten in contemporary discussions of the spiritu...

This collection, edited by Daniel S. Strasser, was unearthed from the demand for more inclusive and expansive dialogues on intersectional identities, ethnicity, neuro-diversity, physical ability, religion, sexual orientation, class, and gender performance in academia. The autoethnographic and narrative accounts within Communication and Identity in the Classroom: Intersectional Perspectives of Critical Pedagogy offer personal, experiential perspectives on the power of identity to influence ...

In this book, Kyle hopes to connect with everyone because everyone is going through something in life. God called him and helped him to write this to help him and also share with the world that it may help them as well. We know we do not live in a perfect world, and we ourselves are not perfect, but with God all things are possible. Whatever situation anyone is in, he hopes that it will reach them to find the Lord or become closer to the Lord. Kyle gets straight to the point about what is ...

MagpieBy Kyle V. BennettOle Miss, an Icon of the South in Oxford Mississippi is home to a humid cultural history that not only includes blues legends and a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, but also hosts the only federally licensed Marijuana growing facility in the country.Patrick Sheridan, director of the USDA's Marijuana Project, has the soul of a gardener. He is intentional about all he seeks to nurture, and it's not just cannabis. Patrick's green thumb is all ove...

Jack London's novel "The Road," written in the early 20th century, chronicles the adventures and struggles of a young man living as a hobo in America. It particularly emphasizes themes of survival, humanity, and social injustice. Through the protagonist's experiences, the novel delves into the plight of the disenfranchised and reveals the unvarnished truths about American society during that era.The story begins with the young hobo reflecting on his past experiences, focusing on a ...