As Christians we should be the most grateful people alive. After all, doesn't the Bible encourage thankfulness and condemn grumbling?Peter Maiden traces the theme of thanksgiving in Scripture, and shows how we can genuinely live counter-cultural lives even in an age of rampant entitlement. With a pastoral heart, he explains how gratitude is the key to joyful, consistent Christian living, discipleship and mission involvement. He focuses on:how we can d...

Jeder Christ ist berufen, ein Jünger Jesu zu sein. Doch sind wir uns dieser Berufung bewusst? Und was bedeutet diese Berufung? Peter Maiden, selbst seit seiner Jugend Nachfolger Jesu, zeigt auch anhand seiner eigenen Kämpfe und Schwierigkeiten, dass das Leben der Jüngerschaft ein Leben in Beziehung ist – einer Liebesbeziehung zwischen uns und Jesus Christus. Wir sind somit zu einem gegenseitigen Dienen und zu einem weisen Umgang mit unserer Zeit und unserem Besitz aufgerufen. Und es gibt D...

How should we define our identity, as Christians? And how do we actually define ourselves, usually? In this short but powerful book, Peter Maiden (former International leader for OM) shows how we must find our identity in Christ if we are to have any stability. So many Christians struggle because they find their identity and self worth in things which are ultimately unworthy and utterly unstable. Or they find it in fleeting and vulnerable places - leadership positions, professions and achi...

God is totally faithful. That's right at the core of his character - unlike us, he cannot ever break his word.Knowing that we are firmly held in the grip of God's unending faithfulness is deeply reassuring. And it encourages us to be faithful too. Remembering his grace and goodness, we grow in holiness and Christlikeness. Our aim is to be faithful in the big things, but also in the nitty-gritty of life when nobody is watching.With these Bible teachers alongside us:* ...

Goddesses are not only powerful spiritual figures, they are also archetypes that represent our deepest feelings and most powerful experiences. They are exiles, witches, queens, lovers, grievers, rage-filled warriors, playful beauties, despairing crones, and hopeful maidens. They can move with us through the cycles of our lives, teaching us over and over again what can be learned from our most difficult experiences.Through the stories of goddesses and mythic figures from around the ...

For fans of Lauren Groff, Maggie O’Farrell, and Emma Donoghue, a devastating novel of love, intrigue, and community in a time of sickness that remade the worldFourteenth-century Europe. The Black Death has killed half the known world, andin an isolated convent, a small group of nuns spends their days in work, austerity, and devotion, chanting the Liturgy of the Hours. But their community is threatened. Rumors of heresy and a scandalous Book of Ursula, based on the ...

In this new installment of the popular Jake Stone series, Jake and Snowflake find themselves battling a ferocious and deadly foe bent on their destruction. But when things don't go quite as they had planned, Snowflake with an able assist from her son-in-law, Dirk, must call on a rather odd assortment of old friends to give them a much needed hand."Plenty of action and loads of laughs, with some deeper issues woven in." Theodora"Snowflake, as always, packs a real wallop." Da...

After discovering that spanking older women is much more fun than spanking younger ones, Ken looks for opportunities to get his hands on older bare bottoms. He was surprised at how easy it is however when the daughter of Sofia, the wife of the Italian restaurant owner, comes knocking at his door. Maria wants a repeat of her mother's enema and spanking punishments and eventually gets the crop right between her bottom cheeks. Later Ken has to look after his maiden aunt who thinks she can bos...

The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, Gothic novel, and travel guide. In the spring of 1858, Hawthorne was inspired to write his romance when he saw the Faun of Praxiteles in a Roman sculpture gallery. The theme, characteristic of Hawthorne, is guilt and the Fall of Man. The four main characters are Miriam, a beautiful painter who is ...

Fourteenth-century Europe. The Black Death has killed half the known world, and in an isolated convent, a small group of nuns spends their days in work, austerity, and devotion, chanting the Liturgy of the Hours. But their community is threatened. Rumors of heresy and a scandalous Book of Ursula, based on the teachings of the charismatic former abbess and founder of the order, have prompted the male church hierarchy to launch an investigation. The priest assigned to minister to the nuns, F...