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In Praise of Inadequate Gifts

Author : Tarn Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578868950
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book In Praise of Inadequate Gifts written by Tarn Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Wandering Aengus Press Book Award, Tarn Wilson's memoir in essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts explores the varied ways we process trauma and loss-and the miraculous, awkward, and imperfect process of renewal. Wilson touches on a wide range of topics: her obsession with teeth, why she doesn't have children, the summer she spent soldering keyboards for Chrysler Le Barons. She traces the after effects of her mother's rape, her confusion after her friend's mother is murdered, her own divorce and struggle with anxiety, and her complex grief after the death of her distant father and mentally ill mother. The topics are difficult, but Wilson addresses them with curiosity and gentle humor. Her honesty, empathy, and lack of self-pity make us feel we are sitting down with a trusted friend, ready to confess our own hard journey. Ultimately, this collection is not just about suffering, but about the redemptive power of kindness and connection, that inadequate gift. "Love's gestures are so unassuming, so ordinary, so clumsy, so imperfect - yet, miraculously, they hold something larger than themselves, big enough to press back against the darkness." Her experimentation with form, with a segmented essay and two essays in lists, allow her to reflect in a multi-faceted way, not just on the events, but on how we tell our stories, the choices we make as we construct the narrative of our lives. Dinty W. Moore calls these essays, "honest, powerful, and necessary." Brenda Miller writes, "Wilson shows us how we can tell stories that matter, even when our hearts have broken." Scott Russell Sanders says "These essays will surely resonate with readers who have faced their own hard questions." Abigail Thomas, bestselling author of What Comes Next and How to Like It says, "I fell in love on the very first page. Tarn Wilson is an irresistible writer and her new book is a treasure. Buy it, read it, tell everyone you know."

A Time of Gifts

Author : Patrick Leigh Fermor
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590175174
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Time of Gifts written by Patrick Leigh Fermor and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written. At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube. At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.

5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts

Author : Tarn Wilson
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1685394051
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book 5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts written by Tarn Wilson and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a better writer in 5 minutes a day Writing regularly is the best way to boost your skills and stay inspired—and this book of creative writing prompts is here to help you out! Spark your creativity with 501 short, simple prompts that encourage you to imagine, create, and improve. Just 5 minutes—The exercises in this daily writing prompt journal are quick and easy to do so you can always carve out a bit of writing time, no matter what else is going on in your life. Let go of the rules—Open-ended prompts offer just enough guidance to get you started as you practice generating fresh ideas, creative thinking, and releasing perfectionism. A mix of prompts—From a love poem to a sci-fi adventure and dialogue between kids, you'll get a chance to work with an array of genres, topics, and styles. Continue the story—Each writing activity includes an optional extra prompt that lets you expand what you wrote into something even more detailed and unique. Spark something new and build confidence in your writing this collection of 501 writing prompts!

The Rigveda

Author : Stephanie Jamison
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190633387
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Rigveda written by Stephanie Jamison and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rigveda is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known. Composed in the latter half of the second millennium BCE, it stands as the foundational text of what would later be called Hinduism. The text consists of over a thousand hymns dedicated to various divinities, composed in sophisticated and often enigmatic verse. This concise guide from two of the Rigveda's leading English-language scholars introduces the text and breaks down its large range of topics--from meditations on cosmic enigmas to penetrating reflections on the ability of mortals to make contact with and affect the divine and cosmic realms through sacrifice and praise--for a wider audience.

The Myles Munroe's Kingdom Series

Author : Dr. Myles Munroe
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0768410622
Total Pages : 1905 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book The Myles Munroe's Kingdom Series written by Dr. Myles Munroe and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 1905 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kingdom of God is here! The defining message of Dr. Myles Munroes life and worknow available for the first time as a packaged collection. While many remember Dr. Munroe for delivering exceptional teaching on topics such as purpose, potential, vision, praise and worship, leadership, and even relationships, perhaps no revelation has been more important for the individual believer as his message on the Kingdom of God. Dr. Munroe served as a pioneer and prophetic voice, summoning people to experience and enjoy the fullness of their salvation in Christ. This came through discovering their purpose, unlocking their potential, and walking the earth as Kingdom citizens, fueled by Heavens vision. Dr. Munroe now stands among the great cloud of witnesses in Heaven, still beckoning us onward to become representatives and ambassadors of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. His voice continues to challenge Christ-followers around the world to fulfill their destinies. Today, Dr. Munroes Kingdom message is more crucial than ever. In this hour of turmoil and upheaval, embrace your Kingdom purpose!

The Gift of Tears

Author : Annette Ford
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664298592
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Tears written by Annette Ford and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your life is stormy with painful circumstances, drizzly with stresses and anxieties, or sunny with a sense that God is in control, The Gift of Tears invites you to experience God’s peace and presence in deeper ways. Tears are a gift. Though we long for the constant sunshine of happiness and the comfort of a stress-free life, we need the nourishing, refreshing teardrops of life lessons. Without tears, the garden of our heart becomes parched and barren. Thus, God offers us the gift of tears. In this ten-week devotional, you will journey through life stories of learning to trust God in difficult circumstances, parables from times of listening prayer, insights from contemplating God’s word, and prayer activities that inspire personal prayer and reflection. The Gift of Tears encourages you to experience tears as a blessing, not a burden, and even in life’s storms to thank God for the tears.

Your Soul's Gift

Author : Robert Schwartz
Publisher : Whispering Winds Press
ISBN 13 : 0977679462
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (776 download)

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Download or read book Your Soul's Gift written by Robert Schwartz and published by Whispering Winds Press. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his groundbreaking first book, Your Soul's Plan, Robert Schwartz brought the idea of pre-birth planning into the mainstream. Now, his brilliant sequel Your Soul's Gift delves even deeper by exploring the pre-birth planning of spiritual awakening, miscarriage and abortion, caregiving, abusive relationships, sexuality, incest, adoption, poverty, suicide, rape, and mental illness. Working with a team of gifted mediums, Schwartz brings forth great love and wisdom from the other side to explain why such experiences are planned and the deep, soul-level healing they can create. Through the stories in Your Soul s Gift you can: -Develop greater self-love as you become aware of the tremendous courage it takes for you to plan a life on Earth and to live the life you planned -Emerge from victim consciousness to know yourself as the powerful creator of your life -Forgive those who have hurt you and create a lasting inner peace -Understand the qualities you came into this lifetime to cultivate and express -See profound purpose in experiences that once appeared to be meaningless suffering -Develop a heartfelt knowing of your infinite worth, beauty, magnificence, and sacredness as an eternal soul.

The Slow Farm

Author : Tarn Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940906065
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Slow Farm written by Tarn Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1970s, Tarn Wilson's father quit his job as the Brookings Institution's first computer programmer, packed his family into a converted school bus with "Suck Nixon" painted on the side, and headed for the Canadian wilderness. He planned to give his two young children an Edenic childhood, free from the shadows of war, materialism, and middle class repression. Between each lyric chapter, told from the child's point of view, Wilson incorporates "artifacts" that reveal larger cultural forces shaping her parents' decisions: letters, photographs, timelines, newspaper clippings, excepts from radical approaches to child rearing. In the space between the child's vision and the adult context, readers are invited to consider the gifts and burdens of a counterculture childhood.

No Holds Barred

Author : Mark D. Roberts
Publisher : Waterbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 157856705X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book No Holds Barred written by Mark D. Roberts and published by Waterbrook Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps readers find a new passion and honesty in their relationship with God by modeling their prayer life on the prayers of the Psalms and delving deeper into familiar types of prayer, such as asking, praising, and confessions, and by exploring new forms of praying. Original.

Love in the Present Tense

Author : Morrie Shechtman
Publisher : Bull Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1936693321
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Love in the Present Tense written by Morrie Shechtman and published by Bull Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on their expertise on personal growth in the workplace and from their experience with couples in their popular workshops, Morrie and Arleah Shechtman present a new approach that challenges common notions about what makes a good marriage work. They recognize that myths about marriage often lead people to aim for unrealistic ideals. Examining eight myths about relationships—including &“Love will carry you through the hard times,&” &“You need to work on your relationship if you want it to be good,&” and &“Spending lots of time together is very important&”—the book also presents contrasting realities to help strengthen the bond. For those working to build a relationship or struggling to hold one together, this book provides powerful new ways to overcome old behaviors and create a new connection that springs from a shared understanding of one another's needs.

Understanding Your Place in God's Kingdom

Author : Myles Munroe
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0768488974
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Your Place in God's Kingdom written by Myles Munroe and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about your original purpose for existence and the source of meaning behind your life. In these pages you will discover the Creator’s divine motivation, design, and mandate for His creation and your role in that creation. After reading this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge to answer some of the questions addressing the heart cries of humanity in our search for a better world. I am convinced also that you will come to believe, as I do, that there is hope for mankind, but only as we reconnect to the source of creation and our Creator’s original concepts for life on planet earth. It is this concern that this book will attempt to address. The goal of this book is to reintroduce the concepts, principles, and nature of true authentic kingdoms as presented by the Creator and show the superior and advantageous nature of kingdom as compared to any religion, political ideology, government system, or social program. Join me as we explore and understand the precepts and principles of “the Kingdom.”

In the Key of New York City

Author : Rebecca McClanahan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781597098502
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book In the Key of New York City written by Rebecca McClanahan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the advice of family and friends, a middle-aged couple leaves their home and jobs in North Carolina to pursue a long-held desire: to live in New York City. As they struggle to find work and forge friendships in a city of strangers, Rebecca decides to take her mother's advice to "make a home wherever you land." She finds it in surprising ways: in overheard conversations on park benches and subway stations, in songs and cries sifted through apartment walls, in the oil-spilled rainbow colors of the pigeons who mate on the window air conditioner, and in encounters with street people dispensing unexpected wisdom. The 9/11 attacks and a serious cancer surgery turn her attention inward: to memories of marital affairs and separation, the deaths of mentors and friends, and to the books and poems that have always sustained her. Inner and outer landscapes merge, her life touching the lives of the now-familiar strangers. Alternating between brief vignettes and sustained narratives, Rebecca McClanahan tracks the heartbeat of New York, finding in each face she meets the cumulative loss, joy, and stubborn resilience of a city that has claimed her for its own.

Gift and Promise

Author : Peter Schmiechen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532604955
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Gift and Promise written by Peter Schmiechen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if the liturgy for the Lord's Supper started with the images in the New Testament rather than the divisions of our past? It would be like going through an open door into a new world. There we would find a new Passover celebration, a new covenant, and remembrance and proclamation of Jesus' death and resurrection--all in the context of the kingdom of God. It would be an evangelical Lord's Supper. This is a high-risk operation, given the reliance by many on transactional sacrifice and the tendency to reduce the Supper to a sacrament of penance for individuals. Ideas rejected by Luther and Calvin now reappear even among Protestants. The goal cannot be reached by subtracting a few things and adding references to eschatology and joy. The good news is that many churches have already taken steps to reform their liturgies. To support that process, here is a clear and consistent evangelical perspective, based on the theology and biblical considerations that have formed our faith and practice.

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it Isn't)

Author : Brené Brown
Publisher : Avery
ISBN 13 : 1592403352
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book I Thought It Was Just Me (but it Isn't) written by Brené Brown and published by Avery. This book was released on 2008 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2007 with the title: I thought it was just me: women reclaiming power and courage in a culture of shame.

The Gift of Pets

Author : Bruce R. Coston
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250014980
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Pets written by Bruce R. Coston and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce R. Coston's first book, Ask the Animals, earned him high praise for being another James Herriot. Now, in his delightful second memoir, Coston shares more rich stories about his animal patients and the clients who make veterinary practice so fulfilling. In this humorous, poignant, and enthralling collection, Coston explores what it is about the interaction with our pets that provides such profound companionship, and how a love for animals helps us to be more fully human. This ability to enrich and fulfill us is the Gift of pets. Coston's characters, both the people and the animals, will engage you from the first page. You'll meet Mr. Johnston, the linguist, and his Mountain of Love; Rachel, the office prankster; Coston's "girlfriend," Megan; and Mischief, the only patient Coston has ever had that helped to pay for her own surgery. You'll learn what a "sugar glider" is and how to give one mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. You'll marvel at Lisa, Coston's first veterinary technician, and the courage that the Gift of pets gave her to reinvent herself and rekindle the dreams she thought she had squandered.The Gift of Pets celebrates what it's like to be truly blessed with a deep love and concern for the pets with which we surround ourselves. Coston invites all animal lovers to rejoice in that Gift with him in this inspiring book of true stories.

Kingdom Principles

Author : Myles Munroe
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0768423988
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Kingdom Principles written by Myles Munroe and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed examination of the principles, concepts and charectaristics of the Kingdom of God, incliding Kings and Lords, Territory and Law, Citizens and Royal privillege, Culture and Economy as well as Destiny.

Kingdom Principles Trade Paper

Author : Myles Munroe
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458761215
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Kingdom Principles Trade Paper written by Myles Munroe and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying the Kingdom 40-Day Devotional Journal provides important context to living an abundant life through absolute priority for the Kingdom of God. Pastor, author, and teacher Dr. Myles Munroe shares secrets of success through establishing Kingdom priorities for your life. Throughout this 40-Day Devotional Journal, you are given the keys to living a fulfilled life. Based on biblical principles, you will discover how the greatest; Tragedy in life is not death, but life without purpose. Challenge in life is knowing what to do. Mistake in life is being busy but not effective. Failure in life is being successful in the wrong assignment. The principles from Applying the Kingdom will bring an exciting new sense of belonging to your spiritual, emotional, and physical life.