Stirring the Mud

Stirring the Mud
Author: Barbara Hurd
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780618215126

In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, 9imagination, and fear.

Race Manners

Race Manners
Author: Bruce A. Jacobs
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1611450314

An enlightening and balanced view of racial conflict. The Los Angeles...

Scripture First

Scripture First
Author: Daniel B. Oden
Publisher: ACU Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1684269504

How does Scripture read Scripture, and can the church follow that lead? Scripture or tradition? The things of God or the things of men? It’s easy, especially in the long shadow of the Reformation, to pit Scripture against tradition as enemies. After all, the goal of orienting one’s faith to the Bible alone can be so alluring. But the Bible itself suggests there is a fundamental unity between Scripture and the tradition it embodies. Rightly appreciating this unity can set the stage for more faithful and robust engagement with Scripture. Today’s polarized world needs thoughtful Christians who can reasonably consider their faith in light of what the Bible actually says. Scripture First examines where tradition comes from and how you can avoid trivial proof texting. Discover how the Old and New Testament can serve as a living and active resource for Christian life, and how God continues to leads his people as they engage his Word.

Snow Ranger

Snow Ranger
Author: James Atwater
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre:
ISBN:

Set in the early days of recreational skiing, Bradley Davis, a young man recently trained in the methods of snow safety and avalanche control, takes up the position of Snow Ranger at a newly opened Western ski resort. His job is to keep the skiers safe in an area plagued by treacherous avalanches. As he routinely contends with the snow and the weather, he becomes entangled in an investigation of the mysterious disappearance of his predecessor