Faith In The Great Southland: Book 1

Faith In The Great Southland: Book 1
Author: Mary Hawkins
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1624166229

Elizabeth Waverly never dreamed that taking a convict transport back to her home in Australia would change her life. But from the moment she lays eyes on John Martin, she cannot resist her growing attraction to him. She knows the man faces a life sentece for murder, but her heart refuses to believe he is guilty of the charges against him. How could someone who so valiantly protects others and accepts another prisoner's punishment be a brutal felon?Yet once the transport ship lands in Australia, their paths are bound to head in very different directions. Is their love destined to become a bittersweet memory of what might have been, or will faith show them another way? The Great Southland Series includes: Faith in the Great Southland: Book 1 Hope in the Great Southland: Book 2 Love in the Great Southland: Book 3 Great Southland Gold: Book 4

Southland

Southland
Author: Nina Revoyr
Publisher: Akashic Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2003-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1936070480

Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. —Winner of a 2004 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Award in Literature —Winner of the 2003 Lambda Literary Award —Nominated for an Edgar Award The plot line of Southland is the stuff of a James Ellroy or a Walter Mosley novel . . . But the climax fairly glows with the good-heartedness that Revoyr displays from the very first page. —Los Angeles Times Jackie Ishida’s grandfather had a store in Watts where four boys were killed during the riots in 1965, a mystery she attempts to solve. —New York Times Book Review, included in “Where Noir Lives in the City of Angels” Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that four black teenagers were killed in the store he ran during the Watts Riots of 1965—and that the murders were never solved or reported. Along with James Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, she tries to piece together the story of the boys’ deaths. In the process, Jackie unearths the long-held secrets of her family’s history—and her own. Moving in and out of the past, from the shipping yards and internment camps of World War II; to the barley fields of the Crenshaw District in the 1930s; to the means streets of Watts in the 1960s; to the night spots and garment factories of the 1990s, Southland weaves a tale of Los Angeles in all of its faces and forms.

Love In The Great Southland: Book 3

Love In The Great Southland: Book 3
Author: Mary Hawkins
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1628360356

Living in an arranged marriage, Beth understands she will never have her husband's love. William has known her since she was a child, but he also has made it quite clear that he believes unspeakable lies about her character-and about their son. Resigned to making the best of a difficult situation, Beth works to create a home with her husband in the wilderness of Australia. But she can't stop wondering why God seems so distant-and why she can't gain the approval of those she loves. When a huge brush fire threatens to destroy all she has worked so hard to build, will her dreams turn to ashes? Or will Beth discover a miracle of love in the Great Southland? The Great Southland Series includes: Faith in the Great Southland: Book 1 Hope in the Great Southland: Book 2 Love in the Great Southland: Book 3 Great Southland Gold: Book 4

The Preaching Life

The Preaching Life
Author: Barbara Brown Taylor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 156101074X

Like Annie Dillard's The Writing Life, Taylor emphasizes the holy dimensions of ordinary life and describes the essentials of faith with insight and humor, touching on the vocations, imagination, worship, sacraments, ministry and the Bible as they relate to the life of faith.

My Faith - Spiritual Baptist Christian

My Faith - Spiritual Baptist Christian
Author: Hazel Ann Gibbs De Peza
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2007-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1602665095

The Spiritual Baptist Faith is the name given to the Christian religious group emerging among the Africans in the 19th century in Trinidad. In 1917 the group was outlawed as "too noisy" and "too African" and therefore uncivilized and unacceptable. This book explores the development and the practices of the faith, its relationship with African religion and with Christianity, and its tenets. (Social Issues)

Christian Faith in the Old Testament

Christian Faith in the Old Testament
Author: Gareth Lee Cockerill
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1401677363

Sometimes it is easy to view the Old Testament as difficult to apply to our day-to-day lives. As contemporary Christians, we may even wonder whether it is possible for us to establish our apostolic roots in the Old Testament. Christian Faith in the Old Testament helps us complete this daunting task with ease. In this intriguing and informative study, Gareth Lee Cockerill helps us view the New Testament as a fulfillment of the Old Testament, giving us a broad perspective on Scripture as a whole. In language that is easily accessible to the layperson, Gareth explores the role of each major part of the Old Testament Canon and what part each plays in the total scope of biblical revelation. Additionally, Christian Faith in the Old Testament offers important guidance to contemporary believers about how each part of the Old Testament Canon applies today. This book is the perfect choice for intelligent modern Christians looking to discover their apostolic roots in the Old Testament. Features include: Understand how the Old Testament applies to life today Discover the contemporary Christian’s apostolic roots in the Old Testament Gain a broad perspective on Scripture as a whole

Cross and Culture

Cross and Culture
Author: Kurt Mahlburg
Publisher: Australian Heart Publishing
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1922480096

Is There Hope in the Chaos? Our civilisation is unstable. Everyone can feel it. We face a looming mental health crisis. Slavery, censorship and superstition are back. Our politics are polarising. All the affluence in the world can’t seem to quench our thirst for meaning and purpose. But maybe there is hope—if we know where to look. In this timely book, Kurt Mahlburg shows how profoundly the West has been shaped by the life and teachings of Jesus—from our democratic freedoms and our pursuit of reason and science to our belief that every life is precious. Could rediscovering Jesus be the answer to our crisis?

Faith of Our Fathers

Faith of Our Fathers
Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: