Passport to Heaven

Passport to Heaven
Author: Micah Wilder
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736982876

“You have a call, Elder Wilder.” When missionary Micah Wilder set his sights on bringing a Baptist congregation into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he had no idea that he was the one about to be changed. Yet when he finally came to know the God of the Bible, Micah had no choice but to surrender himself—no matter the consequences. For a passionate young Mormon who had grown up in the Church, finding authentic faith meant giving up all he knew: his community, his ambitions, and his place in the world. Yet as Micah struggled to reconcile the teachings of his Church with the truths revealed in the Bible, he awakened to his need for God’s grace. This led him to be summoned to the door of the mission president, terrified but confident in the testimony he knew could cost him everything. Passport to Heaven is a gripping account of Micah’s surprising journey from living as a devoted member of a religion based on human works to embracing the divine mercy and freedom that can only be found in Jesus Christ.

The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets

The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets
Author: Dr. John Goldingay
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310125588

Understand the Prophets Like Never Before with Amazing Insights from One of Today's Foremost Old Testament Scholars For many Christians reading the Old Testament, trying to understand Israel's prophets is like listening to just one side of a phone conversation--you only get half the idea of it. You hear the answer, but how do you know what question the prophet is answering? In The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets, John Goldingay uncovers the questions behind the prophets' answers that make their meaning and relevance intelligible to us. Written as a series of imaginary letters to the twelve Minor Prophets, The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets asks the kinds of questions that Hosea, Micah, Zechariah, and others were answering. The letters make clear the issues these prophets of Israel were dealing with or deliver the news they were responding to in their Old Testament writings. For example, To Hosea: Why did you marry someone you knew might be unfaithful? To Joel: It looks as if a locust epidemic is on the way: what should we do? To Amos: What should we do about the war crimes of peoples around us? To Obadiah: The Edomites have occupied our land and pushed us out: what's up with that? To Jonah: When is God going to fulfill his undertaking to destroy Nineveh? To Micah: Will God always be angry with us as a people? To Nahum: When is God going to fulfill his undertaking to destroy Nineveh? To Habakkuk: When is God going to do something about injustice in Judah? To Zephaniah: What do you mean by "the day of the Lord"? To Haggai: When is God going to fulfill his promises about rebuilding the temple? To Zechariah: Should Jeshua be High Priest when he has been in an unclean land? To Malachi: Why does serving God seem pointless? These and other questions help readers peer behind the veil of Minor Prophets' utterances and unlock their significance for today's Christians. Each chapter: begins with a brief paragraph of background about the prophet recounts questions or reports that have been addressed to the prophet in the form of a letter sums up message of the prophet responding to that question offers a brief comment or explanation after each passage The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets offers an imaginative, fun, and engaging way for students, pastors, and all serious Bible readers get a better grip on what is happening in these often misunderstood biblical books and get more out of their Bible reading and study.

Howl

Howl
Author: Micah Hales
Publisher:
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2019-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781733049405

When eleven-year-old, Jamaican-born and Brooklyn-raised Celia Johnson arrives at Camp Glynwood, she already has plans to run away. She needs to get home to continue her search for her younger brother, Kyel, who has been missing for over three months. However, on the night of her great escape, Celia makes an incredible discovery: she can talk to animals. Suddenly, Celia is catapulted into the wildest adventure of her life. Slipping away from camp each night, she befriends a wily cast of woodland animals. Along with a spunky, new camp friend named Violet, the motley crew joins Celia in her search for Kyel. But when the nightly expeditions push Celia beyond her physical and emotional limits¿things don't go as planned. At all. Will Celia solve the mysteries of the forest wonderland and begin the difficult task of facing her own reality? The fate of her friends' lives, not to mention her own, now depend on it. "Both poignant and hopeful, a beautifully calibrated coming-of-age tale that deals thoughtfully with grief and recovery." - Kirkus Review

John Kirkpatrick, American Music, and the Printed Page

John Kirkpatrick, American Music, and the Printed Page
Author: Drew Michael Massey
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1580464041

How one extraordinary pianist, scholar, and editor prepared for publication important scores by Ives, Copland, and Ruggles, and reshaped the history of American musical modernism. For over sixty years, the scholar and pianist John Kirkpatrick tirelessly promoted and championed the music of American composers. In this book, Drew Massey explores how Kirkpatrick's career as an editor of music shaped the musicand legacies of some of the great American modernists, including Aaron Copland, Ross Lee Finney, Roy Harris, Hunter Johnson, Charles Ives, Robert Palmer, and Carl Ruggles. Drawing on oral histories, interviews, and Kirkpatrick's own extensive archives, Massey carefully reconstructs Kirkpatrick's collaborations with such luminaries, displaying his editorial practice and inviting reconsideration of many of the most important debates in American modernism --for example, the self-fashioning of young composers during the 1940s, the cherished myth of Ruggles as a composer in communion with the "timeless," and Ives's status as a pioneer of modernist techniques. First winner (November 2014) of ASCAP's Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism. Drew Massey is an Assistant Professor of Music at Binghamton University.

These Violent Delights

These Violent Delights
Author: Micah Nemerever
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062963651

A Literary Hub Best Book of Year • A Crime Reads Best Debut of the Year • A Newsweek 25 Best Fall Books • A Philadelphia Inquirer 10 Big Books for the Fall • An O Magazine.com LGBTQ Books That Are Changing the Literary Landscape in 2020 Selection • An Electric Lit Most Anticipated Debut of the Second Half of 2020 • A Paperback Paris Best New LGBTQ+ Books To Read This Year Selection • A Passport Best Book of the Month The Secret History meets Lie with Me in Micah Nemerever's compulsively readable debut novel—a feverishly taut Hitchcockian story about two college students, each with his own troubled past, whose escalating obsession with one another leads to an act of unspeakable violence. When Paul enters university in early 1970s Pittsburgh, it’s with the hope of moving past the recent death of his father. Sensitive, insecure, and incomprehensible to his grieving family, Paul feels isolated and alone. When he meets the worldly Julian in his freshman ethics class, Paul is immediately drawn to his classmate’s effortless charm. Paul sees Julian as his sole intellectual equal—an ally against the conventional world he finds so suffocating. Paul will stop at nothing to prove himself worthy of their friendship, because with Julian life is more invigorating than Paul could ever have imagined. But as charismatic as he can choose to be, Julian is also volatile and capriciously cruel, and Paul becomes increasingly afraid that he can never live up to what Julian expects of him. As their friendship spirals into all-consuming intimacy, they each learn the lengths to which the other will go in order to stay together, their obsession ultimately hurtling them toward an act of irrevocable violence. Unfolding with a propulsive ferocity, These Violent Delights is an exquisitely plotted excavation of the depths of human desire and the darkness it can bring forth in us.

66 Love Letters

66 Love Letters
Author: Larry Crabb
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2011-05-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418584002

Have you ever read the Bible only to come away confused? Learn the meaning of each of the 66 books of the Bible and how each one is a love letter to God’s people. After working with people as a psychologist for four decades, author Larry Crabb invites you to explore the Bible in a new way. He offers a fresh, relational look at Scripture through intimate discussions with God. Told through a series of "conversations" between himself and God, Larry wrestles through what God intends us to understand in each of the 66 books of the Bible. Each book tells a story that is a part of a larger one of God and how He loves His people. Perfect for a small group, bible study, or used as a daily devotional, Larry asks deeply honest questions such as: “God, what is it you wanted me to see in Obadiah?” “And what’s up with Leviticus? Is there anything there for me?” “This one verse in Galatians has always frustrated me. Why is that?” “The way you wrote Revelation makes it difficult to understand—why didn’t you just describe what will happen in a straightforward way?” Listen to the story of God unfold through these chapters, and you’ll find not only His redeeming love, but His plan and provision designed especially for you. Though life may not be going according to your plan, God has another one, far better than you can imagine. From Genesis to Revelation, experience His invitation to get you dancing with joy.

Macaulay

Macaulay
Author: Ruby Binns-Cagney
Publisher: Ruby Binns-Cagney
Total Pages: 1006
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The entire 'Detective Finkel Macaulay' series in one volume for the first time. Thrilling Homicide cases for NYPD's Detective Finkel Macaulay, ranging from serial killers, kidnapping and terrorism to human trafficking and extortion. Macaulay's romantic life ebbs and wanes as she tackles some of the most grisly homicide cases in her career.

KJV, Know The Word Study Bible, Red Letter

KJV, Know The Word Study Bible, Red Letter
Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 1896
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0718091655

The KJV Know the Word Study Bible offers three easy ways to begin studying Scripture and helps individuals transition from being a casual reader of the Bible to becoming a regular student of the Bible. You can choose to study the Bible book-by-book, verse-by-verse, or topic-by-topic; each path offers powerful insights that will help you develop a daily routine of Bible study. The book-by-book series of notes leads you through the main points of each book of the Bible. The verse-by-verse notes help you to dig deeper into God’s Word. The topic-by-topic articles, which cover 21 theological topics, guide you through a series of insightful notes and give you a thorough biblical understanding of each topic. With the beautiful and timeless text of the KJV translation, the KJV Know the Word Study Bible offers you choices of how to study Scripture and grow in your relationship with Christ. Features Include: King James Version Bible text Three easy approaches to study the Bible: 1. Book by Book; 2. Verse by Verse; 3. Topic by Topic Insightful introductions for each book of Scripture Words of Jesus in red Beautiful two-color interior page design Comprehensive list of theological notes Concordance Full-color maps 8-point type size

Micah

Micah
Author: Dani Ramsey
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1622303431

The Mislabeled Child

The Mislabeled Child
Author: Brock Eide
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1401384781

An incredibly reassuring approach by two physicians who specialize in helping children overcome their difficulties in learning and succeeding in school For parents, teachers, and other professionals seeking practical guidance about ways to help children with learning problems, this book provides a comprehensive look at learning differences ranging from dyslexia to dysgraphia, to attention problems, to giftedness. In The Mislabeled Child, the authors describe how a proper understanding of a child's unique brain-based strengths can be used to overcome many different obstacles to learning. They show how children are often mislabeled with diagnoses that are too broad (ADHD, for instance) or are simply inaccurate. They also explain why medications are often not the best ways to help children who are struggling to learn. The authors guide readers through the morass of commonly used labels and treatments, offering specific suggestions that can be used to help children at school and at home. This book offers extremely empowering information for parents and professionals alike. The Mislabeled Child examines a full spectrum of learning disorders, from dyslexia to giftedness, clarifying the diagnoses and providing resources to help. The Eides explain how a learning disability encompasses more than a behavioral problem; it is also a brain dysfunction that should be treated differently.