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Affirmations of a Priceless Jewel is a beautiful journey of discovering the many facets of your true value. God is radically pursuing you with His unconditional love and NOW is the time to receive every good thing that He has for you. These pages are full of inspirational truths to help you rise above everything that previously labeled or defined you. Kristine Jones invites you into her story and shares wisdom from very real experiences so that you can find a greater measure of confidence & boldness. Her words will fire you up to shake off fears, insecurities, shame and anything from your past that has hindered you or made you feel stuck. You will be repositioned to the place of royalty that you were originally fashioned for. Through reading this book, you will quickly find that you love yourself more and that nothing is impossible for you when you believe. You are loved, beautiful, powerful, eternally accepted and priceless!
All I’ve sought to achieve in disquieting times as these, is to provide thy mind reprieve from the tumult of gnashing teeth, by all the forces who wax supreme attempting to subvert thy inner peace. Thus, here in this book resides aphoristic rhymes to serenade thy soul and edify thy mind in affirmations of faith sailing seas divine, penned for a time always short on time.
What does it mean to be a Buddhist today? How are we to relate to the diverse forms that have come down to us? Sangharakshita is one of the modern world's most influential and respected Buddhists. After spending many years in the East, he returned to Britain in 1967 to establish an international Buddhist movement and has developed a broad approach to Buddhism that is at once thoroughly traditional and radically original. This unique introduction provides a summary of his contribution not only to Buddhism in the West, but internationally
Poems and short stories about doing God's work in word and deed. All are taken from actual life. I'm looking for people to recognize themselves in this book. I may lose friends, but I'm just telling the truth.
One of the vital aspects of traditional Rinzai Zen koan study in Japan is jakugo, or capping-phrase exercises. When Zen students have attained sufficient mastery of meditation or concentration, they are given a koan (such as the familiar “What is the sound of one hand clapping?”) to study. When the student provides a satisfactory response to the koan, he advances to the jakugo exercise–he must select a “capping phrase,” usually a passage from a poem among the thousands in a special anthology, the only book allowed in the monastery. One such anthology, written entirely in Chinese, was translated by noted Zen priest and scholar Soiku Shigematsu as A Zen Forest: Sayings of the Masters. Equally important is a Japanese collection, the Zenrin Segoshu, which Mr. Shigematsu now translates from the Japanese, including nearly eight hundred poems in sparkling English versions that retain the Zen implications of the verse.
After countless hours of immersion in theological curriculum and grueling examinations, the long-awaited graduation from seminary has finally arrived. However, after that celebrated walk across the stage, and the turning of the tassel, now the true test comes. Although many graduates have traversed seminary training, the question remains, are they prepared to take the reins of that prospective church? In his eye-opening debut book, Dr. Derrick J. Hughes reveals why seminaries are not equipped to give the practical knowledge needed to lead a successful ministry. With over 30 years of experience in church planting and pastoring small, mid, and mega-sized ministries, Dr. Hughes’ pragmatic approach to ministry will benefit leaders of churches of any size. Church leaders will learn how to avoid some of the common mistakes that turn ministry into misery. Whether or not you have had formal training, Dr. Hughes’ insights will help pastors from any denomination avoid the pitfalls that cause ministers to quit or derail their success in the ministry. Regardless of whether you are just beginning or are a seasoned church leader, anyone called to Christian ministry will be informed and enriched by Dr. Hughes’ priceless jewels for practical church leadership.
From the author of Your Child's Self Esteem, a practical step-by-step guide to building a positive self-image that will enhance every area of life and create new joy and satisfaction.
The Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras offers a comprehensive four-year course in Buddhism and meditation. Year Two includes: The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path Pratītya-Samutpāda: The Nature of Existence The Five Aspects of the Dharma Life Turning the Mind to the Dharma The Way of Mindfulness What is the Sangha? Exploring Spiritual Community A Living Tradition: Sangharakshita and the Story of Triratna Plus a comprehensive Index.
A revealing biography of the influential and controversial cultural titan who embodied an era The Tastemaker explores the many lives of Carl Van Vechten, the most influential cultural impresario of the early twentieth century: a patron and dealmaker of the Harlem Renaissance, a photographer who captured the era's icons, and a novelist who created some of the Jazz Age's most salacious stories. A close confidant of Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, George Gershwin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Knopfs, Van Vechten frolicked in the 1920s Manhattan demimonde, finding himself in Harlem's jazz clubs, Hell's Kitchen's speakeasies, and Greenwich Village's underground gay scene. New York City was a hotbed of vice as well as creativity, and Van Vechten was at the center of it all.Edward White's biography—the first comprehensive biography of Carl Van Vechten in nearly half a century, and the first to fully explore Van Vechten's tangled relationship to race and sexuality—depicts a controversial figure who defined an age. Embodying many of the contradictions of modern America, Van Vechten was a devoted husband with a coterie of boys by his side, a supporter of difficult art who also loved lowbrow entertainment, and a promoter of the Harlem Renaissance whose bestselling novel—and especially its title—infuriated many of the same African-American artists he championed. Van Vechten's defense of what many Americans considered bad taste—modernist literature, African-American culture, and sexual self-expression—created a popular appetite for these quintessential elements of American art. The Tastemaker encompasses its subject's private fears and longings, as well as Manhattan's raucous, taboo-busting social scene of which he was such a central part. It is a remarkable portrait of a man whose brave journeys across boundaries of race, sexuality, and taste helped make America fully modern.
The story is told of the town known for its peaceful nature. It was originally known as Amankwah Krom. The people (mushrooms) woke up one day to the horror of having some members of the community getting attacked and mauled by a leopard. Activities in the town came to a standstill; the town was known for its farming and fishing activities. Children would gather around a large bonfire to listen to stories told by older folks. Some would go to the town square and engage in all manner of sporting activities such as Chaskele (hitting an empty can with a stick in a bid to make it enter an old bucket or basket, or a person would hit the can and make it travel a long distance, then an opponent is made to chase after it). Others would tie a cloth around their waist and run around as the wind blows through to make it feel as though they are riding a parachute. The young women would gather in groups to chat about the days happenings while the young men would talk about some latest beauty they have laid eyes on. Others would teach a new trick they have learnt, play draft, or wrestle each other. A month after Maam Amas encounter with the supposed leopard, school children returning from school one afternoon were attacked, and one of them was carried away to an unknown destination by the leopard. The whole community was abashed and didnt know whether to believe it or not. Because the witnesses were children, they gave all forms of reportsthe description of the savage would either point to a hyena, a lion, or a leopard. Other children also disclosed they only saw their friend disappear into the forest, oblivious of whom or what took him. The only thing that made the story believable was the fact that a child was missing. The young men of the town formed into groups to search through the forest. They carried machetes and locally manufactured guns; they searched through the whole area but couldnt locate the boy. No sign indicated he had been carried away. They returned very disappointed.