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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What is the journey The journey is the process of producing what is seen and heard inwardly to an outward status. The journey is a classroom of higher learning. The journey is a catalyst used to transform our thinking into His thinking. It is the production of becoming more and experiencing the greatest transformation of life.Brace yourself for alignment because your countdown has begun. Time is your watchman, growth is the purpose, and you are the instrument of God throughout the journey. What you believe has the power to do the impossible and change the outcome of others for a lifetime. Therefore, go and make a difference, make a godly impact.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Late one night in a tragic twist of fate, Dan Peterson is murdered after witnessing a man leave an apartment complex. This serial killer feigns a heart attack and slashes Dan's throat when the Good Samaritan runs to help him. Dan dies a silent, gurgling death, but after a flash of light, Dan wakes up on a park bench next to a statue of Mark Twain. It is spring, and fifty-three-year-old Dan is young again. The only problem is that nobody can see him, and he cannot interact with any person in the park. In panic, Dan believes that he is dying in a hospital bed and his experience is the result of a drug-induced vision. Soon after, Dan meets Hannah, who also awoke from death on the Mark Twain bench. The murdered Hannah and Dan are solid and real to each other, but invisible to the outside world. At last, the two unconventional ghosts set out to find their killer and seek revenge. The first problem they must solve is to find a means of communicating with the police.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hiding in the Light is a young adult, action-adventure, coming of age story about the effects of bullying and the measures one takes to be accepted. Set in the South in the late 1960's, it's the journey of Joseph Graham's efforts to find himself and accept himself while facing the injustices of adversaries. They mock his differences: His looks, his speech, and his thoughts are different from the other boys. This brings unwanted attention from the neighborhood bullies.The bullies and the affluent within his community all draw lines in the sand, and Joseph is pushed to the middle. He searches for a way to escape his life of lack. But poverty, anger, and abuse offer no open doors. So, he struggles to stand and fight the slings and arrows of his haters until his moral compass is shattered.Joseph becomes a pawn in the street game of thuggery. Trying hard to prove himself and fit in, he takes on the persona of his alter ego. Through this fictional character he's able to hide his sorrows in the light. He pretends the hurt doesn't hurt until he loses himself within his alter ego and spirals out of control; landing at death's door. All while the bullies continue to sucker punch him with their verbal beat-downs. It wasn't until he met the one he calls, 'The Smartest Man Alive,' that his sun began to shine.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book of Jonah is one of the best-known yet most misunderstood books of the Bible. Although widely known for its story of the great fish, many would miss the much greater story contained within its pages. Is the story of Jonah just a fable Should we dismiss its message as simply an outdated childrens story Although numerous works have been written on the subject, Jonah & Nineveh will challenge the reader in a variety of ways. Who was Jonah, and why did God choose such a rebellious prophet to fulfill his mission If the big fish is not the main focus of the story, then what is its message Is there a hidden meaning contained within Gods choice to save the notoriously hated people of Nineveh Whether the reader is novice or seasoned, Jonah & Nineveh is sure to enhance the understanding of any student of the book of Jonah and the Bible.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the thrilling story of two men commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the unknown land of the Louisiana Purchase-the vast, mysterious land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. In 1803 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark gathered a crew of adventurous men of strength and ability to form the Corps of Discovery. Could they find a waterway passage through this unknown territory to the Pacific Ocean Each man knew the trip would be hazardous, even life-threatening. How would the native Indian tribes react to them How were they going to communicate with the Indians What kind of land formations and dangers were waiting ahead Captain Lewis said to assume the trip would take two years, a long time to be gone from home. They would claim the land as they went, doubling the size of the new nation, the United States of America.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - I have started the book with a compilation of several short stories. The reader will be taken through my early childhood years up to my adult life. I will be writing about the aforementioned material, such as the psychological and physical effects of drug and alcohol addictions and its complex role in the family dynamics. I will be writing on the elements of the cycles of mental illness, focusing specifically on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. I'll share my adventures in foreign countries. The reader will enjoy a broad scope of topics.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - According to Filipino island folklore, every life has two stages of destiny-hardships endured as a caterpillar that ultimately guides one's flight as a butterfly.Teesa Paruparo's family needed rescuing.Her father Manny's journey began in a cold and rundown orphanage in Carigara at the turn of the century. Its hardships only served to shape his dreams of a better life, but at what cost Marita, her mother, lived the life of an island princess in the picturesque fishing village of De La Cruz. Her peaceful, carefree days were shattered when her village was savagely attacked during World War II, resulting in the heartbreaking murder of her father, mother, and brother and in years of struggling to survive as one of thousands of war-refugee children.Manny and Marita's caterpillar hardships unfortunately affected their children-Teesa and her four older brothers, Thomas, Pete, Auggie, and Sam. Struggling to discover their own paths in 1960s Los Angeles amid their family dysfunction and abuse brought them to the brink of disintegration. But generations of adversity were infused with a strong common thread of hope. And from hope came understanding and finally forgiveness not only of their parents but also of themselves.Teesa Paruparo's family needed rescuing, and it would come from a surprising and unexpected source.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The manuscript that follows is a line-by-line discussion of the first eight chapters of Paul's letter to the Romans. The goal is to keep the discussion in line with the verses and to expand on words or phrases where appropriate. As I have studied the letter over the past twenty-five years, I have sought to understand the words from the perspective of those who were at Rome at the time of Paul's ministry. Their access to supplementary material was surely limited. But there were Jewish believers in Rome who could provide background material for the truths Paul sought to teach. This small work is not intended as an exhaustive commentary of Paul's monumental masterpiece. Romans is viewed by many scholars as the foundation and truth source for the study of the scripture.…