Song of the Simple Truth (Canción de la verdad sencilla) is the first bilingual edition of Julia de Burgos' complete poems. Numbering more than 200, these poems form a literary landmark—the first time her poems have appeared in a complete edition in either English or Spanish. Many of the verses presented here had been lost and are presented here for the first time in print. De Burgos broke new ground in her poetry by fusing a romantic temperament with keen political insights. This book will be essential reading for lovers of poetry and for feminists.

Life is about seasons and making the right choices in the midst of discovering purpose and calling. Many people find themselves in the middle of an increasingly noisy life that's becoming more complicated with chasing the next big thing. What if the way to move forward is simply to find and learn the simple truths of life? The simplest things are often overlooked, yet it's the simplest things that are the most essential. Many simple truths are forgotten, but it's those truths that can help you to continue walking in the path that God has prepared. This book will help you to identify, recall, and hold on to those truths. Truths that will help you discover the calling God has placed in your life, and what you should do to fulfill it.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 Written in a voice that moves between elegy and prayer, The Simple Truth contains thirty-three poems whose aim is to weave a complex tapestry of myth, history (both public and private), family, memory, and invention in a search for truths so basic and universal they often escape us all.

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The world has become a confusing place. Every day we are confronted with cloudy moral issues that once seemed clear. When did the simple things get so complicated? But instead of wondering how we got here, maybe we should revisit how we got started. And there's no better place to start than the beginning of God's Word, the book of Genesis. Part of Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe's best-selling "BE" commentary series, Be Basic has now been updated with study questions and a new introduction by Ken Baugh. A respected pastor and Bible teacher, Dr. Wiersbe takes an insightful look at the fundamentals for a life well lived. Return to the beginning and discover life-changing truths about relationships, faith, sin, and spiritual fulfillment. Because in life, the key to a happy ending is found at the beginning.

This book takes a high level look at the overall message of the Bible to boil it down into a simple, understandable idea that helps the reader see the big picture. Understanding the big picture helps to understand the deeper issues that the Bible deals with and how it relates to you. Keeping these issues in line with the bigger picture helps to see how they fit together and support the main idea.

A comprehensive edition of one of America's greatest poets, this collection draws from her four published volumes, together with 50 uncollected works and translations of Octavio Paz, Max Jacob and others.

JULIA DE BURGOS is one of Puerto Rico's most illustrious poets whose work has earned a place among the best Latin American and Caribbean literature of the 20th century. In JULIA DE BURGOS: CHILD OF WATER, Carmen Rivera takes us on a journey through de Burgos' life capturing her passions and inner turmoil to come to terms with herself and her times. De Burgos died tragically in New York City in 1953 when she was just 39 years old. De Burgos challenged the major historical problems of her times: colonialism, racism, and sexism. She was a feminist and activist with the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party at a time when it was dangerous to be either.

The Simple Truth is about the basics of Biblical Christianity from the authors five decades of pastoral ministry and teaching. The book touches on a wide variety of subjects from creation to global warming and from grace to positive thinking. No matter what your views are there is much to stimulate your thinking and plenty of Scripture quotations. Also, included is a chapter on the history of the nation of Israel. Jim Leddy has been an 'Assemblies of God' minister for over 50 years in Oregon and Washington. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1924. He served in the US Army in Europe during WWII as a medic. He Graduated from Central Bible Institute (now Central Bible College) in 1949. He and his wife Bonnie (now deceased) were married for 49 years. He has one son. Hunting and fishing are hobbies that allow him to enjoy nature. He lives alone in rural northwest Oregon.