Describes efforts to educate urban youngsters through writing.

A collection of stories about the complicated and powerful ties between mothers and daughters.

Debut story collection by John Matthew Fox.

This is a life transforming story of a Protestant couple's crisis of faith. Suffering multiple miscarriages, disappointments and a series of unanswered prayers Judy found herself feeling abandoned by God and doubting everything she once believed in. In her confusion she cried out, "If you want me Lord, you are going to have to come down here and show me you're real. Show me that you hear my prayers. I don't know anymore." This is the true story of how God's mercy began to move from the moment that anguished prayer was spoken, lining up people and events that would answer her in the most unexpected and beautiful way. Events that not only changed Judy 's life but also the life of her skeptical husband, who unknown to her, had been keeping a painful secret that left him trapped in his own wounds and feelings of separation from God.Struggling with life and a new marriage, Judy and Don found themselves challenged with the age old questions regarding God. Does He really exist and, if so, was He concerned with the details of their life? Miraculously, the Virgin Mary intervened in this Protestant couple's life with an invitation that would take them on a journey half way around the world. Experience this true story that reads like a modern day Biblical story full of supernatural miracles that revealed the truth of God's existence and His personal love for them. Judy and Don saw angels, signs and wonders and witnessed how the Mother of Jesus is reaching out to a hurting world that has lost its way. The gifts Don and Judy received in a village called Medjugorje led them to Jesus and will strength your faith and leave you with the assurance of a God who loves and knows us all intimately.

Louisiana Called My Name by Colleen O'Brien Arthur is an uplifting memoir about a woman who leaves San Francsico and moves to Louisiana. She falls in love with a lake, a man, and the Cajun culture. The book is full of her adventures from elk hunting in the Rockies to Scuba Diving in the Philippines. Her humor and passion for life will keep you turning the pages wanting more.

...Six months ago, I asked God to reveal to me my purpose and He spoke one word, "...Write." Called by My Name is a book God inspired me to write. This amazing endeavor has changed my life and it can also change yours. My friend...that which you are now holding is the message that God placed upon my heart.... The words that you are about to embark upon are the words that God wanted me to share with you. The Living God desires to reveal Himself to each of us. It does not matter whether you believe or not...at this moment God is ready to unveil His truth to you. There is more to this life than what we think. The GOD of the universe invites you to be a part of the most amazing experience that you will ever encounter...are you ready? Don Brohl is a husband and a father of two children. He is actively involved in children's ministry at his community church. He and his family reside in Michigan. God placed a call on his heart to write this book and being inclined...this is the amazing result.

Vittoria Colonna (1490-1547) was the genre-defining secular woman writer of Renaissance Italy, whose literary model helped to establish a decorous and wholly assimilated voice for women within the field of Italian literature. The Companion to Vittoria Colonna brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to assess Colonna’s contribution, both as a writer, a role model, and a contributor to important religious debates of the era. This book, while amply fulfilling the remit of providing a useful and comprehensive handbook to meet the needs of students and scholars at earlier and advanced levels, aims in addition to do more than this, by drawing into a single volume for the first time scholarship from across disciplines in which Vittoria Colonna’s influence has been felt, including literary criticism, religious history, history of art and music. Contributors are: Abigail Brundin, Stephen Bowd, Emidio Campi, Eleonora Carinci, Adriana Chemello, Virginia Cox, Tatiana Crivelli, Maria Forcellino, Gaudenz Freuler, Anne Piéjus, Diana Robin, Helena Sanson, and Maria Serena Sapegno.

An inquiry into hearing voices-one of humanity's most profound phenomena Auditory hallucination is one of the most awe-inspiring, terrifying, and ill- understood tricks of which the human psyche is capable. In the age of modern medical science, we have relegated this experience to nothing more than a biological glitch. Yet as Daniel B. Smith puts forth in Muses, Madmen, and Prophets, some of the greatest thinkers, leaders, and prophets in history heard, listened to, and had dialogues with voices inside their heads. In a fascinating quest for understanding, Smith examines the history of this powerful phenomenon, and delivers a ringing defense of the validity of unusual human experiences.

Stuck in relationship with a husband who made her life miserable, Angel kept trying to do the best for her daughter, Sami, but faced many challenges. Each time things appeared to be getting better, they actually got worse. One night, she woke up to smoke and found that her feet were on fire. In a daze, her main concern was getting her daughter to safety; luckily, her daughter was already safe. Angel found herself trapped in a burning inferno with no hope of escape. Yet miraculously rescued. She had sustained second, third, and fourth degree burns on 65 percent of her body-her life would never be the same. She was in a coma for over ten weeks. As she recovered, she learned that her husband was responsible for setting the fi re that almost killed her. She quietly began to build a new life, discovering that despite the limitations of her new life, anything is possible with God's love and support. His Love Called My Name chronicles Angel's journey from the depths of despair and pain to a life well-lived with the support of her family and the everlasting love of God.