This story is about an illusion of a young fellow who happens to be me, who thought that he was the only one who had a mind-boggling problem that was not like his. As it was during my childhood, I had to contend with the reality of being very nearsighted. During that time, I used to think that I was the little Casanova that lived on my street whose ambition was to impress my peers and friends. But when the optometrist prescribed some thick-lens glasses to me to correct my sight, the playing field became uneven, and my image was put on hold. It was after my vision was somewhat corrected that I was able to navigate through the critics and the jokers coming from my running buddies. Overall, my journey as a child became very interesting. During the beginning of my years of puberty, I had one of the worst experiences: being bullied, which took me to a dark place in my life. I must confess that during that time, I was guilty of not sharing this with my family or anyone else. After I overcame being bullied, my life as a child took on a whole new perspective. When I was relinquished from that bully, I was convinced in my mind right then that a good prayer life works when nothing else will. The reason why I invested in this story is because I wanted others to know that if I could overcome them, so can they. During my early years, I had my share of crisis and didn’t know at that time how to deal with them. Yes, it wasn’t long thereafter that I made up in my mind that I was going to put my trust in someone who is much stronger and much wiser than me. After I made that kind of resolve in my life, it was then that I became a dreamer. Even after I became an adult, that resolution became much stronger. You will have to read this story in order to understand what I am saying. Let me try to encourage you to know that I am a witness to the fact that with persistence, some resolutions do come sooner than others. From my childhood into my adult life, I never stopped chasing after my dream. Actually, the reason why I decided to start writing is because I wanted to defy the odds of doing what my family and friends as well as my doctor said concerning me securing a driver’s license to drive a car.

If You Love God's Word You Will Love This New Testament! The Disciples' Literal New Testament sets you free from our artificial 460 year old chapter and verse structure, replacing it with paragraphing that reflects the flow of thought in the original Greek writings. Paragraph headings make that flow of thought explicit to you, speeding your understanding of the NT books. This translation retains the writing style of the apostles themselves, rather than transforming their Greek ways of writing into an elegant or contemporary English writing style, as has been beautifully done so many times. It is the same translation as the author's New Testament TransLine, first published by Zondervan in 2002. Now you can read the New Testament as the original writers intended it, and see it with a clarity formerly available only to those who could carefully study their Greek New Testament. You can even see the difference in writing style between Matthew, Mark and Luke! Used along with your standard Bible version, you will profit from both methods of translation. *Easily grasp the relationship of the whole and the parts of each book with the big-picture overview outlines that use the words of the original author. *Gain quick insight into the flow of thought from descriptive paragraph headings that summarize the main point of each paragraph in its context. *You can visually follow the apostles' thinking because the 'Intelligent Paragraphing' visually displays their main and subordinate thoughts. *The hindrance to your understanding caused by our artificial chapter and verse structure is eliminated by paragraphing based on the Greek writings. *You will more fully appreciate the minds and thinking patterns and intent of the original writers because the translation corresponds more closely to their words and their grammar and their sentence structure. *Deepen and expand your understanding of the New Testament by meditating on the notes containing alternative renderings, explanations of what is being said, and different views of the meaning.

Volume five in Piper's acclaimed The Swans Are Not Silent series powerfully illustrates through the lives of Tyndale, Judson, and Paton that the gospel advances through the sacrifices of Christ's ambassadors.

This book offers updated explanations of the sins of interpretation to teach sound grammatical, lexical, cultural, theological, and historical Bible study practices. "A must for teachers, pastors, and serious Bible students."--Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

LANCE CARTER, a contemporary twenty-year-old struggles to determine self-worth while staying in a three-bedroom apartment with a former high-school thug, JEREMIAH LISATH, and a long-term female companion; LARISSA BELLES yearning for a deeper relationship complicates Lances already deteriorating mental state. On top of reality constantly reminding Lance of his worthlessness, a recent fit of horrific nightmares causes so much distress that it forces him to rethink his sanity. In this dream, Lances true self is shown. The altered persona Larissa refers to as ZEKE. Meanwhile, an unfortunate antagonist combats his own issues. A fallen father, a dying mother, ALDRIC CAIN cant seem to catch a break. Thankfully, his family is financially secure, but that doesnt make up for the sentiment one receives from those who care about them. With everything in his life dissipating Aldric decides to forgo his own mental trauma. All that matters to him is taking care of his little sister, NATASHA. His unwavering goal of protecting his sibling is convoluted by the arrival of FELIX, Aldrics own supernatural representative. But on top of a psychological battle among characters, these dreams something about them seems too real. The characters in them, Zeke of Lances nightmare, and Felix, the Forceful entity plaguing Aldrics mind seem all too real. In time, the purposes of these guardians are shown. Zekes purpose, as a Seraphian, is to protect and serve the person they serve. Felixs motive, as an Odian, is to manipulate and corrupt. Integration of the characters in an everyday environment initializes an eternal struggle against good and evil. What started out a petty quarrel among men evolves into a full-scale assault among sentinels. So which side will you choose? Seraphian the Path of Light, Or, Odian the Road to Darkness.

Following the death of his sister, world-famous drummer, Jamie LeMont, spirals into a pit of depression, relying on alcohol to drown her memory. Victoria Green is insensitive. Selfish. And has been obsessed with Jamie’s band forever. Except when she meets him in real life, she’s disappointed to find that she can’t stand his careless, drunken attitude. But after Jamie’s reckless behavior lands him unwanted attention from the media, the two are forced to fake date in order to rectify his reputation, and as it turns out, they have more in common than they ever could have predicted. Still—they can’t stand each other. Will they be able to maintain this farce for the media, or will too much time spent together turn the arrangement into more than a business relationship? Endure May is the moving second book in the 13 Days of December contemporary romance series. If you like sassy heroines and work-in-progress book boyfriends with emotional scars, then you’ll love Lexi Kingston’s touching and emotional tale.

As Waterville High School’s newest English teacher, Kelly Lynch befriends fellow educator and James Joyce enthusiast Shannon Moran. While Kelly grapples with deep scars from her past, she struggles to balance her active life as a teacher and her stagnant marriage to shiftless alcoholic Wayne Coopersmith. Shannon’s encouragement resurrects Kelly’s passion for writing, while Kelly inspires Shannon to pursue her lifelong dream of studying in Dublin, Ireland. After two devastating events fracture Kelly’s life, she searches for meaning in her grief by following a trail of mysterious clues that guide her from the New Jersey shore to Dublin. Sparks ignite her long-dormant creativity and a raging inferno in her heart while on the Emerald Isle as two unsuspecting Dubliners combine forces to hearten Kelly’s awakening. She returns home to the Jersey Shore having endured the waves spurred by her past, present, and future and ready to pursue her true calling.

The Ravenell Dynasty: Enduring Love is the story of the prestigious and wealthy Ravenell family. It is a fictional story but describes some real-life scenarios like arranged marriages, controlling mothers, hindered love, lack of natural affection mixed with lies and threats, as well as honesty and purity. It is a complicated and intriguing life story that evolves in a series of events which will strike the reader and catch one’s attention. Nicolaus and Deirdre’s love is impeded by Ceil, the matriarch. She is the “boss” and plans peoples’ lives as she wishes. She brings despair into her son’s existence; she is cold and manipulating. She knows what she wants and how to get it. Nicolaus is a handsome and charismatic man. Women gravitate towards him, sensing his qualities of humility, courage, gallantry and kindness. He is meant to be with beautiful Deirdre but his mother “fixes it so it can never be”. Even though Deirdre is heartbroken, she still believes in true love so she endeavours to support her beloved, by encouraging him, being strong for him, as a woman can be. She is all that while fully respecting his relationship with a woman who hates him, bound to him by a marriage that is a “business transaction”.