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When Religion Hurts is a story about the potentially inhibitive effects of early childhood religious indoctrination. While the story itself is fiction, many of the events are based on the real-life experiences of the author and others who grew up as Jehovah's Witnesses. These real-life experiences are expressed through the personal and professional struggles of the main character in her unconscious and then conscious fight to break free from the psychological chains of religion. Like many who have experienced the heavy weight of religious control and manipulation, she believes she has to choose between her profession and her God. A person's chosen profession can be an expression of who he or she is. Denying oneself of a beloved vocation may actually be denial of who you are. Mailin is forced to grapple with this and many other issues as she strives to find her spiritual independence. Though the story focuses on the Jehovah's Witness organization, many of the truths uncovered can and should be applied to any religious system where the rules and rituals take authority over the individual, or personal relationship one should have with his or her Creator.13

What's the deal with paleontologists?Can scientists be teachers?And who's the type of scientistthat swims with rare sea creatures?What's it like being a dentist?Who studies the atmosphere?Any passion can lead to ascientific career!There are many types of scientistsand this book is here to help you.By exploring lots of career pathsand explaining what pros do.From biologists studying chromosomesto limnologists out in nature.To the wildlife ecologiststhat help with legislature.This book delves into lots of careersbecause STEM is for everyone.Including those whose scientificjourney's just begun!

Sol's lot in life was bitter. He was the littlest wolf in a pack that only cared about the strong, the butt of every joke, the plaything of his cruel packmates. What if one day, they decided to kill him, just for the fun of it? Rather than wait around to find out, Sol ran. He was less than a winter old. He ran and ran and ran until he fainted, and while he slept, another pack happened across his scent and discovered him there.They were not like his old pack. They welcomed him, although he was a stranger, they showed him hospitality, though he had nothing to offer them in return. Their leader, Hawthorn, treated Sol like one of their own. At first, Sol thought it must be some sort of trick, but it was true.And so Sol forswore his old pack and their ways in his heart and swore loyalty instead to Hawthorn and to his pack. Together, they ventured forth on a quest to reclaim their ancestral home: Rosethorn Mountain. Easier said than done.A terrible threat hounded Sol at every turn: Shaskar, leader of Sol's old pack. Strong as an ox, crafty as a snake, and as merciless as chance, he was Hawthorn's sworn friend...and sworn enemy. Shaskar intended to slaughter the Rosethorn pack in the name of his late father, though it grieved him to kill his old friend. Many ordeals lay in wait for Sol and his pack, lest they reach their beloved home...

In Trunk Junk, Marbles, and Lace, the third and final book of the BnB Biddies series, we continue the adventures of our friends through their process of retirement, relocation, and future plans. All but one of our ladies have found true love for the second time (except Babs, who is happy in her first and only marriage), and all have enjoyed their BnB experiences. This book leads us into a community-based yard sale and the philanthropic nature of the women and their men and follows the active but admittedly aging group into their redirection of interests. The activities abound and the retirement process is that many of our senior citizens go through themselves--and a joyful one at that.Our characters remain Lil (now married to Bill), Ditty (now married to Gregory), Milly, Izzy (now married to Jack), and Babs (remaining married to Gerald). Enjoy!

The purpose of the mind is to create self. The purpose of the renewed mind is to create self in the image and likeness of God in both form and function.The mind is not in the brain.The mind is born in darkness. It has to learn everything.The mind/spirit is a mirror image of the body/brain. A mind-body marriage.The mind answers the brain's what, when, and where questions with the how, who, and most importantly, why answers.The mind is a prosecutorial tool, always seeking after the truth.The mind must have a reason for the behavior of the body.Trust is the movement of faith.Revelation is experiential knowledge imprinted within our being.

Why civic virtue matters to America.America is at a crossroad. Current public opinion surveys report that Americans believe that the country is on the wrong track, and they are broadly pessimistic about the future. Diminishing social trust, lack of civility, and promotion of individualism over community has resulted in a country that is discontented, fractious, alienated, and divided. What is happening to our American values and virtues?Our American Founders believed that the government cannot secure the rights of individuals without a necessary moral foundation, and they were praised as examples of virtue. What were the virtues and values that were so important to the American Founders, and are they relevant today?Focusing on the lives of these early leaders will reemphasize the importance of these virtues, and the power of their examples will teach us lessons that we can apply to the challenges we are facing today as we strive to attain the high ground.

Before the first day of the war, Gabriel was a simple crop duster with a growing crop-dusting company. That all changed the day a war with creatures not of this world came to his doorstep. The day Gabriel was confronted by the fact that humans were not alone in the universe, he was also confronted by the fact that the United Nations knew of another Earthlike planet called Azora. He discovered that people could settle on this planet and live successfully. Meanwhile, his former wild flame, Jackie, came gliding back into his life. Jackie, one of the first fighter pilots under the command of the United States Space Force and the one that got away, had trained for warfare among the stars. She never thought it would be against an alien race or that she was expected to leave planet Earth behind. With the battles to come and the trials of protecting a new colony on Azora, Jackie and Gabriel also found themselves falling back into passionate love. It was their inevitably combined destiny that they faced a world of new realities together, including escaping with their lives intact and finding peace during a time of such pain and suffering.

Why civic virtue matters to America.America is at a crossroad. Current public opinion surveys report that Americans believe that the country is on the wrong track, and they are broadly pessimistic about the future. Diminishing social trust, lack of civility, and promotion of individualism over community has resulted in a country that is discontented, fractious, alienated, and divided. What is happening to our American values and virtues?Our American Founders believed that the government cannot secure the rights of individuals without a necessary moral foundation, and they were praised as examples of virtue. What were the virtues and values that were so important to the American Founders, and are they relevant today?Focusing on the lives of these early leaders will reemphasize the importance of these virtues, and the power of their examples will teach us lessons that we can apply to the challenges we are facing today as we strive to attain the high ground.

Humans inherently seek control, and this book demonstrates how the leadership in the future will resort to science in order to achieve an absolute power. All those control methods are in simple terms explained in the text. Not only the leadership but also the scientists must shoulder the guilt. The leadership justifies its action by claiming that humans have misunderstood and therefore indiscriminately abused their freedom, fomenting irreconcilable conflicts. In the world of 2252, family as a manifestation of free will is forbidden. Only genetically selected and modified individuals are used for reproduction. A Medulla control (Medcon), a Vibrotector (a nano transducer at the base of the skull) and an Emotector, positioned at the mamilothalamic tract, are at birth implanted into newborn brains, enabling the Central Computer to constantly monitor all citizens' locations, their speech, and their emotional state. Medcon can also inflict three intensities of reprimand (pain, seizures, and death). Eventually, the scientists, too, fall victim. They organize the doomed Eurasus Revolution. Ultimately, only several determined people are left whose human spirit is never permitted to fail them. In contrast to other dystopian literature, this book is based only on applied science and is not imaginary.

The currents in the River of Time are powerful--powerful enough to pull Joe Samson in opposite directions, effectively splitting his soul and pulling him away from one destiny to another. However, all countercurrents must eventually rejoin the main channel. Only one Joe can exit the eddy and continue to live. Joe must journey back in time to the very birth of his soul to discover the connections in past lives that will affect his seemingly impossible decision on which Joe will exit the eddy.

A Simple Star allows young children to be curious, filled with wonder, build their confidence, learn to get along, and believe in themselves. A Simple Star expresses the importance of being kind to all, listening closely, and understanding the magic lives in each of them. Each child can make a difference in today's complicated world, a world that needs the innocence of children with A Simple Star.

"Which one are you?" were the words Roger and Ronald would hear starting at the age of understanding what those words actually mean. In the first grade, they wore name tags. After years attending school, Roger and Ronnie would be asked that question in many ways, which one is the smart one, mean one, good-looking one, and many others. Going through life, it always seemed those words were always reaching deep within their soul. Really, those words apply to everyone as they go through life's struggles.

At a young age, Jasper and Roddie have define the word discipleship early on. They think of the most unique way to witness to others, drawing them to Christ in a way that most would define as unorthodox. They were experts in street art--most called it graffiti. Jasper and Roddie were offended when others called their art graffiti. They both understood when our Heavenly Father said, "Be disciples, go out into the world, and spread the Gospel of my Son Jesus to all that you encounter in your life." They both take this figuratively. Clearly, God doesn't say exactly how to carry out the task. In the most unusual and unorthodox way, they carry out the task to win their affection and lead people to Christ. They could have painted anything, but instead they paint images of the Bible all over the city. Most believe that they are responsible for declining the crime rate. People take notice and put things into perspective. People found out that hope, grace, and mercy are what our Lord and Savior is offering to those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, believing that he died for all the sins of mankind. They accomplished this by doing what they do best: paint. Like potter's clay, witness how God shaped and molded the lives of two young men who have fully matured in Christ.

This book is about a kitty whose name is Missy. Missy has a new red ball that she is very eager to play with. Missy's mom warns her to stay close to home. While she is playing, she loses her ball. Ignoring her mom, Missy goes looking for her ball. Along the way she meets other animals, and she spends a little time with each one before she continues to look for her ball. Everything seems okay, but as it starts to get dark, Missy finds herself in some trouble. How will she get out of this?

The title Divine Presence came from God when one day, I was down to my last rope in life. And he came to me and let me hear his voice telling me, "everything is going to be okay." The sound of his voice was like sweet soft waves of water with a stern tone. Can you imagine being in the presence of God? And you can feel it in your heart that he's with you? That he is not going to let you go? The best feeling ever!But with his divine presence, nothing or no one can penetrate that. No anger or drama. Not even a broken heart can override that feeling of God's presence. The heavenly Father loves you through all your pain, and I am here to share what he has done for me. He will do the same for you if you just believe and hold on to your faith. It's been many times, even through my faith in God, I felt like giving up. Not holding on anymore. But when God gives you his divine presence, there's no way he is going to let you fall and not get back up. He is going to let you see and feel that he is with you.

These 100 Questions grew out of an assignment to me by the president of the Stamford, Connecticut, chapter of the NAACP, within one month of the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man on May 25, 2020, on "how can white ppl help [end] systemic racism?" My answer was: "Easily. It takes more than two pages however." Here is my presentation to "white ppl" to help end systemic racism/statism, the hurdles, burdens and barriers put in the way of the citizen to get an education, get a job, start a business, put a roof over their head, put food on the plate of their children and pursue happiness as they see fit.The Chicago Tragedy is shorthand for our nation's silence on the daily violent death of young black men, boys and bystanders countrywide. For example, in 2016 there were 762 murders reported in Chicago alone, which worked out to more than 2 people killed per day, which fell most heavily on young black men, boys and bystanders!

Jayme knows that she has met the man who has haunted her dreams for her entire lifetime but is he the one she was meant to be with? A runaway from Romania, Jayme flees the life she knew behind with her cousin for England. Upon her arrival, Erik, a high-strung handsome metal worker and farmer, is enthralled with her, but Erik has some secrets of his own. She must share a curse if she is to stay with Erik. Contemplating her own fate, she is intrigued by a castle in the village. As she walks in, different memories overtake her as she meets a man who she feels she has known before. She is swept away by Richard's valor even in the face of monsters as they continue to chase after Jayme. Seven years later, she is fleeing from a different kind of monster when she meets him again. Who will be her savior? Can she rely on Erik or will her saving grace come from Richard, the English dancer who she can't seem to stay away from.Stay tuned for the second book in this series Torn coming soon to a bookstore near you.

Tad awakens and goes downstairs to his father's study. As he sits down in a chair, his father begins to tell him he is dying and doesn't know why. He tells him how his brother, Luther, helped the Dark One invade their kingdom.At the age of sixteen, his dad had to lead his people into battle. They fought very hard, but there were to many goblins and trolls. Then the men in black and his army came from the swamps and helped save their kingdom.Tad sets out with Kentrel, the captain of the Royal army. As he searches for a cure for his father, he realizes he knows nothing about the land or its subjects. He knows he must learn quick on how to survive. During his journey, Tad develops feelings for a girl that is half elf.He meets a knight who is wanted for treason. He finds himself being saved from the slave runners by three brothers who are on their own quest to find their family.Tad soon finds that they are about to be invaded again. This time by men and dragons who want the precious metals that are deep in the Dwarven Mountains. They are summoned by Tad's father, the king, to a counsel to prepare for the invasion. Where he meets Bash of the ogres, Grundy of the dwarfs, Natharal of the elves, and Thunder of the centaurs. He learns about a giant named Bill. As he battles the invaders, he learns how to fight and trust in his instincts. He learns that the black dragon, the biggest and strongest, is trying to kill the gold dragon and her eggs. As Tad looks out at the battlefield, he realizes he has become a man. He's fallen in love, gained some brothers. Now he needs to survive this last battle so the brothers can go find their family.

Imagine if the world as you knew it ceased to exist. The lights don't come on when you flip the switch. There are no cell phones, no electricity, no modern conveniences that we are all spoiled to. The stores are ravaged, out of stock. You can't get gas or other supplies. Medical services strained to the breaking point. The world is literally coming apart. Your fellow man becomes your worst enemy, and no one is coming to help. You are not a trained survivalist. You are not some prepper that has a fully stocked hole in the ground ready to crawl into. All you have is your immediate family, hope, a prayer and a plan to get to safety. What would you do if it was TEOTWAWKI, The end of the world as we know it?

Jeff D. Hutchinson wasn't always a master chief of the United States Navy. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, not the Atlanta that we all know today. He grew up in segregated Atlanta, where being Black was frowned upon. He didn't allow racism to paralyze the ambition that was deeply rooted inside of him. He was always the last choice, never the first. Yet, he overcame those challenges and obstacles that made it extremely difficult to be a black man in the deep south. His parents educated him on how to survive the dark days of segregation. The advice of his parents proved to be rewarding for him because he listened and became the last man up when he wasn't supposed to be a choice. In spite of all the dark things taking place during that time, he continued to work hard, do his best in everything that he did, and most importantly, he learned from his mistakes and the mistakes of others.

My Journey Home shines a light on a child's experience when immigrating to another country and adapting to a new reality. When relocating, it is very common for families to separate and go for extended periods without seeing each other. Many times, young children leave behind their home, loved ones, and everything familiar to them. Without fully processing what is happening, they are quickly expected to adapt and thrive in a new environment. They have to make new friends, learn a new language, get good grades in a new school, and overall be okay with this change in their life.More than often, children going through such a drastic change can't always articulate into words what they are experiencing. Not only are they coping with their own emotions, but they are also aware of the worrisome looks around them. Children feel every emotion that surrounds them throughout a life-changing event such as this one. My Journey Home attempts to give the children that identify with this story a voice, a message that things will be okay, and the knowledge that they are not alone in their experience.Nevertheless, this book also welcomes the idea of having different family structures that includes belonging to more than one home. Even if one's home is countries away or if you have to travel thousands of miles to see your loved ones and use letters or phone calls to stay in touch, it is still home.

Aria is starting a new school year at the University of Southern Mississippi, and she has hit it off with her new best friend, Presleigh, whose family has gone to USM for years. She also befriends another person. A boy named Kyle, who shares the same interests as her, but Presleigh isn't too thrilled that Aria has befriended a boy, claiming that they're nothing but trouble.Throughout most of her first semester, Aria has been reunited with old friends, has made new friends, and has convinced Presleigh to give Kyle a chance. And while things may seem good in both of the girls' lives, Aria may soon discover what kind of person Presleigh may be.

This book talks about a soldier who is stationed abroad, inspiring and empowering less fortunate children by giving hope. My Soldier and I shows the empathy of a soldier who demonstrates selfless service by empowering, sharing, and caring for children on an island. This soldier meets a little boy who he inspires and now wants to become a soldier. This book is an amazing and uplifting story of sacrifice soldiers make and their undying efforts to help mankind. It helps us to understand some of the things soldiers often do other than fighting wars. There are simple but powerful messages in this book from soldiers who go far and beyond the call of duty to make a difference around the world. This book highlights America's best who often find themselves giving hope where hope seems nonexistent, empowering children to be all they can be, and igniting their curiosity. Soldiers never see these children after their tour of duty but leave a lasting impression on them. This book serves as an inspiration to others to make a difference in a child's life and is part of a children's series. The next book entitles, Be All You Can Be.

Raised in an era where war is custom, three newly recruited deacons find themselves embroidered in a chess game whose players are unknown. Sides will be offered, yet none will be taken. Lies will be told, yet none will be believed. As the trio battles through trials and missions' alike secrets and mysteries will be revealed that change the world around them. Three is the number of completion, but will this trio complete their goals? Or will the chains of war that encompass them enslave them to their dark desires?

This book is the continuing saga of Lucia, an active teenager, whose curiosity and behavior tend to get her into trouble. At the age of thirteen, she inherits the Condado of Segoia from the presumed death of her father, Don Fernando, while on crusade. In addition, she inherits several titles and a vast amount of wealth from her mother, Lady Margaret, who dies while giving birth to Lucia. Her wealth is coveted by Don Raimundo Ortega Diaz, the Conde of Donato. He needs Lucia's wealth to raise an army to take the throne of Castile and to plunder the vast riches that lie to the south in al-Andalus. He plots her demise in order to obtain her wealth.Set against the backdrop of the ongoing war against the Moors in late twelfth-century Spain, Lucia is trying to mature into her role as condesa. However, her life is not easy. How is she going to handle a possible battle with an order of warrior monks and, later, with the church itself? How does she handle an attempted rape? What happened to her dear friend, Isabella, who she loved as a sister? Even a journey to visit parts of her condado can be fraught with danger, especially from the troublesome Moors. As if life wasn't difficult enough, Lucia has to combat a blizzard, along with her confidant and dear friend, Gabriella, on their way to Christmas in Palencia. What happened to Gabriella? Were they rescued, and if so, by whom? Questions asked and questions answered weave their way through this saga of an adventurous young teen.