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An anthology of more than 30 Christmas stories--short and upbeat, set in West Texas or by West Texas writers--that evoke memories of warm and humorous holiday moments.Christmas is our most cherished holiday for many reasons. It tugs at the heart and evokes memories. It's a time for laughter and joy. Christmas is about faith and family and friendship, about Jesus and also Santa Claus, about giving and receiving, about anticipating and experiencing.And Christmas is about story-telling. Every one of us probably has a Christmas story or two worth telling--the time everything turned out perfect, or not so perfect; the best Christmas ever; a remembered disappointment; a spiritual encounter; a lesson observed and woven deep into the fabric of our own personal quilt of values; an incident so funny we still laugh out loud years later recalling it.The stories here do all of the above--and maybe more. Some may elicit a smile or a chuckle, others may find you wiping away a tear, while others may cause your mind to drift back to moments and memories catalogued deep within your soul. Some are by writers who may be familiar; others by writers you haven't read until now. Some are fiction, others non-fiction, though in the spirit of Christmas it may not always be possible to separate one from the other.Though diverse, the pieces in this book have a few things in common. Geography, for one--they are either set in West Texas or they are the product of West Texans putting pen to paper or, more likely, fingers to computer keyboard. Length, for another--none of these stories take very long to read. And, finally, all are intended to help make this Christmas a little more meaningful.
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Este texto es un esfuerzo de actualizar el judaísmo secular y humanista, que en los tiempos modernos orientó a los mayores pensadores, científicos, artistas y activistas judíos, de Spinoza a Hanna Arendt, de Freud a Einstein, de Gershwin a Chagall, de Kafka a Roth, de Theodor Hertzl a Emma Goldman, de Isaac Deutscher a Amos Oz, así como a la gran mayoría de sus premios Nobel. Judíos, que no invocaban libros sagrados o mandamientos divinos para afirmar una identidad judaica, que se nutrieron de la historia y de la cultura judía, de sus dramas psíquicos y existenciales, de lazos particulares de solidaridad cuando los judíos son perseguidos, como de revuelta cuando los judíos actúan sin sensibilidad frente al sufrimiento de los otros.
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A collection of fascinating and colorful stories spanning the history of Abilene, Texas.Although Abilene has long lived in the shadows of the literary limelight, it has not been for a lack of good writing, good writers, or interesting stories. Now coming out of the shadows, Abilene Stories: From Then to Now offers a community scrapbook, a gathering of the civic congregation where more than a hundred friends have stopped by for a visit. The laughter is robust and the smiles broad as stories are told and memories jogged.Pull up a chair next to Katharyn Duff as she relates a few historical chestnuts. Give your attention to Miss Tommie Clack for a ringside seat to the past. Step into the poetry of those who know this place well and a few who just observed it in passing. Appreciate the sharp insight of Pulitzer-nominated Frank Grimes. Listen for the personal element which A.C. Greene wove into nearly all of his writings.The collection begins with stories from before Abilene was Abilene and proceeds chronologically and topically to the present day with such pieces as "Let Them Eat Cactus," "A Hanging in Abilene," "Too Much Jazz and Not Enough Jesus," "How Camp Barkeley Shaped Abilene," "Alligator on the Loose," "Howitzer on the Hill," "Circlin' Mack's," "The Crepe Myrtle Sex Scandal," and "The Last Day at Harold's."If Abilene is your hometown, or ever has been--that place where you feel completely comfortable, where you know the routine and breathe easy, where the sunset is a familiar hue--Abilene Stories: From Then to Now is an invitation to sit down and spend a little time in what A. C. Greene called "The Village of My Heart."
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Wie könnte Religion in einer Phantasiewelt aussehen, hat sich C.S. Lewis gefragt. Seine Chroniken von Narnia bieten einen erfrischenden Zugang zum Religiösen im Allgemeinen und zum Christentum im Besonderen. Wer die Chroniken von Narnia aufschlägt, öffnet die Tür in eine andere Welt. Dort wird der Leser verzaubert vom Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse, von Faunen, Zwergen, Hexen, sprechenden Tieren und anderen Fabelwesen. Gleichzeitig trifft er, oft unbewusst, auf allerhand religiöse Themen. Denn für den Laientheologen C.S. Lewis, dem Verfasser der Chroniken, findet menschliches Leben immer im Religiösen statt. Auch wenn er es nicht beabsichtigte, hat sich Religiöses daher fast selbständig in die Chroniken geschrieben. Sie sind aus dem Christentum erwachsen und enthalten unter anderem dessen drei Säulen: Schöpfung, Erlösung und Vollendung. Eine ganze religiöse Weltgeschichte wird erzählt, aber auf narnianische Weise. Religiösen Elementen, die von den Menschen der Gegenwart oftmals als Ballast empfunden wer-den, hat Lewis keinen Platz in Narnia gegeben, um das Wesentliche ans Licht treten zu lassen. Das macht die Chroniken nicht nur für Gläubige, sondern auch für jeden religionskritischen Menschen interessant. Dieses Buch deckt narnianisch-religiöse Grundzüge auf und verknüpft sie mit einschlägigen Gedanken aus Lewis’ theologischen Sachbüchern. Auf diese Weise kristallisiert sich eine belebte und ansprechende Religion heraus, die dem Leser der Chroniken eine neue und faszinierende Beziehung zu sich eröffnet.
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Este texto es un esfuerzo de actualizar el judaísmo secular y humanista, que en los tiempos modernos orientó a los mayores pensadores, científicos, artistas y activistas judíos, de Spinoza a Hanna Arendt, de Freud a Einstein, de Gershwin a Chagall, de Kafka a Roth, de Theodor Hertzl a Emma Goldman, de Isaac Deutscher a Amos Oz, así como a la gran mayoría de sus premios Nobel. Judíos, que no invocaban libros sagrados o mandamientos divinos para afirmar una identidad judaica, que se nutrieron de la historia y de la cultura judía, de sus dramas psíquicos y existenciales, de lazos particulares de solidaridad cuando los judíos son perseguidos, como de revuelta cuando los judíos actúan sin sensibilidad frente al sufrimiento de los otros.
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Just as the Book of Psalms provides the words we need for lament (expressing our grief and hurt to God), the Psalter also provides the guidance and language we need for negotiating the time after lament (learning to trust and give thanks).Nearly half of the psalms in the Book of Psalms are "laments," expressions of grief, trouble, and suffering combined with calls for God's help. Glenn Pemberton's earlier book, Hurting with God, describes how the lament psalms helped him express his heart honestly before God. In After Lament, he masterfully explores the next stage of thejourney, pointing out that lament does not always lead to thanksgiving. What happens when God does not answer our lament? In this rich book, Pemberton draws our attention to psalms of trust. How do we learn to trust God "after lament"?Even if God's answer to our lament was "yes," we cannot return to our life before the storm. Scars remain. And should God's answer to our lament be something other than we wanted, we have an even greater faith challenge. How do we live with a God who said "no" in our moment of greatest need? Focusing on the psalms of trust, this book shows the Bible's answer to this question.
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Este texto es un esfuerzo de actualizar el judaísmo secular y humanista, que en los tiempos modernos orientó a los mayores pensadores, científicos, artistas y activistas judíos, de Spinoza a Hanna Arendt, de Freud a Einstein, de Gershwin a Chagall, de Kafka a Roth, de Theodor Hertzl a Emma Goldman, de Isaac Deutscher a Amos Oz, así como a la gran mayoría de sus premios Nobel. Judíos, que no invocaban libros sagrados o mandamientos divinos para afirmar una identidad judaica, que se nutrieron de la historia y de la cultura judía, de sus dramas psíquicos y existenciales, de lazos particulares de solidaridad cuando los judíos son perseguidos, como de revuelta cuando los judíos actúan sin sensibilidad frente al sufrimiento de los otros.
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Though Mark Twain is best remembered as perhaps the quintessential American humor writer, he was also a keen observer and critic of cultural and social trends. In this vein, he undertook a book-length discussion and analysis of Christian Science and New Thought, both of which enjoyed immense popularity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. The controversial text was originally rejected by Twain's publisher, a gesture that the author saw as confirming the influence and power of the religious movement.
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