His book placed the theology of the African-American church squarely in the historical evangelical tradition. He wrote this text as a sort of handbook to instruct church members who lacked significant formal education to the overarching and key truths of God contained in the Bible. In this story, we are reminded of the study of how greatly African Americans sought literacy in bondage and afterwards, a history well told by Professor Heather Williams in Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom.īoothe first published Plain Theology for Plain People in 1890. Martin Luther King, Jr.Ĭlaude Octavius Boothe also worked in many projects to bring literacy and learning to his fellow former slaves, such as through the Freedman’s Bureau and schools. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, Boothe was saved and went on to serve as founding pastor of the Baptist church whose pulpit would be made famous by Dr. Claude Octavius Boothe was born in 1845 into slavery in the Cotton South state of Alabama. To understand this book, we must begin with its author and his time. He took the scholarship of systematic theology from the late 19th century and distilled its essence, “the first principals of divine truth.” (p. From the distance of 129 years, the reader will be impressed by the degree to which he succeeded, in his roles as pastor and educator. In Plain Theology for Plain People, Claude Octavius Boothe provides a solidly Biblical, clearly written, and very understandable introduction to Biblical theology.
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Notice that the loss of one poor lamb was the occasion that prompted David’s bravery. The lion arose against him, and he caught the lion by the beard and slew it! This account shows David’s great courage. David went out after the lion, and got the lamb out of the lion’s mouth. While he was keeping his father’s sheep, a lion came and took a lamb. One incident in David’s boyhood days plainly denotes his character. As we review the last half of 1 Samuel and all of 2 Samuel, we will try and glean some reasons why David is called “a man after God’s own heart.” 1. There are many spiritual lessons which we can learn from the life of David. In Acts 13:22, we read, “I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, who shall fulfil all my will.” Because of this willingness to repent, Paul says that David was a man whose heart was inclined toward God. But unlike King Saul, David was not rebellious and disobedient. A careful study of David’s life will leave us with many lessons which we can apply to our lives today.ĭavid had faults. The Bible also records many other events in the life of David. His name to many of us is immediately associated with the time when he confronted Goliath the giant. David’s Sin With Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-20)ĭavid is mentioned more times in the Bible than any other Biblical character. David’s Reign as King of Israel (2 Samuel 1-10) David as a Fugitive From King Saul (1 Samuel 20-31) Their names are entirely up to you! Let your imagination run wild! □ Of course we couldn’t finish up this pack without some classic magical girls from and their essential accessories. There’s also a sharky notecard for you! Is it our little adventurer becoming a human or a human becoming a shark? □ Adventure shark! Follow ‘s little aquatic cutie on their magic quest across the seas, searching for clues and solving ancient puzzles. ✨ Is she a magical girl? Is she a will-o’-the-wisp? You’ll find many beings of great beauty along your travels, but will be the first to tell you, beware of which you trust… □ Off to the enchanted forests of ! Explore these cheerful lands of colorful fauna as you continue on your quest. □ Before venturing off on a quest, every adventurer needs to gather their magical supplies, and ‘s knowledgeable hands are the perfect one stop magic shop! “Magic Quest” is our Pop theme for October! Get ready for magical girls and tarot readings in far-flung lands! This is a much different situation than I was expecting from a science fiction story. The story then changes to one of survival. Vatta and crew are stranded in the icy waters of the South Polar Sea. Kylara Vatta is a Grand Admiral now and is returning to visit her home planet of Slatter’s Key. 'Cold Welcome' is the first book in the new series. I just discovered Elizabeth Moon has come out with an addition called Vatta’s Peace. I had read the Vatta’s War series and enjoyed it. Yet even as Ky leads her team from one crisis to another, her family and friends refuse to give up hope, endeavoring to mount a rescue from halfway around the planet - a task that is complicated as Ky and her supporters find secrets others will kill to protect: a conspiracy infecting both government and military that threatens not only her own group's survival but her entire home planet. Only her undeniable talent for command can give her ragtag band a fighting chance. But instead she is thrown into danger unlike any other she has faced and finds herself isolated, unable to communicate with the outside world, commanding a motley group of unfamiliar troops, and struggling day by day to survive in a deadly environment with sabotaged gear. Summoned to the home planet of her family's business empire, space-fleet commander Kylara Vatta is told to expect a hero's welcome. After nearly a decade away, Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Moon makes a triumphant return to science fiction with this installment in a thrilling new series featuring the daring hero of her acclaimed Vatta's War sequence. It is about symmetry, more like having a share of the harm, paying a penalty if something goes wrong. If you inflict risk on others, and they are harmed, you need to pay some price for it.ĭo not mistake skin in the game as just an incentive problem or just having a share of the benefits (as it is commonly understood in finance). Skin in the Game is about the distortions of symmetry and reciprocity in life: If you have the rewards, you must also get some of the risks, not let others pay the price of your mistakes. It is not just that skin in the game is necessary for fairness, commercial efficiency, and risk management: skin in the game is necessary to understand the world. In one scene, he sits down heavily at the top of the stairway where he, as a ten-year old kid, had discovered his distraught, alcoholic mother lying in her dressing gown on the morning after her wedding night to Hugh. You couldn’t breathe in his presence.” But for the film, Vidal projects an authentic weariness, fundamental to the man. James Merrill once remarked, “Gore sucked all the air out of any room he entered. The camera follows as he narrates his life, including a return to Merrywood, the mansion on the Potomac that had belonged to Hugh Auchincloss, the affluent stockbroker his mother Nina married immediately after divorcing Gene Vidal. I watched the 1995 BBC documentary on Vidal, largely the product of its then seventy-year old subject. He made himself so visible that one can’t help but indulge. Jay Parini’s biography of Gore Vidal, Empire of Self, is an entertaining narrative, but midway through the book I shifted over to YouTube to watch Vidal in action.
What is Adoption? Helping Non-adopted Children Understand Adoption This gentle book conveys a warmth and affection about adoption that is well worth sharing with your young child. I Wished for You - An Adoption Story by Marianne RichmondĪ small teddy bear asks his mother about his adoption and she answers him with love and affection. It is a hopeful story of the joy of adoption and becoming a mixed-race family. This picture book celebrates the hopes of a young blond haired girl for her little sister from Ethiopia. The Magical Friendship Garden by Rebekah Barlow Rounce It is perfect for a sibling waiting for a new child to join the family through adoption. The wait drags on past her first birthday. This picture book tells the gentle story of eight year old Arun who finds it difficult to wait for the adoption and arrival of his new sister from India. It was one of my most anticipated books of the year. I actually discovered this series with book 3 and then went back so you absolutely can read these books as standalones and not feel lost or that you're missing something. I really want everyone to read this entire series but it doesn't have to be read this way. The chemistry between the two gave me all the butterflies and heart races. Meghan writes the hell out of an alpha male. The hero, Rhett Hennessy (I FREAKING LOVE HIS NAME BY THE WAY) is the absolute perfect match for our heroine. She is beautiful, smart, full of all the sass, and a complete bad ass. I have to say that Ariel has made it to my all time favorite females list. That takes talent to hook a person from page one. That is saying a lot because the other books in the series are so damn good too.įrom the very second I started reading this book, I was hooked. I have devoured every book in this series so far and Beneath the Truth is my favorite. She evokes every single emotion you can feel while reading. I LOVE MEGHAN MARCH!! My love deepens EVERY. The Third Hotel is a propulsive, brilliantly shape-shifting novel from an inventive author at the height of her narrative powers. As the distinction between reality and fantasy blurs, Clare finds grounding in memories of her childhood in Florida and of her marriage to Richard, revealing her role in his death and reappearance along the way. Grief-stricken and baffled, Clare tails Richard, a horror film scholar, through the newly tourist-filled streets of Havana, clocking his every move. He’s wearing a white linen suit she’s never seen before, and he’s supposed to be dead. Shortly after Clare arrives in Havana, Cuba, to attend the annual Festival of New Latin American Cinema, she finds her husband, Richard, standing outside a museum. In Havana, Cuba, a widow tries to come to terms with her husband’s death - and the truth about their marriage - in Laura van den Berg’s surreal, mystifying story of psychological reflection and metaphysical mystery. Named a Summer 2018 Read by The Washington Post, Vulture, Nylon, Elle, BBC, InStyle, Refinery29, Bustle, O, the Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Conde Nast Traveler, Southern Living, Lit Hub, and Vol. "There’s Borges and Bolaño, Kafka and Cortázar, Modiano and Murakami, and now Laura van den Berg." ( The Washington Post)Īn August 2018 IndieNext Selection. " future cult classic." ( The New York Times Book Review) |
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