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PAROUSIA (, parousia) is a Greek term meaning 'presence' or 'arrival.' Because it is used as a technical term referring to the return of Christ in glory, its more immediate, existential impact is often overlooked. Presence restores the epiphanic power of Parousia, opening us to the Eternal Now of a divine Fulness (Plrma) that is not yet completely revealed. Presence is a simple, immediately accessible entrée into what metaphysicians and theologians call the Mystery of 'God.' Presence is not identical with 'God' - what is? Yet Presence is that sophianic handmaid of 'God' - Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) - who was 'created at the beginning of God's work' and who rejoices in God's created world and delights in the human race (Prv. 8:22- 31). Presence is the Sapientia of 'God', providing us with a taste of divine bliss otherwise inaccessible to the human heart (cf. 1 Cor. 2:9).I offer this book as an invitation for you to enter more deeply into the mystery of Presence where you may experience the Parousia of God.

This collection of memories is meant to be easy reading, hopefully humorous at times, devoid of the confusing and often depressing effects of ¿wokeness¿, ¿cancel culture¿, various ¿isms¿, sex, violence, partisan politics, and other things that interfere with our God-given opportunity for living a good life.

Chase is a small boy who finds himself abandoned on the streets. He is joined by a Russian Siberian cat who becomes his heroine. It seems as if the entire world is out to get him. He is uncertain about why and how he has become the world's youngest fugitive and faces dangers and confusion no child should ever face. Street children are a reality in many countries and, now, in ours as well. His biggest fear comes from a grifter who goes by the name of Boss Man by his crew of misused women. He is sought by BM, social workers, an evil adult street person and the police. What will happen to this misused and abandoned child?

The Vegetarian Vampire is a story about an adorable bat family that had to escape their home due to a fire. The closest community they could move to was a Vampire Bat community. What no one knew was that they were Fruit Bats! Fang has one more problem. He can't resist a farmer's delicious tomatoes, but no one eats Farmer Red's tomatoes without his permission. How long will they be able to hide before someone figures them out?

This children's book tells the story of a boy named Ish who is just turning nine. The night before his birthday, he is startled awake when his dad comes to check on him. After his dad leaves, Ish sneaks out to look in the closet and sees the box that holds his birthday present, a fishing pole. When he goes back to sleep, he dreams about fishing and using wiggly worms as bait. He wishes himself in place of the fish, and at the same time, the fish wishes he was fishing like the boy. The worm, meanwhile, cries because he doesn't want to be eaten. The water feels sorry the worm and rises up; soon Ish is on the hook in the water, the fish is on the riverbank, and the worm has slipped free. Ish cries for help-and then wakes up, realizing it was only a horrible dream. When he goes downstairs, his parents are waiting with a birthday cake and his present. But he isn't excited about fishing anymore. He tells his dad why, and they have an important conversation about Jesus. Later Ish goes fishing with his friends Hix and Bubba, and he tells them what he learned.Young readers will find the narrative and characters interesting and relatable, and they'll appreciate the valuable message the book has to offer.

Have you struggled with infertility? Lost a beloved pet or had to make the difficult decision to put your precious canine family member down? This is a story for you.Nine Months is about the short period of time that the author had with her adopted rescue dog Wilbur (nicknamed Willy) and the undeniably strong bond he formed with his family. The book takes you through the emotions of each month and the strength of love.We all understand and witness life and the fact that the world around us keeps moving whatever happens, but certain times and portions of our lives impact the rest of it. Because of Wilbur, the author decided that she would continue to adopt and rescue dogs in need for the rest of her life and encourage others to do so. What is often described as unconditional love is clearly demonstrated in this story.

Career Guidance for the High Graduate: Want a Job in Customer Service and Beyond ? Heartfelt Lessons to Empower YOU is about making yourself employable by learning customer service skills and embracing a positive mindset required for customer service jobs. Overcoming behaviors and understanding the job search process. This book is for those high school graduates with limited resources and for whatever reason or circumstance could not attend higher education immediately after graduation, but must find a skillset to self- support, become a member of the working class. It is also for high school graduates who do not choose to attend college but want to pursue a sustainable career by attending trade, community college or learn on the job. Choosing college is desirable, but sometimes not the best course for everyone for one reason or another.Career guidance classes are essentially not available for high school students. This book is intended to help those who may feel marginalized to empower oneself by stepping out on faith and follow a path of employability starting with learning the customer service skillset. This career guidance is a practical instigator to lead you, make you think, start you on a learning path to skill building. The book speaks to behavior characteristics that may need to be reassessed as well as the practical application of the job search. After reading this guidebook if you are so inclined to going back to school to take remedial classes in reading, writing and math for the purpose of elevating your learning path or take college courses, it is encouraged to do just that. Invest in you and move on to a promising future.

I CAN BE is a poetic ode filled with vibrant ambition for all children to fearlessly believe in their own unique abilities and loving themselves. This book empowers its readers to cultivate positive self-talk that is inspired by Mae who is the main character. It gives parents of young children the opportunity to discuss the importance of self-love and believing in life's endless possibilities.

The book entitled The Evolution of Medicine was composed using a novel approach of presenting in a chronological order the theoretical and clinical medicine from the prehistoric times to the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, based on the significant contribution of the known, lesser known, and unknown individuals. Dedicated for medical students and physicians.

A man of destiny, Moses was born to lead a nation through impossible situations, despite not starting his primary mission for eighty years. Leaders and leadership are found everywhere, past and present. There are great examples everywhere you look, if you know what to look for. There are differences as well as commonalities in all leaders that we study. Moses is a phenomenal example to learn from. He is one of the most-mentioned characters in the Old and New Testaments. God held Moses in the highest regard, over all other prophets, and he was the only prophet to speak to God face-to-face. Born in the most inauspicious of environments, under a death warrant by Pharaoh, raised as an Egyptian for his first forty years. Then Moses escaped to the furnace of the Midian wilderness where I believe his leadership, character, and humility were honed for his God-given mission that would last the rest of his lifetime. His final forty years was as unquestioned leader of the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage to the precipice of the promised land. Studying the inspired leadership lessons of a man who lived one hundred and twenty years is as formidable as it is thrilling. This journey will be enlightening, exciting, and energizing.

An Epic Love StoryAll the world must know how proud Rich was in their times together. With Princes Diana's trust, belief, and Love for Rich is now telling all the rest of their adventurous 1993 Love story."We both knew our Love Affair could only Happen once""While in working together now, but afterwards - never ever be with one another again. Because of who we were"If Diana and Charles remained married, Di was in line for Royalty, as the wife of the King of England, at that event."There was no doubt, we would become 'derailed' because of the differences in our life styles and positions in life".As well when you consider Rich, a middle-aged womanizer meeting his match with Princess Diana, it all becomes like 'Autumn in New York' a rare, precious and fragile romance bloomed, that was forbidden and can't last.

NEXT TO ROMANS, NO OTHER WRITING has impacted the shape of reformed theology more than Paul's letter to the Galatians. So important was the letter that Luther affectionately referred to it as his Katie von Bora - the name of his wife, stating that in some ways he was married to the letter as well.Like Romans, Galatians is rooted in Paul's conviction that through the resurrection of Jesus, God's new creation has burst in upon the old with redeeming power and vindication for those made part of Christ's body by faith.Unlike Romans however, Galatians isn't primarily an exposition on the gospel or how we get saved. Rather, what is really at issue is the inclusion of all people in the single, multi-ethnic family of God. Who is in and who is out? Who belongs? And on what basis? These are the real issues being debated by the churches to whom Paul is writing.Paul's answer is that men and women are made part of the community of Christ by faith alone and not works of the Law. Followers of Jesus, no matter what their ethnic or moral background is, are incorporated into the family of God by the grace and action of God alone, and not by outward marks of Jewish identity.In Galatians: A Commentary, pastor and author Marc Simon offers a verse by verse exposition of Galatians which is at once accessible to scholars, pastors, and students alike.

Attorney Rachel Kahn, seeking a new life, takes her middle name, Noa, as her first name. In her mid-thirties, she leaves private practice in New York to work at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on halting the illegal opioid trade. Working with Tony Palmer, a colleague from the CDC in Atlanta, she helps track drug-dealers in San Francisco and discovers new approaches in Seattle and Vancouver to confronting addiction, leading her to introducing harm reduction practices on Indian reservations where drug abuse is rampant.Noa's journey takes her from the war on drugs to harm reduction and eventually to drug legalization. Both Noa and Tony deal with family loss from illegal drugs. Their efforts to heal their families, as well as to assist abusers, result in a bond that evolves into love.

As a society, are we more into smelling the roses or pulling the weeds? This is the question that plagues author Roger Shuman about modern society. Shuman's Common Sense to the Nth Degree boldly confronts the core issues facing the world today, challenging readers and citizens to look at the world with fresh and logical eyes and to concentrate more on enjoying the good things rather than trying to cull out the bad. Canvassing every hot button topic from the true meaning of the Constitution to the origins of road rage, Shuman uses real life examples and sometimes biting humor to analyze and indict the views of a culture gone mad with superficiality and ignorance. Delve into this collection of hypotheses and anecdotes, and learn what it means to possess Common Sense to the Nth Degree.

An adventurous, thrilling caper for young Macaroni Toni. Follow her to see what a regular, semigular day holds for her in Baltimore. What will she see? What will she find? What will she do? Who knows?

"Family is not an important thing. It is everything." This is the mantra of the Gurin family until a dark secret from the past is revealed driving their relationships to the crossroads of tragedy. While having their usual family dinner, without warning, Sophie brutally assaults Frank, her husband. Her violent behavior is witnessed by her two daughters, Addie, six and Mary, eight, and her mother, Irina, an immigrant from Poznan, Poland. Committed to a hospital, Sophie delves into painful flashbacks and dreams that involve a faceless man abusing a child. It isn't until some months later that she discovers through therapy that the little girl is her. Her shame about being abused forces her to keep it a secret from her family. The same is true for the humiliation she suffers about being a patient in a psychiatric unit for nearly a year. Sophie concocts a risky fictional account explaining her breakdown and hospitalization and demands that her mother and husband participate in this deception because she's fearful the truth would forever change the love her daughters feel for her. Told from multiple points of view, the story takes place in Chicago in 1965, and spans twenty years. Delving into the relationships of the Gurin women as mothers and daughters, the reader experiences the tender undersides of their love as well as the sharp edges which nearly destroy them. The heart of this book touches on the genuine compassion mothers and daughters need to be capable of when their disappointments go beyond what appears to be unforgivable.