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Antioch is a significant crossroads of the world where civilizations meet. Luke, one of the authors of the Bible, lived and wrote in this breathtaking city. Now, we will read his story from another, contemporary writer of Antioch, Necdet Ozkaya. "We believed in everything he said. We were listening to Him, whatever he says, however he describes what, with our mouths wide open.We were gathering in a thirteen feet deep cave. We climbed up the foothills of the mountain. We were walking without drawing any atten-tion, as if we were out there collecting herbs to heal our wounds. Women were bending over to the ground, carrying their children. They sat, collected herbs they were familiar with, smelled them and put them in sacks bound to the sides of their skirts.We were passing by them without a word, entering through the mouth of the cave and taking deep breaths as soon as we were in; the cool air rejuvenated our numb souls. We were walking towards the man we wanted to reach, who was filled with the Holy Spirit, with slow steps - calmly and quietly without hurry. His inside was full with the Holy Spirit and he was telling us about that. The teller was coming from where He is, telling us about Him, his pain, his experiences.We were drinking the water that leaked from the cave walls and puddled in the deep hollow. We were putting the water on our faces, understanding that we were resurging. We were looking at his face, in his eyes, on his body as if we saw Him in every corner of the teller; feeling the pain he went through in our hearts and weeping together.We were gathering with a quiet, calm and slow walk; without mak-ing ourselves seen by the residents of the neighborhood next to the cave. The women sitting on the ground, collecting herbs, were entering the cave last with their little children and were washing their and then their childrens' faces with the leaking water that puddled in the hollow. The water increased as we drank and used it, it wasn't decreasing or ooding. It was like a refreshing, cool potion.We were sitting on the ground of the ten feet wide cave and listening to the teller; never wanting for the tremor of our souls through the things told to end, cease or vanish. For the teller was coming from where He was.His face glimmered, his eyes and hair shimmered and he was speak-ing with his soft voice, caressing our souls.We all listened to him, including little children and babies, without a sound; for he was coming from where He is, with his inside full of the Holy Spirit.We weren't asking questions. He understood the questions we were to ask and continued to answer and explain with his voice as calm as always, that caressed our souls..."
Have you ever had a big problem? These kids have big problems. Sam's mom was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Sam feels helpless and overwhelmed. Oliver's grandmother died two months ago. She was his best friend and the only person who understood his anxiety. Margaret is a dancer with an eating disorder. Her dad left when she was a baby-it still hurts. Joel sees strange things he can't explain. Some people think he has a mental illness but he's not convinced. Sam, Oliver, Margaret, and Joel just want to feel loved and accepted. They just want to feel Normal. But the more time passes, the more their problems are ruining their lives. Will they always feel this lonely and confused?Praise for Crazy, Memoir of a Mom Gone Mad"Charise Jewell is a brilliant writer who takes the reader behind her eyes to see and feel the terror-and the beauty-of living with mental illness. It does what the best memoirs do: comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. A true must-read!"// Shannon Moroney, Bestselling Author of Through the Glass, Out of the Shadows, and Heal for Real"A vivid and deeply intimate account of her experience with bipolar disorder. While Jewell's memoir confirmed my beliefs on systemic injustices experienced by those seeking treatment for mental illness, it also educated me on the beauty of family and resilience of humanity."// Joy Norstrom, Author of Out of Play and Flying the Nest"Should be required reading for doctors, nurses, counsellors, and educators. Beautifully crafted, Crazy is a spectacular read. With all the highs and lows of a great novel, it is fast-moving and spiced with humour and pathos. It is ultimately a very hopeful and reassuring book."// Moyra Irving, Author of Amelie Trott and the Earth Watchers"Charise Jewell is a beautiful storyteller. Her memoir, Crazy, flows like a compelling novel. She has delivered an insightful gift for family and friends of those living with bipolar. This is a must-read for people touched by this condition and for anyone who aspires to better understand."// Jacqueline Aubin
What if everything you thought you knew about how the Cold War ended was wrong? Forget about Reagan, Gorbachev and the Pope. When the superpowers decided they couldn't blow each other off the face of the Earth, other plans had to be created. Think of Dr Strangelove meets Barney Fife meets Angie Tribeca while wagging the dog. Standoff is the participants' story... and they are sticking to it! "A mad ramble of international schemes and duplicity, with a story that makes way more sense than history does. I loved it." - Matt Gallagher, author of Youngblood, Multiple New York Times best selling author
Marjorie Magic has a problem. Her magic doesn't work. Her mother can mow the lawn with a knock of her knee. Her father can fold the laundry with a wiggle of his eyebrow. Even her baby brother can make his toys fly. But when Marjorie twitches her nose? Nothing happens at all. Marjorie worries. If she's not the same as the rest of her family, does she belong? When she discovers a book filled with magical recipes, Marjorie's heart fills with hope. Maybe some people are born doing magic, but maybe other people can learn! Join Marjorie on her magical adventure to discover the truth: can an ordinary, unmagical person belong in a family called Magic? ¿A story about belonging, perseverance and grit. Children will enjoy journeying along with Marjorie as she learns about her own special brand of magic.
Jane can't have secrets. As the leading online influencer, each fraction of her life is streamed for all to watch. Social media hears what she mumbles as she sleeps; sees her recoil in unexplained fear of deep water; leers over the sponsor's logo tattooed between her shoulders. Everyone watches everyone, downvoting undesirables, exposing seditious thoughts, while endless advertising distracts them from the dust storms of their dying world. Private police watch over them with surveillance so complete that they can predict crimes before they occur.But Jane recalls a different world, where her thoughts could be private and choices could be her own. She plans to wield her influence to make this the future.On the largest marketing holiday of the year, she'll strike. All she needs is to keep her plans secret.When Jane publicly spoils a fashion show for all social media to see, the show's organizer, Ray, vows to have her fired. He feels guilty for discovering a marketing technique that, while increasing sales, also manipulated shoppers to become fatally aggressive. Now, Ray just wants to accumulate enough social credit to leave the country, and his guilt, behind. The last thing the jaded marketer needs is for Jane to disrupt those plans and, worse, to then entrust him with dangerous contraband: a secret.As Jane takes Ray from the gleaming towers of their ever-surveilled dystopia to the mysteries of the forbidden Red Zone, she draws him deeper into her secrets. They embark on her daring plan, risking summary and lethal punishment by the private police, as they struggle to keep rebellious thoughts undetected and old identities hidden. But when everything is watched, can she keep her secrets? Can he?Persistence of Vision is speculative fiction about how social media, big data, and artificial intelligence affect our relationships with one another and with ourselves. Its central question is whether we can still make our own choices when we can no longer keep our lives private, or our thoughts secret.
Climate activists reveal the true inside stories of direct action and protest. Bravery, ingenuity and humour combine as the campaigners struggle to get their message of existential threat heard amid the noise of the modern world. This book is written to show how ordinary people find the resolve to do some pretty odd things and why.
Patriarchy is a dysfunctional social system which originated a brief 3 to 5 millennia ago. Our mission is to confront the ills created by patriarchy - to make this world a better place by creating cartoons to promote thought.
The internet is gone! But only in the idyllic northwest coastal city of Nanaimo, whose citizens are now grimly compelled to relearn the ancient arts of face-to-face human contact. It's all a mess. Entertainment is limited to barbecues, dancing, courtship and sports...
When You Left is a picture book for 4- 8 year olds, and explores the theme that when parents break up and one parent moves on, it's okay to have muddled feelings.A child's parents split up and a new parent, Alex, has come on the scene. While the child desperately wants their parents to get back together and wants to dislike the new parent, there is a realisation that the sadness gets better, there can be room to love another parent and that the future can look hopeful.
Li-Na Is My Name is about a little girl who refused to be stereotyped. It is a story that encourages kids to be kids until they are ready to be who they want to be. Wishing Li Na's spirit, grit and resilience to all children. Love the way she stays true to herself. Let's spread this so all children love themselves for just who they are.
For Jenny it was clear that the deep bond to her grandmother could not only be explained by the same first name. There was more. Jenny was fascinated by the willpower and courage of her grandmother. Grandmother Jennifer had dared to resist old traditions. She was a strong woman and a role model for Jenny...
This book has been designed to prepare children for this new world order. Expand your imagination as much as you can, sometimes with a balloon, sometimes with a dot. Beauty is feeding itself from these different perspectives. Aesthetics is now showing itself in these gray areas.
Beauty in Black was written in response to people's heart-breaking prejudice toward anything that is black. The association that black is "bad" puts an unfortunate perception in little minds, and eventually in turn becomes hatred. This book is a hope to convey the importance of appreciating everyone, and all the beauty that black has to offer.
Mike Hinklebink's parents are out of control. They don't do their jobs and the house and garden are a mess. Their late-night karaoke is keeping Mike awake and it's affecting his schoolwork. Now they're skipping work to have fun. Instead of his parents taking care of him, he's taking care of them...
Enough Is Enough is a book about unlikely friendships and finding the courage to trust others with your secrets no matter how bad they are.
The Extraordinary World of Cats is an ode to the magnificent lives enjoyed by wild cats in our fast disappearing forests. The book makes an attempt to introduce some of the fascinating big cats of the animal kingdom to children around the world. Where do these cats live? Why are they so special? What are their defining characteristics?
The Entitled explores a world surviving on sheer Hope. It is a world with little tolerance for the childlike concepts of Innocence or Faith. This world allows for only so much Purity and it is only a matter of time before Trouble comes knocking at her door...
Elin Fiorelli, a career academic, has returned from three months in Finland to Brynderwen university, Wales. She thinks she has her future mapped out, a professorship within her grasp. Her job is at risk and the ghosts of their past come back to haunt her with the secret she has kept buried deep within herself for so long...
Alyson Soule is a novice journalist working for a Florida newspaper. A hospital calls to inform her that her forty-one-year-old mother has overdosed again. Virgie Soule's addiction is related to her secret past, which Alyson is determined to uncover...
This book explores at an unprecedented pace the way through how the European culture intensified the struggle of a woman for her personal liberation.
Age, race, culture, loneliness, relationships and the pandemic are all neatly drawn together in this outstanding picture book for young children. Claire Malone and her cat, Marmalade are back in Claire Malones Makes a Friend, a delightful and charming picture book about life in lockdown.
Want to go onto higher education but you're afraid of failing? Keen to enrol but just don't believe you're smart enough? Then this book has been written just for you.
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