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![]() ![]() This unique book emphasizes spiritual commitment as an essential facet of LGBTI/queer consciousness and addresses such burning themes as coming out, the importance of self-acceptance, gay marriage, gay bashing, and the ethics of gay sex. In particular, he encourages LGBTI people to reclaim their spiritual heritage without apology. ![]() Daniel Helminiak, author of the best-selling What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality, looks at the relationship between sexuality and spirituality, first, from a humanistic perspective and, then, a more familiar Christian point of view. Sex and the Sacred examines the spiritual dimension of human sexuality in a way that is free of religious affiliation but still open to traditional religion and belief in God. A down-to-earth look at the spiritual power of sex ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil’s world by esteemed scholar Bernard Knox, this volume lends a vibrant new voice to one of the seminal literary achievements of the ancient world. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the Aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original Latin as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. He attended Amherst College, graduating in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, the Aeneid redefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times. Fagles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Fagles, a lawyer, and Vera Voynow Fagles, an architect. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what will become the Roman empire. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself-all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epicįleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgils great epicFleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas. ![]() ![]() ![]() Among its members were Frederick Cook and Roald Amundsen, who would later become famed polar explorers. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery, then in his early 30s, it is considered the first expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. ![]() The ship was stuck fast for more than a year and her men became the first to endure the physical and mental torture of winter south of the Antarctic Circle. What began as an effort to chart the little-known polar regions, document their flora and fauna and geology, and reach the south magnetic pole turned into an epic struggle for survival after de Gerlache sailed the Belgica deep into the pack ice of the Bellingshausen Sea. Commanded by the young naval lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, the Belgian Antarctic Expedition was to be the first purely scientific mission to the southernmost continent. ![]() On August 16, 1897, a three-mast barque called the Belgica left Antwerp, Belgium, and set sail for Antarctica. From “Fragments du récit de voyage,” by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery, part of Résultats du voyage de la Belgica en 1897-99 sous le commandement de A. ![]() The layout of the Belgica, with officers’ quarters at the stern, laboratories amidships, and crew quarters in the forecastle, belowdecks. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sequel to the Amber Allure best-seller Diversion. ![]() How can they tell who the villains are? The bad guys don’t wear black hats, but they might wear white coats. ![]() When a prescription drug shortage jeopardizes the patients at Rosario Children’s Cancer Center, it not only pits Bo and Lucky against predatory opportunists, but also each other. Undercover with his hard-headed partner, Bo learns that not everything is as it seems in the world of pharmaceuticals. Using his pharmacy license for the good guys provides the sort of education he never got in school. While fighting PTSD, memories of a horrid childhood, and a prescription drug addiction, Bo is paying for his mistakes. Bo’s nice to have around, sure, but there’s none of that picking-out-china-together crap for Lucky. It’s hard to tell when Lucky doesn’t understand relationships or have a clue what any sane human is doing in his bed. The newbie he trained, former Marine Bo Schollenberger, is now his partner on (and maybe off) the job. Former drug trafficker Richmond “Lucky” Lucklighter “died” in the line of duty while working off a ten-year sentence in service to the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau, only to be reborn as Simon “Lucky” Harrison. ![]() ![]() He studies theology at the urging of his parents, who want him to become a priest, but as Coelho puts it, “ever since he had been a child, he had wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man’s sins.” With the blessing of his father, Santiago leaves the seminary at 16, buys a few sheep and begins a fulfilling life as a shepherd-fulfilling, that is, until he dreams about a child who transports him to the Egyptian pyramids and tells him: “If you come here, you will find a hidden treasure.”Ĭonfused by this dream, Santiago seeks out the advice of a local gypsy and in the process meets that ancient king Melchizedek, who tells him that his dream depicts his “Personal Legend”: “It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish.” Following his dream would mean giving up the satisfaction and comfort of shepherding, and while Santiago struggles with this decision, he ultimately sells his flock and heads to Egypt. ![]() Despite our otherwise pessimistic age, The Alchemist‘s popularity shows us that we still very much long for a meaningful life-a life structured around a single purpose. For those who haven’t read it, the novel recounts the adventures of a young shepherd by the name of Santiago. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ruth turns the photo over, and she sees written in her mother’s distinctive handwriting: Dawn 1963. Then it comes to her–these small houses are painted a dull pink rather than white, there’s no picket fence around each one, and the car in front of one has a very strange shape. She looks at it for a few moments noting that something is “off” about it, but at first she can’t think what it is. They had disagreed on many things, ranging from Ruth’s professional life as an anthropologist to her private life as a single mother, but Ruth is now missing her mother more than she would have thought possible.Īs she riffles through the shoebox, she comes across a photo of her cottage, the one she lives in now, one of three cottages in a row. ![]() This bothers Ruth not at all, and she’s glad to have the opportunity to be alone in the house and look through the things that were important to her mother. Ruth’s father has remarried, and the home will soon be updated and redecorated by his new wife. In her childhood home, Ruth is going through a box of photos and souvenirs that belonged to her late mother. But that’s still a couple of weeks away and not at all in the mind of Ruth Galloway. It’s the end of February 2020, and we’re hearing the very first rumblings about a deadly virus with origins in China. The Locked Room begins at a time that seems far, far away, before the world as we know it changed. ![]() ![]() ![]() As far as we know from the accounts of scripture the young man never came back and never received salvation. He was not willing to give up his possessions even if doing so meant he would be granted eternal life. The young man turned and walked away with his head down in sadness. Mark 10:21 (ESV)Ģ1 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven and come, follow me.” The young man was told to give all he had away and then to follow after Jesus. So Jesus moved on to the one thing holding him back. Jesus told him to keep the commands which he said he had already done for years. Within the pages of the Bible, we get to see such a decision play out firsthand.Ī wealthy young man came to Jesus to find out what he needed to do in order to receive eternal life. ![]() That is a fairly easy statement to make though as few are ever forced to give up things in their life in order to follow Jesus. Even if was the most important thing to them in their life after God. Many Christians would say that they would easily give up everything for Jesus. Those things that are important to us and that we would not be willing to give up unless we simply had to. ![]() Everyone has something in their life that they appreciate, enjoy, love, and even cherish. ![]() ![]() ![]() And when there are dangerous secrets everywhere, not just outside, but under your own roof. When you're amazing at drawing but terrible at fitting in. ![]() It's a good job Kieran's a master of observation, and knows all the detective tricks of the trade.īut being a detective is difficult when you're Kieran Woods. And to his grandma, who just stopped coming round one day. Kim Slater is the author of Smart (3.81 a. Slater, at which site biographical information may be found. He's going to find out what really happened. Librarian Note: Kim Slater is a pen name of K.L. He's made a promise, and when you say something out loud, that means you're going to do it, for real. Thank you certainly much for downloading Smart Kim Slater.Most likely you have knowledge that, people have see numerous time for their favorite books later than. It was only a homeless old man after all. There's been a murder, but the police don't care. He was a homeless man, but he still wanted to live.' 'I found Jean's friend dead in the river. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Federation of Children's Book Groups Prize and longlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, Kim Slater's outstanding debut, Smart, is moving and compelling novel with a loveable character at its heart. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lyric poetry, such as the poems Sappho wrote, was intended to be sung with accompaniment on the lyre. Poetry in Ancient Greece was, like most forms of storytelling in the pre-modern world, generally enjoyed in a different manner, one that would likely look unfamiliar today and might indeed be considered more of a performance. Read on to learn a tiny bit more about who Sappho was. ![]() If you’ve ever used the word lesbian - or the word sapphic - or so much as enjoyed a song or poem, Sappho and her far reaching influences have touched you. ![]() Who was Sappho? Although very little is actually known about the Ancient Greek lyric poet, some of our most common language about queer women is derived directly from her, and we remain generally fascinated with her 26 centuries after she lived and died on the Greek isle of Lesbos. ![]() |