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Just as many more sayings and doings of the Lord existed prior to and alongside the canonical Gospels, so were there, prior to and alongside the subsequently selected or canonical acts, many other narratives professing to record the doings and sayings of the apostles and disciples of the Lord. This is one such gnostic text which had been lost for centuries.

In the tranquil town of Silverlake, death doesn't hold the same finality as it once did. The Returned – reanimated bodies of the deceased – are a solace to grieving families. But not every solace is comforting, especially when it disrupts the delicate balance of a family already on edge. After the tragic loss of Mark, Maya and her son Lucas are presented with the gift of Mark’s second chance at life. But the Mark who comes back isn't the husband and father they once knew. As Lucas grapples with the ghost of his father and Maya yearns for the warmth of her family, their lives are ...

The year is 1897. The place: Boston, Mass. Star short stop Herman Long has just been beaten and left for dead, alone and in the locker room of the Boston Beaneaters National League base ball team. But, whodunit and why? It’s up to ne’er-do-well Will Beaman, who stumbles across Long while trying desperately to secure a front office position with the ball club, to solve the case. Filled with romance, numerous red herrings, exciting game reportage, and shady characters, Best Bet in Beantown dives deeply into the sordid world of 19th century base ball.

As they blunder towards doom, Warlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find themselves inconvenienced by a variety of eldritch beings. Christmas brings a goose that doesn't let being cooked slow it down; they meet an electricity demon and discover why being a redhead is even trickier than one might imagine; and Holmes attempts an Irish accent. And, naturally, Moriarty is hanging around...in some form or other.

The final novel in the exciting Zombie Dawn trilogy that follows the outbreak of a deadly worldwide zombie plague. This epic finale concludes the story 10 years on from Zombie Dawn Outbreak.

This guide is an introduction to the lucrative and satisfying world of online coaching if you want to become a coach of Internet marketers, life coaching, or business coaching. You'll learn that it takes more than a desire to help people to become a success at online coaching—and discover the strategies that will help propel you to coaching success. The purpose of a coach is to help others explore their desires, deepest thoughts, emotions, and needs and to make changes in their lives that will bring personal and/or business success.

Peace always comes at a cost. The Execution Fleet of the R’armimon has arrived and the annihilation of the Tansian system seems inevitable. Hope rests on Maia finding the artifacts which, if the seer of the R’armimon is to be believed, will give her a chance to save her planet. But her quest seems near impossible. With only her friends to rely on, Maia fights hard, hoping to deliver a miracle to Tansi. Against all odds and in the unlikeliest of places, she finds faith, happiness, and love. But will it lift her up and make her dreams of peace come true? Or will it only leave her broken ...

There are few reasons for a mermaid to leave the sea. The murder of my sister tops my list. Shifting from mermaid to human is easy for some, but not for me. Legs are clumsy things, lacking the grace of my fishtail. The gift of the merfolk, our songs, has been taken from me. And the human world? I’m looking for a killer in a strange city of plastic and metal, composed of nearly 900,000 individuals - a city where I don’t belong - a city with inhabitants that have other uses for my kind… some worse than death. Sharkbait is a mermaid tale that will take you both over the land and under ...

What defines faith in the face of doubt? How do we reconcile human suffering with the existence of a loving God? And what is the essence of spiritual truth in a skeptical world? These timeless questions lie at the heart of Christian Ethics Collection: Signature Classics, a profound and thought-provoking audio anthology. Bringing together three literary giants, this collection is more than a discourse on religion; it is a journey into the human soul, wrestling with the complexities of belief and morality.

It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: "Hi, Me. Yes, you. You're me, and I'm you." If you believe this and the other origami notes that follow - which middle-schooler Meade Macon absolutely, positively does not - the concept of parallel dimensions is true, and there is a convention full of alternate versions of Meade waiting for his RSVP. It's got to be a joke.

Aren’t you just sick and tired of not being able to live the life you want? At times of trouble, all the doors seem to be closing in and it seems there isn’t a way out. But I am here to tell you there is always a way and sometimes the way is right in front of you! Armed with the proper financial knowledge, you can lift yourself and your family out of a tough situation or any situation for that matter.

The world is in the grasp of the God of Chaos, his only mantra: Do as Thou Wilt. In the slums of Tuilar, Dirge is an apprentice to the Brotherhood of Assassins who worship the god of Death. His only friend Jacob, a jovial young man, feels at home in the world as it is, but Dirge craves structure. When Chaos orchestrates the Cleansing, a mass slaughter of children, people stand up against him. Amid the revolt, the prophet of the forgotten God of Order appears. Drawn to the ways of Order, Dirge finds himself at odds with those who raised him.

Seventeen-year-old Amelia Pritchett never meant to travel to the floating city of Ixus. It was an accident. Something she never dreamed was possible. Ixus fell silent 30 years ago during one of the worst pandemics the world had ever seen. But since the recovery of the surface, no one knew what was left of the floating city. Now, Amelia alone knows the unthinkable truth that lies inside the city's protective shield. Searching for a way home, she discovers that Ixus does not give up its secrets easily.

For long I have been spending much of my time in a world of great beauty of thought and purity of feeling, created by the devotion and intelligence of one of the many theosophical fraternities of the ancient world. They called themselves disciples of Thrice-greatest Hermes, and sometimes spoke of their faith as the Religion of the Mind. They were prior to and contemporary with the origins and earliest centuries of Christianity, and they lived in Egypt.

The zombie apocalypse continues as the survivors search for a place of refuge. Things have gone from bad to worse, with even the gods succumbing to the curse. Taegar never saw himself as a hero, and certainly not a leader. His allies are a mixed bunch, composed of a little girl and her zombie brother, a blind and crippled elf, a rogue, and a young woman that can’t return his affections. Though their differences threaten to tear the group apart, only by staying together can they survive. Their goal is to reach Levia, the city of wizards, hoping that such a place would have withstood the ...

There have been a lot of scientific studies dedicated to studying emotional intelligence and how it affects our lives. In the past, the focus was more on IQ as the gold standard for predicting performance. Intelligent people are those who are often described as having high IQs. But recent studies have shown that the more capable, competent and effective individuals are actually those that have a high emotional quotient. In fact, researchers have discovered that people with average IQs outperform those with high IQs 70 percent of the time.

My future had been planned out for almost ten years. I was to marry Mia, my best friend, and we were supposed to live happily ever after. There was one major problem though; I realized I had no interest in women. Even so, I still planned to make my best friend's wish come true.

The Nazis and their allies won the war, but peace in the twenty-first century is proving much harder to keep. It's twenty years since the failed British Mutiny left London a burnt-out husk. A reminder of the new world order that covers most of the globe. Yet even in this dark time there are rumours of growing resistance movements deep inside North America.

Mead notices that modern students often shrug off or dismiss the mysteries and wisdom of the ages, as unimportant. He argues that spirit is entirely absent from the religion of today, because it has been divorced from science. And, what was once considered religion to the primitive man is very different than what is considered religion now. Psychology, what he called the science of antiquity, is what is needed for the student of the mysteries to regain their foothold in the world.

You are invited to discover a new love for God, come into a deeper prayer life, and see the results of your prayers. Sister Ann Shields brings her warm speaking style to this book about our joyful obligation to pray for the needs around us.