Time Study

"You are the stories that you believe." Tim Keller used this phrase to make the point that stories transmit beliefs and assumptions in packageable sizes. Our culture has many such stories. We don't necessarily call them beliefs but rather say, "This is the just the way things are." They are...

In this very short introduction, Tim Bayne introduces the field of philosophy of religion and engages with some of the most burning questions philosophers discuss.

Here is a conversational presentation of the Bible's end-time prophecies. The study begins with Jesus' end-time prophecies and their repetition in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The book then explores the prophecies shared later by the Apostles. These guide and clarify the prophecies the resurrected Jesus gave us in Revelation.

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Accordingly, he was described by abolitionists in his time as a living counter-example to slaveholders' arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens.

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David Falkner, noted author of five previous books about baseball, deftly portrays the rise to stardom of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play on a major-league team in baseball’s modern era. As Falkner traces the development of Robinson’s natural skill and tireless dedication, he focuses on the strengths that earned Robinson a unique place on the diamond and in the struggle for civil rights. This compelling biography illuminates a critical intersection of sports and cultural history.

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass covers the life of the prominent abolitionist during and after the Civil War. Here, Douglass provides a fuller account of his escape from slavery and the underground railway to freedom. It includes his recollections of presidents Garfield and Lincoln, Johnson and Garfield, and an account of his service as Marshall of the District of Columbia.

This volume aims to call attention to and trace the various lines of prophetic time to the events in which they culminate. To receive its testimony, the listener will need to have an ear to hear and must expect to cast away many preconceived opinions as fast as they come to see their lack of harmony with God's word.

Put your trust in him. He is your Father. He is your protector. He is here for you. Don’t try to figure negative situations out. Instead, change your stance. Choose to focus on him as your protector. In Uncertain Times, God Your Father Will Protect You Christian Meditation on Jesus Words & God’s Heart for You by MM Productions is a curated word bath. It’s an opportunity to practice your stance as the protected and focus on the words of your protector.

Osho es conocido como una de las figuras más provocadoras de nuestro tiempo. Este libro, compuesto de una selección de sus intempestivos discursos, nos presenta una visión general de los conceptos clave del ideal de «vivir peligrosamente». Crítico con las religiones tradicionales y sus normas y doctrinas, que imponen una «esclavitud psicológica», su ideario pone énfasis en la responsabilidad personal y la libertad. Su misión, según él, era conseguir que regresaran a la vida aquellos que vivían como si estuvieran muertos.

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David W. Allan is known as Mr. Time around the world—his mathematical formula (Allan Variance) is critical for setting atomic clocks and for official timekeeping in the world. His first book (It's About Time) formed the launchpad for this, his latest book, Time and Eternity, written in laymen’s language with intriguing insights from a scientist and devout Christian.

According to the Australian government’s website, at the time of first contact with Europeans, there were some 500 distinct Indigenous nations, speaking different languages and following their own religious and cultural practices. As with all human societies, that of the Indigenous Australians is abounding in stories. Stories of how the world came to be the way it is, stories of heroism and perfidy, stories about animals and birds, and stories about love and hate all have parts to play in the wide array of myths, legends, and tales created by Indigenous Australians.

Even the least technical among us are being pressed from all sides by advances in digital technology. We rely upon computers, cell phones, and the Internet for communication, commerce, and entertainment. Yet even though we live in this “instant message” culture, many of us feel disconnected...

Small, simple habits can grow your faith in big ways. 65% of Christian women admit they aren’t satisfied with their spiritual lives. You’ve been told: Read your Bible every day. Your prayer life matters. Find quiet time with God. The problem: Life is chaotic. You’re pulled in a hundred...

We've been there. We know what it's like to study, work, have a life, do your best, and still need help. Course Hero Study guides untie the knots. You do the work - we give you the tools to make every minute count. We help you get unstuck. Course Hero audiobook of the The Time Machine includes: A chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, an in-depth synopsis at the end of the audiobook that summarizes and analyzes the plot, themes, symbols, characters, and main points of the novel, and engaging narration and music.

As administrators, teachers, and parents struggle to help children make sense of our racially and politically polarized nation, Hagerman offers concrete examples of the kinds of interventions necessary to help kids learn how to become members of a multi-racial democracy and to avoid the development of far-right thinking in the white youth of today. Children of a Troubled Time expands our understanding of how the rising generation grapples with the complexities of racism and raises critical questions about the future of American society.

The Time Has Come offers a plainspoken and forthright look at why and how men need to actively fight for gender equality. As the cofounder of the White Ribbon Campaign, the largest international coalition of men seeking to end violence against women, Michael Kaufman is a global advocate for gender equality. Kaufman’s new book explores how a culture based in toxic masculinity hurts people (and their children), how men can become better allies in smashing the patriarchy, and how real gender equality creates advancements in both the workplace and the global economy.

Out of nowhere, the storms of life hit us without warning. The loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, loss of a job and properties. A terrible accident, illness, or the failure of a business. These are tough challenges that people all over the world are being confronted with daily in their respective life. We don’t have the power to choose what happens to us; neither can we, as humans, choose the nature and severity of the problems and challenges that confronts us every day.

Out in Time explores the life experiences of three generations of gay men - the Stonewall, AIDS, and Queer generations - arguing that while there are generational differences in the lived experiences of young gay men, each one confronts its own unique historical events, realities, and socio-political conditions, there are consistencies across time that define and unify the identity formation of gay men.