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Moving in Harmony
by Mwanabute REV Nday BondoIn order to fully appreciate the good of the UMC polity, the people called United Methodists need to work together, moving in harmony, and using the same church processes. In this book, Rev. Bondo provides the most relevant and up-to-date information from The Book of Discipline 2008 to the African Methodist Church, so that it can join and move in harmony with the polity of The United Methodist Church worldwide.
Moving Kings: A Novel
by Joshua CohenA propulsive, incendiary novel about faith, race, class, and what it means to have a home, from Joshua Cohen, “a major American writer” (The New York Times) One of the boldest voices of his generation, Joshua Cohen returns with Moving Kings, a powerful and provocative novel that interweaves, in profoundly intimate terms, the housing crisis in America’s poor black and Hispanic neighborhoods with the world's oldest conflict, in the Middle East. The year is 2015, and twenty-one-year-olds Yoav and Uri, veterans of the last Gaza War, have just completed their compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces. In keeping with national tradition, they take a year off for rest, recovery, and travel. They come to New York City and begin working for Yoav’s distant cousin David King—a proud American patriot, Republican, and Jew, and the recently divorced proprietor of King’s Moving Inc., a heavyweight in the tri-state area’s moving and storage industries. Yoav and Uri now must struggle to become reacquainted with civilian life, but it’s not easy to move beyond their traumatic pasts when their days are spent kicking down doors as eviction-movers in the ungentrified corners of the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, throwing out delinquent tenants and seizing their possessions. And what starts off as a profitable if eerily familiar job—an “Occupation”—quickly turns violent when they encounter one homeowner seeking revenge. Praise for Moving Kings“Brilliant . . . master-planned to slowly unsettle your convictions, as the best novels do . . . Cohen has a brain-on-fire intellect and a Balzac-grade enthusiasm for understanding varieties of experience.”—Los Angeles Times “A svelte comic triumph that concentrates [Cohen’s] genius . . . a fantastically agile style . . . Cohen explores themes of power and Jewish identity with the same insight that has justly attracted praise from some of the country’s most sophisticated writers.”—The Washington Post“This lively story of the fraught ties that bind an American, Republican Jew and his Israeli family makes another strong case for Cohen’s admission into the ranks of the Great American Novelists.”—Esquire “Joshua Cohen’s Moving Kings is a lit fuse, a force let loose, a creeping flame heading for demolition, and Cohen himself is a fierce polyknower in command of the moving parts of the human predicament.”—Cynthia Ozick
Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority
by John EldredgeWhy Some Prayers Work, Why Some Don't, and How You and God Can Change Things for Good How would it feel to enter into prayer with confidence and assurance--certain that God heard you and that your prayers would make a difference? It would likely feel amazing and unfamiliar. That's because often our prayers seem to be met with silence or don't appear to change anything. Either response can lead to disappointment or even despair in the face of our ongoing battles and unmet longings--especially when we don't know if we're doing something wrong or if some prayers just don't work. New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge confronts these issues directly in Moving Mountains by offering a hopeful approach to prayer that is effective, relational, and rarely experienced by most Christians. In a world filled with danger, adventure, and wonder, we have at our disposal prayers that can transform the events and issues that matter most to us and to God. Moving Mountains shows you how to experience the power of daily prayer, learn the major types of prayers--including those of intervention, consecration, warfare, and healing--and to discover the intimacy of the cry of the heart prayer, listening prayer, and praying Scripture. Things can be different, and you personally have a role to play with God in bringing about that change through prayer. It may sound too good to be true, but this is your invitation to engage in the kind of prayers that can move God's heart as well as the mountains before you.
Moving Mountains Study Guide: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority
by John EldredgeIn Luke 11:1, the disciples asked Jesus, "Teach us to pray!" Most of us want to know more about how prayer works. While we are used to offering up prayers, we wonder if we are praying in the most effective way or if we are approaching the throne of God in the "right" way. We ask ourselves: How do I listen for God? How do I pray for healing? How do I pray when I am under spiritual attack? How do I pray to break through strongholds of habitual sin? How do I pray for protection? How do I pray for my lost friends and family? In Moving Mountains Study Guide, bestselling author John Eldredge shows how we labor under the misconception that prayer is asking God to intervene instead of partnering with him to get things done. This faulty assumption leads to untold confusion and grief when we ask of God but can't sense He hears us--or even cares. Rather, Jesus says, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven" (Matthew 16:19). When we operate from this position, we approach prayer with far greater confidence. We understand we have a role in making change happen and are not victims of circumstance--that we are sons and daughters of God bestowed with tremendous authority.
Moving On: Beyond Forgive And Forget
by Ruth Ann BatstoneMoving On presents a compassionate and nuanced exploration of what forgiveness is and is not. Written by an experienced counselor and sexual abuse survivor, it looks honestly at the realities of deep hurt and how to find hope and help in Christ, includes chapter-by-chapter questions for personal or group study.
Moving On and Moving Up From Succession to Significance: Practical Principles for Legacy Management & Leadership Transition
by Naomi DowdyReaders will learn that God has new assignments waiting for to be fulfilled, but before moving to the next level one has to have a replacement take over their current position. Moving On and Moving Up From Succession to Significance focuses on key principles all leaders, volunteers and business professionals need to achieve the next level of success and define their legacy. One will be able to reinvent themselves by learning to acquire a Kingdom Vision for multiplying, discover a better way to develop leaders and navigate transition, coach potential successors for success, and break out of the box of yesterday and rise to new levels.
Moving On-Moving Forward: A Guide for Pastors in Transition
by Michael J. Anthony Mick BoersmaIf you're one of the thousands of pastors and church staff members changing ministry positions this year, here is sound advice, based on research and experience, for navigating the contemporary ministry employment maze. The book addresses all aspects of ministry transition'spiritual, emotional, familial, and especially the many practical considerations involved.
The Moving Prison
by William Mirza Thom LemmonsThe year is 1979 and Ezra Solaiman and his family are trapped in a country in turmoil. Their homeland is increasingly ruled by Islamic fundamentalists who are becoming a law unto themselves. The Solaimans plan their escape only to have Ezra captured and imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Unsure just who his enemies are, Ezra is desperate for a way out--out of prison, out of Iran, out of the chaos his life has become. The Moving Prison is a riveting tale of revolution and revelation, of failure ... and faith.
Moving Target
by Stephanie NewtonThe police arrive too late--coffee shop owner Sailor Conyers's business partner has been murdered. What's worse, the bullet may have been meant for her. Her only protection is self-appointed bodyguard Officer Gabe Sloan. He'd be perfect defender material--if he weren't her ex-boyfriend. Dealing with flying bullets tests Sailor's faith, but her dependence on Gabe tests her resolve. She'd turned away from him before out of fear. Now, desperation is drawing them together. Can she let go of the painful past and accept Gabe's love and protection? Or will the killer's aim shatter their chance at a future together?
Moving Targets (K-9 Unit)
by Lynn Shannon Heather WoodhavenCaught in the crosshairsFollowing the Evidence by Lynn Shannon Inheriting a ranch is a fresh start for Emma Pierce, her baby and her search-and-rescue dog—until someone tries to kill her. But Sheriff Reed Atkinson won&’t let anyone hurt his first love…especially when they uncover a connection to his vanished sister. Can Reed solve both cases before he loses his sister and the woman he&’s falling for all over again?Tracking Secrets by Heather Woodhaven A dog-sitting favor for a friend takes a terrifying twist when the police dog in training runs off and leads Alexis Thompson into the middle of a drug drop. Only the quick thinking of veterinarian Nick Kendrick gets them both out alive. Now Nick and Alexis must put their dreams and their safety on the line, and work together to learn the identity of the drug ring's murderous mastermind. Previously published as Following the Evidence and Tracking Secrets
Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America
by Imam Feisal RaufMuslims in America who reject extremist or fundamentalist expressions of Islam at home and abroad feel the urgent need for a voice that can represent them in the escalating irrationality of the current debate about Islam, America, and the West. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf--the so-called Ground Zero Imam--has become that voice. Drawing from his personal experiences, Imam Feisal now speaks up on behalf of disenfranchised Muslims around the United States who are spiritual, moderate, and patriotic. Born to Egyptian parents in Kuwait, Imam Rauf was educated in England and Malaysia, became a U.S. citizen in 1979, and received a degree in physics from Columbia University. Here, he explores the beliefs, aspirations, and ambitions, both spiritual and political, of American Muslims in a post-9/11 world. For example, the Imam sees the 2011 Arab uprising and the death of Osama bin Laden as turning points for Muslims, strengthening moderate voices that are closer to the true nature of Islam. He argues that orthodox Islam supports equal rights for women and embraces religious tolerance and dialogue, and insists on the relevance of Shariah law for democracy in America and for the revolutions in the Middle East. Touching on all the major issues that have been subject to misperceptions and misrepresentations--such as the role of women, fundamentalism in America and abroad, the intersection of Islam and democracy, even the "Ground Zero Mosque"--Imam Feisal pre-sents a fresh perspective that American Muslims can identify with and a book that non-Muslims can use as a go-to guide, completely changing the discourse about Islam and America today.
Moving the Mountain
by Imam Feisal RaufMuslims in America who reject extremist or fundamentalist expressions of Islam at home and abroad feel the urgent need for a voice that can represent them in the escalating irrationality of the current debate about Islam, America, and the West. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf--the so-called Ground Zero Imam--has become that voice. Drawing from his personal experiences, Imam Feisal now speaks up on behalf of disenfranchised Muslims around the United States who are spiritual, moderate, and patriotic. Born to Egyptian parents in Kuwait, Imam Rauf was educated in England and Malaysia, became a U.S. citizen in 1979, and received a degree in physics from Columbia University. Here, he explores the beliefs, aspirations, and ambitions, both spiritual and political, of American Muslims in a post-9/11 world. For example, the Imam sees the 2011 Arab uprising and the death of Osama bin Laden as turning points for Muslims, strengthening moderate voices that are closer to the true nature of Islam. He argues that orthodox Islam supports equal rights for women and embraces religious tolerance and dialogue, and insists on the relevance of Shariah law for democracy in America and for the revolutions in the Middle East. Touching on all the major issues that have been subject to misperceptions and misrepresentations--such as the role of women, fundamentalism in America and abroad, the intersection of Islam and democracy, even the "Ground Zero Mosque"--Imam Feisal pre-sents a fresh perspective that American Muslims can identify with and a book that non-Muslims can use as a go-to guide, completely changing the discourse about Islam and America today.
Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral Challenges in Christian Living
by Neil PembrokeThree &’windows&’ to spiritual maturity How can a faithful Christian avoid stagnating in their spiritual development? Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral Challenges in Christian Living explores effective ways in which Christian discipleship can grow in spiritual maturity. This thoughtful, integrative roadmap explains the journey through three interrelated perspectives, or &’windows,&’ psychotherapeutic psychology, prayer and contemplation, and moral theology. The author uses numerous examples from everyday life to make the reflections interesting and practical. Unlike other books on Christian spirituality, this book is more challenging and sophisticated in its depth of thought. Spiritual maturity is a process that begins when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, and progresses ongoing through a Christian&’s life. Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity discusses in detail the challenges one must face, including the sustained, in-depth, and faithful attention to psychological wholeness, conversion to the true self, and interpersonal and social responsibility. Effective strategies are given through example and personal story, making understanding of the principles easier. This reflection on Christian maturity helps readers to focus directly on the personal issues all must face when attuning to the Spirit of Christ. Topics in Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity include: reforming the wayward self moral or guilt-based perfectionism achievement or shame-based perfectionism the two types of conversion responsibility and accountability agape and the loving of oneself three virtues at the heart of the responsible life-integrity, courage, and compassion virtues as habits the relationship between personal fulfillment and the Christian vocation Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity is a unique look at the path toward spiritual maturity, and is challenging, thoughtful reading for laypersons, ministers, priests, and theological students.
Moving Toward the Millionth Circle: Energizing the Global Women's Movement
by Jean Shinoda Bolen“Describes how every woman can be supported by a circle of friends with a sacred center, and how circles multiply their spiritual and political energy.” —Isabel AllendeWhile women’s individual experiences and stories differ, there remains to be a uniting factor that draws women from around the world together. In this book for women, author Jean Shinoda Bolen calls upon this uniting factor, this feminine spirit ingrained in the soul of each woman, as a source of motivation for activism. As a result, this activism focused on women empowerment is person-focused and heart-centered.Each of us wields the power to make change. By channeling our passions into all that we do, our voices and our actions, we take this world one step closer to being a better home for all who live in it. But joining with others is key to this effort. Bolen emphasizes the importance of relying on a support system, particularly women’s circles, in order to grow in influence.The metaphoric millionth circle is the tipping point into a post-patriarchal era. It is through the process of a growing number of people changing their perceptions and behaviors that a new era will begin. Those in the circles feed the activism by strengthening each other, and in turn, the movement as a whole. This spiritual book for women serves as a practical and poetic call to action, inspiring women and others to follow a path with soul.In Moving Toward the Millionth Circle you’ll discover . . .A deeper dive into The Millionth Circle InitiativeWords of passionate wisdom from an internationally known author and speakerA rallying cry for all women seeking change
Moving Up
by Suzan Johnson CookThe minister theNew York Timesdescribed as “Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one” shares her winning formula for facing life’s transitions with confidence and faith. A dynamic religious leader, Suzan Johnson Cook epitomizes the positive attitude and self-help spirit that can take you from where you are to where you want to be. Whether you are facing a career change or moving to a new city, dealing with aging parents or settling into an “empty nest” after your children have grown, she teaches you how to move on without messing up. This book will capture your attention and advance you toward a new spirit of liberty and “UPness. ” The Journey of Life is a series of steps—some forward, some backward, but always important. The steps here will take you on the Journey of Life you’ve always wanted. Moving Upsets out the ten steps that will lead you to a new, more satisfying place in life: Stand Up, Speak Up, Look Up, Book Up, Kiss Up, Listen Up, Hang Up, Make Up, Wake Up, and Cheer Up. Using an engaging combination of autobiographical vignettes, her experiences as a pastor, and biblical stories, Cook illustrates each step—and concludes each chapter with simple exercises and helpful suggestions for incorporatingMoving Up’s lessons into your own life.
Moving Up (High Hurdles #7)
by Lauraine SnellingDJ Randall becomes anxious on moving day when one delay after another prohibits she and her family from actually doing it. But when the time finally arrives, DJ realizes she's about to leave the only home she's ever known. Is she ready to say goodbye?
Moving Waters
by Racelle RosettA television producer who moonlights as a cantor, an actress who leaves her husband for another woman and enters a mikvah to mark the transition, a young widow who gets her hair colored to prepare for the unveiling of her husband's gravestone - Racelle Rosett's debut story collection enters the lives of members of a Reform Jewish community in Hollywood and explores the unexpected role that ancient ritual plays in the lives of these characters living in contemporary Los Angeles.
The Mozart Code
by Rachel McMillanNo matter how you might try to hide in a war to escape your past, it is always close at hand.Lady Sophia Huntington Villiers is no stranger to intrigue, as her work with Alan Turing&’s Bombe Machines at Bletchley Park during the war attests. Now, as part of Simon Barre&’s covert team in post-war Vienna, she uses her inimitable charm and code name Starling to infiltrate the world of relics: uncovering vital information that could tilt the stakes of the mounting Cold War. When several influential men charge her with finding the death mask of Mozart, Sophie wonders if there is more than the composer&’s legacy at stake and finds herself drawn to potential answers in Prague.Simon Barrington, the illegitimate heir of one of Sussex&’s oldest estates, used the previous war to hide his insecurities about his past. Now, he uses his high breeding to gain access to all four allied quarters of the ruined city in an attempt to slow the fall of the Iron Curtain. He has been in love with Sophie Villiers since the moment he met her, and a marriage of convenience to save Simon&’s estate has always kept her close. Until now, when Sophie&’s mysterious client in Prague forces him to wonder if her allegiance to him—and their cause—is in question. Torn between his loyalty to his cause and his heart, Simon seeks answers about Sophie only to learn that everything he thought he knew about his involvement in both wars is based on a lie.&“Murky espionage and burgeoning passion twine beautifully together in The Mozart Code&’s superbly evocative prose—an enchanting read!&” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code&“Vienna is the new Paris in The Mozart Code, a World War II spy novel with deft, chess-like plotting, and plenty of old-fashioned romance.&” —Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope novels and Mother Daughter Traitor Spy&“The Mozart Code is a smart, luscious romance, a thrilling suspense, and a thunderously good read. McMillan is a rising star in historical fiction.&” —Aimie K. Runyan, bestselling author of The School for German Brides&“Rife with secret codes, haunting melodies, betrayal and sacrifice, at its heart this is a story about the courage it takes to love and be loved. Highly recommended!&” —Kimberly Brock, author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare&“Beautifully lush and atmospheric, The Mozart Code is a novel full of nuances and brimming with danger, romance, and intrigue.&” —Jenni L. Walsh, author of Becoming Bonnie and The Call of the Wrens&“The Mozart Code left me breathless.&” —Joy Callaway, international bestselling author of The Fifth Avenue Artists Society and The Greenbrier ResortPost World War II historical romanceStand-alone novel (features characters from The London Restoration)Book length: 95,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs
The Mozart Question
by Michael MorpurgoA boy's passion for music unlocks a painful secret and draws his family together in a multilayered tale. Like any young boy, Paolo becomes obsessed with what he can't have-- in his case, a violin.
Mr Eternity: The Story of Arthur Stace
by Roy Williams Elizabeth MeyersAlmost every day for 35 years, Arthur Stace spent hours writing a single word – Eternity – on and around the streets of Sydney. Sometimes his mission took him much further afield, to country New South Wales and even to Melbourne.Stace’s identity was a mystery for more than two decades. Then, after his ‘unmasking’ in 1956, he became a reluctant folk hero. By the time he died, in 1967, his was a household name and the word Eternity was ingrained in the soul of Sydney. It still is.In this long-awaited biography, the full story of Arthur Stace’s life is told for the first time in vivid and often surprising detail. Drawing upon many original sources, some never before made public, this book will engross Christians and non-believers alike – anyone who loves a great Australian story.
Mr g: A Novel About the Creation
by Alan LightmanWith echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, this is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale."As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe." So begins Alan Lightman's playful and profound new novel, Mr g, the story of Creation as narrated by God. Bored with living in the shimmering Void with his bickering Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr g creates time, space, and matter-then moves on to stars, planets, consciousness, and finally intelligent beings with moral dilemmas.But even the best-laid plans can go awry, and Mr g discovers that with his creation of space and time come unforeseen consequences-especially in the form of the mysterious Belhor, a clever and devious rival. An intellectual equal to Mr g, Belhor delights in provocation: he demands an explanation for the inexplicable, requests that intelligent creatures not be subject to rational laws, and maintains the necessity of evil. As Mr g watches his favorite universe grow into maturity, he begins to understand how the act of creation can change the Creator himself.
Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt (Mr. Men and Little Miss)
by Adam HargreavesJoin the Mr. Men and Little Misses in this fun Easter Adventure!Mr. Impossible is organizing an Easter Egg hunt for all his friends. He's hiding them in all the most impossible places -- some are so high that only Mr. Tall can find them and some so low and cleverly hidden that Mr. Small will need to be called. Can his friends find all the eggs? Find out in this new Mr. Men and Little Miss adventure, packed with Easter fun!
Mr. Ives’ Christmas
by Oscar HijuelosMr. Ives is a devoutly religious man and a successful advertising illustrator. With wife Annie, and children Robert and Caroline, Ives' world is perfect. When seventeen-year-old Robert is gunned down by a teenage thug at Christmas, he doubts his belief in God.
Mr. Jay’s Mysterious Evening at the School
by A. A. JacksonMr. Jay, a third grade teacher has a lot to be thankful for as the Thanksgiving Holiday approaches. Could it be that his small stuffed lamb moved from the shelf to save him? Join Mr. Jay to find out as each chapter unfolds the mystery of this fictional thriller written for children.