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Out of the Shadows
by Loree LoughDr. Wade Cameron knows there's nothing between him and Patrice McKenzie short of chemistry. But as a man of science, he knows that family history counts--and his clan's sordid past leaves too much to chance. The twice-voted "Bachelor of the Year" is determined to continue his no-commitment policy--until Patrice begins making him think perhaps there is something permanent in God's plan for him. (July)
Out of the Shadows and Into the World: The Book of Acts
by Jay StrackJesus calls students to a radical faith and commitment. This study guide challenges middle and high school students to courageously take a stand for their faith in their culture, and to make a positive impact at home, at school, on the team, and in their relationships. The time to make a difference is now--not when they graduate, get married, or get a job.Students who follow Jesus cannot afford to equate "good works" with evangelism, and cannot view missions as something that is only done in other countries. Through this study guide, students will learn to share their faith in real and practical ways here and now with the people around them every day.Features include:8 sessions of study, easily adapted into two 4-week sessionsPractical steps for students to engage with their culture from a biblical point of viewLeader helps
Out of the Shadows of African Traditional Religion: Christ's Deliverance of a Sangoma
by Moss NtlhaIn Africa, Christianity is sometimes rejected as a "white" religion or combined with elements of African Traditional Religion. The story of Francinah Baloyi shows that neither of these attitudes is correct. Francinah was born into a family of traditional healers who were strongly opposed to Christianity, and in time she herself became a sangoma. But over the years Jesus revealed himself to her in visions. He delivered her from the power of ancestral spirits, convicted her of the sin of having had four abortions, and commissioned her to preach. In a radical display of obedience, she burned all the items associated with her work as a sangoma and uprooted the family altar. And she began to preach wherever she found herself.God also led her to wise church leaders and counselors, who helped her to go to Bible school and lay a biblical foundation for her ministry. Today, she is the leader of a thriving church, with a ministry to others who are still in bondage to ancestral spirits. She is now a sought-after conference speaker and evangelist both nationally and internationally. Her public ministry is marked by her Spirit-filled authenticity and simplicity.Her story has wider resonance in a time when there is a resurgence of traditional religions and when abortion is becoming increasingly common in South Africa.
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy #1)
by C. S. LewisJust as readers have been transfixed by the stories, characters, and deeper meanings of Lewis's timeless tales in The Chronicles of Narnia, most find this same allure in his classic Space Trilogy. <P><P> In these fantasy stories for adults, we encounter, once again, magical creatures, a world of wonders, epic battles, and revelations of transcendent truths. <P>Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel in C. S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy. It tells the adventure of Dr. Ransom, a Cambridge academic, who is abducted and taken on a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra, which he knows as Mars. His captors are plotting to plunder the planet's treasures and plan to offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures who live there. Ransom discovers he has come from the "silent planet"-Earth-whose tragic story is known throughout the universe!
Out of the Soup
by Realbuzz StudiosFor Suki, all's fair in love and surfing.It's peace, love, and fierce competition at the local Surf and Sand Contest. Trouble is brewing on the water for surf rivals Scott and Ray, while Suki learns more than she expects about surfing--and romance--from her new mystery man.
Out of the Storm (Grace Livingston Hill #87)
by Grace Livingston HillWhen her beloved parents die, lovely young Gail Desmond realizes she must find a job. Finally she finds a seemingly enviable position as a traveling companion to a woman of wealth, and soon they are off on an ocean voyage. Then disaster strikes! The ship on which Gail and her employer are traveling sinks. Suddenly Gail finds herself afloat on an angry sea, lashed to a makeshift raft, desperately trying to keep an unconscious man from slipping away from her--a man who was critically injured when he saved her life!
Out of the Wardrobe: A Personal Odyssey Toward Bold Thinking Faith
by Michael PhillipsThe acclaimed Christian author shares his spiritual and intellectual journey away from received dogmas and toward a personal relationship with God.“When I began writing, I recognized that God’s primary call on my life was to speak through my writing to Christians. That call was to challenge readers to think beyond formula-faith. I desired to present no new formulas, but to point to the deeper truths toward which Jesus persistently urged his disciples about his Father. It was a call directed as much toward myself as anyone else.” Novelist and devotional author Michael Phillips takes the reader on a personal journey of faith, chronicling his quest to move beyond learned formulas of belief to an intimate knowledge of God’s Fatherhood. The Salvation Conundrum, the Hell Conundrum, and the Cross Conundrum all came under Phillips’ scrutiny as he learned what it means to be a bold thinking Christian.
Out of the Whirlwind (Appomattox Saga #5)
by Gilbert MorrisA powerful blend of historical accuracy, romance, and spiritual journeys set during the time of the American Civil War. A young Quaker woman travels to Washington from Pennsylvania to help nurse the wounded soldiers and falls in love with an army engineer who has lost his memory.
Out of the World (Cultural Memory in the Present)
by Peter SloterdijkIn this essential early work, the preeminent European philosopher Peter Sloterdijk offers a cross-cultural and transdisciplinary meditation on humanity's tendency to refuse the world. Developing the first seeds of his anthropotechnics, Sloterdijk theorizes consciousness as a medium, tuned and retuned over the course of technological and social history. His subject here is the "world-alien" (Weltfremdheit) in man that was formerly institutionalized in religions, but is increasingly dealt with in modern times through practices of psychotherapy. Originally written in 1993, this almost clairvoyant work examines how humans seek escape from the world in cross-cultural and historical context, up to the mania and world-escapism of our cybernetic network culture. Chapters delve into artificial habitats and forms of intoxication, from early Christian desert monks to pharmaco-theology through psychedelics. In classic form, Sloterdijk recalibrates and reinvents concepts from the ancient Greeks to Heidegger to develop an astonishingly contemporary philosophical anthropology.
Out of This World: Thinking Fourth-dimensionally
by Neville GoddardFirst published in 1949, this spiritual classic by Neville Goddard captures the same intensity of thought and conviction which made Goddard famous amongst progressive thinkers.In this volume we see not only a profound religious feeling, but also a sense of the dignity and responsibility of human life. Our own feeling about the results of his experiments as a whole is that they are not just an addition to our existing knowledge, but require a revolution in our whole way of thinking about the world.A wonderful read!
Out Of This World
by Brendan LloydHave you ever considered spirituality but decided you couldn't make sense of all the jargon? You're not alone. Why settle for 'New Age' when you don't understand the Age-Old?In this book, you'll discover real experiences and real insight - nothing fictional, or second-hand (except maybe this book one day). If you don't think (even slightly) differently after reading this book, either you're not thinking enough, or you didn't stop and think 'Why are we here?'To quote the original Matrix film, 'Free your mind'; discover possibilities you thought were impossible, when you already knew the Mission was Impossible. But this one doesn't come with popcorn!I'm not here to tell you to 'look within', or that 'the Kingdom of God is within', I'm here to tell you - look for God, because the delusion is to believe in nothing at all!
Out of This World: Across the Himalayas to Forbidden Tibet
by Lowell Thomas Jr.In 1949, renowned travel writer Lowell Thomas, Jr., along with his father, the American writer and broadcaster best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous, was invited by the Tibetan government to make a film there, in the hope that their reports would help persuade the U.S. government to defend Tibet against the Chinese. The trip lasted 400 days, and the father-and-son team were the last Westerners to reach Lhasa before the Chinese invasion and occupation.The trek garnered worldwide attention when Lowell Thomas, Jr. succeeded in getting his father safely across the Himalayas to India after a serious accident on a 17,000-foot pass.Out of This World, which was first published in 1950 and became a bestseller, tells the story of this journey that the author describes as “a climax to his father’s lifetime of adventure” and “probably the greatest travel adventure I will ever have”.A thoroughly gripping autobiography.
Out of Time
by Shirlee MccoySomeone plans to disrupt the 175th anniversary celebration of the Battle of the Alamo-and it's Alamo Ranger Susannah Jorgenson's job to stop the culprit. But that means partnering with Levi McDonall, who skipped town years ago with her heart. Levi's now a Texas Ranger, sworn to protect her at any cost, but Susannah knows she'll pay the price if she falls for him again. She has to stay focused on their goals-to eliminate the threat and solve the murder of Levi's captain. But an unknown killer is watching...ready to eliminate them.
Out of Time (Texas Ranger Justice #6)
by Shirlee McCoyThe breathtaking conclusion to the Texas Ranger Justice seriesSomeone plans to disrupt the 175th anniversary celebration of the Battle of the Alamo—and it’s Alamo Ranger Susannah Jorgenson’s job to stop the culprit. But that means partnering with Levi McDonall, who skipped town years ago with her heart. Levi’s now a Texas Ranger, sworn to protect her at any cost, but Susannah knows she’ll pay the price if she falls for him again. She has to stay focused on their goals—to eliminate the threat and solve the murder of Levi’s captain. But an unknown killer is watching…ready to eliminate them.Originally published in 2011
Out of Time
by Paul MccuskerA long history of strange disappearances and unexplainable occurrences leave clues that the town of Fawlt Line may actually sit on a time fault—a portal to alternate times and unexpected time travels—a twist of fate that puts all of Fawlt Line’s citizens in serious danger. Will they find the faith to hold on to the town and time where they belong? On a foggy night, Jeff and Elizabeth see a car heading through the mist. A man on horseback is in the middle of the road, and a collision was barely avoidable. Now the victim—a giant of a man—lies on a hospital bed, surrounded by hospital staff and a host of questions. Has King Arthur really slipped through a time crack into Fawlt Line? Impossible? Perhaps. But lately in the town of Fawlt Line, the impossible has had a way of proving true. And the most incredible events are yet to come.
Out of What Chaos
by Lee OserAn Oregon musician pursues his dreams but eventually must choose between his celebrity lifestyle and the woman he loves.Set on the West Coast during George W. Bush’s first term, Out of What Chaos showcases the escapades of Rex and The Brains as they settle into the Portland rock scene, record their first album, and tour from Vancouver to LA behind their chart-topping single, “F U. I Just Want To Get My Rocks Off.”The boys party on, finding their way amidst the frenzied panorama of twenty-first century America. The country embraces them in all its crazy glory, from witches to priests, from groupies to politicians, from drug dealers to porno stars and college professors. As the band’s fame grows, tragedy strikes, and Freddie finds himself torn between his rock-and-roll lifestyle and his girlfriend whose claim on his heart continues to grow. In the end, the worlds of love and celebrity collide, and Freddie must make a choice.“What one would expect if Walker Percy wrote about a cynical rock musician who converts to Catholicism, and then Nabokov added some of his verbal pyrotechnics, and then Buster Keaton and the Marquis de Sade and Lionel Trilling inserted a few extra passages. It is a loving and yet appalled description of the underground music scene in the Pacific Northwest. And it is a convincing representation of someone very, very smart.” —Matt Greenfield, The Valve“In smart, wiry prose, Lee Oser has created a witty Bildungsroman set in the world of rockers in the Northwest. In a world where the “choices” offered are life-denying or trivial, Oser negotiates a set of alternatives for his characters-and his readers.” —James Najarian, Associate Professor, Boston College"Well-versed in the lifestyle, Lee Oser has crafted a hedonistically spiritual rock ‘n’ roll morality play; one filled with characters culled from his own musical experience. Freddie Fontane is the new Holden Caulfield for the wi-fi generation—registering his every thought and impression upon the quickly turned page. In a world of transient American Idols, in relentless pursuit of their Warholian fifteen minutes, Freddie Fontane is the unfailing pragmatist, searching for truth in a world of pretense and artifice.” —S. P. Clarke, Two Louies
Out of Your Comfort Zone
by R. T. KendallWhat is so wrong with being nice? Nothing. But the God of the Bible is not nice. This book will bring us back to the God of the Bible. Not the God we like or the way we wish He were. But the very God of the Bible-unembellished, unvarnished-as He really is. This does not mean we will like Him.
Out On a Broken Limb
by F. Hopkinson SmithDr. F. LaGard Smith uses his logic and philosophy to critically examine Shirley MacLaine's Easternized claims about the Bible.
Out on a Leash
by Shirley MaclaineFrom the internationally bestselling author and beloved actress comes a brilliantly fun-loving and inspiring story of unconditional love. Shirley MacLaine has found a perfect love in the furry bundle of irresistible canine charms that is Terry. With her winning terrier ways and an endless wellspring of love with no strings attached, Terry has succeeded in doing what no one before her ever has: slowing Shirley's peripatetic travels, shifting the actress/author's global axis to hearth and home. Now there are few greater pleasures for Shirley than being with Terry on her ranch or on a New York street, romping on the beach together, or sharing a long plane ride to a new location for making a film. With Terry by her side, Shirley sees the world in new ways she never thought possible. As we join Shirley and Terry we see through their eyes how they each provide a window for exploring the nature of love. Together they shared at least one past life in ancient Egypt, and possibly more. Together, too, they seek to understand world events today: Are we beginning to fulfill the ancient biblical prophecies? Is Armageddon looming? And of course there is Terry as a constant gateway to spirit, to being fully in each moment, to that boundless love that surpasses all understanding. In a unique twist that makes this book such a delight, we see Terry's point of view on Shirley's domestic and inner life, as the terrier's mistress continually questions the deeper nature of reality. This book is an utterly charming, witty, and ultimately wise memoir of one of the truly remarkable women of our time. Out on a Leash is an irresistible bonbon for the legions of MacLaine readers, and for dog lovers everywhere.
Out on a Leash: How Terry's Death Gave Me New Life
by Shirley MaclaineFrom internationally bestselling author, beloved actress, and “one-of-a-kind wit” (Vanity Fair) Shirley MacLaine comes a brilliant, fun-loving, and inspiring story of unconditional love.Shirley MacLaine found perfect love—in the furry bundle of irresistible canine charms that was Terry. With her winning terrier ways and an endless wellspring of absolute love, Terry succeeded in doing what no one before her ever had: slowing Shirley’s nomadic lifestyle and leading her home. Some of Shirley’s greatest pleasures included being with Terry on her New Mexico ranch or on a New York street, romping on the beach together, or sharing a long plane ride to a new location for making a film. With Terry by her side, Shirley was able to see the world in new ways she never thought possible. In this utterly charming book, told in both Shirley and Terry’s voices, Shirley explores how her beloved Terry provided a window for exploring the true nature of love and how to truly and fully live in the moment. Updated with a brand new ending, the book relates in deeply moving language Terry’s last days, and the joy Shirley felt when her bond with Terry proved unbreakable and Terry contacts her from the other side. A unique, witty, and ultimately wise memoir by one of the truly remarkable women of our time, Out on a Leash is the perfect gift for dog lovers and spiritual seekers everywhere.
Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989–2021
by Andrew SullivanAndrew Sullivan—youngest ever editor of The New Republic, founding editor of The Daily Dish, hailed as &“one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades&” by The New York Times—presents a collection of his most iconic and powerful essays of social and political commentary from The New Republic, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, New York magazine, and more.Over the course of his career, Andrew Sullivan has never shied away from staking out bold positions on social and political issues. A fiercely independent conservative, in 1989 he wrote the first national cover story in favor of marriage equality, and then an essay, &“The Politics of Homosexuality,&” in The New Republic in 1993, an article called the most consequential of the decade in the gay rights movement. A pioneer of online journalism, he started blogging in 2000 and helped define the new medium with his blog, The Daily Dish. In 2007, he was one of the first political writers to champion the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, and his cover story for The Atlantic, &“Why Obama Matters,&” was seen as a milestone in that campaign&’s messaging. In the past five years, he has proved a vocal foe both of Donald Trump and of wokeness on the left. Loved and loathed by both left and right, Sullivan is in a tribe of one. Bold, timely, and thought-provoking, this collection of Sullivan&’s greatest arguments on culture, politics, religion, and philosophy demonstrates why he continues to be ranked among the most intriguing and salient figures in US media.
Out to Pasture: But Not over the Hill
by Effie Leland WilderThis charming novel stars Hattie McNair, an inveterate journal-keeper and eavesdropper extraordinaire. Hattie's humor and indomitable spirit make Out to Pasture an amusing and heartwarming look at the often-avoided topic of aging. Hattie lives in FairAcres Home, a retirement community in South Carolina. Over dinner one night, Hattie overhears a fellow resident planning her own funeral-- complete with a caterer so her daughter-in-law's potted meat pate doesn't make the funeral goers sorry they came! Hattie begins her journal the same evening to capture the whole absurd scene--and so begins the story of Hattie's experiences "out to pasture."
Out with the In Crowd (Jennifer #10)
by Jane Sorenson[from the back cover] "I've never felt so alone in all my life. "Lord," I prayed, "please help me find a way out of this mess!" How did Jennifer end up at an unchaperoned beer party with a bunch of girls she really doesn't know, and boys who've already been drinking? And now, how is she going to get out of this situation?
Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy: Perceptive, Intentional, and Effective Caring
by Brent PeeryOutcome Oriented Chaplaincy (OOC) is a method of chaplaincy care that emphasizes achieving, describing, measuring, and improving the outcomes that result from a chaplain's work, alongside the parallel framework of evidence-based healthcare. This book examines the underlying principles of OOC and incorporates first-hand accounts of chaplains who have made a measured difference to patients and their families. Brent Peery draws on more than fifteen years of experience within the field of Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy, exploring its evolution and history within the complex culture of healthcare, and how its underlying principles of assessments, interventions, outcomes and documentation are most effectively put into practice. This practical guide will benefit chaplains interested in the approach of OOC, and identify a framework for providing the best spiritual care for those facing life's most difficult moments.
OUTCRY: New Voices Speak Out about the Power of the Church
by Ryan RomeoThe OUTCRY tours were born out of a desire to be the lights and sounds of the greatest movement in the world - the local church. While studies and critics may indicate a decline of the local church, Ryan Romeo's OUTCRY attests that the movement is only increasing. It's time we band together to empower the local church to influence the surrounding culture. It's you. It's us. Stand behind the church Jesus gave His life for. The part you play in your local church matters. You are an integral part of bringing God's story to all corners of the world. God's church isn't finished! Her best days are ahead. With Contributions from: Shane Quick (OUTCRY) David Crowder Jenn Johnson (Bethel Music) Chris Quilala (Jesus Culture) Pat Barrett (Housefires) Chris Llewellyn (Rend Collective)