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Taters and Peas: How God Uses "P's"--Promises, Prayer, Protection, Perseverance, and Praise--to Produce "Sweet Taters"
by Betty Terry SmithLife can get tough sometimes, even for Christians. Having a regular serving of encouragement, then, is vital to our Christian health. As nourishment for our faith, author Betty Terry Smith bids us dine on Taters and Peas, her sometimes serious, sometimes light-hearted blend of prose and poetry uniting ingredients of everyday life into a hearty helping of God’s eternal truths. Applying her down-home metaphor, Betty explains that God, as the Master Gardener of our lives, sees us as more than mere common “taters” (potatoes) in His garden. In His eyes we are “sweet taters”—plantings destined for a more aromatic fruition. To sweeten us, He pairs us with “peas” (or P’s), a blend of Promises, Protection, Prayers, Perseverance, and Praise. Taters and Peas serves up a down-to-earth approach to putting your roots deep in God’s soil so you’ll grow into a healthy, vibrant Christian.
Tathea (Tathea #1)
by Anne PerryExiled from her palace by a bloody coup, an empress travels the dangerous wilds of her kingdom in search of enlightenment—and righteous vengeance The empress Tathea is awakened by the sounds of insurrection. The army, the aristocracy, and the royal guard have all turned against her husband, and stained the palace with his blood. Were she an ordinary ruler, she might follow him to the grave, but Tathea is a child of the wild lands. She comes from the desert, so to the desert she flees. Across the kingdom she travels, searching for shelter, friendship, and an explanation for the tragedy that destroyed her old life. As she fights to stay alive, she finds a book whose message might tip the scales in the battle between good and evil, changing the world forever. If her life is to have meaning, Tathea will have to spread the word. Tathea is the first book in the Tathea series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Tattered and Mended: The Art of Healing the Wounded Soul
by Cynthia RuchtiArtisans can reclaim exquisite beauty from the broken, frayed, and hopefully shattered--perhaps once thought beyond repair. But what about us? What of the wounds that keep us from living the life we want to live? In Tattered and Mended, readers walk through a gallery of reclaimed and restored art as well as broken and restored lives of those who have gone before us. With a gentle touch and personable wisdom, Cynthia Ruchti shows how even the most threadbare soul can once again find healing and hope.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel
by Heather MorrisThe #1 International Bestseller & New York Times BestsellerThis beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity.“The Tattooist of Auschwitz is an extraordinary document, a story about the extremes of human behavior existing side by side: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I find it hard to imagine anyone who would not be drawn in, confronted and moved. I would recommend it unreservedly to anyone, whether they’d read a hundred Holocaust stories or none.”—Graeme Simsion, internationally-bestselling author of The Rosie ProjectIn April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.
Taught By the Spirit
by Ron AuchAlthough the Church is currently emphasizing warfare prayer and actively engaging in what is called spiritual battle, why is it that so little seems to be happening? We gather the lost in by the thousands to "break Satan's grip" on a community, but how can we help new believers become power-filled spiritual warriors? Here are solid answers about controlling spirits, the spirit of harlotry in churches, violent men, the dangers of worshiping "worship" and much more.
Tawhid and Shari'ah: A Transdisciplinary Methodological Enquiry
by Masudul Alam ChoudhuryThis book invokes the Tawhidi ontological foundation of the Qur’anic law and worldview, and is also a study of ta’wil, the esoteric meaning of Qur’anic verses. It presents a comparative analysis between the Tawhidi methodology and the contemporary subject of Shari’ah. Masudul Alam Choudhury brings about a serious criticism of the traditional understanding of Shari’ah as Islamic law contrary to the holistic socio-scientific worldview of the unity of knowledge arising from Tawhid as the law. A bold repudiation of the Islamic traditional understanding and the school of theocracy, Choudhury’s critique is in full consonance with the Qur’an and Sunnah. It is critical of the sectarian (madhab) conception of relational independence of facts. Thus the non-creative outlook of Shari’ah contrasts with universality and uniqueness of Tawhid as the analytically established law explaining the monotheistic organic unity of being and becoming in ‘everything’. This wide and strict methodological development of the Tawhidi worldview is articulated in this work. The only way that Tawhid and Shari'ah can converge as law is in terms of developing the Tawhidi methodology, purpose and objective of the universal and unique law in consonance with the ontology of Tawhid. Such a convergence in the primal ontological sense of Tawhid is termed as maqasid as-shari'ah al-Tawhid.
The Tawhidi Methodological Worldview: A Transdisciplinary Study of Islamic Economics
by Masudul Alam ChoudhuryThis book develops and applies the methodology of Tawhid (“monotheism”) as law and the Sunnah (the teachings of Prophet Muhammad) in the Qur’an in establishing a transdisciplinary foundation for the study of Islamic economics, finance, society, and science. It employs the Tawhidi String Relation (TSR), a new theoretical framework in contemporary Islamic sciences, in the methodological formalisation and application of the Tawhidi worldview - as the primal ontological law of monotheism. It employs a deeply Qur’anic exegesis, and a mathematical, philosophical, and socio-scientific mode of inquiry in deriving, developing, and empirically applying the Qur’anic methodology of “unity of knowledge”. It is the first book of its kind in rigorously studying the true foundation of the Qur’anic concept of ‘everything’ - as the world-system extending between the heavens and Earth. The qur’anic terminology of the precept of this “world-system” in its most comprehensive perspective is A’lameen, the terminology in the Qur’an that accounts for the generality and details of the world-systems that are governed by the method of evaluation of the objective criterion of wellbeing. Wellbeing objective criterion is evaluated subject to inter-causal relations between systemic entities, variables, and functions. The cardinal principle of Tawhid in its relationship with the world-system conveys the corporeal meaning of monotheism in its cognitive implication of abstraction and application. Such a study has not been undertaken in existing Islamic socio-scientific literature in analysing Islamic economics, finance, science, and society collectively, using Tawhidi law as a theoretical framework. This book will be relevant to all such scholars who are interested in studying the monotheistic law and the Islamic principles, particularly Tawhid, Shari’ah, and Islamic philosophical thought.
Tax Law, Religion, and Justice: An Exploration of Theological Reflections on Taxation (Law and Religion)
by Allen CalhounThis book asks why tax policy is both attracted to and repelled by the idea of justice. Accepting the invitation of economist Henry Simons to acknowledge that tax justice is a theological concept, the work explores theological doctrines of taxation to answer the presenting question. The overall message of the book is that taxation is an instrument of justice, but only when taxes take into account multiple goods in society: the requirements of the government, the property rights of society’s members, and the material needs of the poor. It is argued that this answer to the presenting question is a theological and ethical answer in that it derives from the insistence of Christian thinkers that tax policy take into account material human need (necessitas). Without the necessitas component of the tax balance, tax systems end up honoring only one of the three components of the tax equation and cease to reflect a coherent idea of justice. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of tax law, economics, theology, and history.
Taxi! Cabs and Capitalism in New York City
by Biju MathewIn recent years, however, the working conditions and the nature of cab ownership have changed. As Biju Mathew reveals in this lively account of the benefits and hardships in the lives of today's taxi drivers, just about everything has changed dramatically except the yellow paint. At once a passionate declaration of worker solidarity and an ethnography of work, Taxi is a compelling narrative of the lives of immigrant taxi drivers in New York City. This updated edition covers the formation of the International Taxi Workers Alliance, the unusual collaboration with the Central Labor Council, and 2007 taxi strikes protesting New York City's plan requiring taxicabs to install costly global positioning systems and credit-card machines.
Taylor Made
by Sherryle Kiser JacksonPamela "Pill" Jones was raised in poverty by her older sister and always craved "the good life." Today she's a successful hairstylist, but she and her husband Corey's income doesn't cover all the material goods she buys, and they soon find themselves struggling to climb out of deep debt. As Corey bears the brunt of their money problems, Pill just keeps spending. Now Corey's feeling strained and he can't deal. He's also trying to figure out who he is, but all he sees in front of them are issues, with no end in sight. He asks Pill to join him for Marriage Maintenance classes and hopes with a little faith they can get their marriage back on track. But will Pill get on board--even if it means "going without" again?
A Taytsh Manifesto: Yiddish, Translation, and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture
by Saul Noam ZarittA Taytsh Manifesto calls for a translational paradigm for Yiddish studies and for the study of modern Jewish culture. Saul Noam Zaritt calls for a shift in vocabulary, from Yiddish to taytsh, in order to promote reading strategies that account for the ways texts named as Jewish move between languages and cultures. Yiddish, a moniker that became dominant only in the early twentieth century, means “Jewish” and thus marks the language with a single identity: of and for a Jewish collective. In contrast, this book calls attention to an earlier and, at one time, more common name for the language: taytsh, which initially means “German.” By using the term taytsh, speakers indicated that they were indeed speaking a Germanic language, a language that was not entirely their own. In time, when the word shifted to a verb, taytshn, it came to mean the act of translation. To write or speak in Yiddish is thus to render into taytsh and inhabit the gap between languages.A Taytsh Manifesto highlights the cultural porousness that inheres in taytsh and deploys the term as a paradigm that can be applied to a host of modern Jewish cultural formations. The book reads three corpora in modern Yiddish culture through the lens of translation: Yiddish pulp fiction, also known as shund (trash); the genre of the Yiddish monologue as authored by Sholem Aleichem and other prominent Yiddish writers; and the persistence of Yiddish as a language of vulgarity in contemporary U.S. culture. Together these examples help revise current histories of Yiddish while demonstrating the need for new vocabularies to account for the multidirectionality of Jewish culture. A Taytsh Manifesto develops a model for identifying, in Yiddish and beyond, how cultures intertwine, how they become implicated in world systems and empire, and how they might escape such limiting and oppressive structures.
Tazkiya Therapy in Islāmic Psychotherapy (Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy)
by Bagus RiyonoThis book explores tazkiya therapy, a holistic psychological approach based on Qur’anic guidance and rooted in the understanding of human beings as multidimensional –that is, physical, psychological, social and spiritual beings.The book starts with a detailed explanation or the object, the process and the purpose of tazkiya therapy, along with an account of the boundaries and the enabling factors of the approach. Rather than a singular theoretical framework, tazkiya therapy is a dynamic and flexible approach that integrates multiple frameworks and disciplines to grow the human soul, cognition, emotion and behaviour. Although it is a multidimensional approach, the process of therapy is step-by-step, and the middle part of the book presents the key stages in the approach. Within these steps, the therapist is given seven different approaches that they can customise to the needs of the client depending on whether they need assistance with thinking patterns, emotional disturbance, a behavioural problem or a dysfunctional nervous system. The book ends with a comprehensive summary of the model, a series of case studies, a future outlook on training and an application for continuing the study and practice of tazkiya therapy.This book, based on the foundation that tazkiya therapy covers issues that are spiritual in nature and always connects to Allah in facilitating the healing process, will fulfil the needs of practicing Muslim psychologists, psychiatrists and students of psychology and Islāic studies.
Tazkiyah
by Abdur Rashid SiddiquiTazkiyah, self-development, lies at the core of Islamic life. Success in this life and the next depends very much on it. There are many works in Islamic literature on the subject of self-development, written from a variety of angles. This anthology has been compiled to meet the need for self-development from an authentic Islamic perspective.
Tazria': The JPS B'nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)
by Rabbi Jeffrey K. SalkinTazria' (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) and Haftarah (2 Kings 4:42-5:19): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary shows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world. The conversational tone is inviting and dignified, concise and substantial, direct and informative. Each pamphlet includes a general introduction, two model divrei Torah on the weekly Torah portion, and one model davar Torah on the weekly Haftarah portion. Jewish learning—for young people and adults—will never be the same. The complete set of weekly portions is available in Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin’s book The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS, 2017).
Te amo aun cuando
by Donna Keith Allson EdgsonMamá Oso y papá oso se aseguran de que sus cachorros entiendan que su amor y el amor de Dios es incondicional, incluso cuando se portan mal o cometen errores.Te amamos incluso cuando haces algo malo. ¡Los adorable osos cachorro están de vuelta!Este libro ofrece un reconfortante mensaje de amor incondicional incluso cuando haces algo malo, una historia narrada por ositos con un texto e ilustraciones encantadoras. El mensaje del amor sin condiciones de nuestros padres y de Dios es único en el mercado.Con varias apariciones en las listas de best seller en inglés, esta serie de libros para niños ha ayudado a los padres a reiterarle a sus hijos cuánto les aman, no importa cuán diferentes sean. El libro ideal para cualquier persona que busca un recurso que enseñe a los niños sobre el amor incondicional y la disciplina amorosa, con un accesible y cotizado formato.
Te amo igual
by Donna Keith Allson EdgsonTres osos adorables aprenden que aunque son muy diferentes, mamá y papá les aman por igual.Esta divertida historia acerca de tres osos hermanos que son muy diferentes: no se parecen el uno al otro, no suenan igual y no comen lo mismo. Oso Pardo sólo quiere comer miel; a Oso Polar le encanta el pescado; y al pequeño Oso Panda sólo le gustan los brotes de bambú.Cuando juegan al escondite en la nieve, Oso Polar siempre gana. Oso Polar y Oso Panda se aburren cuando Oso Pardo está hibernando ¿Cómo pueden convivir en una familia si los tres son tan distintos entre sí? Con ternura y amor, mamá Oso y papá oso les aseguran a sus cachorros, que aunque son diferentes, les aman por igual, y que Dios los puso en la misma familia por un propósito.Las hermosas ilustraciones de Alison Edgson añade aún más dulzura a este tierno mensaje. Asimismo, este libro es un gran recurso para familias que buscan reiterarle a sus hijos su gran amor por ellos, a pesar de ser diferentes.
Te amo porque sí
by Donna Keith Allson EdgsonÚnete a esta familia de osos mientras aprenden acerca de todas las formas en que nos amamos los unos a los otros... Sólo porque sí.Este libro describe la manera perfecta en que los niños pueden aprender que sus padres les aman solo porque sí. Con ilustraciones vibrantes este libro representa una dinámica familiar basada en el amor incondicional. A través del dulce texto y las adorables ilustraciones, este libro ayudará a los niños a comprender cuanto les aman sus padres y que no tienen que hacer nada para merecerlo.La dulce historia contenida en este libro te conmoverá a ti y a tu familia al recordarles que no existe un motivo especial para amar a los miembros de tu familia. Los padres se sentirán atraídos hacia este mensaje que trata de ayudarles a explicar a sus pequeños cuan grande es su amor por ellos.
Te deseo la sonrisa: Para recuperar la alegría
by Papa FranciscoEn estas páginas, el Papa Francisco aborda uno de los temas más importantes de su mensaje: la alegría.Porque la verdadera dicha proviene de una esperanza que nada ni nadie puede arrebatarnos. «Sonreír es acariciar con el corazón». La alegría es un tema central de las enseñanzas del Papa Francisco, aún más necesario en estos tiempos que corren. En unas páginas que son un mensaje para todos los hombres y mujeres del mundo, el pontífice afirma que Dios es dicha y la misericordia es la manifestación más profunda de la felicidad de Dios y el núcleo del mensaje cristiano. Las palabras del Papa Francisco son una invitación a abrazar la verdadera belleza; a abrirse, encontrarse y compartir; a cambiar actitudes personales y sociales que fomentan la exclusión; a desenmascarar el descontento que se produce cuando nos encerramos en nosotros mismos; y a afrontar la vida con valentía y confianza, sin dejarse vencer por la tristeza y el pesimismo. Los ocho capítulos de este libro abarcan el tema de la felicidad de manera humana y profunda, conscientes de que la verdadera alegría no es un sentimiento efímero ni ilusorio ni un antídoto para quienes ignoran el sufrimiento: proviene de una esperanza concreta, que nada ni nadie nos podrá arrebatar. Es una alegría que tiene la última palabra, siempre. Y el deseo de compartir una sonrisa es el primer pequeño gran paso para vivirla, para renovarnos, para renacer.
Tea and Crumples
by Summer KinardTea is how I love people." Welcome to Tea and Crumples where tea brewed strong with grace has the power to bring people together. The click of chess pieces and susurrus of fine papers mingle with aromas of warm pastries, tea, and the caramel of hospitality. Meet Sienna, whose spiritual gifts are the heart of the shop. Walk with her as she struggles to believe in miracles even while she walks in the shadow of death under the weight of temptation. Tea makes Sienna remember. She remembers pain in order to hold fast the joy of her lost daughter and happiness gone in order to hold fast to Peter's love. Tea helps Sienna and Peter touch grief in the dark. With each shared cup, they come back to one another as they begin to love in loss. Tea and Crumples. Learn to love again.
Tea and Promises (Tearoom Mysteries #25)
by Susan Page DavisAs Jan puts the final touches on her wedding plans, mystery still swirls around the tearoom. While searching for the perfect wedding gift for Jan and Bob, Elaine and Nathan stumble upon a distinctive antique teapot at Mainely Bargains. Nathan feels certain it's the one that's been missing for 150 years from Hannibal Hamlin's historic family tea set that once served President Lincoln. After Nathan purchases the teapot, Elaine and Jan set out to help him trace its provenance. Their pursuit brings them in contact with some very interesting people, including a woman who is convinced Nathan's teapot belongs to her--and will stop at nothing to get it back. And when Jan and Bob's big day finally arrives, it is capped by an exciting announcement and a thrilling development--just as the newlyweds depart for their honeymoon. Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.
Tea and Sympathy (Mystery and the Minister’s Wife #25)
by Carol CoxCabin fever... When Kate wakes one morning, only to realize she's been sleeping for days, she is shocked and alarmed. How did she sleep for so long? And why does she feel so weak? With Paul at her side, Kate concludes that she's come down with a nasty flu and decides to continue working on her current mystery from bed. Mayor Lawton Briddle has been accused of a horrendous financial crime, and Kate is convinced he's innocent. But when she digs back into her work, not only is her memory fuzzy, but she's also missing any real evidence of the research she has already done. Homebound, recovering at a snail's pace and working from ground zero, Kate must mentally retrace her steps to solve the mystery of Lawton's indictment, while also getting to the bottom of why her memory has lapsed.
Tea and Touchdowns (Tearoom Mysteries #12)
by Erin Keeley MarshallAutumn's colorful splendor reaches its pinnacle in Lancaster, Maine, as the high school football team preps for a game with its biggest rival. To promote Tea for Two, Jan Blake and Elaine Cook take their tea and goodies to the town's annual Fall Fest. But when Jan joins a horseback trail ride, she finds a woman injured on the ground, with her horse standing nearby. Was it an accident? As the clues add up, the cousins soon-realize there's more to the story than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Jan's son, Brian, begins spending more time with her than usual. Is he okay? And Archie Bentham returns from New York after meeting with an art authenticator, only to learn that determining whether his father painted Elaine and Jan's beautiful flea-market find might be more of a challenge than he'd hoped for. Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.
Tea Cup Reading, Orion Plain and Simple (Plain and Simple)
by VariousA practical guide on the revealing art of tea cup reading.The art of reading tea leaves has been practised for centuries by everyone from Buddhist monks to Bedouins to Gypsies. Once very popular in Britain and Ireland and all the countries they settled, the practice has all but faded away. Now, this concise book provides quick, easy, and fun instructions for practising tasseography today. The book includes everything needed to become an accomplished practitioner:* a brief history of tea and coffee* advice on brewing and serving* basic rules of tea leaf and cup reading* handy tips for instant readings* an illustrated dictionary of 361 symbols with precise definitionsTea Cup Reading is an essential reference for this fascinating interpretive art.
Tea is For Treasure (Tearoom Mysteries #8)
by Kristin EckhardtAs the first harbingers of spring reach the tearoom, so does an unexpected package. When the cousins open it, they discover a beautiful white china teapot with a lovely floral design. But it is what's inside that really captures Elaine's and Jan's imagination: a hand-drawn map and cryptic poem giving clues to a hidden treasure. The intrigue only deepens when Archie Bentham's friend Nigel Fox stumbles into the tearoom with a gash on his forehead and a warning for them. Could his arrival be connected to the map and poem? Soon other would be treasure hunters arrive, and the sleuthing cousins are determined to not only find the treasure but also get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding it. Meanwhile, as Elaine and Jan piece together the last of the clues they've collected about the antique sapphire ring, they discover that its story is even more intriguing than they suspected. Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.
Tea Leaves and Legacies (Tearoom Mysteries #27)
by Susan Page DavisElaine is baffled when she receives word that she is about to receive a small fortune, as the sole beneficiary of an estate left by her late husband's aunt. She contacts the estate lawyer to correct what she believes must be a mistake. However, the lawyer assures her that there is no mistake, and Elaine wonders how Ben's family acquired the money in the first place. As Elaine tracks down the truth, she learns she isn't the only one questioning the rightful recipient of the inheritance. Meanwhile, Jan is thrilled when she learns that Jack Weston, her daughter Tara's boyfriend, has bought a ring and finally plans to propose. But when Jack is critically injured in a boating accident at work--and can't remember where he put the ring--Jan sets out to help her soon-to-be son-in-law before Tara figures out Jack's plans. Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.