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Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God 2: 12 More Wild Bible Studies on the Character of a Wild God--and What It Means for Your Junior Highers and Middle Schoolers
by Mark OestreicherThe Bible is a photo album, brimming with self-portraits of a God who wants to be known. God has put these pictures in the Bible to reveal his character. By examining them, we discover who God is and why he’s worth knowing better. And we discover something else: who he wants us to be. He wants us to copy his picture into our own character. Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God 2 is a guide to 12 God-pictures taken straight from the Photo Album. They are active Bible lessons for junior high and middle school Sunday school classes or youth group meetings, each one based on one of the 50 pictures of God and presented energetically, relevantly, and scripturally in the companion student book Wild Truth Journal: Pictures of God. The lessons are loaded with off-the-wall and easy-to-do discussion starters, video ideas, scripts, games with a point. And, of course, Bible passages and studies that springboard junior highers from the abstract into the concrete as (open Bibles in hand) they explore the nature of God in a lively, relevant way, and then begin practicing in their own lives the traits of God. Here’s how the lessons are organized: * Picture Prep grabs your group’s attention to prepare them for what’s ahead. * Action Shot takes your students into the Bible to catch God in the act of revealing his character. * Self-Portrait explores the given aspect of God’s character…how it makes God just that much more awesome...and why it’s a very good trait for us to have, too. * Print It! challenges your students to print God’s picture into their own lives by living out his character in an immediately practical way. 12 lessons
Wild, Willing, and Wise: An Interactive Guide for When to Paddle, When to Rest, and When to Jump Naked into the River of Life
by HeatherAsh AmaraFrom author and teacher HeatherAsh Amara comes a revolutionary, interactive guide to the energies that make up the flow of our lives: Wild, Willing, and Wise--a contemporary reimagining of the Maiden, Mother, and Crone archetypes.Whether we realize it or not, our lives are a constant cycle through three energies: the creativity and abundance of Wild, the courage and power of Willing, and the gratitude and surrender of Wise. HeatherAsh provides in-depth descriptions of the three archetypes, detailing how each presents in excess and deficiency, so that readers can begin to recognize emotional turmoil and hardship as an imbalance of their energies. Combining anecdotes, self-reflection quizzes, simple exercises, and visualizations, Wild, Willing, and Wise teaches readers how to bring the three energies into balance in order to find inner freedom and alignment. This interactive, radical guide is not a rule book, but an invitation into an ongoing journey. Join HeatherAsh Amara on her way to becoming fiercely engaged, wildly creative, unfailingly experimental, wonderfully confused, seriously delighted, and compassionately vulnerable.
Wild Wisdom: Zen Masters, Mountain Monks & Rebellious Eccentrics Reflect on the Healing Power of Nature
by Neil Douglas-KlotzInspiration from wilderness mystics from around the world, including Henry David Thoreau, Bai Juyi, Rainer Maria Rilke, Lalla, Rachel Carson, and more.Sages and mystics throughout the centuries have sought inspiration in the wildness of nature. This little book gathers the sayings and stories of the women and men who have sunk their roots deep into inner retreat and brought forth wisdom for all times and peoples.Here we find the stories and voices of desert fathers and mothers, forest hermits, mountain mystics, wandering philosophers, and wise eccentrics who maintained their solitude while living in society and challenged the status quo with humor. From East and West and everything in between. From Christian hermits, wandering Kabbalists, itinerant Sufis, Zen practitioners, Yogis, court jesters, transcendentalists, and freethinkers, Wild Wisdom gathers a timeless harvest for spiritual renewal.By turns witty, startling, beautiful, and sublime, Wild Wisdom makes a fine companion for personal retreat, daily contemplation, or simply taking time out during a busy day.
Wild Wonder: What Nature Teaches Us About Slowing Down and Living Well
by Stephen ProctorAn invitation to explore the life-giving lessons we can learn from the Earth, featuring stunning photography and reflections from an acclaimed visual artistThe Earth is the first tangible gift we were given. Yet when did you last pause to appreciate the immensity of the ocean, wander in silence through an ancient forest, or behold the grandeur of a mountain? How long has it been since you&’ve felt grass beneath your feet?Accompanied by awe-inspiring full-color photography from landscape cinematographer and visual artist Stephen Proctor, Wild Wonder: What Nature Teaches Us About Slowing Down and Living Well combines pastoral observations about creation with an exploration of how it can provide healing to our minds and bodies. Divided into five parts that are each devoted to a unique aspect of nature—oceans, forests, rivers, ice, and mountains—Proctor encourages readers to recognize how being outside restores us and offers us a renewed sense of awe and wonder for the Creator.In each of the thirty brief essays, he points to some of the deep lessons nature can teach us. We can appreciate the gift of silence while observing a glacier, gain a new perspective on top of a mountain, learn the skill of slowing down from a river, and experience a metaphor of redemptive life after death through nurse logs. Each part includes an interview from an artist whose inspiration has been drawn from nature and ends with a &“Time to Fly!&” section that features reflection questions, simple action prompts, and sources for further exploration.Whether outdoor enthusiasts or armchair adventurers, readers of this book will be drawn into a more holistic and contemplative way of life and a deeper awareness of the beautiful world around them.
A Wild & Wonderful Life: Say Yes to Your Immeasurably More Jesus Story
by Susan CampbellAlthough Jesus doesn’t use the exact words “wild and wonderful,” he does make promises about what a life with him might look like. Your wild life does not have to be defined only by hard, crazy, and difficult circumstances. Wild can also describe a wonderful, exciting, and passionate life. <P><P>Using seven words—friendship, transformation, love, life, childlike faith, hope and wholehearted—Susan Campbell describes how life is wild for sure: wildly difficult, but also wildly good. No matter what, though, Jesus promises to join you right where you are, and that makes life wonderful.
Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration & Advocacy for the Earth
by Rebecca WildbearAwaken Your Wild Nature and Deepen Your Relationship with Earth This wonderfully fresh and revelatory book invites you to create a personal yoga practice that seamlessly melds health and well-being with spiritual insight, Earth stewardship, and cultural transformation. Wilderness guide and yoga instructor Rebecca Wildbear came to yoga after a life-threatening encounter with cancer in her twenties. Over years of teaching and healing, she devised the unique and user-friendly practice she presents in Wild Yoga. In this book, she guides you in connecting to the natural world and living from your soul while also addressing environmental activism. Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner, by engaging in this vibrant approach, you’ll discover greater levels of love, purpose, and creativity, along with the active awareness we know our planet deserves.
Wilderness Courtship: Wilderness Courtship Courting Miss Adelaide
by Valerie HansenIn this inspirational historical romance by the author of Frontier Courtship, a widow finds adventure and new love traveling to Oregon Territory.She yearned for a simple life. But God had other plans . . . After surviving an unhappy marriage, Charity Beal avoids men. But compassion gets the better of her when she encounters Thorne Blackwell, a rugged shipping magnate in the midst of crisis. His brother has vanished, and hired guns are after his brother’s wife and son. To save them, Thorne faces a grueling journey through the wild Oregon Territory. To succeed, he needs Charity’s help.Through roiling rivers and lush mountain passes, Charity’s kindness and faith awakens Thorne to a strength he never knew. But before he can heal her wounded heart and win her love, he has to save their party from the sharpshooter stalking their every step.
Wilderness Courtship & Courting Miss Adelaide: An Anthology
by Valerie Hansen Janet DeanThe power of faith and loveWilderness CourtshipThorne Blackwell is in the midst of a crisis. To save his brother’s wife and son from hired guns, he must make a grueling journey through the wild Oregon Territory. And he needs Charity Beal’s help. Through roiling rivers and lush mountain passes, Charity’s kindness and faith awakens Thorne to a strength he never knew. But before he can win her love, he has to save their party from the sharpshooter stalking their every step.Courting Miss AdelaideThe “orphan train” seemed like spinster Adelaide Crum’s last chance to know the joys of family life. So many lost children were in need of the caring home she longed to offer. And yet the narrow-minded town elders refused to entrust any child to a woman alone. Only newspaperman Charles Graves supported Adelaide. Her gentle soul and unwavering faith made him wonder if even he could overcome the bitter lessons of the past…
Wilderness Defender (Alaska K-9 Unit #2)
by Maggie K. BlackInnocent lives are on the line…Can an officer and her K-9 partner save them?With murderous poachers targeting rare blue bear cubs, Alaska trooper Poppy Walsh and her K-9 partner, Stormy, will do whatever it takes to stop them. But having to team up with her ex-fiancé, park ranger Lex Fielding, will be Poppy’s biggest test. When the poachers go after Lex’s young son, can Poppy and Lex overcome their unresolved past…and survive a killer’s sights?From Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Alaska K-9 UnitBook 1: Alaskan Rescue by Terri ReedBook 2: Wilderness Defender by Maggie K. Black
Wilderness Discoveries
by Peter SchriemerThese two titles have content based upon and supplementing the lessons about God’s creation that are found on the Nature of God DVD collection by Peter Schriemer. These titles, with facts and photos of Hawaii and the Great Lakes habitats and creatures will enrich the lessons taught by Schriemer or can stand alone as informational and fun resources for young readers and their families. The addition of the DVDs showing clips from the Nature of God DVD collections with each book is sure to be a draw for families that are looking for ways to enrich their children’s knowledge of science and nature as well as show, in a beautiful and visual way, that nature is a wonderful gift from God. A quote: Peter Schriemer focuses on a particular ecosystem in the eco-region, how it is designed to sustain life, what amazing creatures and plants live there, and how the science of the creatures and the habitat show evidence of a creator.
Wilderness Hideout: An Uplifting Romantic Suspense (Boulder Creek Ranch #1)
by Hope WhiteTrapped in the mountains with a killer… Can they get out alive? After nearly drowning in a remote Montana river, Dr. Brianna Wilkes can&’t remember how she got there—or why someone&’s trying to hurt her. But her rescuer, Jacob Rush, won&’t let her face this danger alone. When hiding Brie puts Jacob and his daughter in the path of killers, can they survive the wilderness and a killer who wants Brie silenced?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Boulder Creek Ranch Book 1: Wilderness Hideout
Wilderness Hunt (K-9 Search and Rescue #7)
by Lisa PhillipsA search-and-rescue mission turns into a deadly wilderness escape When a plane carrying a federal witness crashes in the Montana backwoods, Officer Kelly Wayne and her K-9, Nico, track it down—and discover Ethan Harrigan injured with amnesia. Now with the mafia on their trail, Kelly must protect the man she thinks ruined her career. But nothing&’s as it seems, and trusting the wrong person could get them all killed.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.K-9 Search and Rescue Book 1: Desert Rescue by Lisa PhillipsBook 2: Trailing a Killer by Carol J. PostBook 3: Mountain Survival by Christy BarrittBook 4: Search and Defend by Heather WoodhavenBook 5: Following the Trail by Lynette EasonBook 6: Dangerous Mountain Rescue by Christy BarrittBook 7: Wilderness Hunt by Lisa PhillipsBook 8: Alaskan Mountain Search by Sarah VarlandBook 9: Alaskan Avalanche Escape by Darlene L. Turner
The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible: Religion, Politics, and Biblical Interpretation
by Angela Roskop ErismanIn this volume, Angela Erisman offers a new way to think about the Pentateuch/Torah and its relationship to history. She returns to the seventeenth-century origins of modern biblical scholarship and charts a new course – not through Julius Wellhausen and the Documentary Hypothesis, but through Herrman Gunkel. Erisman reimagines his vision of a literary history grounded in communal experience as a history of responses to political threat before, during, and after the demise of Judah in 586 BCE. She explores creative transformations of genre and offers groundbreaking new readings of key episodes in the wilderness narratives. Offering new answers to old questions about the nature of the exodus, the identity of Moses, and his death in the wilderness, Erisman's study draws from literary and historical criticism. Her synthesis of approaches enables us to situate the wilderness narratives historically, and to understand how and why they continue to be meaningful for readers today.
A Wilderness of Mirrors: Trusting Again in a Cynical World
by Mark MeynellDespite our material and technological advances, Western society is experiencing a deep malaise caused by a breakdown of trust. We’ve been misled by authorities and institutions, by businesses and politicians, and even by those who were supposed to care for us. The very cohesion of society seems tenuous at times. The church is not immune from these trends. Historically, it has a dubious record when it has wielded power; personally, many of its members are as afflicted by our culture’s breakdown as anyone. In A Wilderness of Mirrors author Mark Meynell explores the roots of the discord and alienation that mark our society, but he also outlines a gospel-based reason for hope. An astute social observer with a pastor’s spiritual sensitivity, Meynell grounds his antidote on four bedrocks of the Christian faith: human nature, Jesus, the church, and the story of God's action in the world. Ultimately hopeful, A Wilderness of Mirrors calls Christians to rediscover the radical implications of Jesus’s life and message for a disillusioned world, a world more than ever in need of his trustworthy goodness.
A Wilderness Passover
by Kathleen Cook WaldronLouie and Susan are excited about spending their first Passover in their mountain home. But without the right foods, they need to cook up a little Seder magic.
Wilderness Peril
by Elizabeth GoddardON THIN ICE Run off the road and left for dead, Shay Ridiker's only hope for surviving the frozen claws of the wilderness is pilot Rick Savage. The beautiful airplane mechanic came to Alaska expecting a routine repo, but a missing coworker and a crippled plane are just the tip of the iceberg. Now held captive by ruthless killers at a derelict gold mine, Shay needs Rick's protection more than ever. But Rick has shadows that follow him into the land of the midnight sun. With gunmen at their backs, can he be all Shay needs-a haven...and a hero?
Wilderness Pursuit: Texas Ranger Showdown Wilderness Pursuit Secret Past (Mountie Brotherhood)
by Michelle KarlIn this inspirational romantic suspense thriller, a Canadian Mountie must protect his ex after she makes a startling discovery.Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Sam Thrace can’t believe the woman he’s rescued from certain death is Kara Park—his former sweetheart. Once brokenhearted, now he’s protecting the courageous archaeologist from someone out to sabotage her controversial pipeline findings. And as he and Kara escape into the remote Canadian wilds, neither is safe from their emerging feelings—or the threat to their lives.
Wilderness Reunion: Wilderness, Inc (Wilderness, Inc.)
by Elizabeth GoddardFrom a USA Today–bestselling author, a journalist protects his ex when she is hunted by a killer in the wilderness in this inspirational romantic suspense.After stumbling on a drug operation, Alice Wilde races through the woods as bullets whiz past, using her skills as a wilderness guide to elude her pursuers. But she doesn’t stay safe for long once one of the armed men recognizes her . . . and starts stalking her. When the sheriff asks her to guide his men and photojournalist Griffin Slater—her ex-boyfriend—to the crime scene, though, she can’t refuse. Alice knows Griffin’s just there for a story, but after the two of them are separated from the rest of the group, he’s the only person who can save her. And with someone willing to do anything to hunt them down, Alice must put aside their past if she wants to survive.
Wilderness Rising (A Church Builder Novel #2)
by A. L. ShieldsFrom A. L. Shields—pseudonym for New York Times bestselling author Stephen L. Carter—comes the thrilling sequel to The Church Builder. It began as a search for the truth about her best friend’s death. Now Bethany Barclay is caught in the ultimate struggle to keep faith alive. The Wilderness, an ancient cabal bent on destroying Christianity, has murdered Bethany’s best friend, framed her for acts of terrorism, and captured the brilliant teen hacker she vowed to protect. To ransom the girl, Bethany must traverse England and Europe to find the Pilate Stone—a mysterious first-century artifact that might not even exist. She’s not the only one who wants the stone. The Garden, a powerful group of intellectuals sworn to save the Church and help Bethany, is willing to betray her to achieve their higher goals. And a mysterious third faction lurks in the shadows, waiting for her to stumble. Alone and on the run in this international landscape of double and triple agents, Bethany’s quest becomes an ever more complex and dangerous contest against players who don’t play fair. In this riveting sequel to The Church Builder, many of A. L. Shield’s cunning characters are ruthlessly devoted to preserving a world where faith is possible. Others aim to brutally, and finally, undermine belief. Including Bethany’s.
Wilderness Sabotage
by Heather WoodhavenDangerous killers and a treacherous blizzard push a reporter and her ex to the extreme in this inspirational romantic suspense thriller.Hunted through the wild . . . Can they outsmart criminals and nature?Investigating sabotage on a construction site, journalist Jackie Dutton stumbles on a murder—and barely escapes when she flees and falls off a cliff. Only quick thinking from law enforcement ranger Shawn Burkett, her ex-boyfriend, saves her. Now facing a massive blizzard and relentless pursuers together, they must rely on their fragile trust and wilderness skills to get out alive . . .
Wilderness Secrets: Amish Hideout Wilderness Secrets Explosive Reunion (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Sharon DunnIn this inspiration romantic suspense adventure, a federal agent enlists a beautiful wilderness guide to help him find the evidence to clear his name.A downed plane holds evidence that will prove framed DEA agent Jesse Santorum is innocent—and he must reach it before a drug cartel does. But to find the plane hidden high in the mountains of Montana, he needs wilderness guide Abigail Murphy’s expertise. Can they survive the treacherous mountains and their well-armed pursuers long enough to expose the true criminals?
Wilderness Skills for Women: How to Survive Heartbreak and Other Full-blown Meltdowns
by Marian JordanFrom Moses to Jesus, so many heroes of the Bible had to endure some type of wilderness season in their life, a time of testing that was painful to endure but ultimately brought glory to God. In Wilderness Skills for Women, rising author/speaker Marian Jordan sees the same thing happening today as she and her friends still find themselves going through periods of isolation, temptation, sorrow, and waiting. Whether it's relationship drama, the constant pull of our sinful nature, a health issue, or any variety of unmet dreams, Jordan turns readers to God's Word as the ultimate wilderness survival guide. Conversational and self-deprecatingly confessional in her delivery, this young writer finds ways to have fun with delicate subject matters, using wilderness analogies to great effect in chapters titled "Drink Plenty of Water," "Seek Shelter," and "Don't Eat the Red Berries. "
Wilderness Target
by Sharon DunnA woman on the run finds shelter and love with a former soldier turned wilderness survival expert in this inspirational romantic suspense.A WANTED WOMAN Clarissa Jones is running for her life. Though she has no idea why her ex-boss wants her dead, the killers at her heels are very real. Deep in the Montana woods she finds what seems like the perfect hideout, in Ezra Jefferson's survival training school. The ex-military outdoorsman has the skills and training to keep her safe . . . but only if she'll lower her defenses enough to let him help. When her attackers close in, Ezra's protection and Clarissa's fierce determination are all that will keep her alive—while the growing bond between them gives her a reason to fight to survive.
The Wilderness Within You: A Lenten Journey With Jesus, Deep in Conversation
by Penelope WilcockThe Wilderness Jesus said that his burden was light, but it doesn't always feel that way. For example, what does it mean to 'take up your cross'? How figurative is the language Jesus is using? Or, 'Those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.' What does Jesus mean? Or, 'I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.' Does this mean unless I follow Jesus, I am cut adrift in this world, lost and without hope? But I cannot follow Jesus without being crucified . . . Following Jesus does not seem as simple as preachers sometimes suggest. So Pen sets out into the wilderness to look for him. 'I have one big question that almost hurts in my heart,' she says, 'because I care about the answer so much. I want to ask him, "Jesus, what do you think of me?"'
Wilderness Witness Survival
by Connie QueenPursued in the wilderness… Can they survive criminals and nature? A camping trip turns into a search and rescue mission when investigator Josie Hunt&’s adopted daughter goes missing. And as the only witness to her father&’s murder, eight-year-old Everly is the killer&’s next target. Now Josie has no choice but to accept help from her ex-boyfriend, wrongly accused fugitive Dane Haggerty, to stay alive. With threats closing in, can they outrun a killer who&’ll stop at nothing to keep his crimes hidden?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.