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Storytelling is perhaps the most common way people make sense of their experiences, claim identities, and "get a life." So much of our daily life consists of writing or telling our stories and listening to and reading the stories of others. But we rarely stop to ask: what are these stories? How do they shape our lives? And why do they matter? The authors ably guide readers through the complex world of performing narrative. Along the way they show the embodied contexts of storytelling, the material constraints on narrative performances, and the myriad ways storytelling orders information and tasks, constitutes meanings, and positions speaking subjects. Readers will also learn that narrative performance is consequential as well as pervasive, as storytelling opens up experience and identities to legitimization and critique. The authors' multi-leveled model of strategy and tactics considers how relations of power in a system are produced, reproduced, and altered in performing narrative. The authors explain this strategic model through an extended discussion of family storytelling, using Franco Americans in Maine as their exemplar. They explore what stories families tell, how they tell them, and how storytelling creates family identities. Then, they show the range and reach of this strategic model by examining storytelling in diverse contexts: a breast cancer narrative, a weblog on the Internet, and an autobiographical performance on the public stage. Readers are left with a clear understanding of how and why the performance of narrative is the primary communicative practice shaping our lives today. Author note: Kristin M. Langellier is Mark and Marcia Bailey Professor at the University of Maine where she teaches communication and women's studies. A former editor of Text and Performance Quarterly, she has published numerous journal articles on personal narrative, family storytelling, and Franco American cultural identity. Eric E. Peterson is Associate Professor at the University of Maine where he teaches communication. He is coeditor of a recent book on public broadcasting and has published a variety of journal articles on narrative performance, media consumption, and communication diversity and identity.

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Storytelling is perhaps the most common way people make sense of their experiences, claim identities, and 'get a life'. So much of our daily life consists of writing or telling our stories and listening to and reading the stories of others. But we rarely stop to ask: what are these stories? How do they shape our lives? And why do they matter? The authors ably guide readers through the complex world of performing narrative. Along the way they show the embodied contexts of storytelling, the material constraints on narrative performances, and the myriad ways storytelling orders information and tasks, constitutes meanings, and positions speaking subjects. Readers will also learn that narrative performance is consequential as well as pervasive, as storytelling opens up experience and identities to legitimization and critique.The authors' multi-leveled model of strategy and tactics considers how relations of power in a system are produced, reproduced, and altered in performing narrative. The authors explain this strategic model through an extended discussion of family storytelling, using Franco Americans in Maine as their exemplar. They explore what stories families tell, how they tell them, and how storytelling creates family identities. Then, they show the range and reach of this strategic model by examining storytelling in diverse contexts: a breast cancer narrative, a weblog on the Internet, and an autobiographical performance on the public stage.Readers are left with a clear understanding of how and why the performance of narrative is the primary communicative practice shaping our lives today. Author note: Kristin M. Langellier is Mark and Marcia Bailey Professor at the University of Maine where she teaches communication and women's studies. A former editor of "Text and Performance Quarterly", she has published numerous journal articles on personal narrative, family storytelling, and Franco American cultural identity. Eric E. Peterson is Associate Professor at the University of Maine where he teaches communication. He is coeditor of a recent book on public broadcasting and has published a variety of journal articles on narrative performance, media consumption, and communication diversity and identity.

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Andrew Murray's Christian Parenting, originally published as The Children for Christ, contains 52 readings--one for each week of the year--on the subject of parental duty. Each lesson includes passage from the Bible and Murray's thoughts on how the passage illuminates the important role of parenting. The lessons all conclude with a short prayer. Christian Parenting is a timeless resource for parents who want to learn more about strengthening their Christian household.Lexham Classics are beautifully typeset new editions of classic works. Each book has been carefully transcribed from the original texts, ensuring an accurate representation of the writing as the author intended it to be read.

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An encouraging guide to cultivating self-love, courage, and joy from Alexandra Elle, a celebrated leader in self-care. Greet each day with confidence and positivity with In Courage Journal, a daily writing practice to help you set intentions, find strength, and learn self-love. Celebrated self-care author Alexandra Elle presents simple morning and evening journaling prompts, creative writing exercises, and inspiring mantras to help you process your emotions and show up in the world with courage and clarity. Delivered in a shimmery package with luminous details, and brimming with Elle's signature warmth and wisdom, this encouraging journal is an invaluable companion for anyone interested in self-care, mindfulness, and personal transformation. • BELOVED AUTHOR: Alexandra Elle is a celebrated leader in the wellness world. She hosts online courses on writing and self-care for her large following, and travels the country giving workshops on wellness, empowerment, and courage. She is the author of After the Rain and the host of the Hey, Girl podcast, where she features interviews and stories from female writers, wellness experts, artists, and more. • BEAUTIFUL TO DISPLAY: With a luminous cover, shimmering flourishes, and a ribbon marker, this package is both practical and gorgeous, making it an uplifting gift or self-purchase for anyone who needs a little encouragement or inspiration and a beautiful accessory to display. • EASY TO USE: With simple prompts to complete each morning and evening, this inviting journal makes it easy to process emotions, set intentions, and practice self-care in everyday life. • VALUABLE CONTENT: Touching on themes of stress, anxiety, and burnout, this book offers compassion and encouragement for all of life's difficult moments and provides valuable wellness practices, including gratitude exercises, empowering mantras, and affirmations. Perfect for: • Fans of Alexandra Elle • Self-care enthusiasts and mindfulness seekers • Anyone in search of techniques to reduce stress and anxiety

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This special collection of brief devotional thoughts for each day from Bryan Chapell reflects God's unlimited grace in Scripture in our daily lives. Each devotional begins with a passage of Scripture. Chapell then shows the reader how God's grace shines through the verses and concludes with an inspiring prayer.

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Start your day with peaceful meditations, soulful inspirations, and encouraging Bible verses in this 365-day devotional from bestselling author Joyce Meyer to help you grow spiritually as you spend time with God.Life is busy and often uncertain, but you can live in the full peace of God with this easy-to-understand devotional designed to encourage you each day of the year. This includes a daily Bible verse followed by a devotional reading and power thought to meditate upon.With the constant demands and pressures, it can be hard to regularly take time to unplug and simply be with God. But Joyce's practical teaching format in Quiet Times with God will encourage you to discipline yourself so that you can receive the fullness of God's healing, revitalizing peace.

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Supercharge your confidence daily with this guided gratitude journal that is a companion to the global #1 bestseller The High 5 Habit from Mel Robbins, best-selling author, #1 podcast host, and expert on change and motivation.It's time to start believing in yourself again!Unlock The Most Powerful Force In The World: YouUse this High 5 journal to help you start your day with clarity, focus, and positivity!The High 5 Daily Journal will help you build a confident mind, body, and spirit with daily productivity prompts, weekly themes, and goal setting exercises to help make your dreams a reality.Using this motivational journal, you will build the discipline, confidence, and habits you need to know that you can always count on yourself. Face any challenge. Surmount any obstacle. You’ll see yourself waking up every day, inching closer to what you want, and becoming who you were born to be.The High 5 Daily Journal is...Backed by Powerful Science: The exercises in this journal are based on research and evidence. These daily practices in confidence, visualization, and mindset will change your brain’s neural pathways and create new habits that will transform every aspect of your life.The Path to Simple Discipline and Profound Results: These exercises are simple, but over time their impact on your life will be profound. . So that you can: Believe In Your Dreams Again: Your dreams are out there waiting for you. But you need to believe in them and take action. This positive daily journal will train your body, mind, and spirit to both pick up on the clues life is sending you, and cultivate the courage to move toward them. Celebrate Your Life: It’s pretty simple: you’re not cheering yourself forward and that’s holding you back. With this journal, every day you’ll be more present to who you are, what you want, and how you show up. By cheering for yourself and developing the habits to keep cheering no matter what, you will burst through what’s blocking you. Take Control and Live with Confidence: Following the steps outlined in this journal, you will tap into your natural confidence and let it flow through your body, enhance your mind, and awaken your spirit. The more you use this journal, the faster confidence becomes a habit. The weekly themes will ground you with intention and provide control and structure in your life.In this self-care journal, you’ll find the secret to forging a deeper connection with yourself.Even more than productivity, you’ll experience greater transformation the more you use the prompts. They are designed to calm your nervous system, open your mind, and ignite your intuition so it can lead you where you’re meant to go.The High 5 Journal will help your body, mind, and spirit align, your senses come alive, your mind focus, and your heart expand. You will be fully present with High 5 energy.

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You can walk in confidence when you rely on God to be your strength. Be encouraged with truth as you spend time with God, reflecting on these devotions, Scriptures, and prayers. As you spend time with him, he will fill you with peace and hope for each day. Let your heavenly Father show you that, through him, even in your weakest moments, you are radiant and you are strong. Take courage in God's love for you and be ready to conquer each day!

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Supercharge your confidence daily with this guided gratitude journal that is a companion to the global #1 best-seller The High 5 Habit from Mel Robbins, best-selling author, #1 podcast host, and expert on change and motivation. It's time to start believing in yourself again! Unlock The Most Powerful Force In The World: You Use this High 5 journal to help you start your day with clarity, focus, and positivity! The High 5 Daily Journal will help you build a confident mind, body, and spirit with daily productivity prompts, weekly themes, and goal setting exercises designed to make your dreams a reality. Using this motivational journal, you will build the discipline, confidence, and habits you need to know that you can always count on yourself. Face any challenge. Surmount any obstacle. You’ll see yourself waking up every day, inching closer to what you want, and becoming who you were born to be. The High 5 Daily Journal is...· Backed by Powerful Science: The exercises in this journal are based on research and evidence. These daily practices in confidence, visualization, and mindset will change your brain’s neural pathways and create new habits that will transform every aspect of your life.· The Path to Simple Discipline and Profound Results: These exercises are simple, but over time their impact on your life will be profound. So that you can...· Believe In Your Dreams Again: Your dreams are out there waiting for you. But you need to believe in them and take action. This positive daily journal will train your body, mind, and spirit to both pick up on the clues life is sending you, and cultivate the courage to move toward them.· Celebrate Your Life: It’s pretty simple: you’re not cheering yourself forward and that’s holding you back. With this journal, every day you’ll be more present to who you are, what you want, and how you show up. By cheering for yourself and developing the habits to keep cheering no matter what, you will burst through what’s blocking you.· Take Control and Live with Confidence: By following the steps outlined in this journal, you will tap into your natural confidence and let it flow through your body, enhance your mind, and awaken your spirit. The more you use this journal, the faster confidence becomes a habit. The weekly themes will ground you with intention, and provide control and structure in your life. In this self-care journal, you’ll find the secret to forging a deeper connection with yourself.Even more than productivity, you’ll experience greater transformation the more you use the prompts. They are designed to calm your nervous system, open your mind, and ignite your intuition so it can lead you where you’re meant to go.The High 5 Daily Journal will help your body, mind, and spirit align, your senses come alive, your mind focus, and your heart expand. You will be fully present with High 5 energy.

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Are you engaged with heaven? Culture has plenty to say about a woman’s value and what she should be doing with her life, but women were made for more than this world. In Engaging Heaven Today for Women, author James Levesque urges you to pursue biblical truth and world changing action. Discussing many topics, including careers, relationships, social media, and boundaries, these 365 devotions will • bring you out of your comfort zone, • ground your identity as a secure daughter of God, • inspire self-evaluation and renewal, • remind you of the glorious truths of Scripture, and • encourage you to follow God daily. Embark on a year of actively partnering with heaven every day and watch your faith flourish.

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''Make this book a morning ritual.'' Matthew McConaughey What does it mean to be a great father? Parenting is a role filled with meaning and purpose, but every dad needs guidance: because fatherhood is not a one-off, it is something you do every day. From Socrates to Martin Luther King Jr., ancient philosophy to contemporary psychology, The Daily Dad collates wisdom from around the world to help every dad face the day-to-day challenges in the lifelong job of parenting. Each daily meditation offers a memorable lesson on being the role model and carer your child needs, rooted in timeless principles. Parents new and experienced alike will find inspiration and advice to last a lifetime.

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This yoga book, firmly rooted in the tradition, is a modern classic. It is first and foremost a practical guide to the whole system of yoga. The clear step-by-step instructions, richly illustrated, make it easy for the beginner to learn the yoga poses, breathing exercises, relaxation and meditation. For the experienced, the book contains in-depth sections that include both practice and theory. It even elucidates the tantric tradition, kundalini yoga, the chakras and the sexual rituals. Use it as a self-study course and for inspiration in your everyday life. --------- This book differs from most other books on yoga, it has its fundament in the tantric tradition, that is, the author's intention and interest is to offer you a way to achieve tangible results, rather than to present philosophical explanations, create dreams and ideals or follow the fleeting fashions in the yoga of today.The goal is to make it possible for you to create a strong and supple body and a free and creative mind, and to find peace within yourself. If you really want something out of yoga, it is not enough to do some exercises quickly and mechanically like in sport or fitness training. --------- The book shows yoga in its original light; recreational, meditative and relaxing, thus providing necessary energy for meeting your daily activities with peace and wellbeing. --------- Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life is one of the most widespread yoga books of today. This is the third expanded and revised edition, for the UK and EU markets.

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Our Daily Bread charmingly weaves together the customs, rituals, anecdotes, legends and sayings that tell the story of bread, from Mesopotamia, through Egypt, to the Far East, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and the New World. Matvejevic shows how bread is depicted in literature and art (with beautiful illustrations) and examines especially closely the role of bread in the major world religions, drawing from the Bible, Talmud and Quran, but also at various apocryphal texts. In his seventh and last chapter, his narrative moves to the personal, explaining what motivated him to write this book; the lean years of his childhood during World War II and his father's detention in a German concentration camp. Warning about the pending threat of hunger in the "developed world," the book fittingly ends with a quote from the Russian anarchist Pyotr Kropotkin: "The question of bread must take precedence over all other questions."

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“A vivid, moving and sometimes funny account of the reality of life during Russia's invasion,” Marc Bennetts, The Times “Uplifting and utterly defiant,” Matt Nixson, Daily Express “No-one with the slightest interest in this war, or the nation on which it is being waged, should fail to read Andrey Kurkov,” Dominic Lawson, Daily Mail   “For centuries, attempts have been made to force Ukrainians to forget their native language, to stop singing Ukrainian songs and to abandon their history. For almost 400 years, Russia has been fighting against Ukrainian identity.”   Ten years on from the annexation of Crimea, two years on from Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people continue to fight back. In the second volume of his war diaries, Andrey Kurkov gives a fresh perspective on a people for w

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Useful for all those interested in exploring the legacy of Britain's incredibly varied and exciting military history. The museums featured range from major national institutions to exhibitions focused on individual arms. There are also feature spreads on many topics such as the Roman army, Celtic hill forts, and the Martello Towers.

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Disruptions of Daily Life explores the mass media landscape of early twentieth century in order to uncover the subversive societal impact of four major Japanese authors: Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, Yokomitsu Riichi, Kawabata Yasunari, and Hirabayashi Taiko. Arthur Mitchell examines this literature against global realities through a modernist lens, studying an alternative modernism that challenges the Western European model. Through broad surveys of discussions surrounding Japanese life in the 1920s, Mitchell locates and examines flourishing divergent ideologies of the early twentieth century such as gender, ethnicity, and nationalism. He unravels how the narrative and linguistic strategies of modernist texts interrogated the innocence of this language, disrupting their hold on people's imagined relationship to daily life. These modernist works often discursively displaced the authority of their own claims by inadvertently exposing the global epistemology of East vs. West. Mitchell's reading of these formalist texts expands modernism studies into a more translational dialogue by locating subversions within the local historical culture and allowing readers to make connections to the time and place in which the texts were written. In highlighting the unbreakable link between literature and society, Disruptions of Daily Life reaffirms the value of modernist fiction and its ability to make us aware of how realities are constructed—and how those realities can be changed.

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For three thousand years the words of the books of Psalms and Proverbs have calmed anxious hearts, rekindled courage in the fearful, nourished souls with wisdom, and renewed worship and thanksgiving.In this 100-day devotional, #1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen provides daily encouragement from the psalms and proverbs that will inspire you on even the most difficult days. He shares how to live from a place of peace in the midst of life's everyday worries. You'll find the wisdom and insight to help you focus on what matters most in your life.There's no better way to start your day than with the God who leads you beside quiet waters and refreshes your soul.

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Daily Inspirational Prayers and Meditations for Self-Reflection and GratitudeNew Beginnings is a spiritual guidebook for changing your life featuring meditations, affirmations, prayers, and blessings for each day of the year.Pray every day. In her latest gem, bestselling author Becca Anderson offers inspirational words for each day of the year to those exploring new horizons or rebooting their directions in life. New Beginnings is a must-have for those seeking both guidance and companionship as they move in new, positive directions.Find a new spiritual way. Having the ability to draw inward and speculate is a fundamental skill if one wishes to grow and achieve an unlimited number of goals. If you are looking for a change in your life or seeking a new path with a vision of starting afresh, New Beginnings just might be the perfect book for you.Join Becca Anderson, a woman’s studies scholar, and the author of the bestselling The Book of Awesome Women, as she shares daily meditations, affirmations, prayers, and blessings. Anderson draws from a diverse pool of religions, practices, and spiritualties to bring you the perfect message for each day of the year.Use New Beginnings as a powerful instrument for self-reflection and gratitude: Gain clarity into your purpose in life Maintain hope about the future Develop a better sense of self Build mental energy and momentum Improve your attitude and mindset If you enjoyed spiritual guidebooks like Live in Grace, Walk in Love, Unshakeable, or Prayers for Difficult Times Women's Edition, then New Beginnings will help bring a greater sense of peace, inner peace, and peace of mind.

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Why do we find it so difficult to admit that we need God-all the time? We attempt to keep our impossible number of plates spinning in an increasingly busy world, but God encourages us to slow down, draw near, and climb into his lap to rest. To be still. As you reflect on these devotional entries, Scriptures, and prayers, be assured of God's unwavering love for you. Approach him with confidence and make your requests known. Unashamedly ask for strength, joy, peace, and hope as you spend time in his presence. Ask again. And again. He loves to meet you where you are and fill you with everything you need to get through the day.

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How to Do Things with Dead People studies human contrivances for representing and relating to the dead. Alice Dailey takes as her principal objects of inquiry Shakespeare''s English history plays, describing them as reproductive mechanisms by which living replicas of dead historical figures are regenerated in the present and re-killed. Considering the plays in these terms exposes their affinity with a transhistorical array of technologies for producing, reproducing, and interacting with dead thingstechnologies such as literary doppelgängers, photography, ventriloquist puppetry, X-ray imaging, glitch art, capital punishment machines, and cloning. By situating Shakespeare''s historical drama in this intermedial conversation, Dailey challenges conventional assumptions about what constitutes the context of a work of art and contests foundational models of linear temporality that inform long-standing conceptions of historical periodization and teleological ord

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This book is a vivid account of life in Moscow, "the most Russian of Russian cities," in the year 1903, a year before Russia's disastrous war with Japan and two years before the momentous Revolution of 1905. Though the undercurrents of social change were running swiftly, the surface stability of the Tsarist regime show no indication of the turmoil ahead. The author, who is perhaps best known for his biography Tolstoy, describes Russian life through the eyes of a fictional young Englishman visiting a prosperous Russian merchant family. All facets of Moscow life are covered, from entertainment and night life to family life and the devotions of the Orthodox. We learn about Russia's factory workers and peasants, its soldiers and lawyers, its priests and its city officials, its Tsar and his entourage: what they do and what they wear, what they think and what they dream. Concluding chapters take our visitor to the famous fair at Nizhny-Novgorod, which was held every year from July 15 to September 10, and on a boat trip down the Volga.

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Pull up a rocking chair and join us for humorous and poignant stories of faith, family, food, and our Southern heritage in Our Daily Biscuit: Devotions with a Drawl.There’s something special about country living in the South. Travel rural roads and find beauty that takes your breath away and peace that seeps into your soul. Gather around a farmhouse table and enjoy some of the best cooking you’ll ever encounter. Read from an old family Bible that’s falling apart from use, and discover the heritage of a deep and abiding faith that’s been handed down from generation to generation—the most priceless gift our ancestors had to leave behind. Our Daily Biscuit: Devotions with a Drawl is a celebration of faith, family, food, and the authors’ Southern heritage. Each chapter features a verse of Scripture, a funny or poignant story about Southern culture—with a devotional tie-in to bless your day or make you think—a prayer, and questions to help you deepen your relationship with God. There are even recipes from some of those fabulous Southern cooks sprinkled throughout. In the South, the welcome mat is always out, so invite your family and friends to share a heaping helping of Our Daily Biscuit: Devotions with a Drawl, and then enjoy your day with hearts, souls, and bellies that are filled to overflowing.

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By understanding the chakras, you can better understand the ways you interact with the world around you and the energetic roots of your inner being. Offering an in-depth guide to this powerful ancient yogic science, authors Victor Daniels, Kooch N. Daniels, and Pieter Weltevrede--all longtime students of the late tantric scholar, philosopher, and temple artist Sri Harish Johari--explain the essence of each of the 7 chakras and provide practical tools to work with these energetic “wheels of light.” Revealing how each chakra is connected with specific patterns of thinking, feeling, sensing, and acting, the authors explore how the chakras offer a vertical map of consciousness beginning with the root chakra at the base of the spine and ascending to the crown chakra on top of the head. They provide dynamic meditations, mantras, and other methods to work with the chakras. You will learn how to enhance each chakra’s positive features and transform the difficult ones. You will discover the complementary ways they affect each other, the gifts and strengths each can bestow, and the psychological causes of potential imbalances within them.

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Traditionally, Christian martyrdom is a repetition of the story of Christ’s suffering and death: the more closely the victim replicates the Christological model, the more legible the martyrdom. But if the textual construction of martyrdom depends on the rehearsal of a paradigmatic story, how do we reconcile the broad range of individuals, beliefs, and persecutions seeking justification by claims of martyrdom? Observing how martyrdom is constituted through the interplay of historical event and literary form, Alice Dailey explores the development of English martyr literature through the period of intense religious controversy from the heresy executions of Queen Mary to the regicide of 1649. Through close study of texts ranging from late medieval passion drama and hagiography to John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments, martyrologies of the Counter-Reformation, Charles I’s Eikon Basilike, and John Milton’s Eikonoklastes, The English Martyr from Reformation to Revolution traces the shifting constructions of the martyr figure across Reformation England. By putting history and literary form in dialogue, Dailey describes not only the reformation of one of the oldest, most influential genres of the Christian West but a revolution in the very concept of martyrdom. In late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England, she argues, martyrdom develops from medieval notions of strict typological repetition into Charles I’s defense of individual conscience—an abstract, figurative form of martyrdom that survives into modernity. Far from static or purely formulaic, martyrology emerges in Dailey’s study as a deeply nuanced genre that discloses the mutually constitutive relationship between the lives we live and the stories we tell.

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An entire year of easy spells - for everything from prosperity, love, and harmony to good luck, strength and inner peace - from High Priestess, Wicca expert and author Patti Wigington, with space to journal your “spell notes”. The text is distilled from the author’s 'Daily Spell Book for the Good Witch'. Enhance your emotional strength with a gold candle containing St. John's Wort, fennel seed and nutmeg, or make a Sweet Vanilla Love Jar to create harmonious energy. Each spell comes with space to record your results or add your own tweaks and observations. A beautiful, gilded journal.

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In A Year of Miracles, Marianne Williamson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the classic A Return to Love and world-renowned teacher, offers a daily devotional that helps us develop a positive, loving mindset and encourages us to live our best selves to bring miracles into our lives. Williamson has taught millions around the world the simple yet profound lesson that has helped them tap into the divine within themselves and lead a happier, more fulfilled existence: How we think determines how we live. If you change your thoughts, you can change your reality. If you strive to put your best self forward, the universe responds, actively helping you, creating miracles that allow you to flourish. A Year of Miracles is her collection of 365 spiritual readings, including prayers, meditations, declarations, and affirmations-one for each day of the year-that offer guidance, support, and enlightenment to focus your thinking. With this thoughtful meditative devotional, you can stay mindful, hopeful, and centered every day, producing miracles in your life. Combining wisdom drawn from her bestselling books as well as fresh insight, A Year of Miracles helps enhance your spiritual journey and opens your eyes to see God acting through the universe to provide all that you need.

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In A Year of Miracles, Marianne Williamson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the classic A Return to Love and world-renowned teacher, offers a daily devotional that helps us develop a positive, loving mindset and encourages us to live our best selves to bring miracles into our lives. Williamson has taught millions around the world the simple yet profound lesson that has helped them tap into the divine within themselves and lead a happier, more fulfilled existence: How we think determines how we live. If you change your thoughts, you can change your reality. If you strive to put your best self forward, the universe responds, actively helping you, creating miracles that allow you to flourish. A Year of Miracles is her collection of 365 spiritual readings, including prayers, meditations, declarations, and affirmations-one for each day of the year-that offer guidance, support, and enlightenment to focus your thinking. With this thoughtful meditative devotional, you can stay mindful, hopeful, and centered every day, producing miracles in your life. Combining wisdom drawn from her bestselling books as well as fresh insight, A Year of Miracles helps enhance your spiritual journey and opens your eyes to see God acting through the universe to provide all that you need.

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Our daily routines sometimes condition us into comfortable living. We settle for repeated rhythms and expect our lives to change. Day after day, month after month, year after year, we find happiness in things that satisfy only our immediate needs and desires. Our hearts long for more, but we settle for less. Time spent in God's presence empowers you to be a woman of grace, strength, and compassion. This devotional presents a motivating word for you to reflect on each day. Allow this daily word to inspire you as you prayerfully consider the Scripture, devotion, and thought provoking question built around it. Let Jesus disrupt your daily pattern of living and give you eyes to see the alternative life he offers. A life that satisfies beyond your temporary needs and desires. A life that brings light to your heart and home. A life that spills over into the people around you. A life that generates more life.

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A trial lawyer by trade, a Christian by heart—author Mark Lanier has trained in biblical languages and devoted his life to studying and living the Bible. Living daily with the tension between the demands of his career and the desire for a godly life, Lanier recognizes the importance and challenge of finding daily time to spend in God's Word. He has discovered in the Minor Prophets a storehouse of wisdom and inspiration essential for his continued growth in faith, obedience, and understanding.In Minor Prophets for Living, Lanier takes us to a portion of the Bible often overlooked in devotional and inspirational literature, showing how the prophets of Israel and Judah have much to teach us today. For each day of the year, Lanier reflects on the words of these ancient prophets, relates their messages to the struggles facing Christians today, and concludes with a prayer connected to the day's insights. His engagement with the Minor Prophets offers fellow Christians the opportunity to receive the gifts of grace and guidance that come from daily immersion in Scripture.

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