Follow Barbara Brown Taylor on her journey to understand darkness, which takes her spelunking in unlit caves, learning to eat and cross the street as a blind person, discovering how "dark emotions" are prevented from seeing light from a psychiatrist, and rereading scripture to see all the times God shows up at night. With her characteristic charm and wisdom, Taylor is our guide through a spirituality of the nighttime, teaching us how to find God even...

"Meet 36 exquisite, majestic, elegant, mischievous, and downright adorable domestic felines, from the well-known Burmese, Persian, and Ragdoll to the more exotic LaPerm, Dragon Li, Munchkin, and Havana Brown. With stunning illustrations, intriguing facts, and full-color poster-sized illustrations, this is the purr-fect reference for cat lovers everywhere"--

Answers a wide variety of questions about the invention of common household items.

In early 20th century Pennsylvania, a few months after her sister's mysterious death, eight-year-old Violet befriends a motherless schoolmate, Stanley, who works as a breaker boy in the mines. Meanwhile, Violet's father and mother find other ways cope with their grief.

Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? You'll find the answers to these flighty questions and many more inside. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Can you find the special egg? Meet all kinds of colorful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures from around the world in this first book of birds. It is packed with facts about how different types of bird hunt, survive and show off. --

Examines some of the animals and plants found in meadows, including the crab spider, partridge chicks, and cocksfoot grass.

She sold herself to a dark and angry master. He bought her, hoping she would save his world, and himself. Tired of letting his people downtime and time again, Egan Pri, costell of Unurit, has decided to do whatever it takes to save his people. A Charm is coming to town, and if he can scrape up enough money to buy her, his people could reap the benefits…but he's skeptical. Still, he'll try anything. The only rule? Keep her happy. He could do that. Genesee...

This new volume in the Feasting on the Word series will serve as an all-in-one pastor's companion for Lent and Holy Week, providing worship materials and sermon preparation tools for both lectionary and nonlectionary preachers. In keeping with other Feasting on the Word resources, four essays provide theological, pastoral, exegetical, and homiletical perspectives on an Old Testament and a...

Strength for Your Spiritual Journey Center your heart and mind on God each day with The Upper Room Disciplines. Readings in this year-long devotional will awaken and strengthen your awareness of God's presence in your daily life. Each week a different Christian thought leader offers daily meditations, scripture readings, and prayers that will help you engage God's Word. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, a three-year cycle of Sunday scripture...