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The Paradoxical Union Category: Novel ? Fiction (Spiritual Short-Story) with Religion/Inspirational message ? Family & Relationships/Divorce: Manhattan, New York City Borough, primary setting beginning in the 1980s The Paradoxical Union, follows the life of the main character named Paris Hope who powers through multiple trails, tribulation, and challenges growing up, then as a young woman enters a relationship seemly created by heaven, but they were from opposite worlds. Instead, Paris soon learns that she entered into unhealthy and toxic matrimony that leads to a sheer pit of hell. The union gradually augments to an intertwined subtle ploy, extensive abuse, mental cruelty, aggression, and domestic violence. The character Paris has a loving spirit. She is intellectual, ambiguous, classy and has big aspirations and dreams, but; becomes stripped "TO her joy,"-but not stripped of it. After devastating struggles and traumatization fostered by the twisted union, she finds a way "TO" escape finding survival through faith, shaping who she'd become, and accomplishing her dreams. Paris' intimate partner is a community, national and global figure who is self-exalted, grandiose and breeds narcissism. Dr. Melveena D. Edwards the author and therapist, is the narrator of this short-story who has the birds-eye-view of all the goings-on from the perspective of Paris. Dr. Edwards is the outsider looking into Paris' life as she pauses, revisits, and sojourns to impart her experience regarding the severe social epidemic issue of abusive and violence culture that plagues our society today. Paris shares her "must tell all" story to help and motivate someone. In so telling the story, Dr. Edwards is educational and shares vital facts promoting awareness.

WORKBOOK EDITION COURSE T.O.P.?The Olive Press and T.O.P.?The Olive Press Workbook Edition is designed and dedicated to enriching humanity related to human suffering(s). This textbook attempts to define and encapsulates the theology of pain, suffering(s), and pressures associated with humanity, the cost for the anointing power, and the process for its divine purpose. The author explores issues and problems related to pain, pressures, suffering, and distresses faced daily using Biblical principles, godly application through the navigation of the "Word of God," that will enlighten and impact your thought processes. This Christian education study is an excellent tool for Christian, clinical or pastoral counselors, anyone doing helping the ministry in faith-based community roles, the entire community of care, licensed professionals, the five-fold ministry (apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teachers), Christian leaders, lay church members or caregivers that impart sound biblical principles and possess psychosocial insight that minister to hurting or suffering persons, and that can help facilitate personal wholeness (mind, body, spirit). This textbook and workbook edition is ideal for those who have a call to missionary work/ministry. Additionally, the T.O.P. textbook and workbook edition can be used to equip students as an excellent teaching tool for seminaries, colleges, or universities relevant to the primary studies in Christian counseling, psychology, or theology. What is more, T.O.P Workbook has been created for individuals and theological institutions with a distinct burden to effectively minister to those who are hurting in the world today?and desire to gain a deeper knowledge base in the area of Biblical counseling that will enlighten and give leadership guidance to counselees whereby turning their hurts into hope, healing, encouragement, joy, and empowerment. Based on her personal experience and professional background in this field, the author gives vital information to those seeking to heighten his or her counseling skills and with the suggested earning of four (4) university credit units. WORKBOOK EDITION COVERS THE TOPICS 1. Topics listed in the Table of Contents 2. Topics embedded within the textbook: T.O.P. -THE olive PRESS...The Cost of the Anointing Power 3. Topics are contained within all appendices.