Father Luke's Journey into Darkness shows the struggles of a fictional parish in Washington, DC, when their parishioner, Father Luke, fights against another priest who is trying to sexually abuse a child. The novel captures the difficulties and drama of alerting Catholic and legal authorities before the Catholic sexual abuse crisis was widely known. Father Luke joins with other priests to get the attention of the Vatican and police to stop abuse of a child. On the way to seeking help, Father Luke turns to Ignatius of Loyola and others to seek wisdom and discernment. ""Showing herself to be a skilled storyteller, Dr. James delves into the sensitive and controversial area of clergy abuse. In her capable hands, fiction is shown to be an effective way to approach some of the complex questions. . . . Caught up in the drama of her story, we are impelled to deal with the issues not so much in scientific, clinical ways (as important as those are), but in the manner they present themselves in the actual world: as events that shape and direct the lives of real people."" --from the Foreword by William Bradley Roberts, DMA, Virginia Theological Seminary (Episcopal), Alexandria, Virginia Nancy Carol James is a priest associate at St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, Washington, DC. During her PhD research, she spent time researching at the Vatican. Along with writing books, James works as adjunct university faculty at Grand Canyon University.
Luke is a handsome tuxedo cat (thought to be Maine Coon) that likes to pose for pictures and show off his beautiful black and white tuxedo coat. He was found wandering on his own when he was a tiny kitten, and we are very happy Luke found his forever home with us.
In Reading Luke, from the Reading the New Testament, Second Series, Andrew Arterbury seeks to read and expound upon the final form of the Gospel of Luke from both a literary and theological angle.To buttress both endeavors, Arterbury routinely asks how the first readers (or listeners) of Luke's Gospel likely made sense of both the literary flow of the book as well as the theological convictions it espouses. To ask about the readers Luke first envisioned when he wrote this Gospel is to ask how late first-century Jewish and Gentile Christians, enmeshed in the cultures of the Mediterranean basin, likely responded to Luke's Gospel-a vivid narrative about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God's anointed Son, Savior, and prophet.Edited by Todd D. Still, the Charles J. and Eleanor McLerran DeLancey Dean & William M. Hinson Professor of Christian Scriptures at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary, the Reading the New Testament, Second Series presents cutting-edge biblical research in accessible language.Andrew E. Arterbury is Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Andrew received his academic training at Baylor University (BA and PhD) and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv and ThM). After completing his PhD, he began teaching in Baylor's Honors College in 2003 before moving to Truett Theological Seminary in 2007. In addition to Reading Luke, he is the author of Entertaining Angels: Early Christian Hospitality in Its Mediterranean Setting and Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible.Praise for Reading Luke"Andrew Arterbury carefully yet succinctly walks us through Luke's Gospel. Along the way he rightly keeps in mind the larger context of this Gospel and its intertextual relation to Israel's earlier Scriptures." -CraigS. Keener, F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary"The literary artistry of the Gospel of Luke makes it an ideal text for careful literary analysis. Andrew Arterbury's new book, Reading Luke: A Literary and Theological Commentary, offers precisely that- a perceptive and sensitive reading of Luke's narrative, informed by strategic probes of the cultural environment in which Luke wrote. Arterbury provides a reliable guide to this Gospel and to the theological vision that comes to expression in Luke's artful narrative. -John Carroll, Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament, Union Presbyterian Seminary
There was a beautiful horse on a farm who felt lost and confused because he was the only horse on the farm. He was the tallest and the one who did all the work, so it seemed One day he said to himself I am so different from all the other animals They all so look cool " he said but me I am so different.
Sometimes there are dog stories that must be shared. This is one of them, Luke was my son's dog. He moved out of state and asked if I could find Luke a good home. It would be interesting to know how many pets end up with parents and/or other family members? Luke is a large and muscular dog with different barks and sounds. It took a while to get comfortable to know him.His story isn't too unusual, except the surprisingly, sad fact one day I found him stiff and upside down in his kennel. After the tears of sadness, the adventure began. A heartwarming dog story with a twist of a surprise.Also available: E-BookCD story and songWord puzzle and coloring books.Scroll down to short video clip
Lukes word puzzle book, for children who love to solve word puzzles. 19-word puzzles ( 7-9 hidden words per puzzle) for children 4-7 Word Puzzles help with cognitive development, word recognition, and instills a sense of accomplishment.
Writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and artist Eduardo Pansica blaze a fresh new start for the armoured vigilante who helps Batman protect the streets of Gotham from the forces of evil. The new hero is put to the test with new challenges and threats as he comes face to face with Lady Vic and Charlie Caligula and confronts the Darklings and Anubis clans that live below the city, unbeknownst to the Gothamites above them. Includes Batwing # 19 - 34 and Batwing: Futures End #1!
Once again, Luke is called to the penitentiary, though for once the Daltons haven't escaped. They have, however, just learned that their cousin Emmett, last survivor of the original Dalton gang, has a son - and that Averell was chosen as his godfather! Now Lucky Luke has to accompany the dumbest bandits in the West to the young boy's house, as Averell has been temporarily entrusted with his education. A job that his brothers see as an excellent opportunity to get rich...
Passing through New Orleans, Lucky Luke stumbles upon a heated argument between two steamboat captains. The argument soon turns into a wager: whichever boat reaches Minneapolis first after steaming up the Mississippi will win the exclusive rights to the route. Captain Barstow quickly invites Luke to travel on his Daisy Belle, fearing that his opponent will cheat. And while he's not wrong, the biggest danger to both boats remains Old Man River himself...
Lucky Luke is contacted by a rich individual with an unusual request: he wants to hire the Lonesome Cowboy to escort his stepdaughter Gisella on a trip across the Wild West. He wants her to see for himself the hard life of settlers and frontiersmen at least once before she settles into a comfortable married life. Luke arranges a few fake, safe incidents to entertain the young woman, but she's no shrinking violet, and tends to charge headlong into trouble...
Riding peacefully along a western trail, Lucky Luke is suddenly ambushed by an unknown assailant. After a quick gunfight, the cowboy loses his mysterious attacker, but happens upon a lone wagon beset by Apache raiders. Another quick fight later, Luke is surprised to find that the occupants of the wagon are three lovely young women! Three sisters on their way to start a new life, and who all find the lonesome cowboy... quite interesting. Ages 12+
The Lonesome Cowboy is not having a good day. Out of tobacco, arriving at night and under pouring rain in the small mining settlement of Froggy Town, he soon finds himself in conflict with two of the Bone brothers, somewhat infamous local figures. Unfortunately, Luke's reputation precedes him, and when the townspeople ask him to investigate a hold-up in place of the sheriff - none other than James Bone - the tension ratchets up another notch...
The Old West was full of itchy trigger fingers, but also had its share of hemp necktie enthusiasts. Lucky Luke is not a fan of such summary justice, and when he interrupts an improvised hanging with no less than three ropes for a single man, he runs afoul of an unpleasant individual with a knack for manipulating bored and drunk crowds... Seven short stories by Goscinny and his friends and illustrated by Morris himself - pure Lucky Luke concentrate!
A cowboy who shoots faster than his own shadow, his sarcastic horse, a quartet of incredibly stupid bandits - this is the Old West at its funniest. The 82nd adventure of Lucky Luke, the Lonesome Cowboy! Ages 8+ Arriving in Cattle Gulch, Lucky Luke runs into an unexpected scene: an apparent crackpot called Ovid Byrde is about to get lynched. The man's revolutionary opinions - animal welfare and the sanctity of life - aren't particularly well-received in this town full of ranchers and cowboys! After Luke intervenes, though, the locals simply ignore Byrde ... until he suddenly finds gold, and a pack of unscrupulous bandits take advantage of the poor idealist to establish a vegetarian dictatorship!
Lucky Luke enters a small town to drop off at the sheriff's office a young man who tried to steal Jolly Jumper. A few miles down the road, in the middle of nowhere, he suddenly finds himself threatened... by a little girl! Young Rose and her brother are currently alone in their cabin after the mysterious disappearance of their parents. Luke will have to investigate, but also take care of two particularly wild and undisciplined children!
