Released: Feb 9th, 2015A gripping mystery about loss and redemption for fans of Jose Saramago, Robert Dugoni, and Gillian Flynn.The Spark: that single, ineffable quality that lets some scrape the floor of heaven, while everyone else can only watch from the ground. Fifteen years ago, someone stole Thomas's Spark, and with it, his memory. When Thomas uncovers who he used to be, he's forced to confront not just the one who stole his gift, but also a past that has taken everything from him.
Glaubt man wichtigen theologischen Nachschlagewerken, dann ist das Abendmahl "der h chste Ausdruck der Einheit der Kirche" und "der H hepunkt und die Quelle der christlichen Glaubensgemeinschaft". Doch die Realit t in den Kirchen unseres Landes sieht h ufig anders aus. Tiefpunkt statt H hepunkt. Traurig und bedr ckt statt fr hlich und befreiend. "Schluss mit traurig " setzt sich mit den Abendmahlsberichten im Neuen Testament auseinander und leitet daraus sieben Anst e f r ein erneuertes Abendmahl ab. Ein erneuertes Abendmahl, das in seinem Inhalt, seiner Form und seiner Atmosph re mit dem urspr nglichen bzw. neutestamentlichen Abendmahl wieder vergleichbar wird. Ein erneuertes Abendmahl, das wieder als der h chste Ausdruck der Einheit der Kirche und als der H hepunkt und die Quelle der christlichen Glaubensgemeinschaft gelten kann.
An insider’s look into the events surrounding the Nickel Mines Amish schoolhouse shootings—told by the counselor who was called upon to come to the farmhouse where the families met on that fateful day.On October 2, 2006, Charles Roberts, a local milk-tank truck driver, bound and shot ten young girls in an Amish schoolhouse before committing suicide. Five girls died. Five others were severely injured and left in critical condition. In the aftermath of the massacre, the Amish community shunned the media. But they requested that Amish-raised counselor Jonas Beiler come to the scene to offer his moral and spiritual support. In Think No Evil, Beiler offers his first-person account of the events, as well as of those who were closest to the scene: the surviving children, the volunteer fireman Rob Beiler, the local counseling center director Brad Aldricha, and Vietta Zook, aboard the first ambulance to arrive. Beiler poignantly describes the Amish families’ responses to this horrific violence as they reached out to the shocked family members of the killer, offering unconditional forgiveness. The story didn’t end on that horrible day with the deaths of those five little girls. Think No Evil follows the ongoing story of this gentle community having faith in God’s design, of truly demonstrating Christian values, of responding with resilient love in the face of evil, of demolishing the scene of the murders and rebuilding the schoolhouse, and of determining to move forward in living out their faith in peace.
From the author of the international bestseller The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, a brilliant satirical novel set in modern Sweden--a story of idealism and fanaticism, gangsters and entrepreneurs, sensationalism and spirituality, that explores the values that matter in contemporary life.In a former brothel turned low-rent hotel, the lives of three unusual strangers--a former female priest, recently fired from her church; the ruined grandson of an ex-millionaire working as a receptionist; and Killer-Anders, a murderer newly released from prison--accidently collide with darkly hilarious results.Seeing a lucrative opportunity in Killer-Anders, the unlikely trio form an unusual new business. The Priest and The Receptionist will handle strategy and public relations, and coordinate Killer-Anders' "missions." Using the media's obsessive need for sensational, headline-making stories to advertise their talent's superb "skill," they quickly build a clientele of rich Swedish gangsters. Suddenly, they're making an altogether different kind of killing of their own.But when Killer-Anders begins asking deeper questions about purpose and meaning, his curiosity leads him to an unexpected discovery: he finds Jesus. Desperate to save the money machine they've built, The Priest and The Receptionist devise an audacious plan utilizing Killer-Anders' newfound and decidedly fervent faith.Mischievous yet big-hearted, filled with Jonas Jonasson's trenchant humor and delightful twists, Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All is a delightful comic adventure that reminds us it's never to late to start over--and to discover what truly matters.
One day, best friends Jonas and Stephanie decided they would write a book together, and before a word was even written they already had a title for it: It Just Happened the Other Day: A True Story. Whenever Stephanie told a story, she would begin by saying, "It just happened the other day," even if what she was about to say happened months or even years before. And whenever Jonas told a story, he would begin by saying, "It's a true story," even when he was just telling a joke. Due to unforeseen events, the pair never got to write their book. Until now. --------------------------"A book that helps people know they can come out of any situation, no matter how bad it seems, and continue on a positive journey through life."-------------------------- FORWARD BY THE AUTHORIt has been twelve years since I first published this book, and whenever I revisit this story, I'm always struck by the raw emotional honesty-glimpses of emotional states that now feel foreign. This book was written in real-time as I processed the experiences that form each chapter. Entire chapters are copied verbatim from my journals, and the in-between moments were composed therapeutically to process, connect, and make sense of what had happened. So while these raw emotions now feel foreign, they are no less foundations of my character's heredity-the DNA that informs who I am and why I am. Imagine reading a book about one of your past lives. For me, that's what revisiting this book is like. As a reviewer once noted, you may find that the "style of writing is very unique, but a little depressing and sometimes hard to follow." As hard as it may be to follow, the confusing narrative is by design-meant to mimic the confused emotional state I was experiencing in the moment that these events were happening. From one chapter to the next, the narrative might jump around forwards or backwards in time by days, weeks, months, or even years-mirroring the shaken rumination, upside down reality, and utterly confusing despair I was experiencing. To smooth out the narrative would be a tacit lie and a disservice to the story and to the readers. With the gift of time, I've discovered the fascinating truth behind the adage "This too shall pass"-for all pain eventually gives way to new joy, which in turn eventually gives way to new pain. As for me, I look forward with anticipation and excitement to what's next JONAS CAIN January 2022
Twisted Fate: Tales of Horror (A Collection of Stories of Terror) The Reaper - Jacob is a young boy who insists that his name is Mark and that he used to live in a nearby village in the 1930s. His parents agree to drive him to the village if only to put his delusions to rest. When they arrive, they discover that not only is their son correct in his claims, but there's a bigger plan in place, and their family is at the very center of it. The Reaper is waiting - but he has been there all along. The Painting - A painting in Matt's home office has him spooked. On the surface, it's nothing more than a landscape scene. But now it has come to life. One evening, the creek begins to flow, the leaves on the trees rustle, and a deer is spooked by someone nearby. As he stares at the moving picture on his wall, Matt's wife enters the scene, followed by his ex-business partner. He discovers they're having an affair and hears them plot his murder. Angered, Matt comes up with a plan of his own. He doesn't realize that his plan may cost him more than he bargained for ... The Ruse - A man receives a mysterious text that turns out to be prophetic. A few days later, he received another one, which again came true. As more texts come in, he chooses to act on the prophecies, and what follows changes his life forever. These stories and many more await you in Twisted Fate. These and many more stories await you within the pages of this horror compilation by Jonas Saul.
"Armadilhas para pegar cor" o segundo livro da s rie verbo-visual "Tons Amarelos Sobre Rosa Selvagem". O projeto fruto da parceria do poeta Marcos Moura Vieira e do Artista Pl stico Jonas Barros. Ambos encantados com as cores que cercam o Atelier do pintor, localizado na Fazenda S o Jos do Curralzinho, em meio a natureza exuberante do Mato Grosso nas paragens de Nobres (Brasil). O poeta Marcos Moura Vieira conheceu Jonas Barros em 1993 e logo em seguida dividiram por algum tempo, juntamente com Gervane de Paula e Carlos Lopes, o Atelier da rua 24 de outubro, em Cuiab . Os tr s artistas pl sticos e o poeta. Essa parceria era uma oficina de di logos que criativamente incidiam nas obras de arte visuais e liter rias que produziram. Ao longo desses anos Marcos Moura Vieira acompanhou a vida das artes pl sticas de Mato Grosso, consolidou grandes amizades e contribuiu com conversas, textos e reflex es sobre diferentes momentos das produ es de diversos artistas. Certamente essa conviv ncia sens vel-intelectual-mundana marcou as obras desses contempor neos e continua produzindo sentidos polif nicos. A parceria entre Jonas Barros e Marcos Moura Vieira se concretiza em 2015 numa s rie de tr s produ es conjuntas, sendo duas impressas e uma visual. A s rie, chamada "Verbo-Visual" foi organizada pela Salmoura edi es. O volume um apresenta o Livro "Tons amarelos sobre rosa selvagem", no qual figuram as poesias completas de Marcos Moura Vieira, ilustradas por obras de Jonas Barros em P&B. O volume dois apresenta este livro-cat logo: "Armadilhas para Pegar Cor", em que as 16 obras visuais s o apresentadas em edi o colorida e se acompanham de fragmentos dos poemas apresentados no livro "Tons Amarelos Sobre Rosa Selvagem". O volume tr s, apresenta um Dvd: "S Quero a Cor", que documenta uma conversa entre Jonas Barros e Marcos Moura Vieira sobre a arte e a vida na conflu ncia das influ ncias dos elementos naturais. Contendo tamb m imagens de pinturas e poesias. Enfim a tem tica da cor abarca os experimentos em artes pl sticas de "Armadilhas para pegar cor" assim como os poemas quase sensoriais de "Tons Amarelos sobre Rosa Selvagem" - que materializam a fa anha de abrir-se ao deleite do verbo-visual e produzir sentidos heterog neos.
This book is primarily aimed at developers who have some prior experience with MVC 5 and are proficient in C#, since the language won't be explained in any detail. Even if you already have created a couple of MVC projects, you might find the content in this book useful as a refresher. You might have worked in previous versions of Visual Studio and MVC and want a fast no-fluff way to get up to speed with MVC 5. Prerequisites: -C# (you need to be proficient) -MVC 5 (you need some prior experience) -HTML5/CSS3 (you need basic knowledge) -JavaScript/JQuery (you need basic knowledge) In this book you will learn how to build an MVC 5 website using C#, Entity Framework, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and Ajax. -Create a "real world" code-first database using Entity Framework. -Add and modify models, views and controllers to perform CRUD operations against the database. -Use client-side and server-side validation. -Secure the controllers, actions and view content with authorization and roles. -Implement security with ASP.NET Identity (authentication, authorization and roles). -Use JavaScript, JQuery and Ajax to build a great end-user interface with asynchronous server calls. -Style the user interfaces using CSS3 and Bootstrap. -Create a responsive website. -Implement product subscription scenarios with registration codes. -Create an alternate way to login to the application. -Implement password reset functionality. -Register users with the site. -Manage users and their subscriptions. Technologies, frameworks and languages: -C# (you need to be proficient) -HTML5/CSS3 (you need basic knowledge) -JavaScript/JQuery (you need basic knowledge) -MVC 5 (you will create/modify models, views and controllers) -Razor syntax (to include server-side code in views) -Bootstrap (used for styling and to create a responsive design) -Ajax (used for asynchronous server calls) -LINQ (to query the database) -Extension methods (to clean up your C# code and enable re-use) -HTML Helper methods (to clean up your HTML and enable re-use) -Use settings from the web.config file * This book does not cover ASP.NET Core 1.0 I hope you love the book Sincerely, Jonas Fagerberg Now click the Buy button to start reading the book.
