My husband, The Reverend, presided over a strip mall congregation in The Church of The Message. He caught me in behavior he found . . . inappropriate, flew into a rage: disciplined me as he had never done before; ravaged my body; anointed me with his "personal" Holy Water; re-christened me Jezebel. I was taken to The Underground Church, a basement room in which the altar was an X rather than a cross, in which penance was exacted and redemption granted, in which pain and pleasure melded into a confusingly powerful amalgam to which he quickly addicted me.Then he introduced me to The Message-an improbably endowed giant of a man whom it was my destiny to . . . receive. I desperately wanted to; I just didn't know if such an encounter would be . . . survivable. I was determined to try.
This book tells the story of the Reverend Jacob Bailey, a missionary preacher for the Church of England in the frontier town of Pownalborough (now Dresden), Maine, who refused to renounce allegiance to King George III during the American War of Independence. Relying largely on Bailey’s unpublished journals and voluminous correspondence, James S. Leamon traces Bailey’s evolution from his rustic background through his Harvard education and subsequent career as a teacher, Congregational minister, and missionary preacher for the Church of England. Along the way, Bailey absorbed many of the intellectual currents of the Enlightenment, but also the more traditional conviction that family, society, religion, and politics, like creation itself, should be orderly and hierarchal. Such beliefs led Bailey to oppose the Revolution as unnatural, immoral, and doomed to fail. Reverend Bailey’s persistence in praying for the king and his refusal to publicise the Declaration of Independence from his Pownalborough pulpit aroused hostilities that drove him and his family to the safety of Nova Scotia. There, in exile, Bailey devoted himself to assisting fellow refugees while defending himself from others. During this time, he wrote almost obsessively: poems, dramas, novels, histories. Though few were ever completed, and even fewer published, in one way or another most of his writings depicted the trauma he underwent as a loyalist. Leamon’s study of the Reverend Jacob Bailey depicts the complex nature and burdens of one person’s loyalism while revealing much about eighteenth-century American life and culture.
This first scholarly treatment of a fascinating and understudied figure offers a unique and powerful view of nearly one hundred years of the struggle for freedom in North America. WINNER: Alison Prentice Award After her conversion at a Baptist revival at sixteen, Jennie Johnson followed the call to preach. Raised in an African Canadian abolitionist community in Ontario, she immigrated to the United States to attend the African Methodist Episcopal Seminary at Wilberforce University. On an October evening in 1909 she stood before a group of Free Will Baptist preachers in the small town of Goblesville, Michigan, and was received into ordained ministry. She was thefirst ordained woman to serve in Canada and spent her life building churches and working for racial justice on both sides of the national border. In this first extended study of Jennie Johnson's fascinating life, Nina Reid-Maroney reconstructs Johnson's nearly one-hundred-year story -- from her upbringing in a black abolitionist settlement in nineteenth-century Canada to her work as an activist and Christian minister in the modern civil rights movement. This critical biography of a figure who outstripped the racial and religious barriers of her time offers a unique and powerful view of the struggle for freedom in North America. Nina Reid-Maroney is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Huron University College at Western (London, Ontario) and a coeditor of The Promised Land: History and Historiography of Black Experience in Chatham-Kent's Settlements
The culture war is leading an anti-Christian movement. Many of our religious leaders remain passive and unwilling to stand up against what we believe is "unacceptable." Our thoughts and beliefs are now the enemies of the state. Freedom of religion and speech are diminishing. In this dire secular society, the courage of two men stands out, and heroes emerge in the Christian community taking on the culture war using the wisdom of the Bible and martial arts. Paul Jacob and Pastor Jake Rendell, ministers, Ambassadors of our Lord Jesus Christ, and bona fide karate champions impact their community spiritually and using might for right as a last resort in this Christian Martial Arts Action Adventure story.
FBI consultant Tony Wagner is called to the White Mountains of Arizona where his tracking skills are needed. Someone has kidnapped a cabinet secretary's daughter, murdered her bodyguard, and disappeared into the rugged landscape. With 72 hours before the ransom drop, Agent Garret's team scours the sparsely populated region, encountering residents both cooperative and antagonistic. They begin to unravel an elaborate plot involving multiple conspirators. Meanwhile, Tony tries not to let memories of his own kidnapping distract him. The investigation takes them across east central Arizona, from Pinedale to St. Johns, Holbrook to Alpine, and beyond. In this, the 9th Tony Wagner mystery, the author brings her protagonist to Arizona's Colorado Plateau where she makes her home.
★★★★★ "If you want to read great UK-based, clean, clever, fun 'cozies', it's difficult to find anything better." Murder. Mayhem. A madcap lady vicar with a taste for sweets...Meet Reverend Annabelle Dixon... Charming, slightly gauche, very tall, this thirty-something vicar has just been appointed to the pastoral St. Mary's Church, in the picturesque village of Upton St. Mary, Cornwall, England.As Annabelle faithfully ministers her quaint parish, trouble seems to follow in her footsteps. Instead of her beloved tea and cake, she is regularly served a heaping plate of murder. Now if only she could have a second helping of handsome Inspector Mike Nicholls...You'll love this cozy series because everyone loves mysteries with comedy, great food, and intrigue.**These books are clean, cozy mysteries that contain no swearing or graphic descriptions of violence or bedroom activities.**This digital box set contains the first four mysteries in this bestselling series: Death at the Caf Reverend Annabelle Dixon is not your typical vicar. Her passion and dedication to her calling are matched only by her weakness for cakes and sweets. But when Annabelle makes plans to meet her old friend Sister Mary, she has no idea that she will soon find herself embroiled in a deadly mystery. This quick-thinking, quick-footed holy woman must piece together the clues, pacify a dogged detective, and find a killer... before she and her friend both wind up in jail.Murder at the Mansion: Trouble arises for Annabelle Dixon when she visits a newcomer hoping to welcome him to her flock and to dispel rumors of shady happenings at his mansion. But instead of a chat over tea and cake, Annabelle is served a heaping plate of murder, and another helping of handsome Inspector Mike Nicholls Body in the Woods: When a young boy running through the woods unearths a buried human bone, a cold case is soon re-opened. And Reverend Annabelle Dixon, with her insatiable appetite for mystery and crime, simply can't leave it alone. But first, she'll need a double helping of cake to set her mental gears spinning... What will she do next?Grave in the Garage: When her beloved Mini Cooper breaks down in the countryside, Reverend Annabelle Dixon is forced to make a stop at Mildred's Garage. But instead of a quick tune-up, she stumbles upon a gruesome surprise... a lifeless hand, peeking out from beneath a parked car. Can Annabelle find the killer before the killer finds her? And can her cute canine friend put the inspector in a better mood?If you like quaint English towns, fun and colorful characters, a strong, yet compassionate female lead, and a hint of romance, then you'll love this boxed set of four deliciously devious cozy mysteries.Buy this set today and get ready to smile all afternoon long What readers are saying: ★★★★★ "This cozy series is a riot "★★★★★ "A perfect weekend read."★★★★★ "Annabelle reminds me of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple."★★★★★ "This series keeps getting better and better."★★★★★ "As a former village vicar, this ticks the box for me."★★★★★ "4 thumbs up "★★★★★ "Annabelle, with her great intuition, caring personality, yet imperfect judgment, is a wonderful main character."★★★★★ "A wonderful read, delightful characters and if that's not enough the sinfully delicious recipes will have you coming back for more."★★★★★ "Great book - love Reverend Annabelle Dixon and can't wait to read more of her books."★★★★★ "It kept me up until 3 am. I love it."★★★★★ "I couldn't put it down "Get your copy of this amazing omnibus edition today
The old parish church of Craig still stands today and was a place of worship for one-hundred and seventy-one years, its last service was held in November of 1970. In that time, the church was served by a distinguished and long-standing minister of the Church of Scotland, the Reverend Robert Mitchell (1801-1872) who for almost thirty years served the parishioners.This is the narrative of the Reverend Robert Mitchell and his wife, Sophia Duddingstone Buist. Robert was born at Dunning, Perthshire in August of 1801 and after his education, he was licensed by the Presbytery of Auchterarder in 1830 and ordained as a minister to Carrington, Dalkeith five years later. He met and later married Sophia Duddingstone Buist, the eldest daughter of Henry Buist (1771-1865) and Helen Walker (1784-1847) of Berryhill, Abdie Parish. Robert and Sophia Mitchell had five children, two of whom were born at Carrington and the last three children were born at Craig by Montrose, Angus where in 1843 Reverend Mitchell was translated. It was here that he began his long charge at Craig and preached his numerous sermons with vigor for the next twenty-nine years. He was much beloved by his congregation and parishioners, who he labored with great diligence. In other respects, Reverend Mitchell was described as being eminently companionable, kind, and affectionate in all his intercourse with his parishioners, neighbors, and acquaintances... In the Established Presbytery of Brechin, no man was more amiable, good-humored, and tolerant..." This then is the narrative of the Reverend Robert Mitchell of Craig and his wife, Sophia Duddingstone Buist.
Anguished voices gnaw through the subconscious of a schizophrenic like termites of the psyche. There is nowhere to turn as the commanding voices conjure up a will to murder. Such is the case with Reverend Thomas Barragan Deavers as he hears the controlling voice of his inner God.By the time Thomas Barragan was an eight-year-old boy, his mother had instilled within him the emotional foundations of the daughter she would have preferred. Now, as an adult, and a Reverend, his female instincts have consumed him. Operating under his alter-ego, "Chamelea," he becomes a "liberator of souls." He has developed his talent as a hypnotist and his calling as a man of God to secure the trust of his female victims. He worms his way onto his female victim's insecurities to in order to mesmerize them--with the help of LSD-laced Communion wafers--into finding absolution to then die by his hand under his direction. It is, after all, God's will for them. By dispensing his own brand of last rites as predator and priest, they die in his embrace, as he feels the warmth of their departing souls enrich his own. Only in this way can The Reverend Barragan satisfy his--and his inner god's--compulsion to nurture his inherent and rapacious woman's soul. It is, after all, his god's will for him. He believes that "Chamelea" is pure.The nascent forensic techniques available during the early 1960's are used to track Chamelea's killing path. Police Lt. Marty Cohansen and his former partner, Private Detective Raymond Nealy have taken up the challenge of finding the killer through old-school sleuthing and their gumshoe intuitions. The Reverend, as Chamelea, helps them along through the placement of his editorials in the New York Knickerbocker. It is a failing crime rag trying to make its comeback through the efforts of its hard-nosed Editor, Frank Malone, who will do just about anything to capture a story whether it is true or not. Two known victims have already surfaced. Will the killer be found before he strikes again?"The Reverend" is also a story of the dysfunctional relationship between Reverend Barragan and his estranged twenty-one-year-old daughter, Regina. Having lost her mother to a suspicious drowning over ten years before, she and her father have distanced themselves from the ability to love. The Reverend is as driven to seek her out as she is compelled to escape her memory of him.In that "The Reverend" is a psychological mystery-suspense novel set in New York City in 1963-64, several historical-cultural events meander through the background of the story. These include the rumblings of the Viet Nam War; the rise of The Beatles; the Ford Mustang; the 1964-65 New York World's Fair; the opulent Greenwich Village gay nightclub and the Upper West Side heterosexual singles bar scenes; the Reverend's "hunting ground."
Meet Woody. Former journalist. Die-hard Oasis fan. High energy. Low sperm count. Training to be a vicar. Obviously. Matt Woodcock's frank, funny real-life diaries reveal what it was like for him to train as a vicar while struggling against all odds to become a father. In them he lays bare his joys and struggles as he attempts to reconcile his calling as a vicar with his life as a party-loving journalist, footie-freak and incorrigible extrovert. Becoming Reverend is a compelling and original account of how faith can work in the midst of a messy life, combining family, fertility, faith and friendship with the story of a divine - but unlikely - calling.
Matt Woodcock returns with this sequel to the bestselling ‘Becoming Reverend’. Follow Matt’s journey as he starts work at one of Hull’s oldest, biggest and emptiest churches. It’s a shadow of its former self, with a small congregation and huge bills to pay. Adding the entrepreneurial (and somewhat excitable) Matt to their clergy line-up is the last throw of the dice for this 700-year-old institution. But is Matt ready for such a tough first assignment? Are his new flock – or his new colleagues – ready for the whirlwind that’s about to descend? And can Matt realize his vision of a thriving church without wrecking his home life in the process? As this real-life diary reveals, Matt’s life being Reverend can be every bit as fraught, funny and fascinating as it was becoming one.
Reverend Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Prophetic Tradition: A Reintroduction of The Black Messiah considers how Albert Cleage Jr., in his groundbreaking book of sermons, The Black Messiah (1969), reconfigures the rules of the game as it relates to Christianity and the social political realities of Black people in Detroit and across the country. Taking a rhetorical approach, this book explores how and what The Black Messiah (1969) has contributed to the broader scope of Black Liberation Theology and Black religious rhetoric. Scholars of rhetoric, communication, religious studies, and African American history will find this book particularly useful.
Reverend Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Prophetic Tradition: A Reintroduction of The Black Messiah considers how Albert Cleage Jr., in his groundbreaking book of sermons, The Black Messiah (1969), reconfigures the rules of the game as it relates to Christianity and the social political realities of Black people in Detroit and across the country. Taking a rhetorical approach, this book explores how and what The Black Messiah (1969) has contributed to the broader scope of Black Liberation Theology and Black religious rhetoric. Scholars of rhetoric, communication, religious studies, and African American history will find this book particularly useful.
This happened not long ago, the most searing images occurred. This could be anywhere around the world but it happened right here, in Ireland in the nineteenth century. Think of Oliver Twist - no porridge here The court cases ... the press cuttings ... the mindset ..."Mr Lord asked what reason you had for running away. ... I suppose you were too happy in the orphanage.""A child absconds and goes missing. And is he worried about her welfare or even her whereabouts? Not at all. His greatest concerns are for the rags she is wearing and his property."The author kept the book short and readable. The manuscript was double the size, too many to mention here, so the writing was cut back. Just as well, as the reader will not be able to put the book down - it's nonfiction - it's unbelievable - it's shocking - the book is so gripping readers will want to keep turning the page to find out what happens next This story has never been told. Now for the first time, the author tells the story, for those children. (c) Dr Andrew Rynne 2023
In this captivating story of unconditional love, The Reverend and Mrs. Long, Reverend Jeremiah Long is faced with conflict and upheaval in his church and family when he falls in love with beautiful, wealthy Angelica Day who is rumored to be a prostitute. He must decide if he is willing to risk losing his pastoral position to marry the woman he loves and believes to be his destined bride.Angelica Day, the wealthy daughter of Doctor Alexander Day, struggles to find new friends and entertainment after moving with her family to desolate Oklahoma Territory. She found temporary fun and friends by singing at the Naughty Lady Saloon, and became entangled with the wrong young man who abandons her, and she decides she must change her ways and return to her Christian roots.She leaves the saloon scene behind her and attends a small church where Reverend Jeremiah Long help her turn her life around, but her reputation and rumors of her past cause problems. She stands firm, and the efforts of a busy body deacon and the preacher's mother to cast her out are foiled. But will she cause the reverend to lose his ministry? What must she sacrifice to save his position of pastor in his church?
As a young minister, JC has always looked good, sounded good. But there comes a day when a heartfelt promise to do better is no longer enough. JC's comfortable world is turned upside down. Only then does he discover what real ministry and real love means. Who would have thought that cleaning rain gutters and showing love go hand in hand? Not J. C.
James Ballingall was the fifth and last child of William Ballingall (1800-1888), the Factor of Balbirnie and Balgonie and grew up at Sweetbank, Markinch Parish, Fife. He was educated at Madras College in St. Andrews and the University of Edinburgh where he earned his Baccalaureate in Divinity in 1869. Ballingall was then licensed by the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy on Thursday, 4 November 1869 and assisted at West Kirk in Perth and St. Giles, Edinburgh. He was ordained on Thursday, 16 May 1872 as a parish minister at Balfron Church in Stirlingshire and served there until 1878 when he was transferred to Rhynd Parish Church near Perth. Ballingall would serve as Minister of Rhynd for the next 43 years. He never married, and while Minister of Rhynd he wrote The Rhynd and Elcho: A Parish History in 1905 and The Ballingalls of Sweetbank, Markinch in the 1920s. Reverend Ballingall was also fluent in the Dutch language and helped translate the Papers Illustrating The History Of The Scots Brigade In The Service Of The United Netherlands 1572-1782, Volume I, 1572-1697 authored by James Ferguson in 1899. In 1907 he was conferred his Doctorate of Divinity by the University of St. Andrews. He retired from the ministry at Rhynd in 1921 and two years later relocated to St. Andrews, Fife. This then is the narrative of the life and times of James Ballingall.
