Through a thousand nights of love into a thousand days of poetry, love came to me wearing its thousand faces and thrillingly whispering words into my heart. I wanted to remember them and to share them with you so I wrote them all down with the uttermost care as my uttermost offering, by love and for love with all of my heart. Those words were these poems which are this book of a thousand nights of love into a thousand days of poetry, written down with the uttermost care, to remember and to share. And even and especially when it might not seem so, all these words in all their thousand ways share as their source and destination love, wearing its thousand faces and thrillingly whispering words, these words, into your heart through mine. I made this book for you and it is yours now. It had to be called LOVE because it is. Take it. Love, +Steven
Through a thousand nights of love into a thousand days of poetry, love came to me wearing its thousand faces and thrillingly whispering words into my heart. I wanted to remember them and to share them with you so I wrote them all down with the uttermost care as my uttermost offering, by love and for love with all of my heart. Those words were these poems which are this book of a thousand nights of love into a thousand days of poetry, written down with the uttermost care, to remember and to share. And even and especially when it might not seem so, all these words in all their thousand ways share as their source and destination love, wearing its thousand faces and thrillingly whispering words, these words, into your heart through mine. I made this book for you and it is yours now. It had to be called LOVE because it is. Take it. Love, +Steven
+Steven Curtis Lance has created this book as an offering of love to his muse, Silke, or, as he calls her, "Silke Shining in the Sky." Within the graceful covers of this beautifully presented Expanded Edition of his magnum opus, the respected BrainMeta.com Poet in Residence offers most of his well-known and highly-acclaimed Transcendental Sonnets, as well as many other poems in many other forms, comprising the work of the past two years, as a labor of love for the one he loves. Here we witness the triumphal advent of +Steven Curtis Lance; after a lifetime of writing poetry and composing classical music, after twenty-five years as a distinguished member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers as both author and composer, after publishing one hundred and thirty choral motets (among many other things), after suffering much, living much, learning much, and loving much, +Steven Curtis Lance now announces himself to the world, with his hand to the plough and no turning back, as a POET.
Explore the life and art of legendary Navajo silversmith Fred Peshlakai, and see how his masterful art began and evolved. Beginning with the history of the Navajo people, it follows world events impacting the American Southwest and the Navajo culture precipitating in the development of their unique expressions of art rendered with silver and stone. Nineteenth-century evolution of the art form is reviewed, shining a particular light on certain ambiguities regarding important interrelationships between its most famous figures. Fred Peshlakai hailed from one of the most recognized artistic bloodlines of his noble people. This book is the beginning catalogue of his beautiful silver artwork with hundreds of images and their individual technical and artistic expressions discussed. No longer mythical, Fred Peshlakai is shown to be one of the most, if not the most, influential Navajo artisan to impact the creation of Navajo Silver Art and his art the world-class art treasures that they truly are.
In an amazing turn of events, a nine-year-old boy profoundly changes the lives of four adults and a lonely dog in the course of one day. It's the day before Christmas, and in a desperate attempt to remove him from a violent living situation, his aunt puts him on the Greyhound to Reno to live with the father he has never met. With nothing more than a few belongings and a note with his father's phone number pinned to his shirt, his aunt bids him a tearful farewell. When he gets to Reno, he discovers his father, a Vietnam vet, to be a raging alcoholic with a living situation even worse than the one the boy left behind. The father insists that the boy is not even his son and threatens him if he does not leave at once and not come back. The boy, heartbroken, is convinced nobody wants him, and the only option left to him is to spend Christmas at the police station; that is until the Greyhound driver and a cafe waitress come up with a better idea. In the process of them being so anxious to help him, they realize that in so doing, he has inadvertently enriched their lives beyond measure.
Although the conflict in Vietnam was the most photographed in history, there is a human side of the war that the camera has largely overlooked. It is that of young men coming of age on the battlefield in the midst of the emotional confusion surrounding America's longest and most controversial war. My photos and stories are an effort to shed some light on that experience. Almost none are of the "blood and guts" variety so often associated with the Vietnam War. They chronicle the day-to-day events--some inspirational, some hilarious, some tragic, some heartbreaking--that changed so many a youthful idealist into a disillusioned outcast. The U.S. serviceman in Vietnam dealt with the same stresses that his father and grandfather endured before him in their wars: paralyzing fear, loneliness, animalistic living conditions and the constant exposure to death and needless brutality. Unlike the wars of his father and grandfather that rallied unprecedented levels of patriotic support at home, the war in Vietnam became virulently unpopular with the American public, dividing it more deeply than any time since the Civil War. Although the 58,132 Americans killed in Vietnam is considered low by the standards of earlier wars, few Vietnam vets escaped the crossfire from warring factions of American society. Society's disgust with the war was, more often than not, directed at the men in uniform. The Vietnam vet was the first American serviceman to return home not to a hero's welcome, but to harassment, ridicule and open hostility. This was not a war that America's future was dependent upon winning. To those doing the fighting, and many back home, its purpose became more and more elusive. Was the war in Vietnam nothing more than the machinations of the "military-industrial establishment" President Eisenhower had warned about only a few years earlier in his farewell speech? The war lacked any clear-cut goals. Territory and positions would be taken at great cost and loss of life, only to be abandoned months, weeks and, in some cases, just days later. Washington, fearful of provoking the Russians and Chinese, ordered Generals to halt bombing missions just as they were about to achieve their goals. Numerous other restricted rules of engagement seriously hampered military commanders in the field. To ease the financial impact of the war on the American taxpayer, captains of industry were brought in to run the military in a more business-like and cost-effective manner. Unfortunately, they often failed to heed the advice of seasoned military leaders and made decisions that proved very costly on the battlefield. Junior officers and enlisted men increasingly felt like pawns in a deadly game of questionable purpose, with their safety and wellbeing at best, secondary. Furthermore, it soon became apparent that the Vietnamese soldiers they had come to assist were cowardly and incompetent and the government they were sent to support, hopelessly corrupt. The American public back home began to regard them as "baby killers," and the realization that even their own government would rather sacrifice their lives than risk provoking the Russians left many servicemen in Vietnam feeling betrayed and abandoned. The only ones they felt they could still trust were those around them. It is a real tribute to the character of those who fought in Vietnam that, out of profound sense of duty, so many continued to risk their lives to protect the lives of their fellow servicemen even though most felt the war was useless, being fought incorrectly and unwinnable. This book is dedicated to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who dealt with an ugliness that will haunt them for the rest of their lives, who answered their country's call, who did what their nation asked of them and did so with courage and dignity. This is their story
For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking lows.Readers will be captivated by this exclusive look into Steven's childhood and challenging family dynamic growing up, how that led to music and early days on the road, his wild ride to the top of the charts, his relationship with wife Mary Beth, and the growth of their family through births and adoptions. In addition to inside stories from his days of youth to his notable career, including the background to some of his best-loved songs, readers will walk with Steven down the devastating road of loss after the tragic death of five-year-old daughter Maria. And they'll experience his return to the stage after doubting he could ever sing again.Poignant, gut-wrenchingly honest, yet always hopeful, Steven offers no sugary solutions to life's toughest questions. Yet out of the brokenness, he continues to trust God to one day fix what is unfixable in this life. This backstage look at the down-to-earth superstar they've come to love will touch fans' lives and fill their hearts with hope. Includes black-and-white photos throughout.
Sooner or later, we all become disillusioned with this fallen world as we encounter life's difficulties. But Christians have hope, a promise from God: "Behold, I make all things new!"-Revelation 21:5. Authors Steven Curtis Chapman and Scotty Smith explore this bold proclamation of God's commitment to redeem and restore all things through His Son, Jesus Christ. They also reveal the important role Christians play in this redemptive process.
Upplev de ögonblick som skapade kristen musikhistoriaI över 30 år har Steven Curtis Chapman varit frontfiguren för kristen popmusik. Hans musik har betjänat miljontals människor världen över. Nu kommer hans självbiografi på svenska, och den bjuder på stark och uppmuntrande läsning om hans familjs resa. ”Vi älskade Steven Curtis Chapmans djupt personliga bok. Varje berättelse och livserfarenhet han delar bär vittnesbörd om hur ’en underbar berättelse växer fram’, en berättelse som uppenbarar Guds plan för honom.”- PASTOR RICK OCH KAY WARREN Under årtionden har Steven Curtis Chapmans musik och budskap förmedlat hopp och inspiration till miljontals människor. Här delar Steven, för första gången, de erfarenheter som format honom, hans tro, hans familj och hans musik under ett liv som rymt otroliga höjder och djupa dalar som skakat tron. Ända sedan barndomen har musiken varit både en tillflykt och en befrielse för Steven. Med humor och ödmjukhet låter han oss blicka in backstage på den första tidens turnéliv och den hisnande resan upp till hitlistornas topplaceringar. Upptäck berättelserna bakom några av hans mest älskade sånger. Vandra med honom och hans fru, Mary Beth, när de navigerar sig fram genom äktenskapets och familjelivets glädje och prövningar. Heja på honom när han återvänder till scenen efter att ha tvivlat på att han någonsin skulle kunna sjunga igen. Och SE Gud i efterdyningarna av den tragiska dödsolyckan då de förlorade sin femåriga dotter Maria. Med skärpa och hjärtskärande ärlighet, men alltid med ett hopp, presenterar Steven inga sockrade lösningar på livets svåraste frågor. Men i sin brustenhet fortsätter han förtrösta på att Gud en gång ska fixa det som är omöjligt att fixa i spannet mellan himlen och livet här. ”Min förlossare är trofast och sann”, sjunger Steven i en av hans mest älskade sånger. Det är också ett genomgående tema i hans liv. Efter att ha läst hans självbiografi kommer du att stämma in i sången och tacka Gud för hans trofasthet.
This accessible, user-friendly and bang-up-to-date introduction to International Politics blends key facts and terms with strong analytical commentary, examining the debates and issues of greatest relevance to the study of the subject. Focusing on the period since 1900, the book provides detailed coverage of key events from the origins of the First World War to the post-Cold War international order. Written in a clear and jargon-free style, particular features include: *The shift from Great Powers to Superpowers in the first half of the twentieth century *The Cold War and post-Cold War order *A fresh approach to understanding the relevancy of theory *State and non-state actors *The challenge of globalization *Order, justice and security in International Politics This clear and authoritative account of International Politics benefits from an exhaustive list of boxes, tables and figures, as well as extensive cross-referencing throughout. This book is an essential guide to understanding the challenges that face world peace and security in the twenty-first century.
