Travis West

Experience the transformational power of the sacred, ancient, radical rhythm of Sabbath rest.In the fast-paced, chaotic, overly scheduled cadence of our culture, it can be difficult to imagine how to squeeze the Sabbath into our already over-stuffed lives--like trying to fit an eleventh passenger into an eight-passenger van. What if Sabbath isn't designed to "fit" into our lives, but rather to take over our lives--in the best way imaginable?Hebrew scholar and Old Testament professor Travis West believes that we've misunderstood what it means to truly Sabbath. In his book, The Sabbath Way, Travis takes readers on a spiritual journey to discovering radical rest is more than a weekly practice of taking a day off--it's also a posture, a way of living every day. It means much more than sleeping in, taking naps, or chilling poolside for an afternoon; instead, the radical rest of Sabbath means putting rest--and delight, gratitude, and flourishing--first rather than last. Using personal story and expert knowledge, Travis shows Christians how to make Sabbath rest the metronome that establishes and maintains our life's rhythms, apprenticing us to abundance our whole life long.Readers of this book will discover how the Sabbath: slows us down helps us discover the things that make us feel most alive, freeing us from rigidity and legalismdisrupts our cultural obsession with productivity and achievement and cultivates a more life-giving connection between our work and our worthinspires an unhurried, sacramental worldview that sees all of life as a giftsafeguards neighborliness, creation care, awareness of God's presence, justice, belonging and inclusiveness--enabling us to grow into the people God is calling us to be in our lives, our homes, our workplaces, our communities, and our worldThe Spirit of God longs for you to be fully alive, and the world needs your unique vitality. The Sabbath is calling. Will you come?

For centuries the Bible's essential identity "as a book" has been taken for granted by scholars and lay people alike. Over the past hundred years or so, the oral transmission of biblical material has been researched and advanced with great rigor, and today many scholars accept the oral origins of the Hebrew Bible. However, for many of these scholars their acceptance seems to be primarily intellectual as opposed to practical-orality has not been integrated at a methodological level. This volume is one attempt to address that oversight. It argues that, with respect to the narratives, the ancient crafts of drama and performance are evident in the received texts, that they reach their fullest interpretive potential when they are (re)enacted through body and voice in space and time before a gathered audience. A fuller understanding of Israel's performance tradition-the art of biblical performance-will lead to a greater appreciation of Israel's dramatic and theological achievement.

Poet Travis West takes real life and beautifully expresses himself through poetry. Through good times and bad, West has always used writing to get through tough times. In his debut poetry book, West explores all avenues of life. From drugs, internal issues and love, to growth and politics, no subject is off limits for West. Everything and nothing is just the start of West's journey as a poet. While he insists that he is not a poet, it is clear that writing has decided for him.

Learning Biblical Hebrew does not need to give you an ulcer In fact, it can be both fun and formative. This textbook introduces an approach that will help you learn an ancient language and have fun doing it. Biblical Hebrew: an interactive approach will help you learn the original language of the Old Testament with your whole person: body, mind, and spirit. You will: + Memorize and perform playful dialogues based on the book of Jonah in Hebrew; + Learn several passages from the Hebrew Bible by heart; + Encounter biblical texts and grammar through interactive drills and exercises; + Discover the deep connections between the grammar of Hebrew and the theology of the Hebrew Bible; + Involve your whole body in the learning process; + Learn how to pronounce all the letters and vowels, and how to read Hebrew. The following pages will invite you on a journey into the strange new world of the Old Testament scriptures. You are likely to discover along the way that the stories you have probably heard and read many times (Jonah, Genesis 1, The Binding of Isaac in Genesis 22) are more profound than you ever imagined they could be. Learning Biblical Hebrew will change the way you read the Bible forever, and Biblical Hebrew: an interactive approach will help you enjoy the process, and remember what you learned for years to come.

13 original short stories and poems from talented authors of horror. Published monthly. This month, we're featuring Krampus and other Holiday Horrors 'Tis the season to be terrified You'll also find frightful aliens, ghosts, zombies, and even a visit by the Grim Reaper. In this issue: "From the Chimney It Came..." by Travis West "Gribble-on-The-Grub" by Jamie Flook "I'll be Home for Christmas" by Jay Michael Wright II "Six Beasts a Flaying" by S.E. Casey "Lilliputian Matters" by KC Wilder "Why She Did It" by Lisa Lepovetsky "Exiled to Hastur" by Bruce Boston "Northwest" by Benjamin Blake "In Their Image" by Brian H. Seitzman "Flesh and Blood" by Sophie McNaughton "What Hath God Wrought" by Greg Chapman "Natural Growth" by M.B. Vujacic "The Spirit of Trade" by Neil McRobert Cover Art and "The Spirit of Trade" Artwork by Luke Spooner "Lilliputian Matters" Artwork by Frost Newton

13 original short stories and poems from talented authors of horror. Published monthly. In this issue: Adam Petrash Chance Barton Bruce Boston Alessandro Manzetti Jeremy Mac Ashley Ivy Virginia Repka-Franco Christopher P. Mooney Travis West Luke Walker Dan Lee Kevin Bannigan Jr. Jameson Worth John C Adams Luke Spooner Terry Sheppard