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Changing the world is difficult. One reason is that the most important problems, like climate change, racism, and poverty, are structural. They emerge from our collective practices: laws, economies, history, culture, norms, and built environments. The dilemma is that there is no way to make structural change without individual people making different—more structure-facing—decisions.

Winner of The Gospel Coalition Award of Distinction in Theological Studies Recipient of the Southwestern Journal of Theology's award of Honorable Mention in Theological Studies What Does it Mean to Live a Christian Life? Is Christian life mostly a matter of distinct morals, or does Christian...

Your intuition has been speaking to you your entire life. What if the answers you’ve been searching for were already inside you? This book shows you how to listen. Have you ever felt a quiet inner nudge—a gentle voice urging you to trust yourself, heal, and step into your authentic truth? Your Inner Knowing is an inspiring collaborative anthology featuring 14 remarkable authors who share deeply personal stories, soulful reflections, and intuitive wisdom drawn from lived experience. Together, they offer a powerful guide to self-trust, healing, personal growth, and spiritual awakening—...

Vacationing teens camping in the woods near a family of drug-crazed, murderous, cannibalistic rednecks... Sounds like a classic horror recipe, right? Right, but this recipe's got enough bad taste to give 1970s fashion a run for its money. We've got buzz saws, bolt croppers, amputations, drugs, dismemberings, dope, depravity, disembowelings, hatchets, guns, torsos, blood, guts and feces, hillbillies, hookers, junkies, the most resilient condom in history, and oh lordy, we've got too many dungarees to count. Leave whatever passes for 'normal' in your neck of the woods at the door, and come in...

September 1990. In Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenage honors student Lisa Lee Pruett vanishes into the night. A boy calls 911 when she does not arrive for a secret late-night meet-up. Police soon find her nearby, stabbed to death and left exposed. Lisa had just passed an important test and earned her driver’s license. She was a Girl Scout, athlete, musician, and lover of poetry. Then her life was cut short.

Arrive by accident, stay for a laugh. From dad jokes (some a bit rogue) to games and the moments that made us chuckle this week, we tackle whatever comes our way, with great vigour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are today’s financial struggles really that different from the challenges of the past? Dive into The Wealth Almanac by Michael Kelly, a thought-provoking journey through financial history that reveals lessons and insights from key economic turning points—from the post-World War II boom to the technology-driven markets of today’s era. In this unique journey, Kelly unpacks how the economic shifts of past decades continue to influence our world and shows listeners how they can use these insights to make informed decisions today.

Seven marks upon a wall. Tom may rise, but he may fall. Through five lives, no one dares mention the sin for which he seeks redemption. Fates will meet, and you will see what will thus become of he.

Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita...

Eight of the world's top Left Hand Path magicians forged the NOXAZ grimoire to explore the most primal forms of Gnosis in the hidden chambers of the Black Serpent. As a key to Nightside Visions and adverse Qliphothic Alchemy, this sinister grimoire allows the mind to reach back into the primigenian Abyss. The forbidden wisdom herein awakens the Primal Current in you, and nurtures the seed of your immortal will. Tablet of Magick Edgar Kerval - Primal Current p.3 Ch. 1 - Asenath Mason - In the Silver Waters of Qulielfi p.9 Ch. 2 - Bill Duvendack - The Maya of the Qliphoth p.19 Ch. 3 - Linda ...

Who knew death could be so eclectic? Relish this mesmerizing murder mystery mash-up of short stories. Murder and mystery have been the staple of literature and films for years. This anthology of short stories will thrill and entertain you. Some will also make you laugh out loud. Others will stop and make you think.

Four hedonistic students, driving off for a camping trip in the wilds, enthusiastic for lust and liquor, each one a spoilt ingrate you'll love to hate. Imagine their anxiety and recriminations after they're led astray by a fake gas station sign. They're all alone in the middle of nowhere, out of food and on their last fumes of fuel. So imagine their joy and relief when they find a little farmstead that's hosting a hog roast … … a real paradise at the pig pickin' … All they can eat, and the promise of a filled fuel tank after their bellies have been filled. Now imagine their horror ...

A NOVEL OF ELEMENTAL HORROR A seemingly idyllic cottage in the country, haunted by a spectre of madness and death. The legacy of a reclusive occultist from decades gone by: an Elemental force trapped in the soil, unable to return to its home plane. A monstrous child that cannot remember what it is, looking desperately for its mother. Colin McGrath finds all his plans coming apart at the seams after moving into a new home, as his wife's psychic sensitivity awakens forces that would have been best left to slumber.

Contributors to the latest book in the Guys Read series present a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, listening to under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off.

When wide-eyed Thomas, a 20-year-old dreamer, steps into the eccentric world of his 62-year-old neighbor, Mr. Johnson, he expects nothing more than a cup of tea and some quirky banter. Instead, he’s thrust into a whirlwind of scandalous tales and steamy secrets, courtesy of Mr. Johnson’s infamous Fanny Book—a scrapbook bursting with raunchy memorabilia from a lifetime of outrageous romantic escapades. Each evening, joined by Mr. Johnson’s vivacious 23-year-old girlfriend, Louise (who Thomas can’t help but pine for), the old rogue unveils stories that are as side-splittingly funny ...

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love...

Ten terrifying tales of horror and all things weird, all set among the apparently peaceful, green surroundings of the Isle of Man. The discovery of Viking gold unlocks a terrible curse; weird creatures haunt a remote lighthouse; the kitchen of a successful restaurant conceals a vile secret; the vengeance of an ancient witch; cruel accidents befall those who criticise a pompous writer's works; a TT racer's encounter with the uncanny; obsession and depravity in the service of a demonic machine; the Black Goat of the Woods; an ancient evil that inhabits the marshes; the horror that lies buried...

Eric Turner, a journalist specialising in accounts of the paranormal, investigates a healing well associated with a saintly abbot in the rural village of Scratchbury. Here he finds evidence of astonishing, miraculous cures: a blind woman who can see; a hunchbacked schoolgirl whose spine has straightened. But why is everyone else in the village so deathly ill? Why is a gangster so obsessed with shooting a movie in the ruins of the old monastery? Who are the ruthless order of monks who will defend their secret at any cost, even murder? As Eric investigates. he discovers to his horror that an ...

The Lillian Carey Mysteries - Book One When a priceless ancient Egyptian artefact is stolen from a secluded museum and the curator is found dead, mysteriously covered in insect bites, private detective Lillian Carey is summoned to uncover the truth. Specialising in cases that flirt with the supernatural and the occult, Lillian is drawn into a world of dark rituals and shadowy figures. Her investigation leads her to a clandestine cult with nefarious plans for the stolen casket and the deadly curse it harbours. As Lillian delves deeper, she must navigate the treacherous terrain of a night ...

A Modern day Celtic Fairy Tale When a mysterious boat sails into Ramsey harbour, piloted by an otherworldly old man, it is the beginning of a chain of incredible events in the life of Edward Jowell. A shy, introverted office worker, Edward finds himself catapulted into the world of ancient gods and malevolent supernatural creatures, battling to restore the balance between the fairy and mortal worlds. Who is the mysterious captain? Who is the woman in red, who watches from the shadows? Will Edward survive the night to find out?