"Soul of the Sacred Earth is a compelling read!" —Historical Novels ReviewMorning Butterfly and the Hopi have always been a peaceful people, living in harmony with the land and the other tribes who call the West their home. When Spanish invaders descend with a plan to subdue and then enslave the Hopi, she fears their cherished way of life is in peril. Knowing her people won't rebel, she turns to a most unlikely ally in Cougar, a Navaho brave whose quiet strength and unflinching courage stir her heart.Cougar is proud of his people's abilities as warriors and has never been concerned about the Hopi, but in their looming destruction he sees the fate of his own people, one he is desperate to avoid. Repelled by the Spanish atrocities and drawn to the beautiful Morning Butterfly and her unspoken sensual promises, he knows they must overcome their tribes' differences to fight a much more sinister foe.As the Spanish captain becomes more sadistic by the day and a misguided missionary's... Views: 11
It's soccer season in Sunnyview and Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man are ready to play! All superheroes are spectacular at sports...right?Eugene McGillicudy and Charlie Thomas Jones can't wait to join Sunnyview's eight-year-old soccer team. These superhero pals have no doubt that they will lead the team to victory. MI-TEE! But when Captain Awesome's (aka Eugene's) soccer skills prove to be less than super and his dad decides to coach the team, Captain Awesome starts to wonder if the Sunnyview Megabytes have what it takes to defeat the Westville Kickers. With easy-to-read text and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers! Views: 11
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Simplicity Peterson has never cared about fitting in, but she's ready to put her couch-surfing days behind her. First step toward planting roots—find a way to make a difference in her new community. Volunteering to help the reclusive and notoriously difficult Ethan Witherford will help people see the good side of her. If she tries hard enough, she should be able to keep everyone in town from thinking of her as the crazy hippie. She expects to feel good about performing this important community service, but she's far from prepared when Ethan turns out to be the most dangerous rollercoaster she's ever had the pleasure of riding.Ethan had been tortured enough as a POW. He doesn't need this free-spirited nymph interfering in his quiet, uncomfortable existence. His one goal in life is to make his estranged parents miserable, and he can't fulfill that destiny if Simplicity continues yanking him from his dark cave as she chases a world of make-believe.His scars are external. Hers are... Views: 11
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From the author of the widely acclaimedA Place at the Table, this is a major work, passionately outspoken and cogently reasoned, that exposes the great danger posed to Christianity today by fundamentalism. The time is past, says Bruce Bawer, when denominational names and other traditional labels provided an accurate reflection of Christian America's religious beliefs and practices. The meaningful distinction today is not between Protestant and Catholic, or Baptist and Episcopalian, but rather between "legalistic" and "nonlegalistic" religion, between the Church of Law and the Church of Love. On one side is the fundamentalist right, which draws a sharp distinction between "saved" and "unsaved" and worships a God of wrath and judgment; on the other are more mainstream Christians who view all humankind as children of a loving God who calls them to break down barriers of hate, prejudice, and distrust. Pointing out that the supposedly "traditional" beliefs of American fundamentalism--about which most mainstream Christians, clergy included, know shockingly little--are in fact of relatively recent origin, are distinctively American in many ways, and are dramatically at odds with the values that Jesus actually spread, Bawer fascinatingly demonstrates the way in which these beliefs have increasingly come to supplant genuinely fundamental Christian tenets in the American church and to become synonymous with Christianity in the minds of many people. Stealing Jesusis the ringing testament of a man who is equally disturbed by the notion of an America without Christianity and the notion of an American Christianity without love and compassion. Views: 11
A vampire, a werewolf, and a Necromancer are a most unlikely team, but Garran, Harrison, and Isabella plan on putting a kink in the dubbed Soul Taker’s plans. It’s personal now. One of their friends has fallen victim to the Soul Taker’s charms, but to stop him from hurting anyone else, their efforts may involve raising the dead. Views: 10
