This title offers an insight into key contemporary global issues relating to the lives and experiences of young Muslims. Many Muslim societies, regardless of location, are displaying a 'youth bulge', where more than half their populations are under the age of 25. An increasingly globalized western culture is rapidly eroding 'traditional' ideas about society, from the family to the state. At the same time, there is a view that rampant materialism is creating a culture of spiritual emptiness in which demoralization and pessimism easily find root. For young Muslims these challenges may be compounded by a growing sense of alienation as they face competing ideologies and divergent lifestyles. Muslim youth are often idealized as the 'future of Islam' or stigmatized as rebelling against their parental values and suffering 'identity crises'. These experiences can produce both positive and negative reactions, from intellectual engagement and increasing spiritual maturity to emotional rejectionism, narrow identity politics and violent extremism. This book addresses many of the central issues currently facing young Muslims in both localized and globalized contexts through engaging with the work of academics, youth work practitioners and those working in non-governmental organizations and civic institutions.

Happy trails to you until we meet again Having lived in the heart of the Kettle Moraine forest most of my adult life I have enjoyed riding my horse on the beautiful trails. I have sought to find answers for the disappointment and heartbreak I experienced through out so many years. If you are reading this book, you are holding in your hands the story of my life. I don't have any worldly accomplishments in front or behind my name but what I do have is the experience of wanting to be a great daughter, wife and mother. Wanting this and having this become a reality was two different things. The years spent both as a young girl and a young woman with many emotions to deal with caused me to have a very low self esteem. It was the brokenness that brought me to my knees on that cold January day.

Isaiah 61 clearly talks about God's desire for us. He has come to heal the broken hearted, proclaim liberty to the captives and to set the bound free.

We often get consumed and emotionally damaged by all of the pain that has hit our lives. We tend to run to different things to fulfill us and make us whole in God, when all we really need is God himself. God wants us to heal emotionally in him and live freely in His presence. He loves us, and desires for us to intimately know him. Come on a journey with Brittney Perillo as she unravels what healing in God can look like from many perspectives, but all yielding the same result, wholeness in Him. There will be stories of women from the Bible as well as stories from modern day women that have been hurt and lost in their own pain or pain caused by others and found healing in God.

God will change your life through this book. Seek God's face all the way to your own personal healing journey with Him.

Ten Years inside Shelton Prison is a moving picture that captures what happens inside a prison. Shocking evil and joyful healings live together side by side where the Gospel goes successfully. A guard being stabbed to death with a ballpoint pen during a chapel service stands next to tears of joy running down the face of a Russian mafia member when he was born again.

Robert walked into Shelton prison for the first time. As he walked past fences that were covered with razor wire blindingly reflecting the harsh sun, he was afraid. Iron gates slammed behind him. Guards were unaware of his trembling hands. Men in orange suits began to watch him. There was no place to run.

This was the beginning of ten years in Shelton prison, where the author served the Lord. There were great blessings: fearful faces accepted the Lord Jesus and became new creatures in Christ. There were dangerous moments: an inmate cut Robert, forcing him to go through AIDS testing. Yet he also had a prisoner's scarred head laid on his shoulder, who after accepting Jesus smiled at him and said, "I needed that."

The controlling purpose of Ten Years is to present the four biblical steps to freedom from incarceration, whether inside a prison or addicted outside of a prison. The four parts of this graphic book are: imprisoned, instruction, health, and freedom.

The book concludes with two appendices on important subjects: "Learning How to Resist the Devil" and a famous therapy for treating addictions, "Family of Origin Therapy."

After the appendices, thirty-three itemized summaries or compendia are given with the reference pages included. Also, there are referenced sites for ten of Robert's poems that are included in this prison journey log.

The role of human sacrifice in the ancient Mediterranean world and its implications continue to be topics that fire the popular imagination and engender scholarly discussion and controversy. This volume aims to advance the discussion by providing balanced and judicious treatments of the various facets of these topics from a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural perspective. It provides nuanced examinations of ancient ritual, exploring the various meanings that human sacrifice held for antiquity, and examines its varied repercussions up into the modern world. The book explores evidence to shed new light on the origins of the rite, to whom these sacrifices were offered, and by whom they were performed. It presents fresh insights into the social and religious meanings of this practice in its varied biblical landscape and ancient contexts, and demonstrates how human sacrifice has captured the imagination of later writers who have employed it in diverse cultural and theological discourses to convey their own views and ideologies. It provides valuable perspectives for understanding key cultural, theological and ideological dimensions, such as the sacrifice of Christ, scapegoating, self-sacrifice and martyrdom in post-biblical and modern times.

Carolyn and her husband Herbert came from two different worlds. She from a small town in West Virginia, and he from a small village in East Prussia. They each experienced a different kind of life during World War II. Herbert escaped death by the Russians, and the only act of war Carolyn saw was selling war bonds and standing in line for nylons for her mother until the telegraph came. Carolyn's father was severely injured during a raid over Tokyo and would never be the same. Herbert's family did not know if his father was dead or alive for the three years they were in a refugee camp after fleeing from the Russians.

Life is a constant battle between good and evil. Unfortunately, many are ignorant of how to fight the battles of life. Human beings operate on two levels: the spiritual world and the physical world. Unknown to many, "the spiritual controls the physical."

In life, many of the problems that a man encounters are already introduced in the spiritual realm, yet he continues to look for physical solutions to spiritual problems. God has made available to every child of God the weapons to fight spiritual battles. These include the blood of Jesus, fire of the Holy Spirit etc. However, one of the most powerful weapons available to man is the weapon of praise and worship.

This book examines the reason why we fight spiritual battles and how to win spiritual wars. It also examines the life of King Jehoshaphat and the children of Israel and how they used the weapons of praise and worship to defeat their enemies.

This book you hold in your hand may be small in size but the story it tells is huge The message... Trust God's Grace... He does not do miracles half way This is a true story... written from the heart... without benefit of accomplished writer's skills. There are no long descriptive pages meant to build suspense...life can do that all on its own. How many of us live our lives routinely...going along day after day... assuming things will always go as we plan? This mother found the peaceful, normal life she so treasured, turned upside down in a split second. How she coped (or didn't cope) is chronicled in these pages.

In this book, Marthus-Adden Zimboiant has portrayed the characteristics of Satan (the old Serpent who deceives the nation) using the three of the world-known snakes, namely cobra, emerald bora, and anaconda as the main characters. Revelation 20:2 refers to the dragon as the serpent of old who is the devil and Satan. Created by God, but not equal to God, he defies God and despises truth and was given limited power. He Commands a hierarchy of demons and masquerades as "an angel of light." With this book, you will be able to overcome the deceptions of Satan. As a matter of fact, you will understand why Satan came to steal, kill and destroy, but he lost access to faithful, redeemed Christians. Truly, Satan rules the masses outside God's protection. He tries to hide the actual truth about our God, twists Scriptures to fit his purposes and offers counterfeit promises he can't fulfil. He always seeks an "opportune time" to tempt us. However, Sir Marthus has perfectly revealed the craftiness of Satan, which will let you understand why Apostle Peter said: "Be sober; be vigilant; because your adversary, the devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." (1 Peter 5:8) and to which Apostle Paul also added "Do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place lest you give a foothold] to the devil." (Ephesians 4:26-27) "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)

Ever wondered what life is really about or why you were even born? Well . . .

"I recommend Dr. Kindred's book to anyone who has the desire to gain a fuller, more tangible understanding of the words of Jesus Christ. The author's very personal account of his own experiences may give others a point of reference in their own lives." -Lou Angora, Executive Producer, Morning Light Films

As I was going through a terrible trial in my life, I remembered something that my mom had said to me when I was a teenager. She said, "Read Matthew to live your life, read John to save your soul."

That turned out to be the best advice I ever got

I started talking to other people, sharing this with them, and I was amazed to find that so few knew what Jesus said. This led me to write this book to tell everyone what Christ said about how to live your life and how to save your soul. He gave us a "how to" guide. His message is clear and concise and doesn't need a lot of interpretation. He says what He means, and He means what He says. It is pure truth

Walking with Wholeness is a collection of stories that portray a child's journey into adulthood. Each story unlocks the mysterious secrets, hidden between the lines, of her very private poems, taking the reader into the depths of devastating brokenness, to the revelation of God's healing and wholeness, one courageous step at a time. Along the journey, you may personally find peace, assurance, laughter, terror, and tears, but assuredly interwoven through it all is the faithful and compassionate heart and strength of our precious Lord, Jesus Christ.