Burton Rodebound, having highly rated innate aptitudes, not political skills, experiences inertia in "Corporate." He opts for the inspirational life of the nomadic entrepreneur, to use his IQ, while helping people. He heads an art/humanities agency that appears to use his title to claim funding, but not his skills. Using his Education "Minor" for designing courses for a local college, the Dean disapproves the proposal. Work as a consultant to NY City and California design firms end due to late commission payments. His furniture design enthralls, but he cannot compete with market prices. All the United States except three experience his visits as "stock" photographer, providing metaphorical imagery for commercial use. Most income over time came from historical restoration contracting, coordinating with photography, while "on the road," living in the back of his van, on state campgrounds, and in porous boat houses. Identical living quarters applied when he opened his own art gallery, but during recession, and twelve artists suffer. Burt avoids conflicts with brown bears, pumas, cougars, and wild owls while in nature, plus an escaped convict. Cautioned by neighbors, he and friends, dressed as Santa/elves, stop singing on an August 8th. This list of mistakes continue, but just in time a famous author asks Burt to restore his mansion for a year, several stock agencies renewed their photography contract, his art work flourishes, and Burt finally senses that all his risk, danger and debt had a purpose. Dartmouth College, BA: Art/Pre-Architecture, Minor: Education; graduate studies: Pratt Institute, Silvermine Guild; GE, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Copy Writing/Production; Raymond Loewy, Industrial Design draftsman; Lippincott & Margulies, Account Supervisor, Corporate Identification and Name Change; three stock photography agency memberships; regional art show (mixed media) awards; own art gallery; member: ASMP.

A BOOK FOR ALL SEASONS Sometimes wisdom comes with age. I'm 76 now and I feel I've attained some of this wisdom, so therefore I want to share all of this with you. This Christian pragmatic book then deals with many of the concerns in which the church or Christians should be involved. To look at the many topics that this book covers you should look at the table of contents in front of the book, and each topic can be read independently from each other, so that you just have to read those topics in this book in which you're really interested. I've already published all these chapters over Internet and have recorded a total readership of over 14,000 people. I've also been designated as a Platinum Internet writer. Looking at my background further, I've attained a B.A. in Political Science (Roanoke College), a Masters Degree in Religious Education (NYTS) and I've been a Christian since 1958. I'm an Accountant, been active in Politics and have taught Business English to some of the top managers in Argentina for 25 years.

A fascinating read for anyone seeking to understand the conflict between Christianity and LGBTQI individuals, this book is, as its editors proclaim, "a fearlessly wide vision of queer Christians finding a place within Christianity-and claiming their authentic experience and voice." Through essays by noted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) religion scholars, this important compilation summarizes the history and current status of LGBTQI theology, exploring its relationship to the policies, practices, and theology of traditional Christianity. Contributors contrast the "radically inclusive" thinking of LGBTQI theology with the "exclusivity" practiced by many Christian churches, explaining the reasoning of each and clarifying contentious issues. At the same time, the book highlights ways in which "queer" theology and practice benefit Christian congregations. Writing from the perspective of grassroots Christian LGBTQI movements, many of the contributors draw upon their own experiences. They provide graphic examples of the effects exclusion has on individuals, congregations, and denominations, and also share examples of inclusion and its effects. Equally important, the work creates the basis for dialogue between traditional churches and followers of LGBTQI theology, offering practical suggestions for Christian congregations that wish to put aside exclusionary policies and practices.

Academics and non-academics alike have been intrigued by conservative Protestant groups that thrive in secular social and institutional contexts. This book offers an ethnographic study of one such group, the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) at McMaster University. These conservative Protestants espouse fundamental interpretations of the Bible, women's roles, the age of the earth, alcohol consumption, sexual ethics, and the necessity of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. How does this tiny minority function withing the overwhelmingly secular context of the university? The strategies of the ICVF seem both to strengthen and to mitigate evangelicals' sense of difference from their non-Christian teachers and peers. Bramadat suggests that this model can also be useful for understanding the construction of individual and group identity among other minority groups, both religious and non-religious models.

Those who say "Rapture before Tribulation" are in effect saying "peace andsafety" And therefore, you being a foolish virgin, with not enough oil to lightyour lamp for the breaking of the first six seals, shall these same seal judgmentscome upon you for your destruction, ..".suddenly like birth pangs upon awoman with child and they shall not escape," I Thessalonians 5:3.Can you put your finger on the order of events Christ gives us in Matthew24:3-31? See also the Apostasy and the "man of lawlessness," both come beforethe rapture. Read: II Thessalonians 2:3. See order of events: Daniel chapter12, Revelation chapters 6, 7, 13 and 14. Remember, there is only one harvestor rapture.Make ready ye saints in this; "The Laodicean Apostate Church." We must passthrough the tribulation for the trying of our faith; for the separating of thewheat from the tares, or the five wise from among the five foolish virgins. Doyou have enough oil to endure unto the end? Or will your lamp go out? Trysome of my oil; For "my cup runneth over " Please Read on...After the Rapture, then comes the Wrath of God on the Foolish Virgins Next: Tormenting wrath on Anti-Christ followers of all nations, as the elementsbecome increasingly toxic. Then Anti-Christ armies suffer greatly Now comesall the armies of all nations to join satan, the beast and the false prophet, tobattle Israel and God's armies from heaven; for "The Last Great Battle" "TheBattle of Armageddon " Next: "The Millennium," "The Second Death," "Lakeof Fire..."