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We talk a lot about resurrection. What about the death that must
come first? Through story and biblical insight, Rick James reminds
us that when Jesus tells us to deny ourselves, take up our cross,
and follow him, he is describing a path of death, not a path to
death.
Giving up our own plans in order to meet someone else's needs.
Allowing God to shape our dreams, even as we lose a relationship, a
job, a hoped-for future. Being alert to these daily opportunities
to die to ourselves is how we discover that every act of dying,
done in faith, leads to spiritual growth.
As we learn to embrace the little deaths of everyday existence,
we lose our taste for lifeless religiosity. Our appetite for a
thriving, vibrant life in Christ grows--and our own experience
motivates others to live out their extraordinary mission on earth.
In truth, death is not an ending. It is the only way to experience
abundant life.
Midnight Dude: Selected Readings 18 wonderful stories by 18
talented authors. This cornucopia of gay themed short fiction is a
showcase for the talent of the authors at AwesomeDude.com. There is
something for everyone: fantasy and stark realism, war and sports,
humor and pathos, angst and passion. The one constant is fine
writing. These are stories that will hook you and keep you avidly
turning pages. Midnight Dude: Selected Readings is but a small
sample of the quality fiction available on the site and each of
these stories will grant you, dear reader, escape into the magical
world of your imagination.
Great. Another book about Jesus. Whose agenda will the author be
lugging along this time? Author Rick James begins by clearing his
throat. Free of creeds, quarrels and specialized theologies, he
speaks of Jesus. No dogma, no politics, no moral at the end. Jesus.
What he said. What he did. And what, exactly, was the point. The
answers about Jesus, according to Rick James, are in the context.
In his own unconventional way, James recalls the specific contexts
that color Jesus' story, bringing forward this man you've heard so
much--and so little--about.
To fans of sassy and savvy urban music, the name Rick James will
forever be associated with the mainstream emergence of funk--that
bottom-heavy blend of rock and soul that sparked a multiracial
musical revolution in the 1970s and 1980s and has since influenced
everything from rap to raves, punk to progressive rock. Along with
the fame, the Grammy Award, and superstardom came drug abuse and
even felony convictions, all of which are chronicled in this
gripping, posthumous tell-all of the funk revolution.
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