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Coming to Light explores the practice and process of the clearness committee, a means of spiritual discernment used by Quakers that has also proved helpful to many others. The author shares her personal experience of clearness committees, first as a member of the Religious Society of Friends and then as a retreat leader for the Center for Courage & Renewal, which uses the clearness committee as the center of its practice. The pamphlet includes a sample format of a clearness committee and material that may be used as handouts.

In today's environment of partial attention and isolating remote work, few things are more satisfying than group experiences that produce powerful, meaningful connections and output. But this kind of enlivening, collective work doesn't happen by chance. It must be consciously designed and purposefully activated—in a team, an organization, and a culture. The good news is that making space for this kind of work doesn't have to be hard. There's a technique available to everyone, with no special certification required: gamestorming.

Father’s Day Affirmations: Spoken Legacy of Love has over 500 affirmations reminding all of us that there is no single blueprint for fatherhood, yet every loving father shares one powerful trait: His presence. Fathers often lead through discipline, correction, and structure, but the most impactful leaders are those who lead through love. Children learn more from what they experience than what they are told. When they feel safe, loved, and respected, they flourish.

With two deliveries down and only one left to complete for the requirements of her inheritance, the murder of her father solved, and finally being settled into her new (old, very very old trailer) home, she is revved up and ready to go. That is, until her coworkers point out that her next delivery is to the state of Maine!

Fathers Day Quotes: From a Wife to Her Husband: The Love of My Life is a soul-stirring collection of over 500 original, non-repetitive quotes written from the perspective of a devoted wife to her beloved husband and family’s father.

Since the early ’80s, Teddy Riley has revolutionized the music industry, from his creation of New Jack Swing to his work in R&B, hip-hop, gospel, soul, and pop that forever changed the industry. His profound influence still resonates today, and he has been inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, awarded the Soul Train Legend Award and given his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, Riley—with coauthor, award-winning biographer Jake Brown—lifts the curtain on his fascinating and inspiring journey with this unforgettable memoir.

Calliope "Callie" Palmer is one year fresh out of a relationship with a heartbreaking end. Since deciding to focus on herself and her bakery, the last thing Callie is looking for again is love. When her best friend recruits her for a photoshoot with her fiancé, Callie has a feeling she's being set up. Her initial apprehension is replaced with immediate attraction when she lays eyes on the handsome Thane St. Thomas.

From a childhood shaped by conflict to the relentless search for self-worth, Bound Free is a gripping memoir that delves into the raw and unfiltered journey of breaking generational cycles, reclaiming identity, and finding healing. With unflinching honesty, the author unpacks a past marked by trauma, loss, and self-discovery—growing up in a home where survival meant fighting, silenced voices carried pain, and love often came with conditions.

Home Buying Kit For Dummies is your one-stop guide to navigating the housing market and buying a home. This updated book helps you through the largest—and most complex—purchase you're likely to make, offering a map to navigating the occasionally choppy waters of home buying. Get insight on evaluating your financial readiness to buy a house, securing a mortgage, building a team of advisors, negotiating a deal, and getting your new home ready after you buy. A small investment in know-how will make a big difference, making every step of the home buying process smoother.

In "The Coin Manifesto," Derrick Brown guides listeners on a profound journey to uncover the fundamental truth that the aggregated emotions of happiness, sadness, pleasure, and pain are never permanent. Our struggle in life is that we try to make that which is temporary (peace and unrest) permanent. We are all part of a greater whole experiencing these emotions like tossing a Coin never knowing the outcome of its flip.

Discover the eerie brilliance of "And the Gods Laughed" by Fredric Brown, a classic science fiction novella from the Golden Age of sci-fi. Set in a future of interplanetary exploration, this suspenseful tale follows space miners who encounter a mysterious race on Ganymede—only to uncover a chilling secret about possession, identity, and alien intelligence. Blending dark humor, paranoia, and psychological intrigue, Brown crafts a compact yet powerful story that questions what it truly means to be human.

“Who in hell taught you that?” is a thought-provoking book that examines how Scripture is frequently misquoted or taken out of context in religious teaching. Many people—including preachers—often cite Biblical passages without proper understanding of their context, leading to widespread misinterpretation. Drawing from personal observations and Biblical references (particularly 2 Timothy), I emphasize the importance of studying Scripture carefully, "rightly dividing the word of Truth" rather than relying on cultural sayings or secondhand interpretations.

Read both within and outside the context of the grim 2021 discoveries, Tsqelmucwilc is a tragic story in the history of Indigenous peoples of the indignities suffered at the hands of their colonizers, but it is equally a remarkable tale of Indigenous survival, resilience, and courage.

London, 1928. Mystery writer and amateur detective Marius Quin is reeling from his friend’s murder in his own home. Forced to stay away from the case, he’s in urgent need of distraction when fate points him towards Felicity Mortimer, a woman imprisoned for poisoning her husband fifteen years earlier. Marius soon becomes convinced of Felicity’s innocence, and when he discovers a key witness with his throat cut, it’s clear that the real killer is still on the loose.

The Wrong Man. The Real Killer. Time is Running Out. A brutal murder. A swift arrest. Justice should be simple, but in Shannon, Oregon, nothing ever is. Sheriff Everett Wallace and Deputy Jake Reeves know the price of getting things wrong. Both men have scars—some from war, some from regrets they never outran. So when they arrest a man accused of a gruesome killing, they are sure they’ve done their duty. But then Jake receives a cryptic note: You got the wrong man.Everett dismisses it as a cruel joke, but Jake can’t shake the feeling in his gut.

Born in the Bronx, NY to a single mom. Then moved to Los Angeles, CA. and several cities after. Life for Sophia has been nothing short of unique adventures. Just another girl from around the way, she shares her hearts story in this beautifully written tale of love, faith, curiosity and perseverance. Her vulnerability makes room to heal the broken hearted, shed light on the wisdom of faith and evocate the bravery that was poured from her ancestors.

In Year Three, earrings are everything. Shiny gold stars, diamond studs, dangly rainbows, buzzy bees. Almost everyone’s got them. Everyone except Mavey, that is. Mavey’s twin sister Beth says it’s time to join the pierced ear club. Her best friend Woody says earrings are totally silly. And Mum? She just says it’s Mavey’s choice. But if she wants to fit in, Mavey must face the ultimate horror. A giant. Crunching. Piercing. Gun. Gulp.

This collection of 500 Positive Vibrations Affirmations is more than a book—it is a healing experience, a mindset reset, and a spiritual companion. You are amazing, and these affirmations are here to help you remember that every day! Your soul knows the way. These affirmations are the lanterns that light the path. When you speak positive, encouraging words to yourself, you start to believe them. You begin to feel more focused, more grounded, and more in control of your emotions and choices.

Dean Browne arrives at the After Party with the maturity and style of an altogether more seasoned poet. In a debut collection of standout and stand-alone poems, each tests the boundaries of its unique universe. Browne is a mesmeric teller of strange tales, imaginings that can seem origamically contained within the compressed dimensions of a poem. A leg sets off on a long train journey; a Parisian alley cat is launched into space; earthbound lovers attempt to connect while their inner lives prove unbridgeable.

Growing up, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's parents taught her that she could achieve anything she wanted, and be whoever she wanted to be. In high school, she dreamt of being a Supreme Court judge. In 2022, her dream came true: she was sworn in as the first African American woman judge. Lovely One is Justice Jackson's journey to making her dreams a reality, the hurdles she faced, and the lessons she learned along the way.