Restored By Hand

Vintage Porsche 365 restoration in detail for the do-it-yourself rebuilder written by Ron Roland, a professional who has done literally hundreds of 365's over a 30 year career. Ron wrote much of the source material for this book in a column published in the bi-monthly magazine of the national 365 Registry organization. These columns became the Bible for DIY restorers of these cars. Ron fulfilled a promise to redo this work and organize the material from the columns into book form and after 10 years of review, rewriting and editing, has fulfilled his promise.

Ecological restoration integrates the science and art of repairing ecosystems damaged by human activities. Despite relatively little attention from environmental ethicists, restoration projects continue to gain significance, drawing on citizen volunteers and large amounts of public funds, providing an important model of responding to ecological crisis. Projects range from the massive, multi-billion dollar Kissimmee River project; restoring 25,000 acres of Everglades' wetlands; to the $30 million effort to restore selected wetlands in industrial Brownfield sites in Chicago's south side Lake Calumet area; to the reintroduction of tall grass prairie ecosystems in various communities in the Midwest. Restored to Earth provides the first comprehensive examination of the religious and ethical dimensions and significance of contemporary restoration practice, an ethical framework that advances the field of environmental ethics in a more positive, action-oriented, experience-based direction. Van Wieren brings together insights and examples from restoration ecology, environmental ethics, religious studies, and conservation and Christian thought, as well as her own personal experiences in ecological restoration, to propose a new restoration ethic grounded in the concrete, hands-on experience of humans working as partners with the land.

The Septuagint is the only extant Greek translation from a Hebrew MSS that is currently lost to us. The Greek Septuagint and its Autograph, were extensively used before the Christian era as has been testified to by historians and many similarities manifest in the Dead Sea Scrolls. During the age of the Messiah and the Apostles it appears they exclusively used either the Greek Septuagint or its Autograph as is demonstrated by the parallels found in their quotes from the Hebrew Scriptures [O.T]. The Septuagint persevered into the age of the early Church Fathers where after it inexplicably fell into disuse. This is a fresh approach to Sir Brenton's translation, in that this it restores the original Hebrew Names as found in the Masoretic Text. While this approach may seem like a glaring paradox it may however be reasoned that a more satisfying though not perfect English translation has subsequently evolved.

This book takes you on a Biblical yet poetic journey and through a personal process to view life as a building process. God is the Master Architect of this life and the one beyond. The Holy Spirit works in, with, and through us like our Builder and Site Manager, guiding and constructing us into the image of Christ. By grace, we are being transformed into the Christ Plan—He is our Building Plan, true Blueprint, and the Architectural Drawing of God’s everlasting covenant with us. You are never too broken or ruined to be restored into God’s plan and His purpose for your life! Together, our living stones are being built into His eternal dwelling place. Trust God with your process and become a true builder of His kingdom. See how God is busy restoring your rubble mess into His eternal heavenly fortress.