The Impossible Promise

Roscoe didn�t mean to do it. He beat a woman almost to death, but hell, she was a whore. A woman who had no appreciation for him! He knows one thing: he is a lot of man to love. Now her pimp is ordering him to pay up. He knows he can do it because he�s in line for a big raise. One small thing stands in his way: Darlene Savage. Darlene wants to make it as a network technician because she has what it takes, even if all of her co-workers are male. One big thing stands in her way: Roscoe, a man who hates her and believes no woman can do his kind of work. He is constantly scheming to get her fired, but the competition heats up when a new job opens. Darlene finds an ally in Billy-Bob, a fascinating geek by day, and cowboy by night. The only problem? He�s like a changeling. She never knows what will come up next. What she doesn�t know is that Billy-Bob is not just one man. He is really two men‹identical twins, and one of them is courting her without the other�s knowledge. Will she finally realize and make her choice, or will Roscoe make sure she never lives to choose?

“Time travel romance at its best!”—Fresh Fiction on Chance of a Lifetime They can’t be together, but they can’t stay apart… Liam O’Connor has one purpose in this life—to push the woman he loves into the arms of another man. The Irish rogue unknowingly changed the course of destiny when he fell in love with Cora McLeod over a century ago. Their passion was intense, brief and tragic. And the angels have been trying to restore the balance of fate ever since. Now police officers in Providence Falls, North Carolina, Liam and Cora are partners on a murder investigation. The intensity of the case has drawn them closer together—exactly what Liam is supposed to avoid. The angels have made it clear Cora must be with Finley Walsh. But headstrong Cora makes her own decisions and she’s starting to have feelings for Liam—the only thing he’s ever really wanted. Liam knows this is the last chance to save his soul. But does he love Cora enough to let her go? Providence Falls Book 1: Chance of a Lifetime Book 2: An Impossible Promise

Over recent decades we have witnessed the globalization of research. However, this has yet to translate into a worldwide scientific network, across which competencies and resources can flow freely. Arab countries have strived to join this globalized world and become a ‘knowledge economy,’ yet little time has been invested in the region’s fragmented scientific institutions; institutions that should provide opportunities for individuals to step out on the global stage. Knowledge Production in the Arab World investigates research practices in the Arab world, using multiple case studies from the region with particular focus on Lebanon and Jordan. It depicts the Janus-like face of Arab research, poised between the negative and the positive and faced with two potentially opposing strands; local relevance alongside its internationalization. The book critically assesses the role and dynamics of research and poses questions that are crucial to further our understanding of the very particular case of knowledge production in the Arab region. The book explores research’s relevance and whom it serves, as well as the methodological flaws behind academic rankings and the meaning and application of key concepts such as knowledge society/economy. Providing a detailed and comprehensive examination of knowledge production in the Arab world, this book is of interest to students, scholars and policy makers working on the issues of research practices and status of science in contemporary developing countries.

Reading Dante's Commedia alongside Jacques Derrida's later religious writings, Francis J. Ambrosio explores what these works reveal about religion as a fundamental dynamic of human existence, about freedom and responsibility, and about the significance of writing itself. Ambrosio argues that both the many telling differences between them and the powerful bonds that unite them across centuries show that Dante and Derrida share an identity as religious writers that arises from the human experiences of faith, hope, and love in response to the divine mystery of being human. For both Dante and Derrida, Ambrosio contends, "scriptural religion" reveals that the paradoxical tension of freedom and absolute responsibility must lead to the mystery of forgiveness, a secret that these two share and faithfully keep by surrendering to its necessity to die so as always to begin again anew.

Spend this year meditating on the promises of God. In this devotional, Cheri Fuller and Jennifer Kennedy Dean invite readers to explore God’s promises each and every day and encourage them to reflect on how God’s hand is evident if only we look for it. Each reading includes a Bible verse from that day’s reading in The One Year Bible, a devotional, a prayer, and a quotation that relates to the promise of the day. Each day is an invitation to pursue a closer relationship to God and a reminder that God always keeps his promises.

In Luther after Derrida, Marisa Strizzi argues that Luther's theology has a significant deconstructive drive and, through the careful reading of texts, illustrates how this theology interacts with Derrida's thought.

No one likes to feel weak. Just thinking about our inadequate can fill us with fear and hopelessness. But Rose Marie Miller has a different perspective. For her, true weakness is a gift—born out of a deep sense of need, it drives us to Christ and unleashes all the redeeming energy of God's grace in our lives and others. Rose Marie Miller ...

“Faith then means we assume the confidence of things being real while knowing they are real based upon the confidence that we have in God and His ability to stand behind the evidence of that reality.” PJ EDMUND, Sr. in his well received book, Be Positive Keep A Word of Faith in Your Mouth , he teaches faith is the principle and foundation for all success. It is central to the survival of all of us that believe. In many ways the places of worship that are filled to capacity every weekend deliver instruction in the understanding, the articulation and the application of faith. PJ Edmund, Sr., calls these gatherings universities of faith because they inspire learning about the central theme of our existence and relationship with God. This is where we learn the elements, the rudiments and the establishment of faith! Be Positive: Keep A Word of Faith in Your Mouth speaks to this concept of the university of faith. It describes the many empowering experiences that we must complete to continue to build faith. The path of faith is not always a linear one. It is the culmination of many journeys, eventualities and recommitments.