Your Land Or Your Life

I still remember the day my father pointed to a huge Mesquite tree about a block from my house where I grew up. As we were walking towards town, he stopped and told me that when he was about twelve years old he found a man hanging from that particular tree. He told me he ran home and brought his dad and a neighbor. I asked him who had done it. He told me that the Texas Rangers had hung him. I was about eight years old. He also told me that I was too young to understand those things but that I would when I got older. As I got older, I continued to hear stories that were similar and then I understood the horror and injustice. Before I die, I feel obligated to share the truth hidden from our history books. I dedicate this short novel in memory of the victims of greedy land grabbers and evil Texas Rangers who committed the atrocities. This story may be categorized as a short novel and fiction. So be it. It is, however, a story of the horrific acts of bigotry, greed, and murder committed in South Texas. May we all follow God's Golden Rule; God Bless

A major American poet faces her own native land, her own life, and the result is a volume of compelling, transforming poems. The book includes two extraordinary longer works: the self-exploratory "Sources" and "Contradictions—Tracking Poems," an ongoing index of an American woman's life. The poet writes, "In these poems I have been trying to speak from, and of, and to, my country. To speak of a different claim from those staked by the patriots of the sword; to speak of the land itself, the cities, and of the imaginations that have dwelt here, at risk, unfree, assaulted, erased. I believe more than ever that the search for justice and compassion is the great wellspring for poetry in our time, throughout the world, though the theme of despair has been canonized in this country. I draw strength from the traditions of all those who, with every reason to despair, have refused to do so."

"Your Playlist Can Change Your Life is the first book to offer scientifically proven methods for using your favorite music to enhance your life. You'll discover how you can use the tunes you love to: Relieve anxiety; Increase your alertness; Feel happier; Organize your brain; Sharpen your memory; Improve your mood; Live creatively; Enhance your ability to fight off stress, insomnia, depression, and even addiction"--Page 4 of cover.

The Script: Choose Your Prophetic Story, Change Your Life Have you ever felt as though your life is stuck in a pattern?Would you like a clear, simple message to help yourself—and others—break free of limitations and live your God-appointed destiny?Are you seeking to understand your prophetic calling? God has a story for your life. It is a prophetic story; the story of an abundant life—full of faith and purpose. Your Father’s story is that He is redeeming things of the past, and that He has a destiny for you to stride confidently into. ‘The script’ is any story-line that is at work in your life, that is not in accordance with God’s Word—and what He says about you A counterfeit script can originate from from past traumas or hurts, or arise from the opinions or actions of others. It can be a generational story-line. It can even arise from a limiting factor in real life - and sound very reasonable until you hold it up against God's Word. But God has a prophetic story for your life, and a calling and destiny that no one else can fulfil. You do not have to put up with that old script any longer! It's time to break out, discover and walk in your prophetic destiny. Signs of a counterfeit script at work include: There is a story you tell yourself (and others) of why you get stuck and do not move forward in some area of your lifeThere is something your life is characterized by, that is not in accordance with God’s wordYou experience a prevailing mood or atmosphere that is not ‘righteousness peace and joy’There are recurring cycles of limitation or failure in your life, or that of your familyYou experience anxiety in the area of your future, relationships, finances, or healthThere are limitations that threaten your ability to live the destiny God has prepared for you In ‘The Script: Choose Your Prophetic Story, Change Your Life’ you will receive clear guidelines to help you identify and break free of every counterfeit storyline and step boldly into God’s prophetic purpose for your life. In ‘The Script: Choose Your Prophetic Story Change Your Life’ you will learn: What a script is, and five ways it can come into operationHow to identify and defeat a counterfeit scriptHow to identify and break a generational storyline (curse)How to replace the script with God’s prophetic story for your lifeKey questions that will help you identify your prophetic calling In ‘The Script: Choose Your Prophetic Story Change Your Life’ Helen shares her own testimonies of breaking free from personal and generational scripts, and encourages you to live a life empowered by the Word of God. Chapter Summary: 1. Jesus, Deliverer 2. The Script 3. Where Does a Script Come from? 4. How to Defeat the Script 5. Replace The Script with God’s Prophetic Story for Your Life 6. Two Script-Breaking Truths 7. How to Identify Your Prophetic Calling 8. It’s Time to Move On Prayer and Declaration

Our Land is Our Lifeis a rare opportunity to sit down with Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Marcia Langton, Michael Dodson and Patrick Dodson, Noel Person, Lois O'Donoghue, Michael Mansell, Peter Yu, and many more whose names appear in the daily media. In this collection the most influential indigenous leaders of our time provide analyses and reveal their passions for their people and land, and for the Australia we all want to call home.

All of us live with some sort of longing in our hearts—a gap between the life we want and the life we actually have. As we try to navigate this sense of longing and the circumstances we desperately wish would change, we try to hang on to the belief that God will fulfill our desires, while waiting to see the answers to our prayers realized. For some, those prayers are answered. Yet for others, the longing persists, making us weary at best and debilitated at worst. Living this way leaves us asking the same questions: “How do I find God’s joy in this life when it isn’t the life I hoped for?” or “How do I deal with the gap between the life I want and the life I’ve been given?” In this powerful book, Bible teacher and fellow traveler down the well-worn road of unmet longings Elizabeth Woodson equips you for joyful living in that gap. As you walk with Elizabeth through some key biblical passages in the book of Joshua and beyond, you’ll learn to: Realize joy is possible Avoid emotional escapism and naïve blindness to reality Have your eyes opened to what “biblical contentment” really means Enjoy God’s unfailing presence Understand your divine calling Through biblical wisdom, personal stories, and practical advice, Elizabeth shares life-changing truth that has the heart-healing power you’ve been searching for, and helps you walk through your current life situations from a new perspective—one that embraces actual, real, deep joy in the midst of the inevitable longings of life.

"I was dying from the inside out and could envision nothing life giving, nothing energizing, nothing vital happening in my life. Ever. Again." Many of us can identify with pastor Kai Nilsen in this place of exhaustion and long to find a source of refreshment. This book shows us the way to the wellspring of the Holy Spirit. When we find the energy for creative life change in God, we discover the courage to say no to an addiction and yes to life gain new insight to how we are designed and linked to the web of creation forgive others and reconnect relationships participate in loving service with and for others If you are ready for renewal, then the life-giving spiritual practices in this book will point the way.