![]() Rosie realizes they never talk anymore-she doesn’t know how to talk to him about the restaurant-and she decides their stagnant marriage must change if she’s going to change the rest of her life. ![]() Dominic and Rosie’s sex life is as explosive and satisfying as ever, but it also illustrates the holes in the rest of their marriage. She decides to pursue her dream of opening a restaurant specializing in the Argentinian cuisine she learned from her beloved mother. Ten years later, Rosie realizes she’s tired of working at the department store perfume counter. ![]() Rosie and Dominic Vega were middle school sweethearts who married right before Dominic deployed with the Army after high school. A working-class couple on Long Island fights to save their marriage. ![]()
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![]() I cannot begin to do justice to MMT in this short column. ![]() ![]() But that constraint is inflationary pressures, not the deficit. Kelton states, “The majority of economists remain wedded to a fifty-year-old doctrine that relies on human suffering to fight inflation … If it takes eight or ten million unemployed people to stabilize prices, then that is how the Fed defines full employment.” And yes, there is a constraint on how much the government can spend. The real deficit of our nation is unemployment. “The Deficit Myth” suggests that government spending and taxation should be used to achieve full employment and that federal deficits are good for the economy. What is important is that our economy balances. ![]() And why might this be? MMT tells us our government can print as much money as needed. government, rather than a hard commodity) that unlike a household, it does not need to balance the budget. ![]() has a fiat currency, (in other words our currency is backed by the U.S. It is puzzling as to why (in the midst of all the controversy and dismay about raising the debt ceiling limit) no one has discussed Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) as an alternative. Economist Stephanie Kelton in her book “The Deficit Myth” explains this theory and how it gives us a new way of thinking about our ongoing budget deficit dilemma. Laurie Hyland: Debt: Modern Monetary Theory may be better way to think about budget deficit ![]() ![]() There's no magic or magical creatures involved. I'm tempted to call this action-packed book #1 of a planned trilogy a fantasy, but that's not quite right. He has no wish to be chosen to impersonate the prince yet he chooses not to attempt escape, though he does escape his room nightly to roam the castle discovering its nooks and crannies and secret passages. Sage feels equal parts revulsion and intrigue over Conner's plans. Sage claims this is treason, Conner claims he's saving Carthya. Jaron was the youngest child who disappeared four years earlier and, while presumed dead, his body was recovered. Conner hopes to train the boys to impersonate Prince Jaron. ![]() Once they arrive at Conner's castle, they learn that the royal family of the kingdom of Carthya have been poisoned but this news has been suppressed. When one of the boys is brutally murdered, the remaining boys, including Sage, are cowed into submission. They all take an instant dislike to Sage. It turns out he is not the only orphan purchased by Conner, three other boys are more or less more willing purchases. Sage is not interested in being part of this transaction he mouths off and attempts escape many times. ![]() We meet him as he is purchased from his orphanage by a nobleman named Conner. This story is narrated by a snarky, sarcastic fourteen-year-old orphan named Sage. Unabridged audiobook on 7 compact discs, 8 hours, 14 minutes. ![]() ![]() As a whole, the novel carries a pro-Christian message. ![]() Consequently, several historical figures appear in the book. ![]() Sienkiewicz studied the Roman Empire extensively before writing the novel, with the aim of getting historical details correct. It takes place in the city of Rome under the rule of emperor Nero, c. The novel Quo Vadis tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Lygia (Ligia in Polish) and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician. ![]() Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. ![]() Scene from the novel, entitled "Ligia leaves Aulus' house", illustration by Domenico Mastroianni, postcard from 1913, published by Armand Noyer, Paris. ![]() ![]() ![]() Later, walking to the fields, the overseer sits high on his horse with a gun. ![]() The angry overseer comes to their cabin with dogs, hitting the parents. By Thursday, it's clear that Ben and his friends have run away. Ben gives his sister a handmade doll made of twigs and clothe, kisses her and whispers "Good-bye" then heads to the fields with his friends. This week, Monday and Tuesday are the same. The narrator heads to Miss Sarah Mae's with the other young children too young to work in the fields. We eat." Then, Daddy, Mama, and older brother Ben head to the fields with the other enslaved people, watched by the overseer on horseback. And each day mirrors every other day: "Daddy gathers wood. Each day begins the same way as her family wakes up to the ringing of the overseer's bell while is it still dark outside. ![]() In this beautifully illustrated picture book, James Ransome poignantly and realistically captures one week in the life of an enslaved family as seen through the eyes of their young daughter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jane Austen: The prolific novelist with a deep and sincere Christian faith that she expressed in her stories. Sarah Edwards: The wife of Jonathan Edwards and model of sincere delight in Christ. Margaret Baxter: The faithful wife to pastor Richard Baxter who met persecution with grace and joy.Įsther Edwards Burr: The daughter of Jonathan Edwards whose life modeled biblical friendship.Īnne Dutton: The innovative author whose theological works left a significant literary legacy.Īnn Judson: The wife of Adoniram Judson and pioneer missionary in the American evangelical missions movement. Jane Grey: The courageous Protestant martyr who held fast to her conviction that salvation is by faith alone even to the point of death.Īnne Steele: The great hymn writer whose work continues to help the church worship in song today. Haykin FRHistS is the Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality. Haykin highlights the lives of eight of these women who changed the course of history, showing how they lived out their unique callings despite challenges and opposition-inspiring modern men and women to imitate their godly examples today. historian Michael Haykin reminds Christians of women from previous. Throughout history, women have been crucial to the growth and flourishing of the church. Read the Stories of Eight Remarkable Women and Their Vital Contributions to Church History ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Representation of women in Greek mythologyĪRIADNE by Jennifer Saint, 2021, Wildfire BooksĮLEKTRA by Jennifer Saint, 2022, Wildfire Books Expertise and public engagement.Jennifer has a BA in Classical Studies from King's College, London and had a career as a secondary school English teacher for thirteen years. Her novels have sold around the world and been translated into several languages. ELEKTRA was the Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month in April 2022 and entered the Sunday Times bestseller chart at #1. It was also shortlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Blogger's Book Prize in 2022. ARIADNE was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year in 2021 and was Book of the Month in January 2022. Jennifer Saint is the Sunday Times bestselling author of female-centred retellings of Greek mythology ARIADNE (2021) and ELEKTRA (2022), with ATALANTA to come in 2023. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gratitude journal, Gratitude Expressions.Together they have also written, Straight Talk! The Truth About Estate Planningand Straight Talk! What to do When Someone Dies. Peggy is a co-author with Deborah Roser of, Thank Everybody for Everything! Grow your Life and Your Business with Gratitude, and the companion five-year Like a Library Burning – Sharing andSaving a Lifetime of Stories, which addresses the why and how of protecting Peggy is co-author with Scott Farnsworth of Of supplementing legal estate planning with personal instructions Women in Transition – Navigating the Legaland Financial Challenges in Your Lifecreated for all women as they learn, Individuals in today’s society A Matterof Trust – The Importance of Personal Instructions stressing the importance Pollock: Special People, Special Planning – Creatinga Safe Legal Haven for Families with Special Needs designed to educateįamilies about the planning options and protections for their special needsįamily members Loving Without a License– An Estate Planning Survival Guide for Unmarried Couples and Same SexPartners, created to address the unique planning needs of unmarried ![]() She is a co-author of the following books with Candace M. Guide for pet owners who want to include their pets as part of their estate Is the author of All My Children Wear FurCoats – How to Leave a Legacy to Your Pet, an informative and inspirational ![]() ![]() ![]() What would grace be if it were not cheap?.Ĭheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Since the cost was infinite, the possibilities of using and spending it are infinite. ![]() ![]() Grace without price grace without cost! The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing. Grace is represented as the Church's inexhaustible treasury, from which she showers blessings with generous hands, without asking questions or fixing limits. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. “Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjacks' wares. ![]() ![]() Following fishermen and fortune-tellers, widows and drunks, and one errant hippopotamus, this new translation of stories by the Man Booker-listed author of Confession of the Lioness rediscovers possibility and what it means to be reborn. The scintillating conclusion to the critically acclaimed historical saga: the Jan Michalski Prizewinning Sands of the Emperor trilogy. Published in the aftermath of Mozambique's bloody civil war, Mia Couto's third collection seeks out the places violence could not reach, the places where, the author writes, "every man is the same: pretending he's here, dreaming of going away, and plotting his return." Shifting masterfully between forms-creation tale to meditation, playful comedy to magical twist-these stories grapple with questions of what's been lost and what can be reclaimed, what future exists for a country that broke the yoke of colonialism only to descend into internecine war, what is Mozambican and what is Mozambique. ![]() Where man remains, a seed, too, survives, a dream to inseminate time. ![]() “After the war, I thought all that was left was ashes, hollow ruins. ![]() |