I Am a Servant


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The Gospel of Mark tells about many things that Jesus did. It is the action gospel that shows us what it means to be a servant. Mark shows us that Jesus came to show us how to serve. Being a servant is a choice we have to make. We live in a selfish world where it is not easy to think of others before you think of yourself. In these thirty-nine studies for small groups or individuals, you will find help to follow Jesuss example of serving others. Most of the verses in the Gospel of Mark are covered in these studies. The key to finding lasting JOY in life is found in putting Jesus first, Others next, and Yourself last. This book is not meant to be a commentary on the Gospel of Mark. Each study has questions at the end that can be used to review or start discussions. This book will help you understand the gospel better, and you will have a better understanding of what it means to be a servant.




Wine and the Vine


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Provides an introduction to the historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade from prehistory to the present, considering wine as a symbol, rich in meaning and a commercial product of great economic importance to specific regions.




Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words


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This classic word study resource allows you to study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without spending years learning Greek or Hebrew. A great resource for students, seasoned pastors, and anyone who enjoys biblical word studies--even if they have little to no formal training in Hebrew or Greek. Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary: Contains over 6,000 key biblical words, describing word frequency, usage, and meaning as fully as possible. Serves as a dictionary, commentary, and comprehensive topical concordance all in one volume. Includes the widely used numbering system found in The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Contains an introduction describing the history of the languages in which the Bible was written and other orientating data on how the modern Bible came about. This classic reference tool has helped thousands dig deeper into the meaning of the biblical text and will enlighten Bible students to the riches of God's truth in Scripture, opening up God's word as it has never been opened before. This is the most affordable complete edition of Vine's famous Old and New Testament dictionaries available.




Wine and the Vine


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Very few books have products as diverse as those of the grape vine: even fewer have products with such a cultural significance. Wine and the Vine provides an introduction to the historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade from prehistory to the present. It considers wine as both a unique expression of the interaction of people in a particular environment, rich in symbol and meaning, and a commercial product of great economic importance to particular regions.




Sapphira and the Slave Girl


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Willa Cather’s twelfth and final novel, Sapphira and the Slave Girl, is her most intense fictional engagement with political and personal conflict. Set in Cather’s Virginia birthplace in 1856, the novel draws on family and local history and the escalating conflicts of the last years of slavery—conflicts in which Cather’s family members were deeply involved, both as slave owners and as opponents of slavery. Cather, at five years old, appears as a character in an unprecedented first-person epilogue. Tapping her earliest memories, Cather powerfully and sparely renders a Virginia world that is simultaneously beautiful and, as she said, “terrible.” The historical essay and explanatory notes explore the novel’s grounding in family, local, and national history; show how southern cultures continually shaped Cather’s life and work, culminating with this novel; and trace the progress of Cather’s research and composition during years of grief and loss that she described as the worst of her life. More early drafts, including manuscript fragments, are available for Sapphira and the Slave Girl than for any other Cather novel, and the revealing textual essay draws on this rich resource to provide new insights into Cather’s composition process.







Ten Kids, No Pets


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Newbery Honor medalist Ann M. Martin's funny, insightful take on pets and family -- now with a spectacular new cover. There are ten siblings in the Rosso family. Ten individuals with ten different ways of looking at things. But they all have one thing in common: Each of them wants a pet. The only problem is that their mom does not: "No pets," she has always said. "Ten kids is enough." But now that the Rosso family is moving from the big city to the country, there are big changes ahead, including a new farmhouse and lots of nature. But the Rosso kids will still need to figure out a plan to change mom's mind. . . .




The Shattered Vine


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A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.




Memoirs of My Last Year of COVID-19


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It is the author’s final documentary book on COVID-19, number Eight as it ended! A total series of Eight books covering, from author’s perspective, the entire journey, since the very beginning of SARS-COV-2 Late 2019. Memoirs are written as events had occurred and interpreted with the author’s personal views and experiences. The book contains much of the author’s philosophically and spiritual meditations as well. The last year of COVID Pandemic is an interesting transition to what is known as the “New Norm”. Many stories of daily events are shared, not only as a frontline Physician, Anesthesiologist and Neurosurgeon but also as a Christian believer with deep spiritual reflections on various events accompanied COVID-19 pandemic! The book contains so much of patients successes, experiences and testimonials. Although it is gone but the historic flashback of the global pandemic, is a living reality and my eight books shall be forever be documentaries to the coming generations of what the world has went through and how we all together in faith in our Lord Jesus survived its brutality! Living Through The Lat Year Of Global COVID Emergency Declaration: Events and Personal Experiences, Thoughts and Views: My Memoir Post- COVID-19 2022-2023 The Precious times and Painful ones!




Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275–425


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Capitalizing on the rich historical record of late antiquity, and employing sophisticated methodologies from social and economic history, this book reinterprets the end of Roman slavery. Kyle Harper challenges traditional interpretations of a transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages, arguing instead that a deep divide runs through 'late antiquity', separating the Roman slave system from its early medieval successors. In the process, he covers the economic, social and institutional dimensions of ancient slavery and presents the most comprehensive analytical treatment of a pre-modern slave system now available. By scouring the late antique record, he has uncovered a wealth of new material, providing fresh insights into the ancient slave system, including slavery's role in agriculture and textile production, its relation to sexual exploitation, and the dynamics of social honor. By demonstrating the vitality of slavery into the later Roman empire, the author shows that Christianity triumphed amidst a genuine slave society.