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This book, Rays of Wisdom, follows in the footsteps of that mode of learning, by offering a variety of stories with underlying meaning. Many of these stories are based on day-to-day life that happens right in front of us. No matter how painful the experience may have been, it has a purpose, which is to teach us something and make us stronger.

This is your journal. Let these daily reflections serve as a springboard for your own deepest thoughts, imaginings, dreams, and aspirations. Journaling is a wonderful way to flow ourselves onto the page to better see the many facets of who we are. Each one of us are at different levels of understanding...

The real victories of our lives frequently can be found after the storms, in glimpses of small glories. In the midst of the storms of our lives, we often find mountains which appear impossible to climb. Many times we reach the top, only to discover there is yet a higher mountain to climb. Sometimes...

The storytelling begins with the first child of Peter and Ruby Hester’s family. Friday night enjoyment time is conducted by my daddy through sharing moments with the children named Sue Ann, Henry, and Jacquelyn (me). Every Friday, the television will be turned off at 2:00 p.m., and the family will...

J. G. Mack tells a story about a genius yet aloof young man, Charlie Taylor, who takes us on a journey that questions our own sanity. What if we were in his shoes? How would we react to the many challenges this young man faced? Have you ever been misdiagnosed? Most of us have, at one point in our...

The purpose of this book is to address a popular debate in America right now. Imagine that youre political candidate running for office and you have an upcoming debate in which you will be defending your position on Obamacare. Your argument broadsheets are due two days from now, one week from now,...

You may start out this Christian race with others but it doesnt mean that they will finish it out with youjust like the story of Lot and his wife, they were given the command to leave the city, however, there were clear instructions to flee but not to look back at the destruction that was taking place,...

This book addresses the actual power of the media. We are bombarded with ads that sell food not worthy of feeding to our pets. We have become hypnotized into thinking we must eat what they're selling us and we believe everything they say. They have an ability to get into our senses making us crave...

A few months after our arrival in Scranton, I finally get up the Courage to ask Grandma Resuba the Question that is constantly on my mind. Why do you hate us so much? I say to her. When mommy was here, you gave us milk and cookies and let us sit in your kitchen. For the first time since we arrived,...

Todays modern technology and scientific knowledge contradicts all religious dogma created in ancient times by ignorant and superstitious people who had just learned to write. Modern science can test the strength of ones faith and it can make him a skeptic, causing him to discard the religious beliefs...

I didnt have a clue what God had planned for my future, which was preparing me for not only just a mission field relating to the homeless, but so engraving into my heart and mind, by personal experience it ended up, the way most of them feel about their circumstances. They all have their own story....

Opening Proverb There is an African proverb that says, "A cockroach knows how to sing and dance, but it is the hen that prevents it from performing its art during the day." What does this mean? Well, in many African villages it is not uncommon to see a hungry hen running around pecking...

A STORY about the life of a BLACK BOY growing up on the SOUTH SIDE of CHGO. The streets werent so mean then, YOU HAD A LIFE WORTH LIVING. You could have an adventure and LIVE to tell about it. Adventures like, Flying a kite, playing baseball, making bows & arrows, stealing bikes and lunches from...

Khalil Totahs life spanned the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate in Palestine, and the foundation of the state of Israel. His passion for education drove him to leave his native Palestine for the US in 1906 to complete his education, which culminated in a PhD from Columbia University....