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“If you take that money with you, I’ll wait until you have spent it. Then I will show you that I am able to look after you.” Children of God is an amazing true story about faith and fear, letting it go and trust—and God’s incredible provision in the middle of impossible situations. The events...

Le sermon sur la montagne est la prédication la plus connue au monde et peut-être aussi la plus mal comprise des Évangiles. Cet ouvrage se présente comme un guide de lecture simple et pratique pour en décoder le sens profond. Son illustre auteur, Saint Augustin, introduit ainsi ce passage de...

EXTRAIT: Œdipe croyait bien l’avoir vaincu, le monstre immortel ! vaincu à jamais ! et, pour sa victoire, les Thébains stupides l’avaient fait roi et quasi-Dieu, ce divinateur aux pieds gonflés, cet aveugle terrible, parricide et incestueux sans...

EXTRAIT: Ceci n’est pas même une anecdote. C’est à peine un souvenir, une sorte d’impression qui fut profonde, mais que vingt années environ d’une vie très chienne ont presque effacée. J’appartenais en 1870 à un corps franc commandé...

EXTRAIT: Les chrétiens ne croient pas à la mort. « Vita mutatur, non tollitur, dit la Liturgie : La vie est changée, elle n’est pas ôtée. » Si quelqu’un a voulu cela, c’est le pauvre Villiers de l’Isle-Adam....

EXTRAIT: Jacques se jugea simplement ignoble. C’était odieux de rester là, dans l’obscurité, comme un espion sacrilège, pendant que cette femme, si parfaitement inconnue de lui, se confessait. Mais alors, il aurait fallu partir tout de suite, aussitôt...

What does it mean to be a man? Moreover, how do you as a father instill that reality in your son? By Raising a Modern-Day Knight. The medieval custom of knighthood offers a unique approach to shaping a boy into a strong, godly man. Centuries ago, select boys went through a rigorous, years-long...

It has become a matter of literary tradition, in Holland and out of it, that the choral drama of "Lucifer" is the great masterpiece of Dutch literature. The Dutch critics, however, are by no manner of means unanimous in this opinion. In point of fact, it has been assigned by some a place...

During the Iraq war I realized that all the nations of the earth were living in the apartment complex with us here and we get on well. We have our differences and so it should be but we live together and there are no small wars. We all talk a lot together and are constantly surprised by our similarities....

Although this book deals with the story of Mike's mother dying of breast cancer it is still a life-affirming story, in which you will follow her mother's illness and death from a child's point of view. Although what we are most sure of in life is death, many adults find it difficult to relate to death...

If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation. But if that which tends to make us happier and better can be called useful, then we claim that epithet for our subject....

Football is the greatest game in the world. Place can not be found in the world where it is not played. As Eusebio wisely said: ”Anyone can play whether you are poor or rich. All you need is space and a ball”. Football players and coaches are known from colorful language. Most of the quotes in this...

This 90-day devotional is a perfect way for kingdom couples to start the day together remembering the principles they are learning in the Kingdom Marriage book, DVD Video Curriculum, or Participant’s Guide. Couples will find daily inspiration to step together into the full role God has for them...

Abandoned by his parents when he was just three years old, Rob Mitchell began his journey as one of the last “lifers” in an American orphanage. As Rob’s loneliness and rage grew, his hope shrank. Would he ever find a real family or a place to call home? Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and...