I May Be a Junkie, but I’m Not Garbage is a story of addiction, transformation, and healing. In his book, Lucian will share with you his own story of pain, illness, and his own healing journey after coming to sobriety. Here, you will begin to form an understanding of how addictive behavior forms, the mechanisms that keep it intact, as well as how to remove and replace the thoughts and behaviors that drive it. Lucian will share with you tools and techniques he has learned, driving his success passing those tools to the reader. Through this book, you will learn how any individual can go from feeling like garbage to gold though realization of their own inner strength and personal power.”I May Be a Junkie, but I”m Not Garbage” will transform your views on the subject of addiction, as well as the process of liberation from it. Through steps clearly outlined within these pages, Lucian will provide knowledge and experience gained through his own personal journey in a way that you can apply to yours. By addressing the physical, mental and emotional components of the self, this book can be used as a tool to revolutionize your reality and see immediate change. This is not just for individuals living with drug or alcohol addiction, but any dependency that controls your thoughts or actions. This book is not just for the afflicted, but any person around them. Spouse, Parent, or friend, “I May Be a Junkie, but I’m Not Garbage” is for you. This is a story of hope through despair, and healing after trauma. This story was written to bring hope to those without it, and light to those in dark places. You are not alone.

Women long to be loved, to be known, to be understood. But who can meet those needs at their deepest level? Only the One who created women--who knows them by name and who designed them--can bring fulfillment that truly satisfies. "Letting God Meet Your Emotional Needs" shows how God desires to help every woman: I need acceptance... God loves, forgives, and accepts I need security... God promises He will never leave I need to feel pretty... Christ sees me as new, spotless I need a companion... He is the perfect friend I need communication... He talks to me intimately through His Word Formerly "Heart Hunger."

Any politician or pundit will agree: we live in a violent and dangerous age. Our pent-up anger and rage fills our households and spills over into our neighborhoods and streets, leaving African American families who live in poverty and with limited capability to ward off shame and self-contempt as its unfortunate victims. ADVANCED PRAISE FOR THEOLOGY FOR A VIOLENT AGE There are many ideas in this little volume and they are meaningful. They set the stage for an interpretation of certain African American youth and by implication other youth who are similarly situated in American Society. ARCHIE SMITH, Jr., PhD James and Clarice Foster Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Counseling, Pacific School of Religion In attempting to uncover the self-knowledge of African American people as reflected in Black dramatic literature as conviction or secular theology, Woody Carter simultaneously reveals the dominant forces that influence Black life and the critical necessity to stand on our own (African) cultural ground. All Black thinkers, from intellectuals and scholars to teachers, preachers and parents to mental health workers, futurist and community activist, who have struggled with the dilemma of DuBoiss double consciousness and the significance of religion in the Black community, both of which I believe have never been properly understood, will find Theology for a Violent Age informative, insightful, and a strong provocation and challenge for the reader to continue to seek the core essence of being Black and the searchlights necessary to envision our full humanity as more than reactions to white supremacy and racial domination and oppression. Theology for a Violent Age is deserving of a critical read and methodical application against the problems of our time. DR. WADE W. NOBLES Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University; Executive Director, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life & Culture; Co-Founder and Past President, Association of Black Psychologists and author of Seeking the Sakhu: Foundational Readings in African Psychology, Third World Press. Chicago, 2009

At the time of Paul's letter, the Galatians had been led astray from Paul's faith- centered teachings of the gospel by individuals proposing 'another gospel.' This other gospel centered around salvation through legalism, a problem still evident in the church body today. Author Dana Kruckenberg breaks down the message of Paul's letter with poignant lessons from her life and urges you to examine your own faith through study guide questions. Whether alone or in a group, this Bible study will help you get a better understanding of what it means to be saved through faith, not works. 'Dana Kruckenberg's walk through Galatians feels like a pleasant walk with a close friend. With warmth, wisdom, and her own personal stories, she takes her readers on an insightful, heart-stirring journey that brings Scripture to life and applies it in beautiful ways to our everyday lives. Read and enjoy!' -Carole Gift Page, author of Hawaiian Dreams and Becoming a Woman of Passion

In Images of Mothers in Literature for Young Adults, the characteristics of mothers in contemporary society are examined. Their sociological roles as wage earners, family members, and women in general are also described. The portrayal of mothers in books for young people is analyzed and a comparison between real-life and fictional mothers is made. The significance of the similarities and differences between the two is discussed with respect to young adult experiences and development. The study concludes by taking a look at how the young adult readers' perceptions can relate to discussions both at home and at school.