When the Philadelphia Phillies signed Dick Allen in 1960, fans of the franchise envisioned bearing witness to feats never before accomplished by a Phillies player. A half-century later, they're still trying to make sense of what they saw. Carrying to the plate baseball's heaviest and loudest bat as well as the burden of being the club's first African American superstar, Allen found both hits and controversy with ease and regularity as he established himself as the premier individualist in a game that prided itself on conformity. As one of his managers observed, "I believe God Almighty hisself would have trouble handling Richie Allen." A brutal pregame fight with teammate Frank Thomas, a dogged determination to be compensated on par with the game's elite, an insistence on living life on his own terms and not management's: what did it all mean? Journalists and fans alike took sides with ferocity, and they take sides still. Despite talent that earned him Rookie of the Year and MVP honors as well as a reputation as one of his era's most feared power hitters, many remember Allen as one of the game's most destructive and divisive forces, while supporters insist that he is the best player not in the Hall of Fame. God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen explains why. Mitchell Nathanson presents Allen's life against the backdrop of organized baseball's continuing desegregation process. Drawing out the larger generational and business shifts in the game, he shows how Allen's career exposed not only the racial double standard that had become entrenched in the wake of the game's integration a generation earlier but also the forces that were bent on preserving the status quo. In the process, God Almighty Hisself unveils the strange and maddening career of a man who somehow managed to fulfill and frustrate expectations all at once.

Dick Allen is considered by some to be the best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame and by others to be the game's most destructive and divisive force—ever. God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen unveils the strange and maddening career of a man who fulfilled and frustrated expectations all at once.

Exodus 3:14God replied to Moses, I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.God is referred to in many different names thoughout the Bible; In fact there are 948 namesand/or titles in reference to God, but only calls Himself by one name: I AM. God does not even refer to Himself as God, many other names are given to God and all are accurate - Our Provider, The One Who Saves, The God of More Than Enough, and on. It is interesting thatGod only refers to Himself in one name "I AM"; Now you will notice that God may refer in scripture "I AM YOUR GOD"; But His reference of Himself is always "I AM" and sometimes followed by a description of what He is in that moment for His people. Throughout this book we will look at the many names of God and those meanings, but more importantly we will see why God only referred to Himself as "I AM" and the significant meaning behind this purposeful reference to Himself.It is so simple, so basic; But it is so powerful: I awoke the day God planted this in my spirit to aloud AND resounding phrase "I AM". I am telling the truth, as a preahcer and a minister Iliterally was shaken awake by an audible voice loud that said "I AM". I had drafted and written a sermon titled I AM years ago, but never felt led to preach, write, or minister on it until that night when I was awoken by this loud audible voice from God Almighty and simply put it was the release in my spirit from God saying tell the world of my amazing presence in, through, and on everyone and everything; Let the believer shout for victory for God is the one who can do anything on your behalf, The God who can deliver you, The God who can redeem you, The God who can satisfy you and only He can fulfill you! = "I AM" - God

This is an interesting, unexpected and self-truth soothing regardless of what you believe and/or practice. It really is time to put away any preconceptions about God and finally realise who you truly are. Bradley Michaels is just another man ending just another workday at just another job. He can list the usual complaints, can point his finger at the usual causes, and he can go about his routine as if one day is absolutely no different from the next. Until God himself just shows up uninvited and shakes up Bradley's entire existence by flaunting his own. It's not fair, but Bradley never claimed life is. And he tries to handle the new, omniscient presence in his head with calm attention and cool collectedness. But God happens to be a bit of a kid. He likes to joke, to prod, to stir things up. And what God sets his mind to, God succeeds at. Just as Bradley believes he's got life all figured out, God has to throw a wrench into it. But not at all in the way that Bradley-or you-can expect. Just when you think life is going according to plan, you find out your plan sucks. And it's time for a new one.

Saint Poet Kabir Was Illiterate By Choice. He Was Of The Firm View That If One Realises The Value Of The Two Letters Of The Alphabet R And M Which Make The Name Of Shri Rama There Was No Need To Bother About The Rest Of The Fifty-Four Alphabets Which Might As Well Be Washed Down The River As Being Of No Value. But Kabir Also Emphasised That The True Value Of Shri Rama Should Be Realised Which Will Help Man To Realise The Intrinsic Value Of God And Ingrain True And Deep Love For The Lord. And Kabir Acted Accordingly As He Has Shown In His Songs And Maxims Which Flowed From His Lips In Thousands. The Maxims Selected For This Book Through Small In Number Being 160 In All Show How Deep And Broad Were His Realisation.