A little girl stares with amazement at the big city while she grasps her grandfather's hand... A little boy watches his grandmother struggle to collect firewood with only one good leg and an old chair for balance... A modern Cinderella story about a pretty young girl with childhood dreams and an innocent heart. A handsome young man with a drive for the wild side and a passion for living life to the fullest. Can two young lives so completely opposite of each other form a lasting relationship? This true love story is presented in its rawest, most unedited form through the memoirs of two individuals destined to meet and fall in love. ***** I very much enjoyed this book. It takes you back to a time when America seemed a little less crazy, a little more pure. And yet at the heart of it is finding that lifelong love from the perspective of her and him. That love, as wholesome as apple pie, is not defined by time or era, making the book as relevant today as in the period it was written. A wonderful read. --Margie I could easily identify with the characters as I remembered my first date with my husband. It is truly love that brought them together in this story of faith, love, and passion. --Kathy Chappell Wonderful book as I know the author. I loved reading about her and her husband's childhood and their relationship. Excellent read! --Connie Lucas

If you've ever bitten into a green apple only to be startled by the tart flavor that surprisingly wakes you up and makes your eyes water, you already get a sense of the impact O.C. Smith had on his friends, his church, and the world. He was truly a soul of deep spiritual conviction whose God-given talent and warm, inviting personality produced a life that few can match and a message few will ever forget. As you turn each page of this book, prepare yourself to experience a powerful dose of O.C.'s joy, love, wisdom and happiness. Like the eye-opening taste of a crisp green apple, O.C. will wake you up to a new understanding of life that will lift your spirit. We've been told that one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch, but once you read Little Green Apples: God Really Did Make Them! you'll quickly see how one "good" apple can change the world. Book jacket.

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The prequel to the popular Threshold Series by Christa Kinde, Angels All Around is an illustrated short story set in a small town where not everyone is what they seem. Amidst the chaos and confusion, will a new divine Messenger become one little girl’s prince, and a fledgling Guardian become their knight, or will evil take its hold? Includes a bonus first chapter from Book #1 in the Threshold series, The Blue Door!

Discover this simple, ancient, one-pot cooking technique—and over 100 tempting, “tested recipes for main dishes, vegetables, soups, breads and desserts” (The New York Times). For over forty years, The Clay-Pot Cookbook has inspired easy and economical ethnic cooking in the kitchens of amateur and seasoned chefs alike. Demonstrating how versatile one-pot cooking can be, Grover and Georgia Sales revive and modernize clay-pot cooking techniques of the ancient Etruscans. The Clay-Pot Cookbook instructs on the proper use of this device and provides over 100 mouthwatering recipes and delicious desserts. Find out how you can steam vegetables, bake bread, simmer soup, roast meat, and even improvise your own dishes with unexpectedly delightful results in a terra-cotta pot! In addition to being highly economical, the clay pot yields irresistible results. Amateur cooks need not be afraid of this self-basting crockery—after you pre-soak the pot, the oven does the rest of the work. The self-basting nature of the clay pot makes it possible to make a perfect meal every time. Clay-pot cooking offers something for virtually everyone, including: Gourmet cooks Health-conscious cooks Low-budget cooks Vegetarian cooks Amateur cooks Experimental cooks With The Clay-Pot Cookbook (and a clay pot) you can discover an ancient technique—and enter a new and exciting culinary world.

The Whore of Babylon examines the reality of cultural and religious beliefs and customs. Intellectual and moral thoughts have resulted in a revolt against organised religion. It is obsolete; its mythology and ritual has become a rubbish heap of waste products, a warehouse of outmoded relics of barbarism and superstition.Organisations where repression has triumphed in the robes of Revealed Truth, brutality in the garb of God's love, greed and power-seeking on the stilts of high moral claims.More than freedom OF religion we need freedom FROM religion.