Triumphant Warrior

Author : Peter D. Shay
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781504059312

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Triumphant Warrior by Peter D. Shay Pdf

The true story of Bronze Star recipient Allen Weseleskey and his high-risk rescue mission, carried out under heavy fire in Vietnam. Includes photos. When the going is fast and rough, I will not falter. I will be uncompromising in every blow I strike. I will be humble in victory. I am a United States Navy Flyer. —from “A Navy Flyer’s Creed” Barely a month after the start of the Tet Offensive in 1968, a Navy flyer applied this creed—and dared to risk not only his career but also his and his fellow aircrewmen’s lives in rescuing a wounded US Army advisor only moments from certain battlefield death. The pilot, Lt. Cdr. Allen E. “Wes” Weseleskey, had been assigned to the Navy’s Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, the “Seawolves,” at the Vinh Long Army Airfield. His controversial mission took place in March 1968 in the Mekong Delta region. Two ARVN companies were being overwhelmed and despite coming under heavy fire, Weseleskey decided to go in and rescue as many survivors as possible. The accompanying Seawolf was forced to turn back after taking hits, but Weseleskey, with the agreement of his crew, persisted—flying so low under the treeline that they were out of reach of the VC rocket launchers. Weseleskey was awarded the Bronze Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Navy Cross during his service. This is his story, from early assignments, clashes with superior officers, missions and rescues during the Tet Offensive, to homecoming. It is the story of a quintessential flyer, an American hero who was prepared to speak his mind and take risks—and of the vital role of the Seawolves in the Vietnam War.

Author : Danny Callahan
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606474907

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Triumphant Warriors in a Turbulent World by Danny Callahan Pdf

The Bible clearly tells us that the end of time is near. The devil is constantly assaulting God's people with devastating forms of spiritual warfare. This war is being waged world wide. The battlefield is in the heart of every believer and the souls of mankind are the prize. We, as Christians, must not fear and give up. God is on our side and we will win. We are instructed to put on the whole armor of God. But what are our weapons? How do we learn to use them? How do we fight an unseen enemy? What does God expect of us? Can we really be victorious? The purpose of this book is to show how God's Word answers these questions. It is my desire that you fully comprehend what God has given to me, so - "I've tried to write it, so that you can understand it." In 1970, while a senior at the University of Georgia, Danny Callahan, received his calling into the ministry. God's words were crystal clear that day, as He shared His will for Danny's life. Then the Lord ended His instructions with these words, "I want you to say it so that they can understand." After graduation Danny entered the job market and pursued his own dreams. But "the calling" haunted him day and night. After struggling for two years, he surrendered his will to God, and his life has never been the same. He started his first youth group in 1973 and served as a youth minister for the next twenty years. In August of 1993 he accepted the pastorate of Kettle Creek Church, in Waycross, Georgia. He has faithfully ministered there for the past fifteen years and continues to humbly serve as their Shepherd.

Author : William Webb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567623904

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Returning Home by William Webb Pdf

The text of 2 Cor. 6.14-7.1, commonly called the 'fragment', has been the focus of much debate, due largely to its enigmatic presence within the context of 2.14-7.4. This work forges a new line of research on the problem of contextual disruption through an examination of the Old Testament traditions used within the fragment (their source, redactional focus and theology). Next, a similar traditions study is pursued in the current literary context of 2.14-7.4. A surprising degree of continuity between the fragment and its context is discovered in the use of Old Testament traditions, particularly those relating to new covenant and second exodus (exilic return) traditions. From this investigation a contextual hypothesis is proposed, along with a critique of competing contextual theories. The book concludes with two appendices which apply the contextual hypothesis to the crucial interpretative issue in 6.14a. Although the author's contextual hypothesis is not dependent upon any one interpretative solution in 6.14a, it nonetheless offers some fresh insight into the questions of who the 'unbelievers' are and what the 'unequal yoke' is.

Author : John Richardson
Publisher : Digital Antiquaria
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781580573030

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Wacousta by John Richardson Pdf

Originally published in 1832, Wacousta is a tale of the conspiracy of Ottawa chief Pontiac, who organized an alliance to drive the English from the lands of the Indians after the French and Indian War (1755-1763). The author was the first Canadian novelist to write in English, and John Richardson (1796-1852) still ranks as one of Canada's literary icons. Wacousta is not really an Indian, but an Englishman masquerading as an Indian to achieve his revenge. However, he is not really an Englishman, either, as he had served in Montcalm's French army at the battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759). Therein lies the essence of the Canadian soul, a combination of English, French and American features - both good and bad.This masterfully crafted eBook is a faithful and unabridged presentation of the first edition. It is fully searchable and fully printable. (386pp, 2.65 Mb)

Author : Lori Boornazian Diel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216051015

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Aztec Codices by Lori Boornazian Diel Pdf

From the migration of the Aztecs to the rise of the empire and its eventual demise, this book covers Aztec history in full, analyzing conceptions of time, religion, and more through codices to offer an inside look at daily life. This book focuses on two main areas: Aztec history and Aztec culture. Early chapters deal with Aztec history—the first providing a visual record of the story of the Aztec migration and search for their destined homeland of Tenochtitlan, and the second exploring how the Aztecs built their empire. Later chapters explain life in the Aztec world, focusing on Aztec conceptions of time and religion, the Aztec economy, the life cycle, and daily life. The book ends with an account of the fall of the empire, as illustrated by Aztec artists. With sections concerning a wide variety of topics—from the Aztec pantheon to war, agriculture, childhood, marriage, diet, justice, the arts, and sports, among many others—readers will gain an expansive understanding of life in the Aztec world.

Author : Wayne Moore
Publisher : Wayne Moore
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692224564

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Triumphant Warrior by Wayne Moore Pdf

Triumphant Warrior is an incredible and compelling story of how Wayne Moore found strength through struggle after finding himself in prison for protesting the institutionalized racial discrimination and hostilities surrounding court-ordered desegregation in Wilmington N.C. . Wayne was sentenced to nearly thirty years in prison after state and federal officials conspired together, to unjustly frame him and the other members of the Wilmington Ten. A riveting and soul stirring account of one man's triumph over injustice. Wayne writes "Today, four members of the Wilmington Ten are no longer with us in body. But in so many ways they, like all of us, will live on as witnesses, as well as markers in the road to better intersections toward the just and the humane. I hope this memoir can be a map to such a place where truth is everlasting and always liberating." Wayne Moore is founder of the Wilmington Ten Foundation for Social Justice. His foundation is dedicated to serving youth and families in Wilmington, N.C. Visit the foundation website at www.wilmtenfoundation.org. Testimonials: "Wayne Moore' vivid, firsthand account of the long yet triumphant struggle of the Wilmington Ten is inspirational for all who cry out for freedom. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis-- author of Psalms from Prison. " A wonderful and rich story of injustice and vindication, of suffering and redemption." Dr. Phillip L. Clay-Dr. Clay grew up in Wilmington and teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Author : Jennifer McKinney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Christianity and politics
ISBN : 9780197655795

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Making Christianity Manly Again by Jennifer McKinney Pdf

"Bewildered by the 81 percent of white evangelicals voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential election, post-election commentators asked, "How could 'family values' conservatives vote for a man flouting every value they espoused?" or more colorfully, "How could so many conservative evangelicals have voted for a thrice-married casino mogul who has bragged about assaulting women and rarely goes to church?" These questions were valid, because evangelical support for political candidates had traditionally hinged on a candidate's moral behavior. In a 2011 Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) survey, for example, 30 percent of white evangelical Protestants agreed with the statement, "Because things have gotten so far off track in this country, we need a leader who is willing to break some rules if that's what it takes to set things right." By 2016, the percentage of white evangelical Protestants agreeing with that statement had more than doubled, increasing to 72 percent. In fact, breaking the rules seemed to galvanize Trump's appeal. The more raucous Trump and his campaign became, the more white evangelicals rallied to him, ultimately delivering him a victory"--

Author : Joseph Augustus Seiss
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X000236303

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The Gospel in the Stars by Joseph Augustus Seiss Pdf

This fully illustrated volume will captivate the interest of those pursuing a study of astronomy and of Bible students seeking reinforcing truths concerning the unity of creation and revelation.

Author : Richardson (Major, John)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765
ISBN : UIUC:30112003608988

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Wacousta by Richardson (Major, John) Pdf

Author : John Richardson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387036275

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Wacousta; a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy; Complet by John Richardson Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Thomas Adam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433104169457

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Impressive Impressions; Or, Excerpts from Manuscripts Written at Intervals During the Last Fifty Years by Thomas Adam Pdf

Author : Nikolaĭ Ovcharov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113639533

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The Warrior Saints in Old Bulgarian Art by Nikolaĭ Ovcharov Pdf

"A saint and a warrior are completely incompatible notions in the frames of initial Christian beliefs. It is Christian religion that preaches: ""Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also"" (Matt. 5:39). Moreover, it was naked and defenseless Christians who were thrown in lion cages for the amusement of Roman spectators. Humble and lenient as it was, their prayer to God was the one and only support they had. In their prayers they would ask mercy to come even upon their tormentors who had no other fault but being incapable of having deeper insight into the future. Violence was completely alien to that religion."

Author : William C. Scott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004327375

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The Oral Nature of the Homeric Simile by William C. Scott Pdf

Author : Sarah Palin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621574934

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Sweet Freedom by Sarah Palin Pdf

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." — John 14:27 In Sweet Freedom, Sarah Palin invites you to draw strength and inspiration from 260 meditations based on guiding Biblical verses. You are not alone in your doubts and anxieties—we all bear the burdens of everyday stresses, and for most of us, our concerns spread beyond our selves to our families, communities, and country. But Palin shows that with abiding faith, and by opening ourselves to the truths that have saved mankind for generations, we can thrive—and experience true freedom.

Author : Josephine Metcalf
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496801050

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The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Street Gang Memoirs by Josephine Metcalf Pdf

The publication of Sanyika Shakur's Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member in 1993 generated a huge amount of excitement in literary circles—New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani deemed it a “shocking and galvanic book”—and set off a new publishing trend of gang memoirs in the 1990s. The memoirs showcased tales of violent confrontation and territorial belonging but also offered many of the first journalistic and autobiographical accounts of the much-mythologized gang subculture. In The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Street Gang Memoirs, Josephine Metcalf focuses on three of these memoirs—Shakur’s Monster; Luis J. Rodriguez’s Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.; and Stanley “Tookie” Williams’s Blue Rage, Black Redemption—as key representatives of the gang autobiography. Metcalf examines the conflict among violence, thrilling sensationalism, and the authorial desire to instruct and warn competing within these works. The narrative arcs of the memoirs themselves rest on the process of conversion from brutal, young gang bangers to nonviolent, enlightened citizens. Metcalf analyzes the emergence, production, marketing, and reception of gang memoirs. Through interviews with Rodriguez, Shakur, and Barbara Cottman Becnel (Williams’s editor), Metcalf reveals both the writing and publishing processes. This book analyzes key narrative conventions, specifically how diction, dialogue, and narrative arcs shape the works. The book also explores how these memoirs are consumed. This interdisciplinary study—fusing literary criticism, sociology, ethnography, reader-response study, and editorial theory—brings scholarly attention to a popular, much-discussed, but understudied modern expression.