I bring to life the human character in Dunbars poetry and prose as 'Lias' Mother and when I perform or present workshops on Dunbar to schools, libraries, churches, Civil War Roundtables and many other public and private organizations I recommend this book everytime!

Lift Your Sails By Vincent Dwyer

The Continuum Publishing Co. 1999

Lift Your Sails, The Challenge of Being a Christian by Vincent

Dwyer, O.C.S.O. is a short book that is entertaining yet also

can used as a spiritual guide. It deals with our spiritual

journey to the Father. It is a personal suggested guide based

on love and forgiveness.

"Your unique response to God's revealing himself on your journey is what it's all about.Your journey...involves Your whole being, spiritually, emotionally, physically,And intellectually. It is a lifelong process... p. 12

The title of the book, Lift Your Sails, the Challenge of Being a

Christian, comes both from Father Dwyer's love of sailing and

the teaching of an early Church Father who said that "the task

we face is to lift our sails and set out on the journey to the

Father." Lift Your Sails is a reflection of Father Dwyer's own

journey. It shares a personal method of meeting God and

integrating that encounter into your life.

You can read Lift Your Sails quickly as an insightful

approach to prayer. It is entertaining, also. But it can be

used as "lectio divina", too: reading and reflecting your way

through the book. When something in the text seems meaningful,

you can let the Holy Spirit guide your reflection to deepen into

prayer. Lift Your Sails is a wonderful spiritual guide.

The book begins with Jesus' invitation to "Come, follow

me." "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." (John 14:6)

Father Dwyer explains that God invites each one of us on an

adventure. An adventure to a pilgrimage that will lead to God.

"The winds of God's grace are always blowing; we need only make

the effort to lift our sails." P. 36.

Two things are necessary for your journey towards God:

humility and love. By humility, Dwyer means believing that God

loves you as you are, and you are exactly what God intended you

to be. Never consider yourself worthless. You are the image of

God. Love is communicated and communication means staying in

tune. Not everyone says what he or she means. Pay attention to

what people do, not necessarily what they say. Father Dwyer

gives as an example his father who never said in words that he

loved him. Yet his father, who lost everything in the

depression, worked hard for his family to provide everything-

food, clothes, a place that was comfortable.

Of course, communication also includes staying in tune

with all God does for us too. Observe the world around you and

see how God takes care of us because He loves us.

Once we realize how much God loves us, some people feel

ashamed that they wasted so much of their life loving the wrong

things. Father Dwyer explains,

...However, the truth of the matter is that as we

proceed on our journey

We are accountable only for the light we have. There's no point in dwelling on the mistakes we've made; our only task is to nurture our potential for growth. Pp. 57-8

True, love and friendship involve a deep commitment. This is

difficult for a lot of people. Fear of rejection or being hurt,

may be a reason for a fear of commitment. But Dwyer argues that

love is necessary, and well worth taking chances. Keep trying.

God loves us and wants us to love.

Through the centuries, the Church has taught us to

follow Christ message. To everyone, in each generation,

however, that task is different. Whatever our circumstances,

whoever we are, we must always be open to the Holy Spirit. This

shapes our journey. No one sails through life always on calm

seas. We have to learn to trust the Holy Spirit. Dwyer calls

this "dialogue." A dialogue with the God who lives in each of

us and who will always answer when we call.

To enter dialogue one needs to be a friend and be open

to friendship. This involves forgiving and being forgiven. We

have been created to relate. We have been created to be loved

by the Father and to love and adore Him. As we develop our

prayer lives we discover that it's all about relationship-our

friendship with God.

Dwyer relates the stories of his parents' spirituality.

For his father, faith meant going to Mass and prayers. He went

to daily mass and said his rosary and novenas that were popular

in his day. His mother on the other hand, felt that just being

with God was prayer. She spent a lot of time walking the

beach. Both these approaches to prayer brought each one close

to God. At the end of their lives, they were prepared to meet

God.

Prayer has been described in various ways but it always

involves a relationship with God and the individual and God and

the community. Through the book, Lift Your Sails, Father

Dwyer explains that God is always there, waiting for us. "The

winds of God's grace are always blowing; we need only make the

effort to lift our sails." Dwyer ends his book by praying for

the reader and the reader's journey toward God.

Well, done, Father Dwyer, even a "land lubber" like

myself can relate. I enjoyed the Trappist spirituality and

Father Dwyer even makes it palpable. He even suggests that our

centering prayer be three minutes, twice a day. Three minutes!

Now, I can't use the excuse, "I don't have time." Father

Dwyer's own journey makes it easy to relate to him. His growing

up in Scituate, is familiar to anyone who has grown up going to

the beach in New England. His prayer instructions, suggested

readings, charts on relationships and prayer, make his

spirituality understandable, interesting and real. I recommend

this book to all Christians who yearn for a closer relationship

with God. Begin your journey with Lift Your Sails. You will

find the book helpful and enjoyable.

Freeman encourages readers to experience meditation as a transformative process linked to the heart of the Christian message and to spiritual truth wherever it is found. Short chapters are good food for meditation sessions.

It is an amazing book with excitement wonder and special feelings. It's all mixed into one to make afunny and exciting new version of stories. These include: Cinderboy, Shampoussle, Rather Small turn up.

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My sweet friends, the ones who concern themselves with themselves, critically, have seen to it that Nietzsche remains under careful supervision. Why does Nietzsche remain the "mechanized philosopher"? Why does Nietzsche seem to be the founding father of a system of thought but does not have any representable systems of thought disseminated in his work? Why is Nietzsche "a woman"? All these questions can be answered, possibly, if you read LOOKING AFTER NIETZSCHE.

This is the first serious, critical book I have read which I would liken to the experience of reading a comic-book. It almost seems like you're a gossip when you read this book. While addressing very complex issues concerning Post-Modernism's recent memory: Signature-context, the transcription of care into the family totem, and the "ghost in the machine", the book retains a lively, mischeivous tone while remaining dead-serious and poker faced.

I recommend this book not only for its wonderful contributors, or its breadth and insight (check out Sarah Kofman's, "Metaphoric Architectures"), but because, in spite of everything, this book seems to be a collection of thoughts about a very intense friend who sometimes needs some wary yet loving attention.

Stanley Gemmell

When we think of Protestantism in the 20th century, we usually think of the dichotomy between liberals and evangelicals. In this book, Dr. D. G. Hart has carefully focused our attention on an overlooked group of Protestants: confessional Protestants such as those in Presbyterian, Reformed, Anglical, and Lutheran congregations. The value and richness of this book is in the fact that Dr. Hart reminds us that confessional Protestants are the true heritage of the Reformation of the Church in the 16th century. Both liberals and evangelicals come from the Pietism and Revivalism of the 18th century that was opposed to confessional Protestants. This will be a welcome edition to your library. It stimulates thought as a history, but additionally it will encourage those American Protestants who long to see the church return to the preaching of the Word, administration of the sacraments, and an appreciation for the visible church of Christ. I will quote from pg. xxx1. Dr. Hart writes: ...Confessionalism cannot produce immediate results the way pietism promises, through either the imminent inauguration of God's kingdom on earth (the liberal Protestant preference)or the speedy end of human history in divine judgment (the evangelical hope). But confessionalim's longer perspective on the flow of human history, thanks to its understanding of the institutional church, often yields as much wisdom as pietism produces results." Well said!

Finally! A book about how they really loved each other. Probably the best on/off screen couple to ever exist. This book was written so beautifully that it actually made you feel what Vivien or Larry were feeling. It puts their life together and apart in a whole new light. I will read this one again and again. THANK YOU!

Perhaps the most famous 'outsider artist' L. S. Lowry is honored in this book. The reproductions of his throngs, smokestacks, and seascapes are many and beautiful, and the text is full of Lowry's witty quotes. A bit pricey, due to the independant press and high quality, but this is the only source I know of with this much of Lowry's work, and all in color. Please buy me one.

Auerbach and Kotlikoff did a great job! I knew absolutely nothing about macroecnomics before and thought this discipline is totally above and beyond me. An accidental curiosity drove me to pick up this book. BAM! The book and I clicked! Auerbach and Kotlikoff integrated bisic principles of the macroecomics into their original life-model, make them very easy to digest! Besides, the writing style is succint and clear. The language is never complicated and alienating, because the authors aim at conveying some real princles of macroecomics, not showing off their linguistic sophistication! What I appreciate most is three things:

1. The book cites numerous tables and charts that help me understand the texts better .(although the texts are already very well written.)

2. At the end of each chapter, there is a chapter summary. I appreciate the authors' effort to keep the readers' interests in mind! I find this feature very helpful. It saves me the trouble of writing my own summary. ( I have this habit.)

3. A great number of case studies illustrate the theories meaningfully.

In conclusion, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in macroeconomics!