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For a more introductory-level commentary, this is not the book to get, and I'd recommend someone like William Barclay, as his commentary is a bit more summarized and avoids getting too steeped in the Greek. But for a more serious study on Romans, this book should be on every scholar's shelf.
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Protectionists, beware - this book will change you forever.
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Although in many ways it has the features of a college text -- a bibliography, index and citation notes are included in the back -- this book is easy to read and digest. For the most part the author avoids jargon of either a medical or religious nature and defines those terms that he does use. For example, he introduces the subject of Extraordinary Miracles by defining them and placing them into the context of history and culture, and by showing how and why they relate to our everyday lives.
The author also traces the history of healing practices, both medical and spiritual, and shows how they should apply to us today. He shows how our spiritual health impacts our mental and physical health and gives clear, if general, advice on how to improve your spiritual health. By general, I mean that the author, who clearly identifies himself as a Roman Catholic, does not limit his advice to those from a Roman Catholic background. He addresses the issues in a such a way as to make his insights and recommendations available to people from all walks of life and creeds, even to those who are still searching for a spiritual foundation.
This is not a workbook for someone who is already involved in a healing ministry, or a theological treatise for those who are looking for profound theological revelations, but a well written overview of life, prayer and healing. It is an introduction to the importance of developing a personal relationship with God, by showing how the absence of that relationship can hurt you and how the presence of that relationship with help you heal.
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This book is worth having just for the Berceuse and Tarantella, and also for the Barcarolle, another brilliant and showy work that is all too rarely played. This is a great addition to any piano music library, especially if you adore Chopin. Easy to read edition, clear print.
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Sneak a peek into the Guide's Table of Contents to find tips for specific encounters. In just 90 seconds of reading, you can learn enough to get through an impasse. If you do nothing more than learn how to use the "Pearls" at the end of each chapter, your work will be easier. --Mary K. Kouri, Ph.D. Editor, "Quality Improvement/Total Quality Management" newsletter
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John Bidwell's account of the "First Emigrant Train to California: Kansas River to Marsh's Rancho, May 19 to November 5, 1841," is the longest of the three, providing a great deal of insight into the daily life, hardships and encounters of this pioneer journey to the Sacramento area.
Hubert Howe Bancroft and others, write about the "Elijah White Party," which left the Independence, Missouri, area on May 14, 1842 for the Oregon country, where Elijah White was to commence his duties as the first U.S. Government agent in the region. Bancroft's account, with insertions from other diaries, gives us a glimpse not only of the journey, which is fascinating, but of the political squabbles among the leaders. Among other things, we learn about White's infamous order to kill all the dogs in the party. The group reaches the Whitman Mission, near Walla Walla, and most continue on to Fort Vancouver.
The shortest account, but the one that interested me the most, is "Through Naches Pass," by James Longmire. It tells of the 1853 Longmire party, giving a brief account of their travels to Fort Walla Walla, but providing more detail on their struggles to be the first wagon train to arrive in the Puget Sound area, crossing the Cascade Mountains just north of Mount Rainier. This was the first party to arrive in the West with most of their wagons. Here we see a tired, ragged party on the western slopes of the Cascades celebrating by clubbing and eating their fill of humpback salmon, although Mrs. Longmire preferred to buy a pheasant from a nearby Indian hunter.
I'd recommend these first-hand accounts of the overland journey to the West to anyone interested in the westward movement, as well as to teachers and students studying this period of history.
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