The School Life - by Shiv Jee Chaudhary

The race conversation is going to take place with or without you. Don't allow fear to stop you from engaging in it. Too many people have allowed activists, politicians, and the media to frame the parameters of the conversation. There is a loud minority of voices that would have us believe that we must pick a side, that there is no room for common ground. Let's Start Again will help you see that there is an option that unites rather than divides. As you read the stories that Alex and Angela share about their experiences, you will see where you fit into the race relations dilemma and you will be empowered to get in on the conversation. Christ followers have a unique perspective that empowers us to speak with a loving tone that works to unite rather than divide across racial lines. We have a different objective than some of the other voices speaking out about race. Jesus told His followers that the world will know we are Christians by our love for one another. We need to get busy loving and representing Him well to this world that needs to know Him and his reconciling power!

A book about conflict resolution

The time has come. The invitation has arrived at last. Divine beings of love and light are calling those who are ready, those who have chosen to live in peace and joy instead of fear and sadness. Are you ready to usher in a new world Paradise? If you have been hoping for a happier, more peaceful and powerful life and are willing to take your part in the healing of the world, now your time has come. Now you can choose to fulfil your ultimate purpose for this lifetime. With our thoughts we create our world, so the direction of our evolution is in the hearts and minds and hands of each one of us. What sort of a world are you creating now? What sort of a world do you want to create? The picture of the world you see now is only a reflection of your inner state of being. As you evolve, awaken and remember your true authentic essence, your divine conscious state of mind, then, your outer world picture will adjust and reflect back to you the same beauty, peace and love that you have discovered within yourself. Are you ready and willing to accept this invitation and become a co-creator of Paradise? The LUVOLUTION is the RESOLUTION and the EVOLUTION of the sixties REVOLUTION Lets start a LUVOLUTION

“If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” (John 14:7) Jesus is the great stumbling block of faith. It is in him that Christianity finds its uniqueness among the religions of the world. He is the Incarnate Son of God, the unique revelation of the Father. Yet so often, we begin the process of theological formulation not with the person of Jesus, but rather, with philosophical arguments about God’s existence and logical constructions to determine God’s nature. How would our understanding be affected if we instead took Jesus as our starting point for doing theology? In Let’s Start with Jesus, respected biblical scholar Dennis Kinlaw explores this question, revealing answers that are profound. In seeking to describe the nature of the relationship God desires with us, he explores three metaphors—royal/legal, familial, and nuptial—which serve as motifs for his reflection. Taking familiar theological categories, Kinlaw views them through the primary lens of the person and work of Jesus, and finds that Jesus reveals rich pictures of the nature of God, the nature of personhood, the problem of sin, the way of salvation, and finally, the means of sanctification via perfect love. The distilled wisdom of one of this generation’s greatest thinkers. Dr. Kinlaw leads you deep into the inner sanctuary of the Holy Trinity and shows you three distinct persons relating to each other in pure reciprocal love. —Robert E. Coleman, Distinguished Professor of Evangelism and Discipleship, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Every time I read something written by Dennis Kinlaw my mind is stimulated and my heart strangely warmed. Let’s Start with Jesus is another important book from a truly gifted man. —Lyle W. Dorsett, Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University Kinlaw’s revolutionary approach to doing theology is much more than that—it’s a revolutionary approach to life. Kinlaw locates ultimate purpose in a place the church has almost totally neglected, and he does so graciously, with powerful, tightly reasoned biblical argumentation.

It is so easy to hate the pepole who may do wrong to you. But when you forgive them, it brings peace into your life. And if you meet someone who does not look like you or live where you live, always remember that they are important just like you. And for those who have lost love ones in their life, you will never forget them, everything about them, you will remember. If you listen to the voice within you, it will help you to discover the truth within your own soul. Take a chance in life, you may just find that you can win in anything in your life. The poetry I write is my gift from God, I owe everything to God. Carole Lee Usher

Make the journey from the slave trade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the plight of African Americans in inner-city America in the South Bronx. Learn about the ravages and disadvantages of residence there and its lifelong impact upon an entire population. Recognize that this continuing situation has a sad and shameful historical path shaped by society’s blindness to humanity. This malaise of blindness exacted an unfair, immoral, and immeasurable human cost upon generations; a blindness which denied entry to the opportunities afforded others as a birthright. The aggregated cost in the South Bronx is staggering beyond belief. There is, however, a collateral cost to the reservoir of national resources caused by a failure to recognize—and, therefore, unrealized and unavailable—the creativity, talents, skills, and potential of inner-city residents. Hear those voices that have addressed the inequities of this situation; learn of individuals who believe in the humanity of every individual. Despite these voices, the deplorable inner-city situation continues and even worsens. Is anybody listening? There are listeners who have taken up the cause, albeit in the face of a lack of political, humanitarian, and spiritual wills. Learn about those listeners in a New England church community that made the trek to the South Bronx for a decade. One may perceive these two communities as radically different; experience the merger of two communities into a single family via the grace of a spiritual ministry. Think about how you can make a difference—somewhere, sometime, somehow—and discover the difference in your being. Proceeds from book sales will be directed to an educational fund specifically for the children of St. Ann’s community in the South Bronx.