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Exclusive 15th Floor Penthouse. Best Ocean View!
From $3,850 / week
Description from the owner
Description from the owner
Bedrooms: 2/
Bathrooms: 2/
Sleeps: 6/
Type: Villa
Our 15th floor penthouse at the Ko Olina Beach Villas Resort is the highest floor currently available for rent. With our Penthouse Suite you will have some of the best views in all of Ko Olina. From the front you have clear 180 degree ocean & sunset views and from the back you have another clear 180 degree sunrise view that includes lush mountains, the championship Ko Olina Golf course, Honolulu and the peak of Diamond Head.
Our relaxing luxury villa is on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Oahu. Located on the sunny West Coast of Oahu, just a short drive from Honolulu and Waikiki, this tropical paradise rests on one of four private crystal clear lagoons. Our 15th floor Penthouse suite features 1,365 square feet of living and lanai space.
Other features include a top-of-the-line kitchen created by Hawaii's own master chef, Roy Yamaguchi with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolf cooktop and convection oven, Sub-Zero Wine Cellar, Kohler sink, dual Fisher & Paykel dishwashers, Calphalon knives, Cuisinart Cookware and anything else you need to make a gourmet meal.
Our penthouse villa also features a 46" inch flat-screen HDTV in the living room, 42" inch flat-screen HDTVs in the bedroom, iPod docking stations, DVD players in each bedroom, and Bosch washer and dryer.
The main resort features a large lap pool, lagoon pools, sand-bottom pool for kids, spa, sauna, pool-side towel service, 24-hour security, and secure assigned parking.
NOTE: Our photos ARE NOT GENERIC STOCK PHOTOS lifted from the builder's web site. They are actual photos taken from our Penthouse Suite and around the Beach Villa grounds. The view you see in our photos is your actual view.TripAdvisor property ID 3946068 ...Read more
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Beach or lakeside relaxation
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- Alarm Clock
- Safe
- Soap/Shampoo Provided
- Towels Provided
- A/C or climate control
- Linens Provided
- Central heating
- Short breaks allowed (1-4 days)
- Washing Machine
- Ceiling Fans
- Clothes Dryer
- Telephone
- Internet Access
- Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
- Hot Tub/Jacuzzi
- Parking
- Ocean or water views
- Mountain Views
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Toaster
- Paper Towels Provided
- Freezer
- Stove or Oven
- Blender
- Dishwasher
- Patio
- Garage
- Outdoor Dining Area
- Balcony or terrace
- Pet friendly
- Suitable for the elderly
- Smoking allowed
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for children
Reviews (14)
based on 14 reviews
Very good
Debbie J
Laurel, Maryland
We immensely enjoyed the 15th Floor Ko Olina Beach Villa's Penthouse. The rooms are very spacious, nicely decorated, the beds comfortable and the lanai at sunset…breathtaking. The kitchen area, very well stocked with the necessities. Proximity to the beach was a stone throw away. Having access to beach chairs and other beach necessities was a plus. The swimming pool/bar area and the koi pond was marvelous (my favorite). The condo and the grounds were kept very clean and the staff exceptional.
A short walk to restaurants and shopping, and close to the highway. What more could we ask for?
We're looking forward to our next opportunity to visit.
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Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes
Recommended for: Travelers, Friends, Families w children
"Beautiful accommodations"
We stayed at the ko Olina penthouse in August and had a wonderful time. The room was great, plenty of space for our family (2 adults and 4 kids). Very clean. High end appliances. Full kitchen was great! Had everything we needed. The pools were great and right on the beach. The villas were well kept, secure, and very clean. We had a great time and would definitely stay here again! I'd highly recommend this place. You won't be disappointed!
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Recommended for: Travelers
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San Jose
"Best Vacation place in Oahu"
Our family's most favorite place to vacation is Hawaii Islands. We travel to Hawaii once or twice every year and have enjoyed different islands and various accommodation options. Since we have two small children, staying in a condo with a full kitchen and separate bedrooms is a must for us. Gregory and Maryam's condo in Ko Olina resort is one of the best places we have stayed. It has a fantastic kitchen, cozy living room and two bedrooms and two full baths. All sand toys, beach chairs, towels, swimming boards are in the condo for guests' use. The best thing about the condo is a terrific view. The condo is located on the 15th floor, has stacking doors, which enable the guests to enjoy the full spectrum of the ocean, horizon, fireworks for the New Year, whales in winter months. The condo has the Hawaii feel: warm, welcoming, relaxing, very enjoyable. We received a very warm welcome from the property management and great support from every staff member on the property. Our children loved the pools and quiet lagoons, which are steps away from the resort. We had great fun swimming with the turtles right in the lagoons at the resort!!! The children were thrilled! We would highly recommend the Ko Olina resort and Gregory and Maryam's condo to the future guests. It will absolutely make your Hawaii experience a great one! We cannot wait to go back.
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Recommended for: Romantic
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"It will exceed your expectations"
This penthouse is everything advertised and more. The ameneties in the rental are what you would expect. It's not dated everything works and looks great. And did i mention, clean as a pin, the service used by the owner is outstanding. The views are stunning. The grounds are beautiful. The lagoons are over the top, making the ocean acessiable for toddlers to seniors. It's a great vacation if you never left the grounds. The location is close to everything you need and just minutes away from the airport. We cannot wait to go back - thanks Greg and Maryam. You made our first but not last vacation to Hawaii very special.
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Recommended for: Luxury, Romantic
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"A perfect stay in Hawaii"
This was our first time to Hawaii and our stay couldn't have been better. The villa was very comfortable and had all the appliances and amenities that we could possible need. We are a family of 4 with 2 kids, ages 5 and 8 and the kids loved the pool, beach and surroundings. Talking about surroundings, Disney's Resort is right next to this property which is great if you want to go have a meal there but I wouldn't have changed my stay there...it was very crowded!
Back to our experience at this villa, the check-in went smoothly. Upon our arrival, we were greeted by Eric who was very helpful at explaining us all about the place. The property was clean and organized. Small details helped us start enjoying our vacation right away, as the fact that they had sand toys and boogie boards for the kids on site. Just as in a hotel, there was shampoo, conditioner and body lotion in each bathroom and even a nail polish remover (ok, somebody had left it behind but it came in just as handy!).
We would absolutely recommend this place for anyone and would love to go back sometime soon!!
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"Gorgeous view!"
Great place! Very nice kitchen and the best balcony ever! It truly has 360 ocean view! When the door to the balcony is open, it is like we are in heaven!
I got to talk to the owner during the trip. He was staying next door. It was nice to get to know him a little bit and give him some personal feedbacks of the place. We love to cook so we told him that the pots and pants are a little small. He told me that he already bought those for the future renters!
The only thing that can be done a little better is to refund the deposits quicker. It took about three to four weeks to get the secure deposit back. But overall, it was a great experience! I can't get enough of the view!
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"Best Place to Stay on Oahu"
My husband told me this is the best vacation place I've ever found! Love the four lagoons beaches. Gorgeous sunsets nightly. The view is absolutely amazing. The security and privacy are great and there are three pools. This suite, two bedroom two bath, has all the comforts of home. We walked to the JW Marriott, just past the new Disney hotel next door which opens the day we leave (8-29), to inquire about their prices. We were astonished that the minimum cost of their hotel rooms (one bedroom, one bath) was $545 a night! Don't go there!! This is the place you want to be. Two problems: one-if too many people find out we may not get to rent again or prices will go up; two - we have to go home! I highly recommend this five star condo.
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"Amazing Place To Stay!"
I just returned from my yearly trip to Hawaii. My wife is from Honolulu (born and raised) and we go back to visit every year and usually stay at high end hotels on nearly every island. We stayed at this villa and loved every minute of it!
We are very particular about we we stay and the grounds, location and the view is the best we have experienced in over 25 years of going to Hawaii. The villa is spacious and extremely comfortable. The kitchen is great and Ko Olina is the place to be in Oahu. My wife didn't want to leave! The kitchen is great! The lanai has the most beautiful views...the sunsets are amazing. There was even a giant rainbow the first day we were there!
We will definitely go back and stay here. I had to promise my wife already...
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Stay here. That's all I need to say! I am one of those people who spend days and weeks researching the "perfect place" to stay...and if you are like me, and want everything to be perfect...this is the place! My husband and myself stayed here for 5 nights in May. The view is really outstanding, you feel like you are walking out over the ocean!! I checked into lots of other place in Ko Olina villas, this is by far the best view!! You can see the entire coastline, and even the view of the green mountains from the other side is so beautiful and unique! We stay out on the lanai every night from sunset until we fell asleep! The photos taken are real!! (lots of other people seems to use stock photos of the villas, but this is the real deal, the owner took them himself, it actually looks like this!!)
The condo is super clean, the kitchen fantastic!! I cooked gourmet meals every night, we never ate out once because the kitchen with the amazing doors opening onto the lanai made us not want to leave!
The decoration is very tasteful, not tacky or old fashioned. The beds and linens are comfy and high quality. The pools are super clean and very quiet, beaches obviously perfect!!
If you want to stay at Ko Olina, this is definatley the best place, and if you're looking around, this unit is beyond perfect!!
The owner, Gregory was very easy to get a hold of, checked several times to make sure everything was perfect and as expected. We will be making this a yearly event!
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"Great view - great holiday"
We had the pleasure of staying in this villa during our Spring/Easter break. The furnishings were beautiful and the kitchen had everything we needed to cook meals if we wanted to. The washer and dryer was also a bonus! The view from the lanai was outstanding and we ate our meals there daily. The owners were wonderful to work with and will recommend this villa and owners to our friends and family. We are hoping to go again next year - it was the best vacation!
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"Great in every way!"
We decided on this condo at the last minute, Gregory was fast to respond and accomodating. Check-in/out was a breeze. Can't say enough good things about the quality of the condo and location, it is a great way to have the best of both worlds, meaning it is not far from Honolulu, but feels like you're on a different island while in Ko Olina. View from this condo is the best! Hear the waves and see the whales! Great Value, we are planning to return sometime soon!
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Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes
Recommended for: Friends, Groups, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Families w children, Romantic, Luxury, Disabilities
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"Dream family vacation"
We have been regular visitors to Oahu for the past 4 years. This however is the first time we have not stayed in Waikiki and might I say what a marvelous change!
The penthouse was in pristine and immaculate condition with all the amenities you could think of and then some!
The views from the lanai are breath-taking:what could be a more relaxing way to see the sunset every evening ?
Sunrise could be viewed from the master bedroom with equal brilliance.
The beach villas are ideally situated in the middle of the Ko Olina property. From the penthouse it's about 2 mins to the pool and 3 mins to the beach... what more could you ask for??
A car is a definite must for grocery shopping and sightseeing ( if you choose to do so) but should you forget to rent one, there is the Hertz desk available at the JW Marriott.
There are also the luxuries of on site spa treatments should you wish to book one and weekly activities at the villas.
We were a family of 4 with 2 small children aged 2 and 3. This property rental allowed us to have the best vacation ever.
The Storms are gracious owners and we wish them the very best in the future.
Hope to be back every yr!!!"
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"The Luxury You Deserve away From Home"
It was our first time renting a condo and we had a wonderful time staying at the penthouse villa. The unit was one floor below the top floor and therefore had an incredible view of the ocean. The villa had everything you can think of and truly gave you the home away from home feel. All amenities were more than you would expect and the kitchen was a chef's dream. We spent quite a few nights eating at home and saved a lot of money. Costco and Safeway is just 5 minutes away and very convenient. We also rented a full size suv during our visit and our unit came with a large dedicated parking stall which was extra helpful. The lagoon and the beach was very quiet and not very crowded which was nice. Overall we had a great time and look forward to returning soon.
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"Top shelf 2 bedroom Beach Villa"
The view, the location and again the view!!!
All units at the Beach Villas are nice but some stand head and shoulders above the rest.
This beautiful 2-bedroom unit is on the 15th floor in the Ocean tower (there are 16 floors) and it is right in the middle of the building looking out straight into the ocean. The parking is conveniently located as well as the elevator (which is shared by only 2 penthouse units on each floor).
When you first walk in you immediately understand why you booked this unit and perhaps had to pay slightly more per night (but well worth it). It is the panoramic view from the lanai. This was the most memorable part of our vacation and we really felt lucky to have found this unit.
The furnishings, kitchen appliances and kitchenware as well as bathroom accessories and towels are very tasteful and of good quality. We felt like we had all the comforts and amenities that we were used to. This definitely made the experience that much nicer and I think the owners have done a great job.
This was our second stay at the Villas, we stayed on the 4th floor previously and there is no comparison. Another great benefit of being high up is the absence of insects (this is a good thing). I have not seen a single mosquito or a fly for the whole week we were there.
What else can I say? Staying at the Beach Villas is great and staying at the unit with a gorgeous view is even better!
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend this unit to anyone!
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Backchannels and Brain Research: Help or Hindrance? - EdTech Researcher - Education Week
- cognitive psychologists make a distinction between task switching and parallel processing. Task switching involves the rapid alternation between two or more tasks. In contrast, parallel processing involves the simultaneous performance of two or more [related] tasks." (Carriera et al., 2009)
- Backchanneling could be viewed as parallel processing
- backchannels offer an opportunity for today's learners to choose how they prefer to attend to their learning.
- technology offers an opportunity for everyone to construct their own understanding through the media and method that best suits them as a learner.
Tom Murray on Twitter: "Thanks for sharing this @twhitford! http://t.co/gyKEo9Dowv"
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Starbucks Coffee on Twitter: "Every morning. #IcedCoffee #GoodMorning http://t.co/kd5ofVo0Po"
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Sylvia Duckworth on Twitter: "New #sketchnote: What Makes a Master Teacher? Based on @gcouros blogpost: http://t.co/Uk8n0hxyaw cc @dougpete @zecool http://t.co/8Of4BIllOo"
6 Storytelling Apps That Get English Language Learners Talking | MindShift | KQED News
tags: storytelling
Run SL In Your Web Browser: Bright Canopy
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Bookmarks of Note (weekly)
tags: EveryClassroomMatters
The Unique Power of Afterschool Learning | Edudemic
tags: learning
- Afterschool programs are an important and impactful
Edtech and Elearning: Top 100 Influencers and Brands
tags: edtech
- Below you can see another network map created in IRM showing the number 1 individual Silvia Duckworth at the centre,
Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension | Reading Rockets
tags: reading
- 2. Metacognition
- Identify where the difficulty occurs
- Identify what the difficulty is
- Restate the difficult sentence or passage in their own words
- Look back through the text
- Look forward in the text for information that might help them to resolve the difficulty
Science Shows Something Surprising About People Who Still Read Fiction
tags: reading
- 2014 SEMA Show: Ken Block tem um novo carro,,http://funbase-zonefree.rhcloud.com/2014-sema-show-ken-block-tem-um-novo-carro/ - post by rahul
- Fiction readers make great friends as they tend to be more aware of others' emotions.
Easing the Pain of Student Collaboration | Deeper Learning
tags: reading
Start a Reading Revolution: Flip Your Class With Blogs | Edutopia
tags: reading
The Reading & Writing Project - Home
tags: reading
Global Read Aloud | One Book to Connect the World
tags: reading
11 Alternatives to "Round Robin" (and "Popcorn") Reading | Edutopia
tags: reading
Steve Hargadon: Teachers as Agents of Creation and Change - Teacher Entrepreneurship Week Interviews Start Tonight
6:00 PM (INTERNATIONAL TIME) - Vicki Davis
Watch Live: https://plus.google.com/events/c6rkj1qqamsven67nu52bhvdolo
Recording Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8swgfjc_iI
This is CS50 (AP) with David Malan - November Learning Conference
tags: computerlesson coding
Monday, August 24, 2015
Vicki Davis - Teacher Entrepreneurship Interview 6pm EST August 24
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
Bookmarks of Note
The Power of Mindfulness: Reshape Your Brain for Calm and Compassion - Neuroplasticity - Happify Daily
- studies show that learning new skills such as how to juggle or speak a foreign language can cause the brain to grow in new ways.
- brain transformation isn't only affected by what we do—it can also come about due to how we think and feel
- With meditation, your brain is effectively being rewired:
7 Assessment Tips and Tools to Know What Your Students Are Really Learning @coolcatteacher
- What are the most common mistakes teachers make when assessing students?
- How can you improve your current assessments to better meet standards?
- Why should formative assessments be more reflective?
- Why just giving number grades as feedback doesn't work and what to do instead.
- How to give feedback that helps students the most.
- How can you grade less and get better results?
The Social Media Manager's Daily Checklist
- 1. Keep your ears open to what users are saying about your brand
- 2. Stay on top of your metrics
- 3. Watch your back
- 4. Make new connections
- 5. Share at least one great 'happy customer' story every day
- 6. Keep up with customer care queries
- 7. Build your content pipeline
Why Technology Alone Won't Fix Schools - The Atlantic
- Amplification seems like an obvious idea—all it says is that technology is a tool that augments human power
5 Ways of Bringing Student Passions to Student Learning | Edutopia
- Curiosity, Passion, and Making a Difference
- 1. Unleash Student Involvement: Turn Any Project Into a Passion Project
- 2. Make Time to Create: Schedule Genius Hour, 20 Percent Time
- 3. Supply Creation and Innovation: Create a Makerspace or FabLab
- 4. Spark Technology Innovation: Create an Online Student Makerspace
- 5. Know Your Students: Empower Student Interests and Dreams
18 Epic Productivity Apps to Help You Live Your Dreams
- "The ability to get important things accomplished in a way that honors commitments in an excellent way, respects my own time and that of others, and allows my body and psyche to focus and sustain the best mental state possible for emotional, professional, and personal well being and enjoyment."
Nuzzel - 5 Ways of Bringing Student Passions to Student Learning
Digital Storytelling: What it is… And… What it is NOT | Langwitches Blog
- Storytelling is evolving, as humans are adapting, experimenting and innovating with the use of ever changing technology, the growth of human networks and our ability to imagine new paths.
- It is NOT about the tools… it is about the skills
- writing, speaking, communication skills
- oral fluency
- information literacy
- visual literacy
- media literacy
- language skills
- auditory skills
- drama Skills
- presentation skills
- listening skills
- publishing skills
- It is NOT only about the transfer of knowledge… it is about the amplification of our voices
- It is NOT about substituting analog stories… it is about transforming stories
Want kids to love school? Stop telling them they stink and find their strength. @coolcatteacher
- three of the ways Brad says we can focus on student strengths
- 1. Encourage teachers need to bring their talents to their teaching.
- 2. Help students enjoy and appreciate their strengths and the strengths of other students.
- 3. Create leadership positions for students.
- Strength-finding is part of the brain that we can develop. We can shift from standards to strengths, from standardization to personalization, from weakness to wonderful.
Not Busy, Focused | The Minimalists
- Being focused, on the other hand, involves attention, awareness, and intentionality.
Digital Promise on Twitter: "Tips for creating and nurturing partnerships around learning in your region. #edclusters15 http://t.co/LihBB1QIMP"
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What Amazing Leaders Do Differently | Shane Snow | LinkedIn
- They change their minds.
- They absorb shock.
- They overcommunicate.
- They think before answering.
- They search for the right path; not the easy one.
- They have sacred time for themselves.
- But they're in it for others.
4 Things Transformational Teachers Do | Edutopia
- 1. Transformational Teachers Create Constructivist Experiences
- Transmission
- Transformational
- What Does Transformational Teaching Look Like?
- Have students ask questions and solve real-world problems.
- Questions should require students to:
- Analyze
- Synthesize
- Create
- Empathize
- Interpret
- Reference background knowledge
- Defend alternative perspectives
- Determine what they know and don't know.
- Organize students into learning groups.
- Make learning segments manageable through modeling and mastery.
- Guide, facilitate, challenge, and support.
- 2. Transformational Instructors Teach Like Scientists, Artists, and Essayists
- 3. Transformational Teachers Model Symphonic Thinking
- 4. Transformational Teachers Facilitate Productive Struggle
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Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you're already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
If you're already highly efficient with a laptop and a smartphone, a tablet can feel awkward and redundant. Here's a way to play to its strengths.
Use custom keyboard views for customized text field input
Replace the system keyboard with a custom keyboard view to customize text field input for your iOS App.
Mobile password managers: Cracking the security mechanisms
Password managers for mobile devices are convenient. But are the cached passwords sufficiently protected? Michael Kassner asks two experts to explain the vulnerabilities.
Office suite alternatives for Android tablets
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Deb Shinder discusses the pros and the cons of email management on popular mobile platforms and explains why she might switch to Windows 7 Mango when it comes out.
25 must-have iPhone apps for productive geeks
Get the inside track on iPhone apps that can improve your productivity, and a few that can provide a little geek fun.
Software RAID for Ubuntu LTS: Better to be safe than sorry
Software RAID for Ubuntu LTS: Better to be safe than sorry
SolutionBase: Fortinet firewalls provide more bang for the buck than Cisco PIX
Here's a look at the process that one administrator went through in evaluating whether to build out a site-to-site VPN with Cisco PIX firewalls or Fortinet firewalls.
Configuring sound in Linux
Configuring sound in Linux can be a real hassle if you don't know the tools. One sound configuration tool that's been around for quite some time is sndconfig. Here, Jack Wallen, Jr...


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Prayers to Share
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You are not alone. Join others around the world in prayer.
6/24 Search
Write out your prayers & keep track of those you pray for
Share your prayers anonymously with others who can pray along on our Social Prayer Network or just keep them private
Receive inspiration from reading everyone's prayers
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6/25 Fixed Sharing Bug
Just what looking for sents Grace prayer stopped working no hidden spyware promistions safe to down load Looks like good app thank you Jesus Christ my God and messiah and father God and you can make your prayers public or private and you can set a password or not and a user name
Could be better Nice but could be better if there's a button to see the current number of people prayed for each of my posted prayers and the corresponding comments. If I have overlooked anything please let me know, but in the current version I found it hard to find my posted prayers.
I agree w jessie. It jus happened and dont feel like typin over. Makes me more upset. No1 cares n then app shows u same lol
Wonderful Community I won't give it 5 stars because it doesn't link with the website I wish it did that way I can have one profile all across and keep track of my prayers together. Besides that great app definately would recommend.
Great app, just not for me Though this app is not for me because I don't think I would use all the functionality this app gives, I think is a great app, well designed. It has adds but they are not that intrusive, you can keep your prayers private or share them with the world, and you can even export your prayers (I didn't test this though)
This is one of my favorite apps good people and it makes me feel like i can help others whoever went to scientolgy site u accidently pushed an add


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Christian Kaltepoth
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Android application for Vitalist, the popular web-based Getting Thinks Done (GTD) software.
Support: http://bit.ly/vitadroid
* Clearly arranged and detailed action list
* Add/Edit/Delete actions
* Quick add actions with your browser
* Action list widget & TTS support
* NEW: Custom folders
Please note: I don't maintain this app any more. However, as far as I can tell, it still works fine.
Support: http://bit.ly/vitadroid
Twitter: @vitadroid
This is crap. Avoid! It basically does LESS than the mobile site - /i/ Thank google for refunds!
Good, needs caching The app is useful as long as there is a good network connction. It would be great to cache the tasks and sync back when network is available again.
Recommended I would recommend the app to anyone using vitalist. Also, I had some questions and got very quick response from the maker of the app. I was very happy with the service.
It works well for my needs. Worth the money!
I love Vitalist and the idea of an app; but EVERY action initializes. The mobile site is faster. Needs caching.
Solid app, great start. But you have to get an actions view by contexts and a project list in there!
What's New
* Custom folder bugfixes
2Do: Tasks Done in Style
From a checklist to full-blown project management
From a checklist to full-blown project management


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Explosion at PEMEX Building in Mexico City
Rescue workers continue efforts on document retrieval and searching... NachrichtenfotoAnstrengung,Berufsbezeichnung,Dokument,Ganzkörperansicht,Horizontal,Lateinamerika,Menschen,Mexico City,Mexiko,Petróleos Mexicanos,Retter - Rettungsaktion,Rettung,Suchen,Unfall und Katastrophe,VerwalterPhotographer Miguel Tovar/STFCollection: LatinContent WO 2013 LatinContentMEXICO CITY, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 03: Rescue workers continue efforts on document retrieval and searching of human bodies in affected levels of the administrative building of PEMEX on February 03, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. Authorities investigate a blast that killed at least 34 people at the state-owned companys headquarters in Mexico City. (Photo by Miguel Tovar/LatinContent/Getty Images)


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|subject to prerequisites, co-requisites, exclusions, or professor permission
|first year required course
|extends over more than one quarter
|cross listed
|first-year elective
|Lecturer-taught seminar/simulation class
|meets the professional responsibility/ethics requirement
|papers may meet substantial research paper (SRP) graduation requirement
|meets the professional skills requirement
|simulation class
|may meet writing project (WP) graduation requirement
|offering available for bidding
|the number of Law School credit hours earned for successful completion
Ethical Quandaries in Legal PracticeGiven 24-hour news cycles, macro-economic pressures facing many law firms, government entities and corporations, and the proliferation of social media, the practice of law is under increasingly intense scrutiny from clients, the public, the judiciary, governments, regulators and peers. The attendant risk to the reputations of practicing attorneys is much higher than it has ever been. This seminar will satisfy the professional responsibility/ethics graduation requirement. Through analysis of ethical issues that attorneys face on a daily basis, we will study the challenges, pitfalls, consequences and opportunities associated with the ethical practice of law. Additionally, we will examine the tension caused by attorneys' competing interests in: exercising independent judgment, serving as officers of the court, providing zealous advocacy and earning a living. Seasoned attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel and the judiciary will join portions of the seminar to discuss real world scenarios and provide insight into how attorneys can successfully navigate through today's ethical minefields. The grade assessment is: 30% class participation, 30% based on a research paper, 30% on a take-home final exam, and 10% on reaction papers.Spring 2016
Legal ProfessionThis course, which satisfies the professional responsibility requirement, will consider the law and the ethics governing lawyers. Among the topics that will be examined are the nature of the lawyer-client relationship, competency, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and some fundamental questions about who we are and what we stand for as lawyers. A student's grade is based on a final examination. This class will be capped at 50.Spring 2016
Legal Profession: EthicsThis seminar addresses ethical considerations and issues encountered during the practice of law, including strategic, practical, and moral considerations with which attorneys should be familiar. Using materials from casebooks, the rules of professional conduct, and cases or articles of particular interest, we will discuss within the context of the rules the ethical situations that lawyers face. There will be a particular focus on the ambiguities of how to handle particularly difficult issues encountered in the practice of law and the rules and framework to which attorneys can turn in determining how to handle those issues. Throughout the seminar, we will consider certain overarching questions, including: a. are lawyers authorized by their duties to clients to lie, b. is civility consistent with the duty of vigorous representation, c. is social media beyond the rules, and d. can there be a conflict without direct adversity. This seminar will be taught as a participatory class and will use structured hypotheticals. Students will be evaluated both on the quality of their participation and on the basis of a paper of 20 pages in length on a topic relating to professional responsibility chosen by and of particular interest to the student. Short presentations of the paper may be incorporated into the class. The seminar will not meet the first week of the Winter 2016 term due to prior commitments. However, we will meet an extra 15 minutes during the remaining weeks to make up this time. Attendance is mandatory.Winter 2016
Modern Professional ResponsibilityThis course satisfies the professional responsibility requirement. It will explore a variety of legal, ethical and real-world issues commonly faced by modern lawyers in their daily practices. It will address the relationship among the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, the Restatement of Law Governing Lawyers and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It will also focus on several noteworthy legal malpractice and securities claims in which lawyers and major law firms were involved. Course materials will include traditional texts and statutory materials, hypotheticals drawn from unreported matters, as well as the results of mock trials and jury focus groups in which the conduct of lawyers was at issue.Autumn 2015
Professional ResponsibilityThis course will focus on the rules governing the legal profession and practical applications of the rules. Course materials will include the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and a textbook; we may also read supplemental materials from time to time. Grades will be based on an in-class final exam and a class participation component. This course will fulfill the professional responsibility requirement.Winter 2016
The Law and Ethics of LawyeringThis seminar, which satisfies the professional responsibility requirement, will consider the law and ethics of lawyering. Working with materials from a leading casebook, the ABA Model Rules, and supplementary readings, we will devote considerable attention to the question: What does the law that governs lawyering say that I should do. Topics will include conformity to law, corporate fraud, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest. At the same time, we will explore the gap between what the law of lawyering says I should do and what I (all things considered) might think I should do. What different kinds of reasons can a lawyer have for doing or not doing what the law of lawyering says should be done? Enrollment will be limited to 20. Students will be evaluated on the basis of participation, a series of short written assignments, and an in-class final exam. Attendance is mandatory.Winter 2016


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In which Pat Conroy says what he really thinks, Flannery O'Connor says her prayers, Lynita (Stubby) Tate says Grace, and herladyship, the editor, says "Thanks."
November 10, 2013
Dearest Readers,
With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, her ladyship, the editor has just returned from the supermarket somewhat disheveled, having become inadvertently embroiled in an argument between two women and a store clerk over the half price sale signage on the shelf containing the Lilly's Canned Pumpkin. Her ladyship was not arguing, mind you, she was merely trapped in the aisle by the abundance of badly-steered shopping carts, and was thus forced to spend several uncomfortable minutes avoiding the nearby hostilities by contemplating on the opposite shelf the numerous varieties of ketchup available in a squeeze bottle which her ladyship had no intention of buying.
Ah, Thanksgiving. Isn't it supposed to be about giving thanks?
One of her favorite things about Joseph E. Dabney's wonderful book The Food, Folklore and Art of Lowcountry Cooking is that he includes an entire section on the tradition of blessings and saying grace at table, along with some of his favorites from a lifetime of collecting such things. Her ladyship has included one of the more amusing of these below--one that she is sure everyone will relate to--but her favorite comes from the Reverend Danny Spear, former chaplain at Atlanta's Hartsville-Jackson International Airport:
"Much obliged, Lord!"
Read independently,
her ladyship, the editor
Lady Banks' Commonplace Book
Noteworthy poetry and prose from her ladyship's bedside reading stack.
A Lowcountry Blessing
Hello, Lord. Thank you for allowing us to come together to eat a wonderful meal, made from loving hands and hearts of the people here today.
Lord, you know some in our family can't boil water and don't know the difference between frilled and burned, but their help has not gone unnoticed. They've run to the store for that "vital missing ingredient" and have kept the little ones out of the kitchen.
Today we'd like to give you the praise and let you know it's our honor to be called your children. And for me, it's an honor to be a part of this family. Thank you, Amen
-- from Lynita (Stubby) Tate, a former member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In The Food, Folklore and Art of Lowcountry Cooking 9781402230981
Lady Banks' Receipt Book
The books lying open on her ladyship's kitchen counter.
Alice Persons's Bourbon Pecan Pie
"To Mom, a day without bourbon is like a day without sunshine. She enjoys her Maker's Mark with a little water. She enjoys her pecan pie with a little Maker's Mark."
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup packed fakr brown sugar 3 large eggs 3/4 cup dark corn syrup 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 tablespoon Maker's Mark or other good bourbon 1/2 recipe Pie Day Committee's Crust (see below) 2 cups pecan halves or pieces
1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each one. Beat in corn syrup, vanilla, and bourbon.
2. Roll out the pastry and fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Arrange 1 cup of the pecans on the bottom of the crust. Pour the filling over the pecans, then sprinkle the rest of the pecans on top.
3. Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.
Makes 1 9-inch pie
Pie Day Committee's Crust
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, plus more for rolling 1 teaspoons kosher salt 3/4 cup vegetable shortening (preferably Crisco) 6 to 7 tablespoons cold water
1. Combine the flour and the salt. Place the shortening in the bottom of a large bowl and, using a fork or handheld pastry blender, gently work the dry ingredients into the shortening.
2. When the mixture resembles cornmeal, make a well in the center and add 6 tablespoons water. Blend, adding the additional tablespoon of water if necessary, until the dough comes together in a ball.
3. Divide into 2 balls, pat each into a thick, flat disk, wrap with waxed paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour before rolling out.
--from One Big Table by Molly O'Neill (Simon & Schuster, 2010)
Lady Banks' Housekeeping Book
Country wisdom from practical people.
Sometimes, the hardest part of cooking Thanksgiving dinner for a houseful of people is keeping the children (big and little) out of the kitchen.
Thanksgiving party games
Bean Toss - Players take turn trying to toss beans into a container. Bobbing for Apples - Often associated with Halloween, bobbing for apples is fun anytime, and apples are plentiful this time of year. In a large bucket or container, float apples in water. Players try to grab an apple, using only their teeth! Candy Corn Guess – Fill a jar with candy corn and let everyone guess how many pieces are inside. The player with the closest guess wins! You could do this with any fall object, such as acorns. Clothespin Drop – Players take turns trying to drop a clothespin into a jar. Leaf Treasure Hunt – Rake up a giant pile of leaves and hide small toys and objects in the pile. Let the kids jump in and see what they find. Nature Hike –Send everyone outdoors to find interesting nature items – pinecones, berries, acorns, leaves, etc. Pass the Pumpkin – Played just like Hot Potato but with a pumpkin! Pin the ….nose on the scarecrow, nose on the pumpkin, stem on the pumpkin, hat on the pilgrim… Pumpkin Bowling – Try to knock over some bowling pins (or plastic water bottles) by bowling with a pumpkin. Pumpkin Golf – Hitting a golf ball into a hollowed out pumpkin (via)
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"Hell seems a great deal more feasible to my weak mind than heaven," she writes in one. "I can fancy the tortures of the damned but I cannot imagine the disembodied souls hanging in a crystal for all eternity praising God. It is natural that I should not imagine this. If we could accurately map heaven some of our up-&-coming scientists would begin drawing blueprints for its improvement, and the bourgeois would sell guides 10c the copy to all over 65." Flannery O'Connor's Prayer Journal 9780374236915
It is the religious sensibility reflected in this journal that makes it as eloquent on the subject of creativity as it is on the subject of prayer. O'Connor's awareness of her gifts gives her a special kind of interest in them. Having concluded one early entry by asking the Lord to help her "with this life that seems so treacherous, so disappointing," she begins the next entry: "Dear God, tonight it is not disappointing because you have given me a story. Don't let me ever think, dear God, that I was anything but the instrument for Your story — just like the typewriter was mine." Flannery O'Connor's Prayer Journal
Perched close to the northwest corner of the Cooper-Young intersection, and looming over its surrounds, is the reigning landmark of what has become (as this month's cover story shows) one of the city's liveliest and most idiosyncratic districts. This particular house is architecturally somewhat out of sync with the modish high life of Midtown, but this antique place has a history that fits it right in. "This" is the Captain Harris House, a two-story clapboard mansion built in the Queen Anne style that dates from the turn of the previous century, that fin-de-siecle age which yielded the likes of Oscar Wilde across the water and the kind of raffish and rascally types in northern Mississippi that would give a sometime Memphis habitue named William Faulkner enough material for a Nobel Prize novelist's career. The ghost of Cooper-Young 9780307946805
Former N.C. Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer, of Sylva, and novelist Terry Roberts, of Asheville and Chapel Hill, will receive awards at the North Carolina Book Awards on Nov. 22. The event is the culmination of the annual meeting of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. Kathryn Stripling Byer 9780807147504
October turned out to be a good month for collecting awards for Western Carolina University faculty member and author Ron Rash, who was honored for his literary body of work by organizations in both Carolinas while also pulling in an award for his latest book from the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Ron Rash 9780062202710
Louis D. Rubin, Jr., a curmudgeonly patron of contemporary Southern writing who as an author, teacher, editor and publisher helped establish and advance the careers of John Barth, Annie Dillard and dozens of others, has died. He was 89. Eva Redfield Rubin said by telephone that her husband, who lived at a North Carolina retirement home, died Saturday, just three days before his 90th birthday. A Charleston, S.C., native who switched from journalism to academia in the 1950s, Rubin for decades mentored and published Southern writers. He was among the first to write a scholarly analysis on the posthumous reputation of Thomas Wolfe, taught such future stars as Barth, Dillard and Kaye Gibbons and, through Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, published fiction by Clyde Edgerton, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith and many more. Louis D, Rubin, Jr. 9780826218100
Sadly, Dean Faulkner Wells died last year shortly after publishing her delightful memoir about her uncle, famed Southern novelist William Faulkner. Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi was favorably reviewed. It would be hard to write an uninteresting book about her colorful, eccentric family. She did several media interviews and then was felled by a stroke, age 75, appropriately expiring in the Mississippi Faulkner hometown of Oxford, which was the fictionalized backdrop for many Faulkner novels. Dean Faulkner Wells 9780307591050
To say it was a novel seemed ambitious, silly. This was in the summer of 2006. Conklin was a corporate lawyer in London, on maternity leave with her first child. But she had always been a scribbler of stories, and here was one story about a young slave named Josephine she couldn't put aside. "I became obsessed," Conklin says. "I dreamed about her. I talked to her during the day. This character just really took hold of me." Tara Conklin 9780062207517
Even the most loyal reader may wonder what else Conroy could possibly have to say about the man. Simply answered: a lot. Conroy has the reflective ability that only comes with age. He has a deeper understanding of his father and the havoc he brought to his family. "When I grew up, I found the word 'father' to be an obscenity. … He bewildered his children by failing to know a single one of us," he writes. Pat Conroy 9780385530903
You attended the Citadel and lived during the Vietnam War. Does it surprise you how the public treats enlisted personnel now? It's different. People seem much more grateful to these kids who volunteer. I don't see one thing over there (Iraq and Afghanistan) I'd like to have. I don't like these wars. They just seem to kill people and there seems to be no reason for them. Interview with Pat Conroy
STARS Authors on tour:
What are "STARS" authors? These are authors listing in the Southern Traveling Authors Registration Service--a directory of authors who live in, or are traveling in the South and are interested in meeting with book clubs, civic groups, classrooms, and readers of all kinds. The STARS directory is brought to you by Southern Indie Booksellers, who want to connect readers with their favorite writers.
Authors traveling right now:
Kaye Wilkinson Barley Birmingham, AL | 02/08/2014 to 02/09/2014 | Detail | Request this author!
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Where do you like to read? Anywhere. I'm about to get on a plane and I will be happy to read on that plane. Frankly, I'm also pretty sleepy at the moment so I would like to be reading in bed. Ann Patchett at Parnassus Books
The seven buildings that were destroyed by fire on Sept. 25 are slowly reappearing on Front Street ¬– one stroke of a paint brush at a time. Asher Robinson, a local artist, is painting a mural of the lost buildings on the side of the new home of Harborwalk Books, one of the businesses destroyed in the blaze. Michelle Overton, who bought the book store business from Anne Carlson days after the fire, originally wanted to have "Harborwalk Books" painted on the side of the building, which sits at the corner of Front and Screven streets. That's just across from the Town Clock. Harborwalk Books
On September 25, the fire in Georgetown, S.C., that leveled eight buildings on the town's historic Front Street also destroyed Harborwalk Books, a 38-year-old independent bookstore. Before the fire, Michele Overton and her husband, Dolphin Overton, had been speaking with Ann Carlson, Harborwalk's owner of 15 years, about buying the store when she was ready to retire. The pair had no bookselling experience--Michele worked as a real estate broker and appraiser, while Dolphin was a pilot for FedEx--but were close friends with Richard and Lisa Howorth, owners of Square Books in Oxford, Miss., and with novelist Mark Richard. Between getting to know the Howorths and their store, and joining Richard on the bookstore tour for his novel Fishboy, they fell in love with the idea of owning an indie bookstore. "It seemed like such a neat thing to do; our plan was take over after my husband retired," recounted Michele Overton. "But two days after the fire, Ann said she needed to talk." New owner for Harborwalk Books
The sole mission of Flyleaf Books is not to sell books. Instead, owner Jamie Fiocco said Flyleaf strives to sell the experience of buying a book. "The goal is to be a resource for the community and to share our love of books," she said. Flyleaf Books celebrates 4th anniversary
Books & Books founder Mitchell Kaplan was at the table when it started 30 years ago, an overachieving book festival that became the phenomenon known as the Miami Book Fair International. Miami Book Fair
If you're planning on selling a used book in Augusta, the process could become more difficult. Some proposed regulations would require customers to provide their ID whenever they sell a used book. Bookstores would also have to videotape the transaction. David Hutchison owns The Book Tavern in Augusta and he says the regulations could be costly. New rules for Augusta bookstores?
Lady Banks' {Book} Trailer Park: Chickens in the Road
Read This! Okra Picks
Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion By Robert Gordon (Bloomsbury USA, Hardcover, 9781596915770, 480pp.) Publication Date: November 12, 2013
Read the first chapter
The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a record company that becomes a monument to racial harmony in 1960's segregated south Memphis. Their success is startling, and Stax soon defines an international sound. Then, after losses both business and personal, the siblings part, and the brother allies with a visionary African-American partner. Under integrated leadership, Stax explodes as a national player until, Icarus-like, they fall from great heights to a tragic demise. Everything is lost, and the sanctuary that flourished is ripped from the ground. A generation later, Stax is rebuilt brick by brick to once again bring music and opportunity to the people of Memphis.
Set in the world of 1960s and '70s soul music, Respect Yourself is a story of epic heroes in a shady industry. It's about music and musicians—Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett, the Staple Singers, and Booker T. and the M.G.'s, Stax's interracial house band. It's about a small independent company's struggle to survive in a business world of burgeoning conglomerates. And always at the center of the story is Memphis, Tennessee, an explosive city struggling through heated, divisive years.
Told by one of our leading music chroniclers, Respect Yourself brings to life this treasured cultural institution and the city that created it.
Recommended Reading: Avid Bookshop (Athens, GA) and Park Road Books (Charlotte, NC)
Park Road Books:
Two from Sally:
MayWe Be Forgiven by A. M. Homes is just the book to make you feel better about your own (dysfunctional?) family this Thanksgiving. Black comedy at its best! [Ed. note: recently released in paperback.] 9780147509703
Once you start reading Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson, you will not be able to stop until you either finish it or pass out from sheer exhaustion. I found myself up hours past my bedtime trying to get to the end of Joshilyn's sixth and most accomplished novel. No one else has that ability to suck you into her story and into her character's lives and into the magic of the unexpected. 9780062105653
Two from Rachel:
S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst is the book I didn't know I wanted. It's part "classic literature", part treasure hunt, and part thriller - I have not had this much fun reading a book in a long time! 9780316201643
I have been a fan of Hyperbole and a Half's comic book meets David Sedaris essay style for a long time, so naturally I was very excited when I heard that Allie Brosh was putting together a book of some of her best pieces (plus new material). A hilarious collection about one millennial's attempt to cope with the trials of adulthood, like killing spiders for yourself, being a dog-owner, and getting to the bank before it closes! [Ed. note: I heartily concur with Rachel. I recently heard Ms. Brosh on a deeply moving segment of NPR's Fresh Air, where she frankly and honestly spoke about her struggles with severe depression. Click here to check out one of her classic posts about the perils of trying to move with dogs.] 9781451666175
Two from Susan:
The One Way Bridge is quirky small-town Maine at its best - great characters, down home charm. Cathie Pelletier does it again! 9781402287619
- Archer Mayor writes about the darker side of Vermont - I've been reading his books for almost 20 years and I've loved every one, but Three Can Keep A Secret might be my favorite yet! 9781250026132
Three from Trudy:
Vanished by Wil S.Hylton. On September 1, 1944, a B-24 Bomber crashed into the South Pacific carrying eleven airmen. Vanished is their true story. Some of their families were made to believe stories that some survived and were living elsewhere, abandoning their loved ones. It took sixty years to uncover the wreckage. One of the divers was the son of one of these airmen who vanished. Remarkable read and gift! 9781594487279
Trudy also likes The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, the inspiring story of the rowing team from the University of Washington, and their triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Booklist calls it "a book that informs as it inspires." 9780670025817
Great Balls of Cheese by Michelle Buffardi is a great cookbook for making 50 unusual mouth watering cheese balls for every kind of festive gathering. That's right, cheese balls. Amy Sedaris says, "Pages and pages of nothing but cheese balls. No doubt this terrific book is just rolling off the shelf." A great, quirky gift. 9781118497203
And two from Sherri:
Locomotive, written and illustrated by Brian Floca, is a richly detailed history/storybook told through the "eyes" of the locomotive, telling the story of the building of the railroad and the 1869 journey of a family from East to West. The book is illustrated not just on the pages but from the inside covers, the rhythm of the words flow like the train on the track and this book begs the reader to sit still and slowly absorb it. I find myself constantly rereading this book. A must if you like David Macaulay's The Way Things Work, history, art, and trains. 9781416994152
Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, The Milk is a gem of a story full of nonsense and humor, very Roald Dahl meets Monty Python. A quick read and great for the holidays, Milk tells the tale of the father who goes to the corner store for milk to feed his children their breakfast. When Dad finally returns to his very hungry son and daughter, he weaves a tale of aliens, pirates, dinosaurs, and pretty horses, all the while saving the universe with the Milk. A tale for anyone aged 8 to 100 and for those needing an answer to "what took you so long?" 9780062224071
Avid Bookshop Staff responds to We Were Liars: 9780385741262 Of course I have to give this book five stars. It was #$@!*$! beautiful. BUT IT ALSO WRECKED ME, AND I WANT THAT NOTED ON THE OFFICIAL LEDGER. This book will break your heart. -- Frankie Brown
My first reaction: #$@!*#?! It is true. Nothing should be said or revealed about this novel. Just know this: it is an EXPERIENCE that falls nothing short of being truly spectacular. I can't even... I don't even... what? -- Will Walton
It's hard to talk about this book without giving too much away (because giving anything away is too much) so I will just tell you that my jaw dropped--by how good it is and other reasons--and leave it at that. -- Tyler Goodson
In sum: utterly MIND-BENDING. It's difficult to find a way to describe this novel without giving anything away, so I'll just say that it is, without a doubt in my mind, worth your time. As a migraine sufferer and patient advocate, I appreciated Lockhart's apt descriptions of what it's like to cope with chronic migraine. As a lover of well-crafted stories and deft plot twists, I appreciated Lockhart's talent for crafting a story I never expected to read. Five stars. -- Janet Geddis
We Were Liars will cause you to dog-ear pages, even if you are not that kind of reader. So many moments literally took my breath away, made me physically pause, and gasp audibly. Don't talk about it with anyone who hasn't read it. Just press it into their hands and tell them they must read it - immediately. E. Lockhart spins such a spectacular tale; I guarantee this is the book *everyone* will be buzzing about next May - just in time for summer. -- Rachel Watkins
Southern Indie Bestsellers: Highlights
For the week ending November 10, 2013. Books on the Southern Indie Bestseller List that are southern in nature or have been recently recommended by southern indie booksellers. - A STARS Author | - A SIBA Okra Pick Titles in red are SIBA Book Award winners and finalists! Printable versions: Hardcover | Paperback | Children.
1. Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537131 2. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437 4. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion Fannie Flagg, Random House, $27, 9781400065943 7. Guests on Earth Lee Smith, Shannon Ravenel Books, $25.95, 9781616202538 9. The Longest Ride Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27, 9781455520657
1. The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385530903 9. The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life Garden & Gun Magazine, HarperWave, $27.99, 9780062242389 10. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062236678 13. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
11. Life After Life Jill McCorkle, Shannon Ravenel Books, $14.95, 9781616203221
4. Rude Bitches Make Me Tired Celia Rivenbark, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9781250029232 14. 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup, Penguin, $16, 9780143125419
8. The Racketeer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578
1. Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving James Dean, Kimberly Dean, HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780062198693 5. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses James Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $17.99, 9780062275561
8.The Giver Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686
(Books that appear on the Southern list, but not the national list); Click on a book to purchase from a great indie bookstore! See the full Southern Indie Bestseller list here.
(events in BOLD are STARS authors available for readings and meetings with bookclubs and other groups
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Party (other event) 11/14/2014, 07:00 pm Little Shop of Stories Decatur, GA
CHOP NC Gathering (3rd Wednesdays) featuring Frances Mayes, author of Under The Tuscan Sun Cookbook (author appearance) Frances Mayes 11/20/2013, 07:00 pm Flyleaf Books Chapel Hill, NC
Author event: Carrie Knowles - Ashoan's Rug (author appearance) Carrie Knowles 11/20/2013, 07:00 pm Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Stella Bain By Anita Shreve (author appearance) Anita Shreve 11/20/2013, 07:30 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
Quiet Dell by Jayne Anne Phillips (author appearance) Jayne Anne Phillips 11/20/2013, 05:00 pm Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
Kate Cooper--Band of Angels (author appearance) Kate Cooper 11/20/2013, 07:00 pm Regulator Bookshop durham, NC
Joshilyn Jackson (author appearance) Joshilyn Jackson 11/20/2013, 05:30 pm Page & Palette Fairhope, AL
Visual Artists Discuss Acrylics, followed by a booksigning with Phil Garrett (author appearance) Phil Garrett 11/20/2013, 07:00 pm Malaprops Bookstore
BROWN BAG BOOK GROUP (book club) 11/20/2013, 12:00 pm A Novel Experience Zebulon, GA
Meg Cabot Booksigning (author appearance) Meg Cabot 11/20/2013, 08:00 pm Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Delray Beach, FL
Wednesday Murder Club (book club) Bryan Robinson 11/20/2013, 06:30 pm Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Delray Beach, FL
Jan Brett Author Event! (author appearance) Jan Brett 11/20/2013, 05:00 pm Little Shop of Stories Decatur, GA
Simran Singh Presents: The Rebel Road (author appearance) Simran Singh 11/20/2013, 05:00 pm A Reader's Corner Bookstore Louisville, KY
Salon@615 with Nikki Giovanni - Author of Rosa (author appearance) Nikki Giovanni 11/20/2013, 06:15 pm Parnassus Books Nashville, TN
Parnassus Book Club - The Round House (book club) 11/20/2013, 06:30 pm Parnassus Books Nashville, TN
Come Celebrate Steve Weddle's Book Launch for Country Hardball! (author appearance) Steve Weddle 11/20/2013, 06:30 pm Fountain Bookstore Richmond, VA
Patricia Moore-Pastides (author appearance) Patricia Moore-Pastides 11/20/2013, 12:00 pm Hub City Bookshop Spartanburg, SC
PRB Foodie Book Club - Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America by Gustavo Arellano (book club) 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women by Kate Cooper (author appearance) Kate Cooper 11/21/2013, 07:30 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
Lee Smith (author appearance) Lee Smith 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Regulator Bookshop durham, NC
Oliver North discusses his new book American Heroes on the Homefront: The Hearts of Heroes (author appearance) Oliver North 11/21/2013 Flyleaf Books Chapel Hill, NC
Nancy Peacock THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PERSIMMON WILSON (author appearance) Nancy Peacock 11/21/2013, 04:30 pm The Country Bookshop Southern Pines, NC
Jessica Kirk Drenna, Esq. - Divorce in Alabama: The Legal Process, Your Rights, and What to Expect (author appearance) Jessica Kirk Drenna 11/21/2013, 04:00 pm Alabama Booksmith Birmingham, AL
BOOK CLUB NIGHT (book club) 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Inkwood Books Tampa, FL
John Besh (author appearance) John Besh 11/21/2013, 11:00 am Page & Palette Fairhope, AL
Frog Trouble Day featuring Frog Trouble by Sandra Boynton (author appearance) Sandra Boynton 11/21/2013, 04:00 pm Page & Palette Fairhope, AL
NO MEAT ATHLETE: Matt Frazier booksigning (author appearance) Matt Frazier 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Malaprops Bookstore
November Book Club (book club) 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Bound To Be Read
The Hunger Games (Little Shop Edition) (other event) 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Little Shop of Stories Decatur, GA
Joshilyn Jackson signs Someone Else's Love Story (author appearance) Joshilyn Jackson 11/21/2013, 07:00 pm Eagle Eye Book Shop Atlanta, GA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 12:00-2:00 PATRICIA MOORE-PASTIDES, GREEK REVIVAL: COOKING FOR LIFE — A TASTING AT LEANING LADDER PREMIUM OLIVE OIL AND VINEG (author appearance) Patricia Moore-Pastides 11/21/2013, 12:00 pm FoxTale Book Shoppe Woodstock, GA
Jayne Anne Phillips signs QUIET DELL (author appearance) Jayne Anne Phillips 11/21/2013, 06:00 pm Square Books Oxford, MS
Coffee with the Poet: Workshop with Kathryn Byer (author appearance) Kathryn Byer 11/21/2013, 10:30 am City Lights Bookstore Sylva, NC
Jonathan Miles (author appearance) Jonathan Miles 11/22/2013, 07:00 pm Regulator Books
John Besh - Cooking from the Heart (author appearance) John Besh 11/22/2013, 05:30 pm Alabama Booksmith Birmingham, AL
Readers' Circle (book club) 11/22/2013, 03:00 pm Copperfish Books
JOSHILYN JACKSON presents her novel Someone Else's Love Story (author appearance) Joshilyn Jackson 11/22/2013, 07:00 pm Malaprops Bookstore
Double Down at the Atlanta Press Club (author appearance) Mark Halperin 11/22/2013, 12:00 pm Eagle Eye Book Shop Atlanta, GA
Meet Hugh Acheson: Cookbook Signing (author appearance) Hugh Acheson 11/22/2013, 07:30 pm Avid Bookshop Athens, GA
Meet Danny Ellis (author appearance) Danny Ellis 11/22/2013, 07:00 pm The Book Tavern Augusta, GA
Book Your Lunch With Joshilyn Jackson (author appearance) Joshilyn Jackson 11/22/2013, 12:00 pm Fiction Addiction Greenville, SC
William Woodson Author of Waccamaw Gold (author appearance) William Woodson 11/22/2013, 11:00 am Litchfield Books Pawleys Island, SC
Nicholas Dawidoff signs COLLISON LOW CROSSERS (author appearance) Nicholas Dawidoff 11/22/2013, 05:00 pm Square Books Oxford, MS
Lee Smith – Guests on Earth (author appearance) Lee Smith 11/23/2013, 02:00 pm McIntyre's Fine Books Pittsboro, NC
Author event: Jan Brett - Cinders (author appearance) Jan Brett 11/23/2013, 10:00 am Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella By Jan Brett (author appearance) Jan Brett 11/23/2013, 05:00 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
Jordan MacLean (author appearance) Jordan MacLean 11/23/2013, 03:00 pm The Country Bookshop Southern Pines, NC
Tom Bailey- The Complete Guide to Northern Gulf Seafood (author appearance) Tom Bailey 11/23/2013, 10:00 am Sundog Books Santa Rosa Beach, FL
WILLIAM CONESCU reading from his novel Kara Was Here (author appearance) William Conescu 11/23/2013, 07:00 pm Malaprops Bookstore
ANSWERING THE CONTEMPLATIVE CALL by Carl McColman (author appearance) Carl McColman 11/23/2013, 01:00 pm FoxTale Book Shoppe Woodstock, GA
Room 220 Presents Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas - Rebecca Solnit, Rebecca Snedeker, + other contributors - The Allways Lounge (other event) 11/23/2013, 04:00 pm Maple Street Book Shop New Orleans, LA
Author event with Andrew Vaughan - Author of John Hartford (author appearance) Andrew Vaughan 11/23/2013, 02:00 pm Parnassus Books Nashville, TN
Monte Dutton Book Signing (author appearance) Monte Dutton 11/23/2013, 04:00 pm Fiction Addiction Greenville, SC
Book Your Lunch With Mary Whyte and Martha Severens (author appearance) Martha Severens 11/23/2013, 12:00 pm Fiction Addiction Greenville, SC
Meet Chaser the Dog And Dr. John W. Pilley (author appearance) John W. Pilley 11/23/2013, 04:00 pm Hub City Bookshop Spartanburg, SC
Dianne de Las Casas - The House that Santa Built - Uptown (author appearance) Dianne de Las Casas 11/23/2013, 11:30 pm Maple Street Book Shop New Orleans, LA
Tommy Hays Reading and Book Signing (author appearance) Tommy Hays 11/23/2013, 03:00 pm City Lights Bookstore Sylva, NC
Cooks & Books: Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey Reception with Chef John Currence (author appearance) Chef John Currence 11/24/2013, 03:00 pm McIntyre's Fine Books Pittsboro, NC
Author event: Stacey Marshall - Captain Courage and the World's Most Shocking Secret (author appearance) Stacey Marshall 11/24/2013, 03:30 pm Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Whisper Falls By Elizabeth Langston (author appearance) Elizabeth Langston 11/24/2013, 03:00 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
Merl Reagle, Crossword Expert (author appearance) Merl Reagle 11/24/2013, 02:00 pm Oxford Exchange Tampa, FL
New & Notable Book Club: FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL (book club) 11/24/2013, 06:15 pm Avid Bookshop Athens, GA
Bark if You Love Storytime (other event) 11/24/2013, 03:00 pm Little Shop of Stories Decatur, GA
Author event: Pat Conroy - The Death of the Santini & Cassandra King - Moonrise (author appearance) Pat Conroy 11/25/2013, 05:00 pm Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Someone Else's Love Story By Joshilyn Jackson (author appearance) Joshilyn Jackson 11/25/2013, 07:30 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
An Italian Palate with Robert St. John (author appearance) Robert St. John 11/25/2013, 06:00 pm Pass Christian Books Pass Christian, MS
Nicholas Dawidoff (author appearance) Nicholas Dawidoff 11/25/2013, 07:00 pm Regulator Books
A Special Luncheon with Patricia Wells to celebrate her new book: The French Kitchen Cookbook (author appearance) Patricia Wells 11/25/2013, 11:30 am Flyleaf Books Chapel Hill, NC
Book Launch -- Robert J. Taylor (author appearance) Robert J. Taylor 11/25/2013, 06:00 pm Copperfish Books
Politics Of Food Bookclub reads Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (book club) 11/25/2013, 07:00 pm Malaprops Bookstore
Stephen Davis Book Signing (author appearance) Stephen Davis 11/25/2013, 07:15 pm A Cappella Books Atlanta, GA
Writing With Intent: Inviting the Night In--Telling Autobiographical Stories in Meaningful Ways (writers group) 11/25/2013, 06:30 pm Charis Books & More Atlanta, GA
Kami Kinard Create a Character Writer's Workshop and Indies First! (author appearance) Kami Kinard 11/25/2013, 03:00 pm Books on Broad Camden, SC
Author event: Keith Larson - That Season of Hope (author appearance) Keith Larson 11/26/2013, 07:00 pm Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
The French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Lessons from Paris and Provence By Patricia Wells (author appearance) Patricia Wells 11/26/2013, 12:00 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
Moonrise By Cassandra King (author appearance) Cassandra King 11/26/2013, 07:30 pm Quail Ridge Books & Music Raleigh, NC
NAPPY HOUR STORY TIME - HERMAN AND ROSIE (other event) 11/26/2013, 11:00 am Inkwood Books Tampa, FL
November Book Club- The Lowland (book club) 11/26/2013, 06:30 pm Oxford Exchange Tampa, FL
Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly (author appearance) Beth Ann Fennelly 11/26/2013, 06:00 pm Page & Palette Fairhope, AL
JOSHILYN JACKSON- SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY (author appearance) Joshilyn Jackson 11/26/2013, 06:30 pm FoxTale Book Shoppe Woodstock, GA
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Trustee Luncheon with Layte Bowden -- Under the Radar During Camelot: My Front Row Seat to History (author appearance) Layte Bowden 11/26/2013, 11:45 am Books & Books Inc.
Juan Antonio López Benedí -- La comunicación integral (author appearance) Juan Antonio López Benedí 11/26/2013, 06:30 pm Books & Books Inc.
Kolie Cutcher -- Electric Living (author appearance) Kolie Cutcher 11/26/2013, 08:00 pm Books & Books
The Resurrectionist by Matthew Guinn (author appearance) Matthew Guinn 11/29/2013, 10:00 am Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
The Tilted World by Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin (author appearance) Beth Ann Fennelly 11/29/2013, 12:00 pm Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
Y'All Come Over by Amy Lyles Wilson (author appearance) Amy Lyles Wilson 11/29/2013, 02:00 pm Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
William Woodson Author of Waccamaw Gold (author appearance) William Woodson 11/29/2013, 11:00 pm Litchfield Books Pawleys Island, SC
Story Time with Mrs. Claus (other event) Bryan Robinson 11/29/2013, 05:30 pm Page After Page Elizabeth City, NC
Raul Rubio -- La Habana (author appearance) Raul Rubio 11/29/2013, 06:30 pm Book & Books Inc.
Adam Rubin- Dragons Love Tacos (author appearance) Adam Rubin 11/29/2013, 12:30 pm Quail Ridge Books
Author event: Sheri Wren Haymore - A Higher Voice (author appearance) Sheri Wren Haymore 11/30/2013, 11:00 am Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Author event: Deborah Lystrom - Dancing to my Heartbeat (author appearance) Deborah Lystrom 11/30/2013, 02:00 pm Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Rivers by Michael Farris Smith (author appearance) Michael Farris Smith 11/30/2013, 11:00 am Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
Banjo's Dream by Marshall Ramsey (author appearance) Marshall Ramsey 11/30/2013, 03:00 pm Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
Indies First Day featuring Daniel Wallace, Rosecrans Baldwin & Alan Shapiro! (author appearance) Daniel Wallace 11/30/2013, 09:00 am Flyleaf Books Chapel Hill, NC
Irene Irelynn -The Forgotten Book and the Gatekeeper's Circle (author appearance) Irene Irelynn 11/30/2013, 01:00 pm Little Professor Book Center Homewood, AL
Book Signing With Deb Sharp (author appearance) Deborah Sharp 11/30/2013, 11:00 am Sanibel Island Bookshop Sanibel, FL
JENNIFER PHARR DAVIS presents her hiking memoir Called Again (author appearance) Jennifer Pharr Davis 11/30/2013, 07:00 pm Malaprops Bookstore
CLASSICS BOOK GROUP (book club) 11/30/2013, 07:00 pm A Novel Experience Zebulon, GA
Charles McNair- Pickett's Charge (author appearance) Charles McNair 11/30/2013, 01:00 pm FoxTale Book Shoppe Woodstock, GA
Meet Deron Hicks (author appearance) Deron Hicks 11/30/2013, 11:00 am The Book Tavern Augusta, GA
Mary Popham Book Signing (author appearance) Mary Popham 11/30/2013, 01:00 pm A Reader's Corner Bookstore Louisville, KY
Indies First Saturday with Pearl Cleage, Isabel Wilkerson, and Fiona Zedde (other event) 11/30/2013, 11:00 am Charis Books & More Atlanta, GA
Celebrate Indies on Small Business Saturday (other event) 11/30/2013, 10:00 am Sundial Books Chincoteague, VA
Eerie South Carolina Author Event (author appearance) Sherman Carmichael 11/30/2013, 02:00 pm Books on Broad Camden, SC
Celebrate Small Business and Small Press Saturday! (other event) 11/30/2013, 10:00 am Fiction Addiction Greenville, SC
Welcome Home, Indigeax! Author/Illustrator Reading and Signing (author appearance) Wendy Woods 11/30/2013, 02:00 pm Cavalier House Books Denham Springs, LA
William Woodson Author of Waccamaw Gold (author appearance) William Woodson 11/30/2013, 02:00 pm Litchfield Books Pawleys Island, SC
M.A. Kirkwood - Claire Ange - Uptown (author appearance) M.A. Kirkwood 11/30/2013, 11:30 pm Maple Street Book Shop New Orleans, LA
RONALD D. LANKFORD -- Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells and Silent Nights (author appearance) RONALD D. LANKFORD 11/30/2013, 02:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
Lauren Rothman -- Style Bible: What to Wear to Work (author appearance) Lauren Rothman 11/30/2013, 05:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
Alexander J. Motyl -- Sweet Snow (author appearance) Alexander J. Motyl 11/30/2013, 07:00 pm Books Books Inc.
Horace Feliu -- The Nativity Conspiracy (author appearance) Horace Feliu 12/01/2013, 04:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
Donna Schaper -- Grace at Table (author appearance) Donna Schaper 12/02/2013, 06:30 pm Books & Books Inc.
Josh Ruxin -- A Thousand Hills to Heaven (author appearance) Josh Ruxin 12/02/2013, 08:00 pm Book & Books Inc.
Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey: Recipes from My Three Favorite Food Groups and Then Some (author appearance) John Currence 12/03/2013, 05:00 pm Lemuria Books JACKSON, MS
Ann Patchett - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage (author appearance) Ann Patchett 12/03/2013, 04:00 pm Alabama Booksmith Birmingham, AL
Bernice Berger Miller -- Liver Transplant: My Story (author appearance) Bernice Berger Miller 12/03/2013, 06:30 pm Books & Books Inc.
Victoria Wilson in conversation with Foster Hirsch -- A Life of Barbara Stanwyck (author appearance) Victoria Wilson 12/03/2013, 08:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
La quiebra del Estado Constitucional -- Luis Fernando Torres (author appearance) Luis Fernando Torres 12/04/2013, 06:30 pm Books & Books Inc.
James W. Hall -- Going Dark (author appearance) James W. Hall 12/04/2013, 08:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
Estrella Flores-Carretero -- Piel de agua (author appearance) Estrella Flores-Carretero 12/05/2013, 06:30 pm Book & Books Inc.
Congressman Luis Gutierrez -- Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill (author appearance) Luis Gutierrez 12/05/2013, 08:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
Regina Anavy -- Out of Cuba (author appearance) Regina Anavy 12/06/2013, 06:30 pm Books & Books Inc.
Coral Gables Gallery Night: Elyse Littenberg -- 2013 The Living Series: The Long and Winding Road from the Exterior to the Interior (author appearance) Elyse Littenberg 12/06/2013, 07:00 pm Books & Books Inc.
Local Authors Booksigning (author appearance) 12/07/2013, 01:00 pm Highland Books Brevard, NC
Theresa Crater signing The Star Family (author appearance) Theresa Crater 12/14/2013, 03:00 pm Moravian Book & Gift Shop
Authors Round the South www.authorsroundthesouth.com
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Hello ... I've been listening to John's Gospel in conjunction with Isaiah ... on the blogosphere page I've included a film on John's Gospel ... I've started to listen and watch the film it being on my website ... so I can include my thoughts underneath and anyone elses thoughts too ... if you would like to watch it too you're welcome to come along on a Wednesday evening and we can watch it together ... no sorry you can watch it anytime ... I thought I was back in the fellowship for a minute
Updated Apr 19th 2015 at 07:27 AM by Amencorner
This poem has been inspired by something Shepherdsword said about the 'puppetmaster' in another thread this morning.
The Malefic Puppet Show
Come in - sit down in the front row
And welcome to my puppet show!
I'll dim the lights so you won't see
That I'm not who I seem to be -
That it's all a grand illusion
To create a mass delusion.
Oh, isn't it delectable
That they find me acceptable?
They think me and my fellow
Matthew 24:37
Hello ... Where do I start ... When you read the Bible verse's come to you in connection with certain person's like Noah ... I have watched a film on Noah on the BBC ... and been writing and speaking my thought's on the story ... before they started the film they said they had taken both reference from the Bible and other sources ... I nearly didn't watch . but I did ... it did reveal so much ... please continue if you so wish on "speakandIwillbring" all about
Updated Apr 8th 2015 at 09:26 PM by Amencorner
Good evening ...
James Bond ...
I have started a new system on my site ... this Bibleforums has a page on my own site with an open comments system ... if you would like to listen ... please follow the link to one of my audio comments ... James Bond Alan :-)
Listening to Isaiah 22. and John 6.
Updated Aug 8th 2015 at 09:16 AM by Amencorner
A look at many of the so-called ministers of God today (Vicar, Pastor, Prophet, Reverend, Bishop or whatever title they go by) will show that most are working for filthy lucre and not for the Kingdom of God. This is not new of course, because from the OT to the Apostles and now, there has been and always will be those whom Satan uses to subvert the Word of God.
This is of concern particularly as we head toward the End Times, for the scriptures indeed said that iniquity shall abound