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Over the summer of 2013 Egypt witnessed its worst anti-Christian violence in centuries, with dozens of churches burned down by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. In Syria Islamist gunmen occupy the faith’s holiest site, while the Civil War has given Sunni extremists the chance to empty Christian villages through ‘religious cleansing’. And 10 years after the fall of Saddam, Iraq’s pre-war Christian population has fallen from a million to 200,000 and now barely clings on.

"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."–Senator John McCain Fallujah: Iraq’s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence...

Rosemary Bell is a witch for Halloween...and every other day of the year. And that's not even the weirdest thing about her life. Her ex-husband is a turtle, and the guy sleeping on her couch is a King - as well as her fated lover. Just as she's starting to fall for Declan, Rosie gets spooked by a revelation that leaves her wondering whether she is really meant to be his Queen. And as a new houseguest quickly proves, promises don't always mean forever.

One of the most famous victims of the Holy Office of the Inquisition was the brilliant Dominican monk Giordano Bruno, burnt at the stake for heresy in 1600. Morris West recreates a diary of Bruno’s intimate thoughts as he languishes in Rome’s worst prison for seven years. Bruno’s reflections and frank memories of his life reveal him to be both a fine thinker and a flawed priest - and a man willing to pay the highest price to be true to himself.

När Sanna blir dumpad efter tjugofem års äktenskap står hon plötsligt ensam med ett stort hus, utflugna barn och skilsmässopappren i kökslådan. Påhejad av sina väninnor ger hon sig ut i dejtingdjungeln, där resultatet blir allt från överdrivet självsäkra grillmästare till pretentiösa fruktpoeter.

In August 1940, Leon Trotsky, living in a fortified villa in Mexico City, welcomed a man he believed to be a friend into his study. Hidden beneath the visitor’s raincoat was the weapon that would change the course of revolutionary history—a small ice axe, wielded on the direct orders of...

Nassau was supposed to be my fresh start. Far from my billionaire Russian's empire. Far from the chaos I brought to his life. Far from his mother's disapproving stares. But I can't truly leave Oleg behind...Because I've got our baby with me. I can't let him find me, though. I heard what he said the night I left. This thing between us can never work. But Oleg Pavlov isn't a man who gives up easily.

A story of trauma, survival, and healing, narrated in the author’s own voice. This gripping and emotional journey takes you through Demarra's triumph over the adversity of complex childhood trauma into a life rooted in joy, purpose, and love. Demarra’s earliest memory of trauma came at six although the violence she witnessed at the hands of her stepfather was present long before that. By the time she was thirteen, Demarra experienced eight Adverse Childhood Experiences which nearly caused her to take her own life.

Rooted in Impact is the official podcast of United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut. Join us as we explore the people, programs, and partnerships driving positive change in our community— and learn how United Way is creating change locally!

Means of Grace, a podcast from the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, equips church leaders through expertise and examples. Twice a month, we feature local experts on a variety of topics from leadership to innovation and share examples of churches in our conference reaching their communities in news ways through mission engagement, Fresh Expressions and much more. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, defined Means of Grace as the outward signs, words or actions that are the ordinary channels conveying God's grace to the souls of people. So when ...

Everyone has secrets. Mine should have come with a warning label: May cause heartache and emotional trauma. I’ve only ever been in love once. She ripped my heart out when she dumped me and married another player in the league. After a perfect night with Charlotte and an incredible first date, my disastrous ex-girlfriend shows up on my doorstep in the middle of the night. I shouldn’t let her in. I ought to chase her away, but it’s the two-foot blue-eyed little boy that has me awestruck. And he might be my son.

The real-life Harold Ober founded Harold Ober Associates, the oldest literary agency in the country, in 1929, and over the years the agency built an impressive client list. In J. D. West's new mystery, The Disappearance of Swenson's Secretary, we learn that Harold Ober is also an amateur detective, using the skills he's honed reading and editing manuscripts to solve baffling crimes. Along with his assistant, he delves into the question of what happened to the secretary who accompanied her boss, H. A. Swenson, a film agent from Hollywood on his visit to editors and agents in New York City.

For two years, I've watched Oleg Pavlov from afar. Dreamed about him in ways that would get me fired. He's not just my boss—he's THE boss. The mob-connected CEO who makes his fellow billionaires stammer and squirm. Built like a Greek statue with tattoos that disappear beneath expensive suits and scars that whisper stories he'll never tell aloud. I fake like he doesn't light me on fire with a single look. I ignore how my skin hums when he walks past. I pretend I don't notice his ice-blue eyes following me. We had boundaries. Until the day he called me into his office and changed everything.

Orphaned by a brutal attack, Cody Hunter was raised by Crow Indians in Yellowstone, Montana, and became the master tracker, Crazy Wolf. Now, after fifteen years, Cody returns to Montana's blood-soaked mountains to confront the tragedy that shaped his life. Determined to uncover the truth about his father and brother's death, he embarks on a perilous journey west, through treacherous terrain and even deadlier enemies.

In each episode, we’ll take a journey through the guest's ultimate dream holiday, from their favourite destinations to the experiences that inspire them, and bring them together in one impossible holiday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A twisty thriller about a woman who vanishes from a luxury hotel, and the detective who believes the case is tied to the unsolved disappearances of other Black women in the city. Giovanni Mason worked hard to become the first Black head concierge at Chicago’s exclusive and glamorous Ivory...

In a world of polycrisis—where climate collapse, AI acceleration, societal fragmentation, and economic instability collide—business leaders can no longer maintain the status quo. From now until 2030, CEOs will be expected to lead the reinvention in this volatile new reality.

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In a world where science has conquered mortality, humanity is promised a new era of endless life. Dylan Marin, the charismatic and infallible CEO of EternityNow, introduces the ImmortaCell vaccine, a medical marvel that promises to eradicate death and suffering forever. As the world embraces this new "immortal age," one family, the Callahans, feels a chilling spiritual dread. Guided by a deep faith, they refuse the vaccine, seeing it as a counterfeit promise. Their quiet dissent quickly turns into a desperate struggle for survival.

Chris and Jenn West discuss their journey and navigate parenthood with Christ as the center of their world. With two teenage boys and a preteen girl the schedules are busy, the days are long but the years seem to be growing shorter. Where do they find peace, how was love shown, and where did God show up? The Pour In Pour Out Podcast... where what He pours in, overflows into the world around us.