These extraordinary collections of photographs and narrative captions have wide appeal for anyone interested in Maine's past. Bunting has a knack for spotting the unusual in a photograph, or some minor detail that, in fact, tells a major story about the how and why. From granite quarry operations to an itinerant cobbler in a sailing scow to hootchie-kootchie dancers at the state fair to deepwater ships, his page-long captions place these images in social and economic context--but this is not dry history. His research has uncovered a wealth of fascinating, often quirky detail (did you know that mummy wrappings were imported from Egypt for Maine papermaking?), and he makes frequent forays into the Maine storytelling tradition. B&amp;W photographs

A Day's Work: A Sampler of Historic Maine Photographs, 1860--1920, Part II

Arts & Photography

Compiled

W. H. Bunting

Bunting, annotated by W. H.

Photography & Video

Tilbury House

Transcending the boundaries of all religions, Beyond Forever unveils, explains, and diagrams in detail the definitive spiritual path enabling perpetual life existence. The truth of reincarnation is unmasked and proves to be a self creation process increasing one's existence infinitely. Many other verifiable Absolute Truths are revealed providing answers to age old questions. Death: is it our choice? Eternal life: how and why it is possible. The Universe: are we alone? What is the true path to these revelations? Whether one is a devout seeker with a deep hunger to awaken or a practitioner searching anew or aiming beyond his spiritual or religious practice Beyond Forever can help lay to rest the "Hungry Ghost" that resides deep within our longing.

Beyond Forever: Unlocking the Door to Eternal Life

Religion & Spirituality

Foundation, edited by the Pure Mind

New Age & Spirituality

Wheelbarrow Pub

One of the biggest problems in our relationship with God is thinking that we can depend on Him on our own terms. This independent dependence often shows up in the way we pray. While most people do pray, relatively few people pray to God on His terms. Praying the way God wants us to pray is what this booklet addresses. The Lord's Prayer, one of the most familiar of all prayers, has been much repeated but little understood. Haddon Robinson, the Harold J. Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and well-known Bible teacher, cuts through the confusion and shows us that Jesus gave us a blueprint for prayer that is just as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago. Nondenominational Bible Study in a 4-6 week lesson plan.

Jesus' Blueprint for Prayer (Bible Study Series Program)

Discovery House Pub

Why Would A Good God Allow Suffering? It's an old question. Four thousand years ago, a victim of personal, family, and financial reversals spoke to the silent heavens and pleaded, ""Show me why You contend with me. Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise the work of Your hands?"" (Job 10:2-3). The questions are still being asked. ""Does God hate me? Is this why He is allowing me to suffer like this? Why me and not others?"" There are answers. Not exhaustive, but enough to keep our pain in perspective. Enough to show us how to put suffering to work for us. In the following pages, RBC staff writer Kurt De Haan shows us that while heaven may not be answering all our questions, it is giving us all the answers we need to trust and love the One who, in our pain, is calling us to Himself. Nondenominational Bible Study in a 4-6 week lesson plan.

WHY WOULD A GOOD GOD ALLOW SUFFERING

Religious Studies

Discovery House Publishers

Does God use sickness in the lives of His children to build character? Is this consistent with the actions of a loving God? Are we sick because we don't have the faith to be healed? Is God healing people today through the ministry of faith healers? When sickness or suffering attacks us or someone close to us, what should we think? What should we do? These questions, and many others like them, are answered in this booklet by RBC senior editor Herb Vander Lugt. He shows what the Bible teaches about healing. And he uncovers four positive, unassailable certainties that every child of God can count on in times of sickness and suffering. Nondenominational Bible Study in a 4-6 week lesson plan.

DOES GOD WANT ME WELL

The football coach was to the point of exasperation: ""Losing five games in a row is bad enough. But what really frustrates me is that we keep making the same mistakes over and over. We just aren't learning anything!"" Wasting the pain of failure happens off the field as well. We can be slow to learn that what causes the most pain is not the initial loss or hardship but the failure to learn anything in the process. If we really believe that God is working all things for our good, then one of the great challenges is to allow hard, painful, and tear-filled experiences to be our teacher in the classroom of life. The Old Testament character Joseph learned through extremely difficult circumstances how to overcome. It is my prayer that by examining his life we can learn some important lessons from him. Nondenominational Bible Study in a 4-6 week lesson plan.

JOSEPH: OVERCOMING LIFE""S CHALLENGES

Few experiences are more wonderful and difficult than raising children Solomon recognized both sides when he said,""A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother"" (Prov. 10:1).  For this challenge, the Bible offers wisdom.  Nowhere is there more realism than in the experiences of Abraham, Sarah, David, the father and mother of the prodigal son, and others.  Nowhere is there more understanding and comfort than in the Father of heaven who patiently loves and waits in the lives of His own growing children. This relevant, Bible-based study is nondenominational and has a 4-6 week lesson format.

HOW CAN A PARENT FIND PEACE OF MIND?

""If something sound too good to be true, it probably is."" That's usually good advice. But there are exceptions. Someone does win the sweepstakes. Some people do land job offers that are far better than they thought possible. Wise people are careful. But as RBC staff writer Bill Crowder points out in the following pages, thoughtful people are not blindly cynical. With due caution and realistic optimism, we have reason to ask questions about spiritual beliefs which, if true, lead to personal discoveries that are far better than we ever thought possible. Nondenominational Bible study in a 4-6 week lesson plan.

WHAT IF IT""S TRUE?

Will He send me a clear signal? Will I get some kind of special feeling? How much should I rely on good old common sense? What if the Bible doesn't seem to have anything to say that applies to the matter? Why does God seem to leave me hanging in limbo when I want so desperately to hear a direct word from Him? And what about those times when there seem to be several good options, or perhaps no good option? This study offers biblical guidelines to help us sort through the confusion and move ahead confidently through life. It is our prayer that you will discover what God wants you to do and that you will find great joy in pleasing Him. 4-6 week lesson format.

HOW CAN I KNOW WHAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO?

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

Is there any way that I can find significance in a job that seems to be going nowhere? What if I feel overworked and underappreciated? Do I care too much or not enough about my job? What does God think about my work? Does my job really matter to Him? These are the kinds of issues that Kurt De Haan, Our Daily Bread managing editor, addresses in this study. As you read these pages, you will be encouraged by what the Bible has to say about work and your attitude toward it. Nondenominational Bible study in a 4-6 week lesson plan.

HOW CAN I FIND SATISFACTION IN MY WORK?

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