![]() ![]() ![]() Not every child is so fortunate, especially nowadays.The librarians I met at the Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City while reporting today’s cover story are keenly aware of how difficult it can be for some families to access their stacks. (If you sense an animal theme, I’m guilty as charged.)The library visits sparked wonder and imagination – and were only made possible by a parent who could take us. ![]() It’s how I met the venerable Clifford, Arthur, and Berenstain Bears. But the real joy – and first taste of independence – came afterward when our mom would let us wander the aisles choosing new books to check out. What I do remember are regular trips to the public library in Merrillville, Indiana, with my mom and twin sister.We’d enter the book fortress and make a beeline for the children’s floor upstairs. I grew up in the era of Toys R Us, when Geoffrey the Giraffe beckoned kids from across the parking lot or through the television screen to a wonderland that seemed to offer every toy imaginable. Yet, other than a vague recollection of toy-filled aisles, I have no specific memory attached to that store. ![]()
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![]() ![]() 225) pointed out that “Christians are made, not born”. In an oft-quoted comment, the Christian apologist Tertullian (c. ArticleĬhristianizing the Roman Empire, A.D. By focusing on the different connotation of “Man of God” (Constantine’s preferred label for himself) and “Friend of God” (the phrase Eusebius used), this article suggests that the reason for this difference lay in Eusebius’s concern to prevent Constantine – and by extension all future emperors – from asserting priority over Christian bishops. But his biographer, Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, chooses to liken Constantine instead to Moses, who led the Israelites out of captivity. ![]() These include his story of divine intervention (the vision of the Cross) and his decision to be buried amid markers for the twelve Apostles. 306-337) indicated that he saw parallels between himself and St. In numerous ways, the first Christian emperor, Constantine I (r. ![]() ![]() Portions of the Colossus now reside in the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini, on the Capitoline Hill, above the west end of the Forum. The head bust of the Colossus of Constantine, a huge acrolithic statue that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius near the Forum Romanum in Rome. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, this is the weirdest book I have ever read. Because no matter how much Jeremy has reformed, there’s still enough bad witch in him to kill anyone who messes with him or the people he cares about. The lack of trust brewing between him and his teammates could cost Desmond his life and Jeremy his progress on the straight and narrow path if his secrets are revealed. Jeremy must prevent it without letting his colleagues know that he not only has ties to the energy vampires behind the plot, but that his past misdeeds might have instigated the attacks.ĭespite Jeremy sporting a suit and tie like a good witch, his lies snowball to bite him in the ass. Even worse, their jack-of-all-trades magic business stumbles upon a conspiracy to kill Desmond the Great, Atlanta’s sexy star magician. Instead, the temp agency saddles him with a fellow witch who hates him, an Amazon one violent outburst away from deportation, and a knight from another world as his boss. ![]() PRICE: $6.99 – e-book/ $17.99 – paperbackĪll recovering drug addict and witch Jeremy Ragsdale wants is to shamble on to the next job without any disasters. ![]() ![]() Still, there might be a few modernizations (I am assuming Anne did not cut her hair in the original tale). I am not so sure having Anne’s foster family still being the brother and sister combo still “works” for today’s society, or even the stigma of red hair and freckles, but that and all that you loved about the classic is here. ![]() The girls and their friends are middle schoolers trying to grow up and sometimes too fast. We have “girl power” by calling Gilbert out for his “teasing” and Anne’s friendship might be more than “just” friendship with her best friend. Take your pick if you want to read Little Women or Anne of Green Gables, or read everything by Gros, as it is all good. But the story of Anne of Green Gables set “today” with modern stories and feelings is perfect for today’s reader. Since I have also never read the original Anne (just adaptations, watched a movie or two and/or talked about it, or read about it) this was biased by that background. With Anne, I kept thinking, “I have read this. ![]() The biggest being it was the first book I had read by Gros and therefore, the format was fresh to me. Which, I preferred to the Anne story for several reasons. ![]() They are the same creator of Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of). ![]() Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of) was adapted by Kathleen Gros. ![]() ![]() ![]() His chief activity when he'd managed to escape Mr. An oversized black Chow Chow, he'd been suspicious of everyone, ornery, and often too loud for his own good. Just like the other two.īrutus hadn't been what you would call a good dog. A second's worth of looking told me everything I needed to know. And just like that, my happy day ground to a halt. I was coming back, carrying my purchases, when I saw my neighbors gathered under the tree. So I gathered my blond hair in a ponytail, put on my flowered skirt and a pair of sandals, and hightailed it half a mile to the store. Normally I didn't go shopping at the gas station at seven thirty on Friday morning, but when you run a bed-and-breakfast, it's a good policy to accommodate requests from your guests, especially if they've paid for a lifetime membership. ![]() Not a single cloud marked the blue sky, and the walk to the twenty-four-hour gas-station convenience store had turned out to be downright pleasant. The Texas summer had finally cooled a little, allowing for a light, happy breeze. ![]() A small group of neighbors had gathered around his corpse, their faces sad and shocked. His body lay under an oak on the Hendersons' lawn. ![]() |