Bøker av Donna Howell

Seventeen years ago, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits in the middle of the night, each with the same mission: to see the old miser redeemed. Through a painstaking journey through the past, present and future, Ebenezer faced the terrifying truths of his existence, to wake up the next morning a new man, putting aside his love of money, and embracing instead, the love of mankind and charity. But what happens when people from all over London witness this change and hear that the motivation behind it was ghostly visitations? Whatever becomes of Tiny Tim? New mysteries unfold when Ebenezer must face the challenges of being daily rejected as a lunatic or revered as a spiritual leader. Tiny Tim -- not so tiny anymore -- fears he is being watched by someone or something, and a familiar looking young boy wanders into Mr. Scrooge's office...

By far, the leading interpretation of today's Church regarding the age of this planet, Earth, takes us back to approximately 4004 BC: the year believed to be Adam's creation. However, just as Galileo challenged the Church to accept that Earth circles the sun (not the other way around), it is far beyond time for traditional interpretations regarding our planet's earliest ages-and what occurred between God and Lucifer during those eras-to be updated in light of what we know today. Once this is done, the evidence overwhelmingly stacks in favor of a harmony between science and theology.Dr. Thomas Horn and his research assistant, Donna Howell, have waded through thousands of scholarly journals, books, articles, videos, and other media to present an astounding work like none other in this field of study that brings a fresh, modern perspective to contemporary sciences, the age-old question of what God's first enemy did to Earth in the days it was "without form, and void" (Genesis 1:2), and what may have really happened in the days of Adam.In Before Genesis, you will learn: · The basics of the debate raging between the "Old Earth" and "Young Earth" Creationist groups and the often-overlooked answers to these issues straight from the Word of God;· How ancient archeological sites such as Gobekli Tepe, Puerta de Hayu Marca (aka, "the Doorway of the Serpent"), Tiahuanaco, Baalbek, Catalhoyuk, and Mehgarh-alongside bizarre, out-of-place-artifact (OOPArt) findings-point to an intelligent race of beings on Earth alive before the time of Adam and under Lucifer's fallen influence;· What Earth was like during the "without form, and void" era of Genesis 1:2, who the key players were at that time, and what they were up to;· Lucifer's biblically recognized role as Earth's "serpentine king"; what the biblical prophets said about this fallen "cherub that covereth"; who the perpetrator in Eden really was; and the origin of the "great lizards" we've come to know as dinosaurs;· And, finally, for the first time: the conclusion to the events of Genesis that shockingly merges all contributing voices (Young and Old Creationist groups, as well as science) into one balanced and agreeable climax.

When Rudolph's red nose hit the screens in homes across the nation in 1964 via Rankin & Bass' holiday movie special entitled Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, people everywhere fell in love with this glowy-snouted oddball. When the outcast heroically saved Christmas by guiding Santa's sleigh through a stormy Christmas Eve, the world cheered as his eccentricity became the source of his triumph. But when the film ended without redemption for those many exiled toys which he met on the Island of Misfit Toys, public outcry was so strong that production was re-initiated and the movie's ending was modified to include a resolution for these other banished playthings. Why was this necessary?Viewer protest was strong enough to prompt a validation for these misfits for a profound reason: deep down, each of us sees a little of ourselves in outcasts. We relate to those who do not fit in, are regarded as unlovable, or are simply perceived as "odd." And, it is each of our deep-seeded desire to see this ostracization reversed; to see the outcast find a place to belong; and for the unloved to find comfort and affection. By leaving the toys behind, it was as though the statement being made was that such oddballs deserved to be left behind as well¿and people were allowing no such standard to be raised.Many of us have an inner misfit: a lonely or out-of-place individual who we often keep hidden. Behind the veil of success, wealth, charm, charisma, humor, I've-got-it-together-isms, and many other types of fronts, hides segments of ourselves that we often keep out of view of others. The result is a deep type of isolation and separation from our communities, our families, friends, and sometimes even the Body of Christ and our God-ordained calling. We hide our true selves because of fear, insecurity, guardedness, and a seeming certainty that we are the only one who feels the way we do.But this is a lie, designed to keep us from reaching our potential in many ways; and to keep us feeling as though we are all alone. What can we learn from the outcast playthings of the 1964 stop action film: The Charlie in the Box, the spotted elephant, the seemingly unblemished Dolly for Sue, a square-wheeled caboose, the squirt gun that only shoots jelly, or the other exiles? The answer is quite enlightening, and, when pursued to its fullest, could lead to a life of connection with family, peers and church. It could empower us to find our God-ordained calling; to see ourselves with new, grace-filled eyes, and even unleash us to embrace our destiny.