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In the heart of the Texas plains, a lone rifleman counts the approaching riders with a mix of caution and determination. Two, four, six, eight, he murmurs, assessing the situation as he listens intently to the ground beneath him. Among the eight figures, he suspects two are mules, and they are heading straight for him. With the timber as his only refuge, he knows time is critical. Will he be prepared when they arrive? Set against the backdrop of the 1800s, this gripping tale by British author Henry William Herbert immerses listeners in the tension and beauty of the Texan wilderness. - Summary ...

In this volume we bring together men of the cloth, those people of faith who spent most of their lives in devotional duties in the service of one so they could, in their spare time, serve another.

Though many of us might answer "yes" to that question, attracting more joy into our lives is not always easy - life and stress can seem to hinder our well-being, despite our best efforts. What’s worse, studies have shown that pressuring yourself to feel happy and upbeat when you feel down can actually take a toll on us psychologically! So, where do you begin? The solution lies in understanding the innate psychological forces that conspire against us.

John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, Thomas Carew, and Henry Vaughan: these were some of the 17th-century writers who devised a new form of poetry full of wit, intellect and grace, which we now call Metaphysical poetry. They wrote about their deepest religious feelings and their carnal pleasures in a way that was radically new and challenging to their readers. Their work was largely misunderstood or ignored for two centuries, until 20th-century critics rediscovered it, finding in it a deep originality and a willingness to experiment.