Barbara Taylor

In this book, there are 21 cross sections of some of the most amazing birds, bugs, and beasts in the animal kingdom. Take a look at what goes on in the bodies of your favorite creatures, and discover the answers to fascinating questions like: How big is a blue whale's heart? Why does a cow have four stomachs? What is a camel's hump made of?

Let's journey into the animal kingdom. It's a populated place! But this vibrant volume breaks it down into easy bite-size bits of knowledge for young zoologists. They'll learn about different categories of animals, such as vertebrates and invertebrates, interesting habitats, such as forests and oceans, incredible adaptations, such as armor and camouflage, and much, much more. Fun illustrations of favorite animals, activities for each topic, fascinating...

"Bread of Angels contains twenty-nine sermons about God's providential care, as symbolized by the manna given to the Israelites as they made their way through the wilderness."--

"In these essays on the dialogue between science and Christian faith, Barbara Brown Taylor describes her journey as a preacher learning what the insights of quantum physics, the new biology, and chaos theory can teach a person of faith. She seeks to discover why scientists sound like poets and why physicists use the language of imagination, ambiguity, and mystery also found in scripture.In explaining why the church should care about the new insights...

"In her bestselling preaching autobiography, Barbara Brown Taylor writes of how she came to be a preacher of the gospel as a priest in the Episcopal Church."--

"In this new collection of stories and sermons of faith, grace, and hope, Taylor finds that when you are the invited guest speaking of faith to people you don't know, you must seek common ground: exploring the central human experience"--

Reading of God's silence in the Bible gives me courage to explore the practice of restraint in preaching-not as a deliberate withholding of God's word nor, I hope, as a rationale for my own reticence, but as a sober reaching for more reverence in the act of public speaking about God. In these 1997 Lyman Beecher Lectures in Preaching delivered at Yale Divinity School, Barbara Brown Taylor focuses on the task of those who preach and those who hear...

Yours is not your mother’s menopause! She did whatever her doctor told her to do … or nothing at all. You’re a new breed of woman and you’re not willing to settle for that. This is the book for you. You want all the information and all the options, along with guidance in tailoring them to your personal needs and preferences. And you shall have it. Whether you prefer conventional or alternative and complementary medicine, this book empowers...

Shows and describes wildlife found in the polar regions, looks at Inuit clothing and artifacts, and depicts the equipment used by polar explorers.

Offers advice for finding spirituality in times of darkness, questioning the traditional association of darkness with evil and danger, and suggesting that being in the dark may lead to greater spiritual growth.