Jamie Wright

Wildly popular blogger "Jamie the Very Worst Missionary" delivers a searing, offbeat, often hilarious memoir of spiritual disintegration and re-formation. After finding Jesus at a suburban megachurch, young Jamie Wright trades in the easy life on the cul-de-sac for the green fields of Costa Rica. There, along with her husband, kids, and the family cat, she intends to serve God and make converts. But faced with the yawning culture gap and persistent shortcomings of coworkers, she soon loses faith in the Christian "enterprise" and falls into a funk of cynicism and despair. Fortunately, Knives the cat is there, looking on with just enough disinterest to make her laugh...and dare her to try another way. That other way turns out to be telling the truth. She launches a renegade blog, Jamie the Very Worst Missionary, which against all odds soon wins a large and passionate following around the world--especially among the folks back home sending money. But the very act of baring all forces Jamie to wrestle with her own slacker self. Slowly, she begins to see that being a "bad" missionary--awkward, doubtful, sceptical--can mean you're just the kind of person someone else might be willing to hear, and that, whether overseas or right next door, loving others is as much about changing you as it is about converting them. The Very Worst Missionary is a disarming, ultimately inspiring spiritual memoir for well-intentioned underachievers everywhere. It will appeal to readers of Nadia Bolz-Weber, Jen Hatmaker, Ann Lamott, Jana Reiss, Mallory Ortberg, and Rachel Held Evans.

Excavations in 2011 to 2015 within the Western Cemetery of Roman Cirencester resulted in the discovery of 118 inhumation and 8 cremation burials, the largest investigation of a Roman cemetery in Cirencester since the Bath Gate excavations of the 1970s. A greater quantity of grave goods was recovered from this cemetery compared to the Bath Gate cemetery, testifying to the higher status of those buried here. Nine burials survived within a postulated walled cemetery. The pottery from the fills of these graves had a clear emphasis on amphorae, flagons and tazze, indicative of funerary ceremonies involving the consumption of wine, or the pouring of it as libations, and the burning of substances. Just outside the walled cemetery, the burial of a 2 to 3-year-old child contained a magnificent enamelled bronze figurine of a cockerel, dateable to the 2nd century AD. Such figurines are rare finds, with only four or five similar examples known from Britain. Burial activity continued into the 4th century AD. One unusual later grave had a reused sculpted and inscribed tombstone placed face down immediately over the coffin of an adult male. Only 15 inscribed tombstones have been previously recorded from Cirencester so this is a noteworthy discovery, made all the more important by its archaeological context. The tombstone is dedicated to a 27-year-old woman named Bodicacia and has a fine sculpted pediment containing a representation of the god Oceanus. Significantly the god’s face and claws were deliberately mutilated prior to its placement within the grave, which could be a very rare example of Christian iconoclasm from Roman Britain.

For many of us, it is Eve's sin that defines her. . . Truly when the church focuses the entire problem of sin and the destruction of relationships on women, we have a problem. As a woman, do you sometimes feel inferior, resigned to a self-image that seems second-best? Do you feel strong in your faith but wonder, how does God see me? Do you look around and realize you don't fit into a typical mold? Every daughter of Eve faces an identity crisis at some time in her life. And many of us wonder where we fit in on a regular basis. While writing Reclaiming Eve, authors Suzanne Burden, Carla Sunberg, and Jamie Wright set out to discover what scripture says about every woman's identity. What they uncovered will help women, no matter their stage in life, find freedom to become all they can be in God's kingdom. Whether you feel discouraged and damaged or desire a greater understanding of your spiritual condition, this book will help you embrace your identity as one reclaimed by Jesus Christ. Learn not only how to live, but thrive as a child of God and a daughter of Eve.

The Coconut Oil Handbook is the definitive guide when it comes to improving health through use of coconut oil. Written off for years as an unhealthy oil, coconut oil has seen a huge surge in popularity in recent years as more and more people come to realize the many health benefits it has to offer. The saturated fat in coconut oil is good fat full of healthy fatty acids that can be used to improve your health in a number of ways. The following topics are covered in The Coconut Oil Handbook Is coconut oil as good as some experts would have you believe? The only kind of coconut oil you should use. Why we're getting fatter as a nation and how we can put a stop to it with coconut oil. Why hydrogenated oils are bad for you. How to use coconut oil to improve your cholesterol levels. The many faces of fat. Why certain types of fat are good for you. Killer trans fats and their impact on your body. The coconut oil saturated fat myth. Why "healthy" oils and butter replacements may not be as healthy as you think they are. How the lauric acid in coconut oil benefits your health. Coconut oil is an all-natural remedy for a number of illnesses and ailments. It's used the world over for everything from weight loss to skin care. The medium-chain fatty acids and other nutrients found in coconut oil are believed to deliver the following health benefits, which are all covered in this book: Allergy relief. Reduction of inflammation in the body, which is thought to be a contributing cause to a number of other health issues ranging from cancer to diabetes. It enhances nutrient uptake. Gives breast milk a healthy boost. Fights off candida albicans (yeast) infections. Hemorrhoid relief. Thyroid health. Weight loss. Provides a quick energy boost. Skin and hair care. May help fight off diabetes. May help fight off the effects of Alzheimer's disease. All this and more is covered in this life-altering new book. Buy The Coconut Oil Handbook today and learn why some experts have started calling coconut oil a "miracle" oil.