Jim West

Imagine a radio station so successful that an entire nationwide music industry admired, celebrated and honored it as a "benchmark" of excellence for all other broadcasters to emulate. Imagine a radio station that countless air personalities set career goals to work at and never wanted to leave? A station so intimate that dedicated listeners become emotional with memories of their favorite air talent making a difference in their lives and made to feel like "family." An award-winning station committed to its community. A ratings juggernaut that was number one for over a decade. And a place where aspiring country singers who became BIG stars knew they had "made it" when their music was added to its playlist KNIX-FM in Phoenix, Arizona is that station. Country music Hall of Famer BUCK OWENS purchased the station in 1968 and owned it for nearly 31 years. So many great stories, so many lasting memories. Former Air talent and Program Director R. J. Curtis once said, "Getting a job at KNIX was like winning a Rhodes scholarship, no matter where you were after that you could arguably say that you worked at the finest Country radio station in America." Of the 15,000 or so FCC licensed radio stations in the United States there has always been a handful of iconic radio signals that became well known and super served their communities. Many were pioneer stations establishing themselves during the infancy of the radio spectrum. Some great call letters come to mind; WABC, WLS, KOA, KFI, KMOX, WSM, KOB, KOMA, KOY and others. Out in the desert southwest there was one station that would grow to become a ratings juggernaut. That station was KNIX-FM in Phoenix, Arizona. The station has quite a storied past. But its popularity with listeners did not happen overnight Original owners John and Donna Karshner and young son signed the station on the air in December of 1961 with only 3100 watts and a beautiful music format. It was obscure and floundered at the bottom of the local radio ratings as not many people owned FM radios then. On weekends the station had instructional programs on how to speak French and German The true timeline for the station's success starts with the emergence of a country singer who had migrated west from Sherman, Texas with his family when he was a child. Alvis Edgar Owens Jr, better known as Buck Owens, was 8 years old in 1937 when his struggling family joined the migration of "Okie" and "Texans" escaping the dust bowl that plagued that area during the Great Depression. Their intended destination was the promised land of California. However, a broken trailer hitch had them settling with relatives in Mesa, Arizona a suburb of Phoenix for several years. In the 1940's young Buck began performing in roadhouses and dancehalls in Arizona, even had his own local radio show with a partner. He was not paid, because he was paying his DUES

Heinrich Bullinger (1504-75) was an important and influential sixteenth-century Protestant Reformer. Sadly, today, many are unaware of his significance. This book serves as a gateway into understanding Bullinger's life and theology, introducing them in a fresh and accessible way for non-specialists. After outlining Bullinger's life-story, the main theological themes in Bullinger's thought are explored through chapters on Holy Scripture, God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, predestination and covenant, sin and salvation, church and ministry, Word and Sacraments, the state, and last things. A concluding chapter considers the abiding significance of Bullinger's theology and what his views can mean for faithful Christian living today.

Heinrich Bullinger (1504-75) was an important and influential sixteenth-century Protestant Reformer. Sadly, today, many are unaware of his significance. This book serves as a gateway into understanding Bullinger's life and theology, introducing them in a fresh and accessible way for non-specialists. After outlining Bullinger's life-story, the main theological themes in Bullinger's thought are explored through chapters on Holy Scripture, God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, predestination and covenant, sin and salvation, church and ministry, Word and Sacraments, the state, and last things. A concluding chapter considers the abiding significance of Bullinger's theology and what his views can mean for faithful Christian living today.

This commentary on Baruch, the Epistle of Jeremiah, and the Prayer of Azariah is part of a series of commentaries, each to be published by Quartz Hill Publishing House, and each to be in a concise format. The textual base of the commentary is the venerable American Standard Version of 1901. This English version is really one of the best ever produced and it continues to be valuable even now, over 100 years later. There are no frills here: no extensive footnotes, no lengthy outlines, no overbearing introductionsNjust the text and what it means.

This commentary on 2 Kings is part of a series of commentaries, each to be published by Quartz Hill Publishing House, and each to be in a concise format. The textual base of the commentary is the venerable American Standard Version of 1901. This English version is really one of the best ever produced and it continues to be valuable even now, over 100 years later. There are no frills here: no extensive footnotes, no lengthy outlines, no overbearing introductions-just the text and what it means.

This commentary on 1 Samuel is part of a series of commentaries, each to be published by Quartz Hill Publishing House, and each to be in a concise format. The textual base of the commentary is the venerable American Standard Version of 1901. This English version is really one of the best ever produced and it continues to be valuable even now, over 100 years later. There are no frills here: no extensive footnotes, no lengthy outlines, no overbearing introductions-just the text and what it means.

Huldrych Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger were two of the leading Reformers of the 16th Century. They are not as well or widely known as Martin Luther and John Calvin, but they had much to say to their contemporaries and they continue to have much to say today. The extended selections from Zwingli's and Bullinger's works serve as guides to devotional thoughts and each is followed by a brief prayer. The texts selected were chosen because of their power and spirit. They offer readers an opportunity to, metaphorically, sit with Zwingli and Bullinger at their desks and listen to them as they turn our attention towards God. But readers will also be, slowly and carefully it is hoped, introduced to the theology of Switzerland's greatest Reformers. Step by step and day by day users of this volume will not simply be pointed to devotional thoughts, but to theological education. This book, then, has a dual purpose: to offer spiritual guidance and to offer theological instruction.

A festival in Nosaj's honor has been interrupted by a mysterious challenger wearing the Circulus de Potentia, a band of gold that gives him unstoppable strength and power. One by one the Guardians fall and a race is on for Alex to go find the wizard with a secret regarding the curious symbol on the golden band. Finding this peculiar wizard named Pythagoras wouldn't be such a daunting task if it wasn't for the packs of wolves that roam the forest and a maze she and her friends will have to solve as well as a riddle fashioned by Daedalus himself. What awaits Alex in the Forest of Factors? Can Archimedes solve the equation in time? Can the Guardians stop this invincible challenger? A symbol unknown, a riddle unsolved, a maze guarded by a monster, a race against time to find the secrets of the Circulus de Potentia and the most precious thing in the world.

What is the missing variable? Alex, a young precocious girl, mysteriously gets transported to a strange world where Latin and Math combine in formulas and equations with magical effects. With a cruel council leading the only safe city of it's kind in this world, she will have to prove her worth to stay as well as help this city as it is the target for two evil wizards who seek to destroy the city and it's ruling council. Will the council's mighty army of guardians be enough to repel the onslaught of the two wizards' wrath? To help the city and also get back home, she will need the help of the greatest mathematician of all time, Archimedes. In a world where math is magic, Alex wishes she paid more attention in math class.

This commentary on Exodus is part of a series of commentaries, each to be published by Quartz Hill Publishing House, and each to be in a concise format. The textual base of the commentary is the venerable American Standard Version of 1901. This English version is really one of the best ever produced and it continues to be valuable even now, over 100 years later. There are no frills here: no extensive footnotes, no lengthy outlines, no overbearing introductions-just the text and what it means.

This commentary on Jeremiah is part of a series of commentaries, each to be published by Quartz Hill Publishing House, and each to be in a concise format. The textual base of the commentary is the venerable American Standard Version of 1901. This Eng-lish version is really one of the best ever produced and it continues to be valuable even now, over 100 years later. There are no frills here: no extensive footnotes, no lengthy outlines, no overbearing introductions-just the text and what it means.