'Moments of Light' proves that the mythic powers of the balladeer and the story teller survive even in this fragmented and unmysterious day. In eleven stories gathered here, Fred Chappell engages and entertrains our minds and sends us away singing in our hearts, more knowing, more understanding of ourselves.

Our lives are full of defining moments, but do we recognize them? We often fail to appreciate the significance of these moments. At work the pressure can be relentless and we can fail to enjoy these moments. The author shows how to recognize and appreciate these moments, which in turn helps us to better cope during more difficult times.

This is not a book about the fundamentals of shutter speed or how your camera works; it is a book that will teach photographers of all levels how to work with their cameras to capture moments whether they are occurring quickly or unfolding over many hours. Capturing the Moment is about a gesture, an expression, a ball in the net, a whale breaching, like Marilyn Monroe’s skirt flying up or Alfred Eisenstaedt’s image of a kiss between a soldier and nurse in Times Square. Moments in all forms are the true core of photography, and this book will explain how to anticipate them, recognise them, choose them, and capture them, through the eyes and wisdom of award-winning photographer and celebrated author Michael Freeman.

Life is full of moments—how do you fill them? It is all too easy to find our time filled with the day-to-day activities of life, but how often are we able to be still with our thoughts and carve out opportunities for the most important moments we have—our moments with God? Moments: Mother to Daughter, Friend to Friend—Together in Scripture at the Table of God’s Presence invites mothers, daughters, and friends to spend intentional moments of their lives sharing time in scripture with an open heart and Bible. Author Danielle Opitz gives encouraging, insightful messages with each intimate study, providing a relevant resource for anyone wanting to grow in a relationship with God and better understand His Word. She offers the STILL scripture study method— Search, Takeaway, Inquire, Listen and Live—to guide women of all ages in taking these first steps into the meaningful experience of Bible study. “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 Being present with God’s living Word can offer us enormous and rich insights— so grab your Bible and pull up a chair to the table. Invite a friend, mother, or daughter to join you. The conversation may get personal at times, but you will experience a real and genuine love as you come to know yourself, your loved ones and God in the ways that matter most.

This captivating book presents 50 great moments from the past five decades of the Electron Microscope Unit¿s activities. Blending history and science in an engaging style, 50 Great Moments tells the story of the unit¿s creation and profiles the key figures that have forged the facility into the success that it is today. The book looks at the instruments, events and achievements that have defined the unit¿s character and contributed so much to Australian microscopy and microanalysis. Finally, this volume explores some of the important research done by the scientists and engineers who have used the unit¿s advanced microscopes.

This book is about some of my personal moments, but more it is a book about ways in which we all can face our challenges and overcome them. It is my goal to place in your hands tools for understanding how you build a successful, happy life. I believe that no challenge comes our way without also an equivalent source of strength and understanding to meet it. Through the use of self-help articles interspersed with personal biographical information I hope to demonstrate steps you can take to transform challenges into successful outcomes.

Merkur proposes an alternative to the traditional psychoanalytic explanation of mystical experiences as regression to the solipsism of earliest infancy. He does this by viewing unitive thinking as a line of cognitive development, and mystical moments as creative inspirations on unitive topics. Utilizing classical self-reports by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim mystics, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and modern Western peak experiences, Merkur argues that experiences of mystical union are manifestations of a broader category of psychological processes that manifest in scientific and moral thought, as well as in mysticism. Unconscious as well as conscious, unitive thinking is sometimes realistic and sometimes fantastic, in patterns that are consistent with cognitive development in general. Mystical moments of unitive thinking may be considered moments of creative inspiration that happen to make use of unitive ideas. Building on the psychoanalytic object-relations theory that the self is always in relationship with an object, Merkur argues that the solipsism of some varieties of mystical union always implies unconscious ideas of a love object who is transcendent.

Do you long to experience the grace of God? Steve McVey, author of the bestselling book Grace Walk (over 250,000 sold), invites you to start each day by letting God remind you of His love and care for you. Experience all of the grace God has to offer you—refreshment, joy, and forgiveness—in these quiet moments alone. As you read, you will learn that God’s grace isn’t something you read about—it’s a way of life. It’s not about struggling to be perfect. It’s about letting Him love you and work through you and in you to accomplish more for Him than you ever could on your own. If you find yourself trying to earn God’s grace, these devotions will help you understand what Christ has already accomplished for you and what He longs to do in you today.

Turn everyday photos into stunning works of art, with this essential guide to photography Featuring gorgeous phographs takn by the members the photography industry’s largest social network of female photographers, Clickin Moms, this accessible and gift-worthy guide provides both the inspiration and skills every photographer needs to capture life's beautiful moments as frameable pieces of art—from breakfasts to birthday parties and first steps to first days of school. With big, bold images paired with short, easy-to-follow tips progressing from elementary to advanced, this book is perfect for amateurs and professionals alike, covering equipment, composition, posing, low light, natural light, black and white, still life, and lifestyle photography. Assignments for experimenting with lighting and shooting locations round out the chapters, and advice based on photographs from over 100 contributors include these priceless suggestions: • Channel the old masters—painters such as Rembrandt and DaVinci are great inspiration • Anticipate emotion—watch for laughter and surprise • Embrace harsh lighting, backlighting, dappled sunlight and shade and use them to your advantage • Emphasize texture and seek out patterns—repetition can be striking and bold • Shoot from unexpected angles—sometimes the best shot is from below, behind, or above Clickin Moms is contributing 100 percent of the royalties from Capture the Moment to the Ronald McDonald House, which provides accommodation for the families of seriously ill or injured children near the facility where a child is hospitalized.