'But I, while vineyards ring with the cicadas' scream,Retrace your steps, alone, beneath the burning sun.'Virgil's lyrical, wistful and often witty pastoral poems.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80
★ 美國亞馬遜５顆星滿分好評！人生像行船，常常走著走著突然發現自己正在湖中央載浮載沉。也許是因為失業、摯親逝世，或被殘疾、離婚或經濟不穩定綁架，一回過神發現自己山窮水盡，無路可走。露絲．施文克經歷五次流產，派屈克．施文克在四十三歲那年被診斷出罹患癌症……重重波浪沖擊，一葉孤舟無力漂流，這正是他們轉變的起點。本書深具同理心，文字真實且柔軟。施文克夫婦藉聖經中發人深省的指引，交織自身經歷提醒我們：試煉是上帝改造我們的工具。翻開這本書，你會明白： ◎ 為何深刻的傷痛，能使我們經歷全然的盼望。 ◎ 學習克服恐懼，去體會上帝給予我們的自由。 ◎ 上帝不只是課堂教學，祂能藉著混亂塑造並成就我們。作者夫婦身為牧師與師母，平常扮演安慰與帶領者的他們，如今身陷苦難，親嘗生命中難以承受的苦楚。本書字裡行間流露出的細膩情感，每位曾行過低谷的人都能感同身受，能貼近讀者受傷的心。對曾經或正在經歷苦難的人們，或想幫助身處苦難中的人們，這都是本陪伴與療癒之書。過去耶穌行走在水面上，風浪不能撼動祂，今天要在風浪中走向你。奔騰的洪水是你前往豐盛的當行之路。好評推薦：「在書中，我的朋友派屈克及露絲．施文克分享了在風暴核心的個人經歷，提供我們度過難關的實用方法，同時讓我們理解：上帝會在困境中與我們相遇。當你身陷混亂和苦難，祂會重重地提醒你：上帝是一切的主宰！」──肯蒂絲．卡麥蓉．布雷（Candace Cameron Bure），演員、紐約時報暢銷作家「書中字裡行間流露深厚的同理心，一切發自肺腑並帶來穩妥盼望。你會明白痛苦、苦難、傷害及絕望始終帶著目的，從不枉然，在上帝國度裡不致絕望───施文克伉儷不只是頭腦知道，更親身經歷。如果你發現自己正處於試煉之中，心想著：『為什麼是我！』或想鼓勵正遭受苦難的人，我強力推薦這本書！」──蓋瑞特．希格比博士（Dr. Garrett Higbee），宏偉牧靈關懷共同委員會（Pastoral Care For The Great Commission Collective）董事長、演說家、作家「最近有幾本書，我始終捨不得放下，本書就是其中之一。對施文克夫婦來說，苦難則是湖泊；然而對所有人而言，苦難是一場場出人意料的風暴。我愛這本書，因它給讀者思考的空間，也提點讀者──在苦難中，我們從來不是孤軍奮戰，它鼓勵我們繼續持下去，因上帝與我們同行。」──克莉絲汀．威爾許（Krist
In a surreal future in which nature has gobbled up the high street, an old woman named Moll waits in her flat for the Ocado man. But when the ruthless trees and branches threaten to cut her off from t
Praise for Andre Alexis's previous books:"Astonishing . . . an irresistible, one-of-a-kind work."—Quill & Quire"Alexis [has an] astute understanding of the madly shimmering, beautifully weaving pa
First published in 1971, this book explores the theme of the pastoral in literature and the way in which it adapts itself to various forms. It examines some of the ways in which it has manifested itse
Pastoral is a succinct and up-to-date introductory text to the history, major writers and critical issues of this genre. Terry Gifford clarifies the different uses of pastoral covering:the history of
Originally published in 1942, this book contains four poems on the different seasons by James Turner. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English poetry and the works of Turner.
"I see him now! Somewhere out there in that gloaming that we call the Past that Time forgot -- his ratty beard and frizzy hair, his hearty grease sandwiches, his rusted bicycle clips. An unlikely hero
A searing, urgent collection of poems that brings the lyric and documentary together in unparalleled ways?unmasking and examining the specter of manmade disaster.On September 20, 2010, an explosion on
