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May 2, 2024 · That’s why when I came across Paulette Jiles’ novel, ‘The Color of Lightning’, I was immediately intrigued. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, this historical fiction follows the story of a former slave named Britt Johnson and his quest to rescue his captured wife and children.
May 15, 2024 · Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles's News of the World — Instaread, — Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles's News of the World by Instaread Preview: News of the World by Paulette Jiles is the story of an unlikely friendship between an old man, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, and a 10-year-old girl, Johanna Leonberger, who was rescued from the Kiowa Indians. The novel is set ...
May 23, 2024 · News of the World present an unlikely couple: an old man in his early 70s, Captain Kidd, and a young orphan girl who had lived with the Kiowa after they’d killed her parents. Johanna is 10 years old, but she has forgotten how to speak English and to live among “civilized” people. Captain Kidd is given the mission to take the girl to her ...
2 days ago · “The four last things are the four last things that the human soul experiences: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell,” Scheel shares. Today, a staggering 90 percent express a desire to discuss end-of-life care with loved ones, but only 27 percent act on it. As Scheel points out, “Ignoring [death] won’t make it go away.”
May 13, 2024 · One of the main reasons that any religion or spiritual tradition exists is to reassure us about dying. Fear of dying is universal but hidden from view in daily life. Religion and spirituality offer hope that this fear is baseless. Something happens after death—this is the primary message—and this something is good, or at least it is better than nothing. Despite all of its advances, science ...
May 11, 2024 · Near-death experiences have long been a point of intrigue, both medically and to the general public. The idea that there may be life after death plays into the mysteries of what happens after our ...
May 4, 2024 · Jiles is known for her books “Enemy Women Stormy Weather,” “The Color of Lightning,” “Lighthouse Island,” and “News of the World,” which was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. Jiles talks with Ben Cater, director of the Point Loma Nazarene University Honors Program.
