Books with author Martin Luther

"Why should I talk about translating so much? I would need an entire year were I to point out the reasons and concerns behind my words. I have learned what an art and job translating is by experience, so I will not tolerate some papal ass or mule as my critic, or judge." The wise Solomon says in Proverbs 11: "The people who withhold grain curse him. But there is a blessing on those who sell it." This verse speaks truly concerning all that can serve the common good or the well-being of Christendom. This is the reason the master in the gospel reprimands the unfaithful servant like a lazy scoundrel for having hidden and buried his money in the ground. So that this curse of the Lord and the entire Church might be avoided, I must publish this letter which came into my possession through a good friend. I could not withhold it, as there has been much discussion about the translating of the Old and New Testaments. It has been charged by the despisers of truth that the text has been modified and even falsified in many places, which has shocked and startled many simple Christians, even among the educated who do not know any Hebrew or Greek. It is devoutly hoped that with this publication the slander of the godless will be stopped and the scruples of the devout removed, at least in part. It may even give rise to more writing on such matters and questions such as these. So I ask all friends of the Truth to seriously take this work to heart and faithfully pray to God for a proper understanding of the divine Scriptures towards the improvement and increase of our common Christendom. Amen. Nuremberg Sept. 15, 1530.

When Bennie Huggins moved in with his grandparents in fifth grade, neither of them knew exactly how to raise their grandson. So Bennie's grandfather turned to Coach Hargrove, the man who had picked up a basketball and given an entire town hope, building the most legendary rural basketball program in Missouri history.In this way, the grandfather's dream became the grandson's dream: that Bennie would become the next star for Coach Hargrove’s Walnut Hill Bulldogs. And every morning they would bond in the work to make that dream a reality. Yet when Bennie’s grandfather passes suddenly, he makes a choice to honor him—and that choice leads to everything they had planned together falling apart. Bennie is then forced to find his own path back onto the court, one shot at a time, no matter how far at times he seems from success. This is not only a book about basketball, but also about the lines that are drawn on the court of life and the obstacles they create—and how the choices we make within those lines ultimately define us.

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America's future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind - for the first time - has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty.