Ventura County’s largest unincorporated community was born in the mid-1960s on pastoral ranchland previously owned by the radio comedy team of Fibber McGee and Molly in the 1950s and by William Randolph Hearst from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Originally a Native American site, Oak Park was designed by its builder as a “community in the country” capturing “the scenic grandeur of early California, west of the San Fernando Valley.” Today, it is still widely known for its award-winning schools, beautiful parks, creekside bike paths and nature trails, and a diverse, well-educated population. Many of its nearly 15,000 residents commute to and from Los Angeles. These historic images demonstrate why Oak Park has become one of the most desirable places to live in Southern California.

Oak Park (Images of America)

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Kern, Harvey

Ross, David E.

Ross, Derek

Medved, Harry

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Ventura County's largest unincorporated community was born in the mid-1960s on pastoral ranchland previously owned by the radio comedy team of Fibber McGee and Molly in the 1950s and by William Randolph Hearst from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Originally a Native American site, Oak Park was designed by its builder as a "community in the country" capturing "the scenic grandeur of early California, west of the San Fernando Valley." Today, it is still widely known for its award-winning schools, beautiful parks, creekside bike paths and nature trails, and a diverse, well-educated population. Many of its nearly 15,000 residents commute to and from Los Angeles. These historic images demonstrate why Oak Park has become one of the most desirable places to live in Southern California.

Oak Park

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A Table Before Me

A Table before me: The Meditating Christian reveals God as the Living God who has spoken to His people definitively through Jesus Christ and who continues to speak daily through His Word. God prepares a table before us each day, where He sits with us and feeds us His Word. The secret of meditation is that we do not have to force our entry into God's Word. God delights to speak to all who will listen. He only requires that we listen, by opening ourselves to Him as He speaks, by focusing on the words that we read, and by allowing His Spirit to plant those words in our innermost being, just as a farmer plants seeds in the springtime. The result will be a transformed prayer life, deeper communion with God and a new joy in participating in God's redeeming work throughout the world. The Korean edition of this book is a best seller in Korea, and translation has begun on the Chinese edition. David and Ellen Ross are Presbyterians who have served as missionaries to the Korean people for over forty-five years. Co-founders of Youth With A Mission Korea, and The Antioch Institute for International Ministries, their present ministry includes teaching and writing, providing pastoral care for long-term, cross-cultural missionaries, and ministry to North Korea. David is the author of two books on North Korea as well as numerous Bible study manuals.

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Xulon Press

A Table before me: The Meditating Christian reveals God as the Living God who has spoken to His people definitively through Jesus Christ and who continues to speak daily through His Word. God prepares a table before us each day, where He sits with us and feeds us His Word. The secret of meditation is that we do not have to force our entry into God's Word. God delights to speak to all who will listen. He only requires that we listen, by opening ourselves to Him as He speaks, by focusing on the words that we read, and by allowing His Spirit to plant those words in our innermost being, just as a farmer plants seeds in the springtime. The result will be a transformed prayer life, deeper communion with God and a new joy in participating in God's redeeming work throughout the world. The Korean edition of this book is a best seller in Korea, and translation has begun on the Chinese edition. David and Ellen Ross are Presbyterians who have served as missionaries to the Korean people for over forty-five years. Co-founders of Youth With A Mission Korea, and The Antioch Institute for International Ministries, their present ministry includes teaching and writing, providing pastoral care for long-term, cross-cultural missionaries, and ministry to North Korea. David is the author of two books on North Korea as well as numerous Bible study manuals.

God is calling you to become His servant to change the destiny of the world. This book will show you how. There is a Man - Who knows what you're feeling. There is a Prince - Who offers His Peace. There is a King - Who came as a Servant to this world. There's a Life and a Love that cannot cease. There is a NAME! Jesus is LORD! "Those who wish to serve will be inspired by visions so right and beautiful. Those who are serving now will sense the gentle guidance to do it right and well. Those who have served and find themselves depleted and exhausted, will find understanding, restorative friends guiding them back to the joy of delighting in, and serving the One who fulfilled all righteousness." Hyunmee Lee, Pianist, Mother, Music Minister, many of whose recordings and PDFs are attached in Appendix 1 "The Heart of A Servant encapsulates the very best of David and Ellen's life's teaching. This volume, however, is more than a mere compendium of ideas. With the aid of Gary Parrett's catechetical hymns and musical accompaniments, the reader will discover many of the insights found in these pages modulated into worship! This book is a primer on how sound theology can and should lead to doxology. It is a tour de force of spiritual theology and Christian practice." Chris Chun, Professor of Church History and Director of Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary near Los Angeles, California David and Ellen Ross have more than sixty years of missionary experience. Their multi-cultural ministry includes teaching and writing, mentoring long-term missionaries, and working for reconciliation between North and South Korea for the sake of world evangelization. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Gary and Holly Parrett have ministered together for many years, often with the gift of music. Gary has written hundreds of hymns and songs and has co-authored several books and a hymnal. They have one adult daughter, Alisa, who has prepared the YouTube links for the songs in this book.

The Heart of A Servant: With Hymns for Contemplation and Worship

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