An American cookbook is important as a time capsule for cuisine of a culture. Because American cooking is a conglomerate of all the cultures that America entails, a cookbook can detail not only the recipes, but also the culture that the recipe represents and their unique American story. American cookbooks will also be divided by region. There are regional favorites that tend to transcend the barriers of ethnicity and detail the communities that the recipes originate, as well as the region as a whole. This is necessary to preserve the original recipe before it is altered by all that encounter...

Everything that lasts starts with a foundation that is laid deep the ground. In his book, The Sure Foundation: Unmovable, author James Carter shows how we can build a firm foundation in the spiritual realm, so all sins are removed. Christ is the foundation upon whom we should build our lives. Carter presents six principles that provide insight into the mechanism of apostolic faith and how the early apostles experienced great success. Carter preaches the same gospel the early apostles did, it is filled with the same Holy Ghost and with the same testimonies of Christ that they had. Thus, we are...