Download or read book God Loves Ugly written by Christa Black and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whenever Christa Black looked in the mirror, she was waging a war with herself. Her hatred of her face and body drove her, as a young woman, into frantic overachievement, addiction, and an eating disorder that landed her in rehab. A preacher's kid, she'd grown up imagining God as a "thou shalt not" tyrant. It was only when she miraculously discovered God's unconditional love for her--physical imperfections, moral failings, and all--that she finally began to accept herself. As she tells her story, Christa shares the tools she uses to combat the self-rejection that harms so many people's lives. In this raw testimony, Christa Black takes women on a step-by-step journey of faith and positive belief to reveal that if God loves ugly, then we can too.
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Download or read book God Don t Like Ugly written by Mary Monroe and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe! The riveting first book in the acclaimed God series sweeps readers back to the streets, porches, and parlors of civil rights-era Ohio to bring to life the beginning of an enduring friendship between two girls from opposite sides of the track . . . "Reminiscent of Zora Neale Hurston." --Publishers Weekly Annette Goode is a shy, awkward, overweight child with a terrible secret. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food. But the summer she turns thirteen, something incredible happens: Rhoda Nelson chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, generous Rhoda, who is everything Annette is not—gorgeous, slim, and worldly—welcomes Annette into the heart of her eccentric family, which includes her handsome and dignified father; her lovely, fragile “Muh’Dear;” her brooding, dangerous brother Jock; and her colorful white relatives—half-crazy Uncle Johnny, sultry Aunt Lola, and scary, surly Granny Goose. With Rhoda’s help, Annette survives adolescence and blossoms as a woman. But when her beautiful best friend makes a stunning confession about a horrific childhood crime, Annette’s world will never be the same.
Download or read book If God Is Love Don t Be a Jerk written by John Pavlovitz and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible. Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience actually aspired to this mantra. What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived? What if we invited one another to share in wide-open, fearless, spiritual communities truly marked by compassion and interdependence? What if we daily challenged ourselves to live a faith that simply made us better humans? John Pavlovitz explores how we can embody this kinder kind of spirituality where we humbly examine our belief system to understand how it might compel us to act in less-than-loving ways toward others. This simple phrase, "Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible," could help us practice what we preach by creating a world where: spiritual community provides a sense of belonging where all people are received as we are; the most important question we ask of a religious belief is not Is it true? but rather, is it helpful? it is morally impossible to pledge complete allegiance to both Jesus and America simultaneously; the way we treat others is the most tangible and meaningful expression of our belief system. In If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk, John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans—and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word.
Download or read book The Good the God and the Ugly written by Kathy Vallotton and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At just twelve years of age, Kathy met Kris, age fifteen, and it was love at first sight. Before her lay the journey of engagement and marriage to a man who would become an influential leader at Bethel Church; raising children while being part of one of the most influential Spirit-filled networks on the globe; and her own involvement in leadership--sparking a movement with her husband that has impacted much of the world. In this unfiltered, messy, and exciting narrative, Bethel Church matriarch Kathy Vallotton traces her life with Kris as she recounts their early married life, his heart-wrenching nervous breakdown, troubling financial setbacks, the jarring experience of living with a prophet, learning to develop a healthy kingdom culture at home--and how she grew to trust God in the midst of it all.
Download or read book The Power of Ugly written by Jamie J. Stilson and published by Harmon Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering The Power of Ugly will cost you your pride. You will learn to take off your religious masks and stand naked before God. Ugly will liberate you from a false spirituality which pretends that being spiritual means that you stop being a real, flawed human being. Ugly is a celebration of the beauty of God's grace reflected through our weaknesses, not our strengths.
Download or read book God Still Don t Like Ugly written by Mary Monroe and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's heart-stopping tale about a woman who's suffered too much to give up on herself, even if everyone else has. . . Growing up, Annette Goode thought all men were as low-down as the father who abandoned her, including the boarder who abused her for years and the men she slept with to earn the money she needed to run away from her life. Now, after decades of heartache and severing ties with her dangerously unstable friend Rhoda, Annette's real life has started to take shape. . . But her dark past won't let her go. When an old secret scares away her fiancé, Annette settles with Pee Wee Davis, her on-again, off-again sweetheart since childhood. Then her ex-friend Rhoda suddenly walks back into her life, forcing Annette to decide what she should believe--and what she can forgive--as she tries to salvage the one relationship she just can't seem to let go. . . Praise for Mary Monroe "Reminiscent of Zora Neale Hurston." --Publishers Weekly "Watch out Toni Morrison, there is a new sister in town." --Rapport
Download or read book The Values of Independent Hip Hop in the Post Golden Era written by Christopher Vito and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this book uncovers the historical trajectory of U.S. independent hip-hop in the post-golden era, seeking to understand its complex relationship to mainstream hip-hop culture and U.S. culture more generally. Christopher Vito analyzes the lyrics of indie hip-hop albums from 2000-2013 to uncover the dominant ideologies of independent artists regarding race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and social change. These analyses inform interviews with members of the indie hip-hop community to explore the meanings that they associate with the culture today, how technological and media changes impact the boundaries between independent and major, and whether and how this shapes their engagement with oppositional consciousness. Ultimately, this book aims to understand the complex and contradictory cultural politics of independent hip-hop in the contemporary age.
Download or read book Ugly Love written by Colleen Hoover and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us, a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy. When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her. Never ask about the past. Don’t expect a future. They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all. Hearts get infiltrated. Promises get broken. Rules get shattered. Love gets ugly.
Download or read book Hope Your Heart Needs written by Holley Gerth and published by Revell. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding more of God's character and how he loves us changed bestselling author Holley Gerth's life in beautiful, powerful ways. She realized that she didn't have to settle for "I'm fine" when there was someone whispering to her in every moment, "You're mine." The hope, joy, peace, and purpose she longed for were already there, in the heart of God. Now in 52 devotional readings, Holley shares with women the answer to the restlessness they feel in their hearts that keeps them hurrying, striving, pushing. She shows them that "the God who scattered stars like diamonds across the velvet of the universe, the keeper of every sparrow, the maker of us all, is inviting us to draw closer to him. He is the place where our hearts can go on the hard days and the happy ones, in the highs and lows, when we are sad or frustrated or downright giddy. He is what we've been searching for all along."
Download or read book Let Love Win Through YOU written by Ed Gross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you sense that something is missing? Could it be just one indispensable thing? Here is the simple but profound answer: It is the love of Jesus.
Download or read book Relational Apologetics written by Michael Sherrard and published by Michael C Sherrard. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you know that there is a God? How do you answer someone who says that truth doesn't exist? What do you do when someone asks you how you know that Christianity is the right religion? If you are like many people, the only answer you can offer is, "Well... I just have faith." But to a world that wants to know if God is real, this is not a good enough answer. Christians must be ready to give a reason, a good reason, for their hope in Jesus, and their lives must be a holy reflection of their message. In Relational Apologetics, Michael C. Sherrard seeks to help Christians do just that: become holy people that defend Christianity both in word and deed. Using stories and drawing upon personal experiences, Sherrard teaches the importance of personal holiness, treating skeptics with respect, engaging in authentic conversations instead of shouting matches, and having well thought out answers to the skeptic's questions. In the process, you'll learn that defending Christianity is as much about who you are and what you do as it is what you say. And you will find that your life is intended to be an apologetic for God and a light for men to find Him.
Download or read book God is Good written by Bill Johnson and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your view of God impacts everything! In a friendly, even fatherly tone, Bill Johnson helps guide you through ScriptureOld Testament to the Newon an eye-opening journey to discovery that will radically transform the way you see and interact with God. from the foreword by Robert Morris, bestselling author of The Blessed Life and senior pastor of Gateway Church God is Good. More than a positive thought, theological concept, or Biblical statementwhat you do with these three words defines your reality and determines your destiny. In a world of fear, disease, crisis, and uncertainty, what you believe about Gods goodness influences how you will respond to every situation in life. Respected pastor and bestselling author, Bill Johnson presents a freshly updated edition of his groundbreaking book, calling readers to build their lives on one unshakeable foundation: the assurance that God is Good. This book will challenge you, but the invitation toward a higher view of God is worth it! John Eldredge, bestselling author of Wild at Heart and Fathered by God I am so, so happy youve picked this book up because of the life-changing revelation youre about to encounter. Banning Liebscher, founder of Jesus Culture Bill Johnsons latest book is the most important contemporary book I have read in our day. Shawn Bolz, bestselling author of Translating God I believe the words of this book will create in you a deeper hunger for God to transform your mind and your life. Heidi Baker, founder, Iris Ministries
Download or read book Beautiful Music for Ugly Children written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl’s body. With his new public access radio show gaining popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents. His entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out that Gabe the DJ is also Elizabeth from school.
Download or read book What God Wants You to Know written by Miranda Kay Hill Malik and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sadly, I have learned this book is more than an extreme and overwhelming truth. Unfortunately, the world that I thought I knew is as bogus as a three-dollar bill, for real! Development of certain science technology placed excessive wickedness into the stratosphere. Unfortunately, it will eventually lead the world down a perilous path and to their doomsday clock. You will discover some of the most maddening saga of deception such as hidden trust, and how they are using manipulation on a grand scale for everyone around the world. There are BIG lies that they use to twist your minds. This deliberate agenda is calculated towards major deceit with grimaced and hollered corruption. You will also discover how the intentional plan was deliberately done in secrecy; so that it would be unknown to you. Yet, from the day you were born, it had been sitting on your doorstep. You shall come to know these heinous misleading acts are done by a few men. These very few men are the real shakers who run the world. With that in mind, it would leave you on the side of the road scratching your head, but "hopefully" that should be a good thing, which will leave you spiraling over into the hands of our creator, God. This gut-wrenching truth and darkness of infidel are perpetrated from the political occult and the secrecy from the elite should awaken you from your sleep and open your eyes. Not only will you realize you have been miss-led and blinded, you would learn they used the force of mind control, basically, to control your way of living on a daily basis. Also without awareness they instigated slavery in their course of action by subliminal messages through TV, movies, music and religion to keep you from having self-preservation. Now the all seeing eye and Big Brother is minding your business at every streetlight and corner. Yes, I said it, you have no privacy and pretty soon the constitution will be torn to shreds as if it never existed. That is just the beginning to what is to come. These infamous few men are empowered by the occult world of pure evil and selfish greed. In addition, their actions are to corroborate a sinister plot that is to annihilate or sweep away billions of Gods children. Their goal is to rule over no more than 500,000,000 million people. This way they can have more control over the population. The ending results would lead the world into the NWO (New World Order). Now is the time to get your house in order and to save your soul. Because of the anatomy of knowledge and wisdom, you will understand the truth from God. In addition, the truth is relating imperative messages that only He delivers in His novel. Romans 15:13 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace, as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Download or read book Reclaiming the Body written by Joel James Shuman and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A doctor and a theologian explore the relationship between Christian faith and medicine, encouraging a more biblical view of health and health care by individuals and churches
Download or read book The Reason written by Lacey Sturm and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her grandmother forced her to go to church, a place Lacey thought was filled with hypocrites, fakers, and simpletons. The screaming match she had with her grandmother was the reason she went to church. What she found there was the Reason she is alive today. With raw vulnerability, this hard rock princess tells her own story of physical abuse, drug use, suicide attempts, and more--and her ultimate salvation. She asks the hard questions so many young people are asking--Why am I here? Why am I empty? Why should I go on living?--showing readers that beyond the temporary highs and the soul-crushing lows there is a reason they exist and a purpose for their lives. She not only gives readers a peek down the rocky path that led her to become a vocalist in a popular hardcore band, but she shows them that the same God is guiding their steps today.
