Download or read book Hope Endures written by Colette Livermore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The searing memoir of an extraordinary woman who served as a nun for eleven years in Mother Teresa's order, Hope Endures is a compelling chronicle of idealistic determination, rigid discipline, and shattering disillusionment. InÊher life's journey from certainty to doubt, Colette Livermore enters the Missionaries of Charity order in 1973 with unwavering faith and total surrender ofÊher will and intellect after seeing a documentary on the order's work in India. Only eighteen at the time, Livermore has been studying to enter medical school -- a lifelong goal -- but virtually overnight severs her many ties with family, friends, and the life she's known in beautiful, rural New South Wales in order to train as a sister to aid the poor. In the process, she also gives herself over to the order's unexpectedly severe, ascetic regime, which demands blind obedience and submission. Given the religious name Sister Tobit, Livermore serves in some of the poorest places in the world -- the garbage dump slums of Manila, Papua New Guinea, and Calcutta -- bringing hope and care to people who are desperately ill, hungry, abandoned, and even dying, and comforting whomever she can. Although she draws inspiration and strength from her humanitarian work, Livermore and other nuns risk their own physical health, as they are sent to dangerous areas while being unschooled in the languages and cultures, untrained in medical care, and sometimes unprotected by vaccines. Livermore herself succumbs to bouts of drug-resistant cerebral malaria that almost kill her and to a new strain of hepatitis. Over time she also beginsÊto notice that the order's rigid insistence on unquestioning obedience harms the young sisters mentally, emotionally, and spiritually -- and she experiences a terrible inner struggle to find the right path for herself. As she tries to respond to the suffering around her, she often falls into an incomprehensible conflict between her vow to obey and her vow to serve, between religious strictures and the practice of compassion, between authority and personal conscience. Pressured to stay with the order by Mother Teresa and other superiors, as well as by the younger nuns, Livermore nonetheless decides to leave at age thirty and attain her medical degree, continuing to take health care and relief to impoverished people in remote areas -- the isolated aboriginal communities of the Outback and war-torn East Timor. Even as she serves others as a medical doctor, she continues in a crisis of faith thatÊeventually leads her to become an agnostic. Hope Endures is the eye-opening, deeply affecting story of a brave woman's search for meaning in a world that is rent with tragedies and contradictions. It is also an unflinching critique of any faith that insists on blind obedience. For true hope to endure, Dr. Livermore demonstrates, we must always strive to question, to face the hard truths, and to discover the courage to follow our convictions.
Download or read book Hope Endures written by Nigel Tranter and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2006-05-08 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of an Edinburgh merchant, Hope had a spectacular beginning to his career: at the age of seventeen, before he had even finished his legal education, he travelled to France to triumph in his first court case and caught the attention of his young king, James VI. It was the beginning of a life at the heart of the government of Scotland. From James VI and I to Cromwell, from John Knox to Montrose, Lord Advocate Hope was a rock in a fast-changing world. He witnessed the reigns of Charles I and Charles II, the founding of the East India Company, affairs of state and affairs of the heart, matters political and diplomatic. No dry-as-dust-lawyer, he was a friend as well as an advisor to the three kings he served. An age of change, violence and upheaval brought vividly to life in this gripping historical novel. HOPE ENDURES is the last novel Nigel Tranter completed before his death in January 2000.
Download or read book Hope Endures Book Two written by Emily Stalder Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life for seventeen-year-old Dublin Caldwell has been filled with peace and love, ever since he came to live with his adoptive father, Andy, back in '78. However, terrifying events soon unfold, testing their resolve and faith. Their safety threatened, all they can do is to turn to God. Meanwhile, a friendship with an unlikely character begins and flourishes, only to result in betrayal... Will Andy and Dublin be able to escape from men with evil intents, and ultimately find peace once again? This is a heartwarming sequel to the novel A New Hope: Second Chances and a Forgotten Boy.
Download or read book A philosophy of human hope written by J.J. Godfrey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1987-03-31 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few reference works in philosophy have articles on hope. Few also are systematic or large-scale philosophical studies of hope. Hope is admitted to be important in people's lives, but as a topic for study, hope has largely been left to psychologists and theologians. For the most part philosophers treat hope en passant. My aim is to outline a general theory of hope, to explore its structure, forms, goals, reasonableness, and implications, and to trace the implications of such a theory for atheism or theism. What has been written is quite disparate. Some see hope in an individualistic, often existential, way, and some in a social and political way. Hope is proposed by some as essentially atheistic, and by others as incomprehensible outside of one or another kind of theism. Is it possible to think consistently and at the same time comprehensively about the phenomenon of human hoping? Or is it several phenomena? How could there be such diverse understandings of so central a human experience? On what rational basis could people differ over whether hope is linked to God? What I offer here is a systematic analysis, but one worked out in dialogue with Ernst Bloch, Immanuel Kant, and Gabriel Marcel. Ernst Bloch of course was a Marxist and officially an atheist, Gabriel Marcel a Christian theist, and Immanuel Kant was a theist, but not in a conventional way.
Download or read book NLT DaySpring Hope Encouragement Bible written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 1761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you feel lost in the mundane, God says you have a purpose. When fear creeps in, God says you are held. When you wonder if anyone notices, God says you are important. When you feel isolated, God says you are not alone. The DaySpring Hope & Encouragement Bible amplifies 12 Indisputable Truths about who you are in Christ, including: You are known, You are blessed, and You have a reason for hope. These truths equip you to recognize and embrace your treasured place in God’s heart. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to face any challenge, step into your toughest calling, and live the adventure God has for you. This Bible includes: Full text of the trusted New Living Translation 52 full-page devotionals from bestselling DaySpring books 250+ reflective DaySpring inspirations 12 Indisputable Truths reading plans that explore God’s heart for you: You are loved You are not alone You are known You are important You are forgiven You are special You have purpose You are held You are equipped You are blessed You are guided You have a reason for hope Visual Overview of the Bible Tyndale Verse Finder Regardless of what you face today, embracing the truth of who God says you are will lead you to experience hope and encouragement like never before.
Download or read book NLT Dayspring Hope Encouragement Bible Leatherlike Navy Blue written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 1761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you feel lost in the mundane, God says you have a purpose. When fear creeps in, God says you are held. When you wonder if anyone notices, God says you are important. When you feel isolated, God says you are not alone. The DaySpring Hope & Encouragement Bible amplifies 12 Indisputable Truths about who you are in Christ, including: You are known, You are blessed, and You have a reason for hope. These truths equip you to recognize and embrace your treasured place in God's heart. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to face any challenge, step into your toughest calling, and live the adventure God has for you. This Bible includes: Full text of the trusted New Living Translation 52 full-page devotionals from bestselling DaySpring books 250+ reflective DaySpring inspirations 12 Indisputable Truths reading plans that explore God's heart for you: You are loved You are not alone You are known You are important You are forgiven You are special You have purpose You are held You are equipped You are blessed You are guided You have a reason for hope Full-color interior, including 16-page Visual Overview of the Bible Tyndale Verse Finder Wide margins for journaling and note-taking Durable lay-flat, Smyth-sewn binding 2 deluxe ribbons to mark your place in God's Word Regardless of what you face today, embracing the truth of who God says you are will lead you to experience hope and encouragement like never before.
Download or read book Present Hope written by Andrew Benjamin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An understanding of what we mean by the present is one of the key issues in literature, philosophy, and culture today, but also one of the most neglected and misunderstood. Present Hope develops a fascinating philosophical understanding of the present, approaching this question via discussions of the nature of historical time, the philosophy of history, memory, and the role of tragedy. Andrew Benjamin shows how we misleadingly view the present as simply a product of chronological time, ignoring the role of history and memory. Accordingly, discussion of what is meant by the present disappears from philosophical concern. To draw attention to this absence, Andrew Benjamin introduces the notion of hope and asks what this concept can tell us about the present. At the heart of the outstanding work is an emphasis on the relation between hope and the Jewish tradition. Through discussions of philosophical responses to the Holocaust, the work of Walter Benjamin, Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum, and the poetry of Paul Celan, Present Hope shows how we must look beyond the purely philosophical horizon to understand the present we live in.
Download or read book A Memoir Of My Grandfather George Joseph Szima written by Steven James Fredrick Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World Against Them written by Daniel Dangel and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The virus strikes the United States hard, and the rest of the world as well. The virus gives rise to zombies as civilization falls. Brian, Anthony, and Sandra travel with friends to find a place to call home. After the shit show in the Rhode Island Safe Zone, they start their journey. Meeting new people and loosing people. Killing zombies every step of the way. They escape to Indianapolis. Living with new people, they encounter fresh problems within and out of the grasps of the group. Tyrone follows them to Indianapolis to cause more problems. Perhaps the world was better before. Life hurts more now, in the apocalypse. The world is against them, not for them. Will they learn lessons to make their lives easier? Will life ever go back to normal for them without worrying about zombies and bad people? The fire burns strong in the wounds of those who have died and those who lost. Hoping they can survive until the end. This Is the End of Hope.
Download or read book His Testimonies My Heritage written by Kristie Anyabwile and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hear the voices of women of colour on the most important subject in any age-the word of God. Hear the voices of women of colour on the most important subject in any age-the word of God. This inspiring collection of devotions is by a diverse group of women of colour-African-American, Hispanic, Caribbean, and Asian women. Contributors include Kristie Anyabwile, Jackie Hill-Perry, Trillia Newbell, Elicia Horton, Christina Edmondson, Blair Linne, Bev Chao Berrus and more. It is a faithful exposition of Psalm 119 and incorporates each contributor’s cultural expression both within the teaching and as they bring the word of God to bear on their lives. You will be thrilled and encouraged by hearing God speak through his word as it is expounded by these faithful women teachers, and you will long for more.
Download or read book Martin Luther and the Council of Trent written by Peter M. Folan SJ and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2022-10-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to understand the doctrine of justification by way of biblical hermeneutics, this book uncovers the differences between Martin Luther and the Council of Trent that set them on a collision course for conflict, and the church toward what has arguably been its most significant division in the West. As Catholics and Lutherans continue to engage in dialogue about their shared faith and differing confessions, the need remains for a discerning study of the ways in which the Bible functioned in the Reformation’s central theological clash: the understanding and import of the doctrine of justification. Peter Folan’s incisive analysis in this volume fulfills that need. Through a careful reading of the debate’s most significant texts, he shows both how Martin Luther and the Council of Trent relied upon scripture to arrive at their respective formulations of the doctrine and how such seemingly divergent conclusions about the human person’s salvation in Christ could be grounded in the same sacred book. This study begins with an examination of the key texts that Luther and his allies produced on justification and then turns to their Catholic respondents, whose work would ultimately inform the Council of Trent’s decree on the doctrine. By comparing precisely which texts both parties relied upon to articulate and defend their positions, Folan puts into sharp relief how infrequently both sides made use of the same biblical passages and, when they did avail themselves of the same passages, just how distinct their interpretive tendencies were. This book will be a critical addition to the libraries of scholars and students in Catholic and Lutheran biblical hermeneutics, Catholic-Lutheran dialogue, ecumenical studies, and church history.
Download or read book What Made You Do It written by Kirti Aggarwal and published by Spectrum Of Thoughts. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cause and Effect" These two words genuinely sum up the actions taken in the process of life In this post humanist world, that already believes that the life of a person is dependent on the outward agents like like fate , luck and supposedly God, still a humanist thought lurks that Man is the maker of his fate- that he can achieve and do things if he makes up his mind. And in this "doing" are involved the factors of ''Cause and Effect". There is always a reason and outcome of his actions. When William Wordsworth was asked, "what made you write poetry?", He had given the world one of the most famous definitions of poetry- "A Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility" As such, our brilliant authors too have answers that they have projected into stories and poems to deal with this age-old question- "What made you do it?"
Download or read book SEARCHING FOR INSPIRATION written by JOSEPH D. PUTTI and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At one time or another, life hits everyone like a ton of bricks. Energy is drained, moods are dark, and motivation low. The will to live takes a blow. Joie de vivre vanishes into thin air. However, we human beings are incredibly resilient creatures. We do not throw in the towel easily. We have the potential to rise above the gloom and doom and fill our lives with fresh purpose and new resolve. We have the power of inspiration. We all need inspiration. Without it we will shrivel emotionally. Inspiration opens up a world of possibility. We need it as much to navigate the exceptional moments as to deal with the details of ordinary existence. This book is a tour de force and takes the readers on an exciting journey of self-discovery traversing such central pathways of human existence as life, self, community, leadership, family, nature, work, adversity, spirituality, hope, etc., and, with the help of up-to-date research in the fields, shows how they can all become instruments of profound inspiration. Take hold of this book and you will find much fodder for the soul.
Download or read book Gifts from the foot of the Cross written by Gary Robert Villani and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifts from the foot of the Cross By: Gary Robert Villani This volume came to fruition at the request of attendees from many of the Sunday school classes the author has led over the past twenty years. The majority of spiritual messages contained in this book came directly from the support material prepared for these sessions, which ultimately led to class members stating, “You’ve got to put that on paper!” Gifts from the foot of the Cross is not a devotional. The underlying theme of the book is simple and direct—it is designed to reach the everyday Christian and let them know they are not alone in facing the stumbles, slips, trips, and falls they may be experiencing in their daily spiritual walk. Additionally, there are numerous suggestions on how to successfully avoid these pitfalls, and each entry is backed by Biblical passages. It is Gary’s sincere hope that the reader will immediately identify with the material in these stories and subsequently find spiritual support and direction to get back on the spiritual wellness trail.
Download or read book The Table Talk of Martin Luther written by Martin Luther and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Table Talk of Martin Luther written by William Hazlitt and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Labor Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
