Download or read book No More Faking Fine written by Esther Fleece Allen and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.

Download or read book 101 Amazing Things God Thinks about You written by Vicki Kuyper and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2004 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 101 Amazing Things God Think About You delivers thought-provoking facts and reflections about what God says about His creations. Readers will be amazed to discover what God thinks about them.

Download or read book What God Thinks When We Fail written by Steven C. Roy and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does God think of us when we fail? Steve Roy has had to face his own failures. But his failures also drove him deep into what God thinks about us and success. He found that a biblically grounded view of success and failure challenges our preconceived notions but leads to hopeful renewal that goes beyond what we often ask or think.

Download or read book God Thinks You re Wonderful written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all need to know that God thinks we're special. No matter where we are in life, Max Lucado understands that it's important to feel His love in our hearts. This adorable gift book, God Thinks You're Wonderful, is the perfect way to remind yourself of this vital truth or to tell someone, "You are special." All ages will enjoy 128 pages of smile-producing affirmations such as: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. He can live anywhere in the universe, and he chose your heart. Our hearts are not large enough to contain the blessings that God wants to give. Each thoughtful quote is accompanied by an irresistible drawing to remind you of God's love and care. Chris Shea's delightful illustrations pair perfectly with Max Lucado's warm words in this unique, full-color book. It's an ideal gift to celebrate: Valentine's Day First Communions Birthdays Graduations from kindergarten to college Any time a friend needs a boost God deliberately planned you, specifically gifted you, and lovingly positioned you here on this earth. In fact, He thinks you're wonderful!

Download or read book Gospel Patrons written by John Rinehart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind every great movement of God stands a few generous men and women called Gospel Patrons. This book tells three of their stories from history and invites us to believe God, step out, and serve the purposes of God in our generation too. For bulk orders and more resources, please visit: gospelpatrons.org "I read this book from cover to cover. I couldn't put it down. I'm praying for thousands of similar Gospel Patrons for our generation." -Todd Harper, President of Generous Giving "This is a great read! I love the way these stories paint a picture of stewarding relationship, affluence, and influence to lay up treasure in heaven." -David Wills, President of National Christian Foundation "Gospel Patrons is one of the most important books I have seen this year! It's 100 years overdue and these untold stories urgently need to be told today." -George Verwer, Founder of Operation Mobilization "As I read Gospel Patrons, I found myself weeping for joy. May the Lord powerfully use this vision around the globe!" -Howard Dayton, Founder of Compass--Finances God's Way

Download or read book God Thinks You re Stupid written by William Russell Jacobs and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a strange phenomena; the spirit's desire to experience existence as a mortal. The idea is counterintuitive to most of us - which is strange as well because most of us came here as spirits. The vast power of a spirit chooses limitation. I suppose that if we could choose to be limited in ability for a short time we might, but only for a short time. This book assesses a true warrior within the world. The unknowing soldier's hopes, visions, and intentions are examined to determine if he shares God's dissatisfaction with the world. The story takes a look at one or two of God's creations, destine to die by their own hand. The soldiers are suspended in time and knowledge. Before they become aware of what has happened to them, they are examined to determine if their motivations within this world are worth defending - to see the genuine motivation that defines their actions. By knowing what they know, we see the true vision of humanity without the disingenuous haze that surrounds and compromises our existence. This is a dialogue between either a man and God or a man and madness - You decide.

Download or read book How God Thinks written by David Vancelette and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mankind is “the symbol-using animal,” American philosopher Charles Peirce famously wrote. It’s vital—literally—that we grasp our relation to symbols. God himself thinks in symbols. Since we are made in God’s image, everything we think and do is symbolic as well. Moses failed to follow God’s symbolism and was harshly punished, forbidden to enter the Promised Land. Keeping or breaking symbolism will decide how each of us fares on Judgment Day. Understand symbolism, or suffer the consequences. PRAISE FOR HOW GOD THINKS · Winner of the Pacific Book Award for Best Spirituality · Finalist of the Pacific Book Award for Best Philosophy · Thorough and thought-provoking, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Bible, its history, and its society-shaping role. -US Review of Books · Discussing the symbolic illustration in a Christian marriage between one man and woman versus homosexuality, divorce, polygamy, and polyandry, [Vancelette dives] deeper into what it means to be a man and a woman in the eyes of God. -San Francisco Book Review · It reads like top-shelf philosophy with pragmatic commentary and poetic sensibilities. -Seattle Book Review · David Vancelette’s HOW GOD THINKS is a fascinating and original attempt to do what no theologian has ever accomplished: to get inside the mind of God. -IndieReader QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY UNDERSTANDING SYMBOLISM: · How has Satan made himself equal to God through broken symbolism? · Why do hardened feminists and the LGBTQ community reject the symbolism God designed into human sexuality? · What alternative was Jesus actually praying for in the garden when he prayed “let this cup [of crucifixion] pass from me?” · Why do many Jews see Jesus as broken symbolism, not as the Messiah? · This gripping, ambitious book will answer these and much more! ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Vancelette holds a degree in computer science and has worked some four decades as a computer systems analyst at Fortune 500 companies. He has attended both the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Biblical University. He also studied philosophy at American Public University. David vitally believes that sound analysis, logic, and reliance upon the Holy Spirit must be brought together to properly interpret the Bible. “David Vancelette is an amazing author….” -Pacific Book Review

Download or read book What God Thinks about Money written by Robb D. Thompson and published by Harrison House. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspective determines so much in life. The subject of prosperity has been a controversial message over the years, but also a very misunderstood message. Dr. Thompson takes a closer look at what God's Word really has to say about prosperity. How does God define it? Is it wrong? Who can have it? Is it wrong to desire it? Those and many more questions are answered in this dynamic book. In this revealing new book, Dr. Robb Thompson brings many truths to light, including 24 indispensable keys to living a debt-free life and: How success begins with an accurate perspective of God. Why the world's system of borrowing and lending will never produce financial freedom. Inaccurate doctrines that may influence your perception of God. God's scriptural plan for rapidly eliminating debt. Why stewardship is the foundation for financial success.

Download or read book What the Bible Says About God the Ruler written by Jack Cottrell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2000-10-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book What is God written by John F. Haught and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a way to think about God employing a theoretical mode of consciousness outside immediate experience. -- Introduction.

Download or read book There Is More written by Brian Houston and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founder and Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church and author of LIVE LOVE LEAD shows how, with God's power, you can believe and achieve a life that exceeds every earthly expectation. When you surrender control and follow God's guidance, you become empowered and equipped to do the impossible, reach higher, and go further than you could have ever imagined--giving Him all the glory. By building our lives around godly principles, surrounding ourselves with wisdom, and living for a cause greater than ourselves, we can effectively live out God's purposes and have an enduring impact. As Brian Houston has personally discovered, when we depend on Jesus as the source for our identity, our lives can be a lasting legacy that maximize the gifts He has given each of us as unique individuals. There is More is for anyone who wants to be challenged to live with expectancy. Ephesians 3 is a call to release the immeasurable potential within you and the exceeding, abundant, and above plans and purposes of a Holy God that are beyond your greatest imagination. "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen" (Ephesians 3:20-21).

Download or read book God Can t written by Thomas Jay Oord and published by SacraSage Press. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: “God’s ways are not our ways”. Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some say evil is God's punishment. The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth that God loves everyone all the time. God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful God doesn't prevent evil. Author Thomas Jay Oord says God’s love is inherently uncontrolling. God loves everyone and everything, so God can't control anyone or anything. This means God cannot prevent evil singlehandedly. God can’t stop evildoers, whether human, animal, organism, or inanimate objects and forces. In God Can't, Oord gives a plausible reason why some are healed, but many others are not. God always works to heal everyone, but sometimes our bodies, organisms, or other creatures do not cooperate with God's healing work. Or the conditions of creation are not right for the healing God wants to do. Some people think God causes or allows suffering to teach us lessons or build our character. God Can't disagrees. Oord says God squeezes good from the evil God didn’t want in the first place. God uses pain and suffering without willing or even allowing it. Most people think God can overcome evil singlehandedly. In God Can't, Oord says God needs cooperation for love to reign now and later. This leads to a better view of the afterlife called “relentless love.” It rejects traditional ideas of heaven, hell, and annihilation. Relentless love holds to the possibility all creatures and all creation will respond to God’s love. God Can't is written in understandable language. As a world-renown theologian, Thomas Jay Oord brings credibility to the book’s radical ideas. He explains these ideas through true stories, illustrations, and scripture. God Can't is for those who want answers to tragedy, abuse, and other evils that make sense! What They're Saying... “If conventional notions of God make less and less sense to you, you’ll find Thomas Jay Oord’s new book a breath of fresh air. Simply put, “God Can’t” presents an understanding of God that thoughtful, ethical people can believe in.” -- Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration "I did not want this book to end. I wish Dr. Oord had written it 100 years ago, or 1000 years ago... To find your understanding of life and your love for God renewed, read this book." -- Dr. Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D., Biblical and Jewish Studies Professor of Bible, Azusa Pacific University "As a clinical psychologist working with people in trauma, I owe Thomas Jay Oord an enormous debt of gratitude for recasting the so-called problem of evil in terms that are conceptually satisfying, theologically consistent, and pastorally liberating.” -- Dr Roger Bretherton- Principal Lecturer at the University of Lincoln (UK), Chair of the British Association of Christians in Psychology “Victims of trauma sometimes hear theological responses that imply their suffering is somehow “God’s will." A more careful theological reflection on the nature of the power of a God who is love can help. Oord gives us a clear and compelling alternative in this profoundly insightful and admirably concrete and accessible book.” -- Dr. Anna Case-Winters, Professor of Theology at McCormick Theological Seminary “I know of no book that speaks to suffering with the depth of theological sophistication and psychological sensitivity as God Can’t. This book is a rare combination of depth and accessibility, truly written for the wounded. I recommend it to my students, parishioners, and therapy clients.” -- Dr. Brad D. Strawn, Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Download or read book An Act of God written by David Javerbaum and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***An Act of God (previously published as The Last Testament: A Memoir) is now a major Broadway show starring Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and directed by Joe Mantello (Wicked)*** Over the course of his long and distinguished career, God has literally seen it all. And not just seen. In fact, the multitalented deity has played a pivotal role in many major events, including the Creation of the universe, the entirety of world history, and the successful transitioning of American Idol into the post–Simon Cowell era. Sometimes preachy, sometimes holier-than-thou, but always lively, An Act of God is the ultimate celebrity autobiography.

Download or read book Think Like God written by John Blig and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus said in Matthew 16:23 that when we think like men, we become our own stumbling block. What we think and how we think are very important. Wrong thinking will inevitably trip us up. We need to get rid of our old way of thinking like mere men and have a fresh way of thinking. We need to think like God.

Download or read book I Am written by Jose Gonzalez and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I AM: 10 Things God Says About Me is a book that explores the importance of knowing what God has to say about you. This book is perfect for people who would like to get into the Bible but don't know where to start. Who Am I? That is the billion-dollar question. What better way to know who you are than to go to the source? In this book, you will embark on a journey that will help you discover your identity in Christ. Knowing your identity will allow you to walk freely and fully into your purpose in life, and no one will ever be able to take that away from you.

Download or read book What the Bible Says About God the Creator written by Jack Cottrell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2000-10-24 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: