Download or read book Belief written by Stephanie Johnson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic novel of love and religion that sweeps across New Zealand and America at the turn of the nineteenth century. In 1899 William McQuiggan leaves his young Australian wife and new-born twins in New Zealand and travels to America in search of God. Belief is the story of his journey and of his marriage to Myra, who follows him from Auckland to Salt Lake City, Utah, and to Zion City, Illinois. With each leg of the journey the family grows until William is the reluctant father of six, and Myra's understanding of her husband deepens and matures. Belief is a vivid evocation of a way of life that has passed, a tale told on a grand scale: the story spans seventeen years, three countries and three religions. More than that, it is the story of how love and patience may triumph over violence and despair.

Download or read book Works written by George Farquhar and published by . This book was released on 1728 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Politics Then Now written by Richard R. Kennedy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-09-02 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics from Reagan to George W. from the perspective of an old Democrat, together with updates on Obama era.

Download or read book Jaded written by John Ferris and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world we live in is a world of dualityan outer world composed of relationships and an inner world of what those relationships mean. For this reason, there are two threads that run throughout the book. The main thread is a deeper soul-searching journey about what happens when we experience the loss of a loved one. Do we have the power within to change what has happened? Is the past set in stone, or is it malleable? Are our loved ones lost to us forever, or are they waiting to be rediscovered? These are some of the questions that I have addressed on my search to reunite with my daughter. What I have discovered will shock some and surprise many but has the potential to empower all. The second thread is a more lighthearted, superficial coming-of-age story that runs parallel to the deeper journey, showing how, when life gets you down, inspiration can come from a most unexpected and unlikely source.

Download or read book Jaded Faith written by Jarod Osborne and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many young adults are disillusioned with the faith they've inherited. They see the churches of their youth as superficial and irrelevant to their deepest concerns. Meanwhile, culture pushes and pulls them in many directions, none of its pathways leading to true life. In Jaded Faith, Jarod Osborne confronts head-on the disorientation and disappointment you may be experiencing in your own journey of faith. He helps you navigate--spiritually and intellectually--the most common side-trails that cause young adults to wander from the Christian faith. For those who still want to believe despite their disillusionment, Osborne illuminates the pathway through jaded to a stronger, intellectually honest walk with Christ.

Download or read book Jaded written by Ela Lee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young lawyer wakes up the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previous night and must figure out what, exactly, happened—and how much she's willing to put up with to make her way to the top of the corporate ladder. Jade isn’t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name. Jade has become everything she ever wanted to be. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend. Until Jade wakes up the morning after a work event, naked and alone, with no idea how she got home. Caught between her parents who can’t understand, her boyfriend who feels betrayed, and her job that expects silence, the world Jade has constructed starts to crumble. Jade thought she was everything she ever wanted to be. But now she feels like nothing at all. For fans of Queenie and I May Destroy You, Jaded is a blistering—and sometimes darkly funny—account of consent, power, race, sexism, and identity in a broken society.

Download or read book Honestly written by Johnnie Moore and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnnie Moore, vice president and campus pastor of Liberty University, inspires readers with an enthusiastic challenge to live out fully what they say they believe as Christians. In his uniquely confessional tone, Johnnie takes readers on a journey of belief from the hilltop home of the Dalai Lama to a mass grave of more than 250,000 people in Rwanda. He dares to address the doubts and challenges that have turned many well-intentioned Christians into hypocrites. Like a good pastor, Moore helps heal the wounds he opens, and he leaves his reader with one curious question, "What could happen if the world's Christians actually began to live what they say they believe?"

Download or read book Neighbourhood written by Tickner Edwardes and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Almost Jaded written by Deborah Beavers and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost Jaded is a testimony of what everyone has or will go through at some point in life. It is intended to provide encouragement, inspiration, and a sense of well being in portraying the fact that we are never alone. Although situation and trials in life become so heavy that sometimes throwing in the towel seems like the only option, think again. God has a plan just for you.

Download or read book Becoming Community written by Olivia A. Phillips and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we minister matters—especially to those who have already been hurt by the church. Instead of ministering out of God’s love and compassion, the church has often ministered to the Queer community out of a deep-rooted fear. Why do we administer hatred instead of allowing the balm of the Holy Spirit’s tender care to define our actions? The integrity of the gospel message has been hurt by the way many of us have wielded the power we have been given. Becoming Community is a call for us to renew our Christian commitment to social responsibility and justice as a primary focus of the church. We must challenge the practices and visions which we hold most important in our communities. Are our ministries truly inclusive to all who would seek to find solace at the feet of Christ? Regardless of whether a person might adopt a philosophy of affirmation or denial of queer practices as God-honoring, one trait must remain in our response: inclusion. Without intentionally inclusive language, care, and practice, can the church live up to the higher calling that we have been given? Is it possible for every individual to be genuinely included in our communities?

Download or read book Talking Politics written by Taylor N. Carlson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Conversation theory tells us that individuals arrive at meaning through conversation (Pask 1980). Conversation is defined as "the kind of speech that happens informally, symmetrically, and for the purposes of establishing and maintaining social ties" (Thornbury and Slade 2006: 25). In this book we explore the importance of engaging in political conversation and talk within political discussion networks for developing connections that foster political engagement. Importantly, this refers to informal discussion "of politics and current events that occurs within a social network of peers: friends, colleagues, family members, and other individuals who are present in our social environment" (Klosftad 2011: 9). We understand intuitively that people might find themselves in conversations about politics or current events. We discuss what is happening in the world with friends. We discuss the latest news with colleagues in the workplace. Growing up, we depend upon our family members, teachers, and others to educate us, through conversation, about how the political system works and what our role is within it. What is so critical about these informal conversations, and one of the reasons why they are so powerful, is that they are casual and impromptu - they are typically the byproducts of people going about their daily activities and routines (Downs 1957; Walsh 2004, Klofstad et al. 2009). Yet we also know that these conversations are happening within very different community contexts; people's social environments are not all the same, particularly along the lines of ethnorace , gender, and partisanship. As the opening quote from a formerly incarcerated Latino male canvasser from the South Los Angeles organization Community Coalition indicates, the types of conversations he has within his community members, and the knowledge he gains from them, matter, and are mediated by his life experiences and those of his community. It is important to remember that the political opportunity structures that exist within those social environments vary in important ways (Meyer and Minkoff 2004). This is especially true in areas with high levels of ethnoracial segregation, which has increased in the United States, particularly among Whites (Frey 2015). This ethnoracial segregation may be correlated with partisan segregation. Because White racial identity is highly associated with Republican party identification (Jardina 2019), predominantly White communities are also likely to be predominantly Republican. Similarly, African Americans almost exclusively identify with the Democratic Party (Frymer 2010), meaning that African American communities are likely to be strongly Democratic. Thus, community composition can have political consequences in terms of determining the types of individuals with whom a person may be in conversation (e.g. Huckfeldt and Sprague 1988, p. 470; Djupe and Sokhey 2014). Beyond potential geographic homogeneity based on the correlation between ethnorace and partisanship, we know that political discussion networks are largely homogeneous in terms of partisanship (Huckfeldt et al. 2004; Mutz 2006). Political discussion networks are a subset of one's broader social network, which includes the people with whom one discusses politics (Sinclair 2012). While we know that in general Democrats tend to talk about politics with other Democrats and Republicans tend to discuss politics with other Republicans, we know less about the ethnoracial makeup of these political discussion networks. Because few studies exploring political discussion networks include diverse samples, we know even less about how the partisan composition of political discussion networks varies across non-white groups, with the exception of some pioneering work by Leighley and Matsubayashi (2009). It is important to consider whether the presumed benefits of political discussion networks are afforded to all groups in the same ways. For instance, research has found that one of the main benefits of political discussion networks is that individuals are exposed to information about politics. When discussion networks are homogeneous, however, individuals are likely to be exposed to information from only one perspective. Being embedded in a political echo chamber can affect how individuals interpret political information. Studies have shown that party identification can affect individuals' willingness to believe certain claims, what Bolsen et al. (2013) call partisan motivated reasoning. Research suggests that social media may be exacerbating these trends, with the result that people tend to be connected to, and receive information from, those that share their interests (Bisgin et al. 2010; but see Settle 2018; Garrett 2009a, 2009b; Stroud 2008). ""--

Download or read book The Nature and Elements of Poetry written by Edmund Clarence Stedman and published by Boston : Houghton, Mifflin. This book was released on 1892 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Intercession Handbook written by John Pritchard and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling Intercessions Handbook is designed for use in a wide range of formal and informal settings. In two introductory chapters, John Pritchard considers the importance and challenges of the vital task of intercession. He then offers practical examples of intercessions in traditional services, all-age worship, small groups and personal devotions. Material for seasons, major festivals and special events is also included.

Download or read book This Is the Day written by BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC and published by BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 NLT Some days are rough. The circumstances of life can be overwhelming, frustrating, or discouraging. Perhaps you’re wondering how this could possibly be a day to rejoice in. Shift your focus a little. What were you doing two hundred years ago? Absolutely nothing. You had never seen the sun, known love or friendship, breathed in the winter air, eaten a delicious meal, or laughed until your sides hurt. You didn’t know about any of these things because you didn’t exist. But now, by God’s grace, you do, and your life is precious. Every single day bears an opportunity to be glad. As you reflect on these devotional entries, Scriptures, and prayers, thank God for giving you another day to live, laugh, and love. He created time; each moment representing a testimony to his goodness. Find an abundance of joy, hope, peace, and strength as you walk through the day with God at your side. This is a day to rejoice and be glad.

Download or read book Offenders in Focus written by Farrow, Kathryn and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2007-07-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research and integrating this with practitioner experience, this text creates research-based practice wisdom for engaging effectively with offenders.

Download or read book Human Nature and Its Remaking written by William Ernest Hocking and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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