Download or read book Tony Evans Book of Illustrations written by Tony Evans and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture this: it’s Saturday afternoon, and you’re putting the finishing touches on tomorrow’s sermon. You’ve been thinking, researching, and praying about this message all week, and thankfully, feel prepared. That is, except for one small detail—you aren’t sure how to begin. For more than 30 years, Tony Evans has been connecting with audiences around the world. Now his tools are available for you. Don’t leave your listeners to connect the dots. Let Tony Evans’ Book of Illustrations help you illustrate your point in a way they can’t forget.

Download or read book Living a Christian Life in Prison written by La Wanda Nall and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey with the author through the horrors of the federal prison system as she was convicted for a crime that she did not commit. Learn how she survived and helped 89 other inmates change their lives over a two-year period. This book is a must read for every person incarcerated. It will help you to survive on the inside and guide you through the process of living a Christian life on the inside. If you are not incarcerated, but you are in a mental or emotional prison in your life, this book is your answer to victory and freedom!

Download or read book Salvation on Death Row written by John T. Thorngren and published by Kicam Projects, LLC. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Pamela Perillo combines true-crime reporting with a moving spiritual memoir, proving that every life is meaningful and every individual can make a positive impact on the world.

Download or read book Living a Christian Life in Prison Journal written by LaWanda Nall and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 50 Days In written by Dr. Joseph E. Preble and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a Christian is wonderful, but living the life of a Christian is so much more. To dedicate oneself to the service of the Lord is one of the most wholesome experiences anyone can imagine. Yet, with their newfound faith, many lack the knowledge of how to properly live the Christian life. This can be true for anybody but even more so for the incarcerated Christian who has to deal with the hatred, violence, and misery that prison culture so often brings them. Many end up impeded in the advancement of their faith. Having lived the life himself and overcome its challenges by the grace of God, this book is written by an inmate for other inmates; and it details how to begin to understand what it means to be a Christian, how to follow God's will for your life, and how to triumph through the difficulties and setbacks prison plays on those of the faith trying to find God in seemingly godless circumstances. Not only will this fifty-day journey be life-changing but also it will help you come to terms with the past, give you hope for the future, and guide you in developing a proper understanding of God's will for your life. Ultimately, it will lead you to the healthy relationship God so desires for you to have with him. This is for those truly looking to know God, to worship him, and to bring him glory with their lives both in prison and afterward.

Download or read book Prison Stories written by Harold F. Green and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a story or series of stories about people. People in prison: some are employees, but most are inmates. This book is their story. In prison everyone has a story and most want to tell their story. The main problem is to get someone to listen. It is often a story of violence, a story of loneliness, and in many cases the horror of the unknown. This book is the result of countless hours of listening to story by story of hatred. Countless days (indeed years) about plans for that day when they get out. This book is the Boiling Down of the American version of Crime And Punishment. Hopefully someone will see a ray of hope in the human predicament called Crime.

Download or read book Down in the Chapel written by Joshua Dubler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold and provocative interpretation of one of the most religiously vibrant places in America—a state penitentiary Baraka, Al, Teddy, and Sayyid—four black men from South Philadelphia, two Christian and two Muslim—are serving life sentences at Pennsylvania's maximum-security Graterford Prison. All of them work in Graterford's chapel, a place that is at once a sanctuary for religious contemplation and an arena for disputing the workings of God and man. Day in, day out, everything is, in its twisted way, rather ordinary. And then one of them disappears. Down in the Chapel tells the story of one week at Graterford Prison. We learn how the men at Graterford pass their time, care for themselves, and commune with their makers. We observe a variety of Muslims, Protestants, Catholics, and others, at prayer and in study and song. And we listen in as an interloping scholar of religion tries to make sense of it all. When prisoners turn to God, they are often scorned as con artists who fake their piety, or pitied as wretches who cling to faith because faith is all they have left. Joshua Dubler goes beyond these stereotypes to show the religious life of a prison in all its complexity. One part prison procedural, one part philosophical investigation, Down in the Chapel explores the many uses prisoners make of their religions and weighs the circumstances that make these uses possible. Gritty and visceral, meditative and searching, it is an essential study of American religion in the age of mass incarceration.

Download or read book The Convict Manifesto for Christian Living written by Rafael Andrade Maldonado and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Convict Manifesto for Christian Living is a work produced by a convict for convicts who have received Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. The Convict Manifesto covers issues ranging from drugs, alcohol, sex, violence, responsibility, relationships, and more. It is filled with tools useful for the man who has found salvation and wants to walk in the promise of newness of life. Prison volunteers, chaplains, and administrators can gain further insight into the population they work with. Families of Christian convicts will gain insights into the challenges their loved ones face in prison. The Convict Manifesto is that --- a manifesto. Like any manifesto, it sets the standards, norms, and the philosophy of the Christian convict.

Download or read book Conviction to Correction written by Takasha Stevenson and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I started out as an innocent bystander, and I ended up suffering to the Bureau of Prison system. Because of Wesley's prolonged disobedience to the law, I've allowed myself to become a victim for accepting child support without the use of the court of law. With courage and faith in God, I filed an appeal with the help of my mom, Pokey, Shay, Cynt, and Tonio purchasing me a private attorney; but I still lost. My wrongful conviction gave me insight as how to deal with unfair circumstances in my life.After being taken from my family and friends, I now realized God had another plan and purpose for my life, one that did not involve a drug dealer taking care of me or retiring from Mercedes Benz, but going back to school to practice law to help the next person. I did not use my incarceration as an excuse for continued failure. Instead, I now live my life trusting in God, and more determined to do his will. Because of my faith and courage in God alone, he did not only deliver me from this difficult circumstance, he is also using me by telling my story so that other young ladies will not fall victim to the prison system by becoming involved with a baby daddy, boyfriend, or husband who's a drug dealer.With the knowledge and wisdom I have learned, I want to help prove God's existence and power to others as well. We need people in our justice system who will create wise solutions toward the various problems of our justice system and in our community such as more schools, rehabs, and just simple counseling, to transform and redirect our minds. I can never sit back and accept whatever has been handed down to me again. I will put up a fight so that the human race can start being treated more justly.

Download or read book Loving God written by Charles W. Colson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his magnificent classic, Chuck Colson shakes the church from its complacency with a penetrating look at the cost of being Christian.For those who have wondered whether there isn’t more to Christianity than what they have known—and for those who have never considered the question—Loving God points the way to faith’s cutting edge. Here is a compelling, probing look at the cost of discipleship and the meaning of the first and greatest commandment—one that will strum a deeper, truer chord within even as it strips away the trappings of shallow, cultural Christianity.“Looking for the complete volume on Christian living? This is it. And the title sums it up. If you desire life deep, rich, and meaningful, then it is simply Loving God.”Joni Eareckson TadaPresident, Joni and Friends

Download or read book The End of the Christian Life written by J. Todd Billings and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings offers a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel's expansive hope for small, mortal creatures. Artfully weaving rich theology with powerful narrative, Billings writes for church leaders and laypeople alike. Whether we are young or old, reeling from loss or clinging to our own prosperity, this book challenges us to walk a strange but wondrous path: in the midst of joy and lament, to receive mortal limits as a gift, an opportunity to give ourselves over to the Lord of life.

Download or read book Breaking out of Life s Spiritual Prisons written by Keith D. Pisani and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has someone placed so many restrictions and restraints upon you that you felt like you were living in a box of someone else’s making? When Paul wrote the Book of Galatians, he was imprisoned physically. His crime was refusing to worship the emperor. But Paul, a Christian and practicing believer who lived his faith, refused to worship someone other than God. In Breaking Out of Life’s Spiritual Prisons, author Keith D. Pisani explains Paul’s teachings in Galatians. It presents a balanced approach to spiritual freedoms. Geared toward use in small group Bible studies and in other study venues, it features break-out sessions that include study questions and practical exercises to help believers grow and live free in Jesus—outside of and apart from the religious comfort zones established by others. In addition to this book, Pisani has produced the companion Bible study for use in personal and group settings, Breaking Out of Life’s Spiritual Prisons: A Bible Study Guide.

Download or read book From Prison to Praise written by Avery Guliex and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you get when you take a young, naive, and curious teenager, who thought he knew it all, out from the guidance and care of his parents? Trouble! Curiosity brought about rebellion as the mean, unforgiving streets of southeast Houston was too tempting and intriguing to not be a part of. Although Avery was taught correctly and was constantly warned about the dangers that lurked around the corners, he just had to see for himself just what all the fuss was about. The overprotection from his parents was unbearable, and the more that he saw guys from school in and around the neighborhood, the more he thought, "Well, if they can be out there, then I can too. How bad can it be?" It didn't take any time at all before the family-oriented, Christian""church boy image soon turned into a thuggish, hood-boy image. Still unaware of the detrimental impact that went along with this rebellious way of acting, the consequences of wanting this lifestyle came with a devastating price""prison! Here goes a young, lost, and aggravated teenager now about to be plunged into Texas's criminal justice system, having no idea of how to do time or what to expect next. Avery adopted to the street life. Now he reluctantly has to embrace life as a mean, yet fearful convict in prison. God help him!

Download or read book God s Hostage written by Andrew Brunson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993, Andrew Brunson was asked to travel to Turkey, the largest unevangelized country in the world, to serve as a missionary. Though hesitant because of the daunting and dangerous task that lay ahead, Andrew and his wife, Norine, believed this was God's plan for them. What followed was a string of threats and attacks, but also successes in starting new churches in a place where many people had never met a Christian. As their work with refugees from Syria, including Kurds, gained attention and suspicion, Andrew and Norine acknowledged the threat but accepted the risk, determining to stay unless God told them to leave. In 2016, they were arrested. Though the State eventually released Norine, who remained in Turkey, Andrew was imprisoned. Accused of being a spy and being among the plotters of the attempted coup, he became a political pawn whose story soon became known around the world. God's Hostage is the incredible true story of his imprisonment, his brokenness, and his eventual freedom. Anyone with a heart for missions, especially to the Muslim world, will love this tension-laden and faith-laced book.

Download or read book God in Captivity written by Tanya Erzen and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening account of how and why evangelical Christian ministries are flourishing in prisons across the United States It is by now well known that the United States’ incarceration rate is the highest in the world. What is not broadly understood is how cash-strapped and overcrowded state and federal prisons are increasingly relying on religious organizations to provide educational and mental health services and to help maintain order. And these religious organizations are overwhelmingly run by nondenominational Protestant Christians who see prisoners as captive audiences. Some twenty thousand of these Evangelical Christian volunteers now run educational programs in over three hundred US prisons, jails, and detention centers. Prison seminary programs are flourishing in states as diverse as Texas and Tennessee, California and Illinois, and almost half of the federal prisons operate or are developing faith-based residential programs. Tanya Erzen gained inside access to many of these programs, spending time with prisoners, wardens, and members of faith-based ministries in six states, at both male and female penitentiaries, to better understand both the nature of these ministries and their effects. What she discovered raises questions about how these ministries and the people who live in prison grapple with the meaning of punishment and redemption, as well as what legal and ethical issues emerge when conservative Christians are the main and sometimes only outside forces in a prison system that no longer offers even the pretense of rehabilitation. Yet Erzen also shows how prison ministries make undeniably positive impacts on the lives of many prisoners: men and women who have no hope of ever leaving prison can achieve personal growth, a sense of community, and a degree of liberation within the confines of their cells. With both empathy and a critical eye, God in Captivity grapples with the questions of how faith-based programs serve the punitive regime of the prison, becoming a method of control behind bars even as prisoners use them as a lifeline for self-transformation and dignity.

Download or read book From Poverty to Prison to Praise written by Lamar Snowden and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Poverty, to Prison, to Praise is the journey that I was allowed to take in life in order to be a witness to all those incarcerated or one who may have simply lost hope. I grew up in the poorest neighborhoods in Las Vegas. As a teen and young adult, I became very sexual with countless women and developed a terrible anger problem due to a lack of patience. That anger ultimately exploded one spring morning, and I found myself facing a murder conviction. During my fourteen years in the state of Nevada prisons, I was overtaken by Gods sovereign grace and tender mercies. I made the decision to follow Christ and allowed him to change me and rule over me with his unconditional love. I said yes to Jesus and began to live a life of spiritual standards that can only be achieved if I would trust him and go through whatever was necessary in order to fulfill my calling and ministry of edification to a lost, dying, and confused generation of young men and women who remain incarcerated or living a life in society but having no hope nor direction. This book is to inform you that you can make it! Give God a try. He can do all things but fail. Know undoubtedly that God is able. God can. And God will. If you let him.

Download or read book Breaking Out of Prison with Jesus written by Paul Roussel and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breaking Out of Prison with Jesus explains the challenges that ex-offenders face as they reenter society. The central theme of the book highlights how a personal saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only path to successfully transition out of prison. Christian Aftercare Ministries (CAM) provides the spiritual and physical support as well as accountability to help men and women successfully reenter society. Breaking Out of Prison with Jesus describes the key steps that puts the ex-offender on a path to a positive Christian life after prison. CAM and its support network help and encourage clients to find a good job and safe housing, as well as connect with a Bible-believing church where they live. Attending Bible studies with supportive Christian leaders is also critical. A number of prison chaplains, local pastors, and laypeople volunteer both in prisons and on the outside to provide these opportunities. CAM's strategy is to have each client know and experience a strong Christian support structure surrounding them. Relying on Jesus and their faith is at the foundation of their success. Ex-offenders face many challenges on the outside. Falling into old habits and old relationships can sometimes put them right back in prison. Breaking out of that cycle through their faith in Jesus and the support of ministries like CAM is possible, as the many success stories highlighted in the book illustrate. CAM also desires young people to see that serving Jesus in prison ministry is one of the greatest blessings and to get involved in sharing the Gospel in prisons and jails and through aftercare ministries like CAM.