Download or read book Hope in the Dark written by Craig Groeschel and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can God be good when life is not? Rediscover faith in the character, power, and presence of God. Even in the questions. Even in the hurt. "I want to believe, I want to have hope, but . . ." Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel hears these words often and has asked them himself. We want to know God, feel his presence, and trust that he hears our prayers, but in the midst of great pain, we may wonder if he really cares about us. Even when we have both hope and hurt, sometimes it's the hurt that shouts the loudest. In Hope in the Dark, Groeschel explores the story of the father who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus, saying, "I believe! Help my unbelief!" In the man's sincere plea, Jesus heard the tension in the man's battle-scarred heart. He healed not only the boy but the father too, driving out the hopelessness that had overtaken him. He can do the same for us today. As Groeschel shares his pain surrounding the health challenges of his daughter, he acknowledges the questions we may ask in our own deepest pain: "Where was God when I was being abused?" "Why was my child born with a disability?" "Why did the cancer come back?" "Why are all my friends married and I'm alone?" He invites us to wrestle with such questions as we ask God to honor our faith and heal our unbelief. Because in the middle of your profound pain, you long for authentic words of understanding and hope. You long to know that even in overwhelming reality, you can still believe that God is good. Hope in the Dark is also available in Spanish, Esperanza en la Oscuridad.
Download or read book The Little Church in the Valley written by Ty Keenum and published by Sandy Springs Press. This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the lives, loves and customs of an isolated community in the north Georgia mountains. Former football star, now senior church Elder, Buster Cheatle tries to thread the needle between legal and ethical as he attempts to keep the church viable for its devoted followers. Traditional beliefs are put to the test as a female visiting pastor creates a financial windfall for the little church and the disgraced current pastor continues on his path of self destruction. Will the Elders break with one hundred years of tradition and follow the new pastor to fame and fortune even if it exposes their community to outside scrutiny?
Download or read book The Church in the Valley written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The church in the valley written by Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down in the Valley written by Julius H. Bailey and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American religions constitute a diverse group of beliefs and practices that emerged from the African diaspora brought about by the Atlantic slave trade. Traditional religions that had informed the worldviews of Africans were transported to the shores of the Americas and transformed to make sense of new contexts and conditions. This book explores the survival of traditional religions and how African American religions have influenced and been shaped by American religious history. The text provides an overview of the central people, issues, and events in an account that considers Protestant denominations, Catholicism, Islam, Pentecostal churches, Voodoo, Conjure, Rastafarianism, and new religious movements such as Black Judaism, the Nation of Islam, and the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors. The book addresses contemporary controversies, including President Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright, and it will be valuable to all students of African American religions, African American studies, sociology of religion, American religious history, the Black Church, and black theology.
Download or read book The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul written by Philip Doddridge and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Love Death written by Forrest Church and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearing his final days, a beloved Unitarian minister meditates on life, love, and death: “The goal is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for.” On a February day in 2008, Forrest Church sent a letter to the members of his congregation, informing them that he had terminal cancer; his life would now be measured in months, not years. He went on to promise that he would sum up his thoughts on the topics that had been so pervasive in his work—love and death—in a final book. Church has been justly celebrated as a writer of American history, but his works of spiritual guidance have been especially valued for their insight and inspiration. As a minister, Church defined religion as "our human response to the dual reality of being alive and having to die." The goal of life, he tells us "is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for." Love & Death is imbued with ideas and exemplars for achieving that goal, and the stories he offers—all drawn from his own experiences and from the lives of his friends, family, and parishioners—are both engrossing and enlightening. Forrest Church's final work may be his most lasting gift to his readers.
Download or read book Faith in the Valley written by Iyanla Vanzant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-10-26 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey In this companion volume to her bestselling book Acts of Faith, bestselling author and star of Iyanla: Fix My Life discusses the “valleys” that cause stress and imbalance for women and explains how women can cleanse their minds and promote a healthy foundation for living in the modern world. A Note from Iyanla Vanzant: Beloved friend, When this little book was first published many years ago, it became a beacon of light for many people who found themselves time and time again in one valley or another. Valleys are nothing new for any of us. Some of you may be in a valley right now, or, since you never know what’s around the corner, you may be on the brink of tottering into yet another valley. Or maybe you’ve just survived a valley that you swear you’ll never revisit—but guess what? That’s precisely the valley you’ll probably see again. And again. Being in a valley can be a lonely and bewildering experience. This book was written to help you feel less lonely by reminding you that you really aren’t ever alone since God is always by your side, but more important, you are always by your own side. No matter how dire the situation may seem, no matter how dark and bleak the valley may be, you have all you need within you to survive the valley—any valley. Even though you may not know how you got into the valley in the first place, you do know, deep inside yourself, how to get through and out and free. You just need a little faith in yourself and a little guidance to find that faith within yourself. When you are at your wit’s end, take this little book and let it guide you toward the ever-present but often elusive light at the end of the tunnel. Faith in the Valley is designed to help you find the light when you need it most—when you’re in that damn tunnel. When you’re most confused and in the dark and clueless as to how you got there (again!) and when you’re trying to figure out not just how to get out, but stay out. For good. Faith in the Valley has helped so many through so much that we felt it only fitting to issue this lovely gift edition to acknowledge the special place it holds in many hearts. Please share it with a friend who has served as your beacon in the past, or offer it to yourself as a reminder of the strength and wisdom you possess and can offer to others. Iyanla
Download or read book The Church in the Valley A Tale Illustrated by E Hopkins written by Elizabeth Harcourt MITCHELL and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clobber the Passages written by Mel White and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, evangelicals who read the Bible literally have misused seven verses to convince the world that homosexuality is a sin and homosexuals sinners. Those verses have forced LGBTQ+ persons to live their lives under a cloud of shame and guilt. In Clobber the Passages, Mel White doesn't bother to explain the verses again. That's been done a thousand times. Instead, he blows away that dark cloud by celebrating the truth learned from America's leading mental and physical health professionals. Homosexuality like heterosexuality is just another of the Creator's mysterious gifts. White calls literalists to stop accusing LGBTQ+ people falsely and to start celebrating what they have achieved throughout history in music, science, athletics, politics, the arts, education, literature, the military, parenting, and even religion. Clobber the Passages presents LGBTQ+ people in a healthy new light and leaves that dark cloud of guilt and shame over the evangelical literalists where it belongs.
Download or read book The Valley of Vision written by Arthur Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grace in the Valley written by Heath Adamson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no psalm is more widely known than Psalm 23. Spoken by David during a time of great stress and difficulty, it summons us to lie down in green pastures and walk thru the valley of the shadow of death. Yet so often it seems we do just the reverse, lying down in the valley and fixating on the danger, fear, and uncertainty. We wonder where God has gone and why he doesn't make things right, never considering that perhaps what we perceive as a spiritual trial is actually an invitation from God. In this inspirational examination of Psalm 23, Heath Adamson asks the provocative question: What if the green pasture and valley of the shadow of death is the same place? Uncovering the rich historical and spiritual context of the shepherd's psalm, he explores how God has provided a place of rest for each of us, even in the times of unrest, uncertainty, moral ambiguity, and fear.
Download or read book The Valley written by Rick Joyner and published by Morningstar Publications Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Two—Fire on the Mountain Series In this thought-provoking prophetic allegory written in the genre of The Final Quest, author Rick Joynertakes you on a journey of learning how to defeat the enemy, both within and without. Trek through the Valley of the Shadow of Death with a band of bold Christians as they discover strategies to overcome enemy strongholds, defeat death, and set the captives free. Along the way, you’ll experience the joys of close fellowship while gleaning wisdom from Elijah, Enoch, and a very special dinner host—the Lord Himself.
Download or read book A Church in the Valley written by Martha Blaine Wood and published by . This book was released on 1991* with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Little Church in the Valley 1900 1975 written by Geraldine Candlin and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walking Through the Valley written by Richard C. Current and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHURCH AT WAR Devil takes millions prisoners both in the church and those without. He carries them into his prisons and they do not know how they got there or how to escape. Most of them do not know they are in prison. The church seems to be helpless and totally defeated, it does not appear to even know there is a WAR going on. It appears that the Church has lost the war. The torment of the prisoners, that goes on inside their bodies cannot be described in words. Many kill themselves trying to escape the torment. BUT THERE IS HOPE AND HIS NAME IS JESUS Inside this book is the story of a man that was in that prison. Jesus set him free and commissioned him and his wife as officers in his army to travel the world teaching his body how to set the devil's prisoners FREE. Read how he and his wife walked in areas that they knew nothing about, and how Jesus taught them and gave the knowledge how to teach others to set the devil's prisoners free. Send prayer request to: [email protected]
