Download or read book Thorns and Forgiveness written by Coralee June and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to save my mother from her disastrous marriage, I sold my pride for a second chance with Hamilton Beauregard. Jack was convinced I could mend his family, but my heart refused to forgive. Hamilton broke me. He betrayed me. He made me fall in love with a lie. While trying to figure out my feelings, we all had to navigate my mother's toxic sham of a marriage and Joseph's deteriorating façade. My stepfather was dangerous. Deadly. During a tragic moment of weakness, his evil bloomed to life, and someone died. Hamilton is the only way I'll survive.
Download or read book Thorns Forgiveness written by Jamie Hoeft and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-03-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For someone, who does not suffer from depression and anxiety, it is very difficult to understand and deal with this chronic disease. Mental illness itself is insidious. It creeps and coils around your mind like a python, squeezing the air out of its victim, family and friends, leaving destruction in its wake. It's exhausting for everyone as well, including the person who is dealing with mental illness. You also never know who is afflicted with this disease and some people think it is just a mind over matter scenario. For me, it is a daily battle. Unseen and shielded away, but no less a struggle to make sure that I keep it together. For some of you, these thoughts and feelings come as a surprise. Yes! I am a man of faith. Yes! I enjoy laughing and creating. Yes! I enjoy my job and helping others. Yes! I love my family and friends with all my heart. But.....there is always another side of the coin. The 1st half of this book deals with the thorns of going through this period of time. I write to help others understand what I am going through is the same as them and that there is help. Help from family, friends and the medical community. You are not alone. None of us are alone! Just ask for help. absurd Translucently exposed Oh, how the horny toad hops Eating flies and hunting crow Why don't you pretend you'll stop When the water boils She'll bury you deep in the soil Hoping that beyond the words You will be wide awake to the urge That you need to dig your way back up To the esplanade of the absurd. What is next? How do we move forward? For me, it is a lifelong journey of therapy, medication and support from my family and friends. But it is also living every day to the fullest and finding gratitude in our many blessings. Even though sometimes it seems that blessings are hard to find. It is also very important not to harbor anger or disappointment towards anyone or anything in your past. Forgiveness is the pathway to peace. Peace with yourself, peace with others, peace with God, peace with losing a job, etc. Forgive anything that blocks you from enjoying your life. I hope this book will provide you with the insight that we can grow and heal, no matter what. We can become whatever we dream we can become, as long as we are willing to work for it. forward Never give up Never fade away Hopelessness is not eternal Let the cleansing rains wash the lingering shame Into distant memory without blame Raise up your arms Learn humility from the dismissed Hold away the judgments From the marginalized Look into the eyes of strangers With kindness and compassion Recognize your actions In all the lives we touch; be brave.
Download or read book Total Forgiveness written by R.T. Kendall and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.T. Kendall has given us a treasure…the hope and possibility of experiencing incredible freedom and peace that can only come when we walk in total forgiveness. One of the core messages of the gospel is that of total forgiveness…not only that we can be totally forgiven by God, but also that we must, in turn, totally forgive others. Our culture is bound up in bitterness, resentment, and wallowing in wounds inflicted upon us by others, wounds that we all too easily accept and even cling to! This revised and updated best seller lovingly challenges believers to look within and root out those hidden and hardened places where subtle resentments and areas of un-forgiveness have been allowed to remain.
Download or read book Unforgivable written by Stephen Cherry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forgiveness is a lovely idea, wrote C. S. Lewis, and in recent decades it has been seen and admired in situations ranging from therapy to politics, and proposed as a constructive pathway in the aftermath of abuse and atrocity. Not everyone is impressed, however, and in parallel with praise and promotion of forgiveness, cries of 'unforgivable' are uttered with increased shrillness and frequency. In this hugely compelling, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking book, Stephen Cherry argues that while forgiveness can be transformative in the aftermath of harm, it can also, if not handled with care, become an additional pressure and anxiety for those who have been harmed. He teases out the way in which Christian understandings often lie behind pressure to forgive, identifying a number of typical mistakes with the Christian approach to forgiveness. Reflecting on many examples from real life as well as literature, and on the insights of psychologists and philosophers, Cherry uses the tension between the desire to forgive and the protest that a person is unforgivable to push towards understandings of forgiveness that avoid the harshness of binary models. Forgiveness is not, he insists, the only good way forward after harm. A positive understanding of non-vengeful unforgiveness is vital if the harmed are to be given the care and support they need and deserve, and if forgiveness itself is to be authentic and liberating. Cherry's challenging book brims with energy and blends human insight with intellectual vision. It argues that if forgiveness is to play a part in the aftermath of harm without inflicting further harm it must be presented in a non-idealized way and only following acknowledgement of the depth of the human impact of the harm done.
Download or read book Are There Thorns in Your Life written by and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book God in the Midst of Thorns written by Christopher Talley and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher and Hilda Talley were living what they thought was the American dream. They had two beautiful and healthy daughters, a comfortable home, cars, clothes, food on the table, a wonderful faith community, and two terrific jobs they loved. They played at life just as hard as they worked for their lifestyle, traveling in the United States and to foreign lands as often as possible. But in 1999, that all came crashing down. Hilda went from a happy and healthy person to someone who struggles for every breath she takes, after an inadequately trained pesticide tech came into her office. Two minutes after he left, she was fighting for her life. The chemical permanently damaged her lungs and vocal cords and led to two debilitating diseases: reactive airways dysfunction syndrome and vocal cord dysfunction. Their family life changed instantly. In God in the Midst of Thorns, Christopher and Hilda share their story, a story intertwined with the testament of God’s love and the power of Christian community, as they began their journey of learning to live a new normal. The Talleys discuss how, in their struggle for understanding, they both found a new and deeper relationship with God.
Download or read book Lessons from the Thorns written by Sandra Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lessons from the Thorns is based on the true story of a young girl's unimaginable journey through the painful experiences (thorns) of the dreadful realities of life. It is a journey that chronicles the fight for mental health and wellness; the search for her voice and lost soul. It is the story of a Savior; a Hero was paid the highest price to redeem her right to be free, and to be loved. Lessons from the Thorns is a journey that will guide the reader to the remedy for the formidable ailments that continues to plague society. Nothing changes in the silence of apathy. The nation continues to implode because of its defiant autonomy that has turned its back on the One in whom it is supposed to trust: The God of our founding fathers. This work is the result of men and woman who cared enough to serve their fellow man with courage and compassion that gives a love that heals the irreparable wounds. The healing Love of God. You may find your own secrets hiding here, and the courage to find your voice, take back your life, and begin to heal through the power of the risen Christ.
Download or read book The Thorn Bearer written by Pepper D. Basham and published by Vinspire Publishing, LLC . This book was released on with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the decks of the ill-fated Lusitania to the smoke-filled trenches of France, Ashleigh must choose between the forgiveness of her past, life in the present, and a Savior who can rescue her from them all. When her fiancé leaves her eight months before their wedding, the unexpected blow ignites a battalion of insecurities stemming from her father’s intimate betrayal. Her worst fears are confirmed – who could ever love a soiled woman? In an attempt to escape the shame and disappointment of her past, Ashleigh boards the ill-fated Lusitania to cross the war-torn waters of Europe. Much to her dismay, she isn’t traveling alone. Sam Miller is always making up for his best friend’s mistakes. Determined to help Ashleigh, he offers his compassion and protection as she ventures across a perilous sea. With the faint hope of renewing his lost love for Ashleigh’s sister, Sam never expects to find the woman of his dreams in his best friend’s former fiancé and his own childhood companion. As they travel across the Atlantic, neither is prepared for the life-altering and heart-breaking journey of their friendship. When the truth of Ashleigh’s past explodes in the middle of war and Sam rejects her, Ashleigh must decide if God is enough – or if the double weight of her betrayal and past will crush her life forever.
Download or read book Tough Stuff written by Wendy Coy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Such desperately cheery responses from your students don't fool you---you've been in youth ministry long enough to sense when they're up to their ears in life's tough stuff. You know it better than most adults: There's just a lot of brokenness out there---families splitting up and recombining, abuse of all kinds (physical, psychological, sexual, substance), rampant sexual pressures, violence, isolation . . . the list seems endless. So let Tough Stuff be your guide through these deep and painful issues. It's a 12-session curriculum that not only familiarizes you with the complex roots and symptoms of these major hurts, but also informs and inspires your high schoolers on dealing with them from the inside out. Tough Stuff can start the healing process in the areas of--- Denial (escaping denial and admitting our pain) Parents (God is the perfect parent---not Mom or Dad) Masks (removing the facades and living confidently as the real you) Abuse (healing the hurts of abuse from the inside out) Forgiveness (how forgiveness sets us free) Temptation (resisting temptation and breaking addictions) Boundaries (how boundaries affect . . . everything!) Orientation (making sense of gender identity) . . . and more. And don't think you'll be doing all the talking---Tough Stuff is full of engaging and provocative teaching tools: improv and drama, thematic worship, video and music clips, inductive discussions, as well as creative exercises. Tough Stuff is everything you need to navigate your kids through the heartrending realities that they (and their friends) are facing daily. Get into this curriculum, and let the healing begin.
Download or read book The Thorn Keeper written by Pepper Basham and published by Vinspire Publishing, LLC . This book was released on 2016-02-28 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her newfound faith, Catherine Dougall hopes to take the remnants of her threadbare life and make something beautiful, even if society shuns every choice she makes. Dr. David Ross must save his war hospital from ruin, but when his notorious aunt makes an offer he can’t refuse, he must choose between his surprising affection for a reformed flirt or his dreams. From the beautiful Derbyshire countryside to the trenches of World War One, Catherine and David must learn to trust in a God who never forgets his children and fashions beauty out of the most broken things.
Download or read book All But One Thorn written by Dr. Issiac Reese and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Issiac Reese was raised in a household of eight siblings: five brothers and three sisters, along with his father and mother. What appeared to be the ideal family makeup turned into a lifetime of abuse, torture, near death experiences and desperate pleads for the love and acceptance from both his parents. After finding no love and acceptance within his turbulent home in which he was raised; Issiac made life time of vows to himself that is he’d “Never to be anything like his father” but it seem the more he tried to avoid being like his father; the thing he feared the most happened; “He had become a younger version of his father.” deciding he would no longer march to the beat of the ugly violence of his abusers; by turning away from the traits of his family’s dysfunctions. He thought he’d start by correcting all of the wrongs in his life by taking on; all who doubted his fortitude and his ability of ever being successful in life. After suffering through many valleys, heartaches, disappointments and finding God’s loving hand along the way; Issiac discovered; that every abusive act and shameful word deliberately intended to shatter him fell short of who he really was and that; it was only because of his abusers were completely blinded by his very bright future. Dr. Issiac Reese, has since gone on to achieving academic excellence on many levels, he holds both a bachelor and master degree in psychology; a bachelor, master and doctorate degree in Theology. Dr. Issiac Reese is the founder and pastor of Issachar International Ministries Inc., an International Chaplain, a conference speaker and teacher, a counselor as well as an Inspirational preacher and life coach. Dr. Issiac Reese is a husband and father who is demonstrating a walk of Love, Acceptance and Encouragement to his family and to all who are crossing his paths. Dr. Issiac Reese believes “The beauty of a person, place or thing; can never be rightfully appraised outside of its creator; when you find your beauty; you find your VALUE.”
Download or read book The Wondrous Passion written by Frederick William Drake and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Thorn in the Flesh written by R T Kendall Ministries Inc. and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2003-11-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2 Corinthians 12: 7 Paul makes the extraordinary admission that he was given a 'thorn in the flesh'. Although we can never be sure what that torment was, many of us will know what it feels like to experience a painful problem which does not seem to go away. In this book R. T. Kendall explains what a thorn in the flesh is, why we have it, and what we should understand by it. Looking with compassion at the kinds of acute situation in which we may find ourselves - an unhappy marriage, difficult working conditions, loneliness, sexual misgivings or chronic illness, for example - he shows how the grace of God is sufficient whatever our thorn, and how it can lead us into unimaginable intimacy with Jesus.
Download or read book Mind Your Heart written by Liza Mitchell and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you come back to yourself after losing yourself in a man? When you stray from God, how do you return? In this unashamedly candid memoir, first-time author Liza Mitchell recalls the time of her life when she did just this, pursuing the love of a man at her church, relentlessly and fervently, at the expense of her relationship both to herself and God. Against her better judgement, Liza begins to find herself unerringly compelled by Sean, a local man who attends her church. This leads her to embark on a tumultuous on-again, off-again relationship with him, despite his non-committal ways and the un-Christlike tendencies he often exhibits. This leads to her own un-Christlike behaviours, ultimately culminating in an incident where she travels to check in on his house when he’s not there, against his wishes. This is followed by a great deal of remorse, leading to her struggling with whether to return to her church singing group—or church, generally. Through faith and hard work, though, Liza is able to recover her relationship to herself and God. Ultimately, hers is a heartening message bolstered by her Christian faith, affirming God’s love as capable of clearing the conscience. After all, Jesus died for our sins.
Download or read book God is Calling His People to Forgiveness written by Gene Lilly and published by Hunter Publishing (NJ). This book was released on 1977-07 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thorn written by Vena Cork and published by Headline. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tragedy has changed Rosa Thorn's life for ever. Now she has to start again with a new job, a new school for her children and some empty space in her life. But strange things start to happen... When a growing sense of unease turns into sudden violence, Rosa fears for her safety and even more so for the wellbeing of her children. For her daughter is the subject of someone's demented infatuation. But like a diseased town fox, the real threat stalks in the shadows, in the night-black recesses of the undergrowth, not just of the city, but of the human mind...
Download or read book Thorn written by Savina Joyce and published by Savina Joyce. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Boys Love Sports Thorn was projected to be one of the best up-and-coming football players in the country until an injury killed his career, and his dreams. After his injury, he spent most of his time drinking. When he was offered a job as a doctor for a women’s pro soccer team, he was happy to be back in the game, but the drinking didn’t stop. His new boss refused to tolerate his vices and he couldn’t keep his eyes off of her. Gabriella had her dream job managing the women’s soccer team in her hometown. All she needed was a doctor. When she found her old classmate down on his luck, she knew he was the right man for the job. Maybe even the right man for her. Will Thorn’s drinking and his bad attitude get in the way of his job and their budding attraction? Find out in the first book of Savina Joyce’s Bad Boys Love series. Each book features a different couple and can be read as a standalone with a happily ever after ending.
