Download or read book Authenticity and Grace written by Dr. David T. Smith and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2024-09-11 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authenticity and Grace: Uncovering the Authentic Self is a quick guide for readers to easily identify their true authentic life. In this concise exploration, Dr. Smith reveals how we discover the nature of Grace, what it is, and how awareness about it can help us uncover the deep purpose we have been searching for. Looking for and discovering what he calls ‘Gracepoints’, Dr. Smith teaches readers how to remove barriers that inhibit the natural flow of Grace in our lives such as anxiety, depression, loss, fear, conflict, and despair. Understanding how the ego and conditioned thinking cover up who we really are allows us to begin the uncovering process that leads us to our authentic selves. The power of Grace can heal, provide renewed awareness and energy, and restore the lost sense of wonder which makes us truly individual and human. Best of all, Grace is completely free and each of us already has what we need to build a more rewarding authentic life—we just need to get out of our own way.

Download or read book The Beauty of Authenticity written by Sue Urda and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Authenticity and Grace written by David T Smith and published by . This book was released on 2024-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authenticity and Grace: Uncovering the Authentic Self is a quick guide for readers to easily identify their true authentic life. In this concise exploration, Dr. Smith reveals how we discover the nature of Grace, what it is, and how awareness about it can help us uncover the deep purpose we have been searching for. Looking for and discovering what he calls 'Gracepoints', Dr. Smith teaches readers how to remove barriers that inhibit the natural flow of Grace in our lives such as anxiety, depression, loss, fear, conflict, and despair. Understanding how the ego and conditioned thinking cover up who we really are allows us to begin the uncovering process that leads us to our authentic selves. The power of Grace can heal, provide renewed awareness and energy, and restore the lost sense of wonder which makes us truly individual and human. Best of all, Grace is completely free and each of us already has what we need to build a more rewarding authentic life-we just need to get out of our own way.

Download or read book Unafraid written by Carey Scott and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As women, we struggle to feel like we’re good enough because we are bombarded daily with messages that whisper, “Who you are is not okay.” We live in a world that tells us we have to look a certain way, live a certain lifestyle, have husbands who fit a certain mold, and have children that excel in every area of their lives. And rather than thrive in the life we have, we strive to create an existence that impresses others. This impossible treadmill leaves us with deep discontentment and a joyless existence. God doesn’t apologize for how He created us. And while we’re always being molded by our Creator, it’s only to shape us for the calling on our life—not so we can fit into a world we were never meant to: “Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image. Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind. As a result, you will be able to discern what God wills and whatever God finds good, pleasing, and complete. Love others well, and don’t hide behind a mask; love authentically” (Romans 12:2, 9). What if we had the confidence to shed our fears and be who God created us to be—stumbles, fumbles, and all—relishing who we are rather than conforming to the world? Using an acrostic for the word AUTHENTIC, author Carey Scott unpacks 9 ways we can find the confidence we need to shine with fearless authenticity: 1. Accept Your Awesomeness 2. Unearth the Untruths 3. Try Loving Everyone 4. Hold on to Hope 5. Extend Forgiveness 6. Never Shrink Back 7. Trample the Negatives 8. Invest in Community 9. Camp in the Word of God Let’s link arms and commit to living authentic lives. . .together. Are you ready?

Download or read book Lead with Grace written by Jessica Cabeen and published by Lead Forward. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do even great leadership books leave out the soft skills? Probably because soft skills are not flashy. But soft skills are critical to graceful leadership, and you will find the stories and strategies to hone them, inside this book. National Distinguished Principal and leadership advisor Jessica Cabeen understands the soft skills better than most. In Lead with Grace, book 2 in the Lead Forward Series, Jessica shows you how to seamlessly integrate authenticity, empathy, integrity, and the power of vulnerability into your daily work, turning you into someone who truly leads with grace and empowers students, staff, and everyone around you to excel. Using frameworks and strategies, these soft skills can help you nurture relationships, enhance communication, manage boundaries, and provide the grace you need to effectively lean into your work, at school, home, or the office. Leaning into the soft skills of leadership will help you: Find ways to confront negative workplace behaviors. Leverage opportunities that help people interact in healthier ways. Create a workplace culture that supports risk-taking, while amplifying individual voices. Enhance social media interactions to empower all stakeholders. Implement habits that make grace an intentional practice in your personal and work life. Great leaders, teachers, parents, and are typically good at the hard skills: organization, guidelines, and management. Very few, though, are great at the soft skills. And even fewer really understand how to lead with grace. Now, you can be a great and graceful leader, who understands and leads with soft skills. Grab Lead with Grace today, and integrate authenticity, vulnerability, empathy, and integrity into your work immediately. Under your graceful leadership, staff, students, and co-workers will perform like never before.

Download or read book Authentic Cosmopolitanism written by Russell J. Snell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans are lovers, and yet a good deal of pedagogical theory, Christian or otherwise, assumes an anthropology at odds with human nature, fixed in a model of humans as "thinking things." Turning to Augustine, or at least Augustine in conversation with Aquinas, Martin Heidegger, the overlooked Jesuit thinker Bernard Lonergan, and the important contemporary Charles Taylor, this book provides a normative vision for Christian higher education. A phenomenological reappropriation of human subjectivity reveals an authentic order to love, even when damaged by sin, and loves, made authentic by grace, allow the intellectually, morally, and religiously converted person to attain an integral unity. Properly understanding the integral relation between love and the fullness of human life overcomes the split between intellectual and moral formation, allowing transformed subjects--authentic lovers--to live, seek, and work towards the values of a certain kind of cosmopolitanism. Christian universities exist to make cosmopolitans, properly understood, namely, those persons capable of living authentically. In other words, this text gives a full-orbed account of human flourishing, rooted in a phenomenological account of the human as basis for the mission of the university.

Download or read book Musings on Living Authentically written by Grace Stevens and published by Graceful Change Press. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best advice for authors, "Write what you know," is counsel Grace Anne Stevens embraces in her weekly blog, "My Transgender Life," for The Huffington Post. She is not only vulnerable sharing about herself but also touches on a wide range of topics that go beyond the transgender experience. She inspires everyone, in and out of the LGBT community, to follow their own truth and live their authentic lives. Musings on Living Authentically, shares the 2015 collection of her muse-inspired stories, inviting everyone to examine their own choices, to grow and become better human beings.

Download or read book Between Grit and Grace written by Sasha K. Shillcutt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lessons from bossy, caring, fearless, vulnerable, relentless, forgiving, smart, humble women at the top show readers how to fuel strengths, how to be fierce and feminine leaders, and how to nurture their authentic selves. Women need to know it’s okay to be kind and assertive. Between Grit and Grace will show you that success comes when you are comfortable living in the space between grit and grace—grit meaning being resilient and taking charge of your life (socially-acceptable masculine attributes), and grace meaning showing others mercy (socially-acceptable feminine trait). Author Sasha Shillcutt, MD, a nationally lauded, award-winning physician and speaker, will explain how to give yourself permission to disappoint nice people (and know that you are still a nice person anyway). You’ll learn how to stop apologizing for showing your strength and grit, and embrace your grace, too. This is where personal peace lives. Dr. Shillcutt, taught herself how to be a gritty, grace-filled leader and live authentically. Now, she wants to help other women be brave enough to do the same. Her passion is empowering and encouraging women to be brave enough in their professional and personal lives. She believes women cannot be too brave, too kind, too strong, too smart, too funny, too beautiful, or too authentic. Using real-life stories—ranging from women in law and medicine to women in education—the book explains how women can be feminine and formidable. Leadership and lipstick are not mutually exclusive. You’ll realize you can be bossy and caring, fearless and vulnerable, relentless and forgiving, smart and humble—and make it to the top. Across the space of ten chapters, you’ll learn how to navigate the forces that have shaped the modern workplace while doing so with grit and grace. When a woman lives authentically—she succeeds.

Download or read book Musings on Living Authentically written by Grace Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Going Gray written by Anne Kreamer and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2007-09-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne Kreamer considered herself a youthful 49 until a photo of herself with her teenage daughter stopped her in her tracks. In one unguarded moment she saw herself for what she really was -- a middle-aged woman with her hair dyed much too harshly. In that one moment Kreamer realized that she wasn't fooling anyone about her age and decided it was time to get real and embrace a more authentic life. She set out for herself a program to let her hair become its true color, and along the way discovered her true self. Going Gray is Kreamer's exploration of that experience, and a frank, warm and funny investigation of aging as a female obsession. Through interviews, field experiments, and her own everywoman's chronicle, Kreamer probes the issues behind two of the biggest fears aging women face: Can I be sexually attractive as a gray-haired, middle-aged woman? Will I be discriminated against in the work world? Her answers will surprise you. In searching for the balance between attractiveness and authenticity, Kreamer's journey of middle-aging illiminates in a friendly, useful, and entertaining way the politics and personal costs of this generation's definition of "aging gracefully".

Download or read book On the Brink of Everything written by Parker J. Palmer and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This impassioned book invites readers to the deep end of life where authentic soul work and human transformation become pressing concerns.” —Publishers Weekly 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist in the Aging/Death & Dying Category From bestselling author Parker J. Palmer comes a brave and beautiful book for all who want to age reflectively, seeking new insights and life-giving ways to engage in the world. “Age itself,” he says, “is no excuse to wade in the shallows. It’s a reason to dive deep and take creative risks.” Looking back on eight decades of life—and on his work as a writer, teacher, and activist—Palmer explores what he’s learning about self and world, inviting readers to explore their own experience. In prose and poetry—and three downloadable songs written for the book by the gifted Carrie Newcomer—he meditates on the meanings of life, past, present, and future. With compassion and chutzpah, gravitas and levity, Palmer writes about cultivating a vital inner and outer life, finding meaning in suffering and joy, and forming friendships across the generations that bring new life to young and old alike. “This book is a companion for not merely surviving a fractured world, but embodying—like Parker—the fiercely honest and gracious wholeness that is ours to claim at every stage of life.” —Krista Tippett, New York Times-bestselling author of Becoming Wise “A wondrously rich mix of reality and possibility, comfort and story, helpful counsel and poetry, in the voice of a friend . . . This is a book of immense gratitude, consolation, and praise.” —Naomi Shihab Nye, National Book Award finalist

Download or read book Guts and Grace written by Leeann Mallorie and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guts and Grace addresses common themes that women leaders at all levels still grapple with today: confidence, executive presence, balance, joy, intuition, saying no, purpose, conflict avoidance, and more. It's your roadmap on how to step out of internalized, patriarchal programming and finally bring your whole self to work.

Download or read book Authentic Fire written by Michael L. Brown and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2015 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to Pastor John MacArthur's call for a "collective war," against charismatics, Dr. Michael Brown has called for unity in Jesus based on a return to the truth of the Scriptures in the fullness of the Spirit. As a charismatic biblical scholar and theologian, Dr. Brown responds to Pastor MacArthur's charges, making a biblical case for the continuation of the New Testament gifts of the Spirit and demonstrating the unique contribution to missions, theology, and worship made by the charismatic Church worldwide. He calls for an appreciation of the unique strengths and weaknesses of both cessationists and charismatics, inviting readers to experience God afresh, and he demonstrates how charismatic leaders have been addressing abuses within their own movement for decades. Dr. Brown speaks on behalf of millions who are not adequately trained to express in writing their own encounters with the supernatural power of God. - David Ravenhill I thank God for this biblically-robust, pastorally-sensitive, historicallyinformed, and graciously-articulated account of the work of the Holy Spirit in the church of Jesus Christ. - Sam Storms Dr. Michael Brown's Authentic Fire puts the brakes on John MacArthur's crusade against charismatics with irrefutable logic, extraordinary insight, Christ-like graciousness, and an undisputable handling of Scripture. - Frank Viola Michael Brown writes with clarity and courtesy as he confronts one of the most explosive issues among all those who uphold the Bible as the plumb line of truth. - David Shibley

Download or read book Grit Grace and Hustle written by Rachel Reva and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grit, Grace and Hustle: A faith gal's guide to authentic success For the ambitious, professional, Christian woman who is ready to step into the destiny God created her for. If you are an ambitious gal, who leads with heart and knows she is meant for something BIG, this book is for you. If you have ever wondered if it's possible to CLIMB and SERVE at the same time-to be YOU and still be respected at work-this book is for you. If you have a vision for your life that you know requires influence and leadership, this book will help you grow into who you are meant to be-with class, humility and fearless authenticity. Written by a Southern Belle from a small-town in Georgia, she shares her strategies and hacks that landed her dream job at the BBC in London. In 'Grit, Grace and Hustle' she shares rules for the career gal who wants to succeed with class and lead with heart. She shows you how: to ask for a raise, to put your foot down to your co-worker or boss and how to confront a bully. As a southern belle who has worked in the media industry and travelled the world, this book is a guide to REAL success for the faith-filled gal. With grit, grace and a lot of hustle-you will stand out from the crowd.

Download or read book Messy Grace written by Caleb Kaltenbach and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, grace gets messy. Caleb Kaltenbach was raised by LGBT parents, marched in gay pride parades as a youngster, and experienced firsthand the hatred and bitterness of some Christians toward his family. But then Caleb surprised everyone, including himself, by becoming a Christian…and a pastor. Very few issues in Christianity are as divisive as the acceptance of the LGBT community in the church. As a pastor and as a person with beloved family members living a gay lifestyle, Caleb had to face this issue with courage and grace. Messy Grace shows us that Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself” doesn’t have an exception clause for a gay “neighbor”—or for that matter, any other “neighbor” we might find it hard to relate to. Jesus was able to love these people and yet still hold on to his beliefs. So can you. Even when it’s messy. “Messy Grace is an important contribution to the conversation about sexual identity for churches and leaders. Caleb's story is surprising and unique, and he weaves it together compellingly. He states his views clearly, leaves room for disagreement, and champions love no matter where you are in this conversation.” —Jud Wilhite, Sr. Pastor, Central Christian Church

Download or read book SoulTypes written by Robert Norton and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2004-03-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are all wired for God, but our needs, inclinations, and personalities are all different. Using the metaphor of "spiritual DNA," SoulTypes will help you assess your own inborn qualities and find a spiritual path that will support your quest for a richer, fuller, more integrated life. If you consider yourself spiritual but not religious, SoulTypes will help you discover just what works for you. With its inventory and assessment to guide you to discover and interpret your spiritual type, SoulTypes helps you in answering the most profound questions: * Who am I What is my authentic identity? * What’s important to me What are my values, my gifts, my passions? * Why am I here What is my purpose or mission in life? * Where am I going What is my vision of my future?

Download or read book Advent with the Saints written by Greg Friedman and published by St Anthony Messenger Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians know that St. John the Baptist prepares the way of the Lord. Which other saints can accompany us during the four weeks of waiting for the birth of Jesus? Through insightful reflections, Franciscan Father Greg Friedman, a pastor and radio personality, connects us to the lives of saints and holy ones suggested by the Scriptural readings of Advent. Father Greg draws on his love for the saints to offer us daily inspiration during this season of preparation. For each day of Advent until Christmas Day, we find a brief reflection on an Advent lectionary reading, with a saintly connection, a suggested action for the day, and a prayer to help us slow down and savor this season of waiting and hope. This perennial Advent resource will become part of your preparation for Christmas year after year.