Download or read book Why I Stand written by Jonathan Isaac and published by DW Books. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing public criticism, peer hostility, and widespread disapproval, would you compromise your principles to blend in with the crowd, or would you stand for what you believe? On July 31, 2020, the Orlando Magic starting forward Jonathan Isaac was the lone NBA player not to kneel for the national anthem amid a league-wide demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter. Standing alone, knowing the scrutiny to come, Jonathan had a peace he at one time never could have imagined possible. In Why I Stand, Jonathan shares the journey of how—through a series of divine connections and a willingness to follow Christ—his fear and insecurity-driven life was transformed into one of confidence and purpose. From his childhood in the Bronx to his high school years in Florida, from rail-skinny freshman at FSU to top draft pick in the NBA, Jonathan uses his life story to illuminate the freedom and peace found in the love of Jesus Christ. More than the story of an NBA player’s transformation from man on the court to man of God, Why I Stand is a testament to His love, power, and grace that extends to us all. This book is a discovery that no matter your level of confidence today, God’s strength will develop in your weakness. That courage is found in trusting that God is greater than your fears. As Jonathan takes you through the experiences that drove his decisions, he offers insight and inspiration to help you to grow to a point where standing alone is better than not standing at all.

Download or read book Dear Isaac Newton You re Ruining My Life written by Rachel Hruza and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As if seventh grade isn't hard enough, Truth Trendon learns she has to wear a back brace to help her worsening scoliosis. She decides gravity is to blame for curving her spine and ruining her life. Thanks for nothing, Isaac Newton! Truth's brace is hard plastic, tight, and uncomfortable. She has to wear a t-shirt under it and bulky clothes over it, making her feel both sweaty and unfashionable. She's terrified that her classmates are going to find out about it. But it's hard keeping it a secret (especially when gym class is involved), and secrets quickly turn into lies. When Truth's crush entrusts her with a big secret of his own, it leads to even more lying. Add to that a fight with her best friend, a looming school-wide presentation, and mean rumors, and it's a recipe for disaster. As Truth navigates the ups and downs of middle school, can she learn to accept her true self, curvy spine and all?

Download or read book When I Lay My Isaac Down written by Carol Kent and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I Lay My Isaac Down offers readers a powerful and poignant sense of identification with their most profound challenges, equipping them with biblical principles to persevere in hope and joy and faith.

Download or read book Marked for Life written by Isaac Wright, Jr. and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empowering memoir of courage and hope in the face of injustice—and the basis for the ABC television show, For Life—Marked for Life is the true story of Isaac Wright Jr.’s battle to win his freedom after being wrongfully imprisoned for crimes he didn’t commit, and a critical indictment of America’s judicial system. “If I waited around for someone to save me, I’d be waiting my whole life. Unless I took the reins of this thing myself, I was going to die in prison. If that was my destiny, then I was going to die fighting. The desperation of that equation kept me up most nights. I would never find a gladiator. So I had to become him.” In the summer of 1989, Isaac Wright Jr. was a 28-year-old independent music producer, who’d struck out on his own and became one of hip hop’s early success stories. With his dance crew Uptown Express, Wright won recognition on Star Search, toured with Run-DMC, and transitioned into management, co-founding his wife Sunshine’s music group, The Cover Girls. They’d settled in the New Jersey suburbs to raise their six-year-old daughter, never imagining that Wright would fall victim to gross police misconduct and a corrupt district attorney. Accused of being a drug “kingpin” and incarcerated in Somerset County while the prosecutor and police built their case of lies against him, Wright realized he would get no help from any defense attorneys—white men uninterested in uncovering the truth or in proving the innocence of a black man. Pressured to take a plea deal offer of 20 years behind bars, Wright chose to take the law into his own hands by educating himself in the legal system so he could represent himself in court. Studying statutes and cases in the jail’s law library, Wright became an adept legal mind. But despite acquiring knowledge that he put to use in defending his fellow inmates, he lost his trial and was sentenced to Trenton State Prison for life, plus 70 years in 1991. For the next five years, Wright would continue learning law, become a paralegal with the prison’s Inmate Legal Association, and appeal his case. Threatened by corrupt correction officers and convicts, his family falling apart, Wright fought for his life with every legal means at his disposal, eventually uncovering the smoking gun that unraveled the conspiracy perpetrated by law enforcement officials against him. Marked for Life is not just the story of how Isaac Wright Jr. won his freedom. It is the story of how he found his true calling as a gladiator fighting on behalf of the oppressed and marginalized communities victimized by an unjust system of law.

Download or read book I M written by Isaac Mizrahi and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Honest, insightful, and thoroughly entertaining...Mizrahi comes off in writing just like his onscreen persona: warm, witty, humble—and ready to dish.” —Booklist, starred review Isaac Mizrahi is sui generis: designer, cabaret performer, talk-show host, a TV celebrity. Yet ever since he shot to fame in the late 1980s, the private Isaac Mizrahi has remained under wraps. Until now. In I.M., Isaac Mizrahi offers a poignant, candid, and touching look back on his life so far. Growing up gay in a sheltered Syrian Jewish Orthodox family, Isaac had unique talents that ultimately drew him into fashion and later into celebrity circles that read like a who’s who of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: Richard Avedon, Audrey Hepburn, Anna Wintour, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Meryl Streep, and Oprah Winfrey, to name only a few. In his elegant memoir, Isaac delves into his lifelong battles with weight, insomnia, and depression. He tells what it was like to be an out gay man in a homophobic age and to witness the ravaging effects of the AIDS epidemic. Brimming with intimate details and inimitable wit, Isaac's narrative reveals not just the glamour of his years, but the grit beneath the glitz. Rich with memorable stories from in and out of the spotlight, I.M. illuminates deep emotional truths.

Download or read book Warm Bodies written by Isaac Marion and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alienated from his fellow zombies because of his dislike of having to kill humans and his enjoyment of Sinatra music, "R" meets a living girl who sharply contrasts with his cold and dreary world and whom he resolves to protect in spite of her delicious appearance.

Download or read book Isaac written by Paul Horvitz and published by . This book was released on 1916-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible depicts Isaac as the weakest of the three Biblical Patriarchs. This humorous novel is a revision of the Book of Genesis, and tells the "true" story of Isaac: the truth about his binding by Abraham, his deception by Jacob, and how his exploits brought a belief in monotheism to Egypt, and preserved the revelations of Abraham that led to Judaism and Christianity.

Download or read book The Faithful God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob written by Zarah Everly and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born and raised in a small town, author Zarah Everly grew up in poverty and was regularly exposed to sexual abuse and harmful addictions at a young age. As she learned about God, she prayed to Him in the hope of leaving the tough situation. In The Faithful God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, she shares her life journey, speaking of her evolution as a Christian woman, broken, fallen, and in desperate need of saving. In this memoir, she talks about her intimate walk with God as a sinful, yet justified, individual. Everly chronicles the realities she faced and how she had become an adulterer, fornicator, liar, thief, murderer, coveter, and idolater who was hateful, envious, gossipy, proud, disobedient, unmerciful, and unthankful. And, she describes how by God’s grace she was delivered, healed, sanctified, perfected, and made complete. She became a holy, blameless, and justified friend of God. The Faithful God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob narrates how God answered Everly’s prayers and tells of the warmth and comfort she received in times of desperation, hurt, and pain.

Download or read book Little Miracle written by Roselaine Joseph and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm grateful and thankful to YAHUAH who allows me to write this book about my nephew Isaac. Not too many mothers are as fortunate as my sister to witness such miracle. I watched my sister hemorrhaged daily to a point that she was in the ER every other day throughout her pregnancy. One of the ER doctors told her that her fetus wouldn't survive that she should abort him. She trusted YAHUAH who is the author and the finisher of our life. Her little miracle was born right before their eyes at only 2 lbs. Even after he was born the doctors gave her not so good prognostic, but her trust was in YAHUAH and knew that only He had the last word. YAHUAH has proven time and time again that His love for us immeasurable. All we have to do is trust and obey Him with all our heart.

Download or read book The World at My Feet written by Catherine Isaac and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzling new novel from Richard & Judy book club author Catherine Isaac, The World at my Feet is a story about the transforming power of love, as one woman journeys to uncover the past and reshape her future. The secrets that bind us can also tear us apart… 1990. Harriet is a journalist. Her job takes her to dangerous places, where she asks questions and tries to make a difference. But when she is sent to Romania, to the state orphanages the world is only just learning about, she is forced to rethink her most important rule. 2018. Ellie is a gardener. Her garden is her sanctuary, her pride and joy. But, though she spends long days outdoors, she hasn’t set foot beyond her gate for far too long. Now someone enters her life who could finally be the reason she needs to overcome her fears. From post-revolution Romania to the idyllic English countryside, The World at My Feet is the story of two women, two worlds, and a journey of self-discovery that spans a lifetime. ** Shhh... Can you keep a secret? We can’t wait to hear what you think about #TheWorldAtMyFeet. No spoilers please! ** 'The World at My Feet brought me to tears. What a beautifully written and incredibly moving novel' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare 'Such an interesting and beautifully written book – I loved it and would highly recommend adding it to your 2021 reading list. It is a wonderful story that I know readers are going to feel moved and uplifted by' Libby Page, author of The Lido ‘A poignant and perceptive novel of love and courage in the face of terrible adversity’ Erica James, author of Letters From the Past ‘What a moving and uplifting story this is – Catherine Isaac writes with real humanity and kindness, which is exactly what we all need right now’ Lucy Diamond, author of An Almost Perfect Holiday ‘The World at my Feet is a profoundly moving, heart-filled story showing that, even in the darkest winter, new shoots of love, laughter and hope are waiting to burst through… Catherine Isaac handles Ellie’s backstory with the kind of sensitivity and delicacy that’s the mark of an exceptionally accomplished writer. The World at my Feet is exactly the kind of story we all need right now. I adored it’ Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus 'Beautifully written, thought-provoking and ultimately uplifting – The World At My Feet is Catherine Isaac's best book so far!' Debbie Johnson, author of Maybe One Day

Download or read book The Story of My Life written by Jason McLean and published by . This book was released on 1997* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Life with the Walter Boys written by Ali Novak and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a fresh new voice on the contemporary YA scene, My Life with the Walter Boys centers on the prim, proper, and always perfect Jackie Howard. When her world is turned upside down by tragedy, Jackie must learn to cut loose and be part of a family again. Jackie does not like surprises. Chaos is the enemy! The best way to get her successful, busy parents to notice her is to be perfect. The perfect look, the perfect grades-the perfect daughter. And then... Surprise #1: Jackie's family dies in a freak car accident. Surprise #2: Jackie has to move cross-country to live with the Walters-her new guardians. Surprise #3: The Walters have twelve sons. (Well, eleven, but Parker acts like a boy anyway) Now Jackie must trade in her Type A personality and New York City apartment for a Colorado ranch and all the wild Walter boys who come with it. Jackie is surrounded by the enemy-loud, dirty, annoying boys who have no concept of personal space. Okay, several of the oldest guys are flat-out gorgeous. But still annoying. She's not stuck-up or boring-no matter what they say. But proving it is another matter. How can she fit in and move on when she needs to keep her parents' memory alive by living up to the promise of perfect? Ali Novak wrote My Life with the Walter Boys when she was just 15 years old. First a hit on the online community Wattpad, this debut novel has already been read over 33 million times and is loved by readers around the world.

Download or read book Lessons for Life Based on the Lives of Abraham Isaac Jacob and Joseph written by Peter Elwood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s and 1980s, my wife and I were privileged, together with a group of friends, John and Sally, Dennis and Freda, Dave, Richard and Gill, to lead a series of intensive Bible studies with a changing group of undergraduate students each Sunday evening during university term. In preparation for a study, we would meet one evening during the week to discuss the passage of scripture proposed for the following Sunday, and we would share together what we had each learned from commentaries and other sources. On Sundays, one of us would present the passage for perhaps an hour, and after coffee and biscuits, we would have forty minutes or more of open discussion. Those were life-changing evenings for me. I developed a deep respect for scripture, a longing to live it out, and a desire to share it. The studies came to an end smoothly and happily when John and Sally moved to Oxford. This prompted Margaret and me to leave our comfortable downtown church in Cardiff and offer to throw our lot in with a struggling small Baptist church in one of the Welsh valley towns. I offered to take a lead in Bible teaching within the church, and Margaret became involved in time off, a group for older women, and in a number of other community-based initiatives. After a few months, I was invited to accept leadership of the church as a layperson, an untrained Baptist pastor. After much thought and prayer, I accepted, and so commenced the happiest period of my married life and the busiest period for the both of us! Fourteen years later, the church moved to larger premises, led by a gifted local lad with reference to whom I often said, “I lectured the church. Wayne communicates to the people!” For each service in the church, I typed out an A4 essay on the Bible passage that had been preached, and at the end of the service, I stood at the door, said farewell to each person, and gave each of them a copy of my essay. In this way, I hoped that I might increase both the respect for scripture throughout the church and perhaps reinforce the memory of each passage presented in the sermon. When Margaret and I resigned from leadership of the church, I rewrote a series of twenty-eight sermons I had given in the church. I had these printed and bound together into a booklet and I gave a copy as a farewell gift to every person who attended the church. These essays have been further edited and are now published under the title A Medical Scientist Examines the Life of Jesus. The present volume is based on another series of sermons I had given in the church. These, too, have been edited and rewritten as a series of essays under the title Lessons for Life Based on the Lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.

Download or read book My Life As Isaac written by Lolita Books and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Gift idea for Isaacth UNDER 10 DOLLARS ! Just 6,99 for a limited time. Hurry and order now before this offer disappears! Perfect birthday gift for Isaac , Husband,Boyfriend, brother, Friends, You will love this Birthday Gift.this lined notebook is perfect for taking notes, recipes, to do lists, writing and organizing , with beautiful soft colors design combination. All the elements in this journal / notebook are customized handmade.This will be another perfect gift for you , your Brother , relatives , coworker , friends or all your loved ones for all time. You can have it use as a notebook, journal or composition book that be the source of the creativity and encourage thinking out of the box and yoga planner. Forget the boring thank you car and gift them this unique journal that they can use and always remember you by. Features : 100 blank lined white pages 6"x9" notebook, perfect size for your desk, backpack, school, home or work Perfect sturdy matte soft cover It can be used to write notes, diary, planner, and journal A cool Isaac notebook that is awesome Gift Idea for Birthdays, Christmas, Anniversaries, Graduation or any other present giving occasion

Download or read book Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave written by Isaac Mason and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave - A Slave Narrative - Isaac Mason - Having repeatedly been asked by my many friends to write the history of my life as a slave, especially by some who have heard me lecture on certain portions of that ever memorable period of my life, I have, after some hesitation as to its advisability, reluctantly concluded to accede to their wishes, and now present to them a truthful sketch of my eventful life in the dark days of slavery. As these checkered scenes of my early life reflectively present themselves to my mind at my advanced state of life, I wonder how I withstood all the abuse and cruelty of these early years. Our lives are largely composed of sorrow and joy, but my cup, it seems to me, has been full to overflowing with sorrow, but God has been my strength and my salvation, and has brought me thus far in the journey of life, and in him I trust, praying that, in his good time he will take me to that heavenly home where our earthly trials will cease and where there will be no more sorrow. My story is told in a plain matter-of-fact way, and I hope my readers will overlook and excuse the defects which must necessarily abound throughout the book, owing to lack of educational advantages. ISAAC MASON.

Download or read book No More Substitutes written by Billy White and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life’s pressures and opposition that we face today may cause many of us to resort to giving up on God’s promised plan (Isaac) and allowing ourselves to settle for a substituted plan (Ishmael) for our lives. Insights in this book will help you recognize the things you do and don’t do that cause the Ishmael experiences to unfold in your life.God wants the best for you. Don’t settle for the substitutes that present themselves to you, but wait patiently for the promises of God to be fulfilled in your life. Be willing to release the Ishmaels so you can partake and enjoy the Isaacs. Make up your mind today that there will be NO MORE SUBSTITUTES!

Download or read book I Am Destined for Isaac written by Lillianis J Cruz and published by Grace House Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am destined for Isaac is a book birthed out of God's own heart; it is a journey on my personal walk towards God's promises for my life, mirrored by the life of Abraham and Sarah.This book is intended for individuals who have been going through waiting period in seeing God's promises fulfilled in their lives and need encouragement as they wait. While reading this book, you will be able to learn spiritual and practical tactics that can help you walk in God's promises, accept God's will for your life and enjoy the blessing of seeing your promises fulfilled.