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Socrates once said, "An unexamined life is not worth living." Well, doesn't that hold true to faith? Just as there are no two persons or thumbprints alike, there are a wide variety of reasons a person chooses to acknowledge God, transform their attitudes, and approach life situations and choices within the parameter of God's will and I ventured deep into the lives of the faith-filled to find out just what those reasons were. Filled with much of the same narratives as in the Bible, 'Are You As Close to God As You Are To My Bumper?' is a collection of personal memoirs on faith where you will encounter real life struggle, doubt, failure, hard-heartedness, and the all too familiar moments of wavering faith along with the lessons that ignite belief, trust, gifts of the Holy Spirit, and our God almighty's forgiveness, mercy, and grace to those who repent and believe. This book has been designed to bring clarity and hope to your wandering days. It's meant to be your companion.
When you get the call out of left field that slams into you and knocks you to your knees, you have to decide where you'll get your strength. When you're faced with the possibility that you might only live for a couple more months, you have to decide what you truly believe in. This is my story of that phone call that changed my life. It's my story of where I found my strength and how God came near and gave me the peace that passes understanding. The story of how I began to see that God had already gone before me and paved the path I would walk and gave me strong shoes to walk in. This is my story of how incredible God is. He is an ever-present help in times of trouble, and he is enough. This is the story of my cancer journey, but more than that, it's the story of how I began to understand the amazing power of prayer and learned that no matter the outcome, I was being held by a loving God who loves each of us enough to get us through whatever life calls us to.
Where can faith take you? You'd be amazed to see. Take a step of faith and board a Greyhound bus with W. Ryan Rebold in his moving memoir, Nothing But Faith In My Pocket. Travel to seven different cities and see how the smallest things can have the greatest impact on people. Sit with the homeless. Sleep in a bus station. Talk with people from all walks of life. And through it all, discover the power that comes from total trust in God. Take the walk you won't soon forget.
Life is forever changing, always evolving. So when one thinks about their own life, many things come to mind. Among things we are more likely to dream about are our goals and aspirations for our life. However, one must not forget about having fun, as well. What happens when you are thrown that unfortunate curve ball that changes your life forever? Do you throw it back? Do you keep it as a souvenir? What do you do? "My Life Is In God's Hands" tells the story of a courageous Black woman who was thrown many curve balls in life. She did not give up. Instead she used her faith in God to guide her thru life's byways and highways. Her experiences taught her, she was safe and tucked away in the mercy and blessed hands of God. Even when her life flashed before her eyes more than once, even when she had to learn to walk again more than twice, she held on to God's unchanging hands, trusting and believing that although her earthly vessel tried to leave, her spirit would always remain intact and be safe in the hands of God.
Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40. . . . She took God to couples counseling. In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty--from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home: Pentecostals, Slackers for Jesus, and the über-intellectuals who turned everything, including the weekly church announcements, into a three-point sermon. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, Susan faces her inner nag and the ridiculous expectations she put on God--some her own, and some from her "crazy in-laws" at church. Originally staged as a solo show in New York and Los Angeles, ANGRY CONVERSATIONS WITH GODis a cheeky, heartfelt memoir that, even at its most scandalous, is still an affirmation of faith.
Glimpses of God Through the Eyes of Children Children have spiritual truths to teach us–if only we will slow down long enough to listen. In these pages, speakers and authors such as Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, Phil Callaway, Gigi Graham, and Eugene Peterson share stories of simple faith and earnest prayers from their own childhoods as well as lessons learned from their children and grandchildren. Inspiring and often humorous, Whispering in God’s Ear reminds us that children seem to have a direct connection to heaven. Their unbounded trust reveals a belief in a heavenly Father who cares about every detail of their lives. Their prayers show a confidence in a powerful God whose reach extends to every corner of their world. And their wholehearted expressions of love reflect a joy that can come only from the Giver of life. This poignant collection of stories offers insight into the lives of favorite authors while giving a glimpse of God’s heart as seen through the eyes of the very young. Your spiritual life may never be the same after you encounter these little giants of faith.
Fate re-tells the story of two young adults, Rebecca White and Johnny Black as they are guided to a station in their hearts they knew no existed by means of a destiny sealed long before they were born. On an ordinary night, that is by far unordinary, the mystical wheels of their providence are set into motion. While a 22 year old Janis Keeper pleads for her life somewhere in the Nevada desert, a guileless Rebecca and an altruist Johnny are dispatched into a world fraught with the unknown. Two remarkable journeys. One heart. One mind. One soul. Nevada Rain is a provocative narrative of faith, courage, erroneous decisions, heartache, spiritual enlightenment, immense darkness, and finally, a love everlasting. Turn the page, open your mind and accept their journeys into your heart. Enjoy the true to life influences of Nevada Rain.
In this theological memoir, Ray Anderson takes us on his own journey from the prairie to the pulpit, and from the soul of a believer into the soul of a theologian. As a sequel to his earlier book, 'The Soul of Ministry', he shares with us the process by which his own spiritual hunger moved from uneasiness and unrest into a deeper sense of the soul of theology as exploration into the very soul of God (Part One). In Part Two, each chapter traces out the contours of a theology which "sings as well as stings." After more than 40 years of ministry as pastor, teacher and theologian, Anderson presents a theological hermeneutic by which Scripture and human experience can be read on the same page. If reading this book produces astonishment and wonder at the depth and daring to which God's grace encounters and embraces us through Jesus Christ, then that itself will lead us, with awe and reverence, to behold the soul of God.
God turns scrap metal into gold. He changed the Apostle Paul and he changed the many thousands who sat in on Paul’s teaching. By God's grace, the lessons in Paul’s discipleship training school became part of the New Testament. These five letters show us how God takes ordinary people from the scrapheap and turns the base metal of their lives into purest gold. God inspired the Bible for a reason. He wants you read it and let it change your life. If you are willing to take this challenge seriously, then you will love Phil Moore’s devotional commentaries. Their bite-sized chapters are punchy and relevant, yet crammed with fascinating scholarship. Welcome to a new way of reading the Bible. Welcome to the Straight to the Heart series.