Author: Jan White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Have you ever felt like a basket case? If so, you have something in common with Moses and the Apostle Paul. Did you know the words of a well-known hymn came from a son's letter to his mother? Want to read about one family's faith over fear in the face of COVID-19? Each of the eighty thought-provoking, informative messages in this book provides a unique perspective on Everyday Faith for Daily Life. Jan White has written a weekly religion column for over 25 years in the Andalusia Star-News and the Enterprise Southeast Sun. Everyday Faith for Daily Life is a compilation of some of her most memorable columns. In this book, Jan shares personal experiences, inspirational stories, and practical lessons from her life that have increased her faith. At times, you will likely laugh, maybe cry; but you will certainly relate to the words you will read in this book. You will meet a 4th century Asian monk named Telemachus, 5th century missionary St. Patrick, winning football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom, Astronaut Jim Irwin, talented artist and quadriplegic Joni Erickson Tada, and learn of their impact on the lives of others. Enjoy a humorous lesson on pride taught by a frog; take an eye-opening look at the amazing human body; understand the language of tears; and find answers to "why" questions regarding suffering and forgiveness. You will read parallels between seatbelts and the Ten Commandments, Watergate and Christ's Resurrection, and President Kennedy and British author C.S. Lewis. Jan White is an award-winning writer. Among her numerous writing awards, Jan received the prestigious Amy Writing Award for one of her columns selected from submissions of writers nationwide. Her articles and devotionals have been published in Focus on the Family and Charisma Magazine, as well as other publications.
Everyday Faith for Daily Life
Author: Jan White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Have you ever felt like a basket case? If so, you have something in common with Moses and the Apostle Paul. Did you know the words of a well-known hymn came from a son's letter to his mother? Want to read about one family's faith over fear in the face of COVID-19? Each of the eighty thought-provoking, informative messages in this book provides a unique perspective on Everyday Faith for Daily Life. Jan White has written a weekly religion column for over 25 years in the Andalusia Star-News and the Enterprise Southeast Sun. Everyday Faith for Daily Life is a compilation of some of her most memorable columns. In this book, Jan shares personal experiences, inspirational stories, and practical lessons from her life that have increased her faith. At times, you will likely laugh, maybe cry; but you will certainly relate to the words you will read in this book. You will meet a 4th century Asian monk named Telemachus, 5th century missionary St. Patrick, winning football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom, Astronaut Jim Irwin, talented artist and quadriplegic Joni Erickson Tada, and learn of their impact on the lives of others. Enjoy a humorous lesson on pride taught by a frog; take an eye-opening look at the amazing human body; understand the language of tears; and find answers to "why" questions regarding suffering and forgiveness. You will read parallels between seatbelts and the Ten Commandments, Watergate and Christ's Resurrection, and President Kennedy and British author C.S. Lewis. Jan White is an award-winning writer. Among her numerous writing awards, Jan received the prestigious Amy Writing Award for one of her columns selected from submissions of writers nationwide. Her articles and devotionals have been published in Focus on the Family and Charisma Magazine, as well as other publications.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Have you ever felt like a basket case? If so, you have something in common with Moses and the Apostle Paul. Did you know the words of a well-known hymn came from a son's letter to his mother? Want to read about one family's faith over fear in the face of COVID-19? Each of the eighty thought-provoking, informative messages in this book provides a unique perspective on Everyday Faith for Daily Life. Jan White has written a weekly religion column for over 25 years in the Andalusia Star-News and the Enterprise Southeast Sun. Everyday Faith for Daily Life is a compilation of some of her most memorable columns. In this book, Jan shares personal experiences, inspirational stories, and practical lessons from her life that have increased her faith. At times, you will likely laugh, maybe cry; but you will certainly relate to the words you will read in this book. You will meet a 4th century Asian monk named Telemachus, 5th century missionary St. Patrick, winning football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom, Astronaut Jim Irwin, talented artist and quadriplegic Joni Erickson Tada, and learn of their impact on the lives of others. Enjoy a humorous lesson on pride taught by a frog; take an eye-opening look at the amazing human body; understand the language of tears; and find answers to "why" questions regarding suffering and forgiveness. You will read parallels between seatbelts and the Ten Commandments, Watergate and Christ's Resurrection, and President Kennedy and British author C.S. Lewis. Jan White is an award-winning writer. Among her numerous writing awards, Jan received the prestigious Amy Writing Award for one of her columns selected from submissions of writers nationwide. Her articles and devotionals have been published in Focus on the Family and Charisma Magazine, as well as other publications.
God Will Help You
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400224411
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
We all experience disappointing setbacks, overwhelming loneliness, and paralyzing fear at some point in our lives. It sometimes seems as if nothing will help. In God Will Help You, New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado encourages us to trust in the God who is working miracles in the big and small things. With God, no setback is too big to solve, and no prayer goes unnoticed. God is still working. Each chapter offers reassurance through miracles big and small that He will meet us in the midst of life's messes. God will help if you feel anxious, solve your problems, through fear if you are stuck, when you are lonely, in daily life in illness, during grief, with guidance, to forgive God Will Help You is an interactive book: filled with biblical miracles and current stories thoughts to ponder, prayers, Scripture, and journaling prompts with space for reflection with an easy-to-read and easy-to-use design and a beautiful ribbon marker This book is a great self-purchase for anyone struggling with anxiety, loneliness, grief, or fear. God Will Help You is a thoughtful gift for anyone who has recently lost a loved one, needs an encouragement, endures a difficult season, or struggles with daily stressors.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400224411
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
We all experience disappointing setbacks, overwhelming loneliness, and paralyzing fear at some point in our lives. It sometimes seems as if nothing will help. In God Will Help You, New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado encourages us to trust in the God who is working miracles in the big and small things. With God, no setback is too big to solve, and no prayer goes unnoticed. God is still working. Each chapter offers reassurance through miracles big and small that He will meet us in the midst of life's messes. God will help if you feel anxious, solve your problems, through fear if you are stuck, when you are lonely, in daily life in illness, during grief, with guidance, to forgive God Will Help You is an interactive book: filled with biblical miracles and current stories thoughts to ponder, prayers, Scripture, and journaling prompts with space for reflection with an easy-to-read and easy-to-use design and a beautiful ribbon marker This book is a great self-purchase for anyone struggling with anxiety, loneliness, grief, or fear. God Will Help You is a thoughtful gift for anyone who has recently lost a loved one, needs an encouragement, endures a difficult season, or struggles with daily stressors.
Real Faith for Real Life
Author: Michael W. Foss
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451414745
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
For Christians seeking to apply their faith to everyday life, Real Faith for Real Life invites readers to answer the call of discipleship and provides guidance and examples of how to do so successfully. Michael Foss, author of Power Surge, encourages readers to rely on six time-tested marks of discipleships that encourage the practice of faith in everyday life: Daily prayer Bible reading Weekly worship Christian service Relationships that encourage spiritual growth Giving in the spirit of generosity Using Bible passages and real-life stories, Foss illustrates how each mark of discipleship enhances and supports the growth of a person's faith journey. This book also includes study questions and journaling suggestions for small group discussion and individual reflection.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451414745
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
For Christians seeking to apply their faith to everyday life, Real Faith for Real Life invites readers to answer the call of discipleship and provides guidance and examples of how to do so successfully. Michael Foss, author of Power Surge, encourages readers to rely on six time-tested marks of discipleships that encourage the practice of faith in everyday life: Daily prayer Bible reading Weekly worship Christian service Relationships that encourage spiritual growth Giving in the spirit of generosity Using Bible passages and real-life stories, Foss illustrates how each mark of discipleship enhances and supports the growth of a person's faith journey. This book also includes study questions and journaling suggestions for small group discussion and individual reflection.
Get Real
Author: John S. Leonard
Publisher: New Growth Press
ISBN: 1939946247
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Instead of an awkward experience, sharing your faith can be a simple, everyday part of life. As you grow in your love for Jesus, sharing him with others will overflow into every conversation. Casual interactions will turn into significant moments that bring the gospel into all your relationships.
Publisher: New Growth Press
ISBN: 1939946247
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Instead of an awkward experience, sharing your faith can be a simple, everyday part of life. As you grow in your love for Jesus, sharing him with others will overflow into every conversation. Casual interactions will turn into significant moments that bring the gospel into all your relationships.
What Your Soul Needs for Stressful Times
Author: Holley Gerth
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493431919
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Stress is inevitable, but letting it control your life is optional. As a bestselling author, counselor, and life coach, Holley Gerth has learned a lot about dealing with stress and what truly helps. What Your Soul Needs for Stressful Times is your invitation to pause for a few moments of encouragement, peace, and strength each day. This 60-day devotional offers spiritual truth to soothe your soul alongside practical tools to apply that will truly make a difference. Each day, Holley offers Scripture, a prayer, questions for reflection, and inspirational quotes to help you learn to live with more peace and less pressure, more calm and less chaos, more worship and less worry.
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493431919
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Stress is inevitable, but letting it control your life is optional. As a bestselling author, counselor, and life coach, Holley Gerth has learned a lot about dealing with stress and what truly helps. What Your Soul Needs for Stressful Times is your invitation to pause for a few moments of encouragement, peace, and strength each day. This 60-day devotional offers spiritual truth to soothe your soul alongside practical tools to apply that will truly make a difference. Each day, Holley offers Scripture, a prayer, questions for reflection, and inspirational quotes to help you learn to live with more peace and less pressure, more calm and less chaos, more worship and less worry.
Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families
Author: Diana R. Garland
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 9780787962579
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When families are faced with crises and challenges— unemployment, the untimely death of a family member, natural disasters and chronic illnesses— those who seem to weather the crisis best are often those who have an active spiritual dimension to their lives together. And in times of joy and celebration families with strong spiritual lives rejoice in deeper and more wondrous ways. But what exactly is it that characterizes faith and spirituality in family life? Identifying resilience, strength, and faith in the stories of all kinds of families, Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families motivates readers to think about how faith shapes their own family lives. Drawn from Diana R. Garland's extensive interviews with 110 families, this book includes stories from ordinary families whose lives together both reveal and rely on extraordinary faith.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 9780787962579
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When families are faced with crises and challenges— unemployment, the untimely death of a family member, natural disasters and chronic illnesses— those who seem to weather the crisis best are often those who have an active spiritual dimension to their lives together. And in times of joy and celebration families with strong spiritual lives rejoice in deeper and more wondrous ways. But what exactly is it that characterizes faith and spirituality in family life? Identifying resilience, strength, and faith in the stories of all kinds of families, Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families motivates readers to think about how faith shapes their own family lives. Drawn from Diana R. Garland's extensive interviews with 110 families, this book includes stories from ordinary families whose lives together both reveal and rely on extraordinary faith.
Faith and You, Volume 1
Author: Terry Pluto
Publisher: Gray & Company
ISBN: 1598510371
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
¿Sometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!¿ That¿s the kind of response Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his faith column. Although best known as an award-winning sportswriter, Pluto has also earned a reputation¿and a growing audience¿for his down-to-earth musings on more heavenly subjects. Here he offers 28 thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life¿practical topics such as choosing a church, lending money to friends, dealing with jerks, sharing your faith, visiting the sick, even planning a funeral.
Publisher: Gray & Company
ISBN: 1598510371
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
¿Sometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!¿ That¿s the kind of response Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his faith column. Although best known as an award-winning sportswriter, Pluto has also earned a reputation¿and a growing audience¿for his down-to-earth musings on more heavenly subjects. Here he offers 28 thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life¿practical topics such as choosing a church, lending money to friends, dealing with jerks, sharing your faith, visiting the sick, even planning a funeral.
Living in the Sacred Now
Author: Kim Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780736905299
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"Living in the Sacred Now" is filled with poignant reflections that reveal the mystery of giving all of yourself to what God has for you in the present moment while waiting patiently for the promise of what lies ahead. Thomas candidly shares personal stories that help readers see that it is the present moment in which they truly experience the sacred, shaping hand of God.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780736905299
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"Living in the Sacred Now" is filled with poignant reflections that reveal the mystery of giving all of yourself to what God has for you in the present moment while waiting patiently for the promise of what lies ahead. Thomas candidly shares personal stories that help readers see that it is the present moment in which they truly experience the sacred, shaping hand of God.
Help in Daily Living
Author: Ellen G White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087959801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Are you searching for life above the ordinary? Do you want true and lasting relationships, a genuine godly character, and a practical everyday faith that fills your life and the lives of those you touch with blessings? Then this powerful booklet is exactly what you need. Each chapter is a veritable mine of rich gems, worthy of recounting again and again as you face the practical realities of getting along with yourself, with others, and with God. The author was a realistic Christian of rich experience with the Savior, and one ever alert to opportunities to render encouragement and help to those about her. Recognizing that true happiness is found only as we give, she viewed every Christian-layman, medical practitioner, and gospel laborer-as a "worker" interested in the welfare of others, and referred to such as "workers." Carry this booklet with you. Read a portion as you have a free moment, and memorize some of the gems. Ponder the words and put them into practice. Life will become richer and more meaningful to you. Now in a BIG PRINT EDITION (A4)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087959801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Are you searching for life above the ordinary? Do you want true and lasting relationships, a genuine godly character, and a practical everyday faith that fills your life and the lives of those you touch with blessings? Then this powerful booklet is exactly what you need. Each chapter is a veritable mine of rich gems, worthy of recounting again and again as you face the practical realities of getting along with yourself, with others, and with God. The author was a realistic Christian of rich experience with the Savior, and one ever alert to opportunities to render encouragement and help to those about her. Recognizing that true happiness is found only as we give, she viewed every Christian-layman, medical practitioner, and gospel laborer-as a "worker" interested in the welfare of others, and referred to such as "workers." Carry this booklet with you. Read a portion as you have a free moment, and memorize some of the gems. Ponder the words and put them into practice. Life will become richer and more meaningful to you. Now in a BIG PRINT EDITION (A4)
Acts Of Faith
Author: Iyanla Vanzant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471109836
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
'The healing has begun. It began when you picked up this book. The goal of these offerings is to assist the children of the earth in the redevelopment of their minds, bodies and spirits . . . Buried deep in the earth are precious diamonds. In order to get to them, however, we must dig and dig deep.' In ACTS OF FAITH, life coach Iyanla Vanzant offers a inspirational passage for each day of the year, particularly aimed at people of colour. Vanzant considers that there are four basic areas that create stress and imbalance for people: our relationship with ourselves, our relationship with the world, our relationship with each other and our relationship with money. This book addresses all four issues in turn thus providing a meditative and uplifting guide to living successfully.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471109836
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
'The healing has begun. It began when you picked up this book. The goal of these offerings is to assist the children of the earth in the redevelopment of their minds, bodies and spirits . . . Buried deep in the earth are precious diamonds. In order to get to them, however, we must dig and dig deep.' In ACTS OF FAITH, life coach Iyanla Vanzant offers a inspirational passage for each day of the year, particularly aimed at people of colour. Vanzant considers that there are four basic areas that create stress and imbalance for people: our relationship with ourselves, our relationship with the world, our relationship with each other and our relationship with money. This book addresses all four issues in turn thus providing a meditative and uplifting guide to living successfully.