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Category : Christian biography
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Author: William Shrubsole
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Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Author: D. A. Carson
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433522101
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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D. A. Carson's father was a pioneering church-planter and pastor in Quebec. But still, an ordinary pastor-except that he ministered during the decades that brought French Canada from the brutal challenges of persecution and imprisonment for Baptist ministers to spectacular growth and revival in the 1970s. It is a story, and an era, that few in the English-speaking world know anything about. But through Tom Carson's journals and written prayers, and the narrative and historical background supplied by his son, readers will be given a firsthand account of not only this trying time in North American church history, but of one pastor's life and times, dreams and disappointments. With words that will ring true for every person who has devoted themselves to the Lord's work, this unique book serves to remind readers that though the sacrifices of serving God are great, the sweetness of living a faithful, obedient life is greater still.

Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Convergent Books
ISBN: 0593238524
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause. Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral. Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear. “I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.”

Author: William Shrubsole
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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Author: James M. Houston
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 153268004X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 155

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This book traces personal memoirs to encourage others in their personal sense of insecurity to be freed by God’s grace, to become bold “in Christ.” It binds memoirs of the inner self, with one’s opportunities of public service. Two highlights are recorded: how three Soviet leaders as Christians negotiated with three American Christian leaders, to prevent a nuclear holocaust; and how crowds saying the Lord’s prayer, as they marched into Romanian towns, overcame the dictatorship. The Western press has never recorded both of these events.

Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152012595
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Fourteen-year-old Harper, an avid reader of fantasy who must hide her books from her fundamentalist parents, comes to realize that their public promotion of censorship threatens her freedom to make her own choices.

Author: Evlogiĭ (Metropolitan of Western Europe)
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ISBN: 9780881414387
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Abbot Oscar Joseph
Publisher: Booklocker.com
ISBN: 9781647186210
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Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Memoirs of a Christian Healer is the third in a trilogy of books. The first foundational book is The Joy of Spiritual Freedom, No More Doubt, No More Fear, authored by Abbot Oscar Joseph, O.C.C.O. and his wife Kathleen Rivest, Ph.D., that presents a strong Biblical foundation toward understanding God's will, doubt, suffering, healing, receiving healing, and spiritual laws. The second part of the trilogy is Listen with the Ear of Your Heart, Your Pilgrimage Toward Intimacy with God. Abbot Oscar Joseph describes the pilgrimage in a warm personal style. He discusses the difficulties that we all face in growing in trust and the obstacles that we have to overcome. Finally he offers opportunities for further reflection and methods of growing in intimacy. Memoirs of a Christian Healer chronicles the miraculous works of God through social ministry and divine healing. Abbot Oscar Joseph uses many example stories, thank you letters, and newspaper articles to support his ongoing claim that our God is a good God who pursues everyone regardless who they are or where they come from. Incorporated within the many stories the Abbot includes reflective lessons on the healing ministry. Abbot Oscar Joseph's usual opening line is, "Would you like to pray about that?" Then he lets God speak for himself. As you walk through these no frill or exaggerated stories you will experience not only ministry difficulties but the joy of victory and the sorrow of human weakness. These are honest stories of real people in real circumstances who have experienced genuine healings. Abbot Oscar Joseph created New Creation Rural Ministries. It focused on healing the whole person, including environment, spirit, and body thus demonstrating God's love and concern especially during moments of suffering. Suffering crosses all economic boundaries. New Creation Rural Ministries had many supporters for God's healing presence locally and throughout the East Coast of the USA. Generally every day was filled with blessings and miracles. As you might imagine there were some difficult obstacles. We had to be careful of lies, deceits, and saboteurs. The cost of ministry is great. There is pain when others do not share respect for the Biblical message. The Abbot's family received many blessings and gifts, but also much personal grief. Abbot Oscar Joseph describes God as gracious not only to himself but to the poor dear ones whom he was praying to heal and set free. Cayuga and Wayne counties were the poorest in New York State. There were few medical facilities available. Abbot's gifts saved and freed countless lives. Memoirs of a Christian Healer begins with the author's traumatic birth which also birthed his "get out of my way" attitude. Even church conflicts over flawed good doer's limited attitudes toward the rural poor versus a true abiding Christian presence toward the rural poor could not prevail. Abbot Oscar Joseph recounts astonishing true stories of God's grace through difficult times, miraculous stories, crazy encounters, surprising events in a jail, with police, hospital healings, and a never to forget Christmas day. Healing on the road stories include the healing of scoliosis where the infirmed describes her back as," no long goes bump bump", and countless other healing stories that are captured in authentic written letters. The Abbot shares four of his "love stories" that will you move your spirit. The healing ministry continues even in the Abbot's retirement as he continues giving seminars on how to pray and conducts healing services. Memoirs of a Christian Healer is a warm hearted easy to read inspirational story that you will want to share.

Author: John BROAD
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Category : Christian biography
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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