Author: Lina AbuJamra
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802499430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
After your faith has fractured, let what takes its place be the real thing . . . at last. Somewhere along the way, the Christianity you knew began to crumble. You began to suspect your faith was misplaced. Disillusionment set in. Churches hurt you. Their people failed you. Christian institutions were exposed as fake. And in it all, God was silent. Is He gone? Or is God really there, waiting for you to find Him instead of the counterfeits? If you’re walking this difficult spiritual path, Lina AbuJamra understands you. After experiencing the near deconstruction of her own faith, Lina had to rebuild something more solid when the faith she once knew let her down. With her diagnostic style that comes from her training as an ER doc, Lina helps you grapple with questions like: Where is God in my pain? Is this how Christians are supposed to act? Why did my story end up this way? Is this the normal Christian life? Why is it so hard for Christians to love? Let Fractured Faith help you find your way back to God. You just might discover that the real God has been waiting for you all along.
Fractured Faith
Author: Lina AbuJamra
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802499430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
After your faith has fractured, let what takes its place be the real thing . . . at last. Somewhere along the way, the Christianity you knew began to crumble. You began to suspect your faith was misplaced. Disillusionment set in. Churches hurt you. Their people failed you. Christian institutions were exposed as fake. And in it all, God was silent. Is He gone? Or is God really there, waiting for you to find Him instead of the counterfeits? If you’re walking this difficult spiritual path, Lina AbuJamra understands you. After experiencing the near deconstruction of her own faith, Lina had to rebuild something more solid when the faith she once knew let her down. With her diagnostic style that comes from her training as an ER doc, Lina helps you grapple with questions like: Where is God in my pain? Is this how Christians are supposed to act? Why did my story end up this way? Is this the normal Christian life? Why is it so hard for Christians to love? Let Fractured Faith help you find your way back to God. You just might discover that the real God has been waiting for you all along.
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802499430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
After your faith has fractured, let what takes its place be the real thing . . . at last. Somewhere along the way, the Christianity you knew began to crumble. You began to suspect your faith was misplaced. Disillusionment set in. Churches hurt you. Their people failed you. Christian institutions were exposed as fake. And in it all, God was silent. Is He gone? Or is God really there, waiting for you to find Him instead of the counterfeits? If you’re walking this difficult spiritual path, Lina AbuJamra understands you. After experiencing the near deconstruction of her own faith, Lina had to rebuild something more solid when the faith she once knew let her down. With her diagnostic style that comes from her training as an ER doc, Lina helps you grapple with questions like: Where is God in my pain? Is this how Christians are supposed to act? Why did my story end up this way? Is this the normal Christian life? Why is it so hard for Christians to love? Let Fractured Faith help you find your way back to God. You just might discover that the real God has been waiting for you all along.
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Author: Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631495747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America. Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism—or in the words of one modern chaplain, with “a spiritual badass.” As acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains, the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism. Many of today’s evangelicals might not be theologically astute, but they know their VeggieTales, they’ve read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart, and they learned about purity before they learned about sex—and they have a silver ring to prove it. Evangelical books, films, music, clothing, and merchandise shape the beliefs of millions. And evangelical culture is teeming with muscular heroes—mythical warriors and rugged soldiers, men like Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson, and the Duck Dynasty clan, who assert white masculine power in defense of “Christian America.” Chief among these evangelical legends is John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Trump in fact represented the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values: patriarchy, authoritarian rule, aggressive foreign policy, fear of Islam, ambivalence toward #MeToo, and opposition to Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community. A much-needed reexamination of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, Jesus and John Wayne shows that, far from adhering to biblical principles, modern white evangelicals have remade their faith, with enduring consequences for all Americans.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631495747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America. Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism—or in the words of one modern chaplain, with “a spiritual badass.” As acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains, the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism. Many of today’s evangelicals might not be theologically astute, but they know their VeggieTales, they’ve read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart, and they learned about purity before they learned about sex—and they have a silver ring to prove it. Evangelical books, films, music, clothing, and merchandise shape the beliefs of millions. And evangelical culture is teeming with muscular heroes—mythical warriors and rugged soldiers, men like Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson, and the Duck Dynasty clan, who assert white masculine power in defense of “Christian America.” Chief among these evangelical legends is John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Trump in fact represented the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values: patriarchy, authoritarian rule, aggressive foreign policy, fear of Islam, ambivalence toward #MeToo, and opposition to Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community. A much-needed reexamination of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, Jesus and John Wayne shows that, far from adhering to biblical principles, modern white evangelicals have remade their faith, with enduring consequences for all Americans.
Fractured Faith
Author: Kristie Cook
Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC
ISBN: 195045567X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Is this the end…or just the beginning? Evil reigns the world. Earth’s been ravaged. The only signs humans survived the war come from those who serve the Demons’ army. To continue his conquest of humanity, Lucas prepares to open the gates of Hell and bring Satan himself to the physical realm. With a soul that’s been battered and beaten by both Heaven and Hell, I hold on to a single conviction—my love for my family. My only mission now is to save their souls. But the Angels have other plans for us all. My faith in them, in everything is fractured . . . broken. Possibly gone forever. I mean, after everything, after all of the loss, who can blame me? Tristan and everyone else still believe—in the Angels and in me. I have to dig deep, though, for the tiniest bit of faith in order to defeat Lucas and win back the world. But first, I must answer the question that’s haunted me for years: How far will I go to save the souls I love—and those I do not? * * * * * This is the seventh book in the dark fantasy series where you'll meet vampires, werewolves, witches, warlocks, and a new type of angel. The further you get into the series, the more creatures you'll discover, including shapeshifters, fae, sorcerers, demons, and more. The series in suggested reading order with the books’ new titles: #1 – A Demon’s Promise #2 – An Angel’s Purpose Novella – Genesis #3 – Dangerous Devotion #4 – Dark Power #5 – Sacred Wrath #6 – Unholy Torment #7 – Fractured Faith #8 – Age of Angels Part I: Awakened #9 – Age of Angels Part II: Lost #10 – Age of Angels Part III: Marked NOTE: This is a paranormal fantasy romance series that crosses from New Adult to Adult. This series is not a YA.
Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC
ISBN: 195045567X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Is this the end…or just the beginning? Evil reigns the world. Earth’s been ravaged. The only signs humans survived the war come from those who serve the Demons’ army. To continue his conquest of humanity, Lucas prepares to open the gates of Hell and bring Satan himself to the physical realm. With a soul that’s been battered and beaten by both Heaven and Hell, I hold on to a single conviction—my love for my family. My only mission now is to save their souls. But the Angels have other plans for us all. My faith in them, in everything is fractured . . . broken. Possibly gone forever. I mean, after everything, after all of the loss, who can blame me? Tristan and everyone else still believe—in the Angels and in me. I have to dig deep, though, for the tiniest bit of faith in order to defeat Lucas and win back the world. But first, I must answer the question that’s haunted me for years: How far will I go to save the souls I love—and those I do not? * * * * * This is the seventh book in the dark fantasy series where you'll meet vampires, werewolves, witches, warlocks, and a new type of angel. The further you get into the series, the more creatures you'll discover, including shapeshifters, fae, sorcerers, demons, and more. The series in suggested reading order with the books’ new titles: #1 – A Demon’s Promise #2 – An Angel’s Purpose Novella – Genesis #3 – Dangerous Devotion #4 – Dark Power #5 – Sacred Wrath #6 – Unholy Torment #7 – Fractured Faith #8 – Age of Angels Part I: Awakened #9 – Age of Angels Part II: Lost #10 – Age of Angels Part III: Marked NOTE: This is a paranormal fantasy romance series that crosses from New Adult to Adult. This series is not a YA.
Crazy Faith
Author: Michael Todd
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593239210
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Relationship Goals . . . Will you be remembered as a person who claimed to follow God but liked to play it safe? Or as a person who lived your life out on the limb and trusted God enough to live in crazy faith? Noah looked crazy when he started building the ark . . . until it started raining. It was crazy for Moses to lead a nation of people into the desert away from Egypt . . . until the Red Sea parted. It was crazy to believe that a fourteen-year-old virgin would give birth to the Son of God . . . until Mary held Jesus in her arms. There are many things that seem normal or average today that at one point in time seemed absolutely crazy. Smartphones, Wi-Fi, and even the electric light bulb were all groundbreaking, history-making inventions that started out as crazy ideas. Our see-it-to-believe-it generation tends to have a hard time exercising true faith—one that steps out, takes action, and sees mountain-moving results. Many of us would rather play it safe and stand on the sidelines, but it’s crazy faith that helps us see God move and reveals His promises. In Crazy Faith, Pastor Michael Todd shows us how to step out in faith and dive into the purposeful life of trusting God for the impossible. Even if you have to start with baby faith or maybe faith, you can become empowered to let go of your lazy faith, trust God through your hazy faith, and learn to live a lifestyle of crazy faith. With powerful stories of modern-day faith warriors who take their cues from biblical heroes, Michael Todd equips you to • believe for the impossible • choose hope over fear • be alert to the voice of God • cope with loss and doubt • develop a deeper level of trust in God • speak faith-filled declarations • inspire crazy faith in others God’s not looking for somebody to give Him all the reasons why His plans can’t happen. He’s looking for somebody to believe they will happen. In fact, He has so much He wants to do through you. The question is, Are you crazy enough to believe it?
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593239210
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Relationship Goals . . . Will you be remembered as a person who claimed to follow God but liked to play it safe? Or as a person who lived your life out on the limb and trusted God enough to live in crazy faith? Noah looked crazy when he started building the ark . . . until it started raining. It was crazy for Moses to lead a nation of people into the desert away from Egypt . . . until the Red Sea parted. It was crazy to believe that a fourteen-year-old virgin would give birth to the Son of God . . . until Mary held Jesus in her arms. There are many things that seem normal or average today that at one point in time seemed absolutely crazy. Smartphones, Wi-Fi, and even the electric light bulb were all groundbreaking, history-making inventions that started out as crazy ideas. Our see-it-to-believe-it generation tends to have a hard time exercising true faith—one that steps out, takes action, and sees mountain-moving results. Many of us would rather play it safe and stand on the sidelines, but it’s crazy faith that helps us see God move and reveals His promises. In Crazy Faith, Pastor Michael Todd shows us how to step out in faith and dive into the purposeful life of trusting God for the impossible. Even if you have to start with baby faith or maybe faith, you can become empowered to let go of your lazy faith, trust God through your hazy faith, and learn to live a lifestyle of crazy faith. With powerful stories of modern-day faith warriors who take their cues from biblical heroes, Michael Todd equips you to • believe for the impossible • choose hope over fear • be alert to the voice of God • cope with loss and doubt • develop a deeper level of trust in God • speak faith-filled declarations • inspire crazy faith in others God’s not looking for somebody to give Him all the reasons why His plans can’t happen. He’s looking for somebody to believe they will happen. In fact, He has so much He wants to do through you. The question is, Are you crazy enough to believe it?
Fractured Faith
Author: B C Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A long time ago I gave my heart to a boy, but he never knew. Instead of facing my fear and risking embarrassment, I chose someone else. But he was always there; in my dreams, in my nightmares - haunting my every move.When I moved away I thought it would all be over, but it wasn't, and I fell right back into Bradley's arms. When he rejected me everything came crashing down, and I found myself in a danger I never even considered.Maddox, my hero, whisks me away to Switzerland to give me time. Time to heal and figure out what I need.I never imagined the boy from so many years ago would appear, or that I would find myself wishing he would wreck me in all the rights ways.I know I should swear off from all things Harkwright! But how do you make your heart listen to sense when it's faced with the one thing it has always wanted?35k novella book 2.5 in the Harkwright Trilogy.Reading order:1 - Hollow Hearts2 - Mangled Minds2.5 - Fractured Faith3 - Shattered Souls
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A long time ago I gave my heart to a boy, but he never knew. Instead of facing my fear and risking embarrassment, I chose someone else. But he was always there; in my dreams, in my nightmares - haunting my every move.When I moved away I thought it would all be over, but it wasn't, and I fell right back into Bradley's arms. When he rejected me everything came crashing down, and I found myself in a danger I never even considered.Maddox, my hero, whisks me away to Switzerland to give me time. Time to heal and figure out what I need.I never imagined the boy from so many years ago would appear, or that I would find myself wishing he would wreck me in all the rights ways.I know I should swear off from all things Harkwright! But how do you make your heart listen to sense when it's faced with the one thing it has always wanted?35k novella book 2.5 in the Harkwright Trilogy.Reading order:1 - Hollow Hearts2 - Mangled Minds2.5 - Fractured Faith3 - Shattered Souls
Full Gospel, Fractured Minds?
Author: Rick M. Nañez
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310862116
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Do you sometimes feel you have to check your intellect at the church door, leaving reason behind to embrace the Christian faith? Do you hunger for a “full gospel” that includes the mind as well as heart and Spirit? Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? challenges charismatic and Pentecostal believers to discover the power of a well-maintained mind—a mind on fire—to match a heart on fire and to create a life that operates within the full counsel of God . Nañez shows how human reason helps us understand and interpret God’s Word as well as defend the gospel. He shows what the Bible teaches about the mind, and explores the backgrounds of nineteenth-century and modern culture, anti-intellectualism, Pentecostal history and beliefs, and popular misconceptions about human intellect in relation to the Christian faith. Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? helps men and women practice a Christian faith that reflects the whole person and the full gospel. “Rick Nañez calls Pentecostals and charismatics to seek a balance between mind and Spirit. This book will stir you to seek all that God has for you.” —From the Foreword by Stanley M. Horton, PhD
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310862116
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Do you sometimes feel you have to check your intellect at the church door, leaving reason behind to embrace the Christian faith? Do you hunger for a “full gospel” that includes the mind as well as heart and Spirit? Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? challenges charismatic and Pentecostal believers to discover the power of a well-maintained mind—a mind on fire—to match a heart on fire and to create a life that operates within the full counsel of God . Nañez shows how human reason helps us understand and interpret God’s Word as well as defend the gospel. He shows what the Bible teaches about the mind, and explores the backgrounds of nineteenth-century and modern culture, anti-intellectualism, Pentecostal history and beliefs, and popular misconceptions about human intellect in relation to the Christian faith. Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? helps men and women practice a Christian faith that reflects the whole person and the full gospel. “Rick Nañez calls Pentecostals and charismatics to seek a balance between mind and Spirit. This book will stir you to seek all that God has for you.” —From the Foreword by Stanley M. Horton, PhD
Faithful Witness in a Fractured World
Author: Dr. Nicole L. Johnson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532653166
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Christians have always looked to models within the Christian faith to guide their lives. At a time when the church is more identifiable by ugly partisan politics--what we call "crappy Christianity"--than by compassionate neighbor love, this book highlights the lives and work of seven individuals who are pursuing their Christian calling in humility and profound love for and service to others, this book highlights the lives and work of seven individuals who are pursuing their Christian calling in humility and profound love for and service to others. Their commitments have led to vocations in working with homeless women, employing refugees, lobbying on Capitol Hill for environmental protection, healing trauma in urban communities, peacemaking in Israel-Palestine, advocating for immigrants, and walking alongside people in addiction recovery. Their individual and collective witness offer compelling examples of authentic Christian life, which is marked in part by active, embodied faith in pursuit of the common good; a broad and inclusive love for all people; rightly ordered political identities and loyalties; and a commitment to work toward holistic redemption of both people and the systems that constitute our life together. In contrast to much of contemporary American Christianity, these models of faith demonstrate that Christians should focus much more on what we are for rather than what we are against.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532653166
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Christians have always looked to models within the Christian faith to guide their lives. At a time when the church is more identifiable by ugly partisan politics--what we call "crappy Christianity"--than by compassionate neighbor love, this book highlights the lives and work of seven individuals who are pursuing their Christian calling in humility and profound love for and service to others, this book highlights the lives and work of seven individuals who are pursuing their Christian calling in humility and profound love for and service to others. Their commitments have led to vocations in working with homeless women, employing refugees, lobbying on Capitol Hill for environmental protection, healing trauma in urban communities, peacemaking in Israel-Palestine, advocating for immigrants, and walking alongside people in addiction recovery. Their individual and collective witness offer compelling examples of authentic Christian life, which is marked in part by active, embodied faith in pursuit of the common good; a broad and inclusive love for all people; rightly ordered political identities and loyalties; and a commitment to work toward holistic redemption of both people and the systems that constitute our life together. In contrast to much of contemporary American Christianity, these models of faith demonstrate that Christians should focus much more on what we are for rather than what we are against.
A Fractured Relationship
Author: Thomas J. Norris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853909641
Category : Christianity and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An attempt at philosophical, theological, and spiritual dialogue with the cultures of the West.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853909641
Category : Christianity and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An attempt at philosophical, theological, and spiritual dialogue with the cultures of the West.
Faith Misplaced
Author: Ussama Makdisi
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1586489615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A provocative account of the decayed relationship between the U.S. and Arab world, and a powerful recommendation for how it can be salvaged
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1586489615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A provocative account of the decayed relationship between the U.S. and Arab world, and a powerful recommendation for how it can be salvaged
Faithful and Fractured
Author: Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493410733
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Clergy suffer from certain health issues at a rate higher than the general population. Why are pastors in such poor health? And what can be done to help them step into the abundant life God desires for them? Although anecdotal observations about poor clergy health abound, concrete data from multiple sources supporting this claim hasn't been made accessible--until now. Duke's Clergy Health Initiative (CHI), a major, decade-long research project, provides a true picture of the clergy health crisis over time and demonstrates that improving the health of pastors is possible. Bringing together the best in social science and medical research, this book quantifies the poor health of clergy with theological engagement. Although the study focused on United Methodist ministers, the authors interpret CHI's groundbreaking data for a broad ecumenical readership. In addition to physical health, the book examines mental health and spiritual well-being, and suggests that increasing positive mental health may prevent future physical and mental health problems for clergy. Concrete suggestions tailored to clergy are woven throughout the book.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493410733
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Clergy suffer from certain health issues at a rate higher than the general population. Why are pastors in such poor health? And what can be done to help them step into the abundant life God desires for them? Although anecdotal observations about poor clergy health abound, concrete data from multiple sources supporting this claim hasn't been made accessible--until now. Duke's Clergy Health Initiative (CHI), a major, decade-long research project, provides a true picture of the clergy health crisis over time and demonstrates that improving the health of pastors is possible. Bringing together the best in social science and medical research, this book quantifies the poor health of clergy with theological engagement. Although the study focused on United Methodist ministers, the authors interpret CHI's groundbreaking data for a broad ecumenical readership. In addition to physical health, the book examines mental health and spiritual well-being, and suggests that increasing positive mental health may prevent future physical and mental health problems for clergy. Concrete suggestions tailored to clergy are woven throughout the book.