Author: Alison Fraser
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1038906822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
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Little consequences. An illegitimate baby was fodder for the local gossips — especially when the identity of the baby’s father was uncertain. But Riona knew that Cameron Adams, the wealthy American who owned the farm she managed in Scotland, was her son’s father. He was also the man who’d left her without a word. When Cam returned and took one look at the five-month-old baby in her arms, Riona’s deepest fear became a reality. Cam gave her a choice — a marriage of convenience to legitimise their son...or a custody battle that Riona knew only Cam could win!
Author: Susan Mathews
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615735800
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Philip Mathews is a miracle! Initial medical reports indicated that he would be born dead, but Philip was born alive. He is now a testimony to all people that God hears and answers prayers. Philip was born to Susan and Santhosh Mathews in 2000. As a result of their personal experiences with Philip, who was born with Goldenhar's syndrome, Susan and Santhosh founded Love Without Reason(r) to help children born with craniofacial deformities. The organization soon expanded to include the cause of countless men, women and children who are lured into sex trafficking and child beggary around the world. Susan's experiences with Philip birthed an inspiration to write about the daily struggles of parents of children with special needs. She speaks about a mother's efforts to balance her faith with the practical realities of life. The book contains several entries/articles about daily struggles of a mother with a special needs child, an inspiration to millions of families who are looking for answers in a world of confusion. Is God real? Does Faith matter? Is suffering a good thing? Why would a good God allow suffering? Many such questions are answered in the pages of this book. The Bible suggests that suffering is but for a moment, but this suffering is nothing compared to the glory that will be revealed. The book also highlights major social issues such as abortion, sex trafficking, human trafficking and child beggary. Love Without Reason helps folks in poverty ridden areas who are born with craniofacial deformities such as Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Ankylosis and any other cranio deformities by providing the patients with free surgeries. The surgeries are provided free of cost to the patients who cannot afford the cost. Susan's journey through a world of suffering and pain inspired her to see beyond that world into a life filled with hope and immeasurable joy, the joy that comes by knowing Jesus as Lord and Savior. Philip has overcome various obstacles to be a wonderful young man with a magnetic personality reaching out to thousands around the world with his message of hop
Author: Marci Shimoff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439165033
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Transformational leader and author Marci Shimoff outlines seven steps aimed at helping readers develop and maintain unconditional love which she believes will allow them to have lasting joy and fulfillment in life.
Author: John Kim
Publisher: Parallax Press
ISBN: 1941529623
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Tackling relationships, career, and family issues, John Kim, LMFT, thinks of himself as a life-styledesigner, not a therapist. His radical new approach, that he sometimes calls “self-help in a shot glass” is easy, real, and to the point. He helps people make changes to their lives so that personal growth happens organically, just by living. Let’s face it, therapy is a luxury. Few of us have the time or money to devote to going to an office every week. With anecdotes illustrating principles in action (in relatable and sometimes irreverent fashion) and stand-alone practices and exercises, Kim gives readers the tools and directions to focus on what's right with them instead of what's wrong. When John Kim was going through the end of a relationship, he began blogging as The Angry Therapist, documenting his personal journey post-divorce. Traditional therapists avoid transparency, but Kim preferred the language of "me too" as opposed to "you should." He blogged about his own shortcomings, revelations, views on relationships, and the world. He spoke a different therapeutic language —open, raw, and at times subversive — and people responded. The Angry Therapist blog, that inspired this book, has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly and on NPR.
Author: Bruce E. Levine
Publisher: AK Press
ISBN: 1849354618
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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There is today a crisis in psychiatry. Even the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Thomas Insel, has said: “Whatever we’ve been doing for five decades, it ain’t working.” The field requires a completely fresh look, and clinical psychologist Bruce Levine—a man often at odds with his profession—enlists the early Enlightenment philosopher Baruch de Spinoza to help work through the problem. Readers unfamiliar with Spinoza will be intrigued by the modern relevance of his radical philosophical, psychological, and political ideas. Levine compares the radical/moderate divide among Enlightenment thinkers to a similar divergence between contemporary critics of psychiatry, siding historically with Spinoza in order to bring an equivalent intellectual force to bear upon our modern crisis and calling for new forms of free and enlightened thinking.
Author: Nick Vujicic
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 1601426194
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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It Doesn’t Take a Perfect Person to Find a Perfect Love Even though he was born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic created a “ridiculously good life.” But after dating disappointments and a failed relationship, he reached his mid-twenties worried that he would never find a woman to love him and share his life. Then Nick met Kanae and everything changed. But even with undeniable chemistry, they would have to navigate twists and turns worthy of a romantic comedy before becoming "one" in marriage. In Love Without Limits Nick and Kanae tell how they improbably found each other, fell in love, and then fought to overcome skepticism from others about their relationship. Filled with practical insights that will benefit any couple, this inspiring book describes a godly courtship and the early years of the Vujicics’ marriage and parenting journey. Above all, Love Without Limits is an inspiring reminder that when Christ is at the center of a relationship--even with serious challenges--true love will triumph. *** “Despite my optimism about other parts of life, I decided that love in this world had limits after all. I’d become convinced that no woman would want to marry such an obviously imperfect man as me….” As a boy growing up in Australia, Nick Vujicic could not understand why God had allowed him to be born without limbs and if He would ever bring a woman into Nick’s life. On the other side of the world, Kanae Miyahara—a girl growing up in Mexico--saw dysfunction sadly separate her family. She wondered if a loving, lasting marriage was even possible. Later, when Nick realized that God had a purpose for him, his life took on new meaning. But after a long-term relationship ended in heartache, would he ever find someone to marry? Kanae experienced relationships based on superficial attraction, but she longed to find a mate with strong character and faith—a man who would be a godly husband and father. When Nick and Kanae met in the most amazing way, they realized that God—the ultimate Matchmaker-- had used even their discouraging and painful experiences to prepare them for each other…for the love of their life.
Author: John Ortberg
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0310342457
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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How do you explain a love that has no explanation? What will happen if you let it touch your heart? God loves you not because you are flawless, not because you are a perfect person, but just because you are you. In Life-Changing Love, John Ortberg reveals the God you’ve longed to encounter: a Father head-over-heels in love with you, his child, and intensely committed to your highest joy. Ortberg takes you to the very focus of who God is to discover a burning, passionate love that gives, and gives, and gives. He explores the life-changing ways this love has expressed itself through Jesus. And he shows how you can love your mate, your family, your friends, and the world around you with the same practical, transforming love. Dispelling your fears and misconceptions of God, Life-Changing Love brings you face-to-face with the Love that frees and empowers you to love.
Author: Mark Peter Kahn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781920535971
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Our greatest suffering is that we do not feel complete as we are. Right here, right now! We have been trained to reject our uniqueness and our value. We live in a prison; a cage of guilt, anxiety and worthlessness, believing that we are never 'good enough' just as we are. Mark Kahn, a practicing clinical psychologist of 35 years, and management consultant with 17 years' worth of experience, has devoted his life to helping people to realise self-love, without arrogance. In this unique Self-Esteem work, penned straight from the heart and shooting straight from the hip; readers will be taken through the theory, as well as a range of simple, yet powerful techniques enabling individuals: -Dissolve your feelings of victimhood in the face of conflict and threat.-To no longer be a slave to the conditioned rules of society.-To reclaim the power and confidence you have given away to others.-To choose to risk yourself more than you avoid.-To let go of the noose of guilt and performance anxiety, which society has placed around your neck.-To move from the hell of wanting to be loved, to the heaven of loving yourself for no reason!"This insightful book is both a direct and powerful response to the prison walls created by our conditioning. To dismantle these walls enables a freedom of spirit and psyche to emerge, that honours the individuality, the uniqueness and the genius of every one of us."Dr. John F. Demartini
Author: Andreas (Capellanus.)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231073059
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."
Author: Walter E. Williams
Publisher: Love Without Limit
ISBN: 0974246301
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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God's unlimited love saves everyone eventually and gives the best advice for living now, as illustrated by analysis of Christ's Sermon on the Mount. A Princeton-trained minister and newspaper columnist who majored in psychology reveals psychological insights that explain how to overcome anger, insults, and condemnation and even benefit from criticism, while building self-esteem and learning to love and accept yourself and others. Winner USABookNews.com Fresh Voices 2006. Finalist USABookNews.com Best Books 2005.
