Free of Me

Author: Sharon Hodde Miller
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 149340945X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
We live in a culture that's all about self, becoming the best "me" I can be instead of becoming like Jesus. This me-centered message affects every area of our lives--our friendships, our marriages, even our faith--and it breaks each one in different ways. The self-focused life robs our joy, shrinks our souls, and is the reason we never quite break free of insecurity. In this book, Sharon Hodde Miller invites us into a bigger, Jesus-centered vision--one that restores our freedom and inspires us to live for more. She helps readers - identify the secret source of insecurity - understand how self-focus sabotages seven areas of our lives - learn four practical steps for focusing on God and others - experience freedom from the burden of self-focus Anyone yearning for a purpose bigger than "project me" will cherish this paradigm-shifting message of true fulfillment.

Dear Daughters

Author: Susie Davis
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1501881078
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
With Dear Daughters, Susie Davis creates a bridge between two groups of women–dear daughters and spiritual mamas. Dear daughters are young women in search of spiritual guidance and spiritual mamas are women just a little further down the road with age-old wisdom to share. Each group has valuable insight for the other and the hope is that the reader will invite someone to come alongside them, pore over the included letters together, and pass along wisdom and advice that will make both lives more beautiful, wherever they are in their God story. This book, ideal for a gift, is a casebound hardcover with ribbon.

Nice

Author: Sharon Hodde Miller
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493409468
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
God never called us to be nice. What happens when we replace courage with compromise? What happens when we replace honesty with likability? What happens when we replace conviction with clichés? What happens when we replace discipleship to Christ with a devotion to nice? We live in a culture that prizes niceness as one of its highest virtues. Niceness keeps the peace, wins friends, gains influence, and serves our reputations well, but it also takes the teeth out of our witness and the power out of our faith. When we choose to be nice instead of faithful, we bear fruits that are bland, bitter, empty, and rotten to the core. In this life-changing book, Sharon Hodde Miller explores the seemingly innocent idol that has crept into our faith and quietly corrupted it, producing the bad fruits of cowardice, inauthenticity, shallowness, and more. Then she challenges readers to cultivate a better tree, providing practical steps to reclaim our credibility as followers of Christ, and bear better, richer, more life-giving fruits.

Atlas Girl

Author: Emily T. Wierenga
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441246304
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Disillusioned and yearning for freedom, Emily Wierenga left home at age eighteen with no intention of ever returning. Broken down by organized religion, a childhood battle with anorexia, and her parents' rigidity, she set out to find God somewhere else--anywhere else. Her travels took her across Canada, Central America, the United States, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. She had no idea that her faith was waiting for her the whole time--in the place she least expected it. Poignant and passionate, Atlas Girl is a very personal story of a universal yearning for home and the assurance that we are known, forgiven, and beloved. Readers will find in this memoir a true description of living faith as a two-way pursuit in a world fraught with distraction. Anyone who wrestles with the brokenness we find in the world will love this emotional journey into the arms of the God who heals all wounds.

Drama Free

Author: Cindi McMenamin
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 073696987X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
"All the World's a Stage"— What Part Will You Play? You know what drama is...in your circle of friends, your workplace, your extended family, and in the unexpected circumstances of life. But has it gotten to be too much? Truth is, we've all been both actor and audience when it comes to life's dramas. But here's another truth: You don't have to let it sweep you away. Discover a biblical script for a more peaceful life as you learn how to... dial down the drama in your own life respond appropriately to situations that would otherwise escalate incorporate "scene changes" to eliminate inevitable drama view high-maintenance individuals through the eyes of Christ become an anchor in the storms that swirl around you The world may be a stage—but you can find freedom from the drama.

Free of Me Participant's Guide

Author: Sharon Hodde Miller
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493416871
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Our me-centered culture affects every area of our lives--our friendships, our marriages, even our faith. The self-focused life robs our joy, shrinks our souls, and is the reason we never quite break free of insecurity. Now churches and small groups can together heed the call to a bigger, Jesus-centered vision of life--one that restores our freedom and inspires us to live for more. Free of Me helps participants - identify the secret source of insecurity - understand how self-focus sabotages seven areas of our lives - learn four practical steps for focusing on God and others - experience freedom from the burden of self-focus Anyone yearning for a purpose bigger than "project me" will cherish this paradigm-shifting message of true fulfillment.

Hope in Front of Me

Author: Danny Gokey
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1612916570
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Stepping onto the American Idol stage just weeks after his first wife’s unexpected death, Danny Gokey experienced both the pinnacle of hope and the depth of despair. But his story began long before that. Danny’s dreams began to form when he was a child, only to take a turn he never could have predicted. As life unfolded, he learned that true purpose is found in relationships, and destiny is sometimes born out of our darkest moments. Now Danny wants you to embrace that same promise of hope. In this book, he shares his experiences in the high and low moments and offers compelling, hard-won wisdom to help you reach beyond your greatest challenges. Whether you struggle with relationships, loss, anger, self-esteem, or doubt that your dreams can come true, Danny’s down-to-earth encouragement and positive outlook will transform your life and reveal how you can move toward hope and take the next step to truly making a difference.

From Me to You the Tapestry of Life and Its Secrets

Author: Lily Foyster
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452511721
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
Are you unhappy with life? Are you trapped by your limiting beliefs? Is your relationship more of a burden than a blessing? A practical and inspiring guide to enhancing your life, From Me to You: The Tapestry of Life and Its Secrets investigates how attitude can be the key to a life filled with successor bitter regret. By taking the time to honestly assess your life and your approach to challenges, you can find the tools you need to redirect your life toward a more positive and productive path. Youll learn how to be more confident, persistent, assertive, and influential. Life coach Lily Foyster explores the healing power of forgiveness. Tapping into the ability to truly forgive yourself and others is the key to feeling better. She looks at the impact of relationships and the power they have to support or destroy self-esteem and self-respect. Foyster seeks to leave a gift on this planet and let others discover earlier certain things that took her years to learn. By applying her lessons, you can change the way you see the world. You can enhance your life. You have within you the power to create a magnificent life for yourself.

The Code

Author: Mawi Asgedom
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316030600
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
Overcoming a childhood beset by civil war in East Africa and living on welfare in Chicago, the author grew up to attend Harvard on scholarship. Asgedom shares his experiences, insights, and five proven secrets that will help teens succeed in high school and beyond.

Sunbeam Terrace

Author: Mark Catley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783193549
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 109

Book Description
You're an agoraphobic drug dealer who suffers panic attacks. Not good for business. Enter a teenage boy with a dangerous ambition, a lapdancer who'll do anything for a hit and a hard man on a mission. Could the day get any darker on Sunbeam Terrace? Mark Catley was born in Leeds and grew up within sight of Beeston's Sunbeam Terrace. He was the first writer commissioned by the Playhouse as part of the BBC's New Writing scheme, Northern Exposure. Sunbeam Terrace was performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, in Spring 2003.