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Breaking Free From Compulsive Overeating
by Linda Mintle, Ph.D.LORD, HELP ME FILL THE EMPTINESS IN MY LIFE WITH YOU...NOT FOOD! It is time to stop using food to fill emotional hunger and pain. While food compulsion is sometimes considered the accepted "addiction," it doesn't have to be your problem. Be encouraged. You can break free from compulsive overeating, feel better, enjoy life and live longer. •Recognize the signs and dangers of compulsive overeating and binge eating. •Review biblical guidelines for healthy eating and self-control. •Learn to live in freedom from the compulsion to overeat. SURRENDER! FIND FREEDOM AS YOU ALLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT TO CHANGE YOU AND FILL THE EMPTINESS IN YOUR LIFE.About the Author:Dr. Linda Mintle is a licensed clinical social worker. Having taught at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Regent University, Dr. Mintle is currently adjunct faculty at Wheaton College's Graduate Psychology Program. She writes a monthly column in Charisma magazine, contributes to SpiritLed Woman and New Man magazines and speaks nationally at conferences, on television and radio.
Breaking Free From Depression: A Balanced Biblical Strategy for Emotional Freedom
by Linda Mintle, Ph.D.LORD, HELP ME GIVE YOU CONTROL OF MY LIFE! No one is exempt from occasional gloomy feelings. But when depression hits, you can identify the roots and change your negative thinking. God does not want you depressed. He wants you experiencing great joy! Everyone needs help now and then. Whether you are a teen, adult or senior, this message brings new hope. •Recognize triggers that lead to depression. •Discover tools to escape dression. •Stand on God's Word and find strength for every situation. SEEK WISE COUNSEL, AND ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LEAD YOU OUT OF YOUR DEPRESSION AND INTO THE JOY OF LIVING!
Breaking Free From Stress: How to Find Peace when Life's Pressures Overwhelm You
by Linda MintleLORD, HELP ME SEE WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT! Stress is all around us—a byproduct of our postmodern lives. We have too little time, too few resources and little control over much of our lives. But you can break free from stress and its effects. Discover how to laugh more, enjoy life to fullest and stop letting stress slow you down.Understand stress and how it operates in your life.Identify the physical and emotional signs of being overstressed.Apply biblical stress-free strategies to specific problems.When you are overwhelmed and have done all that you know how to do, God is the resouce that will never run out. Let Him relieve your stress!
Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good
by Jess ConnollyYou were made for more than a love/hate relationship with your body.It's one thing to know in your head that you were created in the image of God. Yet it's quite another to experience this belief in your body, against the cultural ideals of a woman's worth. And between the two lies a world of frustration, disappointment, and the shame of somehow feeling both too much and never enough in your body.Jess Connolly is a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and trusted Bible teacher who knows this inner conflict all too well, and this book details her journey--and yours--of setting out to discover how to break free from the broken beliefs we all hold about our bodies that hold us back from our fullest life.The truest thing about you is that you are made and loved by God. And the truest thing about Him is that He cannot make bad things. This book will help you believe it with your whole self, as Jess guides you through an eye-opening, empowering process of:Renaming what the world has labeled as less-thanResting in God's workmanshipExperiencing restoration where there has been injuryAnd becoming a change agent in partnering with God to bring revival to a generation of women Far from a superficial issue, self-image is a spiritual issue, because God has named your body good from the beginning. Whether your struggle is with eating and exercise habits, stress or trauma, infertility or injury, this book makes space for you to experience God meeting you in this tender place, and ring His freedom bell over your body in a whole new way.
Breaking Free from Fear: A 6-Week, No-Homework Bible Study (40-Minute Bible Studies)
by Kay ArthurBreak free from Fear Life is filled with all sorts of fears that can assault your mind, trouble your soul, and bring untold stress. But you don't have to remain captive to your fears. In this six-week study you will learn how to confront your circumstances with strength and courage as you live in the fear of the Lord--the fear that conquers every other fear and sets you free to live in faith.40 minutes a week could change your life! The 40-Minute Bible Studies series from the teaching team at Precepts Ministries International tackles the topics that matter to you. These inductive study guides, designed to be completed in just six 40-minutes lessons with no homework required, help you discover for yourself what God says and how it applies to your life today. With the leader's note and Bible passages included right in the book, each self-contained study is a powerful resource for personal growth and small-group discussion.
Breaking Free from a Negative Self Image: Finding God's True Reflection When Your Mirror Lies
by Linda Mintle, Ph.D.LORD, HELP ME TO SEE MYSELF THROUGH YOUR EYES! God is after your heart! He is not so interested in your beautiful exterior, an impressive resume of your fame or fortune. Now, break free from the myths and deception that society and the media have taught you, and become a beautiful reflection of His handiwork and design! Understand how a negative self-image develops. Use break-free strategies to change your view and actions. Learn to live as a reflection of God's image. WHOSE IMAGE DO YOU WANT TO REFLECT--GOD'S OR MAN'S? APPLY THESE PRACTICAL GODLY PRINCIPLES TO YOUR LIFE, AND FIND YOUR TRUE IDENTITY IN HIM.
Breaking Free: A Novel
by Lauraine SnellingBestselling author Lauraine Snelling crafts a poignant story of hope and restoration for a newly paroled mother rebuilding her life after the loss of her son.Maggie Roberts is starting over again after her reckless driving led to a 10-year prison sentence and the devastating loss of her son. Having learned to repurpose retired thoroughbred racehorses through an inmate training program, Maggie finds a way to rebuild her life. But it's not until she meets single father Gil Winters and his wheelchair-bound son, Edward, that she finds her calling. In helping Edward with his therapy using horses, Maggie finds herself coming to life again. But when a shadow from the past returns, Maggie is forced to choose between her newfound freedom and getting Edward the life-saving help he needs.
Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender
by Beth MooreDo you want to know God and really believe Him? Do you want to find satisfaction in God, experience His peace, and enjoy His presence? Do you want to make the freedom Christ promised a reality in your daily life? In Breaking Free, Beth Moore embarks on a study of selected passages from the book of Isaiah, drawing several parallels between the captive Israelites and today's Christians, in order to show how to make freedom in Christ a daily reality. Moore teaches readers to remove obstacles that hinder freedom by identifying spiritual strongholds in their lives and overcoming them through the truth of God's Word-truth that will set us free.
Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction the Healing Power of Jesus
by Russell WillinghamOur world is awash in sex. We are bombarded with it everywhere we turn--TV, newspapers and magazines, music, movies and the Internet. When this ever-present temptation mixes with human weaknesses and unmet needs, many get pulled into addiction to sexually sinful behavior. They may detest their own habits, but they can't seem to break free. Is there any hope? Russell Willingham speaks from his own experience and that of the many he has counseled. His answer? "Yes! There is hope. Jesus offers forgiveness and healing." True stories show how the principles in this book can be put into action. The essentials are spelled out in practical steps that can help people begin to break free. Willingham deals with such issues as what all addicts have in common the hunt of the malnourished heart where to find the courage to face the dark side wrestling with shame and grace the healing effect of radical honesty This realistic yet hopeful book offers a new way to see the world for every person who wants to understand and break free from sexual addiction.
Breaking Generational Curses
by Marilyn HickeyDo you and/or members of your family find yourself trapped in patterns of behavior that you don't want to do or don't like? Does your family have a history of infighting, addictions, eating disorders, suicide, child abuse, frequent bursts of anger, or bouts with deep depression? These are just some of the family patterns that may be impacted by a generational curse... a pattern of sin that creates bondage. While this concept may be new to you, it may also contain the key to unlock your prison of bad feelings and self-defeating behavior. So read this book to find out how to be free as God created you to be.
Breaking Ground: Keys for Successful Online Learning
by Amy Scott Hassenpflug Aaron D. Traphagen Jamaica Johnson ConnerIf your academic foundation is rooted in the lessons you will learn and apply throughout Breaking Ground: Keys for Successful Online Learning, you will be set up for academic success.
Breaking Intimidation
by John Bevere[I TOOK THESE QUOTES FROM THE BACK COVER OF THE BOOK.] "Everyone has been intimidated at some time in life! Do you really know why it happened or how to keep it from happening again? John Bevere exposes threats and pressures, breaks the fearful grip, and teaches you to release God's gifts and establish His dominion in your life." The author augments his explanations with Biblical quotations and stories. Bevere also highlights his points by giving examples from his own life. "JOHN BEVERE is a best-selling author and popular conference speaker. He and his wife, Lisa, also a best-selling author, founded Messenger International in 1990. The ministry has grown into a multifaceted international outreach, including their weekly television program, The Messenger, which broadcasts in 214 nations. Bevere has written numerous books, including The Bait of Satan, The Fear of the Lord, and Under Cover. He and Lisa live in Colorado with their four sons."
Breaking Intimidation: Say "No" Without Feeling Guilty. Be Secure Without the Approval of Man.
by John BevereCountless Christians battle intimidation, which is camouflaged and subtle. Many feel the effects--depression, confusion, lack of faith--without knowing its root. Bevere guides readers below the surface to see the roots of intimidation. Readers will understand why it is hard to say no, why the fear confrontation and avoid conflict, and why they focus on pleasing others. Readers will learn to identify intimidation and know how to break its hold. Bevere explains how the fear of God keeps us from a life of ungodliness and produces confidence and boldness. Bevere advises, "Walk in your own God-given authority, or someone else will take it from you and use it against you."
Breaking New Ground (An Amish Legacy Novel #3)
by Amy ClipstonKorey Bontrager and Savannah Zook are just pretending to date—but could their feelings turn into something more?Korey Bontrager knows he&’s been an immature dummkopp. When his widowed dad remarried, Korey was unwelcoming to his kindhearted stepmother. Then he became estranged from his older brother. But after fourteen months in Ohio, God called Korey back to Pennsylvania.Easier said than done. Back home, Korey feels left behind by his family and friends, who want to see him happily married. Instead of looking for a new relationship, he finds himself spending time with Savannah Zook: the most outspoken maedel he&’s ever met. She&’s also confident and brave, having raised her younger brother from a young age. And she&’s a natural beauty. But, hard as her friends try to convince her otherwise, she has no interest in dating. Her priority is looking out for her bullied brother.So when Savannah suggests they pretend to date as a way to get her friends—and his family—off their backs, Korey readily agrees. Soon, he can&’t imagine life without her. But could Savannah ever truly be part of his future?Set in the faithful Amish community of Lancaster County, Breaking New Ground gives the most stubborn Bontrager a chance to redeem his story.Sweet, inspirational Amish romanceFull-length novel (85,000 words)Second book in Amy Clipston&’s Amish Legacy seriesBook 1: Foundation of LoveBook 2: Building a FutureBook 3: Breaking New GroundBook 4: The Heart&’s Shelter (coming winter 2024)
Breaking Open: How Your Pain Becomes the Path to Living Again
by Jacob ArmstrongIn a broken world, we ache for a way to walk through life without giving up or giving in. Instead of breaking down, Jesus offers us another way: breaking open. Discover a new way of living and rise with hope, power, and purpose! Everyone aches to be whole. We ache to be healed. We ache to be restored. But most of the time we wouldn&’t put it into words. We just know we are broken because our child is addicted. We ache because the depression of our youth is now the depression of our golden years. We are stretched to the point of breaking because our career ambitions position us to commit to a pace we can&’t sustain. Miscarriage, divorce, loneliness. In all of it, we ache. In Breaking Open, Pastor Jacob Armstrong exposes the seven dangerous ways that we commonly seek to avoid a breakdown, showing how these seven ways are stealing life from us, and then walks us through a progression of seven Jesus-ways that move us from merely breaking to breaking open. It is these Jesus-ways that get us to the good stuff: a life filled with hope and opportunity. In Breaking Open, you discover how your greatest heartaches can open you up to the life God desires for you,learn how to slow down from a frenzied pace and settle into the spacious life you have been longing for right now,stop living a cheap imitation of life and develop trust in who God says you are,receive permission not to have it all together by finding the power to love and live vulnerably, andfind the courage to name the achy undercurrent in your soul so you can break it wide open and let Jesus heal you and make you whole. Jesus never intended for us to break and stay shattered, but to fall and rise differently. To rise with power, rise with hope, rise with purpose. In Breaking Open, learn to rise open to a new way of living!
Breaking Out of Trouble: God's Failsafe System for Overcoming Adversity
by Creflo A. DollarAlthough Trouble Comes, It Doesn't Have To Overcome! Some Christians seem to have the mistaken idea that just because they have been spiritually born again and translated out of the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13), they shouldn't have any more trouble in the world. Even though it's obvious that they've been troubled by trouble so long they don't think they'll ever get out of it, they put on an air of false cheerfulness. They exclaim, "Oh, since I've been born again, I haven't had any more trouble!" Well, just what kind of "born again" did they get? It couldn't have been the same one I got, because when I got born again, I was introduced to a smorgasbord of trouble. In fact, when I got born again, trouble jumped on me before I even got out to the church parking lot. Until I learned how to break out of my trouble and overcome it with the Word of God, I stayed in trouble. And from my experience as a pastor and teacher, I know that most Christians have just as much trouble with trouble as I did. However, we shouldn't be surprised that trouble continues to trouble us even after we're born again. Jesus told us that as long as we're in this world we would have trouble. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 In the world, Jesus said, you will have tribulation, or trouble. But in me you will have peace. Peace is security in the midst of trouble or turmoil. Where does peace come from? Jesus said that peace comes from the words I have spoken unto you. So peace#151;security in the midst of turmoil#151;comes from the Word. In the world you will have trouble, but in the Word you will have peace. Jesus and His Word are one. Therefore, He is saying here that although you live in the world, where trouble is, you can stay secure by staying in the Word. As a born - again child of God, you are still in this world physically, but you are not of the system of this world. That is, you do not operate or live your life according to the system of this world. You operate according to the system of the Word of God. We are charged by the Scriptures to live in the Word of God. Yes, we are still in the world where trouble is, but we can break out of trouble, because Jesus said I have overcome the world system. How did Jesus overcome the world system? With the Word. Now the good news is that if Jesus overcame trouble, you can overcome trouble. Although trouble comes, it doesn't have to overcome! As long as you are in this world, trouble will show up, but that doesn't mean you have to let it manifest itself in your life. You can learn to break out of your trouble so it won't be able to trouble you. Of course, learning how to break out of your trouble is not instantaneous or automatic. All the trouble in your life will not necessarily disappear the minute you finish reading this book. But if you are diligent to find out who you are in Christ, to study the Word, and to put down deep roots in it, and if you practice in your everyday life what I'm teaching you, the Word of God will bear fruit in your life. You will get results. When you learn to apply the Word to your trouble, trouble will have to flee. Then you will no longer be living in the world, where there is tribulation and defeat, but in the Word, where there is peace and victory.
Breaking Ranks: Refusing to Serve the West Bank and Gaza Strip
by Ronit ChachamIn a series of moving and provocative conversations, nine members of the Israeli Defense Force tell why they refused to serve in the West Bank and Gaza. The "Refuseniks" describe their risky moral decision against the background of what is perhaps the most volatile conflict in the world today: the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. Their individual choices and their collective activism have generated intense debate in Israel and the international community, from the leading Israeli newspaper Ha'Aretz to a segment on 60 Minutes.In a sociocultural mosaic of the Refusenik movement and the political context in which it arose, these men describe their individual family backgrounds and beliefs. Dedicated to the welfare of their country and its cultural heritage, they outline their concerns for the future of Israel. As they tell their stories of personal struggle, they also raise the disturbing and highly controversial issue of human rights abuses in the occupied territories.These personal accounts offer new perspectives on some entrenched ideas about the situation in the Middle East. The testimony in Breaking Ranks is essential background for a full understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In this time of grave crisis in the Middle East, with no solution in sight to repair the utter collapse of the peace process, these voices offer a message of hope in their commitment to their society and nation.
Breaking Resemblance: The Role of Religious Motifs in Contemporary Art
by Alena AlexandrovaIn recent decades curators and artists have shown a distinct interest in religion, its different traditions, manifestations in public life, gestures and images. Breaking Resemblance explores the complex relationship between contemporary art and religion by focusing on the ways artists re-work religious motifs as a means to reflect critically on our desire to believe in images, on the history of seeing them, and on their double power— iconic and political. It discusses a number of exhibitions that take religion as their central theme, and a selection of works by Bill Viola, Lawrence Malstaf, Victoria Reynolds, and Berlinde de Bruyckere—all of whom, in their respective ways and media, recycle religious motifs and iconography and whose works resonate with, or problematize the motif of, the true image.
Breaking The Marriage Idol: Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spiritual Norms
by Kutter CallawayShould all Christians be married? Although we might quickly respond "no," our cultural stories and norms—including those in the church—often communicate "yes." Theologian and husband Kutter Callaway considers why marriage, which is a blessing from God, shouldn't be expected or required of all Christians. Through an examination of Scripture, cultural analysis, and personal accounts, he reflects on how our narratives have limited our understanding of marriage and obscured our view of the life-giving and kingdom-serving roles of single people in the church. In doing so, Callaway helps the church craft a new story that transforms the way we look at marriage and affirms the contributions of all to the body of Christ.
Breaking Their Will
by Janet HeimlichHigh-profile cases such as the child sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church and "faith healing" deaths in certain fundamentalist Christian congregations have made the public aware that religion can sometimes mask deviant and harmful behavior. But the extent of the problem is far greater than most people realize. This revealing, disturbing, and thoroughly researched book exposes a dark side of faith that most Americans do not know exists or have ignored for a long time--religious child maltreatment. After speaking with dozens of victims, perpetrators, and experts, and reviewing a myriad of court cases and studies, the author explains how religious child maltreatment happens. She then takes an in-depth look at the many forms of child maltreatment found in religious contexts, including biblically-prescribed corporal punishment and beliefs about the necessity of "breaking the wills" of children; scaring kids into faith and other types of emotional maltreatment such as spurning, isolating, and withholding love; pedophilic abuse by religious authorities and the failure of religious organizations to support the victims and punish the perpetrators; and religiously-motivated medical neglect in cases of serious health problems. In a concluding chapter, Heimlich raises questions about children's rights and proposes changes in societal attitudes and improved legislation to protect children from harm. While fully acknowledging that religion can be a source of great comfort, strength, and inspiration to many young people, Heimlich makes a compelling case that, regardless of one's religious or secular orientation, maltreatment of children under the cloak of religion can never be justified and should not be tolerated.
Breaking Their Will
by Janet HeimlichHigh-profile cases such as the child sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church and "faith healing" deaths in certain fundamentalist Christian congregations have made the public aware that religion can sometimes mask deviant and harmful behavior. But the extent of the problem is far greater than most people realize. This revealing, disturbing, and thoroughly researched book exposes a dark side of faith that most Americans do not know exists or have ignored for a long time--religious child maltreatment. After speaking with dozens of victims, perpetrators, and experts, and reviewing a myriad of court cases and studies, the author explains how religious child maltreatment happens. She then takes an in-depth look at the many forms of child maltreatment found in religious contexts, including biblically-prescribed corporal punishment and beliefs about the necessity of "breaking the wills" of children; scaring kids into faith and other types of emotional maltreatment such as spurning, isolating, and withholding love; pedophilic abuse by religious authorities and the failure of religious organizations to support the victims and punish the perpetrators; and religiously-motivated medical neglect in cases of serious health problems. In a concluding chapter, Heimlich raises questions about children's rights and proposes changes in societal attitudes and improved legislation to protect children from harm. While fully acknowledging that religion can be a source of great comfort, strength, and inspiration to many young people, Heimlich makes a compelling case that, regardless of one's religious or secular orientation, maltreatment of children under the cloak of religion can never be justified and should not be tolerated.
Breaking Through the Haze: How I Overcame Infertility
by Nneka KyariWhen doctors told Nneka Kyari she was infertile, her lifelong dream of raising a family was dashed and she was crushed. But instead of accepting defeat, she took a bold step of faith and asked the Holy Spirit to show her how to overcome her infertility. Breaking Through the Haze is beyond a true life story. It is a testimonial of a heroine of faith, a journey from medical reports of impossibilities to a world of supernatural possibilities, and the processes of God in making champions out of challenges. Nneka Kyari&’s life experience of fears and faith, despair and courage, discovery and recovery, voices of religion and the voice of the Holy Spirit, internal conflicts and conquests, trials and triumphs, is presented to you in this book as a sure prescription of overcoming whatever challenges you may be going through. Today, Nneka is a happy mother of lovely twins Elisabeth and Eric – living proofs of a living God who can change your story for the best. Her story will give you hope that you too can enjoy a victorious Christian life. Goodbye to a sunset of infertility, and welcome to a sunrise of fruitfulness.
Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling
by Susan Willhauck Hirho ParkCan women successfully pastor churches of 1,000 or more? How can they possibly take care of their large, diverse flocks - and themselves? How can they balance their work/ministry with their home and family life? How do they motivate their team members and manage the occasional conflict that arises amid staffs and congregations of such size and diversity? And above all, in the midst of their call to keep their membership in love with Christ, how can they keep their own spiritual relationships fresh and vital? In Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling, seasoned and anointed women pastors answer these questions and many others. In addition to a foreword by world-renowned feminist theologian Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, chapters include: "Leadership Styles"; "Work and Family"; "The Art of Conflict Management"; and much more. Woman of God, if Spirit-led ministry is what you desire, then this book is for you. In 2006, in an international meeting of United Methodist clergywomen, questions were raised about how women were breaking gender stereotypes to serve in large-membership churches. Two years later, the Lead Women Pastors Project (LWPP) - a vision of a General Board of Higher Education and Ministry staffer, the Rev. Dr. HiRho Park - was launched, with 64 clergywomen. The LWPP seeks to affirm, empower, and nurture women who pastor United Methodist churches with 1,000 or more members. The leadership team includes the Rev. Dr. Susan Willhauck, seminary professor and consultant; the Rev. Trudy Robinson; and the Rev. Patricia Farris. As a result of the LWPP, as of 2012 the UMC had 137 clergywomen, compared to 1,223 male clergy, serving as senior pastors in large churches.
Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders in Their Own Words
by Maureen FiedlerThis collection of lively Q&A interviews with key contemporary female religious leaders focuses not only on the discrimination faced by women in religion, but documents the emerging leadership of women in several faith traditions.