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God Loves Broken People: And Those Who Pretend They're Not
by Sheila WalshThe other side of brokenness"If I could write only one book in my lifetime, I would ask God to make it this one, the very book you now hold in your hands. . . ."-Sheila WalshGod loves broken people. And when weary, wounded men and women find a way to open their bruised hearts and somehow welcome Him into their personal darkness, they will find a love beyond anything they have ever known.When the glass house Sheila had lived in for so many years came crashing to the ground, she began a new life outside the safety of those walls. No, it didn't feel good, nor safe-not at all. But it felt true. Sheila saw herself as a broken lamb limping after the Shepherd, not knowing where He was going, but knowing that wherever He went, she wanted to go with Him.In twelve stirring, insightful, and deeply revealing chapters, Sheila Walsh shows how personal brokenness can open doors of intimacy with Jesus Christ that might never open in any other way.It's not that God loves broken people more than those who imagine themselves to be whole-it's simply that they know they are loved. They dare to believe it . . . and through such trust, a new wholeness emerges from yesterday's broken pieces.
God Loves Me Bible, Revised
by Susan Elizabeth BeckThe God Loves Me Bible is filled with simple, action-filled stories about the lives of more than fifty favorite Bible characters. Each story emphasizes the overriding theme of the Bible: God loves his world, his people, and “me!” Slip your child’s photo into the picture frame on the cover for a constant reminder of God’s love for them.
God Loves Me, My First Bible
by Susan Elizabeth BeckThe children came to Jesus Who hugged them in his arms. He blessed them, and he said a prayer To keep them from all harm. It&’s never too early for little ones and toddlers to learn that—&“God loves me!&”The God Loves Me, My First Bible contains simple, rhyming verses about Bible characters and important lessons about God&’s love for his children. Parents and children will enjoy reading each story that emphasizes the overriding theme of the Bible: God loves his world, his people, and me!
God Loves Nobodies: Good News for Somebody Like Me
by Matthew Doebler"I feel like a nobody." Have you ever said something similar? In the world we live in, it's all too easy to feel unnoticed. Nobody wants to be a nobody. Our career choices and entertainment all point to the lifelong pursuit of grand achievements, success stories, and lasting recognition. We all want to be somebody—even as Christians—and we feel utterly crushed and defeated when things don't turn out that way. How did it all come to this? In God Loves Nobodies, Pastor Matthew Doebler dives into the universal human desire to be special, even exceptional. Using biblical accounts, humorous pop culture references, and more, Pastor Doebler unmasks what he labels the "Somebody Problem," the never-ending race for significance, and explains how and why Jesus is the solution to your desire to be somebody. Do you sometimes feel like a nobody? Then this book is for you. Here's what people are saying about God Loves Nobodies: "The best version of anyone is their identity designed and assigned by God's grace. In God Loves Nobodies you will find more meaning, purpose, and significance no matter who you are. Packed with cultural illustrations and biblical evidence, it will engage you to better answer the universal and personal question, "Who am I?" –Pastor Daron Lindemann, Crosslife Church, Pflugerville, TX "My whole life I've felt like someone who never quite fit in. That's why I'm so thankful for this book. It is filled with good news and some good laughs. Pastor Matt shows from Scripture that God sees nobodies, saves nobodies, and even uses nobodies. If you have ever felt like an outsider, read this book." –Pastor Ben Sadler, Victory of the Lamb Lutheran Church, Franklin, WI
God Loves Ugly: & love makes beautiful
by Christa BlackEnhanced eBookIn this enhanced eBook, Christa tells readers more about her book with personal videos introducing each chapter and even includes her entire title song. Whenever Christa Black looked in the mirror, she was waging a war with herself. Her hatred of her face and body drove her, as a young woman, into frantic overachievement, addiction, and an eating disorder that landed her in rehab. A preacher's kid, she'd grown up imagining God as a "thou shalt not" tyrant. It was only when she miraculously discovered God's unconditional love for her--physical imperfections, moral failings, and all--that she finally began to accept herself. As she tells her story, Christa shares the tools she uses to combat the self-rejection that harms so many people's lives. In this raw testimony, Christa Black takes women on a step-by-step journey of faith and positive belief to reveal that if God loves ugly, then we can too.
God Loves You Barnabas: My First (I Can Read! #My First Shared Reader)
by Royden LeppGod Loves You Barnabas!—As Barnabas Bear walks through the Brookdale Wood, he notices the special talents of all his good friends. Mr. Beaver is good at woodworking and Sara Skunk is good at soccer. Barnabas has kind words for all of them. But then he wonders if God gave him any talents. His friends help him see what makes Barnabas a very special bear. This story, packed with humor and silliness, focuses on the daily life of Barnabas Bear and his group of friends that live in the Brookdale Wood.
God Loves You Very Much / VeggieTales
by Cindy KenneyOn each page of this fun, rhyming, board book shaped like Bob and Larry, kids meet their favorite VeggieTales characters who encourage them to remember that God loves them very much. Bob the Tomato says: “God made you special, but here is the rest… He loves you so much—he thinks you’re the best!” Kids will giggle their way through each page as Bob, Larry, and their Veggie friends share a special message that will last a lifetime! Through imaginative and innovative products, Zonderkidz is feeding young souls.
God Loves You: He Always Has—He Always Will
by David JeremiahThat God loves us is the most profound truth in the universe. Experiencing this love has the potential to answer every question, solve every problem, and satisfy the deepest yearnings of the heart. So why are many people who believe this still unable to fully utilize the power of God's love in their personal lives?In this probing book, Dr. David Jeremiah reveals that not fully understanding and appreciating every critical dimension of God's love can lead to missed opportunities to experience His love. He explains how even the so-called negative dimension of God's actions--hell, prohibitive commandments, pain and suffering in the world--can only be rightly understood by viewing them in light of God's true love. GOD LOVES YOU will enable readers to know God in a way that will consciously connect them with the healing power of His grace so they can experience the life of love they were created to enjoy.
God Loves the Stranger
by Sheila Peltz WeinbergHow to find peace and harmony in an unsettled world. You. Me. The person down the street or halfway around the globe. In this inspiring collection of stories, blessings, poetry, divine teachings, and meditation exercises, Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg conveys a single, powerful message: Let us not be strangers. God loves us all. Using a blend of ancient and modern ideas, God Loves the Stranger carves a clear pathway that enables us to learn how to love one another and create just societies. From teaching us how to handle suffering and aversion in positive, productive ways; how to learn creative skills for mindfulness, meditation, and retreat practice; and how to bring the roots of love and gratitude into our everyday lives, this book is a comprehensive tutorial for navigating today’s interpersonal and situational challenges with grace, spiritual fulfillment, and understanding. It offers tender, thought-provoking insight into the awareness that we are not—are never—alone; and that neither are our family members, our friends, or the strangers everywhere in the world. This lovely book comes along at just the right moment. The author has much wisdom to share for these difficult times about how to connect embracing the stranger within—our fears, vulnerabilities, and self-deceptions—with welcoming strangers without, whether they be those near to us or far away. —Judith Plaskow Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Manhattan College and author of Goddess and God in the World: Conversations in Embodied Theology
God Made Creepy Crawlies
by Sally Ann Conan"It's fun to watch these critters crawl and climb and creep. They always look so busy, I wonder when they sleep!" This delightful book also includes a recipe for spider cookies, directions for making your own creepy crawlies, and a fun game to play.
God Made Daddy Special
by Glenys NellistFrom Glenys Nellist, the author who brought us Love Letters from God and Snuggle Time Prayers, comes a new book about the special bond between a father and child. God Made Daddy Special is great for parents to read with their children, as the sweet, rhyming text and adorable illustrations by Estelle Corke show how any daddy is special through the eyes of a child and through the eyes of God. Whether it&’s a daddy giraffe who stretches his neck way up high into the trees, or a daddy polar bear who skates along the ice, this book shows readers all daddies are special in their own way. With a padded cover, this cute and cuddly board book is perfect for little ones and will provide endless amounts of enjoyment for both children and parents alike.
God Made Me (Buck Denver Asks... What's in the Bible?)
by Hannah C. HallI am special because God made ME.Clive helps his brother Ian learn that he is special because God made him!Featuring beloved characters Clive & Ian from the bestselling video series Buck Denver Asks...What's in the Bible? comes a new series of fun, easy-to-read board books designed just for preschoolers. Written by bestselling children's book author, Hannah Hall, this series features charming illustrations and helps parents teach their children about God's Creation and His love for them.
God Made Me Do It
by Marc HartzmanDoes God, in His infinite wisdom, convince people to get rid of their car insurance? Does He encourage cannibalism? Does the God of more than six billion people actually have time to root for the Minnesota Vikings?According to some, yes. How do they know? God told them. Luckily, God also told Marc Hartzman to write this book, a collection of the most shocking, absurd, and hilarious things people have ever claimed God asked them to do, and to present them for your pure reading enjoyment. Including:The man that God told to perform surgery on himselfGod's generous offer to miraculously fill his believer's gas tankThe fateful day God (assumedly feeling nostalgic for his teen years) asked a man to TP a police stationThe woman God instructed to direct traffic-toplessAnd, sadly, many more
God Made Me from A to Z: 26 Activity Devotions for Curious Little Kids
by Allison Key BemissTeach preschoolers their ABCs and faith using the hands-on, sensory experiences and projects in this creative activity devotional that explores living for Jesus with curiosity and excitement.Written by a mom, teacher, and expert in STEAM activities and early childhood education, this activity devotional is packed with opportunities for little ones to grow, learn, and have fun in God's great, exciting world. This book includes ...26 devotions for each letter that focus on curiosity and inquiry and include biblically-rooted "I Am" affirmations;short, easy-to-understand Bible verses and prayers that speak to a young child's sweet and joyful heart;active projects, crafts, recipes, games, and songs for hands-on sensory learning;an introduction for families overviewing the research-based design and strategies embedded in the projects; andaccess to a downloadable alphabet coloring book.God Made Me from A to Z is designed fortoddlers and preschoolers ages 2 to 5high-energy children, neurodivergent children, and children with special needsSunday school classes, preschool lessons, and homeschool familiesa New Year's or summer family project, starting a new school year, and gifts for birthdays, Easter baskets, and ChristmasYoung children are natural explorers. Help them discover God's world and how wonderfully God created them while encouraging their hearts with scriptural truths and gifting them special family memories.
God Made Mommy Special
by Glenys NellistFrom Glenys Nellist, the author who brought us Love Letters from God and Snuggle Time Prayers, comes a new book about the special bond between a mother and child. God Made Mommy Special is great for parents to read with their children, as the sweet, rhyming text and adorable illustrations by Estelle Corke show how any mommy is special through the eyes of a child and through the eyes of God. Whether it&’s a mommy monkey who swings from trees, or a mommy sparrow who cuddles her little one under her wing, this book shows readers all mommies are special in their own way. With a padded cover, this cute and cuddly board book is perfect for little ones and will provide endless amounts of enjoyment for both children and parents alike.
God Made Night and Day (Buck Denver Asks... What's in the Bible?)
by Hannah C. HallThere was a moon and there was a sun and it was good!Brothers Clive & Ian go on a camping trip and discover that God made the sun and moon, darkness and light, day and night!From the bestselling video series Buck Denver Asks...What's in the Bible? comes a new series of fun, easy-to-read board books designed just for preschoolers. Written by bestselling children's book author, Hannah Hall, the series features charming illustrations and helps parents teach their children about God's Creation and His love for them.
God Made Word: An Archaeology of Mystic Discourse in Early Modern Spain (Toronto Iberic)
by Dale ShugerThe Golden Age of Spanish mysticism has traditionally been read in terms of individual authors or theological traditions. God Made Word, however, considers early modern Spanish mysticism as a question of language and as a discourse that circulated in concrete social, institutional, and geographic spaces. Proposing a new reading of early modern Spanish mysticism, God Made Word traces the struggles over the representation of interiorized spiritual union – the tension between making it known and conveying its unknowability – far beyond the usual canon of mystic literature. Dale Shuger combines a study of genres that have traditionally been the object of literary study, including poetry, theatre, and autobiography, with a language-based analysis of other areas that have largely been studied by historians and theologians. Arguing that these generic separations grew out of an increasing preoccupation with the cultivation and control of interiorized spirituality, God Made Word shows that by tracing certain mystic representations we come to understand the emergence of different discursive rules and expectations for a wide range of representations of the ineffable.
God Made You Special / VeggieTales
by Eric MetaxasBob’s red and round, and he bounces ‘cause he has no feet. Madame Blueberry lives in a tree. What makes her special? She’s as blue as can be. What about those French Peas? They speak with “zee accent.” Tots will discover that it’s okay to be different, because God made you special and he loves you very much. Through fun rhymes and humor, and some help from those lovable Veggies, little ones will realize that God makes everyone special!"
God Made the Animals (Buck Denver Asks... What's in the Bible?)
by Hannah C. HallGigantic animals, teeny-tiny animals, soft furry animals, shiny animals that crawl-God made them all.Brothers Clive & Ian visit the zoo and discover that God created each amazing animal perfectly unique!Featuring beloved characters Clive & Ian from the bestselling video series Buck Denver Asks...What's in the Bible? comes a new series of fun, easy-to-read board books designed just for preschoolers. Written by bestselling children's book author, Hannah Hall, the series features charming illustrations and helps parents teach their children about God's Creation and His love for them.
God Made the World (Buck Denver Asks... What's in the Bible?)
by Hannah C. HallGod made the world and everything in it!Brothers Clive & Ian go on a picnic and discover that God created the whole world for us to enjoy.From the bestselling video series Buck Denver Asks...What's in the Bible? comes a new series of fun, easy-to-read board books designed just for preschoolers. Written by bestselling children's book author, Hannah Hall, the series features charming illustrations and helps parents teach their children about God's Creation and His love for them.
God Makes the Rivers To Flow
by Eknath EaswaranAn anthology of world mysticism with a special focus, this guidebook presents inspired passages from the world's greatest saints and scriptures which proclaim the truths central to all religions in a poetically distilled and positive form.They have been chosen for purity of expression, clarity, positive vision, universality, and for a practical immediacy which makes them translatable into daily life.When we read the words of the inspired passages collected in this book, reflect on them, write them out, memorize them, and meditate on them with profound concentration, they have the capacity to sink deep into our consciousness, alive with the original charge of mystical awareness which first drew them forth.This book is organized to support various levels of engagement with the carefully chosen selections of transforming pieces.New in this edition: Nearly twice the number of passages. Brief instructions in how to use these powerful selections for daily meditation. Tips for memorization. A guide to choosing passages to shed unwanted habits or face life challenges. Instructions in "Lectio Divina" - a style of study found in all major traditions. Background notes about individual scriptures and mystics. New cover
God Mocks: A History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to Stephen Colbert
by Terry LindvallWinner of the 2016 Religious Communication Association Book of the Year AwardIn God Mocks, Terry Lindvall ventures into the muddy and dangerous realm of religious satire, chronicling its evolution from the biblical wit and humor of the Hebrew prophets through the Roman Era and the Middle Ages all the way up to the present. He takes the reader on a journey through the work of Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales, Cervantes, Jonathan Swift, and Mark Twain, and ending with the mediated entertainment of modern wags like Stephen Colbert. Lindvall finds that there is a method to the madness of these mockers: true satire, he argues, is at its heart moral outrage expressed in laughter. But there are remarkable differences in how these religious satirists express their outrage.The changing costumes of religious satirists fit their times. The earthy coarse language of Martin Luther and Sir Thomas More during the carnival spirit of the late medieval period was refined with the enlightened wit of Alexander Pope. The sacrilege of Monty Python does not translate well to the ironic voices of Soren Kierkegaard. The religious satirist does not even need to be part of the community of faith. All he needs is an eye and ear for the folly and chicanery of religious poseurs. To follow the paths of the satirist, writes Lindvall, is to encounter the odd and peculiar treasures who are God’s mouthpieces. In God Mocks, he offers an engaging look at their religious use of humor toward moral ends.
God Moments: Recognizing and Remembering God's Presence in Your Life
by Alan D. WrightIn a society that often focuses on its negative experiences, Alan Wright offers a refreshing new perspective: the positive experiences we have daily are proof of God's active involvement in our lives. Alan encourages Christians needing hope to "remember God" -- to rediscover forgotten joyous memories and understand that yesterday's hidden treasures are tomorrow's spiritual riches. In an inspirational style perfect for devotions, the author skillfully leads readers to uncover the unshakable and uplifting evidence of their own God Moments. Now in a fresh, contemporary paperback cover!From the Trade Paperback edition.
God Naturalized: Epistemological Reflections on Theistic Belief in light of the New Science of Religion (New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion #11)
by Halvor KvandalThis volume argues that theistic philosophy should be seen not as an “armchair” enterprise but rather as a critical endeavor to bring philosophy of religion into close contact with emerging sciences of religion. This text engages with the rationality of religious belief by investigating central problems and arguments in philosophy of religion from the perspective of new naturalistic research. A central question the book analyzes is whether findings in cognitive science of religion (CSR) falsify or undermine religious ideas and beliefs. With regard to CSR, this volume offers a sustained and critical investigation of the neutrality and positive-relevance view, before offering a re-appraisal of the conflict view. The text argues that when scrutinizing these views, much more attention must be paid to specific normative premises that allow empirical findings to have epistemic relevance. A novel feature is the theoretical application of analytical epistemology in virtue-epistemology to the central question of whether CSR undermines, supports, or is neutral with respect to religious belief. This book appeals to upper-level students and researchers in the field.
God Needed a Puppy
by John Gray Shanna BrickellEdgar the Owl and Freddy the Fox show readers of all ages how saying goodbye to a beloved animal does not mean saying goodbye forever.A portion of proceeds will be donated to animal shelters around the country. ---------- When John's puppy Samuel died unexpectedly at just six months old it brought a profound sadness to their home and a sense that this was just not fair. For the first time John understood how a child must feel when they lose a pet of any age, asking themselves, "Why?" Hoping to turn his pain into something positive, John put pen to paper and wrote a story to help any child who has lost a pet.In God Needed a Puppy John guides children through the grieving process by using friendly animals from the forest to explain the reasons why a beloved pet sometimes has to leave us. He reassures them that this "goodbye" is not forever and offers hope that other furry friends will someday come into their lives.