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Unfold: Poetry + Prose
by Ari B. CoferFrom the author of paper girl and the knives that made her comes unfold, a poetic, aching, and hopeful retelling of realizations made while on the journey to healing from both loss of love and loss of self.Through poetry and short essays, unfold shows that true growth comes from being unafraid to face what&’s hidden inside, to be vulnerable, and to be unashamed of what we find when we finally open up.
Unfolding Journey
by Catherine WeeksPoetry, like music, is another way to express emotions. The words follow a winding path carrying your feelings along with them. The rhythms speak to your heart and draw you in giving a voice to things you may not know you needed to say.Life is an unfolding journey of joys and sorrows, confidence and confusion. Unfolding Journey follows those ups and downs in my life. Feelings turned into words. Words given as a gift from our Heavenly Father- words He didn&’t intend for me alone.Let the words He gave sink into your heart. Let them become His words to you. Words to guide and to heal, to bring you to tears or laughter. Make His message part of your unfolding journey.
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope, leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
by Megan Phelps-RoperLOUIS THEROUX: 'For anyone who enjoyed Hillbilly Elegy or Educated, Unfollow is an essential text'PANDORA SYKES: 'Such a moving, redemptive, clear-eyed account of religious indoctrination' NICK HORNBY: 'A beautiful, gripping book about a singular soul, and an unexpected redemption'DOLLY ALDERTON: 'A modern-day parable for how we should speak and listen to each other'JON RONSON: 'Her journey - from Westboro to becoming one of the most empathetic, thoughtful, humanistic writers around - is exceptional and inspiring'An Amazon Best Book of 2019As featured on the BBC documentaries, 'The Most Hated Family in America' and 'Surviving America's Most Hated Family'It was an upbringing in many ways normal. A loving home, shared with squabbling siblings, overseen by devoted parents. Yet in other ways it was the precise opposite: a revolving door of TV camera crews and documentary makers, a world of extreme discipline, of siblings vanishing in the night.Megan Phelps-Roper was raised in the Westboro Baptist Church - the fire-and-brimstone religious sect at once aggressively homophobic and anti-Semitic, rejoiceful for AIDS and natural disasters, and notorious for its picketing the funerals of American soldiers. From her first public protest, aged five, to her instrumental role in spreading the church's invective via social media, her formative years brought their difficulties. But being reviled was not one of them. She was preaching God's truth. She was, in her words, 'all in'.In November 2012, at the age of twenty-six, she left the church, her family, and her life behind. Unfollow is a story about the rarest thing of all: a person changing their mind. It is a fascinating insight into a closed world of extreme belief, a biography of a complex family, and a hope-inspiring memoir of a young woman finding the courage to find compassion for others, as well as herself.---'A gripping story, beautifully told . . . It takes real talent to produce a book like this. Its message could not be more urgent' Sunday Times'Hate's kryptonite' Washington Examiner'An exceptional book' The Times'A nuanced portrait of the lure and pain of zealotry' New York Times'Unfolds like a suspense novel . . . A brave, unsettling, and fascinating memoir about the damage done by religious fundamentalism' NPR
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope, leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
by Megan Phelps-RoperIt was an upbringing in many ways normal. A loving home, shared with squabbling siblings, overseen by devoted parents. Yet in other ways it was the precise opposite: a revolving door of TV camera crews and documentary makers, a world of extreme discipline, of siblings vanishing in the night.Megan Phelps-Roper was raised in the Westboro Baptist Church - the fire-and-brimstone religious sect at once aggressively homophobic and anti-Semitic, rejoiceful for AIDS and natural disasters, and notorious for its picketing the funerals of American soldiers. From her first public protest, aged five, to her instrumental role in spreading the church's invective via social media, her formative years brought their difficulties. But being reviled was not one of them. She was preaching God's truth. She was, in her words, 'all in'.In November 2012, at the age of twenty-six, she left the church, her family, and her life behind. Unfollow is a story about the rarest thing of all: a person changing their mind. It is a fascinating insight into a closed world of extreme belief, a biography of a complex family, and a hope-inspiring memoir of a young woman finding the courage to find compassion for others, as well as herself.(P)2019 Audible Inc.
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
by Megan Phelps-RoperAt the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper carried signs protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. As she grew, she watched the church--an enterprise consisting almost entirely of her immediate relatives--expand its activities. It became notorious for picketing soldiers' funerals and celebrating death and tragedy, causing the BBC to label the Phelpses "the most hated family in America." For Megan, however, Westboro was a source of comfort and inspiration. She admired the congregation's familial warmth and religious zeal. And as the church's Twitter spokesperson, she mastered its messaging--skillfully expounding upon pop culture, current events, and all the reasons "God Hates Your Feelings." Her grandfather, the church's founding minister, regarded her as a "jewel." But Megan's Twitter evangelizing triggered a remarkable transformation. As she jousted with online critics, observed church members mistreating one another, and tried to make sense of her own evolving beliefs and desires, she started to question her mission. Soon, she was exchanging messages with a man who would help change her life. A gripping memoir of escaping extremism and falling in love, Unfollow relates Megan's painful departure from Westboro and how she replaced the dogmas she had absorbed with a new community. The tale of her moral awakening is rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, exposing the dangers of black-and-white thinking--and illuminating a possible way out of our age of angry polarization.
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
by Megan Phelps-RoperThe activist and TED speaker Megan Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in AmericaAt the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As Phelps-Roper grew up, she saw that church members were close companions and accomplished debaters, applying the logic of predestination and the language of the King James Bible to everyday life with aplomb—which, as the church’s Twitter spokeswoman, she learned to do with great skill. Soon, however, dialogue on Twitter caused her to begin doubting the church’s leaders and message: If humans were sinful and fallible, how could the church itself be so confident about its beliefs? As she digitally jousted with critics, she started to wonder if sometimes they had a point—and then she began exchanging messages with a man who would help change her life.A gripping memoir of escaping extremism and falling in love, Unfollow relates Phelps-Roper’s moral awakening, her departure from the church, and how she exchanged the absolutes she grew up with for new forms of warmth and community. Rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, Phelps-Roper’s life story exposes the dangers of black-and-white thinking and the need for true humility in a time of angry polarization.
Unforgettable
by Janet Lee BartonAt the request of friends, Meagan returns to her hometown to start a business to help bring tourists to Magnolia Bay. She meets up with her old flame, though she has received a proposal from another man.
Unforgettable Faith
by Cynthia RutledgeHER LIFE HAD REACHED A CROSSROADSSchoolteacher Faith Richards hopped on a motorcycle, hoping to outrun the God she felt had forsaken her. God, however, had other ideas....Faith's bike spun out on a country road in Willow Creek, Nebraska, dumping her at the feet of blue-eyed, flaxen-haired hunk Daniel Whitman, a man who seemed to look right past her leather jacket and into her soul. She'd been rescued by the local pastor!Dan's hard work for the Lord left him little time for love, but his loyal parishioners were convinced that Faith was the answer to their prayers. And they made sure that she stayed in town long enough for Pastor Dan to get to know her, and for the Lord to work in His mysterious ways....
Unforgivable: An Abusive Priest and the Church That Sent Him Abroad
by Kevin Lewis O'NeillThe first book to expose how the Catholic Church systematically covers up scandal by moving abusers across borders. Clerical sexual abuse is as global as the Roman Catholic Church, with bishops moving credibly accused priests not simply between parishes but also across international borders. Unforgivable follows the movement of one such perpetrator from the Great Plains of central Minnesota to the Indigenous highlands of Guatemala, where this priest had access to children and even raised one as his own. Although Father David Roney is at the center of this particular story, author Kevin Lewis O'Neill offers ample evidence that offshoring priests is a common practice. These maneuvers and the callous indifference of the Church—even once caught red-handed—reveal the limits of justice. They also lay bare the disturbing fact that the scale of clerical sexual abuse is far bigger than anyone has yet considered. Rigorously researched and viscerally important, this book raises urgent questions about holding the Catholic Church accountable.
Unforgiving
by Patricia HaleySins from the past have left a lingering stench in the Mitchell family. Enduring a tumultuous rollercoaster ride through financial ruin, professional humiliation, personal failure, and marital discord, Joel has finally come to terms with his shortcomings. In an attempt to set his life on the right track, he reaches out to the most unlikely person, his stepmother and long-time nemesis, Madeline, pleading with her to let him back into the family business. Don, the eldest living son, has other plans. He feels he has paid his dues, suffered years of rejection, and played second fiddle to his father's second family long enough. Don's sister Tamara gets wind of her mother's and brother's plans, which she considers a betrayal. She is outraged that they're considering someone other than her for the role of CEO. Writing off Madeline and Don as traitors, Tamara concocts her own way to get the upper hand. Harmony seems impossible for the Mitchell clan, with each step toward truce and reconciliation resulting in two backward steps shrouded in conflict. Will years of conflict and bitterness continue to get in the way, or can the Mitchells finally find a way to forgive, in order to save their family business and the life of a disturbed family member?
Unfreezing Moves: Following Jesus Into the Mission Field
by Bill Easum William EasumPrepares Christian congregations to fulfill their basic function - to make disciples who make disciples for Jesus Christ. This book is about helping "stuck" and "unstuck" churches either become unstuck or constantly improve their ministry of making disciples. This book is designed to help church leaders make profound changes in the way they do ministry or constantly practice methodological innovation/improvement to be effective in creating disciples churches.
Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern, and Decide About Social Media
by Kyle TennantThree days. No Facebook. No Twitter. No social media. Just time to detox, discern, and decide. Take a three-day social media fast with Unfriend Yourself and learn to examine your use of social media from a Christian perspective. This book will guide you in evaluating your fast by asking challenging questions such as:What happens when I broadcast myself on the Internet?Do I see a difference between my interactions on social media and my interactions face-to-face?Do I rule my media, or do my media rule me? While reading Unfriend Yourself, you will learn to think critically, biblically, and practically about social media. Whether you choose to leave the social media scene, engage in it less, or engage in it more after your social media fast, your perspective on social media will never be the same. &“Without throwing the baby out with the bathwater, Kyle challenges the Christian to a God-honoring approach to social media involvement. Well researched and thought through, Unfriend Yourself avoids the emotional arguments and instead presents a provocative &‘must read&’ for any students, young adults, and generations beyond who want to be responsible in approaching social media from a biblical worldview.&” – Dr. Bob MacRae, Professor of Youth Ministry at Moody Bible Institute
Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern, and Decide About Social Media
by Kyle TennantThree days. No Facebook. No Twitter. No social media. Just time to detox, discern, and decide. Take a three-day social media fast with Unfriend Yourself and learn to examine your use of social media from a Christian perspective. This book will guide you in evaluating your fast by asking challenging questions such as:What happens when I broadcast myself on the Internet?Do I see a difference between my interactions on social media and my interactions face-to-face?Do I rule my media, or do my media rule me? While reading Unfriend Yourself, you will learn to think critically, biblically, and practically about social media. Whether you choose to leave the social media scene, engage in it less, or engage in it more after your social media fast, your perspective on social media will never be the same. &“Without throwing the baby out with the bathwater, Kyle challenges the Christian to a God-honoring approach to social media involvement. Well researched and thought through, Unfriend Yourself avoids the emotional arguments and instead presents a provocative &‘must read&’ for any students, young adults, and generations beyond who want to be responsible in approaching social media from a biblical worldview.&” – Dr. Bob MacRae, Professor of Youth Ministry at Moody Bible Institute
Ungewöhnlicher Erfolg
by Gabriel Agbo Christine WilhelmUngewöhnlicher (gelegentlicher Erfolg!) Gott hat dich dazu bestimmt, erfolgreich zu sein. Es ist dein Recht. Es ist deine Natur. Es ist genau dort in deiner DNA. Sie haben keine Entschuldigung, um ein Versager zu sein. Alles, was du jemals in diesem Leben tun musst, ist bereits in dich eingepflanzt und auch in das Wort Gottes eingebettet. Wahr. Dieses Buch wird deine Augen für diese ewige Wahrheit öffnen. Sie können nicht durchgehen und gleich bleiben. Sie finden hier Themen wie: Sie können erfolgreich sein, Dinge sind nicht gut? O Herr, Gott des Himmels, er hält seine Bündnisse, höre auf mein Gebet, gewähre mir Erfolg und Gefallen, Vision-Plan-Arbeit, Timing, Überwindung von Hindernissen, es ist geschehen! Sie werden die Geheimnisse des reichsten Mannes, der jemals gelebt hat, des stärksten Mannes und des mächtigsten Königs entdecken. Und auch Gebete, die dich automatisch auf den Erfolgspfad bringen. Gott hat dich nicht zum Scheitern verurteilt. Er hat dich nach Seinem Ebenbild geschaffen. Das bedeutet einfach, dass, wie Er ein Erfolg ist, wir auch sein müssen. Du wurdest geboren und gerettet, um erfolgreich zu sein! Lesen und transformieren.
Unglued Devotional: 60 Days of Imperfect Progress
by Lysa TerkeurstThis companion devotional to the bestselling book Unglued provides encouragement to help readers handle emotional struggles. Including a daily opening Scripture, Thought for the Day, devotion, and closing prayer, this book helps readers begin a 60-day journey in learning to positively process raw emotions, such as fear, anger, and regret.
Unglued Participant's Guide: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions
by Lysa TerkeurstUse this participant’s guide in conjunction with the Unglued DVD to dig deeper into learning how to acknowledge, understand, and manage raw emotions that are commonplace to the average woman. According to author and speaker Lysa TerKeurst, each time we feel a raw emotion coming to the surface it’s an opportunity to either fall back into patterns that make us wallow in guilt or choose more wisely and make progress. Let’s choose today to progress! Session titles include: Why A I So Emotional? What’s Really Going On? Roadblocks Sucker Punches Putting on My Big Girl Pants I’m the Boss of My Emotions
Unholy Alliance: The Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World
by Jay SekulowThe New York Times bestselling author of Rise of ISIS exposes the dangers of radical Islam and the effects it has on the American way of life in this informative and eye-opening new book.In Unholy Alliance, Jay Sekulow highlights and defines the looming threat of radical Islam. A movement born in Iran during the Islamic Revolution in 1979, radical Islam has at its heart the goal of complete world domination. As this movement has grown, Iran has entered into alliances with Syria and Russia, leading to a deadly game of geopolitical threats and violence. Not only will you better understand jihadist terror, but you will also learn about Sharia law—a legal code that removes all personal liberty and is starkly incompatible with the US Constitution. All Muslims are required to follow Sharia—as are all who live in lands controlled by Islam. It is the goal of radical Islam to see Sharia instituted across the globe. If we are to combat radical Islam’s agenda of domination, we must arm ourselves with knowledge. With carefully researched history, legal-case studies, and in-depth interviews, Unholy Alliance lays out the ideology and strategy of radical Islam, as well as the path we must take to defeat it.
Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed & Forgery in the Holy Land
by Nina BurleighIn 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the world's front pages as the first material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ. Today it is exhibit number one in a forgery trial involving millions of dollars worth of high-end, Biblical era relics, some of which literally re-wrote Near Eastern history and which could lead to the incarceration of some very wealthy men and embarrass major international institutions, including the British Museum and Sotheby's. Set in Israel, with its 30,000 archaeological digs crammed with biblical-era artifacts, and full of colorful characters—scholars, evangelicals, detectives, and millionaire collectors—Unholy Business tells the incredibly story of what the Israeli authorities have called "the fraud of the century." It takes readers into the murky world of Holy Land relic dealing, from the back alleys of Jerusalem's Old City to New York's Fifth Avenue, and reveals biblical archaeology as it is pulled apart by religious believers on one side and scientists on the other.
Unholy Catholic Ireland: Religious Hypocrisy, Secular Morality, and Irish Irreligion (Spiritual Phenomena)
by Hugh TurpinThere are few instances of a contemporary Western European society more firmly welded to religion than Ireland is to Catholicism. For much of the twentieth century, to be considered a good Irish citizen was to be seen as a good and observant Catholic. Today, the opposite may increasingly be the case. The Irish Catholic Church, once a spiritual institution beyond question, is not only losing influence and relevance; in the eyes of many, it has become something utterly desacralized. In this book, Hugh Turpin offers an innovative and in-depth account of the nature and emergence of "ex-Catholicism"—a new model of the good, and secular, Irish person that is being rapidly adopted in Irish society. Using rich quantitative and qualitative research methods, Turpin explains the emergence and character of religious rejection in the Republic. He examines how numerous factors—including economic growth, social liberalization, attenuated domestic religious socialization, the institutional scandals and moral collapse of the Church, and the Church's lingering influence in social institutions and laws—have interacted to produce a rapid growth in ex-Catholicism. By tracing the frictions within and between practicing Catholics, cultural Catholics, and ex-Catholics in a period of profound cultural change and moral reckoning, Turpin shows how deeply the meanings of being religious or non-religious have changed in the country once described as "Holy Catholic Ireland."
Unholy Child
by Catherine BreslinSimilar to the film "Agnes of God", but a more satisfying plot and character motivation. Critical of Roman Catholicism, particularly among the lower class, and of the Church's tendency to close ranks when nuns and priests commit crimes. Was the nun in question "sane"? Is the Church above the law? Should punishment of the religious be left to the internal affairs section of the Roman Catholic Church? The reader must decide.
Unholy Ghost: The Road to Redemption Series (The\road To Redemption Ser. #5)
by James Green'Fixer' for the Vatican Jimmy Costello always liked Paris, but never got the chance to spend much time there. Now his boss in Rome wants him to go back. It's a simple job: find the missing owner of a piece of valuable property. But Jimmy's not the only one looking. What is he looking for and who else wants it so badly? No one seems to have the answers. This time Jimmy is on his own.
Unholy Hunger: A Novel
by Heather JamesEvelyn Barrett wants to die. As long as her daughter's murderer dies with her, she is ready to go. Why did this man--this stranger--destroy her family? Why has he not been brought to justice? Why is she forced to live a life of anger and grief? Amid a million questions she cannot answer, Evelyn knows one thing for sure: this murderer must be punished for his crime.Before it all, she was a successful attorney who won all the hard cases. Now that the case is personal, Evelyn will stop at nothing to seek her own version of justice. When another girl goes missing, Evelyn plows forward, ignoring the warnings from police detectives, the pleas of her grief-stricken husband, and the strange, almost supernatural tingles that tug at her. But as she follows the stench of evil, Evelyn learns that the hardest thing she will have to face may not be the death of her child after all. Perhaps the harder lesson is this: the ultimate truth--of crime and verdict, of life and death--cannot be swayed by a mother's revenge.In this first book of a new, page-turning series, a woman will be brought to her limits before she finally recognizes the movement of the Holy Spirit and reconnects with the source of true peace.
Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump
by Sarah PosnerA &“masterful and meticulous&”* feat of reportage that explains one of the central mysteries of the Trump era: the unholy marriage of Trump and the evangelicals, as officiated by the alt-right.*Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money Why did so many evangelicals turn out to vote for Donald Trump, a serial philanderer with questionable conservative credentials who seems to defy Christian values with his every utterance? To a reporter like Sarah Posner, who has been covering the religious right for decades, the answer turns out to be far more intuitive than one might think.In this taut inquiry, Posner digs deep into the radical history of the religious right to reveal how issues of race and xenophobia have always been at the movement&’s core, and how religion often cloaked anxieties about perceived threats to a white, Christian America. Fueled by an antidemocratic impulse, and united by this narrative of reverse victimization, the religious right and the alt-right support a common agenda–and are actively using the erosion of democratic norms to roll back civil rights advances, stock the judiciary with hard-right judges, defang and deregulate federal agencies, and undermine the credibility of the free press. Increasingly, this formidable bloc is also forging ties with European far right groups, giving momentum to a truly global movement. Revelatory and engrossing, Unholy offers a deeper understanding of the ideological underpinnings and forces influencing the course of Republican politics. This is a book that must be read by anyone who cares about the future of American democracy.
Unhurried: An Invitation to Slow Down, Create Margin, and Surrender Control to God
by Samantha DeckerExperience the joy of slowing down, creating margin, and surrendering control to God.Samantha Decker lived a hurried life. Swimming in chaos with a never-ending to-do list, she experienced the fatigue and desperation of rushing from one thing to another. But, amidst her chaos and fruitless efforts to do and be everything, the Lord gently met her. He invited her to slow down and experience His created design for rest.In Unhurried, we will explore our busy, hurried lives and discover how we can experience the joy of slowing down. We will learn more about margin—what is it, how did Jesus create it, and how can we follow Him? Through the Lord&’s guidance and grace, Samantha also shows us how to make time for eternal realities.Are your days marked by busyness, striving, and planning?Does rest feel unattainable?Do you regularly describe yourself as &“busy&”?This book is an invitation to rest, create space, and join God in the work He&’s doing.This is the story of a God who knows how to rest. A God who has everything under control. A God who gave His only Son to save us from our sins and the bondage they bring. In Christ, there is freedom from striving, busyness, and hurry. Are you ready to take off these weights and follow Jesus?
Uni the Unicorn: Easter Bunny Helper (Uni the Unicorn)
by Amy Krouse RosenthalStock your Easter basket with this tasty treat, and ride along on a magical adventure to help the Easter Bunny! Are you a Helper like Uni the Unicorn?Celebrate spring with Uni and the Easter Bunny! The little girl is so excited for the Easter Bunny to visit and especially for the great Easter egg hunt. But, uh oh! The colorful Easter eggs are missing! Uni the Unicorn is happy to help. They check the trees and flowers and the garden, but still no eggs! It just might take a little Uni magic…This new line of Helper picture books, based on the New York Times bestseller Uni the Unicorn also includes Reindeer Helper and Tooth Fairy Helper, and Mermaid Helper is coming soon!Celebrate the magic of believing with Uni the Unicorn.