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Hope in 60 Seconds: Encountering the God of the Impossible
by Cristina BakerNow more than ever, we all face trying situations. The hope we need and hunger for is not a strategy or state of mind, but faith in Jesus. He stands secure for us in the face of every trial, from loss to sickness to injustice. Through 20 short prayers, 10 personal stories of miraculous transformations, and Biblical teachings, Hope in 60 Seconds will help you take the first steps towards a journey of security in the hope of Jesus.&“At twenty-one I was as far from hopeful as anyone could get. Maybe as far as you are now.&”These are the words of Cristina Baker as she considered her traumatic life: from childhood abuse to troubled teen years, to a descent into substance abuse, she resonates with a lost world who understands first-hand how easy it is to lose hope. Then, just as she was about to go to jail for drug possession, the Hero of Hope, Jesus Christ, came into her life and set her on a completely new path.If you are weary and doubting, Cristina understands. Hope in 60 Seconds will help you to:Be encouraged and empowered by someone who has been in a similar place of discouragement and discovered Christ&’s authority and love,Learn how Jesus establishes hope and begin to experience it first-hand in the darkest of circumstances,Grow in your ability to connect with Jesus and find the hope you have longed for all of your life, andProve that a connection with Jesus is the ultimate source of hope.The message of Cristina&’s life is Jesus, the hope we need and hunger for—a hope that will stand secure in the face of brokenness, loss, sickness, abuse, a brain tumor diagnosis, injustice, and death. In Hope in 60 Seconds, she shares the steps of her journey to encounter, receive, and walk in the hope of Jesus, and offers readers powerful wisdom for how they can take the same journey for themselves.
Hope in Addiction: Understanding and Helping Those Caught in its Grip
by Andy PartingtonLondon&’s suburbs. Latin America&’s megacities. West Africa&’s villages. China&’s skyscrapers. North America&’s homes.Addiction is a worldwide and at-home epidemic.A powerful look at the gospel for the addicted, Hope in Addiction helps us think about what it means to be the Church in light of this growing—and heartbreaking—epidemic.How did we get here? And how can we find freedom from addiction? This book is not just about drug or alcohol abuse. It&’s about gambling addictions, porn dependencies, workaholism, and internet addictions. It&’s a book about how slaves to addiction can experience freedom as children of the living God and family in the community of God. Wherever they are. Whatever has enslaved them.With clarity and compassion, Andy Partington brings together personal stories, compelling research, and frontline ministry experience. This book is for Christian leaders, influencers, counselors, and educators. For the friends and family of those gripped by addiction. And, for those who themselves battle addiction. This book is for all of us. There is hope in addiction. Hope for freedom. Hope for wholeness. Hope for eternity.
Hope in Health
by Alan PetersenThe language of hope permeates contemporary health and healthcare. It is believed that patients who are hopeful are more likely to recover, and health professionals endeavour to 'instil' or 'manage' hope in patients. The rhetoric of hope is extensively employed in marketing medical tests, treatments and devices. Despite this focus on hope in health, sociologists and other social scientists have failed to offer a systematic analysis of the discourses of hope and related practices. This book is the first to explore the socio-politics of hope in the contexts of health and healthcare. It highlights the significance of technological promise in contemporary conceptions of hope, making reference to examples such as stem cell treatments, medical testing, personal risk management, the use of self-tracking devices, and anti-ageing treatments and longevity research. The book concludes by arguing for scholars to take more seriously the significance of 'hope' in the contexts of health and healthcare.
Hope in Pastoral Care and Counseling
by Andrew D. LesterThis book focuses on clinical theories and methods for pastoral assessment of intervention with those who despair and offers a corrective measures to these stories through deconstruction, re-framing, and reconstruction.
Hope in Times of Grief
by Jonancy SundbergGrief and loss affect everyone. Whether it's a disappointment, death, or death of a dream, life's losses can make you feel sad, hopeless and discouraged. When your world seems to be falling apart, Hope in Times of Grief is an essential resource. With encouraging Bible verses and insightful quotes to speak to your sorrow and comfort your soul, you'll move through sadness and grief toward joy, peace, hope, and new beginnings.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not
by Craig Groeschel“I want to believe, I want to have hope, but…” Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel hears these words often and has asked them himself. We want to know God, feel his presence, and trust that he hears our prayers, but in the midst of great pain, we may wonder if he really cares about us. Even when we have both hope and hurt, sometimes it’s the hurt that shouts the loudest. Can God be good when life is not?In Hope in the Dark, Groeschel explores the story of the father who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus, saying, “I believe! Help my unbelief!” In the man’s sincere plea, Jesus heard the tension in the man’s battle-scarred heart. He healed not only the boy but the father too, driving out the hopelessness that had overtaken him. He can do the same for us today.As Groeschel shares his pain surrounding the current health challenges of his daughter, he acknowledges the questions we may ask in our own deepest pain: “Where was God when I was being abused?” “Why was my child born with a disability?” “Why did the cancer come back?” “Why are all my friends married and I’m alone?” He invites us to wrestle with such questions as we ask God to honor our faith and heal our unbelief.In the middle of your profound pain, you long for authentic words of understanding and hope. You long to know that even in overwhelming reality, you can still believe that God is good. Rediscover a faith in the character, power, and presence of God. Even in the questions. Even now.
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
by Rebecca SolnitWhen the first edition of Hope in the Dark was published in mid-2004 it gained an instant cult audience. Many readers were so inspired by Solnit's book that they bought multiple copies to give to friends. This new, significantly expanded edition covers, among other things, the political territory of America and the world after George Bush's re-election. Acclaimed author Rebecca Solnit draws on her life as a writer and activist, on the events of our moment, on our deepest past, to argue for hope--hope even in the dark. Solnit reminds us of how changed the world has been by the activism of the past five decades. Offering a dazzling account of some of the least expected of those changes, she proposes a vision of cause-and-effect relations that provides new grounds for political engagement in the present. Counting historic victories--from the fall of the Berlin wall to the Zapatista uprising to Seattle in 1999 to the worldwide marches against war in Iraq to Cancun in September 2003--she traces the rise of a sophisticated, supple, nonviolent new movement that unites all the diverse and fragmentary issues of the eighties and nineties in our new century.
Hope in the Hard Places: How to Survive When Your World Feels Out of Control
by Sarah BeckmanHope in the Hard Places is a practical, encouraging guidebook for the weary soul looking for hope in dark circumstances.In this life, everyone must face trials. Cancer, chronic illness, loss of a loved one, divorce, depression, prodigal children, caring for aging parents, and other unknown terrains can cause people to feel hopeless and helpless. For those who feel like they don&’t know where to turn, Hope in the Hard Places equips readers to walk through their trial with hope rather than desperation. Sarah Beckman, a speaker and author, teaches effective and powerful ways to get through the pain with biblical truths and principles. She also includes insight from others who have experienced all manner of trials. Packed with practical strategies, checklists, encouragement, wisdom from seasoned travelers, and rock-solid biblical truth, Hope in the Hard Places provides a beacon of hope in the darkness so that readers can walk through the depths of hardship with insight, dignity, and certainty.
Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life
by Wendelin Van DraanenPart writing guide and part memoir, this inspiring book from the author of Flipped and The Running Dream is like Bird by Bird for YA readers and writers. <p><p> Wendelin Van Draanen didn't grow up wanting to be a writer, but thirty books later, she's convinced that writing saved her life. Or, at least, saved her from a life of bitterness and despair. Writing helped her sort out what she thought and felt and wanted. And digging deep into fictional characters helped her understand the real people in her life better as well. <p> Wendelin shares what she's learned--about writing, life, and what it takes to live the writing life. This book is packed with practical advice on the craft: about how to create characters and plot a story that's exciting to read. But maybe even more helpful is the insight she provides into the persistence, and perseverance, it takes to live a productive, creative life. And she answers the age-old question Where do you get your ideas? by revealing how events in her own life became the seeds of her best-loved novels.Hope in the Mail is a wildly inspirational read for anyone with a story to share.
Hope is Coming: A true story of grief and gratitude
by Louise BlythHow can you lose the love of your life, but gain the greatest love you can ever know?In this gripping memoir, Louise Blyth charts the love story she shared with her husband and shares how it prematurely toppled into grief, pain and enlightenment. Hope Is Coming documents what happened when thirty-three-year-old George, a stoical and dynamic father of two, was diagnosed with advanced cancer. Told through letters, love notes and text messages, this true-story shares beautiful insight into one of life's biggest milestones. It tenderly provokes a deeper look inside our hearts and shines a light on some of life's biggest questions. The couple's story highlights the strength and fortitude of the human spirit, whilst also teaching that peace and connection with God can emerge from sadness. This book will speak to all of those who have loved, lost and search for the meaning of life in death.
Hope is Coming: A true story of grief and gratitude
by Louise BlythHow can you lose the love of your life, but gain the greatest love you can ever know?In this gripping memoir, Louise Blyth charts the love story she shared with her husband and shares how it prematurely toppled into grief, pain and enlightenment. Hope Is Coming documents what happened when thirty-three-year-old George, a stoical and dynamic father of two, was diagnosed with advanced cancer. Told through letters, love notes and text messages, this true-story shares beautiful insight into one of life's biggest milestones. It tenderly provokes a deeper look inside our hearts and shines a light on some of life's biggest questions. The couple's story highlights the strength and fortitude of the human spirit, whilst also teaching that peace and connection with God can emerge from sadness. This audiobook will speak to all of those who have loved, lost and search for the meaning of life in death.(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Hope of Nations: Standing Strong in a Post-Truth, Post-Christian World
by John S. DickersonEvery week a terrorist attack, riot, or political scandal makes the headlines—and we feel the world around us shaking again. We struggle to separate truth from biased statements and hope from naïveté. We wonder how we got here and where these uncertain days will take us.One of the world’s top investigative reporters, John S. Dickerson, addresses this post-truth, post-Christian society in Hope of Nations. Hope of Nations shows us how and why the world is changing, where those changes will lead, and what it looks like to live like Christ in today’s society. With fascinating historical and political background, Dickerson helps us understand:The five major forces driving global change in the world todayWhy violent displays of Islam continue resurfacingThe incoming moral, social, and political impact of American millennialsTen ways to respond biblically to trends shaping the world right nowHow to live with Christian courage and compassion in tumultuous times“Times of great social upheaval are times of great spiritual opportunity,” writes Dickerson. “You can live the adventure of this era with great purpose. You can know with confidence that the Creator of the universe appointed you to bring light and life to this moment in human history.”Among the youngest award-winning journalists and a seminary-trained pastor, Dickerson brings his reporting skills, generational perspective, and biblical insights to this groundbreaking book.Get a larger view of what is happening with your community, your government, and your international neighbors in this thoughtful look at global events in light of your unique Christian calling.
Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom
by Cornel WestOffering openhearted wisdom for modern times, this courageous collection of quotations, speech excerpts, letters, and photographs is by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Democracy Matters".
Hope this Helps: How to be Kinder to Yourself and Others
by Benjy KusiHOPE THIS HELPS tackles the everyday issues that affect us all and offers easy guidance and insight that might just help you live and feel better.The world can often feel like a very scary, complicated and messy place. It's not always clear what is the correct thing to say, the best thing to do or the right way to be.HOPE THIS HELPS offers an easy guide that can help you feel and do better, and gives guidance on things that can appear incredibly difficult to navigate. Centring tolerance, kindness and empathy, the book takes us back to our roots as a human race of simply wanting to connect, be heard and enjoy life.Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing. Benjy Kusi will provide insight on . . . - Why it's not selfish to choose yourself- Why it's OK to change your opinion as you learn- Why impact means more than intent- Why we should listen to others more- How we can be kinder onlineAnd much, much more.More than anything this book reminds you that not everyone can be everything all the time, but the little things each of us can do to make the world slightly better can amount to something incredible. We hope this helps.(P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Limited
Hope this Helps: How to be Kinder to Yourself and Others
by Benjy KusiThe world can often feel like a very scary, complicated and messy place. It's not always clear what is the correct thing to say, the best thing to do or the right way to be.HOPE THIS HELPS offers an easy guide that can help you feel and do better, and gives guidance on things that can appear incredibly difficult to navigate. Centring tolerance, kindness and empathy, the book takes us back to our roots as a human race of simply wanting to connect, be heard and enjoy life.Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing. Benjy Kusi will provide insight on . . . - Why it's not selfish to choose yourself- Why it's OK to change your opinion as you learn- Why impact means more than intent- Why we should listen to others more- How we can be kinder onlineAnd much, much more.More than anything this book reminds you that not everyone can be everything all the time, but the little things each of us can do to make the world slightly better can amount to something incredible. We hope this helps.
Hope this Helps: How to be Kinder to Yourself and Others
by Benjy KusiThe world can often feel like a very scary, complicated and messy place. It's not always clear what is the correct thing to say, the best thing to do or the right way to be.HOPE THIS HELPS offers an easy guide that can help you feel and do better, and gives guidance on things that can appear incredibly difficult to navigate. Centring tolerance, kindness and empathy, the book takes us back to our roots as a human race of simply wanting to connect, be heard and enjoy life.Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing. Benjy Kusi will provide insight on . . . - Why it's not selfish to choose yourself- Why it's OK to change your opinion as you learn- Why impact means more than intent- Why we should listen to others more- How we can be kinder onlineAnd much, much more.More than anything this book reminds you that not everyone can be everything all the time, but the little things each of us can do to make the world slightly better can amount to something incredible. We hope this helps.
Hope: A Partner To Faith
by Charles CappsThis is an exquisite devotional book which guides the Christian toward a richer faith in God. It is easy to read, compassionate, and inspiring. Consider:: "Remember: Faith and hope are partners and you need them both. Start where you are. Use some common sense. Operate on your level. Confess God's promises daily. Your faith will grow and your productivity will increase."
Hope: A User's Manual
by MaryAnn McKibben DanaWhat hope is, what hope isn&’t, and how to find it in hopeless times. Hope is not optimism. It&’s not toxic positivity. It&’s not a promise of future success or progress. And it&’s definitely not something that can be reduced to a scripty-font platitude on an Instagram post. So what is it? One thing is certain: real hope demands that we do something with it. That we live it out. That we use hope to participate in a bigger story playing out behind the bleak world we see on the news or in our social media feeds every day. It doesn&’t matter whether you&’re a person of faith, or someone disillusioned with faith, or someone who hardly ever thinks about faith: if you&’re a human being who longs for a spiritual counternarrative to live by, this book points to one resilient enough to endure crises and crushing defeats. If you&’re tired of hearing about some heavenly hereafter amid the pressing need for justice here and now, this is a book about hope for this world—not the next. After exploring what hope isn&’t and then what it is, MaryAnn McKibben Dana reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found—in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies. In the second half of the book, she talks about making hope real: sharing hope through stories, cultivating hope through simple practices, and nurturing hope in hopeless times—when only real hope can persevere.
Hope: Bright Ideas for Happier Days
by Lucy LaneHope is everything. It’s that calming inner voice, promising us that tomorrow will be better and dreams do come true. Life-affirming positivity always needs to be nurtured, so this book gathers together simple tips and wise words to help you brighten your outlook and feel good about your future.
Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction
by Mackenzie PhillipsActress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips—Hollywood’s go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education—brings her knowledge and voice on the subject of recovery for the first time, and shares her experiences for those who are trying to overcome addiction.As the daughter of lead singers of the 1960s band The Mamas and The Papas, Mackenzie Phillips grew up in a dysfunctional environment and subsequently battled a near-fatal drug addiction. Now, delivered with warmth and candor, she presents the wisdom she gained from her own personal journey through addictions and her understanding of practical treatment from her work as a rehabilitation counselor. Using her own life experiences as examples of proven recovery methods, she shares the tools and holistic approaches that are available to help you on your journey to recovery. Treatment is not “one-size-fits-all” and Mackenzie encourages addicts and their support networks to research the methods that most effectively address their individual physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Used by both recovering addicts and their families, Mackenzie’s book is a message of hope and reminds us that sobriety is a lifelong journey of the spirit that allows us to lift ourselves up even when we stumble and fall.
Hopeful Lament: Tending Our Grief Through Spiritual Practices
by Terra McDanielWe need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again. We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward. Tracing her difficult experiences of a catastrophic home fire, a threat to her child's well-being, and other devastating losses and upheavals, Terra McDaniel offers a clear framework for expressing heartache and burdens. McDaniel says, "Lament is surprisingly hopeful. As strange as that may sound now, I promise it’s true. It's an act of trust both that we can face pain and survive, and that God cares about our anger, confusion, doubt, grief, and fear. Lament refuses to bury pain or, just as dangerous, to give in to despair." Hopeful Lament makes space for the powerful act of crying out before a loving God and offers provoking reflection questions, embodied practices, and applications for families with children. Learn how to journey gently through suffering.
Hopeless Aromantic: An Affirmative Guide to Aromanticism
by Samantha RendleIf you've picked up this book, the chances are you have some doubts about your Happiness 101 assignment sheet. True love; candlelit dinners; 2.1 children; joint bank accounts - The One? It might make you want to a run a mile - or you might just have a few big questions. Aromanticism is defined as experiencing little to no romantic attraction to others. Sam Rendle, onetime aromantic asexual, sometime aroaceflux, and present-day label unspecified, knows a thing or two about the aro spectrum - and she has some answers for you.You'll explore what aromanticism is, how aromantic people form relationships, how to know if you're aromantic and deal with internalised shame and societal stigma. With a history of aromantic representation, guidance on queerplatonic relationships, and testimony from your worldwide aro family - this is the affirmatory aro companion to have in your back pocket.
Hopelifter: Creative Ways to Spread Hope When Life Hurts
by Kathe Wunnenberg“I wish there were something I could do to ease the pain.” How often do women see a friend in distress or crisis, but feel helpless to really make a difference? Hopelifter: Creative Ways to Spread Hope When Life Hurts takes the mystery out of how to be the hands and feet of Jesus to anyone in need of hope, comfort and care. Kathe Wunnenberg, whose hope-lifting ministry has impacted the lives of thousands, demonstrates simple, practical ways that acts of creative compassion can transform lives. Whether it’s encouraging a jobless friend, lifting the spirits of someone trapped in depression, leaving an anonymous gift for a grieving mother, hosting a starting-over shower for a divorced friend, or playing one small part in long-term support for a family in deep crisis, daily opportunities to make a difference in hurting lives are limitless for a Hopelifter. The perfect book for women who want to spread hope in their friendships, workplace, neighborhoods, and homes, and ideal for those in caring roles in churches and ministries.
Horace Bushnell: Minister to a Changing America
by Barbara M. CrossThe life and thought of an important but neglected nineteenth-century Congregational preacher and theologian.“My purpose in this book has been to analyze the religious thought of Horace Bushnell and the emergence of his theology from his society and tradition. Because Bushnell had to interest and address the Protestant middle class of nineteenth-century America, the book has partly become a study of the concerns and values of this group; because Bushnell was a Congregational minister, it is also an interpretation of the adjustment of Christianity to a specific time and place. Undermined by apathy, science, republican enthusiasm, and middle-class pride, American religion in the nineteenth century faced a crisis that threatened to destroy it as a viable intellectual belief. Bushnell met this crisis so successfully that his work became a turning point in American Protestantism. I have traced here the interplay between secular pressures and religious thought; I have also tried to show how the Christian faith maintained its own challenge and imperatives during all adjustments.”