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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent. It's an approach that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardship and pain may seem small, she writes, but they change us, our perceptions, our perspectives, and our lives. Lamott writes of forgiveness, restoration,...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Billy Graham presents the core message that has guided his life and calling for more than 70 years. Filled with new stories and timeless truth, Graham once again calls the world back to its spiritual priority as only he can."--www.Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
NavPress
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Lament helps us hear God s louder song. When you re in the midst of suffering, you want answers for the unanswerable, resolutions to the unresolvable. You want to tie up pain in a pretty little package and hide it under the bed, taking it out only when you feel strong enough to face it. But grief won t be contained. Grief disobeys. Grief explodes. In one breath, you may be able to say that God s got this and all will be well. In the next, you might...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"All of us are in desperate need of strength to endure and hope to carry on. Life is difficult and demanding. It's often filled with pain, heartaches, setbacks, and detours. Disappointments in others sadden us, scandals among those we respect shock us, and disputes in our families, churches, or workplaces demoralize us. When such troubles strike, they can be downright devastating. But they don't have to be! In Clinging to Hope, Chuck Swindoll reassures...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"It's amazing how heavy the weight of emptiness can feel, how much room it can take up in our souls, how much pain can be caused by something that isn't even there. But while we may see the emptiness of our lives as our greatest problem, that's not how God sees it. When God looks into the empty places of our lives, He sees His greatest opportunity"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Hope in a Time of Fear explains the meaning of Jesus's resurrection. The followers of Jesus were unprepared for the event and failed to recognize him. All of them physically saw him and yet did not spiritually truly see him. It was only when Jesus reached out and invited them to see who he truly was that their eyes were open. This book offers a new way to look at a story everyone thinks they understand"--
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"I want to believe, I want to have hope, but...." Pastor 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 this book, Groeschel explores the story of the father...
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Trauma, abuse, childhood wounds, and toxic relationships have broken us. But there is no shame in brokenness. In fact, it's in our brokenness where the healing power of Jesus comes to find us. Brave Enough to Be Broken is a biblical road map you can use to heal from the pain, the shame, and the regrets that have tried to steal your joy, so you can rest in the unconditional love, healing, and hope of Jesus."--
Author
Publisher
Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Con inspiración bíblica, descubrimientos científicos e historias reales, el pastor Sam traza una hoja de ruta práctica y llena de esperanza para cualquier persona que tenga la audacia de reemplazar el miedo por la fe, lavar el barro del pasado y caminar a través de su desorden hacia el milagro de Dios"--
"With biblical inspiration, scientific discoveries and true stories, Pastor Sam charts a practical and hope-filled road map for anyone who...
Author
Publisher
B&H Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Everyone experiences unmet desires and longings, and in her debut book, Bible teacher Elizabeth Woodson helps Christian women discover true and deep joy in the real-life they've been given by God instead of the life they wish they had.
"All of us live with some sort of longing in our hearts -- a gap between the life we want and the life we actually have. As we try to navigate this sense of longing and the circumstances we desperately wish would change,...
Author
Publisher
Grupo Nelson
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
¿Qué está temblando en tu mundo? ¿Es posible que sea tu futuro, tu fe, tu familia o tus finanzas? Este es un mundo inestable. ¿Necesitas algo de esperanza inconmovible? Si es así, no eres el único. En estos tiempos es difícil encontrar esperanza. Muchas personas creen que no hay nada mejor de lo que este mundo ofrece pero reconozcámoslo, no es así. La vida está llena de problemas, la Palabra de Dios está llena de promesas. En Esperanza...
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