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No Longer a Slumdog: Bringing Hope to Children in Crisis
by K. P. YohannanYou girls stay here. I'm going to get something to drink. But after a few minutes, the train started moving again, and Mom still wasnt back! Our hearts were racing. Where was Mom? Hope is growing in the hearts of those who never knew such a thing existed. In this truly gripping narrative, K.P. Yohannan shares their stories, stories of lives transformed, of families learning to love, of entire whole communities flourishing with new life.
No Longer Alone
by Joni Eareckson TadaAre you or someone you love experiencing great suffering in loneliness? Do you long for intimate friendships? Joni Eareckson Tada weaves in a true story about a woman who was devastated by loneliness with how she sought God in her pain. There is hope for those who find themselves in a "desert of solitude". Jesus understands our pain because he endured a great amount of loneliness when he was on the cross.
No Longer Silent: The Empowerment of the Women in the Gospels
by Susan Dehn MatthewsThe story of Jesus of Nazareth has been called "the greatest story ever told," but what role do women play in that story? In No Longer Silent, author Susan Dehn Matthews attempts to highlight the women in the Gospels and provide the background behind those important women. Matthews starts by noting that women in the Gospels were deliberately disempowered in order to maintain their presumed dependence, both in Scripture and in society. She then goes to the give voice to the minds and hearts of the women of the gospels who have been marginalized or ignored altogether. As she writes, "Each women whose story is recounted here is remarkable precisely because, through the power of an encounter with Jesus, she discovered within herself the Divine energy that allowed her to offer her unique gift to the world." Some of the women Matthews writes about include: Elizabeth, Mary of Nazareth, Mary at the Wedding of Cana, The widowed mother of Nain, The woman accused, The mother of James and John, The sisters of Lazarus, The wife of Pilate, Mary Magdalene, and Joanna.
No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation
by Gregory ColesBelonging has never come easy to me. Growing up, there was my mutated national identity to deal with—my not-quite-American, not-quite-Indonesian soul, restless in both countries. Later, when I came out as a celibate gay Christian, I found I didn't fit into the church as easily as I used to. I've often wondered what it means to belong to others even when I can't manage to blend in with them. The way Jesus tells it, if we give up on belonging in order to follow him, we'll find ourselves belonging anyway. We might not belong the way other people do, with normal homes and normal families and normal ways of fitting in. But we'll belong in a way that's a hundred times better. We'll be fully in place because we know we are out of place. We'll belong like aliens. Maybe you're caught in the same tension as me, wanting to fit somewhere even as you're permanently out of place. Maybe you feel like an alien. If so, let's be aliens together.
No Longer Strangers: Transforming Evangelism with Immigrant Communities
by Eugene Cho and Samira Izadi Page, editorsWhat does evangelism look like at its best? Evangelism can hurt sometimes. Well-meaning Christians who welcome immigrants and refugees and share the gospel with them will often alienate the very people they are trying to serve through cultural misconceptions or insensitivity to their life experiences. In No Longer Strangers, diverse voices lay out a vision for a healthier evangelism that can honor the most vulnerable—many of whom have lived through trauma, oppression, persecution, and the effects of colonialism—while foregrounding the message of the gospel. With perspectives from immigrants and refugees, and pastors and theologians (some of whom are immigrants themselves), this book offers guidance for every church, missional institution, and individual Christian in navigating the power dynamics embedded in differences of culture, race, and language. Every contributor wholeheartedly affirms the goodness and importance of evangelism as part of Christian discipleship while guiding the reader away from the kind of evangelism that hurts, toward the kind of evangelism that heals.
No Longer the Same
by David R. BrockmanThis volume addresses what happens to Christian theology when it follows its traditional habit of excluding religious others from the theological conversation. It argues that the exclusion of non-Christian voices blinds Christian theology not only to its own character, but also to the God to whom it seeks to be faithful.
No Love Lost
by Lynn BulockI seem to be gathering quite a collection of murder victims: fi rst my husband, then my contractor. And now my ex-husband's fi ancée has turned up dead. But I, Gracie Lee Harris, am on the job--much to the dismay of my boyfriend, homicide detective Ray Fernandez. I've enlisted the ladies of the Christian Friends to help me fi gure out who killed my ex's sweetie not long before their wedding. My ex is the prime suspect, but his fi ancée kept secrets that might have been deadly. I just pray that her secrets don't get me killed!
No Man is an Island
by Thomas MertonFrom the book: "Without a life of the spirit," Thomas Merton maintains, "our whole existence becomes unsubstantial and illusory. The life of the spirit, by integrating us in the real order established by God, puts us in the fullest possible contact with reality-not as we imagine it, but as it really is." A recapitulation of his earlier work SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION, No MAN IS AN ISLAND is a collection of sixteen essays in which Merton plumbs aspects of human spirituality. He addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate. "This is a book written by a man of God for men of God. As such it may also be of value to those men of goodwill as yet without God ..." -THE NEW YORK TIMES
No Man Is an Island (Shambhala Library)
by Thomas MertonThe classic collection of essays for those seeking spiritual wisdom from the religious scholar, Trappist monk, and author of The Seven Storey Mountain. A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate. &“A stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest, and noblest life&” (Chicago Tribune).Praise for Thomas Merton &“He is perhaps the proper patron saint of our information-saturated age, of we who live and move and have our being in social media, and then, desperate for peace and rest, withdraw into privacy and silence, only to return. As we always will.&”—The New Yorker &“Merton wrote of ageless spiritual life and religious devotion with the knowledge of a modern.&”—The New York Times &“It is undoubtedly one of the most significant accounts of conversion from the modern temper to God that our time has seen.&”—America Magazine on The Seven Storey Mountain
No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet (2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged)
by Fawn M. BrodieThrough extensive research of several manuscripts concerning the life of Joseph Smith, this revised and enlarged second edition unfolds the authentic life history of Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet. The book contains three appendix furnishing Documents on the Early Life of Joseph Smith, The Spaulding-Rigdon Theory and The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith. Bibliography and Index are additional features.
No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church
by Patrick Morley David Delk Brett ClemmerDavid Murrow's book, Why Men Hate Going to Church, has heightened awareness of an epidemic--Patrick Morley offers the solution. No Man Left Behind is the blueprint for growing a thriving men's ministry that has the power to rebuild the church as we know it, pulling men off the couch and into active involvement as part of the body of Christ.
No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church
by Patrick Morley David Delk Brett ClemmerDavid Murrow's book, Why Men Hate Going to Church, has heightened awareness of an epidemic--Patrick Morley offers the solution. No Man Left Behind is the blueprint for growing a thriving men's ministry that has the power to rebuild the church as we know it, pulling men off the couch and into active involvement as part of the body of Christ.
No Matter What: Crisis and the Spirit of Planetary Possibility
by Catherine KellerA collection of essays that outline the recent work on ecology, political theology, religion, and philosophy by one of the leading theologians of our ageAs we face relentless ecological destruction spiraling around a planet of unconstrained capitalism and democratic failure, what matters most? How do we get our bearings and direct our priorities in such a terrestrial scenario? Species, race, sex, politics, and economics will increasingly come tangled in the catastrophic trajectory of climate change. With a sense of urgency and of possibility, Catherine Keller’s No Matter What reflects multiple trajectories of planetary crisis. They converge from a point of view formed of the political ecologies of a transdisciplinary theological pluralism. In its work an ancient symbolism of apocalypse deconstructs end-of-the-world narratives, Christian and secular, even as any notion of an all-controlling and good God collapses under the force of internal contradiction. In the place of a once-for-all incarnation, the materiality of unbounded intercarnation, of fragile yet animating relations of mattering earth-bodies, comes into focus.The essays of No Matter What share the preoccupation with matter characteristic of the so-called new materialism. They also root in an older ecotheological tradition, one that has long struggled against the undead legacy of an earth-betraying theology that, with the aid of its white Christian right wing, invests the denigration of matter, its spirit of “no matter,” in limitless commodification. The fragile alternative Keller outlines here embraces—no matter what—the mattering of the life of the Earth and of all its spirited bodies. These essays, struggling against Christian and secular betrayals of the spirited matter of Earth, work to materialize the still possible planetary healing.
No me averguenzo: La juventud cristiana se levanta (Especialidades Juveniles)
by Various AuthorsLos músicos más representativos y convocantes de la juventud cristiana se unen por primera vez en un libro para desafiar a los jóvenes a levantar bien alto los valores del evangelio. Cada uno de ellos escribe un capítulo acerca de valores cristianos tales como la santidad, la misericordia, el perdón, la inclusión, el evangelismo y la honestidad.Ellos son: • Alex Campos • Coalo Zamorano • Lilly Woodman • Funky • Lucia Parker • Rescate • Timmy Ost• Kyosko• Renova • Redimi2 • Pescao Vivo • En Espíritu y en verdad
No mires atrás: Liberarse y avanzar con pasión y propósito
by Christine CaineCon un grito de &“Recuerden a la mujer de Lot&”, la profesora de Biblia, conferenciante internacional, activista y autora de best sellers Christine Caine nos motiva a dejar de mirar atrás, a desatascarnos y a seguir avanzando hacia las promesas y el propósito de Dios para nuestras vidas.Hay momentos en la vida en los que miramos hacia atrás y nos sentimos desesperados por hacer que el tiempo se detenga, sobre todo cuando nos sorprenden cambios inesperados. Pero no podemos detener el flujo de la vida, y no podemos detener el tiempo. Es más, mirar atrás no nos permite volver. La mayoría de las veces, solo hace que nos quedemos atascados. En un lugar, en un espacio, en un recuerdo, en una mentalidad, en un hábito.En Juan 17:32, Jesús entrega tres palabras &“Recuerda a la mujer de Lot&”, No sabemos su nombre ni su historia. Todo lo que sabemos es que cuando ella estaba huyendo de Sodoma y Gomorra, le dijeron que no mirara hacia atrás, e hizo lo único que se le pidió que no hiciera. Miró hacia atrás y se convirtió en una estatua de sal y de las 170 mujeres mencionadas en las Escrituras, ella es la única que Jesús nos dijo que recordáramos.En No mires atrás, Christine te motivará a:dejar de mirar hacia atrás y empezar a mirar a Jesúsinvitar a Jesús a entrar para que te ayude a desatascarte de los muchos lugares en los que a menudo nos encontramos;avanzar desde donde te encuentras hacia todos los planes, propósitos y promesas de Dios para tu vida; ymirar hacia el futuro y seguir avanzando hacia él con fe, especialmente cuando tu mundo ya no se parece en nada a lo que era antes.Jesús nos invita a avanzar hacia la novedad de lo que está por venir. Deja de descalificarte quedándote atorado en el pasado. Es hora de recordar a la mujer de Lot y no mirar atrás, sino avanzar con valentía.Don&’t Look BackWith a rallying cry to &“Remember Lot's wife,&” Bible teacher, international speaker, activist, and bestselling author Christine Caine motivates us to stop looking back, to get unstuck and to keep moving forward into God's promises and purpose for our lives.There are times in life when we look back and feel desperate to make time stand still, particularly when we get blindsided by unexpected changes. But we can't stop the flow of life, and we can't stop time. What's more, looking back doesn't enable us to go back. More often than not, it just makes us stuck. In a place. In a space. In a memory. In a mindset. In a habit.In John 17:32, Jesus drops three little words: &“Remember Lot's wife.&” We don&’t know her name, history, or story. All we know is that when she was fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah, she was told not to look back, and she did the one thing she was asked not to do. She looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. And out of the 170 women referred to in the Scriptures, she's the only one Jesus told us to remember.In this new book, Christine will motivate you tostop looking back and start looking to Jesus;invite Jesus in to help you get unstuck from the many places we often find ourselves;move on from where you are into all God's plans, purposes, and promises for your life; andlook forward to the future and keep moving toward it in faith--especially when your world is nothing like it once was.Jesus is beckoning us onward into the newness of what lies ahead. Stop disqualifying yourself by getting stuck in the past. It's time to remember Lot's wife and not look back but move forward boldly.
No More Bad Days: Trading the Pursuit of Perfection for the Gift of Grace
by Gary MiracleGary Miracle&’s life was forever changed by an infection that caused him to lose his arms and legs. He could have given up, but he chose to live and share his story, helping others respond to their own setbacks.In December 2019, Gary Miracle&’s life was forever changed by an infection that caused him to lose his arms and legs. One year later, the Christian band MercyMe shared his story with the world in their song &“Say I Won&’t,&” which has garnered more than 5.7 million views on YouTube alone. Knowing that God works through all circumstances, Gary is committed to living life to the fullest and helping others do the same in spite of setbacks. In the light of eternity in Christ, there are no more bad days. Each day can be a new beginning.
No More Bullies
by Frank PerettiIf you've ever been there, you've never forgotten how it feels. It's being undersized or oversized or less than beautiful. It's knowing you are vulnerable and that someone is ready to take advantage of your weakness. It's the fraternity you never wanted to join-the fellowship of the wounded spirit. And Frank Peretti is a member, too.In this powerful book, Frank Peretti shares his deeply personal story of growing up different, and the persecution he suffered because of it. And from this reservoir of memories he urges:those being abused to speak up and seek helpthose in authority to take notice- and actionthe "strong" kids to stand up and protect the weak- not prey upon themall of us to stop thinking of abuse as "normal" or as "kids being kids"This groundbreaking work shows how we all - bullies and victims alike - can find both healing and forgiveness from the anguish and torment associated with the growing epidemic of bullying.
No More Bullies
by Frank E. PerettiIf you've ever been there, you've never forgotten how it feels. It's being undersized or oversized or less than beautiful. It's knowing you are vulnerable and that someone is ready to take advantage of your weakness. It's the fraternity you never wanted to join-the fellowship of the wounded spirit. And Frank Peretti is a member, too. In this powerful book, Frank Peretti shares his deeply personal story of growing up different, and the persecution he suffered because of it. And from this reservoir of memories he urges: those being abused to speak up and seek help those in authority to take notice- and action the "strong" kids to stand up and protect the weak- not prey upon them all of us to stop thinking of abuse as "normal" or as "kids being kids" This groundbreaking work shows how we all - bullies and victims alike - can find both healing and forgiveness from the anguish and torment associated with the growing epidemic of bullying.
No More Cheeks to Turn?
by Sunday Bobai AgangHow should Christians respond to violence against them? In this practical, Christ-centered book Sunday Agang recounts his own journey from being an angry young pastor eager for revenge to being a peacemaker. He writes about the use and abuse of Scripture in the context of violence and points to Christ as our supreme example. The book also contains many examples of ordinary people working out their theology of peace in practice. Study questions encourage us to reflect on our own experiences of violence and to develop creative strategies for responding to violence without compromising the kingdom values by which we live. The book is intended for pastors and young adults.
No More Dragons: Get Free from Broken Dreams, Lost Hope, Bad Religion, and Other Monsters
by Jim BurgenBecoming a dragon is a dangerously subtle process.You make a long chain of bad choices. The chain gradually wraps around you. Layer by layer, it begins to take on the aspect of scales. One day you glance at yourself in the mirror and a monster is staring back at you. You aren't who you used to be. You aren't who you want to be. You're not who you were created and designed to be. Instead, you're a dragon. When Jim Burgen was nineteen years old, he realized how easy it had been to become a dragon. He knew he didn't want to be one anymore . . . but how? No More Dragons is the story of our common, hopeful journey from dragonhood back to personhood. As Pastor Burgen narrates the remarkable process of reclaiming himself from himself, he implores modern church goers to shake off the trivialities of churchiness in favor of the substantive questions that make a spiritual transformation: “Is Jesus the only one who can undragon people?”“Why don't I like most churches?” “Where is God in difficult times?” “How do you shed decades of gnarly scales?” Some choices will lead you to a better life. Some will kill you. Some choices will add a new layer of scales to your dragon, and some will slough them off. No More Dragons is about asking Christ to deliver you and learning how to obey him.
No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending
by Esther Fleece Louie Shelley GiglioIf you’ve ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it can feel to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. Far too often, it seems the response we get to our hurt and disappointment is to suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get gut-level honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. Lament, a practice woven throughout Scripture, is a prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. As author Esther Fleece says, “Lament is the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God, and with those around us.”Esther learned this the hard way, by believing she could shut down painful emotions that haunted her from a broken past she tried to forget on her fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you’ve done the same. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament—to give voice to the hurt, frustration, and disappointment you’ve kept inside and silenced for too long. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God’s own language to draw closer to Him as He leads us through any darkness into His marvelous light.
No More Holding Back: Emboldening Women to Move Past Barriers, See Their Worth, and Serve God Everywhere
by Kat ArmstrongWhat’s holding you back from living out your identity as a woman of God?Many of us as women feel conflicted about Jesus’s calling on our lives because a woman trying to love God beyond her heart and soul, with her mind and strength, can be thought of as crossing some line or unspoken boundary.Bible teacher Kat Armstrong challenges us to ask, “Why am I allowing limitations on my pursuit of Jesus’s calling?”In No More Holding Back, Armstrong debunks five common myths about women:Women Can’t Be Trusted to Learn and LeadI Don’t Have a Lot to OfferMy Greatest Joy Is Marriage and Highest Calling Is Motherhood Chapter I Am Too Much to HandleLeading Ladies Don’t Fit in Supporting Roles No More Holding Back invites us to discover the joy and freedom of being all in for Jesus.
No More Holding Back Study Guide: Emboldening Women to Move Past Barriers, See Their Worth, and Serve God Everywhere
by Kat Armstrong“Don’t be afraid. Just give me your everything.”When Jesus told us to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength (Mark 12:30), did he mean it one way for men and another way for women?Through heartfelt biblical teaching, Kat Armstrong challenges the way our church culture has limited the terms of Jesus’ command to the perceived strengths of each gender. She dares to ask and explore what faith and life in general would look like if we broke through the barriers holding us back and lived giving Jesus our ALL.In this six-session video Bible study, Kat offers a fresh perspective of encouragement that aligns with Scripture from beginning to end: “Don’t be afraid. Give me your everything.” She urges women to wholeheartedly love the lord beyond our heart and soul, as well as with our mind and strength. If you have ever felt challenged or insecure following your dreams, or in your career, or in your personal pursuit of God, this is your study. Dare to answer his invitation to show up daily, holding nothing back.Designed specifically for busy women with limited time, the No More Holding Back Study Guide includes Scripture reading, video notes, and group discussion questions with simple, short-but-focused personal study and Bible exploration materials for in-between sessions.Sessions include:Why Are You Even Here?Stay in Your PlaceAll Your HeartAll Your SoulAll Your MindAll Your StrengthDesigned for use with No More Holding Back Video Study (9780310098980), sold separately. Streaming video also available.
No More Perfect Kids: Love Your Kids for Who They Are
by Jill Savage Kathy Koch, PhDLove your kids for who they are.Mom and dad, your kids are created in God's image, not your own. Jill Savage and Kathy Koch will guide you in truly appreciating your kids. They will teach you how to study and become an expert on your children, because you cannot fully embrace them until you truly know them.In No More Perfect Kids, Jill Savage and Kathy Koch equip us with the tools and perspective to: Identify and remove the Perfection Infection from our parenting Release our children from unrealistic expectationsAnswer the questions our kids are silently asking in a way that gives them the courage and freedom to be themselvesMeet the needs of our children, including those with special needsWritten in a passionate, candid, and personal tone, the authors will instill within you hope and contentment. You'll be inspired to apply the practical, realistic, and relevant ideas and tactics Jill and Kathy share.GROUP RESOURCES: A leader&’s guide is included in the back of the book. FREE video curriculum and additional group resources are available for No More Perfect Kids at www.NoMorePerfect.com.
No More Perfect Kids: Love Your Kids for Who They Are
by Jill Savage Kathy Koch, PhDLove your kids for who they are.Mom and dad, your kids are created in God's image, not your own. Jill Savage and Kathy Koch will guide you in truly appreciating your kids. They will teach you how to study and become an expert on your children, because you cannot fully embrace them until you truly know them.In No More Perfect Kids, Jill Savage and Kathy Koch equip us with the tools and perspective to: Identify and remove the Perfection Infection from our parenting Release our children from unrealistic expectationsAnswer the questions our kids are silently asking in a way that gives them the courage and freedom to be themselvesMeet the needs of our children, including those with special needsWritten in a passionate, candid, and personal tone, the authors will instill within you hope and contentment. You'll be inspired to apply the practical, realistic, and relevant ideas and tactics Jill and Kathy share.GROUP RESOURCES: A leader&’s guide is included in the back of the book. FREE video curriculum and additional group resources are available for No More Perfect Kids at www.NoMorePerfect.com.