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Shattered Grief: How the Pandemic Transformed the Spirituality of Death in America
by Natasha L. MiklesThe COVID-19 pandemic left millions grieving their loved ones without the consolation of traditional ways of mourning. Patients were admitted to hospitals and never seen again. Social distancing often meant conventional funerals could not be held. Religious communities of all kinds were disrupted at the exact moment mourners turned to them for support. These unprecedented circumstances caused dramatic transformations of not only communal rituals but also how people make meaning after the losses of loved ones.Shattered Grief is an intimate portrait of how COVID-19 changed the ways Americans approach, understand, and mourn death. Based on extensive interviews incorporating a multitude of perspectives—including funerary and medical professionals, religious leaders, grief counselors, death doulas, spirit mediums, community organizers, and those who lost loved ones—it provides a snapshot of how people renegotiated spiritual and religious traditions, worldviews, identities, and communities during the deadliest pandemic in a century. Through these diverse and powerful voices, Natasha L. Mikles tells the story of spiritual innovation, religious change, and the struggle to achieve personal and national self-understanding against the backdrop of mass casualties. Compelling and accessible, Shattered Grief is an essential book for a range of readers interested in how we make sense of death and dying.
Shattered Haven
by Carol J. PostNo Safe Harbor Allison Winchester's old Victorian house contains a valuable secret code, one that someone is dead set on uncovering. After her house is ransacked and her life is threatened, she has no choice but to accept the protection of injured ex-cop Blake Townsend. Allison never thought she'd trust a man with secrets again-and Blake is as much a mystery as the man who is stalking her. The lawman vows to shield her from the dangerous criminal. But can Blake and Allison decipher the mysterious code before their island safe haven becomes their ultimate resting place?
Shattered Identity (The Ocracoke Series)
by Sandra RobbinsSomeone-with a very personal motive-has it out for Lisa Wade, Ocracoke Island's sheriff's dispatcher. She was viciously attacked, her home was ransacked and one very precious possession was stolen. Deputy Scott Michaels plans to stay close until the culprit is caught...but that means involving Lisa in the investigation. And her assistance may cause more trouble for Lisa when she finds clues in a journal to a deadly mystery. As Lisa and Scott cross dangerous territory, they inch closer to the truth-and to each other. But lurking in the shadows is a killer determined to keep some secrets buried forever.
Shattered Images
by Fred A. ReedFred A. Reed's fifth book on the Middle East and "the wars of the Ottoman succession" traces the roots of Islamic fundamentalism, as currently enacted by Hezbollah and other Islamic fundamentalist organizations, to the iconoclasts of sixth- and seventh-century Damascus.
Shattered Justice (Family Honor Series #1)
by Karen BallDeputy's Sense of Justice Destroyed There's no way sheriff's deputy Dan Justice could have prepared for this. He spent a lifetime ensuring his actions and faith live up to the meaning of his name--Avidan: "God is just." Then injustice invades his world, ripping away what matters most, forever robbing him of the life he once knew. Can his sisters and small-town community--especially one woman who loves Dan--help him overcome the horrors he's facing? Or will bitterness and anger shatter him forever? What happens when justice fails the lawman? Sanctuary, Oregon . A town where the local diner owner makes you drink your milk--no matter how old you are. Where juvenile delinquency means blowing up outhouses. Where folks not only know their neighbors, but care about them. For widowed sheriff's deputy Dan Justice, it's a place where he and his kids can heal and grow. Shelby Wilson loves Sanctuary and her work with troubled teens. Like Jayce Dalton. Sure, he's as troubled as they come, but Shelby knows Dan is exactly what Jayce needs. She just didn't expect that Dan might be what she's always needed, too. But sleepy little Sanctuary has a dark side, steeped in pain and secrets. Secrets that could destroy everything Dan holds dear. Secrets that will one day have Dan groping through the fog toward a lifeless body--and faith-shattering grief. Can Dan find sanctuary in the light of God's justice? "A surefire hit!"-- Karen Kingsbury , bestselling author of Beyond Tuesday Morning "Shattered Justice is for anyone who has ever known grief or asked God, "Why me?"-- Terri Blackstock , bestselling author of River's Edge Story Behind the Book"The idea for Shattered Justice came out of an article I read in the newspaper. This very thing happened to a police officer. As I read the article, I kept wondering how anyone who spent his life serving others could ever come back from such a horrific, unjust loss. Of course the details in this book differ from the event that inspired it, but the story unfolds from a similar life-shattering event and follows Dan as he struggles with grief and anger."From the Trade Paperback edition.
Shattered Justice (Family Honor Series Book #1)
by Karen M. BallWHAT HAPPENS WHEN JUSTICE FAILS THE LAWMAN? SANCTUARY, OREGON. A town where the local diner owner makes you drink your milk-no matter how old you are. Where juvenile delinquency means blowing up outhouses. Where folks not only know their neighbors, but care about them. For widowed sheriff's deputy Dan Justice, it's a place where he and his kids can heal and grow. Shelby Wilson loves Sanctuary and her work with troubled teens. Teens like Jayce Dalton. Sure, he's as troubled as they come, but Shelby knows the new deputy is exactly what Jayce needs. She just didn't expect that Dan might be what she's always needed, too. But sleepy little Sanctuary has a dark side, steeped in pain and secrets. Secrets that could destroy everything Dan holds dear. Secrets that will one day have Dan groping through the fog toward a lifeless body-and faith-shattering I. Can Dan find sanctuary in the light of God's justice?
Shattered Lullaby
by Laura ScottComing soon! Shattered Lullaby by Laura Scott will be available Jan 2, 2018.
Shattered Secrets
by Jane M. ChoateIn the face of a deadly crisis, a beautiful lawyer reunites with the Navy Seal who broke her heart in this uplifting novel of romantic suspense.When lawyer Olivia Hammond discovered violent thugs ransacking her office, she narrowly escaped with her life. Now, desperately in need of protection, she must turn to the man who once broke her heart, bodyguard Salvatore Santonni. But she soon regrets asking for help when she learns that her boss has been kidnapped. The anonymous caller’s instructions are clear: do what he says, or her boss will die. And above all, tell no one.A former Navy Seal, Sal isn’t about to back down. He can’t let anything happen to the woman he still loves. As they uncover the truth, Sal and Olivia quickly learn that the threat is much deadlier than they thought. And to put an end to it, Sal will have to gather his strength—and rediscover his faith.
Shattered Silence
by Margaret DaleyA serial killer is targeting illegal aliens in southern Texas. Texas Ranger Cody Jackson is paired with a local police officer, Liliana Rodriguez, to investigate the murders. While the case brings Cody and Liliana ever closer, the tension between Americans and Mexican Americans heightens. As Cody and Liliana race to discover who is behind the murders and bring peace to the area, what they uncover isn't what they expected. Will Cody and Liliana's faith and love be strong enough to survive the storm of violence?
Shattered Silence
by Margaret DaleyA serial killer is targeting illegal aliens in southern Texas. Texas Ranger Cody Jackson is paired with a local police officer, Liliana Rodriguez, to investigate the murders. While the case brings Cody and Liliana ever closer, the tension between Americans and Mexican Americans heightens. As Cody and Liliana race to discover who is behind the murders and bring peace to the area, what they uncover isn't what they expected. Will Cody and Liliana's faith and love be strong enough to survive the storm of violence?
Shattered Tablets
by David KlinghofferIs morality based on some essential truth or is it defined by society? In this highly original critique of American social mores and popular culture, David Klinghoffer argues that the Ten Commandments are essential to maintaining a morally healthy society. With the meticulousness of a scholar, he begins by excavating the meaning of the Commandments. Drawing on the millennia-old rabbinical workMechilta, he explains that the Decalogue was written on two tablets to show that when a country neglects the Co...
Shattered Trust: Dangerous Sanctuary Murder Mix-up Shattered Trust (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Sara K. ParkerWhen a jilted bride is targeted by deadly criminals, her secret bodyguard will do anything to keep her safe in this inspirational romantic thriller. After Natalie Harper is left at the altar, she refuses to give in to hurt and humiliation. But deciding to enjoy her honeymoon alone only leads to more trouble. Good thing her federal judge father secretly hired a bodyguard to protect her. When Natalie is attacked on the beach in Mexico, Luke Everett arrives just in time to rescue her. Now that he knows she’s in danger, it’ll take all his professional skills to keep Natalie safe. Navigating a deadly game of secrets and betrayal, Natalie and Luke will need to stay close and keep their faith just to survive.
Shattered Vows: Hope and Healing for Women Who Have Been Sexually Betrayed
by Debra LaaserThis sensitive and practical guide offers proven tools that help women struggling with sexual betrayal make wise and empowering decisions. Shattered Vows is inspired by the author's personal journey through betrayal, her extensive work with hundreds of hurting women, and her intimate marriage two decades after the disclosure of her husband's infidelity.
Shattered, Broken Restored by Grace: Mary's Story of the Amazing Power of Forgiveness
by Tracy LillerThis book will have a wide range of interested readers. It has a strong God-faith based element for Christian bookstores, as well as the Amish community. It has a story line that will appeal to all ages and is written in an easy to understand format for young readers as well. Many will relate to the traumatic auto accident while others empathize with the abusive background of the author.There will be those who have wronged others and seek forgiveness, and still others who have been wronged needing to forgive. The life lessons in this simple book far outreach what any of us can really foresee. Law enforcement officers will enjoy the realities of the job they are tasked with on a daily basis being portrayed, and courtroom employees will as well. Medical professionals will relate to the organized chaos of the trauma unit. Parents, grandparents, and children can all put themselves in the place of one losing a family member. People everywhere in every walk of life think “That could’ve been me” in many of the scenarios occurring in this book making it extremely relatable to everyone. The uplifting ending leaves its readers on an emotional high wishing to read it again and again.
Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of His Father's Rage
by Arthur BoersA sensitive and penetrating reflection on coming of age in a Dutch immigrant family scarred by violence Arthur Boers&’s earliest memory was of shattered glass. His father threw a potted plant at his mother, and she ducked as the plant crashed through a window of the family home. His mother cleaned up the shards that day; later in life, he would find himself called upon to pick up the pieces as well. In Shattered, Boers reflects on coming of age in a family scarred by violence. The son of Dutch immigrants, Boers illuminates the generational trauma of the Nazi occupation of Holland, refracted in vignettes of his boyhood in postwar Canada. His hard-working, Calvinist family is endearing but ultimately unable to address the insidious cycle of abuse that passed father to son. Breaking with this silence and complicity, Boers reflects candidly and empathetically on his tumultuous relationship with his father. Intertwined with this narrative is his emerging vocation to ministry, more mystical and expressive than the Reformed tradition in which he was raised. Forthright and authentic, Boers extends a hand in solidarity to readers who have been wounded by those who were meant to protect them the most. With Shattered, he charts a path toward healing through faith.
Shattered: Finding Hope and Healing through the Losses of Life
by Rita SchulteShattered explores how grief-avoidance strategies can keep us from fighting the battle to reclaim and reinvest our hearts after loss, and what faith-based strategies are necessary for healing.Too many people today are suffering from the catastrophic effects of loss. This year, three million people will die from diseases alone, leaving loved ones grieving, not to mention millions more affected by divorce, suicide, the rise of mental health disorders, war, terrorism, abuse, and economic failure. These statistics reflect the gravity of losses on today's culture.Shattered explores how unidentified or unresolved loss impacts every area of life, especially our relationship with God. The long-range impact of these losses is often obscured, buried beneath the conscious surface in an attempt to avoid pain. This book calls the reader to "notice" the losses of life, and fight the battle to reclaim and reinvest our hearts after loss through faith-based strategies.
Shattering the Great Doubt: The Chan Practice of Huatou
by Sheng YenHuatou is a skillful method for breaking through the prison of mental habits into the spacious mind of enlightenment. The huatou is a confounding question much like a Zen koan. Typical ones are "What is wu [nothingness]?" or "What was my original face before birth-and-death?" But a huatou is unlike a koan in that the aim is not to come up with an answer. The practice is simple: ask yourself your huatou relentlessly, in meditation as well as in every other activity. Don't give up on it; don't try to think your way to an answer. Resolve to live with the sensation of doubt that arises, and it will pervade your entire existence with a sense of profound wonder, ultimately leading to the shattering of the sense of an independent self. Master Sheng Yen brings the traditional practice to life in this practical guide based on talks he gave during a series of huatou retreats. He teaches the method in detail, giving advice for dealing with the typical pitfalls and problems that arise, and answering retreat participants' questions as they experience the practice themselves. He then offers commentary on four classic huatou texts, grounding his instructions in the teaching of the great Chan masters.
Shattering the Illusion: How African American Churches of Christ Moved from Segregation to Independence
by Wes CrawfordA groundbreaking book telling the story of how a pivotal 1968 event shattered the illusion of racial unity in Churches of Christ.Churches of Christ are a Southern American denomination, and throughout their history they have behaved much like their regional peers. From the late nineteenth century to the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, African American and white members of Churches of Christ perpetuated an illusion of racial unity by playing their long-established roles in southern society. For decades this illusion was protected through denominational journals, lectureships, and schools. Just as the Civil Rights Movement was forcing whites and African Americans to deal with generations of racism, however, a pivotal event in Nashville, Tennessee, shattered the illusion of racial unity in Churches of Christ.The events surrounding the closing of the Nashville Christian Institute revealed the secret that had long remained hidden, namely that within Churches of Christ there existed two racially defined factions with their own customs, identities, and views concerning race relations. The public spectacle that ensued shattered the illusion of unity between African Americans and whites. And since that pivotal 1968 civil rights case entered the courts, the distance between these two racial factions has grown.Drawing upon original research in the primary sources, this important book tells this story and argues this case with compelling grace and insight, concluding that if these two racial factions are ever to realize meaningful unity, they must find common ground, not only in questions of race, but also in issues of theology.
Shattering the Myth: Islam Beyond Violence
by Bruce B. LawrenceIslam is often portrayed, especially in Western media, as an alien, violent, hostile, and monolithic religion, whose adherents are intent upon battling nonbelievers throughout the world. Shattering the Myth demonstrates that these conceptions more accurately reflect the bias of Western reporters than they do the realities of contemporary Islam. Westerners are barraged by images of violence that usually originate from armed confrontations in one small corner of the world. Islam, Bruce Lawrence argues, is a complex, international religious system that cannot be reduced to stereotypes. As Lawrence demonstrates, Islam is a religion shaped as much by its own postulates and ethical demands as by the specific circumstances of Muslim people in the modern world. The last two hundred years have brought many challenges for Muslims, from colonial subjugation through sporadic revivalism to elitist reform movements and, most recently, pervasive struggles with fundamentalism. During each period, Muslims have had to address internal tensions, as well as external threats.
Shaykh Mufid (Makers of the Muslim World)
by Tamima Bayhom-DaouAn account of the great Shi'ite scholar-theologian.
She
by H. Rider HaggardA Victorian thriller, set in Africa, about an explorer in search of an immortal woman.
She Always Wore Red (Fairlawn Series, Book #2)
by Angela Elwell HuntJennifer Graham--mother, student, and embalmer's apprentice--could use a friend. She finds one in McLane Larson, a newcomer to Mt. Dora, and is delighted to learn that the young woman is expecting a baby. While McLane's soldier-husband serves overseas, Jen promises to support McLane and then learns that her tie to this woman goes far deeper than friendship. When a difference of opinion threatens their relationship, Jennifer discovers weaknesses in her own character . . . and a faith far stronger than she had imagined.
She Believed HE Could, So She Did: Trading Culture's Lies for Christ-Centered Empowerment
by Becky BeresfordOur culture has been lying to women. The world defines female empowerment as believing in yourself or looking within to find the power to succeed. But what happens when women grow weary from trying to do it all? Jesus offers a better way. Becky Beresford used to believe and even promoted some of society&’s lies to women. But in God&’s kindness, Becky came to the end of herself and embraced healing truth found in the Bible. Tired and frustrated with self-dependence, Becky wants to be God-dependent. In She Believed HE Could So She Did, Becky invites you to join her as she dismantles commonly held misconceptions and lies so we can live in real freedom and godly confidence. This is a brave journey toward freedom as we learn to experience Christ-centered empowerment–not by believing in ourselves . . . but by trusting in our faithful God. Becky devotes chapters to the most common messages promoted by our culture and gives readers dependable biblical truths grounded in the gospel: Believe in Your God vs. Believe in YourselfSpeak THE truth vs. Speak Your TruthFollow Your King vs. Follow Your HeartYou Be His vs. You Be YouThe Future is Found Together vs. The Future is FemaleAnd so much more!Together we will discover how to rely on the Holy Spirit in order to battle cultural lies, put the enemy in his place, and live boldly for Jesus. We will be lifted of the burden to find strength in ourselves and reassured of the hope, joy, and power that comes from living in Christ. We don&’t have to be the savior of our own stories. Contrary to what you&’ve been told, true female empowerment doesn&’t start with a woman. It starts with a man, and His name is Jesus Christ. —Becky Beresford
She Belongs - Includes Six-Session Video Series: Finding Your Place in the Body of Christ
by Katy McCownKaty McCown knows how it feels to try to handle life all on your own. Through her struggles to keep up and catch up, she&’s discovered that our quest to keep it together will eventually cause us to fall apart. This six-session Bible study with included videos shows us the key to keeping it together is coming together in the body of Christ. Find a true sense of belonging by: Shifting our identity from our scars to our Savior Pressing into the body of Christ instead of pulling away from it—especially when life falls apart Understanding that we&’re never safer isolated Cultivating conditions that move us from &“fine&” to flourishing Diving deep into God&’s Word, She Belongs includes practical illustrations, companion videos, and questions for individual or group study. Find the peace, security, and purpose Jesus promises when we engage with other believers. This is the way to a life of belonging. Presented by Esther Press: Books for Courageous Women
She Dreams - Women's Bible Study Guide with Leader Helps: Live the Life You Were Created For (She Dreams)
by Tiffany BluhmSay yes to the dreams God has planted in your heart. Every woman was born to dream—to live a life of beauty, passion, adventure, and purpose. No matter how big or how small they are, our dreams push us to become women of courage, grace, and grit. God in His goodness breathes new dreams within our hearts and revives the dreams that have died, inviting us to trust Him as we dream impossible dreams that only He can bring to pass—because God not only gives dreams; He fulfills them. In this six-week study we will look at Moses’ journey to live out the God-sized dream given to him, exposing the ancient wisdom and truth God offers for every woman with a dream beating in her heart. With timely truth and encouraging accounts of God’s heart and hand in the life of Moses as well as in the lives of ordinary women, author Tiffany Bluhm will dare you to dream the impossible dreams the Lord is stirring in your heart, reclaim any broken dreams, and trust God for the victory. Throughout the study you will identify: The role of prayer as you grow into your dreams. The importance of obedience as you pursue what God has for you. Why your dreams are a blessing not only to you but also to others. How your failures can be a gift that help your dreams become a reality. The life-changing love, power, and wisdom of the Dream Giver. Get ready to discover the role you are designed and destined to play as you partner with God for the impossible! She Dreams Bible Study Features: Encourages readers to discover and follow their God-given dreams. Learn how to live a life of dreams with this study of prayer, obedience, and the wisdom of God. Helps readers discover the role they are destined to play through partnership with God. An encouraging account of Moses’ journey to live out the God-sized dream given to him. Book can be a stand-alone resource, or combined with the Leader Guide and DVD for a six-week study. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include the She Dreams book, and DVD.