A Beautiful Defeat

A Beautiful Defeat
Author: Kevin Malarkey
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400206405

Total surrender to God: the surprising key to experiencing the sense of peace and purpose you crave. There is a gnawing feeling inside all of us that says we could be better. If we would just be more organized or work a little harder, we’d finally have the rich and fulfilling life we want. But the message of the cross is different. The message is not one of God saying, “I died for your sins to work as a consultant to help you achieve the life you’re determined to have.” Jesus died to reconcile us to God so that we can die and give our lives to him and to others—a total surrender that is truly a beautiful defeat! Perspective and peace in the midst of the stormy chaos of life are always available to the person who lives a surrendered life. The result is a rich existence basking in the pleasure and approval of God.

A Beautiful Defeat

A Beautiful Defeat
Author: Kevin Malarkey
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781400206391

New York Times bestselling author Kevin Malarkey teaches readers that the surprising key to unlocking their potential and experiencing the sense of peace and purpose they crave is nothing less than total surrender to God.

The Magnificent Defeat

The Magnificent Defeat
Author: Frederick Buechner
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1985-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 006061174X

In The Magnificent Defeat, Frederick Buechner examines what it means to follow Christ, the lessons of Christmas and Easter, the miracles of grace, and "the magnificent defeat" of the human soul of God.

Let Go of the Guilt

Let Go of the Guilt
Author: Valorie Burton
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0785220224

Break Your Guilt Habit! In Let Go of the Guilt, life coach and bestselling author Valorie Burton teaches you a simple, but profound method that will free you from what she calls the “false guilt” that is so common today. As you peel back the layers, you’ll feel the burden lift. And that’s when you make room for your authentic self and the joyful life that is possible for you. Through her signature self-coaching process, powerful questions, and practical research, she shows you how to: recognize and overcome the five thought patterns of guilt, break the surprising habit that tempts you to subconsciously choose guilt over joy, stop guilt from sneaking its way into your everyday decisions and interactions, flip those guilt trips so you can keep others from manipulating you, and stop setting yourself up for stress, anxiety and obligation, and instead set yourself for a life of joy and freedom Valorie’s journaling questions and research-based process will shift your perspective, give you clarity and courage, and equip you with a plan of action to let go of the guilt for good.

Phenomenal Beauty

Phenomenal Beauty
Author: Tanya Michelle Hutchison
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2007-02-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1412207703

Phenomenal Beauty is a must read! It will make you reflect and think about your childhood. It will make you laugh, cry and shout hallelujah all in one breath! It's a testimony of God's love and how we can overcome any obstacle, find our beauty, and break the cycle of defeat. It's a unique story that will empower you to take action or challenge you to do something you have never done before. After reading this book, you will never think of the word "Beauty" the same again.

Three Victories and a Defeat

Three Victories and a Defeat
Author: Brendan Simms
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 836
Release: 2008-12-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786727225

In the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain's key weapon, but in Three Victories and a Defeat Brendan Simms argues that Britain's true strength lay with the German aristocrats who ruled it at the time. The House of Hanover superbly managed a complex series of European alliances that enabled Britain to keep the continental balance of power in check while dramatically expanding her own empire. These alliances sustained the nation through the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War. But in 1776, Britain lost the American continent by alienating her European allies. An extraordinary reinterpretation of British and American history, Three Victories and a Defeat is a masterwork by a rising star of the historical profession.

Football

Football
Author: Stephen Mumford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2019-05-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1509535330

Football is the most popular sport on the planet partly because it’s so simple to play – but as philosopher, novelist and avid fan Stephen Mumford shows, behind the straightforward rules of the game there lurks a world of intriguing complexity. Mumford considers the intellectual basis upon which football rests, guiding readers through a number of issues at the heart of the game. How can a team be greater than the sum of its individual players? What is the essential role of chance? Should we want to win at all costs? What does it mean to control space? And can true beauty be found in football? Rich with colourful examples from football’s past and present, Mumford’s book is both a love letter to football and a reflection on its enduring capacity to enthral and excite.

Brilliant Orange

Brilliant Orange
Author: David Winner
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2008-07-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1590208021

A look at the history of soccer’s development in the Netherlands and how it reflects the history of the nation itself. If any one thing, Brilliant Orange is about Dutch space and a people whose unique conception of it has led to the most enduring arts, the weirdest architecture, and a bizarrely cerebral form of soccer?Total Football?that led in 1974 to a World Cup finals match with arch-rival Germany, and more recently to a devastating loss against Spain in 2010. With its intricacy and oddity, it continues to mystify and delight observers around the world. As David Winner wryly observes, it is an expression of the Dutch psyche that has a shared ancestry with Mondrian’s “Broadway Boogie Woogie,” Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch,” and maybe even with Gouda cheese. “Easily the best book on soccer I have read in a long while. . . . Every American following the World Cup ought to read it.” —Columbus Dispatch “One of those strangely informative books that will . . . entertain those who have little interest in either soccer or the Netherlands.” —The Economist “Wry, obsessional, digressive, deep. . . . This is football as art, metaphor, and cultural signifier.” —The Guardian “A fascinating exploration of how national politics can be transported into the sports arena.” —Chicago Tribune “A brilliant, thorough, utterly mad book, the product of the most admirable sort of enthusiasm: total. You like soccer, you don’t like soccer, it doesn’t matter. If you think of yourself as a serious fan, if you want to continue on the path towards enlightenment and take your devotion to another level, you’d best check out the standard being set here.” — ESPN.com

For Our Good Always

For Our Good Always
Author: Jason S. DeRouchie
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2024-09-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

With a title adapted from Deuteronomy 6:24, For Our Good Always is a collection of 25 essays from evangelical scholars on the message of Deuteronomy and its inflence on Christian Scripture. No other book colors the tapestry of biblical thought quite like Deuteronomy. It synthesized the theology of the Pentateuch, provided Israel with a constitution for guiding their covenant relationship with Yahweh in the promised land, and served as a primary lens through which later biblical authors interpreted Israel’s covenant history. Recent advances in scholarship on Deuteronomy and developments in biblical interpretation are raising fresh questions and opening new paths for exploration. This collection of studies wrestles with Deuteronomy from historical, literary, theological, and canonical perspectives and offrs new questions, presents original discoveries, and makes innovative proposals. The volume is offred in honor of Daniel I. Block on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Few Old Testament scholars have worked so ably, carefully, and intentionally to help the church and the academy grasp the message of Deuteronomy. Block’s own studies always exhibit an admirable balance of exegetical rigor, literary and theological awareness, and pastoral care, and for well over a decade he has, like the priest-scribe Ezra, devoted himself to the study, practice, and teaching of the deuteronomic torah (Ezra 7:10), helping and urging others to hear the life-giving gospel of Moses in Deuteronomy. The international group of specialists that contributed to this volume consists of Daniel Block’s colleagues, friends, and former students. It is their hope that these studies will in various ways supplement Daniel Block’s work, serving the church and the academy and honoring the God of Israel.