Dear Jesus, Seeking His Light in Your Life, with Scripture references

Dear Jesus, Seeking His Light in Your Life, with Scripture references
Author: Sarah Young
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2007-10-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418537675

Know Jesus on a deeper, more personal level, and learn how to share all aspects of your life with Him every day. New York Times bestselling author of Jesus Calling, Sarah Young brings you a devotional that exemplifies how to know Jesus, why it’s important to know Him, and how a richer relationship with Him will change your life. In Dear Jesus, you’ll find 120 inspired devotions that delve into: personal struggles longings that weigh on the heart preoccupation with problems dissatisfaction with oneself pressing spiritual issues guidance and encouragement found in Scripture verses that form a foundation for truth unconditional love and promises in God’s Word This heartfelt addition to Sarah Young’s brand of enriching books will draw you into the presence of God through these spiritual letters of grace. This is a great gift for anyone looking for a fuller and deeper relationship with the Savior who loves us always and forever. Dear Jesus makes a great gift for men and women searching for a deeper relationship with Him.

Dear Jesus

Dear Jesus
Author: Sarah Young
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9781404104952

Knowing Jesus on a deeper, more personal level means sharing all aspects of life with Him--every day. In "Dear Jesus," Young begins each of the 120 devotionals by highlighting intimate struggles and longings that weigh on the heart.

Nearer to Jesus (Dear Jesus/Jesus Calling)

Nearer to Jesus (Dear Jesus/Jesus Calling)
Author: Sarah Young
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2008-10-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418551368

If drawing nearer to Jesus is the longing of your heart, listen. Listen while in His Presence. Listen moment by moment as you are struggling, as you wonder, as you praise. Listen even as you express the cries of your heart to the living God. Invite Him to enter into the here and now with you, His Peace permeating your spirit, His Love and assurance whispering to your soul. Bring Him your thoughts, feelings, concerns in this very hour-where He meets you...and find Him nearer than you ever imagined.

Jesus the Rebel

Jesus the Rebel
Author: John Dear
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781580510738

Jesus the Rebel explores the radical life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth and shows how his witness speaks directly to our own contemporary world of violence, war, poverty, and nuclear weaponry. As John Dear ponders Jesus' call to discipleship, he shares his own journey of Gospel peacemaking. In jails, soup kitchens, shelters, and warzones, Jesus the bearer of God's Peace and Justice is reborn and invites us to be transformed in our homes, workplaces, churches, communities, and hearts.

Jesus Calling: The Story of Christmas

Jesus Calling: The Story of Christmas
Author: Sarah Young
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1400210313

Jesus Calling® The Story of Christmas shares the Christmas story with your children by starting at creation and showing that Jesus has always been present and that God has always had a plan for Christmas. Each page features Bible verses and Jesus Calling devotions as it explores the true meaning of the nativity story. This faith-focused picture book is perfect for children ages 4 to 8 years old; features a beautifully embellished dust jacket with foil and glitter; makes a great Christmas, Advent, or holiday gift; is the perfect introduction to the story of Jesus for young children; and is written by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young. From the beginning of time, God had a plan to save his children. That plan was Jesus! Curl up with your family around the Christmas tree and experience God’s great gift with Jesus Calling® The Story of Christmas.

Lazarus, Come Forth!

Lazarus, Come Forth!
Author: John Dear
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1570759367

The raising of Lazarus in John's Gospel is one of the most dramatic and poignant episodes in scripture. This title offers a compelling new reading of the story of Lazarus, which calls us all to pursue a life of peace.

Deer Hunting with Jesus

Deer Hunting with Jesus
Author: Joe Bageant
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2008-06-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0307449572

Years before Hillbilly Elegy and White Trash, a raucous, truth-telling look at the white working poor -- and why they have learned to hate liberalism. What it adds up to, he asserts, is an unacknowledged class war. By turns tender, incendiary, and seriously funny, this book is a call to arms for fellow progressives with little real understanding of "the great beery, NASCAR-loving, church-going, gun-owning America that has never set foot in a Starbucks." Deer Hunting with Jesus is Joe Bageant’s report on what he learned when he moved back to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia. Like countless American small towns, it is fast becoming the bedrock of a permanent underclass. Two in five of the people in his old neighborhood do not have high school diplomas or health care. Alcohol, overeating, and Jesus are the preferred avenues of escape. He writes of: • His childhood friends who work at factory jobs that are constantly on the verge of being outsourced • The mortgage and credit card rackets that saddle the working poor with debt • The ubiquitous gun culture—and why the left doesn’ t get it • Scots Irish culture and how it played out in the young life of Lynddie England

Dear Church

Dear Church
Author: Lenny Duncan
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506452574

Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make all the headlines, but Duncan sees something else at work--drawing a direct line between the church's lack of diversity and the church's lack of vitality. The problems the ELCA faces are theological, not sociological. But so are the answers. Part manifesto, part confession, and all love letter, Dear Church offers a bold new vision for the future of Duncan's denomination and the broader mainline Christian community of faith. Dear Church rejects the narrative of church decline and calls everyone--leaders and laity alike--to the front lines of the churchÂs renewal through racial equality and justice. It is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Duncan gives a blueprint for the way forward and urges us to follow in the revolutionary path of Jesus.

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593193539

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Dear Mary

Dear Mary
Author: Sarah Jakes
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441229248

Hopeful, Inspiring Message for Moms from Sarah Jakes Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a remarkable example of quiet, resilient faith and courage in the face of adversity. From the angel's first announcement of her pregnancy to the death and resurrection of her son, Mary was witness to our Lord and Savior in a unique and special way. And as a mother herself, she speaks to the modern-day mom in a way few have explored before. Writing in the form of letters, Sarah Jakes examines the life of Mary--and through Mary, Jesus--to better understand what a life of faith looks like. Maybe you struggle to trust God's will for your life. Perhaps you have fears and insecurities that keep you from realizing the joy God wants for you, or the thought of raising little ones overwhelms you. Through the example of Mary, discover the freedom that only true faith can bring.