Keeping Faith

Keeping Faith
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061981729

“A triumph. This novel’s haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget.” —Richmond Times Dispatch “Extraordinary.” —Orlando Sentinel From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, Handle with Care) comes Keeping Faith: an “addictively readable” (Entertainment Weekly) novel that “makes you wonder about God. And that is a rare moment, indeed, in modern fiction” (USA Today).

Just Keep Faith

Just Keep Faith
Author: D. R. Whitmoyer
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1616633166

24 November 2007 It's been quite a week. I am alone. I work alone, I eat alone. Once my replacement leaves, I will be more alone. Alone and I don't do so well together. With much love, writing from the end of the earth My entire life I've been the daughter of a U.S. soldier. It was only recently that I fully understood the impact this would have on my life. Some days, just watching the news makes me cry. I can laugh and joke about politics and people going overseas, but then there are times when even a short war scene chokes me up. Reality sets in all over again, and I find myself worrying for hours on end. Where is she? How is she? When is she coming home? It's a daily reminder that my mother is overseas and that any day, any time, I could get a phone call saying something happened. Unless you've felt this feeling, you have no idea how far into the pit of your stomach it reaches. In my mother's letters, she writes about how alone she feels. Well, I feel it too. I'm alone here, missing her. Just Keep Faith is D.R. Whitmoyer's collection of letters and e-mails from her mother, a United States solider. She's pieced them together—along with photos and short anecdotes of her own—to offer an emotional glimpse into life on the other side of the world. Military families and civilians alike will no doubt find hope and comfort as they view the reality of war through the eyes of one of America's brave heroes.

Keeping Faith in an Age of Reason

Keeping Faith in an Age of Reason
Author: Jason Lisle
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2017-10-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1683440927

“You can’t trust the Bible — it’s full of hundreds of contradictions.” Really? Just because the critic mindlessly declares it so? Don’t be so fast to believe everything you hear! In this book Dr. Jason Lisle examines 420 claims of Bible contradictions and sets the record straight. Contradiction #139 Was Abraham justified by faith or by works? Romans 4:2 - says by faith VS. James 2:21 - says by works Bifurcation fallacy. Abraham was justified both by faith and by works (James 2:24, 26). To “justify” means either to be in right moral standing or to show that one is (morally) in right standing. Abraham was justified by faith before God since God knows all things — including Abraham’s faith (James 2:23). God sees our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7), so we are justified before God by our faith alone, which God can see. But men cannot see another man’s faith. They only see the outward works that follow from inward faith. Therefore, Abraham was justified before men by the works that followed from his faith, since men cannot see faith but can see works. James explicitly teaches this (James 2:18–26).

Leaving Church

Leaving Church
Author: Barbara Brown Taylor
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-01-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1848253575

Tells how a renowned preacher left her ministry to rediscover the authentic heart of her faith. A moving reflection on keeping faith amidst the relentless demands of modern life.

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith
Author: Lianna Davis
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802497950

An In-Depth, Theologically-Rich Study of the Book of Jude In a culture of subjectivity and "speaking your truth," we need to know how to lovingly fight for our biblically-based, truth-filled faith. That’s where Jude comes in. With a striking combination of humility, genuine love, doctrinal faithfulness, and directness, the biblical writer Jude teaches you how to treasure the gifts of salvation, the faith, the Church, and—most of all—Jesus Christ. By unpacking Jude’s meaning-laden words, we can learn to keep ourselves for Christ, even as Christ is ably keeping us for Himself. You’ll be amazed at how much you can learn as you walk verse-by-verse through this small epistle. In this 6-week study, you’ll learn: Why Jude uses metaphors like waterless clouds and wild waves What was going on in Jude’s time theologically and why it matters Why the warning passages can be a deep comfort to the believer To appreciate new dimensions of your belonging in Christ Get to know the oft-neglected voice of Jude, be comforted and challenged in your faith, and build community as you gather friends and study His Word together in Keeping the Faith.

Beyond Homelessness

Beyond Homelessness
Author: Steven Bouma-Prediger
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2008-06-03
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0802846920

This book is a brilliant use of metaphor that makes clear why the world leaves us feeling so uneasy!

Keeping Faith

Keeping Faith
Author: Jimmy Carter
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages: 649
Release: 1995-07-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1610752236

In Keeping Faith, originally published in 1982, President Carter provides a candid account of his time in the Oval Office, detailing the hostage crisis in Iran, his triumph at the Camp David Middle East peace summit, his relationships with world leaders, and even glimpses into his private world. “Responsible, truthful, intelligent, earnest, rational, purposeful. Thus the man: thus the book” (The Washington Post).

A Habit Called Faith

A Habit Called Faith
Author: Jen Pollock Michel
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493428756

Today's neurological research has placed habit at the center of human behavior; we are what we do repetitively. When we want to add something to our life, whether it's exercise, prayer, or just getting up earlier in the morning, we know that we must turn an activity into a habit through repetition or it just won't stick. What would happen if we applied the same kind of daily dedication to faith? Could faith become a habit, a given--automatic? With vulnerable storytelling and insightful readings of both Old and New Testament passages, Jen Pollock Michel invites the convinced and the curious into a 40-day Bible reading experience. Vividly translating ancient truths for a secular age, Michel highlights how the biblical text invites us to see, know, live, love, and obey. The daily reflection questions and weekly discussion guides invite both individuals and groups, believers and doubters alike, to explore how faith, even faith as small as a mustard seed, might grow into a life-defining habit.

Keeping Faith

Keeping Faith
Author: Roger Averill
Publisher: DoctorZed Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0980571758

In Keeping Faith the innocence and certainties of childhood are delicately tested against the realities of adult life. Josh and Gracie grow up in a working class world centred on the values of faith and family. Both cherish their father, a lay preacher, and their mother, but for Josh the complex secrets, doubts and subtleties of the world do not allow for certainty. In adulthood he works as a labour ward attendant, his younger sister Gracie as a nurse on a remote mission station in Papua New Guinea. While Josh's conviction falters, the unfailing faith of his sister leads to tragic consequences. As events move between 1975 and 1994, between a family drama in outer suburban Melbourne and a tribal rebellion in Melanesia, faith and doubt become entwined. In the spirit of the work of Tim Winton, Keeping Faith is a remarkable novel about the beauty and disappointments of childhood, family and belief, about losing faith and finding love.