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Author | : Brant Hansen |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2017-11-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0718096363 |
If you've ever felt like you don't fit into American church culture... Brant Hansen has been there, too. Join Hansen as he explores modern Christianity, the beauty of being different, and the astonishing goodness of God. American church culture can feel designed for extroverted, emotional people -- so what does that mean for the rest of us? Brant Hansen gets it. Introverted, a natural skeptic, and an "Aspie," he often wondered how, even if, he fit into the Kingdom of God. But the good news is that the Good News is for all. Maybe "spiritual" doesn't always look like we expect. And maybe those of us whose lives aren't full of amazing or emotional spiritual stories, or those of us who struggle to be social, confident, or happy -- "misfits," really -- have a beautiful place in God's kingdom too. In his trademark dry, self-effacing humor, Brant addresses questions like: If I don't relate to God as emotionally or feel His presence as intensely, is there something wrong with me? What if I'm not good at talking to people about my faith -- or not good at talking to people at all? What if I'm terrible at praying and even struggle to want to pray? If I struggle with depression, does that mean I've failed spiritually? For anyone who has felt left out, anyone who has gone through the motions, or anyone who feels like they have more questions than answers, Blessed Are the Misfits is a breath of fresh air. Praise for Blessed are the Misfits: "This book is for those who feel disconnected, lonely, or spiritually dry. Brant's writing is honest, quirky, funny, and downright therapeutic. I can think of no one I'd rather have sit down with me and say, "You know what? It's okay to be you.'" --Benjamin C. Warf, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Author | : Chris Durso |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 2011-08-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310671183 |
The idea of this book is to talk about what we go thru mentally as Misfits. When we are trying to make a difference in the world, we can prevent ourselves because of negative thoughts, unbelief or our circumstance. The idea is to relate it to “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”, and keep the theme through out the book. You are your own worst enemy and hardest critic. We have to learn to get ourselves out of our own way s we can allow God to use us the way he wants to. “Inside every man there is a battle going on between good and evil” –Mr. Hyde
Author | : JJ LaBelle |
Publisher | : Covenant Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2024-06-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Do you ever think about heaven? Do you ever feel like you are here on earth but something is missing? This book can answer why. We can often feel like a misfit or feel like we are in an alien land. This may cause us to forget our Creator and the plans He has for us. The Christian Misfit is a guide to understanding God and ourselves while on the path to our true home. Living through pain, suffering, and all that life delivers to us is our way back to Jesus Christ. Without Him, we have no life and certainty of where we are headed. The aim for the reader is to help sort out the feelings of being out of tune and the longing for the true and final home, heaven.
Author | : Jason J. Stellman |
Publisher | : Convergent Books |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0804140626 |
Ex-Presbyterian pastor turned Catholic convert coveys his feeling of being an outsider in today's Christian faith.
Author | : Charles Marsh |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0190630728 |
The lived theology movement is built on the work of an emerging generation of theologians and scholars who pursue research, teaching, and writing as a form of public discipleship, motivated by the conviction that theology can enhance lived experience. This volume--based on a two-year collaboration with the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia--offers a series of illustrations and styles of lived theology, in conversation with other major approaches to the religious interpretation of embodied life.
Author | : Donald Miller |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson Inc |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1400204585 |
This contemporary classic gets a limited edition makeover with movie art and a new preface from Donald Miller. In print for nearly a decade, Blue Like Jazz has earned a coveted spot on readers' shelves and in their hearts. Many have said that Donald Miller expressed exactly what they were feeling but couldn't find the words to say themselves. In this landmark book that changed what people expected from Christian writers, that changed what people needed for their spiritual journeys, Donald Miller takes readers through a real life striving to understand relationship with God. Heartwarming and hilarious, poignant and unexpected, Blue Like Jazz has become a contemporary classic. For anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture, thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real, or yearning for a renewed sense of passion in life . . . Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.
Author | : Marcia Ford |
Publisher | : Jossey-Bass |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2003-01-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780787963996 |
"In a sense, of course, all believers are strangers in a strange land— some, as they say, are just stranger than others. That would be my friends and me." Like Marcia Ford, most of us have felt, at one time or another, as if we are on a different wavelength from the rest of the world. Try as we might, we don't fit in— not in society and certainly not in the church. Despite our best efforts at camouflage, despite our hopes that we may finally have found a group of kindred believers, people still look at us funny. But if we stop to think about it, we're not in bad company. After all, Jesus was something of a misfit in His day, too. In this funny, fresh, and frank memoir, Marcia Ford chronicles her spiritual journey as a self-proclaimed misfit, telling the engaging story of one woman's efforts to fit into both society and the Christian church. Candid about her shortcomings and her sneaking suspicion that she may really be a square peg in a round hole, Marcia discovers that it is precisely because of her uniqueness that she is able to claim God's abundant grace and come to experience God more fully.
Author | : S. K. Ali |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-06-13 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1481499246 |
Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.
Author | : G. Lee Ramsey |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0664232248 |
In this compelling book, G. Lee Ramsey Jr.mines the riches of southern fiction and discovers a colorful assortment of ministers who arise out of the religious South. At once mystical and mischievous, these ministers haunt the margins of southern life while preaching a gospel that startles and compels. But their oddness is also their appeal--and part of their gift. For through these colorful portraits of Christian ministry, today's readers are challenged to think about what matters in ministry and to re-imagine ministry in ways that bring new life to the church and community. Throughout, Ramsey shows how ministers such as Roger Hagan in Will Campbell's The Conventionand Hazel Motes in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Bloodcan help show us the stumbling blocks to faithful ministry and steer clergy and congregations forward in today's world.
Author | : Lidia Yuknavitch |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2017-10-24 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1501120069 |
The author explores the status of being a misfit as something to be embraced, and social misfits as being individuals of value who have a place in society, in a work that encourages people who have had difficulty finding their way to pursue their goals.