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| Author | : Andre Lee |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2015-01-25 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781505865851 |
Isaiah 5:4 the vineyard 2014.... red summer 1921 blue summer 2014. Are the police the new centurion soldiers? Was Jesus a gang member? Are angles real? part one the book that fell from Heaven. Is Heaven a real place?
| Author | : Jon Wolseth |
| Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2011-02-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0816501246 |
In urban Honduras, gun violence and assault form the pulsing backdrop of everyday life. This book examines the ways that young men and women in working-class neighborhoods of El Progreso, Honduras, understand and respond to gang and gun violence in their communities. Because residents rely on gangs and Catholic and Evangelical Protestant churches to mediate violence in their neighborhoods, these institutions form the fabric of society. While only a small fraction of youths in a neighborhood are active members of a gang, most young men must learn the styles, ways of communicating, and local geography of gangs in order to survive. Due to the absence of gang prevention programs sponsored by the government or outside non-governmental organizations, Catholic and Pentecostal churches have developed their own ways to confront gang violence in their communities. Youths who participate in church organizations do so not only to alter and improve their communities but also to gain emotional and institutional support. Offering firsthand accounts of these youths and how they make use of religious discourse, narrative practices, or the inscription of tattooed images and words on the body to navigate dangerous social settings, Jesus and the Gang is an unflinching look at how these young men turn away from perpetuating the cycle of violence and how Christianity serves a society where belonging is surviving. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in Latin American studies, urban anthropology, and youth studies. With its focus on the lives of young men and women, it’s also a compelling read for anyone interested in the plight of urban youth trying to escape the gang life.
| Author | : Shawn Richardson |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 2016-03-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781530006373 |
Gangster for Christ is a book written to introduce change to individuals, neighborhoods, communities, nations and the world. In here you will find prophetic testimonies, wisdom, knowledge, prophetic prayers and spoken word that is introduced to counteract the direction of any path taken towards destruction. This book is not intended to present tradition or religion. This book presents change, growth and development. What written in this book is a talent inspired by God for the purpose of doing one or both things that are more important to me than anything else: my divine purpose and God's will. To every gangster that has made that decision whether they would die or do what they knew to do in order to survive. You may have had to kill someone, rob someone, shoot someone or pretend that you didn't know something when what you knew could've helped someone else. I don't fault you for what you've done. We've all have something that we did whether it was big or small. I'm introducing some things to you in this book that can help change your life forever. Its not as simple as it seems but then again, it actually is. That's what this book is about.
| Author | : Casey Diaz |
| Publisher | : HarperChristian + ORM |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2019-04-02 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0785224521 |
When you feel like you've made too many missteps to go forward, how do you find the strength to carry on? Join Casey Diaz as he tells the remarkable story of God's heart for second chances. The son of El Salvadorian immigrants, Casey Diaz was brought to Los Angeles at the age of two. An abusive, impoverished family life propelled Casey into the Rockwood Street Locos gang at just eleven years old. Casey was willing to do anything to be number one, but years of chasing rival gang members led to a dramatic ambush and arrest by the LAPD. By age sixteen, Casey was sentenced to more than twelve years in solitary confinement in California's toughest prison as one of the state's most violent offenders. He thought his life was over--but as the days in solitary wore on, Casey realized someone else was calling the shots. What happened next can only be described as a miracle. Join Casey as he shares how we can all: Embrace the incredible gift of God's redeeming love Change our lives for the better Find our God-given purpose A visceral insider's look at the violent world of gangs and prison life, The Shot Caller is a remarkable demonstration of God's reckless, unending grace, and desire to reach even the worst of sinners--no matter where they are. Praise for The Shot Caller: "When I read about the life of Casey Diaz, I see so much of my own life. This is a story of a tough young man who lost his way, and of a loving God who never forgot him, no matter where he was. I know you will be inspired by Casey's story. I hope you, too, will surrender to the love of Jesus Christ." --Nicky Cruz, bestselling author of Run Baby Run
| Author | : Jeff Chu |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 299 |
| Release | : 2014-04-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0062359304 |
“Fascinating, thoughtful, and important. [Jeff Chu] captures the fractures and conflict at a moment when the issue of what to do with L.G.B.T. people is tearing Christian denominations apart. Does Jesus Really Love Me? deserves to be widely read.” —Dan Savage, New York Times Book Review In this timely work—part memoir, part investigative analysis—a prize-winning writer explores the explosive and confusing intersection of faith, politics, and sexuality in Christian America. When Jeff Chu came out to his parents as a gay man, his devout Christian mother cried. And cried. Every time she looked at him. For months. As a journalist and a believer, Chu knew that he had to get to the heart of a question that had been haunting him for years: Does Jesus really love me? The quest to find an answer propels Chu on a remarkable cross-country journey to discover the God “forbidden to him” because of his sexuality. Surveying the breadth of the political and theological spectrum, from the most conservative viewpoints to the most liberal, he tries to distill what the diverse followers of Christ believe about homosexuality and to understand how these people who purportedly follow the same God and the same Scriptures have come to hold such a wide range of opinions. Why does Pastor A believe that God hates me, especially because of my gayness? Why does Person B believe that God loves me, gayness and all? From Brooklyn to Nashville to California, from Westboro Baptist Church and their god hates fags protest signs to the pioneering Episcopal bishop Mary Glasspool, who proclaims a message of liberation and divine love, Chu captures spiritual snapshots of Christian America at a remarkable moment, when tensions between both sides in the culture wars have rarely been higher. Both funny and heartbreaking, perplexing and wise, Does Jesus Really Love Me? is an intellectual, emotional, and spiritual pilgrimage that reveals a portrait of a faith and a nation at odds.
| Author | : Jon Wolseth |
| Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2011-02-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0816529086 |
In urban Honduras, gun violence and assault form the pulsing backdrop of everyday life. This book examines the ways that young men and women in working-class neighborhoods of El Progreso, Honduras, understand and respond to gang and gun violence in their communities. Because residents rely on gangs and Catholic and Evangelical Protestant churches to mediate violence in their neighborhoods, these institutions form the fabric of society. While only a small fraction of youths in a neighborhood are active members of a gang, most young men must learn the styles, ways of communicating, and local geography of gangs in order to survive. Due to the absence of gang prevention programs sponsored by the government or outside non-governmental organizations, Catholic and Pentecostal churches have developed their own ways to confront gang violence in their communities. Youths who participate in church organizations do so not only to alter and improve their communities but also to gain emotional and institutional support. Offering firsthand accounts of these youths and how they make use of religious discourse, narrative practices, or the inscription of tattooed images and words on the body to navigate dangerous social settings, Jesus and the Gang is an unflinching look at how these young men turn away from perpetuating the cycle of violence and how Christianity serves a society where belonging is surviving. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in Latin American studies, urban anthropology, and youth studies. With its focus on the lives of young men and women, it’s also a compelling read for anyone interested in the plight of urban youth trying to escape the gang life.
| Author | : Nicky Cruz |
| Publisher | : Bridge-Logos, Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2016-12-02 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781610362238 |
Son of Satan, Son of God Nicky Cruz's heart had turned to stone when he was only three. His mother nicknamed him the "son of Satan," and he was severely abused, both physically and mentally. After moving from Puerto Rico to New York, Nicky became the leader of a notorious street gang-- the Mau Maus. He turned into a violent street criminal before he was eighteen. David Wilkerson, a skinny preacher from Pennsylvania, reached out to him with relentless love. He said, "Nicky, Jesus loves you," and this simple message opened the door to a new life for Nicky Cruz. Run Baby Run, now a classic that has sold over 12 million copies, tells his exciting story with gripping openness. Billy Graham wrote, "The story of Nicky Cruz is remarkable. It has all the elements of tragedy, violence, and intrigue, plus the greatest ingredient of all: the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ." "Run Baby Run is a thrilling story. Thousands of troubled young people have read this story and turned their lives over to Christ!" Jamie Buckingham, co-author. Nicky's personal challenge to young people today, his thoughts regarding teen violence, and a helpful and practical action plan for concerned parents ensure that this classic testimony will continue to change the lives of our young people. Nicky wants you to know the truth of the life-changing words that penetrated his heart when he was a violent young man who abused others, alcohol, and drugs: "Jesus loves you!"
| Author | : Stephen Lungu |
| Publisher | : Monarch Books |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9781854245540 |
The astonishing story of a terrorist transformed into a renowned evangelist and Christian leader.
| Author | : Nicky Cruz |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2011-12-21 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 144471886X |
Cruz's classic testimony is still compelling reading more than forty years after its first publication. A childhood overshadowed by spiritualism in his Puerto Rican home preceded a harsh and violent adolescence as the leader of one of New York's toughest street gangs. Chilling scenes of knife fights, torture and murder dominated the life of a young man proud and feared on the outside, but inwardly running scared. His fears and loneliness were brought to the surface through an encounter with the unlikely character of preacher David Wilkerson, who led Cruz to open his life to Christ - an incredible conversion that amazed all who knew him.
| Author | : Prof. Mark Osler |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2010-09-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1426722893 |
What does the most infamous criminal proceeding in history--the trial of Jesus of Nazareth--have to tell us about capital punishment in the United States? Jesus Christ was a prisoner on death row. If that statement surprises you, consider this fact: of all the roles that Jesus played--preacher, teacher, healer, mentor, friend--none features as prominently in the gospels as this one, a criminal indicted and convicted of a capital offense. Now consider another fact: the arrest, trial, and execution of Jesus bear remarkable similarities to the American criminal justice system, especially in capital cases. From the use of paid informants to the conflicting testimony of witnesses to the denial of clemency, the elements in the story of Jesus' trial mirror the most common components in capital cases today. Finally, consider a question: How might we see capital punishment in this country differently if we realized that the system used to condemn the Son of God to death so closely resembles the system we use in capital cases today? Should the experience of Jesus' trial, conviction, and execution give us pause as we take similar steps to place individuals on death row today? These are the questions posed by this surprising, challenging, and enlightening book
