Finding Love in an Upside-Down World

Finding Love in an Upside-Down World
Author: Patricia E. Flinn
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2024-07-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Finding Love in an Upside-Down World is a memoir about the wacky, spontaneous, and humorous adventures of a bright, sassy, spirited girl living with her unconventional, loving family in a small gritty tenement in Hoboken, New Jersey during the 1950s and 60s. A motley cast of zany characters including family members, teachers, neighbors and friends appear and disappear along the way as she travels through grammar, high school and college where she eventually meets, falls in love with her brilliant literature professor, and begins a whirlwind, unforgettable romance. They marry a year later in 1971, and buy an old farm house a short distance away from a theater owned by a colorful community of eccentric actors. The marriage lasts for forty-seven amazing, magical years until death separates them in 2016. Drawing parallels between the unpredictable nature of human existence and the subatomic world of Quantum Mechanics the memoir ends by satirizing how the best intentions of life often go awry. Or as John Lennon once said, “Life is what happens to you, when you’re busy making other plans.” Finding Love in an Upside Down Universe may make you think as well as laugh.

It's Not Supposed to Be This Way

It's Not Supposed to Be This Way
Author: Lysa TerKeurst
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0718039866

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, his lack of intervention hurtful, and his promises doubtful? Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances, inviting you to live assured when life doesn't turn out like you expected. Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a season, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned at best and overwhelmed and hopeless at worst. We quietly start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness and why he allows us to suffer and experience grief and loss. Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But after many tears, godly counseling, and prayerful seeking, she's also discovered that our disappointments can be the divine appointments our souls need to radically encounter God. In It's Not Supposed to Be This Way, Lysa invites us into her own journey of faith and, with grit, vulnerability, and honest humor, helps us to: Stop being pulled into the anxiety of disappointment by discovering how to better process unmet expectations and other painful situations. Train ourselves to recognize the three strategies of the enemy, so we can stand strong and persevere through unsettling relationships and uncertain outcomes. Discover the secret of being steadfast and not panicking when God actually does give us more than we can handle. Shift our suspicion that God is cruel or unfair to the biblical assurance that God is protecting and preparing us. Know how to encourage a friend and help her navigate hard realities with real help from God's truth, the Bible. Look for additional biblically based resources and devotionals from Lysa: Good Boundaries and Goodbyes Forgiving What You Can't Forget Uninvited You're Going to Make It Embraced Seeing Beautiful Again

The World Turned Upside Down

The World Turned Upside Down
Author: Michael S. Heiser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781683593225

The paranormal television series Stranger Things taps into the mysterious elements that have fueled spiritual questions for millennia. The otherworldly manifestations in Hawkins, Indiana offer compelling portrayals of important spiritual truths--and many of these truths are echoed in the supernatural worldview of the Bible.

World Upside Down

World Upside Down
Author: C. Kavin Rowe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2011-02-10
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0199767610

No longer can Acts be seen as a simple apologia that articulates Christianity's harmlessness vis-à-vis Rome. Rather, in its attempt to form communities that witness to God's apocalypse, author Kavin Rowe argues that Luke's second volume is a highly charged and theologically sophisticated political document. Luke aims at nothing less than the construction of a new culture - a total pattern of life - that inherently runs counter to the constitutive aspects of Graeco-Roman society.

Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker

Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
Author: Shelley Johannes
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2017-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1484774124

Beatrice does her best thinking upside down. Hanging from trees by her knees, doing handstands . . . for Beatrice Zinker, upside down works every time. She was definitely upside down when she and her best friend, Lenny, agreed to wear matching ninja suits on the first day of third grade. But when Beatrice shows up at school dressed in black, Lenny arrives with a cool new outfit and a cool new friend. Even worse, she seems to have forgotten all about the top-secret operation they planned! Can Beatrice use her topsy-turvy way of thinking to save the mission, mend their friendship, and flip things sunny-side up?

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Author: John Mark Comer
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0525653104

ECPA BESTSELLER • A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life “As someone all too familiar with ‘hurry sickness,’ I desperately needed this book.”—Scott Harrison, New York Times best-selling author of Thirst “Who am I becoming?” That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren’t pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words: “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.” It wasn’t the response he expected, but it was—and continues to be—the answer he needs. Too often we treat the symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at hurry, or busyness, as a root of much evil. Within the pages of this book, you’ll find a fascinating roadmap to staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world.

How to Find Your JOY in a Crazy, Upside-Down World

How to Find Your JOY in a Crazy, Upside-Down World
Author: Ginger Grancagnolo, Ed.D., D.Min.
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2016-02-23
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1504350421

Where’s your Joy been lately? Does it feel gone, forgotten or just misplaced? As we watch ourselves more through daily task, day after day, often the only moment of brightness can be described as a brief sigh because we finally got stuff do ne. We can plan celebrations and vacations which can be great, yet somewhere deep inside it can still feel like the JOY button has gotten jammed due to the pressures of everyday life. So is this as good as it is gets? Wouldn’t it be great to find our way back to REAL JOY as a way of living? Could this be possible or is it just wishful thinking? REAL JOY is always available! We have been created to experience JOY as a natural part of our life. This book is designed to guide us back into finding our internal JOY switch as well as how to keep it functioning to the best capacity. REAL JOY is available all the time and chapter by chapter a pathway will be presented so we can easily reclaim REAL JOY so that we can live to the fullest. The time is NOW! It’s time to feel really alive and JOY-ful again!

Kate's Stupid Journey Through Upside-Down World

Kate's Stupid Journey Through Upside-Down World
Author: Charles Bryan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1329781791

Kate is your average cynical Western New York girl who gets sucked into an alternate version of our World when Leprechaun-Pirates led by a Magician attack her and kill her date in the Park. We've all been there. Join her and her friends in Upside-Down World, where nothing is quite right, in this tale of hilarious tragedy. When Kate finds a mysterious map that leads her to a handful of Ancient Relics left by the Gods, she starts getting everyone's attention in the worst way. Her meddling will change Upside-Down World forever, and with her growing obsession she's not going to let a thing like Hog People or Miami Dolphins fans get in her way.

Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World

Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World
Author: Stephen E. Strang
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2023-05-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1636411398

There's only one power big enough to help us survive perilous times. After reading this book, you will have the confidence to walk in the victory Christ died for and begin living exceedingly and abundantly beyond anything you ever could have hoped for or imagined. There is a power so great it can help you not only survive but thrive in this crazy world, a power that can give you joy and peace, result in miracles, and make you victorious no matter what. It's a power that comes from the third member of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit. It's the power that took the teachings of a young carpenter from Galilee and turned upside down the most ruthless empire of its era, overcoming the paganism that went with it. It's a power that seemed dormant for almost two millennia but has been restored to the church as was told in the Bible. And it's available today to help you understand the future, have faith to believe for miracles, and know unspeakable peace and happiness no matter your circumstances. Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World takes you on a journey to help you understand how you can experience this power and know the Holy Spirit intimately. After covering the work of the Holy Spirit for more than four decades as a journalist, Stephen E. Strang helps readers understand that power is there for the asking--even if others misuse or ignore it. It's there to give you victory over the forces of evil, help you stand strong when the culture wants you to compromise, and give you the tools to prosper in body, soul, and spirit. When he was a young newspaper reporter, Strang experienced this power in a way "exceedingly abundantly above" all he could have asked or thought (Eph. 3:20), and you will too. This power will open your spiritual eyes to help you hear from God, deepen your prayer life, and explain the groanings that cannot be uttered. Sharing stories from his own experience and from dozens of modern heroes of the faith, Strang will uplift you and inspire you to connect with God in new, fresh ways; be a powerful influence on your family, friends, and community; deepen your faith so you can move mountains; learn to be led by the Spirit to uncover your heart's deepest desires; and overcome challenges and fulfill your dreams and purpose in life. Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World is not only one of the most important books you'll ever read but also one of the most profound. It will reveal the most stunning secrets and truths behind this power--the power of God that is at work regardless of how upside down the world seems to get.