Grace-Focused Optimism

Grace-Focused Optimism
Author: C. L. Chase
Publisher: Christian Focus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9781527100428

The joy of a grace-governed life Build on the promises of God for believers Discover the irresistible optimism of grace

The Gagging of God

The Gagging of God
Author: D. A. Carson
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2002-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031024286X

Does it really matter what you believe, as long as you're sincere? What about those who've never heard about Jesus? Is Jesus the only savior? D.A. Carson addresses the tough questions posed by today's religious inclusivism. Those concerned for souls will deepen their understanding of the world's need for salvation through Christ alone.

Behind the Therapy Door

Behind the Therapy Door
Author: Randy Kamen
Publisher: Central Recovery Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-07-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1942094426

Dr. Randy Kamen takes you into the stories of six women whose search to find greater life satisfaction paves the way for readers to do the same. This is a journey to acquire health-enhancing tools and strategies and learn essential life lessons that will help you develop more loving and sustainable relationships and lead you to your best possible life.

Radical Optimism

Radical Optimism
Author: Beatrice Bruteau
Publisher: Sentient+ORM
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2002-10-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1591812801

The pioneering spiritual scholar discusses how to find genuine optimism in times of crisis by contemplating the ultimate reality of God. Dr. Beatrice Bruteau was an inspiration to some of the most influential spiritual thinkers of our time. With a background in Vedanta, Catholic contemplation, and the natural sciences, she developed a broadly inclusive, interspiritual vision of human reality. In Radical Optimism she shines new light on the deepest truth we can know about ourselves: each of us is one with God, here and now. In a series of essays exploring the concepts of Leisure, Stillness, and Meditation—as well as examining the distinctions between the Finite and the Infinite and Sin and Salvation—Bruteau offers a path to recognizing our own unity with God. She provides a blueprint for understanding it, knowing the happiness it brings, and cultivating a contemplative consciousness amid the hectic uncertainty of daily life.

The Tough-Minded Optimist

The Tough-Minded Optimist
Author: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1416593209

"If you want to live in this tough world and still have some real faith and optimism, this book is for you." -- Norman Vincent Peale The many ills of the modern world can be debilitating. With so much seemingly senseless violence, pain, and destruction, we need a lot of inner strength to overcome cynicism and despair -- and to remain hopeful about the future. With Dr. Peale's careful guidance, you can achieve happiness and security by learning how to: • Conquer your fear • Free yourself of guilty feelings • Live well and prosper, personally and professionally • Become physically healthy -- the natural way • Stay enthusiastic even in poor circumstances • Tackle problems hopefully and creatively • Harness the power of prayer

Good, Good Father

Good, Good Father
Author: C. L. Chase
Publisher: Christian Focus
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-06-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781527106970

Get to know God as the generous Father who loves to give good things to his children. The great I AM, the true and living God, is a God who has the glorious habit of going about doing good to people, especially to His people. He gets glory from us by doing good to us. Many Christians do not know God like this. God doesn't want you to remain unacquainted with Him as the God whom the apostle James winsomely describes as 'the constantly giving God.' Just the opposite. He longs for you to know Him as the God who is eager to do good things for you, like helping you say 'No!' to temptation, answering your big prayers, continuously forgiving your sins, enabling you to conquer fear, and giving you wisdom in decision making, to mention but a few examples. In Good, Good Father C. L. Chase lays out three steps to knowing God as He wants to be known. Firstly, you must immediately begin making a big deal of the truth most Christians know but fail to take seriously. Secondly, you must begin emphasizing the Father's method of doing good to you. Thirdly, you must begin using His promises to experience Fatherly good now. Your Heavenly Father wants you to live abundantly. His Fatherhood magnifies His love for you. He loves you intensely, openly, responsibly, enduringly, glorifying-ly. C. L. Chase's book will help you to get to know God like this. Contents Foreword by Dr. D. Ralph Davis Introduction - An Unknown God Step 1: You must immediately begin making a big deal of the truth most Christians know but fail to take seriously 'I Coulda Been a Contenda!' God's IF 'When I Use a Word' 'Ah, Me Father's Very, Very Fond of Me' 'His is a "Yes!" Face' 'They're Included in Your Ticket' 'A Gift, Delight It, Delight It' Step 2: You must immediately begin emphasizing the Father's method of doing good to you. The Father's M.O. A Bigg Message from Two Little Words God Has Given Me Some Promises Infallible Predictions The Man Who Got Things from God S.D.G. Step 3: You must immediately begin using His promises to experience Fatherly good now Straw The G.O.O.D. Life What Oscar Wilde Couldn't Do But You Can! The Highway to the Land of Beginning Again His Door's Always Open The Promise John Piper Uses to Defeat Fear The Fork in the Road A Dealer in Hope Is Romans 8:28 Still in the Bible?

Glimpses of Grace

Glimpses of Grace
Author: Gloria Furman
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433536056

The work that goes into managing a home can sometimes feel boring and insignificant. Furman reminds women of the gospel's extraordinary power over ordinary life, helping homemakers see and savor the miraculous in the mundane.

Grace for Each Day

Grace for Each Day
Author: Worthy Inspired
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2014-09-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1617955027

365 spirit-lifting devotions that celebrate the gift of life and the gift of grace: highly readable; elegantly designed; addresses concerns of today's readers; makes a perfect gift.

God's Lavish Grace

God's Lavish Grace
Author: Terry Virgo
Publisher: Monarch Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781854246455

The best way to understand God's grace is to see it in action. Terry Virgo shares his own story of God's transformative grace in his own life

Chasing Grace

Chasing Grace
Author: Sanya Richards-Ross
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0310350174

“For as long as I can remember, life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better.” Most people equate success with having more, but Sanya’s quest was always for less. She started running track as a little girl in Jamaica and began competing when she was only seven. At 31 she’s had a career’s worth of conditioning to run a 400-meter race in 50 seconds, hopefully 49, or even better, 48. When she started training with her coach, Clyde Hart, they divided her race into four phases: push, pace, position, poise, and with the inherent prayer. For years Sanya worked to hone every phase in practice so that when it came time to race, her body would respond as her mind instinctively transitioned from one phase to the next. As she got older and embraced a life that measures more than just a number on the time clock, she has realized the genius of this strategy for not just racing the 400 meters, but for living her best life. Sanya shares triumphant as well as heartbreaking stories as she reveals her journey to becoming a world-class runner. From her childhood in Jamaica to Athens, Beijing and London Olympics, readers will find themselves inspired by the unique insights she’s gained through her victories and losses, including her devastating injury during the 2016 Olympic Trials forcing career retirement just weeks before Rio. Sanya demonstrates how even this devastating loss brought her closer to the ultimate goal of becoming all God created her to be. ”Sometimes you think you are chasing a gold medal, but that’s not what you are chasing. You’re racing to become the best version of yourself.”