Lord, Don't Let It Rain at Lunch

Lord, Don't Let It Rain at Lunch

Author: Patricia Ann Fisher

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780310604716

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A perfect companion to Lord, Don't Let It Rain at Recess, this collection of readings can be used as a devotional with daily Scripture, or read straight through as an adventure with first-graders, parents, and other teachers.


Lord, Don't Let It Rain at Recess

Lord, Don't Let It Rain at Recess

Author: Patricia A. Fisher

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780310445210

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A devotional for teachers, this book leads the reader through the frustrations and joys of the profession.You will enjoy the author's Bombeckian humor and be inspired by her childlike reliance upon God in every situation, whether it be with a boa constrictor or fourteen first-graders encased in mud after a Mary Poppins-style flight over mud puddles.


The Gospel According to First Grade

The Gospel According to First Grade

Author: Patricia Ann Fisher

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780310500612

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From homework-eating dogs to zipper-eating pencil sharpeners, hatching butterflies, and overflowing restrooms, The Gospel According to First Grade helps you discover the joy, humor, and grace of God in the life of every grade school teacher, including your own.


I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

Author: Sarah J. Robinson

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0593193539

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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.


Catherine’s Dream

Catherine’s Dream

Author: Roxanne Bocyck

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Published: 2023-11-21

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1636981550

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Inspired by real events, Roxanne Bocyck’s debut novel Catherine’s Dream is a testament to the power and possibility of nurturing one’s dreams against all odds and overcoming fear and doubt with faith and determination. Catherine Soból is a Polish peasant woman in the early 1900s, who lives on an orchard outside of Kraków, Poland, and dreams of being an artist. Raised by an iron fist, Catherine is an old-world girl with new world aspirations. But how will she pursue her dreams of artistry when she must conceal her drawings from her father, a pragmatic peasant-farmer, who demands she work to support the family? In fact, much to Catherine’s dismay, he plans to marry her to a local village boy and settle into a life of security on the small apple orchard that is her dowry. Over and above her personal turmoil, the Great War has ended but the fighting over Poland’s border with Ukraine continues. Tension rises in Catherine’s family when she falls in love with Józef, a young, local blacksmith who creates beautiful jewelry and encourages her to follow her heart despite her family’s resistance to her artistic dreams. But the plans others force upon her, along with Józef’s disappearance - and probable death - on the war front, send her life skidding in a direction she must now tolerate but is unable live wholeheartedly. Sold as a “bride” to a crude lout of a man and shipped off to a mountain town in backwoods America, Catherine faces the cold winds of bad chance and other forces that seek to control her destiny, and learns that knowing what she wants, taking risks, and having faith are the keys to unlocking any obstacle that stands in the way of her living the life of her dreams.


What Jesus Demands from the World

What Jesus Demands from the World

Author: John Piper

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1581348452

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for every healthy tree bears good fruit --; Demand #28 : love your enemies--lead them to the truth --; Demand #29 : love your enemies--pray for those who abuse you --; Demand #30 : love your enemies--do good to those who hate you, give to the one who asks --; Demand #31 : love your enemies to show that you are children of God --; Demand #32 : love your neighbor as yourself,


Lectionary Scenes: 56 vignettes for Cycle C

Lectionary Scenes: 56 vignettes for Cycle C

Author: Robert F. Crowley

Publisher: CSS Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0788010603

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Studies have indicated that 75% of what an audience learns and remembers is a result of what they see, while 13% comes from what they hear. Crowley's sketches put both together and prepare audiences with a vivid illustration that kindles their anticipation of the pastor's sermon. Written with wit, wisdom, and humor, they help to plant the scriptural message of each Sunday's Gospel lesson in the Cycle C lectionary with an unforgettable, poignant, contemporary application.


Long March to Freedom

Long March to Freedom

Author: Tom Hargrove

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2007-12-06

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781585446322

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Running late for work one morning in September 1994, Tom Hargrove, communications director for an international agricultural aid organization in Cali, Colombia, was mildly annoyed when he spotted a roadblock, or retén, manned by soldiers in fatigues. He chafed at the delay, but told himself that guerrillas and kidnappers didn’t operate on a main highway in broad daylight. But Hargrove had been dreadfully mistaken. Despite his assertions that he worked for a non-profit agricultural agency, he was forced at gunpoint into a vehicle and driven into the mountains by communist narco-terrorists who believed he was a valuable hostage. For almost a year, Hargrove was held by the guerillas and moved from one remote location to another. To maintain his grip on sanity, he recorded his daily experiences in makeshift journals: in a checkbook; on children’s notebooks; and on scraps of paper scrounged during his ordeal. Hargrove’s story, originally published in 1995, was the basis for the major motion picture Proof of Life, starring Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan. Now available again in paperback, Long March to Freedom chronicles one man’s spirited determination to hang onto life and faith amid nearly impossible circumstances.


You Don't Have to Go There

You Don't Have to Go There

Author: Raymond Tapp

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2022-11-03

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 1644922967

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Book I of IV This book is about a man's everyday life in prison (that man being me). To me, my life in prison was about "bettering" myself by staying positive in all that I did. You asked, "Raymond what did you do for five year?" (while incarcerated). Well, I read, I wrote, I went to school, and I went to almost every church service I could. I became a chapel aide at the last two prisons where I was incarcerated. As you will find as you begin to read this book, I also took care of my physical body by working out, doing push- ups, crunches, working out at the weight pile and of course doing a lot of walking! Anything I could do to better myself physically and mentally I did. I wrote a lot of poetry, along with writing this book journal that you are about to read. I 'm sure you will feel emotional, sad, and even smiling at times. I was always truthful and I prayed a lot. I'm sure you will be blessed and at times excited as you read about a man's everyday life in prison. I suggest you read slowly and visualize what a man goes through in everyday life in prison. It was God and His presence that seen me through a five- years incarceration. May you be blessed Sincerely Ray Tapp 2018