The parent with the wayward child. The couple whose marriage is in jeopardy. The man who is out of work. The woman stuck in crushing debt. The patient with a bad diagnosis. The student who can't get a fair shake. People hanging by a thread, losing faith and short on strength. What do they all need to hear? Don't give up. Our lives are minefields of challenges that take their toll on our courage, our conviction, and even our faith. But God whispers to the weary, Don't give up. Drawing from inspiring biblical stories and first-person testimonies of perseverance, bestselling author and pastor Kyle Idleman encourages readers to cast their concerns on God, trust in his love and timing, pray for patience and strength, and seek out support in the family of God.
Life happens while making plans. When life suddenly turns tragic and nothing makes sense, how is one able to move forward? The dreams and ambitions once hoped for have now faded away. How is one to cope? What can one do? This is the story of Brian Webb, a recent college graduate, whose world is suddenly thrown into the storms of life.....and survives. Suffering an intracranial hemorrhage, one week after graduation, Brian discovered a new lease for life. Recovering from the injury, Brian found a new appreciation and passion for what he lost and the strength to search for what is yet to come that will inspire the reader. The book Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up, readers will find out what it may take to live life to the fullest. Once not putting any importance on anything, readers will see that Brian has a new appreciation for everything where at one point was taken for granted. Bills, unemployment, keeping up with the Jones' does not really matter. Love is the answer. Love is all that matters. Live life. Live strong. Live your dreams. Everyone can be someone, just believe in yourself and the answers will come. Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up, shows that everyone has the power to live life to their fullest no matter what obstacle, no matter what difficulty. Be strong, don’t quit and never give up!
New York Times bestseller More than 100,000 copies in print Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from “one of the most incredible American lives of the past century” (People). Zamperini’s story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken and its blockbuster movie adaptation directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Zamperini reveals with warmth and great charm the essential values and lessons that sustained him throughout his remarkable journey. He was a youthful troublemaker from California who turned his life around to become a 1936 Olympian. Putting aside his track career, he volunteered for the army before Pearl Harbor and was thrust into World War II as a B-24 bombardier. While on a rescue mission, his plane went down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where he survived against all odds, drifting two thousand miles in a small raft for forty-seven days. His struggle was only beginning: Zamperini was captured by the Japanese, and for more than two years he courageously endured torture and psychological abuse in a series of prisoner-of-war camps. He returned home to face more dark hours, but in 1949 Zamperini’s life was transformed by a spiritual rebirth that would guide him through the next sixty-five years of his long and happy life. Louis Zamperini’s Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In is an extraordinary last testament that captures the wisdom of a life lived to the fullest.
What if the answers to our modern crises are found in ancient truths? This book will give you the hope and courage you need to stay firm in your faith despite the circumstances going on around you. You will keep your devotion to God and boldly share your faith. The truth of the gospel is in great danger. Biblical beliefs are being attacked. Biblical morality is being assaulted. Christians are being insulted for holding to the ancient truths found in the Scriptures. We are in a fight to be heard and not canceled--to share our faith amidst the cancel culture. What is God's message to us this day? What does He want from us in these troubled times? Resilience. Courage. Faithfulness. His call to us is to never give up. Never give up...on the infallible Word of God. Never give up...on the faith once delivered. In his last letter, the aged and imprisoned apostle Paul realized that his final days were approaching. So, he wrote his last legacy message for his beloved Timothy and for future generations of disciples--namely you and me. In Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef echoes the words of the apostle Paul so that we may experience encouragement--and know triumph in the midst of defeat. With a sense of urgency, we are called to the steadfast service of a certain conviction. Despite hardship and suffering, we can learn to be unwavering in our devotion. As followers of Jesus, too often we are tempted to throw in the towel, give up the fight, and give in to fear. But we must not let that be our reality. We have not been abandoned. God is here. Yet conviction is needed and service is required. No matter what comes our way, we must never give up.
Changing the world--or at least your corner of it--is easier than you think. With so much suffering in our communities and in the world, it can feel impossible to make an impact. "What good can I possibly do?" we ask. Amy Wolff, a busy mom and small business owner, often felt this way--and didn't feel qualified to connect and uplift others. But one day, after hearing about several suicides and suicide attempts in her community, she printed 20 yard signs with hopeful messages and anonymously placed them throughout her city. This small action sparked a global movement of encouragement, hope, and love, which spread to 50 states and 27 countries in just 18 months. Signs of Hope is an intimate collection of stories from Amy's personal life, as well as people impacted by the movement, about the power of hope and love in the midst of suffering. This book discusses: The drain of compassion fatigue Why we should show up imperfectly to help others How to claim hope for ourselves Practical ideas of how to respond to suffering Strategies of how to love people who are "different" Resilience when love-spreading efforts backfire How to raise a compassionate generation The science of hope Signs of Hope is your catalyst for doing something today . . . because there's no perfect time to help others. The time is now.
All Groan Up: Searching for Self, Faith, and A Freaking Job! is the story of the GenY/Millennial generation told through the individual story of author Paul Angone. It’s a story of struggle, hope, failure, and doubts in the twilight zone of growing up and being grown, connecting with his twentysomething post-college audience with raw honesty, humor, and hope.
About the Book After the sudden death of an old friend and classmate, Dusty travels back to his hometown to attend the funeral. Visiting his old haunts and catching up with pals he hasn’t seen in years, Dusty is sent on a journey into nostalgia, reliving the carefree days of high school. Standing on a precipice of his own life and post-college career, Dusty finds himself torn between his past and his future, the comfort of old relationships and the allure of new ones. Never Give Up is a story of loyalty, loss, and ultimately, hope. About the Author S. L. Frandle was born and raised in Southern Minnesota. Although he has written other material, mostly educational and technical, this is his first fictional novel. After many years he was finally encouraged by his wife and daughter to finish writing a story he started years ago. With that encouragement as well as the inspiration of other books, he finally decided to finish the dream of spinning an intriguing tale into a work of fiction. With a vast background in education, S. L. Frandle is using that knowledge and finishing a couple children’s books to be published in the future. He currently resides in Lake City, Florida with his wife.
Our world has been shaken from COVID and its far-reaching effects – shaken to the point that God’s people may be tempted to give up in these uncertain times. Still, the Bible gives many exhortations to persevere through these foretold dark days. If you ever felt like giving up because of life’s pains, pressures, confusions, and hardships, this book is for you. If you need heart stirring and thought provoking inspiration so that you don’t quit, this book is for you. Don’t Give Up will help you reach new levels of understanding, faith, and victory! In this timely tool, author Eloy Puga mixes biblical engagement with raw relevant truth to equip the reader with keys to persevere in these challenging times. This refreshing book will motivate you to continue trusting the Lord and His purposes. Don’t Give Up will • increase your faith in trusting the Lord • arm you with biblical wisdom to navigate some of life’s tender areas • give you understanding of what it takes to persevere in this day and age • unveil certain issues that will soon affect the Christian (including persecution) • present helpful resources which can help keep you informed with the truth
#1 New York Times Bestseller Over 10 million copies sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
