Good Times, Bad Times, Ugly Times... That's Life!


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Rich in memories of family values and traditions, the author reflects on his experiences and relationships while growing up during the Great Depression. At an early age, he entered the military to get away from home and surroundings that bred poverty. Upon leaving the military the author enters a full-time ministry, only to leave it in order to enter the secular realm as an educator, entrepreneur, and farmer. Continuing his search for fulfillment and challenge, the book describes how the author gives up farming to become and executive officer with a company in a specialty market. This venture takes him to many far-away places and several trips around the world before semi-retirement.




The Pew Warmers


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Jackson examines the underlying motivations behind why people attend church, including self-interest, personal gain, recognition, and a hope of heaven. (Social Issues)




THE LANDLORD THAT LIVES IN THE BASEMENT


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Being a land lord can make anyone turn old and gray. I've been a landlord for just a few years and I think I've aged twenty-five years or more. I've got to be God, the Judge and the jury; I've got to be the father, grandfather, the bishop the pastor and the priest. I've got bottoms to wipe, teardrops to blot, fights to referee, the whole life of a landlord is a menagerie. When the lives of all my renters have been mended my days not through, it's just begun. Now I have the holes in the walls to repair, doors to fix, toilets, phones, and TV's too. Hold on that's not it yet, I still have the lawns to mow, trees to prune, fences to repair and last but not least weeds to pull. Now after all this I'm dam lucky if I can collect the rent.




Trust God Even In The Fiery Furnace


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So many people are defeated by life's trials and tribulations because they put their trust in man and not in God. Trials will always occur in some form or fashion in our lives. We are either entering a trial, in the midst of a trial or getting over a trial. When we go through trials we all react differently especially when we face fiery trials and tribulations. Your fiery trial may be different than mine. Fiery trials may involve your health, finances, family problems, addictions, legal problems, homelessness and poverty. Some people react to trials through worldly solutions such as, alcohol, drugs, and searching for answers in all the wrong places from all the wrong people. Some people check out completely by committing suicide because they feel that there is no other way out of their circumstances. Some people go to God for answers and they find peace because they trust God to solve their problems. This book teaches us to trust God in all circumstances no matter what our fiery trials may be. Proverbs 3:5 and 6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding: In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths." We should trust God even in the fiery furnace just like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did when they had their fiery furnace trial. This book reveals how you can have hope in hopeless situations, comfort and joy in the midst of suffering and peace in the midst of chaos when you trust God even in the fiery furnace.




The Orie Story


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This is a story of a man who gained everything just to lose it all striving to fulfill his dreams. Most of you may know him as Poppi from The Street of God 2 book by Christian Hayward. Now read the complete life story of Orie Anderson told by the man himself. This is the story of a kid who grew up in one of Cleveland, Ohio's most dangerous neighborhoods and who had to face poverty, violence, drugs, racism, and even police brutality--all while suffering from a severe bipolar disorder. Then one day, he discovered his gift in rap music. As he fought to escape his harsh reality, in search of a better life for himself and his family, he fell victim to the allure of the drug trade. He suddenly found himself trapped in a lifestyle of drug deals, violence, sex, and money. On his mission to gain it all, he would eventually lose everything. After being falsely accused of the murder of his own friend, he would stand trial for a crime he didn't commit. "For every artist such as Jay-Z who was fortunate enough to make it out the game, there is an artist like myself who couldn't escape the traps!" This is the true Orie story.




The God Life


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Life Not as Usual You were not created to live a dull, ordinary, defeated life. In fact, if your life seems boring and ordinary, you have not tapped into The God Life you were meant to live. This earth, and everything in it, was made for you. You were told to rule and reign, and God has given you purpose and power to carry it...




Defining Moments


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Defining Moments are the everyday responses to the happenings in a person's life that have defined who they are in the present. These moments have left a lasting impression that have shaped the way we think, our drive, or lack thereof. Defining moments summed up are our responses to life and the cards we've been dealt. Are we going to use these moments as excuses to lose, or as motivation to win! I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (Deuteronomy 30:19).




How I Learned to Let God Find Me in the Good Times and the Bad


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What do you do when God disappears off your radar just when you need him most and when the advice of even your wisest friends no longer helps? This was the question Jan Weel faced thirty-four years ago as a young Christian woman of thirty-five. Jan put many tough questions to her God. Over the next seventeen months, he answered each one of them in amazing and unexpected ways and taught her several tools she could use for her ongoing journey with him. Twelve years later, Jan faced a more prolonged, exacting trial. These same answers and tools enabled her not only to survive it but to thrive in its midst. She emerged even more alive, loving, anchored, joyful, free, strong, and faith filled. Jans questions may be yours too. This book helps Christians who are looking urgently to connect or reconnect with someone bigger than themselves in order to find solid, actionable answers to daunting life problems or challenges. You learn that the key to letting God find you in times of crisis is to learn how to enter directly into Gods presence and, once there, to experience firsthand for yourself his love God is hiding right smack in the middle of whatever situation you might be; experiencing, not somewhere outside of it God wants to find you far more than you want to find him there are specific steps you can take to let God find you there are amazing benefits that ensue.




Suddenly Saddened


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How are you dealing with sadness and grief? As Christians, we are not immune to the devastating affects of tragedy and sudden death. If you are struggling with grief, anger, depression, or unanswered questions, rest assured that God has given us everything that we need in His Word to help us to overcome such devastation. In Suddenly Saddened, Callie Roberts Tolbert shares her own real-life experience of grief and God's unfailing grace after the tragic loss of her father and mother. Callie paints a colorful picture of her emotions and the challenges of her faith. She also shares her prayers and bold confessions of wholeness, inner healing, and restoration. Callie shows us that it's not unusual to endure a faith struggle in order to overcome. She also teaches us to be willing to embrace a new beginning through obedience, forgiveness, and submission through the ways of the Father. Callie Roberts Tolbert was born and raised in Freeport, TX. She currently resides in Rosharon, TX with "the rock of her world;" her husband, Cary Sr., and sons, Donovon, Cary Jr., Brandon Wash. In addition, they are expecting a new baby girl. Callie graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. She earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a Minor in Finance. While attending SHSU, Callie became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, Theta Epsilon Chapter. Callie accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and remains a member of Bethel Full Gospel Baptist Church in Freeport, TX.




Leading and Loving It


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Being a woman in ministry, whether you are partnering with your husband in his calling or serving in your own leadership role, is challenging. While serving as mentors, counselors, advisors, and even cheerleaders, women carry numerous responsibilities. Lori Wilhite and Brandi Wilson know about this first-hand as the wives of two well-known pastors in America. Everyone has an image in their mind of what they think a pastor's wife should be. The trouble with this picture is that it has never been and never will be accurate. Ministry wives and female ministry leaders face the same real-life struggles as their church members, but have the added stress of sharing in everyone's burdens as well. They are held to impossible standards by those they serve, and the more this ideal of women in leadership is expected, the more we turn up the intensity in the pressure cooker that is life in ministry. In Leading and Loving It, Lori Wilhite and Brandi Wilson offer a support system to help women make connections to get the encouragement that sustains them and become equipped for the ministry God has called them to pursue. They give readers tools for understanding that external pressures and expectations are only important if they fall in line with what God intends for your life and ministry and they give answers for how to deal with criticism, isolation, finding your personal calling, and what happens when you reach a place of burn-out, and more.