Openings to the Infinite Ocean: A Friendly Offering of Hope
Author : Tom Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 23,15 MB
Release : 2020-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781999314187
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author : Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 13,95 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0593193539
Book Description
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.
Oblivion
Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2004-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 075951156X
Book Description
In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness -- a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt of by any other mind. Only David Foster Wallace could convey a father's desperate loneliness by way of his son's daydreaming through a teacher's homicidal breakdown (The Soul Is Not a Smithy). Or could explore the deepest and most hilarious aspects of creativity by delineating the office politics surrounding a magazine profile of an artist who produces miniature sculptures in an anatomically inconceivable way (The Suffering Channel). Or capture the ache of love's breakdown in the painfully polite apologies of a man who believes his wife is hallucinating the sound of his snoring (Oblivion). Each of these stories is a complete world, as fully imagined as most entire novels, at once preposterously surreal and painfully immediate.
Infinite Monster
Author : Leigh Jones (Historical crime author)
Publisher : Penland Scott Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,98 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Galveston (Tex.)
ISBN : 9780982315248
Book Description
In 2008, Hurricane Ike swept theGulf of Mexicointo Galveston, submerging 75 percent of the city, shredding entire buildings to splinters, and turning out rich and pooralike fromtheir beloved island home. Scores of private interviews expose the politics of recovery, the destitution of loss, and the revelry of rebirth. Award-winning Galveston County Daily News reporters Leigh Jones and Rhiannon Meyers deliver the storyabout one of Americas largest hurricanes through the voices of those who lived it. Survivors who didreturn to the island waded through not only mounds of toxic debris, but also a dense and seemingly endless bureaucracy that threatened to stifle recovery before it even began. Like a phantom reincarnation of its 1900 ancestor, Hurricane Ike wasthe Infinite Monster that would forever cloud the Gulf Coast's future.
The Joy of the Gospel
Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Image
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0553419544
Book Description
The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this joy, while pointing out new paths for the Church’s journey in years to come.” – Pope Francis This special edition of Pope Francis's popular message of hope explores themes that are important for believers in the 21st century. Examining the many obstacles to faith and what can be done to overcome those hurdles, he emphasizes the importance of service to God and all his creation. Advocating for “the homeless, the addicted, refugees, indigenous peoples, the elderly who are increasingly isolated and abandoned,” the Holy Father shows us how to respond to poverty and current economic challenges that affect us locally and globally. Ultimately, Pope Francis demonstrates how to develop a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ, “to recognize the traces of God’s Spirit in events great and small.” Profound in its insight, yet warm and accessible in its tone, The Joy of the Gospel is a call to action to live a life motivated by divine love and, in turn, to experience heaven on earth. Includes a foreword by Robert Barron, author of Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith and James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage
Ocean Country
Author : Liz Cunningham
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1583949615
Book Description
Ocean Country is an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas. But most importantly it is the story of finding true hope in the midst of one of the greatest crises to face humankind, the rapidly degrading state of our environment. After a near-drowning accident in which she was temporarily paralyzed, Liz Cunningham crisscrosses the globe in an effort to understand the threats to our dazzling but endangered oceans. This intimate account charts her thrilling journey through unexpected encounters with conservationists, fishermen, sea nomads, and scientists in the Mediterranean, Sulawesi, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Papua, New Guinea.
The Letters Of Amerigo Vespucci And Other Documents Illustrative Of His Career
Author : Christopher Columbus,Amerigo Vespucci Bartolome de las Casas
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 33,7 MB
Release : 2023-01-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9359957895
Book Description
"The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci" is a set of historic documents attributed to the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, compiled and edited by Bartolomé de las Casas. These letters offer valuable insights into the early European encounters with the Americas throughout the Age of Discovery. Christopher Columbus, a prominent Italian explorer, initiated the European exploration of the New World within the past due 15th century. While no longer directly related to those letters, Columbus's voyages laid the basis for next explorations, consisting of those undertaken by Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo Vespucci, for whom the Americas are named, turned into an Italian explorer and navigator who sailed to the New World inside the late fifteenth and early 16th centuries. He purportedly wrote numerous letters describing his voyages, and these writings helped shape European know-how of the newly discovered lands. Bartolomé de las Casas, a Spanish historian, priest, and suggest for indigenous rights, performed a essential position in preserving and disseminating Vespucci's letters. His efforts ensured that these files have become critical resources for the exploration and knowledge of the Americas. "The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci," as compiled by way of Bartolomé de las Casas, provide a glimpse into the early European perceptions and interactions with the Americas.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 28,66 MB
Release : 1970-06
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
Sophie's World
Author : Jostein Gaarder
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466804270
Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Laudato Si
Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 2015-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1612783872
Book Description
“In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home. We as human beings are united by the concern for our planet, and every living thing that dwells on it, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Pope Francis’ letter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teaching, draws on the best scientific research, providing the foundation for “the ethical and spiritual itinerary that follows.” Laudato Si’ outlines: The current state of our “common home” The Gospel message as seen through creation The human causes of the ecological crisis Ecology and the common good Pope Francis’ call to action for each of us Our Sunday Visitor has included discussion questions, making it perfect for individual or group study, leading all Catholics and Christians into a deeper understanding of the importance of this teaching.
