Author : Heather Bohlender
Publisher : Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,38 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Missionaries
ISBN : 0280244959
$$$; was the last place Heather Bohlender wanted to be-once she finally got there. She had been looking forward to serving as a student missionary nearly all her life and jumped at the chance to go on an adventure with God. But talking about going to Cambodia and actually going to Cambodia were two entirely different experiences.
Author : Emily Wibberley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0451478665
"This delightfully feminist rom-com has characters that feel like friends and will surely appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen."--Buzzfeed Cameron Bright is gorgeous, popular, and--according to her classmates--a total b*tch. But when her crush, Andrew, catches a glimpse of her cruelty up close, it's enough to drive him away for good. To win him over, Cameron resolves to "tame" herself, like Shakespeare's shrew, Katherine. If she can make amends to those she's wronged, Andrew will have to take notice. Cameron's apology tour begins with Brendan, the guy whose social life she single-handedly destroyed. At first, Brendan isn't so quick to forgive, but slowly he warms to her when they connect over a computer game he's developing. To Cameron's amazement, she enjoys hanging out with Brendan, who views her honesty as an asset, and she wonders: maybe you don't have to compromise who you are for the kind of love you deserve. *cover may vary*
Author : Adib Khorram
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0593857054
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award “Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I could.” —Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian—half, his mom’s side—and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he’s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn’t exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they’re spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city’s skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush—the original Persian version of his name—and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he’s Darioush to Sohrab. Adib Khorram’s brilliant debut is for anyone who’s ever felt not good enough—then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.
Author : Clint Watkins
Publisher : The Good Book Company
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,86 MB
Release : 2024-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 178498938X
Learn how to lament (wrestle with God in prayer) and experience genuine hope and joy amidst grief and pain. Suffering often causes deep spiritual agony. You might be left thinking, “Where is God? Why is he allowing this? Why doesn’t he do something?” And then guilt whispers to your soul, “Am I allowed to say these things? Shouldn’t I trust God without hesitation? Am I just a faithless Christian?” This honest, warm and personal book shows us that we don’t need to wrap up our stories of suffering with lessons and silver linings or suppress our pain. Being honest with God, and with others, about our heartache is not only “allowed” but encouraged in the Scriptures. In fact, lament is authorized by God as an act of worship. Weaving in his own story of pain and loss with biblical reflections, Clint Watkins shows us how lament is permitted by Jesus, shaped by Scripture, fueled by grace, and filled with hope. And when we lament as communities through worship and testimony, we minister hope to a hurting world. Learn how to pray without pretending by sharing your hurts with God. As you draw near to the Father, experience genuine hope and joy amid grief and pain. A great gift for Christians who are suffering and a useful resource for church leaders and others who are walking alongside them. Clint Watkins is a missionary to college students.
Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 11,15 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0804172706
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Author : Sheila Walsh
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 11,47 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Christian biography
ISBN : 9780310203254
'Honestly' takes readers on a journey past the walls most of us put up and into the recesses of one woman's heart. With rare grace, Sheila shares the story of her pilgrimage.
Author : Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : Drama
ISBN : 135029215X
In a mental health unit inside a prison, a group of women discover the music of punk rock band The Slits and form their own group. An outlet for their frustration, they find remedy in revolution. But in a system that suffocates, can rebellion ever be allowed? Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia), Typical Girls is a funny, fierce and furious part-gig, part-play, co-commissioned by Clean Break theatre company.
Author : Alex James Eccleston
Publisher : Alex James Eccleston
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,35 MB
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN :
"Gripping from the first page until the last..." "Great story, great characters and a great read..." Love, betrayal and Hollywood... Like everyone, Will Miller has a dream. A dream of one day becoming the creator of his own TV show. But unlike most, Will is determined to transform his dream into a reality, even if that means going to the most extreme measures and having the most ambitious expectations. Ellie is a world-famous Hollywood actress, with her face on billboards and people screaming her name no matter where in the world she may find herself. Even though she loves to act, she loathes the fame that comes with it. All Ellie seeks is a normal life, a life where she can walk down the street in peace, without worrying about being chased by paparazzi. Purely by chance - and after a slightly dramatic incident involving tomato soup, these two opposites find friendship through forming the most unlikely of partnerships as they strive to take on Hollywood together.As love blossoms, trouble lurks on the horizon. Following false accusations that result in a police investigation, Will and Ellie are torn apart by society and face a series of challenges to be together once again...
Author : J J Monroe
Publisher : Headline Accent
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 36,31 MB
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1783754958
Cariad means love . . . discover the new Cariad Singles collection of spicy romances. Ava Michaels, the proprietor of "Little Angels" bakery is a born romantic who harbours a torch for celebrity baker, Matt Richards. When she catches her current boyfriend in flagrante delicto she seeks solace and vodka in the shape of her best friend who decides there and then to enter Ava into the latest Heavenly Baker competition. Thinking nothing more of it, Ava is shocked to receive a call from the Heavenly Baker's assistant asking her to travel up to London for an audition. Unwilling to get her hopes up, Ava nonetheless wows all who meet her including the Heavenly Baker himself. When their eyes meet across a crowded television studio there is no turning back and the blue touch paper is well and truly lit. Sugar and spice and all things very naughty; is it lust or love that propels Ava into the arms of Matt Richards? She doesn't care as she is having so much fun until the arrival of Roxy McQueen, an old flame, and then the stakes are upped. Can Ava compete with the minxy Roxy McQueen or is she destined to be unlucky in love?
Author : Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0593193539
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.
