God help me. I stopped hating white people on purpose about a year ago. With this brave confession opening her book's Prologue, award-winning African American author Patricia Raybon invites readers to join her courageous personal journey to stop hating others by first learning to love God and also herself.Winner of the Christopher Award and a Books for a Better Life Award."A powerful tale of hard-win racial healing." -- Weekend Edition, National Public Radio"An unusual account of conscious change." -- Kirkus Reviews."Glorious...Raybon can tell a story to be sure." -- Publishers Weekly.

My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness

Biographies & Memoirs

Raybon, Patricia

Community & Culture

Penguin Publishing Group

"Mom, I have something I need to tell you..."They didn't talk. Not for ten years. Not about faith anyway. Instead, a mother and daughter tiptoed with pain around the deepest gulf in their lives - the daughter's choice to leave the church, convert to Islam and become a practicing Muslim. Undivided is a real-time story of healing and understanding with alternating narratives from each as they struggle to learn how to love each other in a whole new way. Written with rare honesty and striking transparency, Undivided opens a door on the lives of an American Islamic convert, Alana Raybon, a dedicated educator, and her devout Christian mother, Patricia Raybon, an award-winning author, as they struggle to reconcile and heal their family divided by faith. An important work for parents whose adult children have left the family's belief system, it will help those same children as they wrestle to better understand their parents. For anyone troubled by the broader tensions between Islam and the West, this personal story distills this friction into the context of a family relationship--a journey all the more fascinating. While a conversation is desperately needed in America between Christians and Muslims, Undivided offers a real-time conversation to follow. Undivided is a tremendously important book for our time. Will Patricia be able to fully trust in the Christ who "holds all things together?" Will Alana's love for God cause her to become an outcast to her family--or provide a path that leads her back home? And can they answer the question that both want desperately to experience: "Can we make our torn family whole again?"

Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace

Self-Help

Raybon, Alana

Relationships

Thomas Nelson

My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love, and Forgiveness

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Viking Adult

"Mom, I have something I need to tell you..." They didn't talk. Not for ten years. Not about faith anyway. Instead, a mother and daughter tiptoed with pain around the deepest gulf in their lives - the daughter's choice to leave the church, convert to Islam and become a practicing Muslim. Undivided is a real-time story of healing and understanding with alternating narratives from each as they struggle to learn how to love each other in a whole new way.Although this is certainly a book for mothers and daughters struggling with interfaith tensions , it is equally meaningful for mothers and daughters who feel divided by tensions in general. An important work for parents whose adult children have left the family's belief system, it will help those same children as they wrestle to better understand their parents.Undivided offers an up close and personal look at the life of an Islamic convert-a young American woman-at a time when attitudes are mixed about Muslims (and Muslim women in particular), but interest in such women is high. For anyone troubled by the broader tensions between Islam and the West, this personal story distills this friction into the context of a family relationship-a journey all the more fascinating.Undivided is a tremendously important book for our time. Will Patricia be able to fully trust in the Christ who "holds all things together" Will Alana find new hope or new understanding as the conversation gets deeper between them And can they answer the question that both want desperately to experience, which is "Can we make our torn family whole again"

Undivided (International Edition): A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace

A Sojourner's Truth is an African American girl’s journey from South Carolina to the United States Naval Academy, and then to her calling as an international speaker, mentor, and thought-leader. Intertwined with Natasha's story is the story of Moses, a leader who was born into a marginalized people group, resisted the injustices of Pharaoh, denied the power of Egypt, and trusted God even when he did not fully understand where he was going. Along the way we explore the spiritual and physical tensions of truth telling, character and leadership development, and bridge building across racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender lines. Join the journey to discover your own identity, purpose, and truth-revealing moments.

A Sojourner's Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World

Robinson, Natasha Sistrunk

Christianity Today Book of the Year Finalist.In the critically acclaimed prayer memoir from award-winning author Patricia Raybon, the Colorado essayist sets out to learn the secrets of mountain-moving prayer. But will her broken marriage, a dying husband, conflicts with adult daughters and her determination to pray for her household lead to a healed family and a renewed faith? In the page-turning depths of I Told the Mountain to Move, Raybon wrestles with her upbringing in a strict, churchgoing family, her questioning about her childhood faith, and her determination to return fully to God in adulthood. This wonderfully written book reaches across racial, denominational, and cultural lines as Raybon discovers that prayer is a deliberate discipline that draws the prayer warrior into a life-changing relationship with a mountain-moving God.

I Told the Mountain to Move

SaltRiver

Christianity Today Book of the Year Finalist.In the critically acclaimed prayer memoir from award-winning author Patricia Raybon, the Colorado essayist sets out to learn the secrets of mountain-moving prayer. But will her broken marriage, a dying husband, conflicts with an adult daughter and her determination to pray for her household lead to a healed family and a renewed faith? In the page-turning depths of I Told the Mountain to Move, Raybon wrestles with her upbringing in a strict, churchgoing family, her questioning about her childhood faith, and her determination to return fully to God in adulthood. This wonderfully written book reaches across racial, denominational, and cultural lines as Raybon discovers that prayer is a deliberate discipline that draws the prayer warrior into a life-changing relationship with a mountain-moving God.

I Told the Mountain to Move: Learning to Pray So Things Change

Leaders & Notable People

Tyndale Momentum

BEST SELLER. Inspire your daily journey with "one of the best" of the One Year® Devotional Series, "God's Great Blessings" from award-winning author Patricia Raybon. With her fresh, honest and inspiring style, Patricia takes a courageous 365-day journey through Bible virtues that God blesses. An enriching daily guide, this best-selling devotional will light your path from barriers to breakthroughs to God's great blessings--building your character and faith one blessed day at a time. "Fresh and relevant.""Beautiful and moving.""Useful and inspiring.""Short enough yet substantial.""One of the best in the One Year Series."

The One Year God's Great Blessings Devotional

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Discover the blessings God has waiting for you. In this hurried and hurting world, it can be easy to lose sight of God's work in your life. But His promises are abundant and ever-present--if we learn to look for them and see them. Inspiring and enriching, Beautiful Blessings from God is a pocket-sized treasure of daily lessons on how to walk confidently with God and experience His breakthrough blessings in your life. These eloquent daily readings by award-winning author Patricia Raybon will help you embark on the pathway to God's best for you―today and every day. (Adapted from The One Year God's Great Blessings Devotional.)

Beautiful Blessings from God

All That Is Secret (An Annalee Spain Mystery)

Parade Magazinepick for Fall 2021 "Mysteries We Love"PBS Masterpiece's "Best Mystery Books of 2021: As Recommended by Bestselling Authors"CrimeReads "Best Debut Novels" pick for October 2021BookBub's "16 Best Historical Mysteries of 2021"From award-winning author Patricia Raybon comes a compelling new historical mystery series about a young Black theologian--and Sherlock fan--seeking to solve her father's cold case murder in a city ruled by the KKK.Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father's murder?In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spain&#8213;a clever but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible college&#8213;receives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father.For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the KKK could mean real danger. Still, with her literary hero Sherlock Holmes as inspiration, Annalee launches her hunt for clues, attracting two surprising allies: Eddie, a relentless young white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee's heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love.With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver's powerful elite. But when their sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, Annalee confronts the dangerous truths and beliefs that could make her a victim too.

Literature & Fiction

United States

Tyndale Fiction

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