These short, uplifting devotional messages of comfort and encouragement are just the antidote for days of stress and worry. Pastor Robert Hasley tells homespun stories and anecdotes of a life lived in faith through good times and bad. His grandmother would always say, "everything's gonna be all right." As a young man, he wondered, how could she say such a thing when pain, harm, and suffering persist? Yet hers was not a Pollyanna faith, but a faith that sustained and comforted in times full of fear, anxiety, and stress. A compilation of Rev. Hasley's life experiences and devotional messages, Everything is Gonna Be All Right is not tied to specific days of the week or year and may be read in any order for inspiration and support.

Everything Is Gonna Be All Right: Devotionals for Faith and Encouragement

Religion & Spirituality

Hasley, Robert

Christian Books & Bibles

Invite Press

As a society, we grieve more often and more publicly than ever before, with an urgent need to understand our experience of grief. In the twenty-first century, we are confronted with news of random acts of violence, school shootings, mass slayings, natural disasters, and global pandemics with alarming regularity. Our lives are continuously affected by dire reports of shocking events that seem to threaten the very fiber of our civilization. Those who survive are unprepared to make sense of tragedy. In recent years, the accelerated occurrence of catastrophic events has forced more people to experience grief at an ever earlier age. An entire generation has been compelled to confront the emotions of loss prematurely. In the aftermath of inexplicable death and destruction, we grieve with an all-consuming need for deep, abiding comfort. The meditations in Present Comfort reflect on many of the complicated, more complex issues of modern grief, and identify many of the issues that may arise from the devastation of loss. Topics include collective grief, collateral grief, survivor torment, outcast grief, unresolved grief, and reconciliation, to name a few. The book offers direction and perspective from a spiritual perspective through the comfort and support of scripture.Present Comfort is for those who have experienced loss as well as for those who are at a loss to understand the myriad emotions of grief. It is for those who feel sad, bewildered, frustrated, or confused by the chaos and uncertainty that is our current reality in the world. It is for those who feel deeply affected by the extraordinary coincidence of a global pandemic, the death of over one million people worldwide, acts of racial injustice, unprecedented natural disasters, perilous fires, and a climate of political strife that most have never before witnessed in their lifetime. It is for those who grieve the death of a family member, a loved one, a friend, or an acquaintance. It is for those who have lost a job, an income, financial security, or physical property. It is for all those who struggle with the loss of hope.

Present Comfort: Meditations on Modern Loss and Grief

Yarbrough, Julie

Parenting & Relationships

Your small, everyday choices have eternal effect. Philosophers from Plato to Pixar all assume we have a soul. But what does that actually mean, and why does it matter? In this bold new work, pastor Arthur Jones weaves together Scripture, history, theology, and pop culture to reclaim the ancient concept of a soul. A soul is not afterlife vapor but something very real and very specific: the resurrection of the body. Jesus' message is that the kingdom of heaven is here now. Some think the state of our soul only comes down to one big spiritual decision in life. However, while we depend on the grace of God, our soul is shaped by life's little everyday decisions, not just a few big ones. These small decisions in our relationships, in our work, and for ourselves put us on a trajectory towards a more solid soul, or a more shriveled soul, one that is isolated from others and God. The choices that we make in every moment lead us toward heaven or away from it. In Solid Souls, learn to see your life and the lives of others with eternal eyes, and learn how to live life in such a way that you find yourself on a trajectory toward fulfillment and flourishing. Discover how to make your soul more solid today.

Solid Souls

Jones, Arthur

What if we could actually help build a better culture? 
We have been tearing down our own ideas and institutions for generations. It's time to build again. While we love to talk about innovation, societies flourish when something greater happens: Christian innovation. 
This book explores the implications of Jesus' amazing promise that we can do even greater things than He did. 
From a pioneer in creative thinking, learn a proven process for turning faith in Jesus into action that builds a better world.

Greater Things: The Work of the New Creation

Politics & Social Sciences

Wilson, Len

Social Sciences

This raw and powerful story is for anyone who has felt unworthy, who has hit rock bottom, who has been hurt by the church, or who has felt like an outcast. From drug dealer to pastor on a mission to bring church "to the wild," Michael Beck invites you into a journey of healing where all are met with compassion and where transformation happens as we make space for each other's wounds. Discover how God can bring forth beauty from ashes by getting down in the gray soot of our wounds to paint our lives beautiful again.

Painting With Ashes: When Your Weakness Becomes Your Superpower

Beck, Michael Adam

What Jesus Expects of Us

Engle, Scott

Parenting is hard. There are many demands and expectations families face - but what if there was a way to see things differently and rise above the daily grind?In Parenting With Perspective, pastor and parent Kim Meyers skillfully weaves together the golden threads of wisdom, faith, and perspective. In a world that validates perfection Meyers' is a fresh voice and friend for parents in every season of child-rearing.

Parenting With Perspective

Meyers, Kim

How do you understand grief when your heart is broken by the death of a loved one? To survive and live forward, you must find answers. Beyond the Broken Heart is for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Author Julie Yarbrough chronicles her personal experience combined with a deep love of Scripture and shares an authentic and deeply personal journey through grief. The book explains both the spiritual and practical issues of grief and suggests specific strategies to guide you back to fulness of life. This book is also designed to be used as the participant book for grief support groups and grief ministry programs. This edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of this profoundly helpful guide through the journey of grief.

Beyond the Broken Heart: A Journey Through Grief

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Product Description Beyond the Broken Heart - A Journey Through Grief Leader Guide is a comprehensive guide for the Leader of a grief group. The Leader Guide includes how to start a group, how to lead a group, and how to prepare for each Session. A Leader Self-Care section includes a selection of scriptures relevant to the topics, prayer meditations for the spiritual encouragement of the Leader, and suggestions for reading in the Participant Book for each Session.﻿This edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of this profoundly helpful guide through the journey of grief. About the Author Julie Yarbrough lives in Dallas, Texas, and is President of Yarbrough Investments. She has written extensively on grief, inspired by the death of her beloved husband. Julie is the author of several books that address the practical and spiritual challenges of grief including the Beyond the Broken Heart grief group resources, Inside the Broken Heart, Beyond the Broken Heart: Daily Devotions for Your Grief Journey, A Journey Through Grief, and Secure in the Storm (Abingdon Press). In writing about grief, her premise is that those who grieve seek answers found only when they understand the personal dimensions of their own individual grief. Julie is a member of the Board of Methodist Health System, Texas Methodist Foundation, and the Executive Board of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. She is an active member of Highland Park United Methodist and blogs at www.beyondthebrokenheart.com.

Beyond the Broken Heart: A Journey Through Grief, Leader Guide

Beyond the Broken Heart - Daily Devotions for Your Grief Journey offers 365 topical devotions for grief. Each includes a scripture, a thought for meditation, a prayer, and an assurance to remember. Each chapter begins with a brief story and ends with space for reflection or journaling. One devotional each week is dedicated to "Rest for Your Soul". The last chapter - Grief is Celebration - offers meditations for the holidays, and special devotionals for occasions and remembrance days that recur throughout grief.\nThis edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of this profoundly helpful guide through the journey of grief.

Beyond the Broken Heart: Daily Devotions for Your Grief Journey

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