Church Lady

Author : Chandra Peele
Publisher : New Hope Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596698345

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Church Lady by Chandra Peele Pdf

Somewhere along the way, this woman of noble character—wholesome, God-fearing, lovable, kind, giving, and serving—lost her respect. You’ve seen her. You may even be her—the godly and beautiful woman who, in spite of herself, has resembled her complete opposite twin, evil and ugly, a time or two in her life. And wouldn’t you know it? That was the exact moment someone snapped a picture and recorded it on the hard drive of her mind, filed it under Stereotypes, and titled it Church Lady. It’s time for a do-over, a truce, a meeting of the sisters. Delete the hard drive, wipe out the negative stereotype, and shine up her tarnished reputation. Join Chandra Peele and reclaim the honor and humility that is the Church Lady.

Author : Brenda Rhodes Miller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 155788403X

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The Church Ladies' Divine Desserts by Brenda Rhodes Miller Pdf

Author : Gwen Adams
Publisher : AuthorLoyalty
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781632695536

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Crazy Church Ladies: The Priceless Story of an Unlikely Group Winning the War Against Trafficking by Gwen Adams Pdf

What happens when ordinary churchgoing women heed the radical call of an extraordinary God? The sex trafficking trade is an ugly, messy, and complicated crisis in desperate need of intervention, but it is easier to stay out of it and pray from a safe distance. However, the church is not called to be safe. In Crazy Church Ladies, Gwen Adams recounts how she and her group of church ladies became crime-fighting machines to upend the world of trafficking in their city. Their program, Priceless, has become a multifaceted wrecking ball to the crime of human trafficking in their home state of Alaska. But they still focus on the simple truth that as they invest wholeheartedly in the few, they will reach the masses with the hope of the gospel message. Crazy Church Ladies lays out a blueprint for the church to be the church. In a world with so much conversation about the church and social justice, this story shows how the church can live into its primary calling, to make disciples and impact the surrounding culture in ways that no government, law enforcement, or community activism can. Get to know the real Crazy Church Ladies and eventually, the men, too, as they encounter victims of trafficking and the worst abuse you could ever imagine. In the most unlikely place, among people with nothing in common, life-changing friendship emerges. The stories will break hearts, but unbroken hearts rarely change the world. In the end, the reader will see the astounding beauty that can only emerge from the darkest of places. What happens when ordinary churchgoing women heed the radical call of an extraordinary God? It breaks their hearts and brings true hope and healing to the world around them. Reviews: "Crazy Church Ladies will capture your eye as a book title, but its contents will resonate with your own heart .." I have rarely had such an astonishing experience as encountering Gwen Adams’ “Crazy Church Ladies” when she asked me to do some trainings with them. Now the entrancing story is in a book. It is a MUST READ, not just for the soul-wrenching, spirit-enriching stories, but also to envision the difference a group of committed, unified women can have in a community. These crazy ladies were transformed as they transformed the sex business in their town. Beyond all that, Crazy Church Ladies will challenge everyone’s philosophy of what the church is and can do. “Take and Read.”

Author : Deesha Philyaw
Publisher : ONE (Pushkin)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911590715

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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw Pdf

Author : Martia G. Goodson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781504958851

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Church Ladies by Martia G. Goodson Pdf

More than simply ushers and Sunday School teachers, the women of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church were influential leaders in the congregations of Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Senior and Junior. Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women in the Powell Era explores these women’s lives at the church and their roles in a Northern civil rights movement that took them and their pastor, the fiery Powell Junior, from protests for jobs on Harlem’s 125th Street in the 1930s to demonstrations for justice in the halls of the United States Congress in the 1960s. Testimony from over a dozen little-recognized women paints a vivid picture of that historic church and the struggles against Jim Crow in New York City and beyond. Their stories also shed light on Congressman Powell’s social and legislative impact on the American nation during a time of strict racial segregation and unchecked racial violence. It was time when the Church ladies and all of black America whispered and shouted, “Give ’em hell, Adam!”

Author : Stephen Adly Guirgis
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822233404

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Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis Pdf

THE STORY: Ex-cop and recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his newly paroled son Junior have spent a lifetime living between Riverside and crazy. But now, the NYPD is demanding his signature to close an outstanding lawsuit, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed—and the church won’t leave him alone. When the struggle to keep one of New York City’s last great rent-stabilized apartments collides with old wounds, sketchy new houseguests, and a final ultimatum, it seems that the old days may be dead and gone.

Author : Bobbi Holmes,Anna J. McIntyre
Publisher : Bobbi Holmes
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes,Anna J. McIntyre Pdf

When autumn arrives in Frederickport, it brings surprises—some welcomed. Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts.

Author : Nick Cannon
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545722834

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Neon Aliens Ate My Homework and Other Poems by Nick Cannon Pdf

Just in time for National Poetry Month, Nick Cannon, entertainer extraordinaire, debuts his poetry book for children. Nick Cannon---the unstoppable entertainer, comedian, actor, and musician---was inspired to write Neon Aliens Ate My Homework and Other Poems as a way to combine the worlds of poetry and hip-hop. These two mediums have shaped Nick into the prolific artist he is today. To furtherpay respect to the urban storytelling that inspired him, each funny, gross, wacky, or thought-provoking poem in this collection is illustrated by one of six incredible street artists who have shown his or her work around the world. There are even four illustrations by Nick himself.Also includes: More than 65 poems written by Nick Cannon 4 poems illustrated by Nick Cannon himself 60+ poems illustrated by one of six outstanding street artists A letter from Nick CannonA biography of Nick Cannon A biography of each illustrator An index

Author : Steven Rabey,Lois Rabey General Editors
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780759508811

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101 Most Powerful Verses in the Bible by Steven Rabey,Lois Rabey General Editors Pdf

Through an examination of the Bible's most powerful verses, the newest installment in the 101 Most Powerful series reminds us that we are not alone in this world. In the Old Testament, God spoke through patriarchs, poets, and prophets. In the new Testament, he reaches out through Christ and Christ's disciples. Highlighting some of the key verses of the Bible, Steve and Lois Rabey demonstrate how God constantly communicates his will and his love to his children.

Author : Patricia A. Saunders
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781468558487

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Through the Fire by Patricia A. Saunders Pdf

The book of poetry Through the Fire is about going through life's fire and making it through. Being in love, lust, and breaking up to make up. Having money to being almost homeless, facing life's challenges of death, and grieving. Being on this rollercoaster that some call life has made me take pen to hand and let the expressions flow.

Author : Sonja L. Lanehart
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527554764

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African American Women’s Language by Sonja L. Lanehart Pdf

African American Women’s Language: Discourse, Education, and Identity is a groundbreaking collection of research on African American Women’s Language that is long overdue. It brings together a range of research including variationist, autoethnography, phenomenological, ethnographic, and critical. The authors come from a variety of disciplines (e.g., Sociology, African American Studies, Africana Studies, Linguistics, Sociophonetics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, Literacy, Education, English, Ecological Literature, Film, Hip Hop, Language Variation), scientific paradigms (e.g., critical race theory, narrative, interaction, discursive, variationist, post-structural, and post-positive perspectives), and inquiry methods (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, ethnographic, and multimethod) while addressing a variety of African American female populations (e.g., elementary school, middle school, adults) and activity settings (e.g., classrooms, family, community, church, film). Readers will get a good sense of the language, discourse, identity, community, and grammar of African American women. The essays provide the most current research on African American Women’s Language and expand a literature that has too often only focused on male populations at the expense of letting the sistas speak.

Author : Elaine T. Jones
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595604579

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Price Road by Elaine T. Jones Pdf

In 1943 Ed O'Reilly became the mail carrier on Price Road in Leaksville, NC. (Route #1 as it was known for postal addresses). Price Road was primarily a Colored community. Because of his interaction with the people on his route, Ed went through a personal growth in his understanding of America's Black / White relationship. Ed had always accepted life as a White person who lived in the Jim Crow South. He saw racial abuse throughout his community and America without seeing; therefore, Ed, like many other White people similar to him, did not feel any compunction that would require him to do anything. Ed began a metamorphosis in his thinking; then, he made a conscious effort to make sure that his children learned the life lessons he only came to grasp because of his job Through the lessons he learned from the 'old folks,' the 'church ladies, 'and other residents of Price Road Ed discovered: the world of racial understanding opens through the door of communication; we need to talk about IT Let's talk about it!

Author : Benjamin Shepard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135900434

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Queer Political Performance and Protest by Benjamin Shepard Pdf

From the birth of the Gay Liberation through the rise of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, the global justice movement in 1994, the largest day of antiwar protest in world history in February 2003, the Republican National Convention protests in August 2004, and the massive immigrant rights rallies in the spring of 2006, the streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest. Elements of fun, creativity, pleasure, and play are cornerstones of this new approach toward protest and community building. No movement has had a larger influence on the emergence of play in social movement activity than the gay liberation and queer activism of the past thirty years. This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism, and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements.

Author : Matthew Yde
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476652818

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Theater as Liturgy in the Post-Christian Age by Matthew Yde Pdf

This is the first book-length study of one of the most talented and exciting American playwrights working today. Stephen Adly Guirgis has said that "God is the starting point and the finish line" of his work, and this book identifies him as a playwright with a distinctly Christian sensibility who uses the technique of "inculturation" to translate the gospel for a secular audience. Critics have noted that his plays are peopled with poor, suffering minority figures, but few have also noted that these figures bear a remarkable similarity to the dispossessed with whom Jesus identifies in Matthew 25. Beginning with his early play Den of Thieves and proceeding through each of his dramas, this work examines Guirgis's plays within a biblical context. While noting that Guirgis is a writer of the "post-Christian age" who staunchly resists identification as a "Christian playwright," the book situates him within the tradition of the "drama of ideas" as a powerful writer employing a dialectical method to inculcate the New Testament ethos and transform the theater space into a place of sacrament.

Author : F. D. Bridges
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385359864

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Journal of a Lady's Travels Round the World by F. D. Bridges Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.