Hope Ain T A Hustle

Author : Irwyn L. Ince Jr.
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514005750

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Hope Ain't a Hustle by Irwyn L. Ince Jr. Pdf

Sometimes hope can feel like a scam—a swindle, a hustle. You thought it was real, and you bought into it. But then the tables turn, and you feel like you've been hustled—like you've been had. As Christians, we often respond to the brokenness of life as if we do not actually have hope—as if the promises of God are not really certain. But Pastor Irwyn Ince assures us that not only do we have hope, but that hope cannot disappoint us because it is validated by God himself. Hope Ain't a Hustle is a clear and accessible exploration of the epistle to the Hebrews, urging us to place our confidence in the finished work of our great high priest, Jesus Christ, and showing how that confidence changes the way we live in the here and now. It's not that Christians don't face grief or anger, disappointment or deep sorrow. It's that we don't face them as those "who have no hope."

Author : Irwyn L. Ince
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830853410

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The Beautiful Community by Irwyn L. Ince Pdf

Outreach Resource of the Year The Gospel Coalition Book Award The church is at its best when it pursues the biblical value of unity in diversity. Our world has been torn asunder by racial, ethnic, and ideological differences. It is seen in our politics, felt in our families, and ingrained in our theology. Sadly, the church has often reinforced these ethnic and racial divides. To cast off the ugliness of disunity and heal our fractured humanity, we must cultivate spiritual practices that help us pursue beautiful community. In The Beautiful Community, pastor and theologian Irwyn Ince boldly unpacks the reasons for our divisions while gently guiding us toward our true hope for wholeness and reconciliation. God reveals himself to us in his trinitarian life as the perfection of beauty, and essential to this beauty is his work as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The gospel imperative to pursue the beautiful community—unity in diversity across lines of difference—is rooted in reflecting the beautiful community of our triune God. This book calls us into and provides tools for that pursuit.

Author : Ward Ricker
Publisher : Ward Ricker
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-08
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781733067812

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Holy Hustle: A Bible Parody by Ward Ricker Pdf

The entire Holy Bible rewritten as parody. The history, poetry, gospels, prophets of the Old Testament, letters of the New Testament -- the entire thing rewritten to make you laugh as it points out the lunacy, immorality and horror of the "good book". Audacious, sacrilegious, blasphemous, scandalous, but most of all hilarious, as long as you are not one who takes this book of mythology seriously. You may learn more about the Bible by reading this version than by reading the original.

Author : P.D. Workman
Publisher : pd workman
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781774680957

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Magic Ain't a Game by P.D. Workman Pdf

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman! Blast from the past! Spring equinox was supposed to be a fun time in Black Sands. The magical Spring Games are being held in town, with all kinds of new talent and tourists pouring money into the economy. Of course, Reg wasn’t invited to participate, but she figured she’d have a good time watching the entertainment, learning more about how magic works outside of fairy tales, and maybe making some coin with psychic predictions for the tourists. But instead of the promised state of balance the equinox was supposed to bring, a power shift within the community has disrupted everything, Reg is under investigation for magical crimes, and her footing in Black Sands is more precarious than ever. “Tell me again how this was all supposed to be fun?” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ P.D. Workman's witchy writing carries you through a world that can make you stop and wander. Could something like this really happen? Could it be possible? You sure wish it could be. Even the smile you have at the end says this might just be the beginning of a magical new life. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book has all my favourite things: heart, great writing, nearly-flawless editing, something unusual in the air, and a cat. Like paranormal mysteries? Psychics, witches, fairies, and more! Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman waves her wand to transport readers to the myth- and magic-filled small town of Black Sands for another paranormal cozy mystery to be solved by Reg Rawlins and her friends. A self-professed con artist practicing as a contact to the dead, a drop-dead gorgeous warlock, and a psychic cat—what could go wrong? Fall under Reg’s spell today.

Author : Nenneth Lee Holder
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798889602040

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Brotherly Hate by Nenneth Lee Holder Pdf

When I was incarcerated and serving three years, I read a lot of books. Donald Goins became my favorite author because his writing is what I could relate to the most. I also read books written by Terry Woods, Sista Soulja, and David Fisher, among other great authors. I had a cellmate who became a good friend of mine. We shared stories about our lives. One day he told me that we could write a book about all the crimes we had witnessed in our lives. That night I lay in my bed, thinking to myself that of all the books I've read, many of the characters reminded me of some people in my life. That was when I realized I could become a writer. This book is based on two characters, Kevin, and Akeem, who were young thugs born and raised on the streets of Philadelphia. They mastered a hustler's dream of survival and gained respect from others. They were loyal to each other, and their goal was to succeed in the hood where they both grew up. They became cocaine dealers, marijuana smokers, and gun holders. They were outlaws. Despite the passing of time, they were haunted by the streets, and the lust for money caused lost lives. Kevin's experiences made him realize that thug life wasn't the way to live, and through the support of his family, he could become a better person. Akeem, on the other hand, did not share the same views. Any misfortunes made him worse. He felt that the lifestyle of a thug was his only way to succeed. Despite this, the bond between them was never broken. This book is about the experiences of inner-city neighborhoods. It's about the life of thugs and the game that young teens choose to play, especially in the streets of Philly. The never-ending cycle of drugs, violence, love, and loss will continue for generations to come.

Author : Emma Ghent Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Colorado
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036604002

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The Fate of a Fool by Emma Ghent Curtis Pdf

Author : Cee Nova
Publisher : Sullivan Group Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781648400407

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A Couple of Forevers With a Hustler by Cee Nova Pdf

Gabriela Morris has always been a kind-hearted soul. Putting others before herself and thinking everyone had her best interest at heart as she did them. Finding love, she makes a drastic move from Austin, Texas to Chicago, Illinois to start a fresh life with her boyfriend. Everything is going smoothly until her childhood best friend moves to Chicago to be closer to her and shortly after, she no longer knows how to get a grip on things. Chanel Rideaux has had Gabriela by her side through everything. When she was forced to live with Gabriela and her family when they were younger, it only brought the two of them closer. Chanel was always the sneakier one of the two but when Gabriela moved to Chicago without her, it set something off inside of her. Clarence Banks, better known as Chicago, runs the streets of Chicago, Illinois. Being raised up in the slums, he was brought up as a cold-hearted savage until he met Gabriela and she brought out another side of him. The two of them become inseparable until things mysteriously go downhill in his organization. Going with his instincts, he already knows who the rat is but the hard part is knowing how to eliminate them. In this story, friendships will be tested and relationships strained, with Gabriela in the middle of it all. Will she choose friendship or a couple of forevers with a hustler?

Author : Oasis,Mrs. Oasis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781593094515

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White Heat by Oasis,Mrs. Oasis Pdf

The divorce decree delivered to Limbo's prison cell was the result of one bad decision: choosing the streets over his family. His downward spiral gained momentum after a group of miscreant federal agents ruined his livelihood. But that only fuelled his ambition to win. Now Limbo has one thing in mind: getting back to the streets with the Crips to rebuild his empire and replenish his family's wealth at all costs. The unprincipled agents have other plans, though. They have laid a trap to get Limbo locked away forever: she's called Rhapsody and she's a gorgeous white woman.

Author : Nigel Poor,Earlonne Woods
Publisher : Crown
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780593238882

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This Is Ear Hustle by Nigel Poor,Earlonne Woods Pdf

A “profound, sometimes hilarious, often heartbreaking” (The New York Times) view of prison life, as told by currently and formerly incarcerated people, from the co-creators and co-hosts of the Peabody- and Pulitzer-nominated podcast Ear Hustle “A must-read for fans of the legendary podcast and all those who seek to understand crime, punishment, and mass incarceration in America.”—Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black When Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods met, Nigel was a photography professor volunteering with the Prison University Project and Earlonne was serving thirty-one years to life at California’s San Quentin State Prison. Initially drawn to each other by their shared interest in storytelling, neither had podcast production experience when they decided to enter Radiotopia’s contest for new shows . . . and won. Using the prize for seed money, Nigel and Earlonne launched Ear Hustle, named after the prison term for “eavesdropping.” It was the first podcast created and produced entirely within prison and would go on to be heard millions of times worldwide, garner Peabody and Pulitzer award nominations, and help earn Earlonne his freedom when his sentence was commuted in 2018. In This Is Ear Hustle, Nigel and Earlonne share their own stories of how they came to San Quentin, how they created their phenomenally popular podcast amid extreme limitations, and what has kept them collaborating season after season. They present new stories, all with the same insight, balance, and rapport that distinguish the podcast. In an era when more than two million people are incarcerated across the United States—a number that grows by 600,000 annually—Nigel and Earlonne explore the full and often surprising realities of prison life. With characteristic candor and humor, their moving portrayals include unexpected moments of self-discovery, unlikely alliances, inspirational resilience, and ingenious work-arounds. One personal narrative at a time, framed by Nigel’s and Earlonne’s distinct perspectives, This Is Ear Hustle reveals the complexity of life for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people while illuminating the shared experiences of humanity that unite us all.

Author : Frances Payne Adler,Debra Busman,Diana Garc’a
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0816527938

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Fire and Ink by Frances Payne Adler,Debra Busman,Diana Garc’a Pdf

Fire and Ink is a powerful and impassioned anthology of stories, poems, interviews, and essays that confront some of the most pressing social issues of our day. Designed to inspire and inform, this collection embodies the concepts of Òbreaking silence,Ó Òbearing witness,Ó resistance, and resilience. Beyond students and teachers, the book will appeal to all readers with a commitment to social justice. Fire and Ink brings together, for the first time in one volume, politically engaged writing by poets, fiction writers, and essayists. Including many of our finest writersÑMart’n Espada, Adrienne Rich, June Jordan, Patricia Smith, Gloria Anzaldœa, Sharon Olds, Arundhati Roy, Sonia Sanchez, Carolyn Forche, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Alice Walker, Linda Hogan, Gary Soto, Kim Blaeser, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Li-Young Lee, and Jimmy Santiago Baca, among othersÑthis is an indispensable collection. This groundbreaking anthology marks the emergence of social action writing as a distinct field within creative writing and literature. Featuring never-before-published pieces, as well as reprinted material, Fire and Ink is divided into ten sections focused on significant social issues, including identity, sexuality and gender, the environment, social justice, work, war, and peace. The pieces can often be gripping, such as ÒFrame,Ó in which Adrienne Rich confronts government and police brutality, or Chris AbaniÕs ÒOde to Joy,Ó which documents great courage in the face of mortal danger. Fire and Ink serves as a wonderful reader for a wide range of courses, from composition and rhetoric classes to courses in ethnic studies, gender studies, American studies, and even political science, by facing a past that was often accompanied by injustice and suffering. But beyond that, this collection teaches us that we all have the power to create a more equitable and just future. Ê

Author : Louis J. Parascandola
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780271098265

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A Black Philadelphia Reader by Louis J. Parascandola Pdf

"A collection of historical and literary depictions of Philadelphia by Black native Philadelphians and those with a significant link to the city"--

Author : Ridgwell Cullum
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734033056

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The One-Way Trail by Ridgwell Cullum Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The One-Way Trail by Ridgwell Cullum

Author : Neta Jackson
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 1169 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781401686659

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House of Hope Novels by Neta Jackson Pdf

The first three novels of the best-selling House of Hope series collected together for the first time. Sometimes you find hope in the last place you look. Gabrielle Fairbanks has lost touch with the carefree, spirited young woman she was when she married her husband sixteen years ago. But when they move to Chicago to accommodate PhilipÆs ambition, Gabby sees the chance to find real purpose in her own life. While walking on the shore one afternoon, a chance encounter with a homeless woman begins a life-changing journey that leads her to the doorstep of Manna House WomenÆs Shelter. They need a Program Directorùand she has the right credentials. GabbyÆs in her element, feeling GodÆs call on her life at last, even though Philip doesnÆt like the changes he sees in her. But she never anticipated his ultimatum: quit your job at the shelter or risk divorce and losing custody of our sons. Her world both falls apart and comes together as she finds shelter, the embrace of community, the renewal of her faith . . . and the indescribable gift of hope. For everyone who loves the best-selling Yada Yada Prayer Group novels . . . The Yada Yada House of Hope series features familiar faces and places, with a fresh new life all its own.

Author : Dershie McDevitt
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647043551

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Just Holler Bloody Murder by Dershie McDevitt Pdf

"Here's a new kind of sleuth with an ecological bent and an unlikely sidekick, a sometimes tense, sometimes funny murder mystery with a touch of romance." — P.B. Parris, author of Waltzing in the Attic and His Arms are Full of Broken Things Callahan Banks returns to her beloved Timicau Island near Charleston, South Carolina, to settle her mother's estate. Her grief is compounded by Pepper Dade's plans to develop the island and destroy the only home she's ever known. When the body of a bikini-clad blonde washes up on the beach, Callahan is pulled into a web of intrigue that has her questioning all she thought she knew about her own life. Struggling to resist her attraction to Pepper, Callahan suspects he may be involved in the death of the blonde. She ignores her misgivings until nine-year-old, freckle-faced Harry Applegate, her sidekick, disappears. Now Callahan must muster all her skills as a naturalist and tracker to find the little boy before it's too late.

Author : Steven Garber
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830896264

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Visions of Vocation by Steven Garber Pdf

Foreword Review's Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist Outreach Resource of the Year Christianity Today Award of Merit Leadership Journal Best Books for Church Leaders Book of the Year from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Is it possible to know the world and still love the world? Of all the questions we ask about our calling, this is the most difficult. From marriages to international relations, the more we know, the harder it is to love. We become cynics or stoics, protecting our hearts from the implications of what we know. But what if the vision of vocation can be recovered—allowing us to step into the wounds of the world and for love's sake take up our responsibility for the way the world turns out? For decades Steve Garber has come alongside a wide range of people as they seek to make sense of the world and their lives. With him we meet leaders from the Tiananmen Square protest who want a good reason to still care about China. We also meet with many ordinary people in ordinary places who long for their lives to matter: Jonathan who learned he would rather build houses than study history Todd and Maria who adopted creative schedules so they could parent better and practice medicine D.J. who helped Congress move into the Internet Age Robin who spends her life on behalf of urban justice Hans who makes hamburgers the way they are meant to be made Susan who built a home business of hand-printing stationary using a letterpress Santiago who works with majority-world nations in need of capital George who has given years to teaching students to learn things that matter most Claudius and Deirdre whose openhearted home has always been a place for people Dan who loves Wyoming, the place, its people and its cows Vocation is when we come to know the world in all its joy and pain and still love it. Vocation is following our calling to seek the welfare of the world we live in. And in helping the world to flourish, strangely, mysteriously, we find that we flourish too. Garber offers a book for everyone everywhere—for students, for parents, for those in the arts, in the academy, in public service, in the trades and in commerce—for all who want to discover the virtue of vocation.