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From Sister Wives and Big Love to The Book of Mormon on Broadway,
Mormons and Mormonism are pervasive throughout American popular
media. In Latter-day Screens, Brenda R. Weber argues that mediated
Mormonism contests and reconfigures collective notions of gender,
sexuality, race, spirituality, capitalism, justice, and
individualism. Focusing on Mormonism as both a meme and an
analytic, Weber analyzes a wide range of contemporary media
produced by those within and those outside of the mainstream and
fundamentalist Mormon churches, from reality television to feature
films, from blogs to YouTube videos, and from novels to memoirs by
people who struggle to find agency and personhood in the shadow of
the church's teachings. The broad archive of mediated Mormonism
contains socially conservative values, often expressed through
neoliberal strategies tied to egalitarianism, meritocracy, and
self-actualization, but it also offers a passionate voice of
contrast on behalf of plurality and inclusion. In this, mediated
Mormonism and the conversations on social justice that it fosters
create the pathway toward an inclusive, feminist-friendly, and
queer-positive future for a broader culture that uses Mormonism as
a gauge to calibrate its own values.
Facing obstacles? Feeling stuck? Transitioning into a new season of life? Let this seasoned broadcast journalist-turned-preacher help you find your poise when your red-light moments arrive.
From childhood, we are trained to associate the color red with negative and even dangerous situations. To grow spiritually, however, pastor Elictia Hart insists we must redefine our responses to red situations. With highlights from her glamorous career as a broadcast journalist for FOX, ESPN, and Entertainment Tonight, along with a balanced look into the lives of beloved heroes in the Bible, Elictia Hart explains how our "red moments" can become "green lights" for trusting God and embracing our divine destiny.
Every television reporter knows when the red light is on, you are on. Red means go. Playing off this insider phrase, Elictia Hart-now a wife, mother, and pastorpassionately shares how God transformed the red flags in her life into victorious banners for personal growth, a deeper faith, and a richer sense of her purpose for his
kingdom.
"The is one of the most illuminating updates on the current state
of Mormonism that I have ever seen. It brings Mormonism's unstable,
changeable truth clearly into view, and provides a convincing
warning against the most polytheistic religion ever offered to the
modern world." - Dr. Gleason Archer, Professor of Old Testament and
Semitics at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
John D. Roth's straightforward, accessible narrative invigorates
this contemporary introduction to the Mennonite story. Whether
readers are new to the Mennonite community or just yearning for a
fresh telling of Anabaptist origins, Stories: How Mennonites Came
to Be will serve as a compact digest of the church's history for
generations to come. An online study guide is available for this
title. 252 Pages.
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"New York Times" eBook bestseller One fateful starless night,
17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under
his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little
black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish
settlement of Bloomfield, Iowa. Now, in this heartwarming memoir,
Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish life--from his childhood days
on the family farm, his Rumspringa rite of passage at age 16, to
his ultimate decision to leave the Amish Church for good at age 26.
"Growing Up Amish" is the true story of one man's quest to discover
who he is and where he belongs. Readers will laugh, cry, and be
inspired by this charming yet poignant coming of age story set
amidst the backdrop of one of the most enigmatic cultures in
America today--the Old Order Amish.
When you talk to God, do you ever feel as if you are not getting
through? You're not alone. At some point, most believers find
themselves grappling with difficult questions like Would God really
talk to me personally? and How do I know it's truly God talking,
and not my own thoughts? But here's the good news: Hearing God is
simpler than you think. It's possible to have a relationship with
God that involves both speaking and listening. In fact, it's God's
desire; He wants to talk to you. In this revised and expanded
edition of a classic work, author and teacher Steve Sampson shows
you how to pray not just wishing you'd hear God's voice--but
expecting to hear it. Sampson's uncomplicated, practical
perspective will help you cultivate the two-way conversation with
God you've always longed for. Before long, you'll hear Him speaking
into your circumstances and relationships, expressing His love for
you and showing you the next steps to take in your life. Don't
settle for a one-sided conversation with God. Break through this
barrier and develop a sensitive heart that hears--and responds
to--God's still, small voice. "With clarity and humor, Steve takes
you on a journey to the place of profound simplicity in Christ
where hearing Him is as natural as breathing."--Bishop Mark J.
Chironna, M.A., Ph.D., Church on the Living Edge, Orlando, Florida
Premier Renewal Leaders Present Complete, Accessible Guide to
Healing Ministry
The Bible is full of accounts of miraculous healing. And God is
moving as amazingly today as he was back then. Thousands are being
healed all over the world--and his children are part of it.
For the first time, premier renewal leaders Bill Johnson and Randy
Clark team up to equip Christians to minister healing. Grounded
from start to finish in Scripture, Johnson and Clark lay out the
rich theological and historical foundation for healing in the
church today. Full of inspiring stories, this book offers
practical, proven, step-by-step guidance to ministering healing,
including how to
- understand the authority of the believer in healing
- create an atmosphere of faith
- receive words of knowledge
- implement the five-step model of healing prayer
The ministry of healing is not reserved for a select few. God's
miraculous healing is part of the Good News--and every believer can
become a conduit for his healing power.
This book is about your original purpose for existence and the
source of meaning behind your life. In these pages you will
discover the Creator's divine motivation, design, and mandate for
His creation and your role in that creation. After reading this
book, you will be equipped with the knowledge to answer some of the
questions addressing the heart cries of humanity in our search for
a better world. I am convinced also that you will come to believe,
as I do, that there is hope for mankind, but only as we reconnect
to the source of creation and our Creator's original concepts for
life on planet earth. It is this concern that this book will
attempt to address. The goal of this book is to reintroduce the
concepts, principles, and nature of true authentic kingdoms as
presented by the Creator and show the superior and advantageous
nature of kingdom as compared to any religion, political ideology,
government system, or social program. Join me as we explore and
understand the precepts and principles of "the Kingdom."
Russell Jeung's spiritual memoir shares the difficult, often
joyful, and sometimes harrowing account of his life in East
Oakland's Murder Dubs neighborhood and of his Chinese-Hakka
history. On a journey to discover how the poor and exiled are
blessed, At Home in Exile is the story of his integration of social
activism and a stubborn evangelical faith. Holding English classes
in his apartment (which doubled as a food pantry for a local
church) for undocumented Latino neighbors and Cambodian refugees,
battling drug dealers who threatened him, exorcising a spirit
possessing a teen, and winning a landmark housing settlement
against slumlords with a gathering of his neighbors-Jeung's story
is, by turns, moving and inspiring, traumatic and exuberant. As
Jeung retraces the steps of his Chinese-Hakka family and his
refugee neighbors, weaving the two narratives together, he asks
difficult questions about longing and belonging, wealth and
poverty, and how living in exile can transform your faith: "Not
only did relocation into the inner city press me toward God, but it
made God's words more distinct and clear to me...As I read
Scriptures through the eyes of those around me-refugees and
aliens-God spoke loudly to me his words of hope and truth." With
humor, humility, and keen insight, he describes the suffering and
the sturdiness of those around him and of his family. He relates
the stories of forced relocation and institutional discrimination,
of violence and resistance, and of the persistence of Christ's love
for the poor.
Practical Keys to Transforming the World around You In a world
where evil dominates the headlines, we are often left wondering,
Will good really triumph over evil? Or are we hurtling toward
oblivion? It's here, during this very hour--when political chaos
seems to reign and the media persecutes anyone who disagrees with
them--that God is searching for men and women who long for an
infusion of boldness that possesses their souls, who will take a
stand and be a voice for the Kingdom. His vision for the future is
not bleak, and he is readying a heavy rain of transformation and
revival. Here is the guidance and inspiration you need to become a
vessel that catches the downpour of the Spirit's rain--and helps
release God's Kingdom like a flood.
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