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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice
While we live in this challenging world, God reaches out to all
whose hearts are full of fear, hurt, anger, discouragement, and
hopelessness. It is God's desire to take these hurtful emotions and
replace them with His love, peace, joy hope, faith, and strength.
Just as a full glass cannot contain one more drop of water without
overflowing, so it is with our hearts. They are so full of the
negative that there is no room for God's positive.
Follow me on the journey of heart healing as we learn to pour
out our hearts to God and allow Him to refill them. Receive simple
encouragement and instruction from His Word as we continue on the
path of discovering the depths of His Love. It is possible to find
peace while living in this world of care.
From modern pop culture to anti-Blackness, faith and family,
politics, education, creativity and working life; this anthology
gives visibly Muslim women a space to speak. SPOILER ALERT: We
won't be answering the usual questions! Perceived as the visual
representation of Islam, hijab-wearing Muslim women are
nevertheless rarely afforded a platform on their own terms.
Harangued by awkward questions, radical commentators
sensationalising our existence, non-Muslims and non-hijabis making
assumptions, men speaking on our behalf, or stereotypical norms
being perpetuated by the same old faces, hijabis are tired. Cut
from the Same Cloth? seeks to tip the balance back in our favour.
Here, twenty-one women of all ages and races look beyond the tired
tropes, exploring the breadth of our experience and spirituality.
It's time we, as a society, stop with the hijab-splaining and make
space for the women who know. Essays by Negla Abdalla, Zahra Adams,
Sabeena Akhtar, Mariam Ansar, Fatima Ahdash, Shaista Aziz, Suma
Din, Khadijah Elshayyal, Ruqaiya Haris, Raisa Hassan, Fatha Hassan,
Sumaya Kassim, Rumana Lasker Dawood, Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, Asha
Mohamed, Sofia Rehman, Yvonne Ridley Aisha Rimi, Khadijah Rotimi,
Sophie Williams, Hodan Yusuf.
Victor Hugo once said There is one thing stronger than all the
armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. For
55 years, it had not even dawned on me that I was a writer. My
first clue should have been when I realized that there absolutely
wasn't anything about which I didn't have an opinion. For five
years I published a weekly newsletter for my church. No one else
seemed to want to do it, and it was something that I loved doing.
The fourteen years that I worked as an Insurance Agent should also
have given me a nudge. I often gave group presentations that
included stories about so many of my life experiences. Many clients
encouraged me to write them down and share them with others. But it
took a life-changing crisis that made me take a look within and
find why God had placed me here. I have written a collection of
insights that I gained during the first half of my life. Each
chapter begins with a joke, a thought or a scripture that I believe
God laid on my heart. The body of each chapter consists of a
relating experience, insight or lesson that I gained. And each
chapter is completed with a prayer. I have noticed how people are
enjoying inspirational books that are also a Quick read such as
mine. I submitted Chapter Five to the Indianapolis Star and it was
published in the Faith and Values section of that newspaper. I
think that one sign that a book could be good is when the reader
wants more. Each person who has read these chapters did exactly
that and asked if they can pass on to others what they have enjoyed
or gained from my book. I would like to thank you in advance for
taking the time to read some of what I believe God has shown me in
my life. Come Share The Cookies. Lord, bless this reader, Amen.
What ? can your cat teach you about God's love? does eternity
look like? does a plump mouse have in common with your spiritual
walk? motivated Jesus to talk to a tree? can a baby elephant teach
you about your heavenly Father? can a chicken and a banana peel
teach you about staying focused on God's purposes?
Within the pages of In His Light, Cherie Hammers combines
biblical truth with her own personal experiences to illustrate how
God's Word applies to every facet of life. Through perceptive and
often whimsical personal stories, Cherie reveals the meaning of
God's Word as it applies to walking in His light in a variety of
life experiences. Realize heightened spiritual insights and witness
how God's principles will help you to walk in His light.
"In His Light not only kept our attention, but left my wife and
I wanting more. These daily devotionals were inspiring, like little
nuggets, that one looks forward to reading. Cherie knows how to
take circumstances out of everyday events and use them as life
lessons. Hoping this is just the first in a series." --Wade
McShane, national radio host
?Cherie has a way of spinning timeless truths in a practical
fashion. I enjoyed her insights and stories, and you will too ?
--Russ Lee, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter
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