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"With Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argued that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable,...
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As featured on the Jesus Calling podcast, Relevant podcast, Catalyst podcast, and The Alli Worthington Show podcast with Alli Worthington.
"I want to believe, I want to have hope, but . . ." Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel hears these words often and has asked them himself. We want to know God, feel his presence, and trust that he hears our prayers, but in the midst of great pain, we may wonder if he really cares about us. Even when...
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Journey from the gates of hell to heaven's door in this extraordinary story. Hope in the Darkness is one man's spiritual journey from the fall from grace to conversion, personal miracles, the power of prayer warriors, and redemptive suffering. Travel alongside the author as he treks through the brutal winters in his long robe and sandals, offering his pain and sacrifice to a higher power. With near death experiences and overwhelming personal tragedies,...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 The future is dark, which is the best thing the future can be. We often mistake the one for the other. We transform the unknowability of the future into something certain, the fulfillment of all our dread.
#2 The freeze movement was full of people who believed they would realize their goal in a few years and go back to private life. But in less than a decade, major...
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Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not by Craig Groeschel: Conversation Starters
The prophet Habbakuk's journey from doubting God to recovering his faith is a story that demonstrates how hope is possible in one's darkest times. In his latest book, Pastor Craig Groeschel grapples with life issues that go deep into people's hearts and souls, issues that they avoid talking about. He shares stories of people who went through most trying...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Hope in the Dark tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Rebecca Solnit's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Hope in the Dark includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter overviewsProfiles of the main charactersDetailed timeline of eventsImportant...
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Far too often, life's challenges and questions cause people to fight feelings of doubt and despair, as they search endlessly for hope. In Singing in the Dark, Ginny Owens introduces the reader to powerful ways of drawing closer to God and how the elements of music, prayer, and lament offer rich, vibrant, and joyful communion with Him, especially on the darkest days.
Ginny has gained a unique life perspective, as she has lived without sight since...
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Williams speaks out for some of the most disavowed individuals on the planet: prairie dogs, who are threatened with extinction, and Rwandan refugees. She deftly draws meaning out of moments of devastation with inspiring stories of rodents who pray at sunrise and sunset and a mother who, after losing her child to the ravages of war, creates a mosaic sunflower out of the rubble.
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Eloquent and original, this album of stanzas and verses shimmers and resonates with soulful, poetic song. Sorrow and tears ripple through the heart of the lyrics, yet the buoyancy of beauty, solace and peace, contemplative hope, pleasure, joy, and keen insight glisten like brilliant stars against a dark-filled sky. The fabric of the poems is emotionally exuberant as well as thoughtfully creative and imaginative.
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On Thursday as they ate the Passover meal with Jesus, the disciples believed that the kingdom was coming and they were on the front end of a revolution. Then came the tragedy of Friday and, somehow even worse, the silence of Saturday. They ran. They doubted. They despaired. Yet, within the grave, God's power was still flowing like a mighty river beneath the ice of winter. And then there was Sunday morning. Real, raw, and achingly honest, A Glorious...
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In the fast-moving pace of the world in which we now live, oftentimes we find ourselves overwhelmed with troubles, trials, sorrow, and grief. A feeling of desperation to overcome these situations can lead us in the wrong direction.
We all have experienced or seen that the world can be a cold, cruel place, and if we are trying to make it on our own, we are destined to fail.
The Light in the Dark is a heartfelt, soul-wrenching collection of poetry filled...
12) Finding Hope in a Dark Place: Facing Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety with the Power of Grace
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"When you're in a dark place, it is also a sacred place because God is there with you."
In this refreshingly candid book, author, life coach, and conference speaker Clarence Shuler shares his own story of depression and how, by God's grace, he learned how to effectively manage it. Shuler's story will help you receive grace in your own struggles.
Joining Clarence is Monique Gadson (affectionately known as "Dr. Mo"), a licensed counselor who helped...
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Dancing on the Verge of Dawn is a collection of stories, essays, and poems by women who've experienced uncertainty, upheaval and loss in the inevitable challenges of life. Many of them have lived cross-culturally in vastly different cultural settings where they faced isolation and restriction long before COVID-19 came along. Using these memories they invited reflection and insight from their own journey.
They asked themselves the questions-when was...
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After her husband died suddenly of a stroke, Karen Pilarowski found herself in a new world of trauma, loneliness and questions. She saw her life slowly reshaped by the hand of God as she sought Him for comfort and direction.Finding Hope in the Darkness is written from a shattered, vulnerable, but hopeful heart. While it does not hide the messy, sorrowful details of grief and the pain can seem overwhelming, God's love overwhelms the pain.In Finding...
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""Strategies for managing teenage depression and preventing suicide among teens; also covers related issues such as self-esteem, eating disorders, PTSD, anxiety, bullying, and substance abuse; includes helpful testimonials from teens who have suffered depression and recovered."--Provided by publisher"--
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"In 1936, the Nazis are little more than loud, brutish bores to fifteen-year old Stephan Neuman, the son of a wealthy and influential Jewish family and budding playwright whose playground extends from Vienna's streets to its intricate underground tunnels. Stephan's best friend and companion is the brilliant Žofie-Helene, a Christian girl whose mother edits a progressive, anti-Nazi newspaper. But the two adolescents' carefree innocence is shattered...
17) Ferocious
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When Winter Kim finds out that her sister is dead and that she has a brother she never knew about, only two things matter - finding what's left of her family and killing the man who destroyed her life. Her mission leads her from St. Louis to Los Angeles back to South Korea, where she grew up. Things get increasingly dangerous once Winter arrives in Seoul. Aided by her friends Jesse and Sebastian, Winter attempts to infiltrate an international corporation...
18) Redeeming Hope
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Follow the riveting story of Denver McCabe, a homeless veteran suffering from PTSD and struggling with addictions. Longing for peace, his search leaves him empty and broken. Will he find any hope in the darkness?
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Sydney and Jack are a duo you don't want to miss. Easter is here, and they are ready for some fun, but what happens when everything is turned upside down? This duo learns an important lesson about family and courage.
The Adventures of Sydney and Jack is a moving story about the strong bond of siblings and having hope in the dark.
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Following the re-introduction of Al Simmons in Spawn: Resurrection #1, we dig deeper into Spawn's time away, the mystery of the word "Chaos," and Birch, the veteran warrior who is clearly more than he seems. As the city devolves around him, Spawn is an unlikely beacon of hope in the darkness.