From Deepest Darkness To The Light Of Hope

The courage it takes to? · Run into a burning building· Lay down your life for your child· Fight and defend our country ?is the SAME courage it takes to reach out for help when the tools and resources you have are no longer working. Mental health battles do not discriminate. We all have scars people can't see. But we can find HOPE on the other side of pain. During my two-year battle with suicide, it felt like my mind was kidnapped and held for ransom. Join me as I share what it took to get my life and mind back. I hope to help you find the courage to save yourself! - Jennifer Tracy?Walk with Jennifer as she holds nothing back and takes you inside the mind of suicide. Jennifer will light the way with Hope for those who are still in the fury of the storm. She'll inspire you to think differently as she shares how her two-year battle with suicide prepared her to fight for herself and her surviving daughters after the death of her husband and daughter. This book is packed with the powerful lessons she found buried beneath decades of pain.

Have you ever wondered what people who are suicidal think? Have you ever wondered how someone can go from being ok one day and then gone the next day? Have you ever truly thought about the courage it takes to? · Admit that you need help?· Talk to someone about your troubles· Seek assistance when you fear the consequences ?it takes incredible courage to reach out for help when the tools and resources you have are no longer working. Mental health battles do not discriminate. We all have scars others can't see. But we can find HOPE on the other side of pain. During my two-year battle with deep depression and suicidal thoughts, it felt like my mind was kidnapped and held for ransom. Join me as I share what it took to get my life and mind back. I hope to help you find the courage to save yourself or someone you care about! - Jennifer Tracy Walk with Jennifer as she holds nothing back and takes you inside the mind of suicide, grief, depression, and pain. She'll inspire you to think differently as she shares how her two-year battle with suicide actually PREPARED her to know how to fight for herself and her surviving daughters when her husband and daughter were killed in a car crash. This book is packed with the powerful lessons she found buried beneath decades of pain. Jennifer will light the way with Hope for those who are still seemingly trapped within the dark maze of depression or facing the fury of the storm.

“[A] landmark book . . . Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes” (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of activists at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she 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 argues 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, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next. Now, with a moving new introduction explaining how the book came about and a new afterword that helps teach us how to hope and act in our unnerving world, she brings a new illumination to the darkness of our times in an unforgettable new edition of this classic book. “One of the best books of the 21st century.” —The Guardian “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author of Falter “An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways.” —The New Yorker

In the pages of this book, Paula Norris Mestayer shares her remarkable story of 18 years of work treating the brain disease of addiction. By delivering intravenous infusions of NAD+—a natural coenzyme of niacin—her treatment enables patients to kick opiates, alcohol, benzodiazepines, methamphetamines, and more, in 10 short days—with minimal withdrawal symptoms or cravings. She explains—in laymen’s terms—what is known thus far about why NAD+ is effective, and shares the inspirational stories of people who have journeyed through addiction’s “dark night of the soul” and found their way to health, wholeness, and freedom once again. What others say about this book “When we fully understand the role of NAD+ in overcoming oxidative stress, which is a leading cause of illness and death in developed countries, it will be obvious why it works to treat addiction.” — Dr. Ross Grant, University of Sydney, Australia “I think this is going to be the beginning of something big, especially if Paula has anything to do with it.” – James P. Watson, MD, Clinical Faculty, UCLA School of Medicine

The impact of the miraculous event of the incarnation continues -- and the light of hope that appeared in the darkness of that night in Bethlehem two thousand years ago still shines on us today, even in the midst of life's most difficult situations. Illustrated with poignant stories and anecdotes, these powerful messages celebrate the heartwarming joy of Christ's coming, and demonstrate how we can rely on the Lord to serve as our steady lighthouse while we navigate the shoals of life. This seven-part series for Advent, Christmas Eve, the Sunday after Christmas, and Epiphany Sunday provides a comprehensive seasonal resource for busy pastors and worship planners. Each chapter includes a sermon, a children's message, a candle lighting response with scripture reading, and a pastoral prayer. Chapter titles include: - In The Darkness Of Despair -- Isaiah 9:2-7 - In The Darkness Of Suffering -- John 1:1-13 - In The Darkness Of Oppression -- Luke 2:1-5 - In The Darkness Of Fear -- Luke 2:6-11 - In The Darkness Of Anxiety -- Luke 2:12-17 - In The Darkness Of Uncertainty -- Luke 2:17-20 - In The Darkness Of Suspicion -- Matthew 2:1-12 Thomas A. Pilgrim, the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, has served several United Methodist congregations in the North Georgia Conference since 1966. He is the author of six other books, including They Came Together In Bethlehem and The Man From Galilee (CSS). Pilgrim has served on mission trips to Puerto Rico and Costa Rica, and his travels have included eight trips to the Holy Land as a tour host/leader. He is a graduate of LaGrange College and Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Pilgrim Journey guides newly baptized Christians to discern the mysteries of the gospel. It is a sequel and companion volume to Pilgrim Letters (Fortress, 2020). Like its predecessor volume, Pilgrim Journey is a series of letters written by Interpreter, the teacher, to Pilgrim, the newly baptized Christian. The theological and ecclesial scope of the letters is evangelical-catholic, free church-ecumenical, and ancient-future. Each letter is shaped by the prophetic imagination of the biblical illustrations of William Blake and informed by the narrative spirituality of The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. Pilgrim Journey begins with an introduction into the mystery of redemption hidden through the ages and revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The program of instruction contains the exposition of seven mysteries, each of which displays the central mystery of the gospel: (1) God speaks one true word in Jesus Christ; (2) the two Testaments form the one canon of Christian Scripture; (3) the one true God is made known in the three persons of the Holy Trinity; (4) true knowledge of God is discerned through reading the sacred Scripture literally and spiritually, especially in attention to the formation of faith, hope, and love; (5) a clear understanding of God's mysterious providence is aided by a sense of the scope of God's story from creation, covenant, Christ, and church, to consummation; (6) the marking of Christian time attends to God's unfolding revelation in Scripture as shown in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost; and (7) the infinite reality of God becomes present in finite forms in seven sacramental signs of preaching, baptizing, blessing, breaking bread, washing feet, forgiving sins, and anointing. There is a final summary and conclusion about the way things deep, hidden, and mysterious shape the daily active living of Christians as disciples of Jesus Christ.

What will become of us in these trying times? How will we pass the time that we have on earth? In gorgeously rendered graphic form, Light in Dark Times invites readers to consider these questions by exploring the political catastrophes and moral disasters of the past and present, revealing issues that beg to be studied, understood, confronted, and resisted. A profound work of anthropology and art, this book is for anyone yearning to understand the darkness and hoping to hold onto the light. It is a powerful story of encounters with writers, philosophers, activists, and anthropologists whose words are as meaningful today as they were during the times in which they were written. This book is at once a lament over the darkness of our times, an affirmation of the value of knowledge and introspection, and a consideration of truth, lies, and the dangers of the trivial. In a time when many of us struggle with the feeling that we cannot do enough to change the course of the future, this book is a call to action, asking us to envision and create an alternative world from the one in which we now live. Light in Dark Times is beautiful to look at and to hold – an exquisite work of art that is lively, informative, enlightening, deeply moving, and inspiring.

Have you ever wondered what people who are suicidal think? Have you ever wondered how someone can go from being OK one day and then gone the next day? Walk with Jennifer through 16 chapters as she holds nothing back and takes you inside the mind of suicide. She¿ll inspire you to think diferently as she shares how her two-year battle with suicide and deep depression prepared her to know how to fight for herself and her surviving daughters after the death of her husband and twin daughter. This book is packed with the hidden treasures she found buried beneath decades of pain. Jennifer will light the way with Hope for those who are still in the dark, the fury of the storm and those who have survived it. Her comprehensive approach to solving this complex topic is refreshing. ¿I've survived decades of abuse, trauma and hardship, and I'm still here.... During my two-year battle with suicide it felt like my mind was kidnapped and held for ransom. Join me as I share with you what it took to get my life and mind back.¿

Christmas can be a hectic and even heavy time for some- especially if you've experienced crisis or tragedy. Immanuel is always with us. His presence is predetermined, not conditional. He's with us when it's good and He's with us when it's not. Granted there are times when it's more difficult to see or feel His nearness, but nonetheless He is here and He is near. "The Word became flesh and walked among us." He still does. "I will never leave you or forsake you." He is Immanuel God with us. This devotional contains a short reading for each day, counting down the days until Christmas.

As the year draws to a close and the world around us becomes enveloped in the chill of winter, the month of December stands as a beacon of warmth, reflecting the light of Christ's love and the deep, resonant joy of His birth. It's a time when hearts are turned towards home, families gather, and the spirit of giving and gratitude fills the air. In this sacred and reflective time, we invite you to journey through December with a heart attuned to the profound spiritual lessons that this season has to offer. Our theme for this month, "Finding Peace and Joy in the Light of Christ," seeks to immerse you in the true essence of the Christmas season. It's a call to look beyond the bright lights, festive gatherings, and the hustle of holiday preparations, to the quiet, steady light of Christ that gently guides our path. This devotional is an invitation to find serenity amid the busyness, to discover joy in the simplest of moments, and to reflect deeply on the transformative power of Christ's love and grace. Each day of this month's devotional will offer a unique perspective, grounded in Scripture, to help you see the profound beauty and wisdom in the narrative of Christ's birth and His presence in our lives. It will guide you through contemplations and actions that not only celebrate the season but also deepen your relationship with God. From the anticipation and preparation of Advent to the joyous celebration of Christmas Day and the reflective anticipation of the New Year, each entry is crafted to bring you closer to the peace and joy that can only be found in Christ.