God-Sized Dreams: The Story Of A Little Black Girl From The South Side Of Chicago, tells the story of a highly sensitive little black girl who from a young age, felt insecure in her own skin and struggled with low self-esteem and low self-worth for most of her life. With a front row seat, she witnessed the crumbling and eventual demise of her parents' marriage and loss of their familial identity. During those years, she felt like an island and was plagued with a dark, mysterious unhappiness. In a desperate attempt to counter these negative feelings, the author charted a course to live her dreams, ' or so she thought. She sought the approval of men, and when it was not provided she felt like a failure. This book chronicles how the author navigated through the storms of her life. Believing she had it all worked out, operating in her own strength, she learned after many trials and setbacks that perhaps she was not actually living her dream.' When she accepted that God had a dream much bigger than she could ever imagine, miraculous things began to unfold in her life. God-Sized Dreams will encourage you if you see yourself as a failure in life or love. This book is for you if you feel that you are not worthy of the love of a godly man, not a good man, but a godly man. If you've ever struggled with your identity in Christ, God-Sized Dreams will show you that God is a dreamer! God sees your identity in Christ. God is bigger than your dreams! God wants you to believe for the IMPOSSIBLE! If you are living a life of pain and discouragement, let God shape your dreams!
Legacies: African-American Female Pioneers is a collection of life stories of women who lived through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s while residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. By sharing their stories of activism in the face of social and institutional racism, readers learn how women fought for freedom and equality in America. Chapters One and Two of the book introduce the women in the context and history of the era in which they worked and lived. Readers learn about their experiences at segregated schools, hospitals, colleges, and universities, as well as their personal lives, raising families and working. Chapter Three includes highlights from the author's interviews with the legacies, in which they emphasize the importance of friendship, unexpected allies, and serving the community during their years of activism. The final chapter features photographs and first-hand accounts from each of the women in the book, bringing their stories to life. Deeply personal and endlessly inspiring, Legacies is an excellent supplementary text for courses in Africana studies, race and ethnic studies, or any course that studies the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Dr. Deanna L. Fassett is a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University. She is the author of Critical Communication Pedagogy and Coordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook (both with John T. Warren). Her published research has appeared in an array of communication studies journals, including Basic Communication Course Annual, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication Education, Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, and Text and Performance Quarterly. Dr. Keith Nainby is a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. His publications include chapters in The SAGE Handbook of Communication and Instruction and The Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students, as well as journal articles in Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, Language and Intercultural Communication, and Educational Foundations. Dr. John T. Warren was a professor of communication at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He was the author of numerous books including Performing Purity: Whiteness, Pedagogy and the Reconstitution of Power, Casting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Contexts, Critical Communication Pedagogy, and Coordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook. He authored articles for several education and communication studies journals, including Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication Education, Educational Theory, and Text and Performance Quarterly.
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR A SOUL?" That one question from God pierced the heart of Debra Watt, and she knew it demanded an answer. Newly born-again and seeking to live out God's will for her life, she also knew there could only be one answer. "EVERYTHING." A month later, she was about to enter into the answer she gave the Lord. The test was on. She had to live out the "everything" --giving her time, her energy, her resources, and her emotions for the sake of another: her husband Joel. Spanning thirty years, The Price I Paid for a Soul tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with a man... and then falls in love with God, the true Lover of her soul. When the earthly romance gives way to gritty realism, and on the eve of her wedding Debra realizes she's about to make the mistake of a lifetime, the page is turned onto a ten-year chapter of misery. But God is not finished writing the story of her life. What lies ahead is a season of stretching, growing, and maturing in the Lord, and a personal ministry that demonstrates the power and anointing of a consecrated life. Ultimately, the price Debra Watt paid for a soul was death to self. Yet in that "dying," she gained a new life in Christ and discovered her divine purpose. THE QUESTION BEARS REPEATING: WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR A SOUL?
A true love story of divine purpose. When you answer the call to ministry, all that's left to say is "buckle up and get ready for an adventure!" Author of "Miracles on the Cancer Journey" Debra Young Waller delivers her second book "The Traveling Preacher's Wife." Join Debra as she recalls the hills and the valleys, the curves, the cliffs, the supernatural interventions and everything you might experience as the Wife of a traveling Preacher! Debra Young Waller is an ordained Minister, Author and Songwriter. She has recorded five albums in her career and been a guest on internationally televised programs. She gives all credit to God.
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