Losing a hope-filled dating relationship is a stressful and painful event. And when it seems to occur again, again, and again, is ice cream the only refuge for a Christian single? As one who has walked this road before, author Jackie M. Johnson says an emphatic, "no!" While most books for singles tell readers how to get the next guy, When Love Ends and the Ice Cream Carton is Empty encourages a healthy healing process. Practical and biblically based, each chapter guides the reader through a metaphorical day of restoration. Twilight recognizes and deals with endings, night grieves the loss and heals emotional pain, dawn awakens hope, and day is the new beginning based on the solid assurance of Christ. When Love Ends will help heal your heart--and help change your life. Chapters conclude with discussions questions for individual or group study, helpful Bible verses, and a prayer.
The New York Times bestseller from Hall of Fame basketball legends Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson. From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. In Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick, with laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a deadly jump shot, a player who demanded excellence from everyone and whose caustic wit left opponents quaking in their high-tops. Magic Johnson was Mr. Showtime, a magnetic personality with all the right moves. Young, indomitable, he was a pied piper in purple and gold. And he burned with an inextinguishable desire to win. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s — Celtics vs Lakers, East vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime, even white vs black. Each pushed the other to greatness — together Bird and Johnson collected eight NBA Championships, six MVP awards and helped save the floundering NBA at its most critical time. When it started they were bitter rivals, but along the way they became lifelong friends. With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was Ours transports readers to this electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. From the heady days of trading championships to the darker days of injury and illness, we come to understand Larry’s obsessive devotion to winning and how his demons drove him on the court. We hear him talk with candor about playing through chronic pain and its truly exacting toll. In Magic we see a young, invincible star struggle with the sting of defeat, not just as a player but as a team leader. We are there the moment he learns he’s contracted HIV and hear in his own words how that devastating news impacted his relationships in basketball and beyond. But always, in both cases, we see them prevail. A compelling, up-close-and-personal portrait of basketball’s most inimitable duo, When the Game Was Ours is a reevaluation of three decades in counterpoint. It is also a rollicking ride through professional basketball’s best times.
You are fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:14) Every day we are bombarded with the false truths of this world, overwhelmed with earthly desires, wants, needs, opinions, idea’s, and criticism. The enemy is out to create a spirit of confusion in each of our lives. We can combat this confusion with God’s truth. This study will help you further understand: your biblical truth and what Jesus has to say about you what a personal intimate relationship with Jesus Christ looks like what faith is and how to activate it how to make your faith abundant and have it in full The Blueprint Projects, that you are holding in your hands right now, is an action plan that will help you personalize the Bible to your life, learn God’s Ten Commandments and keep them in your heart forever. By going through this journey, you will gain the tools to become spiritually ready to handle tough situations before they happen. We will transform our spirit to make us pro-active versus reactive. We pray your Godly purpose, your strength and your power comes alive as you dig into the Bible, go through The Blueprint Projects and journal with Jesus right next to you, creating a design plan for your life. You will learn who Jesus is, what he stands for and where your life fits into His great story. Together, through the Ten Commandments, let’s begin to gain clarity in Scripture, confidence in our walk with Jesus, an action plan to fight against the schemes of our enemy and build a powerful faith! Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate, to help you and be with you forever.” John 14:15
What do you pray when times get tough? When you're stressed or depressed, when life is overwhelming or disappointing, when you feel like giving up? It's in these challenging times you need to pray with wild hope, says Jackie M. Johnson. With encouraging stories, Scriptures, and prayers, Johnson shows readers how to pray for focus, wisdom, confidence, courage, grace, strength, meaning, and much more. Conveniently structured so that readers can go directly to the chapter that addresses their particular situation, this book will be a lifeline to peace for those who need God's touch. Now available in mass market.
Prayer opens worlds of possibilities-but many people still struggle to pray. Power Prayers for Women will help readers pray, by offering solid biblical reasons to talk to God and specific prayer starters for 21 key areas of life. Topics such as My Emotions, My Home, My Health, My Finances, My Job, My Dreams, My Fears, My History, and My Future are addressed through scripture and the life experiences of women both historic and contemporary. Concise and quick to read, yet packed with spiritual punch, Power Prayers for Women makes an ideal gift for Mother's Day or other special events.
These never-before-published letters offer a rich portrait of Jackie Robinson as a fearless advocate for racial justice at the highest levels of American politics. Writing eloquently and with evident passion, Robinson had charted his own course, and had challenged the nations leaders to do the right thing.
With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, "When the Game Was Ours" transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players--Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson--dead set on besting one another.
Autobiography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, beginning with his athletic career and dealing particularly with baseball and the first step toward equal participation by African Americans in this great sport. “I believe that a man’s race, color, and religion should never constitute a handicap. The denial to anyone, anywhere, any time of equality of opportunity to work is incomprehensible to me. Moreover, I believe that the American public is not as concerned with a first baseman’s pigmentation as it is with the power of his swing, the dexterity of his slide, the gracefulness of his fielding, or the speed of his legs.”—From Foreword by Branch Hickey
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