What does it mean to be an adult and when do you become one? Alicia is a hot mess. She doesn't know what she's doing with her life. Swiping left, swiping right to find the perfect match. Even though she's a Londoner, born and bred, the scent of Lagos peppers her existence in 'the ends'. Everyone around her seems to know where they're going in life, but she's just trying to find ways to cheat growing up and keep her 16-25 railcard. This funny and well-observed one-woman show explores the contradictions faced by young people when the markers of 'growing up - having a career, a relationship and independence - are difficult to achieve. It also offers insight into life as a second generation migrant living in London, and highlights issues such as immigration, race and the expectations placed on young women today. Quarter Life Crisis had its full production premiere at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, where it was described by The Stage as a "vibrant storytelling show about life as a young black Londoner".
Narrative of the Cover drawing concept Two representative figures, both young people on separate paths; tragic deaths in different times and circumstances. Following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ on a path of faith and hope. The eye of a mother who cries for that great loss, asking for comfort from heaven after watching them part and the Holy Spirit incarnate as a dove, who anoints that mother and who will follow the ways of the Lord. Who will one day see her children again. Maria Cruz Delgado If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart. - Oswald Chambers (Cover)
This is a true story of an unguided child, teenager and grown woman who has gone through many forms of abuse. I, Yolanda Bivins, have gone through physical, mental, verbal, and emotional abuse starting at the age of 4 years old. Through reading this story, you will see how God has brought me out. A word to the wise, is to never give up on Jesus because He is King. It is only because of the goodness of Jesus that I'm still alive. My life has almost been taken numerous times. It is Gods favor, grace and mercy that brought me through being molested, raped, prostitution, drug use, a bad marriage, and a family of un-nurtured love etc. Jesus was and is my only source and provider and His will called me to the ministry. On August 1, 2012 I became a licensed minister to preach the gospel and I am blessed and highly favored, because He is an ON TIME GOD.
Seasons" is a poetic journey through the course of a failed marriage. When I divorced my husband, I was thrown into the dating world. With three kids, I quickly found that it wasn't all I thought it was cracked up to be. Throughout the book, you'll see expressions such as love, hate, sadness, anger, happiness, and victory. You'll also see the evolution of me from the end of my old marriage to the start of my new one. Join me on my poetic journey through love and all of the confusion, change, and restoration it can bring. By the time you reach the end, I'm sure you will have found that there are quite a few memories of your own that relate to mine. Most importantly, I'm sure you will have found peace with those memories.
The Friend is an unusual inspirational thriller. It depicts the shocking activity of the spirit world. This book teaches the importance of guarding your words, eyes, ears and heart. It gives insight to what happens on the flipside when one executes spiritual warfare. Fiendish beings plot against the destiny of a five-year-old child as she grows into adulthood. Being ignorant of the devil’s devices, she falls into a well-hidden trap and inadvertently gives place to his will. Now, with her heart deceived, evil advances to end her life and God’s plan for it.
In The Art of the Grafted Song: Citation and Allusion in the Age of Machaut, author Yolanda Plumley explores the penchant for borrowing in chansons and lyrics from fourteenth-century France, uncovering a practice integral to the experiments in form, genre, and style that ushered in a new school of lyric.
Over five million listeners tune in to hear Yolanda Adams's Points of Power, a segment in her daily radio show that inspires people by applying biblical truths to present-day realities. In her first book, Yolanda Adams transfers that winning segment into a reader's delight. In this highly accessible manual for daily living, she shares stories from her and others's personal experiences, showing readers how to access God's love and grace in their modern world and troubles. By revealing how Yolanda and other human beings have transcended the world's difficulties, POINTS OF POWER empowers readers to face trouble with confidence in the God who never fails.
When multiple murder meets mercy, who's on the right side of the law and what LAW? When such a heinous crime is committed with religious connotations against an entire family in the Baltimore area, it becomes the attention of many as well as one with a role in the adjudication process of the criminal. When the defense is called to meet the demand of a pressuring public Amanda Flowers, the newest addition to the Office of Public Defender appears to be the best person to address the masses that is until she does. As a child Amanda was perceived as "quite a bit to deal with" not because she couldn't stay out of trouble but because she couldn't stay out of the Bible. And as an adult she's considered even more troublesome or is she? Read the spiritually shocking story of Amanda Flowers. It's mysterious, dramatic, funny, heartfelt, passionate, unique, inspirational, spiritually revealing and controversial. It will make you think, laugh and praise GOD. The back of the book includes a letter and Bible study by one of the key characters and some bonus thought provoking text written by the author. It's a unique approach to debating the GOSPEL, the worthiest opposing argument to the idea of the best-selling novel and film, the DA VINCI CODE and will surely grab your attention to the end.
Could you inspire excellence when your assignment is to rescue teen prostitutes from pimps. . . when no one else but you will speak up for a young suicide victim whose family refuses to bury the teen. . . when gang members leave “juvy cells” and move into your house in the suburbs for faith-based life coaching? Inspiring “hurting” children and those in need of an extra boost—comes with the territory for authors James Vaughn and Yolanda Thompson, who bring nearly 40 years of combined experience in bi-vocational roles in public administration, leadership training and clinical pastoral ministry in the criminal justice system. Whatever your calling may be – It’s a faith thing. Your efforts, your journey, your work – it’s all designed to inspire Kingdom Excellence among God’s children. Some may be young and some may be older. What they seem to have in common is a desire for faith that inspires them. Teach them. Train them. But you cannot transform them until you inspire them. Inspiration for Transformation. It’s A Faith Thing.
New Leadership for Today's Health Care Professionals: Cases and Concepts, Second Edition explores various components of the health care system and how leaders should respond in these arenas. The Second Edition is a thorough revision that offers a comprehensive view of the leadership competencies necessary to be successful in today's healthcare industry. Each chapter is written by a leader in the healthcare industry under the guidance of the editors who have many years' experience in academia.
In a good congregation, we hope to learn from the Bible, praise our Creator, and have the opportunity to serve Him or at least put into practice the ministry or ministries assigned to us by Him. Unfortunately, for many, it has not been a reality to obtain all the necessary teachings to reach a spiritual maturity in their persons. The Word of God is why all things have been created. In the same way, it is our responsibility to investigate and scrutinize the scriptures to obtain knowledge of everything created by Him. In the basic exposition of this book, every reader is offered knowledge that has been carefully researched and lived by the author and other great servants (1 Thess. 5:21).In the same way, these messages impart knowledge that for a great majority of Christians are located in a box—the box may be ignorance, indifference, forgetfulness, or disbelief toward the biblical Word and even toward God Himself. Nothing should be more significant to a follower of Christ than His word (2 Tim. 3:16–17).Let the Word of God be the only guide in your daily life.
From across the dark waters of Africa to the Carolina cotton fields, true stories of what life was like for Dare County and Hyde County African American communities during the 1800s persist to the present day. In a collection of historical tales, Yolanda Collins Wilson shares insight into the lives of the heroic men and women who came to America and were sold into enslavement. As she reveals their struggles as the slaves attempted to find humanity and eventually made their way to Roanoke Island, North Carolina, to become a part of the freemen’s colony, Wilson shines a light on the lives of Africa’s kings and queens who were kidnapped into slavery, the hardships and triumphs of two African slaves that found their way to Roanoke Island, the two young girls who lost their lives to a hate crime without an arrest, a community that fought back against the Klu Klux Klan, and much more. What Did We Do? shares true stories that highlight the voices of the African American people as they were enslaved in America and became embroiled in a fierce battle for their freedom.
Anita has found it to have been a pleasurable experience to have written this book. It is her desire that all persons who read it would gather strength through the testimonies in the series of short stories that will make you aware of the spiritual and human existence on earth as it is in heaven. Fact or fiction, you decide. Her hope is that after reading this book, curiosity is raised in all persons, so much so that with or without religious beliefs, all will diligently seek to establi
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics. It’s a wonderful, necessary book.” – Hillary Clinton The four most powerful African American women in politics share the story of their friendship and how it has changed politics in America. The lives of black women in American politics are remarkably absent from the shelves of bookstores and libraries. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics is a sweeping view of American history from the vantage points of four women who have lived and worked behind the scenes in politics for over thirty years—Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore—a group of women who call themselves The Colored Girls. Like many people who have spent their careers in public service, they view their lives in four-year waves where presidential campaigns and elections have been common threads. For most of the Colored Girls, their story starts with Jesse Jackson’s first campaign for president. From there, they went on to work on the presidential campaigns of Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Over the years, they’ve filled many roles: in the corporate world, on campaigns, in unions, in churches, in their own businesses and in the White House. Through all of this, they’ve worked with those who have shaped our country’s history—US Presidents such as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, well-known political figures such as Terry McAuliffe and Howard Dean, and legendary activists and historical figures such as Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, and Betty Shabazz. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics is filled with personal stories that bring to life heroic figures we all know and introduce us to some of those who’ve worked behind the scenes but are still hidden. Whatever their perch, the Colored Girls are always focused on the larger goal of “hurrying history” so that every American — regardless of race, gender or religious background — can have a seat at the table. This is their story.
The Modern Day Wilderness Experience by Dr. Yolanda L. Webster chronicles the author’s painful ordeals of rejection from the system during her career with the Board of Education, linking it to biblical accounts of wilderness experiences. Anyone who has been the victim of rejection, verbal abuse or harassment can identify with her struggles to be accepted as she speaks straight from the heart. Her honesty tugs at the reader’s emotions. She relates how traumatic experiences can be used for good and how a Christian can actually grow through hurtful encounters with others.
In this practical guide, Yolanda Solomon offers biblical exposition and personal narratives to help us become disciples who are invited by Jesus to collaborate with God in a sacred group project. With a discussion guide and multiple step-by-step praxis activities, this book will encourage, equip, and reignite your passion to disciple others.
Take a look at the authors life through the cocoon of multiple sclerosis. Laugh with her, cry with her, and in the end see how she Triumphs with a positive attitude.
Are your issues beating the life out of you? Do you desire to walk in power and authority but often find yourself living in defeat? Do you feel like you just can't win? If so, Never Beaten in the Battle: The Right Armor Matters is the book for you! Yolanda Burroughs invites you to stand up and learn how to win the spiritual battle. Realize who is fighting with you, for you, and who has the power to claim the battle. Find out what you can do to fight against the enemy. Discover what pieces of armor you'll need for the fight. Yolanda provides excellent insight and instructions for successful Christian living so you can be victorious. Increase your faith, renew your mind, and reclaim your rightful place in Christ. Gain an unshakeable confidence in your God-given ability to resist the devil and put him back in his rightful place with the help of Never Beaten in the Battle!
Hell Without Fires examines the spiritual and earthly results of conversion to Christianity for African-American antebellum writers. Using autobiographical narratives, the book shows how black writers transformed the earthly hell of slavery into a "New Jerusalem," a place they could call home. Yolanda Pierce insists that for African Americans, accounts of spiritual conversion revealed "personal transformations with far-reaching community effects. A personal experience of an individual's relationship with God is transformed into the possibility of liberating an entire community." The process of conversion could result in miraculous literacy, "callings" to preach, a renewed resistance to the slave condition, defiance of racist and sexist conventions, and communal uplift. These stories by five of the earliest antebellum spiritual writers--George White, John Jea, David Smith, Solomon Bayley, and Zilpha Elaw--create a new religious language that merges Christian scripture with distinct retellings of biblical stories, with enslaved people of African descent at their center. Showing the ways their language exploits the levels of meaning of words like master, slavery, sin, and flesh, Pierce argues that the narratives address the needs of those who attempted to transform a foreign god and religion into a personal and collective system of beliefs. The earthly "hell without fires"--one of the writer's characterizations of everyday life for those living in slavery--could become a place where an individual could be both black and Christian, and religion could offer bodily and psychological healing. Pierce presents a complex and subtle assessment of the language of conversion in the context of slavery. Her work will be important to those interested in the topics of slave religion and spiritual autobiography and to scholars of African American and early American literature and religion.
This is a real life story, the names have been change to protect inocent. Everything you will read happened between the years of 1988 to 2002, in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This story will probably offend some people, but since everybody in the United States is protected by the constitution to speak their own mind; the author, being an American citizen abides by these rules and thinks that speaking out will truly help the healing of the psychological wounds left by the events on this story.
Could you inspire excellence when your assignment is to rescue teen prostitutes from pimps. . . when no one else but you will speak up for a young suicide victim whose family refuses to bury the teen. . . when gang members leave “juvy cells” and move into your house in the suburbs for faith-based life coaching? Inspiring “hurting” children and those in need of an extra boost—comes with the territory for authors James Vaughn and Yolanda Thompson, who bring nearly 40 years of combined experience in bi-vocational roles in public administration, leadership training and clinical pastoral ministry in the criminal justice system. Whatever your calling may be – It’s a faith thing. Your efforts, your journey, your work – it’s all designed to inspire Kingdom Excellence among God’s children. Some may be young and some may be older. What they seem to have in common is a desire for faith that inspires them. Teach them. Train them. But you cannot transform them until you inspire them. Inspiration for Transformation. It’s A Faith Thing.
Collected folktales, lullabies, poems, sayings, and dichos from well-known and beloved Latin figures, both past and present—from actor Edward James Olmos and author Isabel Allende to Nobel laureate Octavio Paz and Saint Teresa de Avila. Do you wish you could remember all the words to the childhood songs your grandmother taught you, so you could sing them to your children? Have you ever found yourself repeating the dichos, or proverbs, your parents used to lecture you with? If you are looking for a way to get back in touch with your culture, It's All in the Frijoles is the perfect start. A treasure trove of cherished folktales, lullabies, poems, and dichos, this rich collection of Latino wisdom includes inspiring recollections and anecdotes by well-known and beloved figures, both past and present -- from actor Edward James Olmos and author Isabel Allende to Nobel laureate Octavio Paz and Saint Teresa de Avila. It's All in the Frijoles is certain to evoke with fondness many a childhood memory of essential teachings learned from parents and grandparents, including: El hombre debe ser feo, fuerte, y formal. A man should be homely, hardy, and honorable. El consejo de la mujer es poco y él que no lo agarra es loco. The advice of a woman is very scarce and the person who does not heed it is crazy. Pueblo dividido, pueblo vencido. A people divided, a people conquered. It's All in the Frijoles captures and perpetuates the essence of Latino tradition and is destined to become a family treasure that is passed down from generation to generation. This legacy of wisdom provides food for thought not only for Latinos but also for people of all other ethnic backgrounds.
Finding teens other ways to experience life from a holistic (mind, body,and soul) aspect before dealing with a teen pregnancy. This book looks at the factors and risk involved from a holistic biblical perspective. No longer can we overlook our teens cry for help in the matter of abstinence and why its important. This book is a community involvement help book to reach those youth before the outcome, if it happens, and after.
For the saint who knows they've been redeemed by the precious blood of the Lamb, yet the struggle seems unbeatable... This is a reminder of what God has done, can do, and will do to continue to assure you of the victory. You've come this far by God's grace. Now walk on under the shadow of the Almighty's glory. You no longer need to be encouraged by the opinion of others; it's finally your time to be encouraged by God's Word! Change your daily regime of living in liability and trust God for asset living. 31 Days of Encouragement for the Believer will minister to you according to God's Holy Word! Blessings, love, and favor! Yolanda Taylor Batiste
Rose finds herself alone to carry on her late husband’s dream of having the best ranch in Texas. She has no knowledge of ranching but is willing to learn. However, when things don’t look good to keep the ranch, Rose meets Brody, a cowboy with ranching experience. Brody becomes the hired hand to help out on the ranch, but will it work or will things take an unexpected turn for Rose? Rose will face hardship during her unexpected journey in ranching. Will she lose her late husband&rs
Has anyone ever told you that, you have a story to tell by the episodes and experiences you have encountered in your life playing out like a soap drama?I know I have heard that statement too many times to even begin to count. There are too many instances that I have seen Godâs ever-lasting hand on my life, too many even for just this one book but here are a few which I hope will encourage you and by recounting them; I am also encouraging myself.
Over five million listeners tune in to hear Yolanda Adams's Points of Power, a segment in her daily radio show that inspires people by applying biblical truths to present-day realities. In her first book, Yolanda Adams transfers that winning segment into a reader's delight. In this highly accessible manual for daily living, she shares stories from her and others's personal experiences, showing readers how to access God's love and grace in their modern world and troubles. By revealing how Yolanda and other human beings have transcended the world's difficulties, POINTS OF POWER empowers readers to face trouble with confidence in the God who never fails.
Raising boys can be both challenging and incredibly rewarding. What's more, being a boy in today's society can be equally challenging. In Letters to Our Sons, author Yolanda Conley Shields presents no-nonsense insight and humor along with impactful faith-based, take-away tools to help mothers shape their young boys into successful men of godly character. Entertaining and motivational, Letters to Our Sons offers scriptural support as well as practical steps to encourage mothers facing life's challenges. Through a selection of diverse stories, Shields captures the struggles and victories mothers face raising their sons, and she offers helpful and relatable words of wisdom and inspiration. Letters to Our Sons encourages all mothers with sons to write a letter to their sons communicating their love and support in order to create, grow, and mold the unique mother/son bond. Shields believes mothers should partner with God to shape and move our sons to live out the purposes God has designed for their life.
God is Healing ME From the Inside Out", reflects a spiritual journey that was traveled by the author in an enduring healing process that took over ten years to recover. Identifying the forgiveness of God enabled her to forgive and then began to heal from all the pain in her life that was created from abandonment, abuse, addictions, bad judgment, promiscuity, discouragement, and brokenness. She shares the identifying steps that led to her healing and how God began to speak to her. "God is Healing ME From the Inside Out" is more than a collection of poetry. It provides daily affirmations with biblical references. This collection gives insight to the process of spiritual healing. You will identify the concepts that have been worked into the life of the author for change.
Alcea leads a comfortable and content life. She owns a thriving small business in Garden City, Kansas, and is passionate about her hobbies. But her ordinary life changes drastically when romance enters the picture from two different directions. Alcea meets the intriguing Conrad on a train journey to New Mexico. Their first brief encounter feels like supernatural intervention. Meeting Conrad may have been destiny. Alcea also has to deal with her feelings for Jeffe, the handsome and mature older man she's known for ten years, who owns a local Mexican restaurant. When their casual friendship suddenly becomes passionate, Alcea finds herself having to choose between the two men. But fate's intervention may ultimately determine Alcea's path in life-and love.
Discover the fascinating stories of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries, featuring spectacular photography, unique histories and famous residents. Cities of the Dead takes us on a tour of memorial sites, ranging from monastic settlements to grand cathedrals, Shinto shrines to Gothic chapels, tombs and crypts. Enjoy tales of myths and monsters, grave-robbers, pilgrimages, spiritual retreats, remembrance and community. Marvel in cemeteries with a hundred thousand to a handful of graves which feature famous headstones, weeping angels, ocean views, woodlands, thousands of glowing lanterns and a tomb of poets. From London's famous Highgate Cemetery, which houses famous names from Karl Marx to Malcolm McLaren, George Eliot to Christina Rosetti, to Hawaii's breathtaking Valley of the Temples, this book spans the globe to bring you the most fascinating, intriguing and evocative cemeteries across cultures and continents. Together with evocative images, the stories behind these notable burial sites bring these sanctuaries to life, detailing the features that make them special, highlighting both similarities and differences between time periods, religions and cultures, and showing how cemeteries are about and for the living as much as the dead.
All believers in Christ would like the idea of accepting the Lord and then traveling successfully through life to heaven without trials or tribulation. Satan knows this as well and loves to tempt us to question Gods love for us because of some of the situations and trials that we face here in a fallen world. In fact, some teaching circles have promised that we can avoid sickness or other issues if we simply have enough faith. This paradigm couldnt be farther from the truth. In God is Up to Something, Pastor Taylor along with Yolanda describes a recent challenge of sickness that affected the entire family and explains how God worked through it.
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