Collier, Toni
Summary: "Trauma, abuse, childhood wounds, and toxic relationships have broken us. But there is no shame in brokenness. In fact, it's in our brokenness where the healing power of Jesus comes to find us. Brave Enough to Be Broken is a biblical road map you can use to heal from the pain, the shame, and the regrets that have tried to steal your joy, so you can rest in the unconditional love, healing, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 242.643 COLButler, Amy
Summary: "Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid," said theologian Frederick Beuchner. Pastor Amy Butler, the first woman at the helm of New York's historic Riverside Church, knows firsthand that to navigate such a world, one must be courageous, honest, and compassionate. In Beautiful and Terrible Things, Pastor Amy draws on the most meaningful, challenging, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BUTLER, AMY BUTFeldman, David B.
Summary: Two psychologists explore the science of remarkable accomplishment in the wake of trauma, revealing the surprising principles that allow people to transform their lives and achieve extraordinary things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 FELNhất Hạnh
Summary: "The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. In No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration for transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ten-year-old Gulistan and her brother Firat live in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their very eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for their infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they re forced onto the street. It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BEFConrad, Joseph
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media 2002
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC CONLucado, Max
Summary: Max Lucado delves into the meaning of Jesus' last hours on the cross. Through his death, your life has purpose and meaning. You are forgiven and loved by a Savior who died for you. And an empty tomb proclaims that death does not have the final word.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 232.96 Lucado 2019Allender, Dan B.
Summary: Author Dan B. Allender explains the path to healing from the heartaches, disappointments, and wounds that life inflicts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 248.8 ALLKushner, Harold S.
Summary: Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi facing his own child's fatal illness, deftly guides us through the inadequacies of the traditional answers to the problem of evil, then provides a uniquely practical and compassionate answer that has appealed to millions of readers across all religious creeds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Lusko, Levi
Summary: A guide to overcoming suffering is relayed through the story of the author's loss of his five-year-old daughter to an asthma attack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: All of us will go through dark times that we don't understand: a difficulty with a friend, an unfair situation at work, a financial setback, an unexpected illness, a divorce, or the loss of a loved one. Those types of experiences are part of the human journey. But when we find ourselves in such a place, it's important that we keep a positive perspective. Joel Osteen writes that if we stay in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 OSTParker, Samuel
Summary: "A couple finds themselves stranded in the Mojave Desert with dwindling hope of survival--until a mysterious man shows up. Will he help them or does he have more sinister plans?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARSetiya, Kieran
Summary: "There is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world. In this profound and personal book, Setiya shows how the tools of philosophy can help us find our way. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy as well as fiction, history,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 SETSummary: Soran is a 13-year-old boy who orders other children around as he installs an antennae for villagers keen to hear of Saddam's fall. When, he falls for the quiet, beautiful Agrin, he is disturbed by her brother Henkov who can seemingly predict the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TURHundley, Shelley E.
Contents: Why I became an atheist -- "Do something about this pain!" -- Seeing pain through a new lens -- Piercing the hardest heart -- Discovering the love of God -- We need a judge -- The judge fights for us -- The judge brings us comfort -- A beautiful exchange -- The power to forgive -- Turn back to God -- The hour of God's judgment -- A call to friendship with God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charisma House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 286 HUNMoore, Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204.42 MOOTerKeurst, Lysa
Summary: "Lysa TerKeurst helps readers address how to stop suffering from what others have done to them while exploring what forgiveness is, what it isn't, and how to deal with difficult relationships"-- You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. But you may be stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind. TerKeurst has wrestled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 234 TERBrees, Drew
Summary: Drew's inspiring message of hope and resilience proves that with enough faith, determination, and heart, you can overcome any obstacle life throws your way, and not only bounce back but come back stronger than you ever imagined possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BREES, DREW BREKushner, Harold S.
Summary: Provides insight into the question of how to deal with human suffering and death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 1981
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 296.3 KUSLucado, Max
Summary: "Joseph's pit came in the form of a cistern. Yours came in the form of a diagnosis, a foster home, or a traumatic injury. Joseph was thrown into a hole and despised. And you? Thrown into an unemployment line and forgotten, into a divorce and betrayed, into a bed and abused. The pit. Life is reduced to one quest: to get out and never get hurt again. Not simply done. Pits have no easy exit....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 248.8 LUCSharlet, Jeff
Summary: "As a journalist suddenly skeptical of the power of words to tell the deepest truths of other people's stories, Jeff Sharlet turned to taking snapshots and posting them on Instagram- images that he then reflected on in words of extraordinary intimacy and power. A visionary work of radical empathy, this collection of images and reflections is framed by the two years between his father's heart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SHABooker, Adriel
Summary: Though one in four pregnancies ends in loss, miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated, unsure how to process her grief. Her body seems to have betrayed her. Her confidence in the goodness of God is rattled. Her loved ones don't know what to say. Her heart is broken. She may feel guilty, ashamed, angry, depressed, confused,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 BOOCushatt, Michele
Summary: "When we're in seasons of suffering and struggle, we equate the presence of pain with the absence of God. But what if we gather evidence of God's unfailing presence? In Relentless, Michele Cushatt invites all who wrestle and wander to dive deep into the Gospel story and their story to discover the unshakeable presence of a God who never leaves"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CUSHATT, MICHELE CUSElliot, Elisabeth
Summary: Suffering is Never for Nothing is Elisabeth Elliot's final book, published for the first time, on the central message of her life and ministry-- the gateway to joy is through the distinct ways in which the love of God is experienced only in our suffering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019