In an original and thought-provoking work, Pastor Josh Ross invites us to enter into the suffering around us—and to embrace our scars and God’s restoring work. ARE YOU SCARRED? Tired of platitudes that don’t heal your brokenness? Have you wondered if you’re allowed to say things like, “God, this doesn’t make any sense. Where are you?” Are you looking for the balance between honesty and faithfulness? This book is for you. Josh Ross lets you in on his own journey of grief as he discovers that faith is about experience, movement, and process. It is about adventure, adventure that demands honesty. God honors that. He is big enough and even willing enough to handle your questions, no matter how hard they are. Suffering can be ignored, or suffering can force us to reimagine a world where we are participants in Jesus’ story of restoration. God is raising up people eager to run into the brokenness of the world to experience healing and new life. Are you willing to follow God into these places?

Are you scarred? Tired of platitudes that don't heal your brokenness? Have you wondered if you're allowed to say things like, "God, this doesn't make any sense. Where are you?" Are you looking for the balance between honesty and faithfulness? This book is for you. Josh Ross lets you in on his own journey of grief as he discovers that faith is about experience, movement, and process. -- Publisher's description.

Examines the apparent contradictions in the world and explains how the invisible, natural, and supernatural worlds might interact and affect people's daily lives.

Beauty and shame, jail and forgiveness. Andrea Smith was by all appearances living the perfect life, yet in an instant it all changed. Now, shame is her only company as she leaves her husband and children to check into the Pima County Jail of Tucson, Arizona, bringing to the forefront all the emotional and physical scars she has been hiding. From her first strip search to her final release, Andrea's honest, touching memoir offers a rare look into the lives of those who are behind bars. Scarred Beautiful eloquently chronicles her journey to find forgiveness and discover the good in tragedy and the beauty in her flaws as she learns to overcome shame and allow God to comfort her through the most unexpected people. And although her incarceration threatens to break her spirit, Andrea Smith emerges with a new perspective about what is most precious and cherished in her life. Her story is one of courage and faith...and the unlikely gift of adversity.

Scarred is a strong, energetic account of Dave Roever's life. He tells an explosive story of triumph. Reflecting on his youth, his injury in Vietnam, and his continuing recovery, you'll feel like you're there with Dave as his faith carries him through.

Building on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of her own battle with life-changing disappointment, Sister Joan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of suffering and hope, considering along the way such wide-ranging topics as consumerism, technology, grief, the role of women in the Catholic Church, and the events of September 11, 2001.

In 1978, seven-year-old George Molho was kidnapped by his own father. For a year, he survived mental and physical abuse to the point of torture. He found it easier to get used tohell, instead of hoping that heaven was around the corner. George eventually escaped, but surviving the aftermath proved to be much more difficult. Past and present are skillfully woven together to connect the pieces of Molho's childhood and adult life that shaped the man he would become. The old adage 'love conquers all' is splayed open to reveal the inner workings thatwe all seek to understand. George was lucky to learn how to love from his family before his abduction, before his father's cruel version of love was inflicted upon his young body and psyche. Later in life, love compels him to reveal all that happened on the mountainside wherehe left his innocence as a boy. It's not about how hard we get hit; it's about how much we can take and keep moving forward. "Scarred" is a memoir written by a survivor, intended to empower and embolden all who have suffered, survived, and are ready to be set free. ""This will be known as the book that set the literary genre of memoir free." Scarred "reads like fiction while shattering the facade of make believe... Molho becomes the victor of his past and his triumph is contagious."" -Andrea Afra, "Free Press Houston"

Moving From Victim to Victor! Our past does not have to dictate our future. Life has imprinted upon everyone a scar. Some are more noticeable than others. We will remember something - the problem, or the solution that came in spite of the problem. The scars remind us everyday that something terrible has happened. Yet they remind us everyday that something wonderful has happened. We are healed!

With a will to live, he refused to die. He was stabbed thirty-nine times, and he forgave. The scars that were developed due to a burglary were meant to kill his very existence of living life. Unite with new author Fredric A. Almond in reading this inspirational book of overcoming the depth of trials by being physically and mentally challenged in fighting for hope and fulfillment for life. God is waiting on us to speak out in action in what our scars really are; scars are blessings in disguise that gives us the aspiration to live life. Through God's workmanship in us, we have been Scarred for Life! Author Bio New Christian Author Fredric A. Almond is inspired to prove to the world that his mother's sacrifice of death was the changing factor that sparked the conviction to write. Fredric is active in ministry partnering with overseeing a local church and is a profound speaker of the good news. His passion is bringing hope to the young and battered people of today. He is passionate about letting others know they too can overcome traumatic situations of life's challenges. He lives with the conviction to encourage, motivate, and persuade others in not giving up on finishing their course in Jesus Christ. He has succeeded in accomplishing the tasks of achieving a Business Administration degree specializing in Management, Associates degree in liberal Arts, awards and decorations for military service and recognition from the local community for volunteered service. He is happily married with four children.

Where are our Children rolls on to it's devastating climax. Dr. Seth Dupree and Thomas Pepper witness racial strife in the streets of Atlanta firsthand. Friendships will be strained. And enemies will face off at long last. The apocalypse starts here—starts now. With all sides unable and unwilling to back away from the brink, open hostility has begun in earnest on the streets of Atlanta and in communities across the country. Order has broken down. People have grown desperate. And lawlessness reigns supreme. And yet, the worse is still to come. Xavier Prince is dead and his father’s vision for tolerance and harmony between the two prominent races in this country is in flames. Both Pandora and her rivals are taking heavy losses in resources and man power. Yet, the Circle—the surviving governing body of a House in Chains has plotted all along not to go down quietly. The authorized use of Scar has been authenticated. And the world will watch in horror and disbelief as an unparalleled chapter of carnage never witnessed on America soil is unleashed.