Résultats pour "Survivors" dans Religion et spiritualité

An abortion survivor and leading pro-life spokeswoman tells her inspiring and sometimes surprising story of redemption, healing, and forgiveness, offering grace and support—not shame—to women facing the most difficult decision of their lives. “Claire’s heart-wrenching and inspiring story...

This audiobook shares profound blueprints for navigating and surviving any situation in life. Certainly, if you glean the lessons in this book, you will not only survive the situation, but also fulfill your divine assignment.

How many survivors will it take for us to see the life behind the abortion? Today’s culture would have us believe that abortion is simply a choice, a right, a controversial argument, and a religious and political issue of pro-life vs. pro-choice. It has become easy to think of the unborn as...

Discover how to quiet your mind and remember what's true when anxious thoughts begin to spiral. Peace for Anxious Thoughts is a gentle Catholic companion for worried moments, offering biblical truth, practical encouragement, and the lasting peace found in God's presence. As a licensed therapist...

This accessibly written book illuminates the good news of healing and liberation the Bible offers survivors of sexual abuse. As an expert in pastoral ministry and a survivor of abuse herself, Elaine Heath handles this sensitive topic with compassion and grace. The book is illustrated with...

I spent five years in five concentration camps. All the atrocities I saw haunt me, so I write to process the past. I will never be able to erase from my memory the picture of Birkenau, where one year seemed a thousand years, where thousands of men and women from all parts of the world found an untimely end. Five years seem a short space of time, but more crimes were committed during that period than during the past five centuries.

I glanced behind me and saw my husband being detained. The guards interrogated him and took his photo as the flashbulbs illuminated his face. The moment felt like an eternity as they searched Pe's body from head to toe. And then, he was forced to sign yet another confession. Looking on, I held my breath in anticipation as my 5-year-old son asked, "Are they going to let us go?" Nita Tin, born in Rangoon, Burma, and descended from nobility was raised in an opulent lifestyle. But as her country came under the control of a ruthless military dictator, her whole life changed.

These real stories from real people vividly illustrate how lifestyles can be restructured both physically and mentally to help you recover from, and indeed prevent, illness. Why it so difficult to change your lifestyle habits, even when you know your life is at risk? Bernadette Bohan acknowledges that it’s not easy to change your life, especially if you are also dealing with a health crisis that is in itself life-changing.

In a world where darkness can seem impenetrable, A Survivor’s Secrets emerges as a testament to the indomitable power of the human spirit and the transformative nature of God’s love. Just as she emerged from years of childhood physical and sexual abuse, Gina Cavallo found herself ensnared...

Philip Yancey, whose explorations of faith have made him a guide for millions of readers, feels no need to defend the church. "When someone tells me yet another horror story about the church, I respond, 'Oh, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you my story.'I have spent most of my life in...

Survivor Issues–Issue 3: A Poem for the Silent is a stream-of-consciousness poetic reflection that gives voice to the emotional reality of surviving trauma, abuse, and silence. Spoken in a raw, improvisational flow, this piece moves through themes of domestic violence, sexual assault, fear, faith, resilience, and the long road toward healing. It captures the internal dialogue of someone processing pain while still searching for strength, truth, and survival.

You survived, but are you living? Your loss has threatened your identity, and the question keeps replaying over and over in your mind: What did I do to deserve this? In this written and silent conversation, hope while in affliction is realized. A peek at the life of a biblical disciple, Dorcas (Acts 9), and a modern-day disciple, Audrey, demonstrates that in both sickness and death, their lives exemplify Gods glory.

Dear Survivor is a letter from my heart to women who’ve been assaulted and abused.

Safely rewire your nervous system and access deep healing through trauma-informed Yoga Nidra. When conventional sleep fails to repair the exhaustion of surviving overwhelming experiences, a different approach is needed. Discover a compassionate pathway to recovery that blends modern neuroscience...

The church should serve as a refuge for people in pain. And yet, we often end up unintentionally causing more hurt to trauma survivors. Theological platitudes and positive thinking aren't simply dismissive to those who suffer, but they inevitably retraumatize the wounded. Does the Bible have anything practical to offer for church leaders as they engage the pain in their congregations? Biblical scholar Michelle Keener shows us that the book of Job provides embodied and practical answers for the church today.

Lilo and Ernst survived the horrors of WWII in the center of Berlin, but not without help. An incredible tale of survival and kindness. Lilo was just a teenager when the Nazis took away her mother and father in September 1942. She never saw them again. A year later, she received another painful blow when her brother Hans was taken too. She was now alone at 19-years-old in a dangerous and brutal world. Until she heard one familiar voice that called her name, and saved her life.

Whether it’s yours or a loved one’s, a cancer diagnosis changes everything. It stops you in your tracks as you put everything you have into fighting for life. It can feel isolating being thrown into the unknown chaos of treatment. But you are not alone. With uplifting stories from dozens of...

‘You are no longer a number’ Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the breaks. It felt like we waited in the carriage for an eternity, but eventually, the heavy doors opened, directly into the chaos inside. Sara Leibovitz, a 16-year-old Jewish girl, was a passenger on the...

Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it. Yoga culture sells well-meaning westerners the full...

Alan Scott Haft provides the first-hand testimony of his father, Harry Haft, a holocaust victim with a singular story of endurance, desperation, and unrequited love. Harry Haft was a 16-year-old Polish Jew when he entered a concentration camp in 1944. Forced to fight other Jews in bare-knuckle bouts for the perverse entertainment of SS officers, Harry quickly learned that his own survival depended on his ability to fight and win. Haft details the inhumanity of the "sport" in which he must perform in brutal contests for the officers.