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Misfit Faith
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Author : Jason J. Stellman
language : en
Publisher: Convergent Books
Release Date : 2017-03-07
Misfit Faith written by Jason J. Stellman and has been published by Convergent Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-07 with Religion categories.
"Provides a vision for a broader, more hospitable Christianity."–Publishers Weekly. The co-host of the popular podcast, Drunk Ex-Pastors, offers an earnest and irreverent look at what it means to be a Christian in an upside down world. “Perhaps failing at faith is an ironic success, since disaster is where grace happens.” – Jason Stellman Jason Stellman has always felt like a misfit. A Protestant pastor with a sharp wit, a restlessly inquisitive mind, and a love of pop culture and rock and roll, he has long sensed that something was missing when it came to his relationship with God. In time, he felt drawn to the Catholic Church, so he stepped down from his ministry and embraced Catholicism, only to still feel misplaced and homeless. His feelings, thoughts, and troubles echo the disillusionment and confusion of many people who struggle relating to ancient faiths in a postmodern world. In a book that mixes memoir with theological insights and taut storytelling, Stellman gives an edgy, honest, heart-on-his-sleeve account of what it means to be a mixed-up Christian outsider in the twenty-first century (and why this is a can be good thing). Misfit Faith is an invitation to all the religious vagabonds and exiles with nowhere to really call home, those wanderers who increasingly feel like mere fans of spirituality rather than committed members of the team. If you’ve ever questioned your faith, felt like a spiritual malcontent, or sought solace for your existential angst at the bottom of a bottle of bourbon, then Stellman just may be the best drinking buddy you’ve never met.
Spiritual Misfit
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Author : Michelle DeRusha
language : en
Publisher: Convergent Books
Release Date : 2014-04-15
Spiritual Misfit written by Michelle DeRusha and has been published by Convergent Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with Religion categories.
I decided to admit once and for all that I didn’t know what I was doing, what I thought, what I believed, even sometimes if I truly believed. I would tell the truth: I wasn’t like them; I didn’t fit in. I wasn’t a proper Christian. I didn’t have it all together like they did. Why not, I figured? What in the world did I have to lose? _____ After twenty years of unbelief, estranged from her childhood faith and ultimately from God, Michelle DeRusha unexpectedly found herself wrestling hard with questions of spirituality— and deeply frustrated by the lack of clear answers. Until she realized that the questions themselves paved a way for faith. “Declaring my unbelief,” writes DeRusha, “was the first step; declaring my unbelief allowed me to begin to seek authentically.” Spiritual Misfit chronicles one woman’s journey toward an understanding that belief and doubt can coexist. This poignant and startlingly candid memoir reveals how being honest about our questions, our fears, and our discomfort with black-and-white definitions of faith can move us toward an authentic and a deepening relationship with God.
Meditations For Misfits
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Author : Marcia Ford
language : en
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Release Date : 2003-01-29
Meditations For Misfits written by Marcia Ford and has been published by Jossey-Bass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-29 with Religion categories.
Meditations for Misfits offers a new look at familiar passages of the Bible; each of the insightful weekly readings uses Scripture, a quote or excerpt, and a prayer to underscore the intrinsic value and uniqueness of misfits. This fresh approach to understanding the spiritual journey offers an awareness of God's activity in each life, a new vision for life in the community of faith, and the hope for greater self-acceptance.
Blessed Are The Misfits
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Author : Brant Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2017-11-28
Blessed Are The Misfits written by Brant Hansen and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-28 with Religion categories.
Warning: If modern church culture makes perfect sense to you, and you always fit in seamlessly, don’t read this. As for the rest of us… While American church culture (and American culture at large) seems largely designed for the extroverted, it’s estimated that half of the American population is introverted, and they’re often left wondering how, even if, they fit in the kingdom of God. As one of them, popular radio host Brant Hansen brings news. It’s wonderful, refreshing, and never-been-said-this-way-before good news. In his unique style, Hansen looks to answer questions that millions of people carry with them each day: If I don’t relate to God as emotionally as others do, is something wrong with me? How does one approach God, and approach faith, when devoid of the “good feelings” that seem to drive so much of evangelical church culture? How does God interact with those who seem spiritually numb? Is the absence of faith-based emotion a sign of that God has moved on or was never there? What if we aren’t good at talking to people about our faith, or good at talking to people at all? What if I’m told I’m too analytical, that I “think too much”? Where does a person who suffers from depression fit in the kingdom? Is depression a sure sign of a lack of faith? This book is good news for people who are desperately looking for it. (And for their loved ones!) It’s also for those who want to believe in Jesus, but inwardly fear that they don’t belong, worry that don’t have the requisite emotion-based relationship with God, and are starving for good news. Blessed Are the Misfits is going to generate discussion, and lots of it. It’s simultaneously highly provocative and humbly personal. It’s also leavened with a distinct, dry, self-effacing humor that is a hallmark of Hansen’s on-air, writing, and public speaking style.
The Misfit Mission
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Author : Scott Chrostek
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 2016-03-15
The Misfit Mission written by Scott Chrostek and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-15 with Religion categories.
Many church leaders and other people of faith feel constrained by time-worn strategies, tactics, and attitudes. Unwritten rules of how to do church seem to force us into neat and tidy patterns. But new ideas and methods are bubbling up in all corners of the Church, and new leaders are taking risks, creating opportunities, and rewriting their communities’ definition of church. One such leader is author Scott Chrostek. In The Misfit Mission, Chrostek describes what it looks like for us to do the right thing in ministry, even when logic or ‘rules’ say it’s the wrong thing. He shows how we really can do more than we might ask or imagine, when we remember God’s call and the promises of scripture—when we live each day with the expectation of holy surprise. Chrostek shares inspiring stories from all sorts of people, and often funny, poignant tales from his ministry as church planter and campus pastor of The Church of the Resurrection Downtown, in urban Kansas City. He illustrates how people can uncover their innate passion for knowing and serving Christ, and how a church can become an integral part of the community. The misfit mission is God’s own creative, surprising, crazy-beautiful way, and this book proves how we can be a part of it!
Misfit
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Author : Chris Durso
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2011-08-02
Misfit written by Chris Durso and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-02 with Religion categories.
The idea of this book is to talk about what we go thru mentally as Misfits. When we are trying to make a difference in the world, we can prevent ourselves because of negative thoughts, unbelief or our circumstance. The idea is to relate it to “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”, and keep the theme through out the book. You are your own worst enemy and hardest critic. We have to learn to get ourselves out of our own way s we can allow God to use us the way he wants to. “Inside every man there is a battle going on between good and evil” –Mr. Hyde
Misfits Welcome
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Author : Matthew Barnett
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2014-10-14
Misfits Welcome written by Matthew Barnett and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with Religion categories.
Being a misfit does not disqualify you from a dynamic life—it prepares you for it. Matthew Barnett knows a thing or two about misfits. As founder of the Dream Center in Los Angeles, a twenty-four-hour church that ministers to thirty-five thousand hurting people a week, Barnett has seen a little of everything. Gangsters, addicts, orphans, taggers, cutters, the sick, the suffering, the hopeless—all the misfits of the world come through the Dream Center’s doors in search of hope. But when Barnett first arrived in LA, it was he who felt like the misfit. In Misfits Welcome, he shares the simple, life-changing lesson he has learned from twenty years of ministering to the forgotten: Being a misfit prepares you to do the work of the Lord. Have you found yourself in a jarring new era of life? Have your circumstances deviated drastically from your plans? Maybe you’ve felt like a misfit all your life, or maybe you’re still haunted by yesterday’s mistakes. Whatever the case, rejoice! It is at your most broken that you are most ready for what God has in store. Misfits Welcome is not just about embracing the misfits around us—it is about embracing the misfits within us and using them for the glory of God.
Preachers And Misfits Prophets And Thieves
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Author : G. Lee Ramsey
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Preachers And Misfits Prophets And Thieves written by G. Lee Ramsey and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Religion categories.
In this compelling book, G. Lee Ramsey Jr.mines the riches of southern fiction and discovers a colorful assortment of ministers who arise out of the religious South. At once mystical and mischievous, these ministers haunt the margins of southern life while preaching a gospel that startles and compels. But their oddness is also their appeal--and part of their gift. For through these colorful portraits of Christian ministry, today's readers are challenged to think about what matters in ministry and to re-imagine ministry in ways that bring new life to the church and community. Throughout, Ramsey shows how ministers such as Roger Hagan in Will Campbell's The Conventionand Hazel Motes in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Bloodcan help show us the stumbling blocks to faithful ministry and steer clergy and congregations forward in today's world.
Memoir Of A Misfit
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Author : Marcia Ford
language : en
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Release Date : 2003-01-23
Memoir Of A Misfit written by Marcia Ford and has been published by Jossey-Bass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-23 with Religion categories.
"In a sense, of course, all believers are strangers in a strange land— some, as they say, are just stranger than others. That would be my friends and me." Like Marcia Ford, most of us have felt, at one time or another, as if we are on a different wavelength from the rest of the world. Try as we might, we don't fit in— not in society and certainly not in the church. Despite our best efforts at camouflage, despite our hopes that we may finally have found a group of kindred believers, people still look at us funny. But if we stop to think about it, we're not in bad company. After all, Jesus was something of a misfit in His day, too. In this funny, fresh, and frank memoir, Marcia Ford chronicles her spiritual journey as a self-proclaimed misfit, telling the engaging story of one woman's efforts to fit into both society and the Christian church. Candid about her shortcomings and her sneaking suspicion that she may really be a square peg in a round hole, Marcia discovers that it is precisely because of her uniqueness that she is able to claim God's abundant grace and come to experience God more fully.
Reflections Of A Misfit
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Author : P. T. L. Perrin
language : en
Publisher: Seaquill Press, LLC.
Release Date : 2020-04-06
Reflections Of A Misfit written by P. T. L. Perrin and has been published by Seaquill Press, LLC. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-06 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
As a new Christian, Patty questioned everything. What is or isn't acceptable? What would she have to give up? What happens when she messes up? What are the rules? The Bible is full of misfits, from Abraham to the prophets. Jesus was the ultimate misfit. The religious leaders of the day considered him a dangerous radical because he didn't follow or preach their religious dogma. Fun, serious, heartwarming, surprising, and always honest, Patty invites you along on her very personal life as a misfit and believer. If you're human, if you aren't perfect, then you may be a misfit too. "Upbeat and full of great insight. From the vast cosmos to the teeniest parts of the atom, from Greece to the Caribbean, through hardship and victory, from the perspective of an army "brat" growing up in Europe, a mom, and a grandmother, Patty tells of her life experience and her faith in Jesus Christ with a lot of energy."