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Ebooks of Hope and Faith
Jesus Is the Victor
If you ever doubt that Jesus has power to change the world, or despair of seeing his victory come to fruition in your own personal life, you should read this book.
"But our hope has never been built on human ideals. Our hope rests on the fact that there is one who lives now in the power of God (Hebrews 10:12). True, all that is earthly is still engulfed in weakness. Jesus too had to suffer all the limitations of human life. However, he is no longer buried in these human things. He has risen healthy and whole, full of life and with the power to give life."
A Joyful Pilgrimage
If life was a battle for Emmy Arnold, it was also a celebration. This is the secret to her joy: she lived an undivided life, a life where the practical and the spiritual, the personal and the political, were one. Her memoir is a challenge to faith and commitment against all odds, and a testimony to the leading of a uniting Spirit stronger than everything that keeps people apart.
"Luckily everything finally came to a good end, and the wedding took place in my parents’ house, in a manner in keeping with our own convictions. Eberhard’s parents and most of his brothers and sisters took part in the ceremony. Like the rest of the relatives, they had had initial objections, advising us to wait until we had a sound economic basis. We, however, wanted to found our common life entirely on faith. This faith never let us down."
Love is Like Fire: The Confession of an Anabaptist Prisoner
Peter Riedemann's first confession of faith, written as a 23-year-old from a dungeon in Austria, is an important historical document and a refreshing reminder of the spirit which fired the early Anabaptists.
Now Is Eternity: Comfort and Wisdom for Difficult Hours
A collection of seventy short but striking Christian meditations to battle weariness and despair. In reminding us of the power conferred by hope and faith, Now Is Eternity is a source of daily strength. Given the understated beauty and brevity of its texts, it is one the thirsty reader will surely come back to again and again.
Rachoff: A true Story of Hope and Faith
Meet a revolutionary who spends his last savings on a night at the opera, only to disrupt the performance; a zealot whose habit of exposing hypocrisy in high places lands him behind bars. He's a failure by most standards, and yet his memory still challenges and inspires.
Thy Will Be Done: Sickness, Faith, and the God Who Heals
With childlike confidence in the possibility of miracles and a deep trust that the Creator is supremely wise and good, the Blumhardts point us away from our woes and to Jesus. As the Great Physician, he offers lasting comfort and healing without cost. And even in the face of agonizing death, Jesus lifts us out of our misery and restores our souls by offering the peace that passes all understanding. New! Join us for a weekly discussion on sickness and faith.
Stories of Hope and Faith
Cast Thy Burden
The choir was still fishing for notes, I couldn’t keep the beat, and the orchestra was not following; in short, a conductor’s nightmare. I told everyone straight: “This is hopeless. If we want to even consider performing, we will need at least three more weeks of rehearsal.”
Behind the Tattoos - a Vision
I am certain that all hearts cry out to their Father in heaven whether they have ever heard the words of the Lord’s Prayer or not. Each person must long for a Father to turn to where comfort, security and direction can be found.
Look to Jesus
A meditation on Hebrews 12:2-3, for those who are clinging to faith while enduring physical illness. "Change the night into day by keeping your sights set on the Savior, who is the final victor. With Jesus, daylight always returns."
A Hope Worth Living For
Life is short. We grow old fast. With all our hard work and sacrifices, what do we have to look forward to? In the economic turbulence of the past years many have seen their pension plans lose value almost overnight. Our future is uncertain.
Come to the Light!
My wife and I are thankful to announce the new arrival of a healthy grandson, our 14th grandchild. On October 9, as we awaited his arrival, far away at a mine in Chile the whole world was watching and waiting, too.
Pandemic Love
The first Christians not only took care of their own, but also reached out far beyond themselves. Their faith led to a pandemic of love.
"In stark contrast to ... hopelessness and fear, the Christians showed how their faith made this life, and even death, meaningful. Cyprian, for example, almost welcomed the great epidemic of his time, knowing that it was an opportunity for the church to give witness to the hope that was within them. He was so overwhelmed by a sense of confidence that the members of the Alexandrian church were accused of thinking of the plague as a time of festival."
The Stars in a Child's Heart
If only we allow them, the stars will connect us to what is best described as awe—something that comes naturally to children and is the root of all that is good.
"Awe precedes faith, it is at the root of faith…. Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you…. Wisdom comes from awe rather than from shrewdness. It is evoked not in moments of calculation but in moments of being in rapport with the mystery of reality. The greatest insights happen to us in moments of awe." - Abraham Heschel
Saved by Love: The Secret of Remorse
An excerpt from The Gospel in Dostoyevsky. If you are penitent, you love. And if you love, you are of God. All things are atoned for, all things are saved by love...Can there be a sin that would exceed the love of God?
Sonnet
A poem about finding faith and hope in the contemplation of nature.