Change is inevitable. Make it transformational. Discomfort with change blocks transformation in churches and individual Christians every day. Yet the current landscape of church in the US is one of inevitable change: shrinking attendance among committed members, population shifts from rural to urban, and increasing numbers of people for whom church is an afterthought, at best. We have now lived through a period of unrelenting forced changes on congregations due to a pandemic. For those chu...

FAT CHICK PLANS TO ESCAPE CORPORATE WHOREDOM AND TRAVEL THE WORLD. SHE’S JUST BOUGHT A RECUMBENT TRIKE TO DO IT WITH. BUT WITH SO MUCH GOING AGAINST HER, WILL SHE EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE CITY?Fat Chick is a 30-something accountant who dreams of cycling, hiking and paddling her way around the world, starting with her own country, Australia. But at a whopping 130kgs (285lbs), she’s not exactly the poster child for human-powered travel.On top of that, nobody w...

Change is inevitable. Make it transformational. Life After is a guide for facing life change without fear, embracing changes and transitions, and finding spiritual wisdom in unexpected and even unwelcome change. Life After is perfect for anyone facing change in their lives or faith. Using research from brain science and transformative learning, Life After offers an approach to life change that goes beyond mere persistence and towards true transformation. Life After includes strategies and ...

This volume presents a detailed and in-depth examination of women of color political elites in the United States in varying levels of office and non-elected positions.Through innovative data, novel theoretical frameworks, and compelling arguments, the chapters in this book explore how women of color political elites are changing, challenging, or upending the status quo in American politics. Beyond an additive approach of either race or gender the authors in this volume employ an in...

This book focuses on women of color political elites in the United States in varying levels of office and non-elected positions.In recent years increased attention has been paid to the role that women of color play in U.S. politics. These actors bring different priorities to office and also have to navigate not only sexism, but also barriers due to their racial or ethnic identity among other politically salient identities such as sexual orientation, nativity, immigration status, re...

It was not her time!This is a story that will provide hope. As a stage three breast cancer survivor, Anna Mitchell is a living testimony that God still performs miracles today. As you read It Was Not My Time, you will be taken on a journey full of insurmountable strength, unwavering faith and unbreakable trust. Through the power of prayer, a strong mindset and persistent positivity, she was physically touched and healed by God. Medical proof of her healing came three days ...

#VanChurch is a wry, thoughtful travel memoir that tells the true story of one couple's adventures and challenges driving and camping cross-country in a 40 square foot van.

This book presents a unique series of graphic narratives which offer a new way to recount the lived experiences and life stories of women involved in transnational organised crime groups, from victims to perpetrators.Based on ethnographic interviews, and police files, academic Felia Allum and artist Anna Mitchell together seek to tell individual stories while also contributing to broader discourses about crime, power relations and victimhood. The four graphic stories cover cutting-...

FAT CHICK PLANS TO ESCAPE CORPORATE WHOREDOM AND TRAVEL THE WORLD. SHE’S JUST BOUGHT A RECUMBENT TRIKE TO DO IT WITH. BUT WITH SO MUCH GOING AGAINST HER, WILL SHE EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE CITY?Fat Chick is a 30-something accountant who dreams of cycling, hiking and paddling her way around the world, starting with her own country, Australia. But at a whopping 130kgs (285lbs), she’s not exactly the poster child for human-powered travel.On top of that, nobody w...

MORE THAN 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD!A road map for discipleship with Jesus that is powerfully transformative.Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Even though he was the pastor of a growing church, he did what most people do--avoid conflict in the name of Christianity; ignore his anger, sadness, and fear; use God to run from God; and live without boundaries.Eventually ...

The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America.“An unusually sensitive work about the racial barriers that still divide us in so many areas of life.” ―Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing GraceWalk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own...

Imagine your life has been in turmoil since birth. Then, you find your soul mate, the love of your life intending to spend years of marital bless together. Suddenly, you die prematurely.  You awaken to peaceful joy and are embraced in warmth of exceeding love and surrounded by heavenly hosts. Then, you hear your soul mate’s pleas for you to return. What would you do? Would you leave the celestial atmosphere or return to a world of craziness intertwined with the love that you a...