What is the purpose of the spiritual desert - those times when you feel distanced from your dreams and goals? This is your chance to discover meaning in the dry places. Mike Pilavachi, leader and founder of the Soul Survivor youth movement, has touched and inspired thousands with his message that the desert is ultimately a place we should desire to be. Like a crucible, the desert burns away all of the waste in our lives, giving way to pure character and humility, Only when we come to the end of ourselves and our desire for independence can we come to the beginning of God.
He also read Pearson's Many Infallible Proofs (which "had no effect on me") and Butler's The Analogy of Religion among a host of other Christian books and commentaries. Still, he could not reconcile the disparity he saw between Christ ...
She did a marriage record search under the name Koval and saw that a Pearl Koval from Los Angeles had married a Hyman J. Davis. Davis was a pretty common name, but she tried the California directories and found a HymanJ. and Pearl Davis ...
His other crewmate was Eldon Bailey, the gunner. He probably knew them better than he knew his wife—at least, he spent more time with them. The military part of the story—some insights into Eddie's character—was fleshed out in Cliff ...
Disillusioned by the distortions and hypocrisies of the church in which he grew up, Philip Yancey set out in search of a life enhanced by faith instead of diminished by religion.
poetry that deals with themes of grief and loss, healing and hope
Little Mary's story is one of heartbreak and anguish, but one that ends in triumph. It is an enlightening and revealing peek into the unexpected and is, in the end, a story of A Soul Survivor.
This book is inspirational and serious because it is about a real life accident and overcoming adversity.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
" --Chicago Tribune"More than an autobiography, Only the Strong Survive is a glimpse at the political and social climate of the times which shaped the life of one man." --Ebony
From his childhood in the backwaters of Arkansas to commanding the stage in front of throngs of lusting fans to addressing a very different audience from the pulpit of his own church, readers will bear witness to the creation of some of the ...