Ergebnis für "Emma" in Religion

Emma Stutzman's Amish life was abruptly altered when she learned about her husband's sudden and tragic death. Now a single parent, Emma must figure out how to respond to the pressures of modernization and the pull of mainstream culture. Will she regain her strength as a woman after so much stress and tragedy in her married life? How will she lead her children to faith in the Amish Mennonite church without their father?

This short account of Swami Vivekananda, the Vedantist who brought Hinduism to America, focuses on the years 1893 to 1897. After a famous speech at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, Vivekananda promoted his religious beliefs and practices by lecturing extensively across the United States, teaching and attracting devotees, producing a wealth of publications and tracts on Hinduism, encouraging vegetarianism, writing the first book on yoga to appear in America and so on, for a new and enthusiastic audience.

The Mighty Cross Gospel Singers have maintained a strong presence. The founder, Felton L. Holmes, steered the ship through the tumultuous early 1960s. This era was defined by some of the most contentious periods in American history—a time marked by the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, protests, and the emergence of a generation gap. It was within these challenging times that the need for inspiration was paramount in sustaining weary hearts.

When we are in painful circumstances, we tend to want to escape at any cost. Yet in doing so, we can miss the greatest opportunities of our lives. Writing about her own valleys - including loving a struggling son and reeling from the untimely death of her husband - Yolanda Cohen Stith shares hard-won insights. In the midst of her most painful experiences, Stith discovered that God shows up in the valleys in ways he doesn’t on the mountaintops. She came to believe that we need valleys to recognize our desperate need for God.

Here they were, two ordinary people who took a vow to love each other forever and ventured into life together happily and innocently. This was soon interrupted by malevolent third parties who began a series of vicious attacks that left the couple perplexed and confused. Yet the worst blow will take the couple through a barrage of events that would change their future forever. This is a journey of self-discovery, learning to know God for oneself, perseverance, and the will to keep going against all the odds.

I am just a simple woman who grew up in a town of about five-hundred people. It was during those years that I grew up going to church mostly by myself. I was baptized at a Christian youth camp when I was nine years old. But when I was a junior in high school, we moved to a larger town, and we lived too far away from any churches to walk to. Therefore, I didn't go to church for a few years. I drifted away from the Lord during that time.