God Writes In Blue

What if, out of the blue, an event in your life that should have left damage was miraculously altered? What if in its place a divine intervention rewrote your story and positively affected the outcome of what should have been? What if the experience you encountered and embraced transformed you into becoming the person you are today? That is what this book “God Writes in Blue” shares with its readers. This is a collection of real life stories that together share how two lives were changed because God intervened again and again with His Blue Pen. Sherri Sumstine shares candidly of her and her late husband’s failures and wrong choices. She opens up to share their brokenness and insecurities. And she can boldly state today that what would have become difficult life events and painful memories are instead embraced because of the valuable, spiritual lessons learned through them and the active relationship with the Divine that was cultivated in them.

From the award-winning author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies comes a brilliantly written, globe-spanning novel about identity, faith, family, and sexuality. In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. His father sets up an ashram, and the family makes a living off of the pilgrims who seek the child’s blessings and miracles, believing young Kalki to be the tenth human incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. In Kalki’s tenth year, he is confronted with three trials that will test his power and prove his divine status and, his father tells him, spread his fame worldwide. While he seems to pass them, Kalki begins to question his divinity. Over the next decade, his family unravels, and every relationship he relied on—father, mother, aunt, uncle, cousin—starts falling apart. Traveling from India to the underground rock scene of New York City, Blue-Skinned Gods explores ethnic, gender, and sexual identities, and spans continents and faiths, in an expansive and heartfelt look at the need for belief in our globally interconnected world.

What if, out of the blue, an event in your life that should have left damage was miraculously altered? What if in its place a divine intervention rewrote your story and positively affected the outcome of what should have been? What if the experience you encountered and embraced transformed you into becoming the person you are today? That is what this book "God Writes in Blue" shares with its readers. This is a collection of real life stories that together share how two lives were changed because God intervened again and again with His Blue Pen. Sherri Sumstine shares candidly of her and her late husband's failures and wrong choices. She opens up to share their brokenness and insecurities. And she can boldly state today that what would have become difficult life events and painful memories are instead embraced because of the valuable, spiritual lessons learned through them and the active relationship with the Divine that was cultivated in them.

Politics isn’t a four-letter word. Everyone’s been at that dinner party. The conversation takes a political turn. The arguments start, the atmosphere grows tense, and all that remains is a hopeless stalemate and an awkward silence. Makes you wonder . . . is thoughtful and productive dialogue about politics even possible? In Honoring God in the Red or Blue, Dr. Amy Black addresses the debaters as well as those intimidated or annoyed by the debaters; political junkies and the contented uninvolved. She explains the purposes and limitations of our system and helps readers create realistic expectations for government. While God’s truth is perfect, human application of it is not, a reality that shouldn’t deter us from engaging in debate and staying informed. Rather, it should challenge us to raise our standards for how we speak about the issues—and those in office. It’s time to approach political divides with an extra measure of grace. Success begins with seeking God’s honor first and foremost, regardless of where we fall on the political spectrum. Don’t limit yourself to chatting about the weather.

Every generation faces unique challenges. The first-century Church had Caesar’s lions and the Colosseum. And, while it might seem like an unlikely comparison, the challenge of living with popular culture may well be as serious as persecution was for the saints of old. Today we witness the tremendous power of pop culture to set the pace and priorities of our lives. We simply cannot afford to be indifferent about culture’s influence—nor can we escape it, glibly condemn it, or Christianize it. Cultural expert Ken Myers helps us to engage pop culture from a historical and experiential perspective so that we can live in it with wisdom and discernment.

At the age of twenty-three, Barry Brooks was saved after accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Shortly thereafter, the Lord called Barry from a quiet, small town in New England to South Central Los Angeles and the LAPD. As many deadly threats faced Barry on a daily basis on the streets of Los Angeles during the crack wars of the late 1980s and 1990s, his biggest battle would come not from the dangers of the street but from within the ranks of the LAPD. After exposing systematic corruption leading all the way up to the chief of police and city officials, Barry would endure a seventeen-year battle of retaliation which came very close to costing him his life, his liberty (prison) and certainly his career. However, God manifested Himself in overt and incredible ways during this time of trial giving Barry the strength to resist and at the same time grow in his faith. Although Barry's story reveals the sin of the LAPD's thin blue line, the main purpose of this book as revealed by God to Barry is simply to Glorify God.

God made so many colors! Look inside to find buzzing yellow bumblebees, bright orange pumpkins, big blue butterflies, and more! Help your toddler explore God's colorful creation! Guide them in learning to identify colors, animals, plants, and much more with eye-catching illustrations. Walk alongside them as they learn to see the colors all around for what they truly are: the wonderful works of our majestic Creator!

A master of satire with a theological black belt, Becky Garrison shines a bright light on hypocrisy from both sides of the political spectrum, exposing how both red and blue Christians hold hostage the teachings of Jesus in service to their own partisan gain. What’s lacking is a true understanding of Christ’s mandate to love all of humanity—including our enemies—which, if honored, would open the door to honest dialogue and understanding that transcends political labels.