Rogers alma (5 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - I Lived, I Loved, I Changed My MindThe Life & Loves of Alma RogersBorn in 1926 to Mennonite immigrants who fled turmoil in what is now Ukraine, Alma Rogers grew up on the Saskatchewan prairie in a world shaped by faith, hard work, and community.She began life believing what she was taught.She ended life thinking for herself.This deeply personal Canadian memoir traces one woman's journey through nearly a century of change - from Depression-era prairie childhood to political life in Ottawa, from raising nine children to rebuilding life after divorce, from traditional Christianity to a wider, more compassionate spirituality.Along the way, Alma writes candidly about: - Growing up Mennonite in rural Saskatchewan- Immigration roots and prairie resilience- Life inside Canadian federal politics in the 1960s- The monarchy, the flag debate, and national identity- Losing two children and living with grief- Accepting and embracing her gay son- Questioning religion without abandoning love- Aging with humour, independence, and clarityHer voice is warm, observant, and quietly fearless. She does not attack institutions in anger. She simply outgrows them. She does not cling to certainty. She chooses compassion instead.At ninety years old, Alma wrote this book in her own words. She believed one thing above all: God is love.Kindness matters.And changing your mind is not weakness - it is growth.For readers who appreciate: - Prairie family histories- Spiritual journeys beyond dogma- Canadian social history- Late-life wisdom- Multigenerational family memoirs- Stories of mothers who choose humanity over doctrineAlma lived ninety-seven years.She lived fully.She loved fiercely.And yes, she changed her mind.That, she believed, was the point.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 243 p. illus. 20 cm. ; OCLC 1020530784 LCCN 54011762 LC BV245 .M48 Dewey 264.1 ; black boards with silver lettering, in black and white photographic dustjacket ; ex-library, stamps, labels, marks ; front endpaper excised ; some wear ; Contains both the Pastoral Prayers and the Senate Prayers (including the last written just prior to his untimely death by heart attack on January 26, 1949, Waiting for the ambulance to arrive Peter told his wife Catherine to ask his fellow pastor, Dr. Clarence Cranford, to read the prayer to the senate for him. Peter's wife. writer Catherine Marshall, edited the prayers and wrote prefaces to both each section. ; The quotations in the prayers on pages 156 and 172 arc condensed and reprinted from A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie; used by permission of the publishers, Charles Scribner's Sons.; Contents: Part One. The Pastoral Prayers -- On the Threshold of Time by Catherine Marshall -- Prayers for Personal Needs -- Our Seeking God -- The Humanity of Jesus -- I Need Thee, Lord -- Preparation for Prayer -- Teach Us to Pray -- The Soul Tonic of Prayer -- The Promises of God -- For More Faith -- Confession -- With Sorrow and True Repentance -- Cleanse Me, O God -- For Sins Against Others -- Restoration -- The Death of the Old Self -- For Newness of Life -- The New Man -- The Grateful Heart -- For Humility on the Mountaintop of Life -- For Consistency in the Christian Life -- For Childlikeness -- For One Burdened with Worry -- To Lift the Burden of Worry -- For Release from Tension -- The Strains of Life -- The Quietness of Prayer -- Prayer in Perplexity -- For Peace of Mind -- To Face the Future Without Fear -- The Estrangement of a Friend -- For Release from Resentment -- For More Love -- For Our Family -- For Our Young People -- To Change the Spiritual Climate of the World -- For a Christian Tongue -- For Liberation from Materialism -- For the Transforming of Everyday Life -- For Those Who Serve -- Pastorate Prayer for Healing -- In Sickness -- For Those in Pain -- For All Prisoners -- For the Lonely -- In Time of New Bereavement -- For a Friend with a New Grief -- For Loneliness in Bereavement -- For One Who Will Not Be Comforted -- For Those Who Bear a Living Grief -- The Evening of Life -- The Cry of the Human Heart -- On the Threshold of Time -- Prayers for Special Days -- Confession - on the Threshold of a New Year -- Prayer for a New Year -- Lincoln's Birthday -- For the Coming of Spring -- Good Friday -- Easter -- Mother's Day -- Memorial Day -- For God's Blessing on a Marriage -- Thanksgiving - on a Summer's Day -- World-wide Communion Sunday -- Thanksgiving Day -- A Family Grace - Thanksgiving Dinner -- Evening Prayer -- On a Winter's Day -- Christmas Prayer -- For Our Children at Christmas -- The Day after Christmas -- For Christmas the Year Round -- Prayers for the Nation and the World -- America Confesses -- For God's Grace in Our Helplessness -- For the President of the United States -- For the Leaders of the Nation -- Prayer for America -- For World-neighborliness -- For the Grace of Brotherhood -- For Those in the Service of Our Country -- In a Time of National Danger -- Before a National Election -- A Christian World Outlook -- The Immigrants' Prayer -- For World Peace -- For a Renaissance of Faith -- Part Two. The Senate Prayers -- Shepherd of the Senate by Catherine Marshall -- Eightieth Congress -- First Session: January 6, 1947-December -- Eighty-first Congress -- First Session: January 5, 1949-January 27, 1949 ; Early in the year 1947 many Americans began to realize that a man with an extraordinary talent for prayer had been made Chaplain of the United States Senate. Immediately, Peter Marshall's Senate prayers began to receive a great deal of national publicity. ; G. Book. …