Drawing on her lifelong journey to know her family's history, a leading Christian activist recovers the beauty of her heritage, exposes the brokenness that race has wrought in America, and casts a vision for collective repair.
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Lisa Harper è una comunicatrice di talento e studiosa teologica la cui scrittura collega vividamente l'era biblica alla vita moderna, spesso attraverso coloriti riferimenti alla cultura pop. Possiede un'abilità incomparabile non solo nell'insegnare la Parola, ma nel、pacchettizzarla in un modo che commuove il cuore e spinge all'azione. Come insegnante della Bibbia e oratrice molto ricercata, il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da umorismo e profonda intuizione, rendendo le idee teologiche complesse accessibili e coinvolgenti. L'approccio distintivo di Harper risuona con i lettori che cercano una comprensione dinamica e attuabile delle Scritture.
Fierce Jesus
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Have you met the real Jesus—the One who is fierce enough to set you free? Previously published as Untamed • “Lisa Harper invites you to meet the Jesus she knows—and just as those who encountered Jesus centuries ago, you’ll never be the same.”— New York Times bestselling author Max LucadoToo many people settle for relating to Jesus merely as a comfortable friend and companion, when what we all need is an untamed Savior, a fearless champion tough enough to conquer our shame and compelling enough for us to follow without hesitation. I finally realized my caricature of Jesus wasn’t big enough to calm my anxiety or heal my wounds or defeat the wickedness in our world. Pretending Jesus is less than He is resulted in someone I wasn’t compelled to worship. So I began a journey to discover the whole Jesus—including the seemingly rough and wild parts—revealed in the Bible. And I found Him to be bigger and better than I ever dreamed.—Lisa Harper Through a powerful blend of storytelling and biblical insights, Lisa Harper invites you to engage with the Jesus of the Gospels, a person so provocative that no one who encountered Him was left unchanged. Pharisees fumed, paralytics turned cartwheels, and pariahs found love and acceptance. Come meet the Jesus who is both safe and strong—and learn how this radical Redeemer can liberate you to live and love with abandon. Includes questions for group discussion or personal reflection.
Believing Jesus
- 185pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
Are you truly willing to risk everything? In Believing Jesus, Bible teacher and author Lisa Harper retraces the steps of the apostles in the book of Acts, while throwing in a few of her own crazy adventures along the way.
Intersex
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Intersex' is the condition whereby an individual is born with biological features that are simultaneously perceived as male and female. Ranging from the ambiguous genitalia of the true 'hermaphrodite' to the 'mildly or internally intersexed', the condition may be as common as cleft palate. Like cleft palate, it is hidden and surgically altered, but for very different reasons. This important book draws heavily on the personal testimony of intersexed individuals, their loved ones, and medical carers. The impact of early sex-assignment surgery on an individual's later life is examined within the context of ethical and clinical questions. Harper challenges the conventional and radical 'treatment' of intersexuality through non-consensual infant sex-assignment surgery. In doing so she exposes powerful myths, taboos, and constructions of gender - the perfect phallus, a bi-polar model of gender and the infallibility of medical decisions. Handling sensitive material with care, this book deepens our understanding of a condition that has itself only been medically understood in recent years.
In this twelve-session video Bible study, some of today's best-loved Christian authors and speakers look at the spiritual lessons learned from twelve daring women in the Bible and what they mean for you today.
Life
- 240pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
In her trademark blend of solid biblical teaching and relatable, humorous wit, Lisa Harper offers LIFE, a devotional that proves the gospel is ready and able to speak to your real-world, real-time, real-life issues, big or small
In this 7-session study, discover the redemptive facet of Job's suffering. Learn to view pain as a way to strengthen your faith, point others to the gospel, and trust in the Lord. Because His providence will never take you to a place where His grace will not sustain you.
Książka obalająca mity na temat ciąży i macierzyństwa. Lisa ma trzydzieści kilka lat i wykłada literaturę na uniwersytecie, uwielbia taniec oraz swojego męża Kory’ego. Ich życie to pasmo radości, z jakich korzystać mogą tylko zamożni, dobrze wykształceni i utalentowani single. Niemniej pewnego dnia postanawiają sprawić sobie dziecko, czym wywołują konsternację wśród znajomych, którzy podobnie jak niegdyś oni, przedkładają wygodne życie ponad rodzicielskie troski i wyrzeczenia. Początkowo Lisa podchodzi z pełnym optymizmem do swego błogosławionego stanu. Szybko jednak, w miarę jak jej ciało puchnie, a hormony dewastują świadomość, okazuje się, że nic – ani lata profesjonalnego tańca, ani żadne poradniki – nie jest w stanie przygotować jej na to, co będzie się działo z jej ciałem i psychiką. Autorka z akademicką wnikliwością oraz dużą wyrozumiałością i samoakceptacją przygląda się zmianom, które zachodzą w jej ciele i umyśle. Dokładnie sprawdza w rozmaitych źródłach, co dzieje się w kolejnych tygodniach ciąży oraz jak rozwija się jej dziecko. Obala przy tym różnorakie stereotypy pokutujące wśród młodych matek i teorie dotyczące ciąży. Lisa Catherine Harper jest profesorem na uniwersytecie San Francisco i wykłada kreatywne pisanie. Ma dwójkę dzieci. Otrzymała za tę książkę nagrodę River Teeth Literary Notification, ufundowaną przez czasopismo publikujące twórczą literaturę faktu, eseje i reportaże.