[PDF] Limping Through Life eBook

Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 32,13 MB
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0870205870

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Limping through Life A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir Jerry Apps “Families throughout the United States lived in fear of polio throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, and now the disease had come to our farm. I can still remember that short winter day and the chilly night when I first showed symptoms. My life would never be the same.” —from the Introduction Polio was epidemic in the United States starting in 1916. By the 1930s, quarantines and school closings were becoming common, as isolation was one of the only ways to fight the disease. The Sauk vaccine was not available until 1955; in that year, Wisconsin’s Fox River valley had more polio cases per capita than anywhere in the United States. In his most personal book, Jerry Apps, who contracted polio at age twelve, reveals how the disease affected him physically and emotionally, profoundly influencing his education, military service, and family life and setting him on the path to becoming a professional writer. A hardworking farm kid who loved playing softball, young Jerry Apps would have to make many adjustments and meet many challenges after that winter night he was stricken with a debilitating, sometimes fatal illness. In Limping through Life he explores the ways his world changed after polio and pays tribute to those family members, teachers, and friends who helped him along the way.

Author : Dan B. Allender
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 18,49 MB
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0307550346

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Put your flawed foot forward. Pick up most leadership books and you’ll find strategies for leveraging your power and minimizing your areas of weakness. But think about the leaders whose names have gone down in history. Most of them were so messed up that, if they were looking for work today, no executive placement service would give them the time of day. God’s criteria for choosing leaders runs counter to the conventional wisdom. Our culture equates strength with effectiveness, but God favors leaders who know the value of brokenness. In Leading With a Limp, you’ll discover what makes flawed leaders so successful. They’re not preoccupied with protecting their image, they are undaunted by chaos and complexity, they are ready to risk failure in moving an organization from what is to what should be. God chooses leaders who aren’t deceived by the myths of power and control, but who realize that God’s power is found in brokenness. If you are a leader–or if you have been making excuses to avoid leading–find out how you can take full advantage of your weakness. A limping leader is the person God uses to accomplish amazing things. To go deeper, check out the Leading With a Limp Workbook.

Author : Phil Beuth
Publisher : SMART BUSINESS
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,34 MB
Release : 2016-03
Category : Broadcasters
ISBN : 9780996408028

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"Phil Beuth spent his entire broadcasting career with one company. As the first employee of a fledgling media startup in 1955, Phil worked his way up over a 40-year span, as Capital Cities grew to become one of America's most influential and successful media companies. Limping on Water is a Dickensian rags-to-riches tale of a disadvantaged boy, born with cerebral palsy, who rose to become a top executive at one of America's most respected and successful media companies, Capital Cities Communications, a member of two Broadcasting Halls of Fame, head of Good Morning America and a Division President of ABC. More than simply recollections of a career at a celebrated company and the famous people encountered along his path, Phil's story is a keen insider's chronicle of that 'Mad Men' golden era of television; a time when broadcasting as we know it came into being."--

Author : John LaShell
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2014-11-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781503010147

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Hebrews 12 exhorts us to "run with endurance the race that is set before us," but that same chapter describes us as lame. How can a lame person run if the best he can do is limp? "Limping Christians" is a book for people who are hobbling along the rough path of life. It is neither a self-help book nor a book of pop psychology. Instead, it is firmly based on the word of God. Dr. LaShell approaches the problems of struggling Christians with a clear grasp of the way Bible doctrine affects our lives. He has more than forty years experience in helping believers experience God's grace during the tough times of life. The teaching of "Limping Christians" is biblically based, theologically sound, and practically applied.

Author : Phil Smith
Publisher : Triarchy Press
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 47,6 MB
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 1911193074

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An email conversation between a noted poet.walker and a noted performance.walker about being temporarily prevented from walking "e;normally"e; by illness/surgery. Their reflections cover cultural perceptions and personal values associated with walking, personal anecdotes, philosophical reflection, practices for daily-life and an alphabet of falling.

Author : Emmy Kegler
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 24,21 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1506448291

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The stories of Scripture are for everyone. No exceptions. Emmy Kegler has a complicated relationship with the Bible. As a queer woman who grew up in both conservative Evangelical and progressive Protestant churches, she knows too well how Scripture can be used to wound and exclude. And yet, the stories of Scripture continue to captivate and inspire her--both as a person of faith and as a pastor to a congregation. So she set out to fall in love with the Bible, wrestling with the stories inside, where she met a God who continues to seek us out--appearing again and again as a voice, a presence, and a promise. Whenever we are pushed to the edges, our voices silenced, or our stories dismissed, God goes out after us--seeking us until we are found again. And God is seeking out those whose voices we too quickly silence and dismiss, too. Because God's story is a story of welcome and acceptance for everyone--no exceptions. Kegler shows us that even when we feel like lost and dusty coins--rusted from others' indifference, misspent and misused--God picks up a broom and sweeps every corner of creation to find us.

Author : J. Todd Billings
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493427547

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We're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings offers a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel's expansive hope for small, mortal creatures. Artfully weaving rich theology with powerful narrative, Billings writes for church leaders and laypeople alike. Whether we are young or old, reeling from loss or clinging to our own prosperity, this book challenges us to walk a strange but wondrous path: in the midst of joy and lament, to receive mortal limits as a gift, an opportunity to give ourselves over to the Lord of life.

Author : Maurice Gee
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 2010-03-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1742288588

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What is the source of the Limping Man's monstrous power? Nobody can withstand it, a soft crawling that seeps into your skin and wriggles into your mind, making you powerless with love for him even as his cruelties multiply. When Hana's mam chooses to swallow frogweed poison rather than die in the great witch-burning in People's Square, Hana flees the burrows before she too is taken. Deep in the forest she meets Ben, son of Lo, and the two journey back to the burrows to find a way to destroy the Limping Man before his evil consumes the world. But first they must discover the secret of his strength. Also available as an eBook

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780813520766

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Presents the text of Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use"; contains background essays that provide insight into the story; and features a selection of critical response. Includes a chronology and an interview with the author.

Author : Joyce Meyer
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 4296 pages
File Size : 17,86 MB
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0446568414

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As one of the world's most recognized and respected Bible teachers, Joyce Meyer's insight on Scripture is an invaluable resource to many students of the Word of God. THE EVERYDAY LIFE BIBLE is your tool for understanding and cherishing the Bible as deeply as Joyce does. Her well-researched knowledge of Scripture and her passion for weaving the Word of God into daily life are inspiring companions to the Amplified Version of the Bible. The Bible can be difficult to read and comprehend. Joyce has chosen the Amplified Version for her personal use because of the words added to the text to illuminate the meaning and to enhance understanding. Joyce's goal in offering this unique Bible with her notes and comments is to build sturdy bridges between the words of the Bible and your everyday life. Joyce hopes THE EVERYDAY LIFE BIBLE will help you apply biblical truth to your life through her contributions, which include: Book Introductions--Joyce's thoughts on why each book is important and how it relates to practical living. Everyday Life Articles--Highlights of Joyce's teachings to help you apply specific biblical truths to your life. Life Points--Short quotes and comments from Joyce offering you encouragement and wisdom during challenging times. Putting the Word to Work--Questions that enable you to evaluate your life in light of biblical truth and instruction. Speak the Word--Verses adapted to be first-person confessions or prayers, bringing biblical promises to a new and personal level. Joyce's no-nonsense approach to life has endeared her to millions as a teacher, mentor, and friend. Having her thoughts and teachings accessible as you study Scripture will give a new dimension to the words of life and you'll feel as though you have Joyce as your own study partner.