My Quest: Discovering the Essence of Faith
Coming out of the darkness, on my lifes journey, to find faith
My New Book
I have created this blog to provide a place where my readers can discuss various topics raised by the book and any new topics that may relate
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“Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Recommended Books and Resources
Books that have inspired me and organizations that were helpful
- “Meeting Jesus for the first time” by Marcus Borg
- Per the description on Amazon’s website “Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for personal faith. Now, in Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg addresses the yearnings of those who want a fully contemporary faith that welcomes rather than oppresses our critical intelligence and openness to the best of historical scholarship. Borg shows how a rigorous examination of historical findings can lead to a new faith in Christ, one that is critical and, at the same time, sustaining.”
- Marcus borg also has a foundation with a wealth of information https://marcusjborg.org/
- “Man’s search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl
- Per the description on Amazon’s website “is the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl’s struggle to hold on to hope during the unspeakable horrors of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of those he treated in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.”
- “Codependent no more” by Melody Beattie
- Per the description on Amazon’s website “Is someone else’s problem your problem? If, like so many others, you’ve lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent––and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.”
- Resolve
- Website: Resolve.org According to their website’s mission: “RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, established in 1974, is dedicated to ensuring that all people challenged in their family building journey reach resolution through being empowered by knowledge, supported by community, untied by advocacy , and inspired to act”.
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