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We all have struggles and challenges in life. Whether they are of our own making or not, things don’t always work out. Sometimes, we just give up on our dreams and goals. But it doesn’t have to be that way! God is a God of new beginnings, and throughout the entire Bible, we read about people who were stuck, disappointed, and faced impossible situations—people God freed. Rosalinda Torres Rivera challenges us to Dare to Begin Again. Using stories from her own life, other people, and biblical times, Rosalinda offers inspirational, down-to-earth advice on beginning again. Each chapter tackles a different issue where you may be “stuck”—such as an inability to forgive, trust, or hope—and examples of people who overcame similar challenges. Practical tasks at the end of each chapter walk you through a DARE challenge (Decide, Allow, Rise, Enjoy) to help you move closer to a fresh start. Rosalinda is the daughter of Victor Torres, an ex-gang member from Brooklyn, New York, and his wife, Carmen, founders of the New Life For Youth ministry. She has seen more than twenty thousand people get out of tough situations and turn their lives around. “They’re people whose tales of transformation prove God is still at work,” she says. “He’s written and re-written their life’s chapters—and He’s willing to do the same for you.” It takes a commitment, but with the help of God, inspiring, true stories, and practical applications, you can Dare to Begin Again.



My Thoughts: Everyone struggles with life. It doesn't matter if you're coming out of addiction, a bad marriage, or just coping with change. Maybe you are having difficulty making a dream come alive; stuck in a rut. This book is full of encouragement! The author Rosalinda Torres Rivera, takes a real-life example and then examines a similar situation through the Bible, on topics such as hope, forgiveness, sacrifice to name a few. The reader learns to let go and to rely on God to help them through the struggle.



Such a well written and useful book, that I think every reader could use at some point in their lives or know someone who does.
  
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MusicCritics (472 KP) rated Ctrl by SZA in Music

Aug 9, 2017  
Ctrl  by SZA
Ctrl by SZA
2017 | Indie, Rhythm And Blues, Rock
Ctrl is as tough as Damn is tender, and it knocks as hard as The Sun’s Tirade swoons. It’s weirder than any of them, and maybe funnier, too.
Critic- Clayton Purdom
Original Score: 91 out of 100

Read Review: http://www.avclub.com/review/thank-god-sza-finally-released-ctrl-256751
  
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Donald Gray, Mary A. Favret | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (94 Ratings)
Book Rating
This books features the witty Lizzy against the proud Darcy, in a series of events that show not everyone is who they first appear to be. And you should always try to not insult someone before truly meeting them. (0 more)
Wickham....and god Lydia. (0 more)
My Favorite Book Of All Time
  
Orange is the New Black  - Season 5
Orange is the New Black - Season 5
2017 | Drama
If piper wasn’t in it it’d be better!
The only bad thing about orange is the new black is the god awful Piper. She has slowly become more & more annoying as the season go on BUT it’s still brilliantly funny, you just have to ignore the piper moments
  
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
2018 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Jack black (1 more)
Cate blanchette
Not bad little for all the family there are some scares in the movie but nothing too scary for the youngsters jack black plays his usual type of character he usually plays which is god cate blanchette gives good support overall not bad at all
  
Frozen II (2019)
Frozen II (2019)
2019 | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Olaf (1 more)
The animation
Songs are terrible (2 more)
Almost non-existent story
Boring
God awful
My main points are in the "plus & missus" section. But let me say I like the first one. Didn't love it. Feel it's vastly overrated. This one was just terrible. I would never watch it again.
  
    Here We Stand

    Here We Stand

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    Podcast

    Martin Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. To mark the 500th...

    The Cat

    The Cat

    Ella Earle

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    Book

    'In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat' Warren Eckstein...

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Ari Aster recommended Sansho the Bailiff (1954) in Movies (curated)

 
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
1954 | Drama
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Movie Favorite

"Without mercy, a man is not a human being." Mizoguchi's most devastating film (arguably) is unrivaled among the great epic tragedies. Has anyone ever composed more exquisite frames for the Academy ratio (described by Mizoguchi as "the painterly ratio")? And my God, that ending! "Isn't life a torture?"

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