Synopses & Reviews
In the mid-1960s, two college friends, Ken Lottis and Jim Petersen, along with their wives and small children, embarked on a surprising adventure. They settled in the Brazilian university city of Curitiba with the objective of launching a ministry among students. They faced overwhelming obstacles. But emboldened by biblical promises, they walked the streets and prayed that God would open doors of friendship with students.
One by one, they watched initial friendships become networks that included friends, classmates, hometown sweethearts, relatives, and parents. A slow trickle became a steady stream as a new generation of young Brazilians came to faith in Christ. A crucial moment came when Ken and Jim helped several growing believers move to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to find work and settle down with their families. They found that the lessons they learned in Curitiba also worked in the hustle and bustle of Rio and São Paulo, cities of more than eight million each.
As the Lottises and the Petersens immersed themselves in the Brazilian culture, they left behind the familiarity of their North American evangelical heritage to map out new paths for nonreligious people to find their way into the kingdom of God. The lessons they learned proved cross-culturally transferable, not only to Rio and São Paulo but also to other cities around the world. Anyone interested in reaching a city with the gospel can benefit from these remarkable stories and lessons.
Also included in this book: Jim Petersen’s “Six Critical Factors to a Multiplying Ministry.”
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Women can struggle with tormenting thoughts about their relationships and identity while dealing with thoughts of shame and guilt. Every Thought Captive explores the unique nature of the female mind and examines the sources of fears and stress.
Drawing from personal experiences, including struggles with eating disorders and depression, best-selling author Jerusha Clark shares the freedom found in shifting your thoughts from the everyday to the eternal.
Find the rest and forgiveness you long for. Includes discussion questions.
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Every Thought Captive explores the unique nature of the female mind and examines the sources of our fears and anxieties. Drawing from personal experiences, including struggles with anorexia and depression, best-selling author Jerusha Clark shares the freedom found in shifting our thoughts from the everyday to the eternal.
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Best-selling author Jerusha Clark shares the freedom found in shifting our thoughts from the everyday to the eternal.
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What's on your mind today? Your significant other, or your lack thereof? The flippant comment someone made? Your image in the mirror or someone else's recent weight loss? Are you wondering what tomorrow will look like, or why yesterday turned out the way it did? As thoughts like these float through our minds, we often allow ourselves to believe poisonous lies like: 'I'm not good enough;' 'What others think about me defines who I am;' 'I am what I accomplish.' These thoughts, and others like them, hijack our minds and separate us from the life Jesus died to give us. Christ declares, "you will know the truth and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32). In order to be set free from the devastating misconceptions that infiltrate our thinking, we must know and live out the truth. Grabbing hold of the life we crave starts with taking our minds captive to what is true. In Every Thought Captive, Jerusha Clark explores the deepest recesses of the feminine mind and examines the sources of our insecurities, unholy desires, and anxieties. Drawing from other women's and her own experiences, Clark shares insights from God's Word that provide a road map to victory over toxic beliefs.
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Anyone interested in reaching a city with the gospel can benefit from these remarkable lessons of spiritual growth, relationships, and the bonds only the Lord can forge.
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In the mid-1960s, Ken Lottis and Jim Petersen settled in the Brazilian university city of Curitiba to launch a ministry among students. Facing overwhelming obstacles but emboldened by biblical promises, they prayed that God would open doors of friendship.
Ken and Jim mapped out new paths for nonreligious people to find their way into the kingdom of God. The lessons they learned proved cross-culturally transferable around the world.
Anyone interested in reaching a city with the gospel can benefit from these remarkable stories and lessons.
Also included in this book: Jim Petersen’s “Six Critical Factors to a Multiplying Ministry.”
About the Author
Jeramy and Jerusha Clark have ministered in churches for a combined twenty-five years. After meeting at The First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, where the Clarks both served in youth ministry, they moved to Monument, Colorado, where they worked with students at Tri-Lakes Chapel. Currently, Jeramy, Jerusha, and their two children live in Escondido, California, where Jeramy is the pastor of Life Design Ministries at Emmanuel Faith Community Church. They have coauthored three books on relationships: I Gave Dating a Chance, He's H.O.T., She's H.O.T., and DTR: Define the Relationship, as well as contributed a chapter to NavPress’s Five Paths to the Love of Your Life (2005). The Clarks’ 2005 work After You Drop Them Off: A Parents' Guide to Student Ministries helps families maximize their children’s youth group experience. Jerusha has had three solo projects with NavPress: Every Thought Captive: Battling the Toxic Beliefs That Separate Us from the Life We Crave (2006), Inside a Cutter’s Mind: Understanding and Helping Those Who Self-Injure (2007) ,and The Life You Crave: The Promise of Discernment (2008). Both Jeramy and Jerusha love serving God within the church and through the written word.
Jerusha Clark has coauthored four books with her husband, Jeramy, three of which deal with the ever-important topic of opposite-sex relationships. Jerusha published her first solo work with NavPress, Every Thought Captive: Battling the Toxic Beliefs that Separate Us from the Life We Crave, in 2006. She then released Inside a Cutter’s Mind: Understanding and Helping Those Who Self-Injure in 2007 and The Life You Crave: The Promise of Discernment in 2008. Her upcoming book, Living Beyond Postpartum Depression: Help and Hope for the Hurting Mom and Those Around Her, will be released in spring of 2010. With Jeramy, a pastor at Emmanuel Faith Community Church, Jerusha thoroughly loves raising Jocelyn and Jasmine, their adorable daughters. Jerusha’s ministry passion is to help women more fully glorify and enjoy their God.