Irrepressible Hope Devotional: Devotions to Anchor Your Soul and Buoy Your Spirit

by Women of Faith, Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Marilyn Meberg

Overview

Always remember this: Regardless of what goes on in the world or our lives, we can have hope! In this dynamic collection of 60 straight-to-the-heart devotions, the Women of Faith speaker team shares how hope kept them afloat when life threatened to pull them under. Give the gift of hope - or keep yours alive - with this 60-day devotional.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781418515942
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	11/17/2003
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	420 KB

About the Author

Patsy Clairmont is a popular speaker, a coauthor of various Women of Faith devotionals, and the author of such best-selling books as "God Uses Cracked Pots" and "Sportin' a 'Tude." She and her husband live in Brighton, Michigan.

Barbara Johnson was the founder of Spatula Ministries, a coauthor of various Women of Faith devotionals, and the author of numerous bestselling books, including Boomerang Joy, Living Somewhere between Estrogen and Death, and Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy.

Nicole Johnson, author of Fresh Brewed Life, has a uniquely creative voice. As an accomplished writer, speaker, and actor, Nicole has performed in thousands of churches and venues over the last twenty-five years, including more than a decade of touring with the national conference Women of Faith. Nicole lives in Santa Monica, CA with her husband and two children. Nicole writes regularly at www.nicolejohnson.org

Marilyn Meberg is a captivating speaker, a coauthor of various Women of Faith devotionals, and the author of "I’d Rather Be Laughing and Choosing the Amusing." She lives in Frisco, TX.
Luci Swindoll is author of Celebrating Life and a co-author of various Women of Faith devotionals. She has served as a business executive of Mobil Oil Corporation and as vice president with Insight for Living. She lives in Frisco, Texas.
Thelma Wells is a popular author, speaker and businesswoman. As an African-American woman, Thelma was instrumental in bringing racial diversity to the Women of Faith conferences. Thelma has had her own television show, been an assistant vice president of a bank, and an inspirational public speaker/business consultant.

Sheila Walsh is a powerful communicator, Bible teacher, and bestselling author with almost six million books sold. She is the author of the award-winning Gigi, God’s Little Princess series, It’s Okay Not to Be Okay, Praying Women, Holding On When You Want to Let Go, and more. She is cohost of the inspirational talk show Life Today with James and Betty Robison, which is seen worldwide by a potential audience of over 100 million viewers. Sheila lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Barry, and son, Christian, who is in graduate school.

Table of Contents

	Introduction: The Cape of Good Hope	vii
Part 1	Charting Your Course
	Two Fixed Points	3
	Don't Forget the Eraser!	6
	Birdbrain	9
	With All My Heart	13
	Mission Impossible?	17
	God Knows	21
	Just Do It	25
	Packing with Care	28
	Hope and Humor	31
	Queen of Charts	35
Part 2	Smooth Sailing
	All Knotted Up	41
	The Optimism Equation	44
	Spare Parts and Big Feet	48
	Live the Life Out of It!	52
	The Language of Hope	56
	The Ever-Moving Shadow	60
	Daily Brush Strokes	64
	The Scandal Package	67
	All Day Long	70
	He's Always There	73
Part 3	Stormy Weather Ahead
	I Remember ...	79
	Gravitating toward Hope	83
	Heavenly Healing	87
	Yahoo!	91
	Hope Hops!	94
	Storm Savvy	98
	Keeping the Boat Afloat	102
	The Drake Passage	106
	Through All Our Storms	110
	Safe in the Arms of Jesus	115
Part 4	Mayday!
	Sending Up a Distress Signal	121
	Call God!	124
	The Not-So-Magnificent Obsession	127
	Lost and Found	131
	Kicking the Bucket Habit	135
	The Great Physician	138
	Drop Zones	142
	Hope Floats	146
	"This Ain't about Nothin'!"	149
	Knock, Knock	152
Part 5	All Hands on Deck
	People Need People	159
	My Big Fat Porch Family	162
	Radiating Hope	167
	Love One Another	171
	The Magic of Music	174
	Who You Gonna Call?	179
	Stained-Glass Redemption	183
	Throw Out the Lifeline	186
	We're All Here	190
	Together, Forever	194
Part 6	Land Ho!
	"Are We There Yet?"	199
	Obnoxious or Persistent?	202
	Safely in Hope's Camp	206
	Waiting for the Light	210
	Hobbling Home	213
	Something to Crow About	216
	Fact or Fantasy?	220
	This Is the Hope	224
	Keep Your Hopes Up!	228
	There's No Place Like Hope	232
	Conclusion: Safe Harbor	235
	About the Authors	239