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Take Heart

100 Devotions to Seeing God When Life's Not Okay

by (in)courage, Anna Rendell, Grace Cho ...

"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."(John 16:33)If life hasn't turned out the way you planned, you're not alone. Cancer strikes. Loved ones die. Spouses leave. Dreams slip through your fingers. Anxiety and depression steal precious seasons.But what if you knew you weren't alone in your pain, that in the midst of sorrow, God is there?In this 100-day ... Read more

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"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."(John 16:33)If life hasn't turned out the way you planned, you're not alone. Cancer strikes. Loved ones die. Spouses leave. Dreams slip through your fingers. Anxiety and depression steal precious seasons.But what if you knew you weren't alone in your pain, that in the midst of sorrow, God is there?In this 100-day
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Empowered

More of Him for All of You

by Mary Carver, (in)courage, Grace Cho, Anna Rendell ...

Come as you are--for real--and know that God cares about every aspect of your life.The messages we hear about empowerment often run along the lines of "If you believe in yourself, you can do anything!" It's an inspiring slogan in the moment, but its energy fizzles out in the long run. When you're left feeling less than, incapable, or not enough, Jesus sees you as valuable, whole, and good. Knowing ... Read more

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Come as you are--for real--and know that God cares about every aspect of your life.The messages we hear about empowerment often run along the lines of "If you believe in yourself, you can do anything!" It's an inspiring slogan in the moment, but its energy fizzles out in the long run. When you're left feeling less than, incapable, or not enough, Jesus sees you as valuable, whole, and good. Knowing
... Read more
Tastes Like War

A Memoir

by Grace M. Cho ...

Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award in LiteratureA TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year in 2021This evocative memoir of food and family history is "somehow both mouthwatering and heartbreaking... [and] a potent personal history" (Shelf Awareness).Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine... ... Read more

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Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award in LiteratureA TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year in 2021This evocative memoir of food and family history is "somehow both mouthwatering and heartbreaking... [and] a potent personal history" (Shelf Awareness).Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine...
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Self-Esteem in Time and Place

How American Families Imagine, Enact, and Personalize a Cultural Ideal

by Peggy J. Miller, Grace E. Cho ...

Series series Child Development in Cultural Context Series
The concept of self-esteem is a fixture in the psychological and moral landscape of American society. This is especially true in the arena of childrearing: images and references to self-esteem are ubiquitous in academic, educational, and popular media. Yet, until now, little has been known about what self-esteem means to parents or how self-esteem infiltrates everyday practices. Self-Esteem in ... Read more

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The concept of self-esteem is a fixture in the psychological and moral landscape of American society. This is especially true in the arena of childrearing: images and references to self-esteem are ubiquitous in academic, educational, and popular media. Yet, until now, little has been known about what self-esteem means to parents or how self-esteem infiltrates everyday practices. Self-Esteem in
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Haunting the Korean Diaspora

Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War

by Grace M. Cho ...

Since the Korean War—the forgotten war—more than a million Korean women have acted as sex workers for U.S. servicemen. More than 100,000 women married GIs and moved to the United States. Through intellectual vigor and personal recollection, Haunting the Korean Diaspora explores the repressed history of emotional and physical violence between the United States and Korea and the unexamined ... Read more

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Since the Korean War—the forgotten war—more than a million Korean women have acted as sex workers for U.S. servicemen. More than 100,000 women married GIs and moved to the United States. Through intellectual vigor and personal recollection, Haunting the Korean Diaspora explores the repressed history of emotional and physical violence between the United States and Korea and the unexamined
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Tastes Like War

A Memoir

by Grace M. Cho ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicized by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that ... Read more

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Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicized by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that
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Courageous Influence

Embrace the Way God Made You for Impact

by (in)Courage, Grace P. Cho, ed ...

Narrated by Susan Hanfield ...

Unabridged

6 hours 1 min

In today's social media-saturated world, the word influence conjures up images of beautifully curated Instagram feeds or women who lead from the stage and have thousands of followers. It's measured by the number of likes and shares and how well we can get people to imitate us. Influence has almost become synonymous with fame and power, and if we're honest, many of us long to have it.But in its ... Read more

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In today's social media-saturated world, the word influence conjures up images of beautifully curated Instagram feeds or women who lead from the stage and have thousands of followers. It's measured by the number of likes and shares and how well we can get people to imitate us. Influence has almost become synonymous with fame and power, and if we're honest, many of us long to have it.But in its
... Read more
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Voices of Lament

Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice

Narrated by Grace P. Cho ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Our culture wants you to be happy. It rewards those who smile through the pain, who pretend everything's fine, who compartmentalize grief and get on with life. But everything's not fine. And God does not expect us to pretend it is. He wants all of us—including our pain.Perhaps nowhere in Scripture do we get as full a picture of the heights and depths of the human experience as in the Psalms. The ... Read more

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Our culture wants you to be happy. It rewards those who smile through the pain, who pretend everything's fine, who compartmentalize grief and get on with life. But everything's not fine. And God does not expect us to pretend it is. He wants all of us—including our pain.Perhaps nowhere in Scripture do we get as full a picture of the heights and depths of the human experience as in the Psalms. The
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Blog, Inc.

Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community

by Joy Deangdeelert Cho ...

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours (BlogPulse), making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative handbook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours (BlogPulse), making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative handbook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of
... Read more

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What Were You Expecting?

First Words for New Parents

by Cameron Spires ...

A baby book with a grown-up twist.Since babies don’t understand a word being read to them, why not give their weary parents a break with some laugh therapy and commiseration? In this clever incarnation of a baby book of new words, the art is baby oriented, while the text is grown-up hilarious: “This is a house. It’s a lot like the one we had to remortgage to pay for your daycare.” Of course, as a ... Read more

$10.99 USD

A baby book with a grown-up twist.Since babies don’t understand a word being read to them, why not give their weary parents a break with some laugh therapy and commiseration? In this clever incarnation of a baby book of new words, the art is baby oriented, while the text is grown-up hilarious: “This is a house. It’s a lot like the one we had to remortgage to pay for your daycare.” Of course, as a
... Read more
Create in Me a Heart of Wisdom

by (in)courage ...

Uncover the source of wisdom and learn how to live wisely in any situationWe all want and need wisdom, but how do we get it? When we're in a relationship with a toxic person and need boundaries, when our churches are divided by theological differences, when we don't know how to navigate unexpected struggles, knowing what the right, good, or wise thing to do is difficult. So where do we begin?Part ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Uncover the source of wisdom and learn how to live wisely in any situationWe all want and need wisdom, but how do we get it? When we're in a relationship with a toxic person and need boundaries, when our churches are divided by theological differences, when we don't know how to navigate unexpected struggles, knowing what the right, good, or wise thing to do is difficult. So where do we begin?Part
... Read more
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Take Heart

100 Devotions to Seeing God When Life's Not Okay

by (in)Courage ...

Narrated by Susan Hanfield, Machelle Williams ...

Unabridged

7 hours 16 min

"In this world you will have trouble," Jesus said. "But take heart, I have overcome the world."If life hasn't turned out the way you planned, you're not alone. Cancer comes. Loved ones die. Spouses leave. Dreams slip through our fingers. Anxiety and depression steal precious seasons. But what if you knew you weren't alone in your pain, and sorrow isn't in the end of the story?In this 100-day ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

"In this world you will have trouble," Jesus said. "But take heart, I have overcome the world."If life hasn't turned out the way you planned, you're not alone. Cancer comes. Loved ones die. Spouses leave. Dreams slip through our fingers. Anxiety and depression steal precious seasons. But what if you knew you weren't alone in your pain, and sorrow isn't in the end of the story?In this 100-day
... Read more

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