Sentences with phrase «true stories of hope»

Editor's Note: Edward Grinnan is editor - in - chief of Guideposts magazine and author of «The Promise of Hope: How True Stories of Hope and Inspiration Saved My Life and How They Can Transform Yours.»

Captive in Iran: A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph Amid the Horror of Tehran's Brutal Evin Prison

Freelance reporter Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra spoke with both women about their memoir, Captive in Iran: A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph Amid the Horror of Tehran's Brutal Evin Prison (Tyndale Momentum).

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Faith comes by hearing or listening to the right story, it's true: and the story that I look to for context for it all is the story of redemption and renewal, of restoration and hope that rests only in Christ.

Does one tell the true story of where their faith sustains hope?

Based in California, For the Love of Birthmothers hopes to be a voice outside the mainstream dialogue to illustrate how varied adoption stories are, to shift harmful stereotypes about adoption to healthy truths, and to dispel misconceptions about open adoption by replacing them with true stories where harmony between the mothers and families is achieved.

That's certainly true, but I was hoping to a breakdown of the official story for where the money is going.

But I think we both hope that our contributions will have a lasting impact on future scholars as they continue to dissect, analyse, acquire better data and better methodological approaches to help uncover the «true» story of Repeal.

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski had a few favorite books this year, each one about perseverance, hope and survival: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution & Chance by Kayt Sukel; and Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island by Regina Calcaterra.

It tells the true - story of a flawed (but hugely likable) extended family living in the Mount Hope area in the 1980s and 90s, and their struggles to get by in what was a pretty bleak neighborhood at that time.

If the true story of the Haida came out then this is a story that has a heart and a soul and hope.

In 50 Days of Hope, Lynn shares amazing, true stories of those who have been in your shoes and discovered that when God and cancer meet, hope is never far aHope, Lynn shares amazing, true stories of those who have been in your shoes and discovered that when God and cancer meet, hope is never far ahope is never far away.

The story rang true for me as a teenager; many young people have lost hope because of it.

She was a true Cinderella story and so, very inspiring, Thanks so much for sharing, beauty, and I hope you have a great rest of the week!

Some people in online dating story deliberately accessed online dating sites in the hope of finding their true love.

This true love story from my Dating Advice for Women Series is the first installment in what I hope will be a collection of true stories supplied by my readers and clients..

Synopsis: Starring an extraordinary NZ cast; Cliff Curtis (Whale Rider and Boy), James Rolleston (Boy) and Kirk Torrance (Outrageous Fortune) The Dark Horse is an inspiring true story based on the life of a charismatic, brilliant but little - known New Zealand Hero and Chess champion - Genesis Potini (Gen)... An emotionally - charged, inspiring drama about a man who searches for the courage to lead, despite his own adversities - finding purpose and hope in passing on his gift to children in his community.

Based on a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the L.A. riots, Freedom Writers is an inspirational tale and testimony to courage hope and the human spirit's triumph over intolerance.

The true story of New Zealand chess champion Genesis Potini (Cliff Curtis), a man who, despite having to face challenges on his own, finds purpose teaching chess to the children in his community in the hope of helping them avoid a life of crime and violence.

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME is based on the inspiring true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveOF DIFFERENT AS ME is based on the inspiring true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof their lives.

In the end, maybe that's all we can hope for, but ultimately the courageous true story behind The Infiltrator deserves much more than the coat of beige paint it smothered in.

But the film about him becomes a striking testament to the power and human need for symbols of hope, and has the ability to be as inspirational to someone as Bauman's true story.

The story begins when Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.

One always hopes, when one of these incredible - true - story cash - ins comes along, that the filmmakers seize the opportunity they're given and actually do something interesting and artful.

Based on the true story of a 1976 blind wine tasting that shook the world, it brings together a perfect storm of underdogs who, each hoping to prove something to themselves and to... Read More»

Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation.

The bilious, paranoid inner - monologue that makes the book more dramatic — and truer — than any biography could hope to be has been replaced by the pat love story of Clough and his assistant, Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall), which comes to grief when Clough hubristically hands in their resignations at Derby and is horrified to learn that Sam Longson (Jim Broadbent), the club's old - school chairman, has accepted them.

I know it says based on a true story but with the addition of cast like Christopher Walken and Paul Sorvino to add more Italian to the screen so that mafia has a bigger presence, it feels like the movie is going to run itself into the horrible wall of cliche more than once during the runtime and I'm just going to want to hope someone had attached a bomb to my seat.

The Weinstein Company's latest period piece tells the incredible true story of Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), a WWII refugee who, with the help of attorney Randol Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), hopes to...

(Larry King) Billy Bob Thornton stars in a true American story of how one legendary Texas town made hope come alive under the exhilarating glare of Friday Night Lights!

The same is true of We Bought A Zoo, as the spirits of Petty and Bob Dylan are evoked to tell the story of a widower (Damon's Benjamin Mee), who buys a house in Southern California in the hope of escaping the painful memories of his late wife, only to discover that it is on the sight of a delapidated zoo.

Even based on a story occurring more than 60 years ago, the true tragedy of the film remains the fact that not as much has changed as we would hope and — that unless we learn from the past — stories like this will keep being told.

Stronger is the inspiring true story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become the symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Nyong» o hopes to follow up her Oscar - winning success in 12 Years A Slave, by playing opposite Oyelowo in Queen Of Katwe, based on the true story of a Ugandan chess champioOf Katwe, based on the true story of a Ugandan chess champioof a Ugandan chess champion.

A bawdy, fun and occasionally touching true story about a young woman (Rebecca Hall) who moves to Las Vegas in the hope of becoming a cocktail waitress and instead ends up involved in a world of high - stakes gambling.

Following his Academy Award ® winning film The Theory of Everything, James Marsh directs the incredible true story of Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth, The King's Speech, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Railway Man), an amateur sailor who competed in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in the hope of becoming the first person in history to single - handedly circumnavigate the globe without stopping.

Index (42 minutes) 00:01 Why you should see A Ghost Story & Lady Macbeth 04:00 Kathryn Bigelow stumbles with Detroit (what we hope she does next) 16:40 Atomic Blonde is a blast, a true feat of direction and Charlize Theron - ness 29:40 Girls Trip is crazy well - acted fun 37:00 Landline is a let - down 38:30 Recommendations from 1963 for the helluva it

When the Game Stands Tall by Hope Madden The last time director Thomas Carter made a feature film, it was the inspiring true story of high school coach Ken Carter... read more →

Stronger tells the true story of Jeff Bauman, a man who became a symbol of hope after losing both of his legs in the Boston Marathon bombing.

Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old is a timely tool for parents hoping to teach young children the true meaning of the Christmas season.

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose by Joe Biden Grant by Ron Chernow Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West by Tom Clavin We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta - Nehisi Coates The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit by Chris Matthews The American Spirit: Who We Are & What We Stand For by David McCullough Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric Metaxas The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem by Bill Nye Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom by Condoleezza Rice Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977 — 2002 by David Sedaris Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Shea Serrano Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union

In these stories of hope and survival, nine Jewish girls and boys relate true accounts of fear and danger while living in Europe during the Holocaust.

The best - selling author of the Christmas Hope series returns with the story of two single parents, a lonely teen and a childless couple who discover the true meaning of Christmas.

Brothers in Hope, by Mary Williams, tells a true story of the lost boys of Sudan.

While Kiely's third novel, The Last True Love Story, addresses some issues of race and sexism, it's primarily concerned with the one thing we hope will save us: love.

The Quest for Z brings young readers the story of Percy Fawcett's early 20th - century explorations in the Amazon, where he hoped to find the fabled, ancient city of «Z.» Readers know from 2015's Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young reastory of Percy Fawcett's early 20th - century explorations in the Amazon, where he hoped to find the fabled, ancient city of «Z.» Readers know from 2015's Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young reaStory of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young readers.

I find, and I hope this is true of others, a typo or three is fine, it's the story that matters.

These stories of hope, fear, romance, suspense and true love will warm your heart and your soul.If you enjoy heartwarming romance with a focus on action, suspense and plot twists, be sure to check out other books by Paige Powers.Scroll up to the top of this page and hit...

At their 2013 festival, RiverRun will be screening Susie's Hope, a film, based on true events, that tells the story of Donna Lawrence and her adoption of a Pit Bull - mix puppy — a puppy that someone had set on fire and left for dead — just months after surviving a horrific Pit Bull attack herself...

Event mode won't fill the void for those hoping for a true story mode, but I appreciated having a bit of amusing narrative to go with each battle.