My name is Brenaji Marshae Brown. I was born on May 15, 1990, to my mother, Bree Brown, on a cold day at a hospital in California. I wasn’t the only child she had. I had a two-year-old sister, Breann Brown. I was born with deformities. I had bilateral clasped thumbs and fingers and clubbed feet. My thumbs were both bent into the palm of both my hands. Dr. Coby Wright said to my mom I would never walk due to the condition I was born with, with my feet, and he also said I wasn’t going to be able to use my hands without surgery. Dr. Coby Wright referred my mom to go to the hand- icapped children’s clinic. As a result of my deformities, I had to have surgery. Quinsy Dunn, MD, was assisted by Mike David, MD, and they both performed surgery on my clasped thumbs and deformed hands. My right hand had a more severe congenital clasped thumb. After surgery, I had to wear casts on both my hands. I had vertical talus correction done by doctors Magellan Thanh and Odom Gooding, which resulted in me wearing leg cast

Bree Brown, a second-time mother, was told by Dr. Coby Wright that her newborn, Brenaji Marshae Brown, would never walk or be able to use her hands. But God had other plans. Brenaji ended up walking. This was proof that not even doctors know everything. When Brenaji went to school she found out she was different. Why had no one in her family told her she was different? Brenaji would find out about herself from a new girl that she befriendedKimmy Timpson. Her life would be changed forever. Brenaji started getting bullied in school in fourth grade and told no one. It was when she got held back in fourth grade by the principal, Mrs. Zoey Kimble, that things would get worse. But little did Brenaji know, there would be a new teacher, Mrs. Traneice Bowen, who was after destroying her life. Brenaji had more obstacles to face. It was then that God presented two paths for her to walk on. What were the paths God presented to her? Which path would she walk on?

“A triumph. This novel’s haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget.” —Richmond Times Dispatch “Extraordinary.” —Orlando Sentinel From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, Handle with Care) comes Keeping Faith: an “addictively readable” (Entertainment Weekly) novel that “makes you wonder about God. And that is a rare moment, indeed, in modern fiction” (USA Today).

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“We’ve all had situations in our lives where we just couldn’t see how we’d make it through another day. With this book, you’ll be encouraged and lifted up by Rachel, a friend who understands how to seek God’s strength and healing in the midst of the pain!” —Lysa TerKeurst, author of It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way Learn to overcome obstacles—one step at a time through your faith in God. Life often sends hard things our way: illness, financial struggles, broken relationships, and so many kinds of loss. Sometimes we can’t imagine a way forward. So how do we keep going when everything is going wrong? Rachel Wojo has learned that hope rises to greet us when we find the strength to take One. More. Step. Like you, Rachel has faced experiences that crushed her dreams of the perfect life: a failing marriage, a daughter’s heartbreaking diagnosis, and more. In this book she transparently shares her pain and empathizes with yours, then points you to the path of God’s Word, where you’ll find hope to carry you forward. One More Step gives you permission to ache freely—and helps you believe that life won’t always be this hard. No matter the circumstances you face, through these pages you’ll learn to: · run to God’s Word when discouragement strikes · replace feelings of despair with the truth of Scripture · persevere through out-of-control circumstances and gain a more intimate relationship with Jesus Rachel identifies the reasons you may tempted to quit and shows you where to find the courage to keep going, one step at a time. You’re not alone. So don’t give up. God won’t let you down. That’s a promise.

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

USA Today Bestseller Learn how to work your way through life’s unexpected challenges with grace and find a deeper faith while on your journey. In this biblical and conversational book by Dr. Tony Evans and his four adult children—Chrystal Evans Hurst, Priscilla Shirer, Anthony Evans, and Jonathan Evans—you will hear five insightful perspectives on what it means to hold on to faith when life breaks your heart. We have all been through difficult seasons and times in life when it seems like the hits keep coming and you can barely catch your breath. The Evans family knows what this is like, as they’ve experienced the deep grief of losing eight loved ones in less than two years’ time, including the devastating passing of Lois Evans, the matriarch of the family. In Divine Disruption, Dr. Tony Evans and his children pull back the curtain on their faith-shaking experiences, in order to provide biblical wisdom and practical encouragement for how to deal with the hard, unexpected things we all inevitably face. You’ll walk away with insights on: Why bad things happen despite a good and powerful God Persevering in difficult times and experiencing God’s peace What causes distress in your life—and how to move past it How to keep your faith from being damaged during tough times Join the Evans Family in this unique Kingdom Legacy partnership as they candidly share honest questions they’ve asked, raw emotions they’ve felt, and solutions they’ve learned. Your life may have been interrupted, but you can use that to grow closer to God—and find peace.