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▼▲Title: Holy Roller: Finding Redemption and the Holy Ghost in a Forgotten Texas Church - eBook By: Julie Lyons Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: WaterBrook | Publication Date: 2009 ISBN: 9780307457899 ISBN-13: 9780307457899 Stock No: WW11370EB |
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▼▲At The Body of Christ Assembly, a rundown church on an out-of-the-way street, Lyons found the story she was looking for. The minister welcomed criminals, prostitutes, and street people–anyone who needed God. He prayed for the sick, the addicted, and the demon-possessed, and people were supernaturally healed.
Lyons’s story landed on the front page of the Dallas Times Herald. But she got much more than just a great story, she found an unlikely spiritual home. Though the parishioners at The Body of Christ Assembly are black and Pentecostal, and Lyons is white and from a traditional church background, she embraced their spirituality–that of “the Holy Ghost and fire.”
It’s all here in Holy Roller–the stories of people desperate for God’s help. And the actions of a God who doesn’t forget the people who need His power.
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▼▲Holy Roller is a gutsy look into the strengths and weaknesses that are exposed when cultures collide. You will find Julies raw and honest insights both entertaining and helpful as she opens a window onto the passion and chutzpah of black Pentecostal spirituality. Read it and break down some barriers. Lisa Bevere, speaker and best-selling author of Fight Like a Girl and Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry
Julie Lyons is a devout Christian who edited mostly heathen writers at an alternative newsweekly, the Dallas Observer. This church lady makes no effort to convert readers, so Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and Pagans can enjoy this book the way they relish viewing Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel: Holy Roller is a journey to unfamiliar places conducted by a skilled raconteur. Michael Lacey, executive editor of Village Voice Media
This book draws us to the reality of a God who is obsessed with the heart of humankind regardless of race, education, or the location and size of a church building. In Holy Roller, we hear a pronounced call to unprecedented spiritual discernment and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Evangelist Joyce Terrell, founder of Oasis of Miracles Ministries
Julie Lyons deftly explains the inner workings of black Pentecostalism. Her book is loaded with helpful spiritual insights. Julia Duin, religion editor of The Washington Times and author of Quitting Church: Why the Faithful are Fleeing and What to Do about It
Holy Roller takes you for a ride through a corner of life most of us will never see. More than that, its about one womans relationship with God and the unexpected journey that grows out of that relationship. Lyons has given us a spiritual autobiography worth reading from cover to cover. Alex Tizon, a Knight International Fellow and Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist
Julie Lyonss personal journey of faith is a powerful story of redemption, a testament that one man or one woman can make a lasting change in communities that have been forgotten. For those who have given up on the Christian community to make a difference among those who need it most, this book is a must read. Jesse Hyde, managing editor of the Miami New Times
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