Be Bold and Courageous In today's politically charged culture, focused on finding yourself rather than finding truth, Christian women have been withdrawing from conversations about faith - especially across cultures. Even though they might be canceled or socially shunned for sharing their beliefs, the world needs Christian women to speak up-it needs them to be confident and boldly proclaim the truth to the dying world around them. The Apostle Paul delivered a similar message to his protégé Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:7: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." Join author Karen Bejjani as she seeks to change the way Christian women think and act regarding sharing their biblical faith across cultures and explores how to take an active role in sharing the hope of Jesus with their neighbors.

Sharing the love of Jesus should be easy. So why does speaking openly about our biblical faith sometimes feel risky? If you're like many Christian women, you want to be a light for Jesus, but fear prevents you from sharing what matters. You might worry . . . What if I offend her? What if she thinks I'm pushing my faith on her? What if she asks me a question I can't answer? . . . and let the opportunity to share the hope of Jesus pass. It's countercultural to share our faith in this "live and let live" society, but Jesus calls us to shine! In The Blue Cord, iHOPE cofounder Karen Bejjani invites women on a life-changing, faith-building journey to becoming authentic witnesses for Jesus as they go about their everyday lives. Why women, specifically? Uniquely positioned in their families and communities to develop relationships that can make an eternal impact, women hold the keys to the faith of the next generation. Drawing from Scripture and real-life encounters, Karen offers biblical wisdom and practical suggestions for engaging women of other faiths-or no faith at all-in positive, Spirit-led conversations. Here are just a few things you'll learn from The Blue Cord: the assumptions you might be making about nonbelievers without even realizing it how to align your spiritual beliefs with faith-driven words and actions why your children need to see you sharing your faith across cultures how to find people God is already drawing to himself Whether you read The Blue Cord alone or as part of a group study, you'll be encouraged to live out and share your faith boldly as you learn to trust God more fully.

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Between Earth and outer space lies the Cord… In the distant future lies Station, an orbiting space station tethered by a cord to Earth, allowing people to use the space elevator to travel into low-orbit without rockets, allowing for unprecedented space exploration and tourism. Envisioned as a secure and enjoyable place to work and visit, the cord is a valuable resource—one that people are willing to fight for to gain control. Travel along with a robot repairman who uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, a teenaged girl who is caught up in a revolution, and a tour guide in space trying to reestablish a lost connection with his brother on Earth. Beginning at the end and ending at the beginning, this unfolding story told over future locales and times reveals the enigma of the cord and the secrets between the fragile ties connecting lovers, friends, and the generations who traverse the cord.