Tidy categories may suit the media, but people are more complex up close.
News outlets, historians, and sociologists can (and do) tell us all about the statistics, but they don’t (and can’t) tell us about what it’s really like in a given place—how the squish of creek water between your toes or the crunch of autumn leaves on a city sidewalk shape your sense of normal and good and right. To understand that—to understand the people in the places—we need stories. We need to listen, get to know the nuance of people, and have empathy for their way of seeing things. 
Brandon O’Brien is, in many ways, a man torn between places. Raised in the rural South, educated in the suburbs, and now living and doing ministry in Manhattan, he’s seen these places, and their complexity, up close. With the knack of a natural storyteller, he shares what he learned about himself, faith, and the people who make up America on his own journey through it.

Not From Around Here: What Unites Us, What Divides Us, and How We Can Move Forward

Biographies & Memoirs

O'Brien, Brandon

Leaders & Notable People

Moody Publishers

<div> Is Your Biggest Ministry Obstacle Writer's Block? As an active member in ministry, writing is usually inevitable. Perhaps you approach these opportunities with excitement--or maybe you procrastinate to avoid the task altogether, your pages remaining forever blank. No matter how you feel about writing, approaching a project can be overwhelming. Knowing what to say can be as confusing as knowing where to begin. Perhaps for you, the first step in the writing process is simply to demystify the writing process, to realize that you are capable of accomplishing your projects. If so, then Writing for Life and Ministry is for you. Seasoned writer and writing coach Brandon J. O'Brien examines the obstacles that often inhibit ministry leaders from thriving as writers. Most importantly, he simplifies the writing process, so it is both accessible and flexible to fit your style. Don't let the craft of writing keep you from flourishing in your ministries. With this resource, you'll learn how to plan, draft, and revise. The included exercises will enable you to hone your craft and develop your skills. Best of all, you'll be ready to tackle that writing project you've been putting off with confidence. </div>

Writing for Life and Ministry: A Practical Guide to the Writing Process for Teachers and Preachers

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Across many worlds and many timelines, these stories depict the moments when people see the fascism in front of them for what it is, accept it as real, and make the choice to fight it. Who are the canaries in the coal mine? When can the long-hidden voice no longer be ignored? Anti-fascist rebellion can take many forms. A transgender woman living on an artificial satellite learns to reject oppression via poetry. A machine ethicist finds a way to dance with her gods in a surveillance state. An unlikely golem hears a new call to action. A jailed musician rediscovers the music of rebellion.Will you recognize fascism and join the rebellion?With stories by Samuel J. Miller, Jaymee Goh, Brandon O'Brien, Octavia Cade, Jennifer Shelby, and many more...

Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Goh, Jaymee

Miller, Sam J.

Huff, Crystal M

Shelby, Jennifer

Niskanen, Nina

Nicoll, Kiya

Barton, Phoebe

Jessop, Blake

Cade, Octavia

United States

World Weaver Press

Cthulhu meets hip-hop in this book of horror poems that flips the eldritch genre upside down. Lovecraftian-inspired nightmares are reversed as O'Brien asks readers to see Blackness as radically significant. Can You Sign My Tentacle? explores the monsters we know and the ones that hide behind racism, sexism, and violence, resulting in poems that are both comic and cosmic.

Can You Sign My Tentacle?: Poems

Poetry

Interstellar Flight Press

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