No Cross-No Crown Trust God Through the Battle 2nd edition “Why do we suffer? Should God prevent our trials, tribulations, and storms? Most people want God to deliver them from trouble. But that’s not what happens. He allows us to be troubled. He allows us to be tried, go through storms and face tribulations. He allows us to suffer because He is with us and knows we will come … and knows we will come through alright.
“Charlena has an awesome way of helping us understand that if we want a “crown” we must carry our “crosses.” No Cross, No Crown. The things that earn us our crowns are the crosses we bear, even in the heat of the day. What strengthens us to carry our crosses is the knowledge that one day we will exchange them for our crowns.
“Charlena’s writings help to refocus readers on the spiritual gifts that come from bearing your burdens with the promise of the gifts that come as a result of carrying heavy loads. Charlena has the ability to translate her real-life experiences for others and provide a methodology that takes one from a cross to a crown.”
Kenneth Alexander, Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church North, Atlanta, GA
Charlena Jackson, B.S., M.S., M.H.A. is a professor at a university in Georgia. She is a prolific writer and has published several books No Cross, No Crown: Trust God Through the Battle, No Cross, No Crown: Trust God Through the Battle 2nd edition, Teachers Just Don’t Understand Bullying Hurts, I’m Speaking Up but You’re Not Listening, I’m Speaking up but You’re Not Listening 2nd edition, A Woman’s Love is Never Good Enough, A Woman’s Love is Never Good Enough 2nd edition, Dear Fathers of the Fatherless Children, Dying on the Inside and Suffocating on the Outside, Unapologetic for My Flaws and All, and Unapologetic for My Flaws and All 2nd edition—her positive, dedicated and determined attitude has encouraged many people to put up a good fight for justice and to be treated with respect. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Healthcare Administration. Charlena is a much-loved inspirational speaker. She loves to read, roller skate, cycle, write, and travel.
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First, I want to say, that I am a fan of Charlena E. Jackson. When she releases a book I truly believe that I am one of the first, if not the first to read it. ALL of her books I can relate to, and I am going to take time to review all of her books:
Pinwheels and Dandelions is such a great book! I was engulfed in each page because it is a page-turner! I too was in foster care, but I stayed in it until I was thrown out. Ember, went through a lot and I can very much so relate to her. I am happy someone finally wrote the truth about how the world of foster care. Some kids are lucky and sadly some of us or not. I wish I had this book when ‘shipped’ to each home as if I was a nobody.
Dying on the Inside and Suffocating on the Outside and how I always felt, when I was in foster care I had an eating disorder, as a matter of fact, I had an eating disorder all my life because I wanted to die and I didn’t care to live life anymore. I loved how the author touched gently on the sensitive topic because not too many people want to talk about the issue. Oh and if you look closely at the book cover, you will see encouraging words on the cover! That’s super cool!
In Love with Blindfold On, well the title alone and the images speak for themselves. I was in all kinds of bad relationships that I couldn’t ever seem to shake. However, I am still here. Poor, Ryder, and as I said to myself poor, Gabby.
Teacher Just Don’t Understand Bullying Hurts 2nd, is how and what I went through every single day! My teachers didn’t care and I believe there are small fractions of teachers who care, very small extremely small window. All children and teachers, oh and parents need to read this book out loud to their children/teachers.
That brings me to I’m Speaking Up but You’re Not Listening 2nd, Again, all parents and teachers need to read this book as well with their children and students. I loved the Chapter What About Us, so many young kids, teens, and now young adults like me always wonder what about us! Yes, Our voices deserve to be heard as well.
The Stars Choose Our Lovers is such a loving book! I love how the author tells the story of how so many of us who are LGBTQ are treated. I am a lesbian and sometimes, I am not. It depends. However, I have a right to be whomever I want to be and date whoever I want to date. Right? We are told we can love freely, but once we do we are judged for who we love. It is so hard to spread hate. Why is that? However, you would think kindness and love would be easier to spread.
Dear Father of the Fatherless Children, as the author bluntly put it, where are you? I asked that question time and time again, but I never received an answer. My mother struggled to put food on the table, she did the best she could do. My father (I am giving him too much credit.) My DNA donor came in and out of our lives, made like hard for my mom, and little did he know for his kids as well. We suffered because of what we lacked and he wasn’t willing to help. The only thing he did was point fingers at everyone instead of himself. He paid child support for it was only 119.00 a month. He asked as if that was enough. It wasn’t enough for gas to take us to school for the week. I wonder why the government spits in women and children’s faces. Yet, the deadbeat dads are not held accountable for anything.
A Woman’s Love is Never Good Enough 2nd edition, that is a good book! I wish my mom was here to read it. She would have loved it. My mom was under so much stress she died from a heart attack and I was put in the system. What I learned from a Woman’s Love is Never Good Enough 2nd edition is a young girl/woman should always love herself first. A woman shouldn’t ever tear herself down to make a man feels like he is a man.
This brings me to, Unapologetic for My Flaws and All 2nd edition. I loved that book dearly because it teaches young girls to stand up for themselves. I too was in early college. School is what I focused on the most. School was all that I had to want to live.
I bought My Personally Brings Out The Best in Me Quotes and Journal book, boy oh boy, I wish I had that book growing up! I am happy I have it down because I write down my feels. It is good to write down your feelings.
I am going to end on a good note with the book that the author wrote that saved my life and that book was No Cross No Crown Trust God Through the Battle 2nd edition. When I read this book, I instantly felt like I wasn’t alone. The author went through a lot of struggles like my mom, however, I am so happy the author made it through to tell her story. This book made me believe that there is a God. All this time I was walking around hating God, but after reading this book I realized I have a testimony to write just as the author did.
In my early 20s, after reading all of the author’s work thus far I decided to enroll in college. I look up to the author. Although I do not know her, I look up to her because, if she made it, I know that I can do it!
Gabby
Very informative & Inspiring!
This book really helped me with my struggles!
It makes you have that mindset of: I don’t know how to GIVE UP!
Very inspirational, I really enjoyed reading this book. It helps a reader know that anything is possible only if you put great dedication into it!
This is very inspirational and very full of creativity!
Very inspirational and motivating. This book honestly helped me when I wasn’t receiving blessings. This book taught me to try harder and believe in myself no matter what. I am so glad that God and the divine spirit sent me this book because it most definitely helped me with my mental health!
This book teaches you a lot of information about how to execute your goals and fight your battles. Great book!
THIS super outstanding and full of mtoviation!
What a GREAT BOOK!
Inspiring novel
A phenomena
This book is full of Inspiration
Same with Stacey, Great book. It’s definitely worth your money.
Great book
OUTSTANDING BOOK
I found I’m Speaking Up But You’re Not Listening 2nd ed in a Little Libray in my neighborhood. I really enjoyed the read. It brought my children and I closer. We, as parents need to talk to our children because our children’s voice matters. We need to listen as well because our children have their issues too. I loved each chapter because they spoke loudly to me and I made sure I had an understanding of the message. If we do not listen we will never know. I just found this site, but I inbox Charlena E. Jackson on Twitter and left her a message. It felt special because she sent me a message in return, and re-tweeted the messages I sent her. She seems so down to earth! I was telling her that she changed my daughter’s life for the better, as a matter of fact, she saved my baby life because she was in a violent relationship and I didn’t even know, There were many books I found that Charlena E. Jackson has written in the Little Library. A couple I purchased. I thought it was pretty awesome that she took the time to put her books in the Little Libraries. Teachers Just Don’t Understand Bullying Hurts 2nd, was a blessing to my son because he was an Emmanuel. I do not know how many times, I had to fight for my baby. Nearly every single day he was being bullied, but his teachers didn’t care. I agree with Charlena E. Jackson, when my son started to take up for himself, he got in trouble, however, the teachers never seem over the course of the years when my son was being bullied or maybe they didn’t care that my child was being bullied. It was too much to bear because my son was unhappy. I took him out of school and homeschooled him. Finally, he had peace. The system is broken and they just don’t care about our children. I read Dear Fathers of the Fatherless Children, and she spoke the truth, it wasn’t any bashing going on, but she sure didn’t sugar coat anything. Every parent needs to read it, and I agree with the reviewers on other sites, it needs to be in the father’s parenting classes. Unapologetic For My Flaws and All 2nd ed was an amazing read! I loved how the main character has a family (a mother and a father who are successful! We have too many books speaking down on the black family household, not all black families live in poverty) I also loved how Breana the main character is in high school and early college! I loved how she had a plan! Like other teenagers, she had her boy problems, but I loved how Charlena E. Jackson made this young lady into someone special! Our girls need to read a book such as this to empower them, and for them to know they can fly and do anything they put their mind to! I also like how Breana took a stand for her rights and justice! A Woman’s Love is Never Good Enough 2nd ed is exactly how I felt. I read the entire book in one day! Charlena E. Jackson wrote about how most women, if not all feel. We need to give ourselves some me time. We need to stop trying to save the world and do it all because after all, we cannot do it all. The book that saved my daughter’s life is In Love with Blindfolds On, I never knew she was in a violent relationship, She always seemed so happy, but after she read the book and we read it together she told me everything she was going through. No Cross No Crown Trust God Through The battle 2nd edition was a blessing and right on time! It is such an inspiring book! I am in the process of reading Dying on the Outside and Suffoercating on the Inside right now. One thing I noticed about Charlena E. Jackson’s books is that all of them have a quote before each chapter! Those quotes are encouraging, and inspirational! I hope Charlena E> Jackson read her site, if so, please know, Charlena E. Jackson, you are changing lives for the better. Let God keep using you. I know I told you this yesterday on Twitter, but I want to say thank you again. You are a blessing and an angel that is heaven-sent. Jessica Marie
No Cross No Crown Trust God Through the Battle 2nd edition was an excellent read. It gave me hope and faith to want to suit up and face another day. All things are possible with God.