An Invitation to Share

An Invitation to Share
Author: George Sifri MD
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2016-11-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1480834092

When we take the time to reflect on our life experiences in a setting of stillness, we find ourselves opening our hearts and minds to the unseen. We begin to better understand our spiritual journey, to feel more connected with love, and to sense a oneness with the universe. We come to see meaning and beauty in our experiences and to hold sacred our individual truths. As we continue along this path, we develop an increased awareness of who we are and why we are here. We move into a limitless world of peace, joy, and love. An Invitation to Share is meant to help readers with such an undertaking by leading them back to their own truths through questions, exercises, and accompanying true stories. By identifying, embracing, and living our truths, we come to follow our own path to peace ... we come to lead richer, more fulfilled lives.

An Invitation to Social Construction

An Invitation to Social Construction
Author: Kenneth J Gergen
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015-04-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1473927714

This new edition of Kenneth J. Gergen’s celebrated text An Invitation to Social Construction is now even more accessible for students, offering a clear and thorough introduction to one of the most significant movements in contemporary social science. The Third Edition includes: updates reflecting the many new developments in theory, research, and practice a more student-friendly, personal writing style three new chapters on education, and therapy and health care, and organizations key insights into how social construction can help support you in your research projects, from start to finish. An Invitation to Social Construction is the must-read text for all social science students, academics and practitioners wishing to learn about social constructionism, along with the forms of inquiry and practice central to its impact.

The Open Invitation

The Open Invitation
Author: Freya Schiwy
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2019-06-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822986671

The Open Invitation explores the relationship between prefigurative politics and activist video. Schiwy analyzes activist videos from the 2006 uprising in Oaxaca, the Zapatista’s Other Campaign, as well as collaborative and community video from the Yucatán. Schiwy argues that transnational activist videos and community videos in indigenous languages reveal collaborations and that their political impact cannot be grasped through the concept of the public sphere. Instead, she places these videos in dialogue with recent efforts to understand the political with communality, a mode of governance articulated in indigenous struggles for autonomy, and with cinematic politics of affect.

Invitation to Genesis Leader Guide

Invitation to Genesis Leader Guide
Author: Peter Enns
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0687494842

"Each video segment ... consists of two parts. Part 1 is a narrative presentation of a portion of the scripture read in each lesson designed to invite reflection and discussion on a specific text. Part 2 presents a discussion between two biblical scholars about some aspect of the week's readings designed to help students better understand the meaning of the text."--DVD packaging.

Invitation to Genesis: Leader Guide

Invitation to Genesis: Leader Guide
Author: Dr. Peter Enns
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426769385

The Leader Guide provides process guidance for weekly group sessions. The Leader Guide understands the role of leader as facilitator of small-group sessions. Procedures for guiding sessions include: directions for using related video segments, and questions for discussion. This study takes groups into the rich tapestry of Genesis exploring the interaction between God and very human people - pride, family relationships, conflict and journey all showcase the best known stories of Creation, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Rebekah and Joseph. The video reflects the drama of the Genesis stories, first with selected text dramatized by an actor, and then study writer, Peter Enns interviews a scholar to help unpack the meaning and the mystery in the stories. Participants for this Invitation to Genesis do not have to have an in-depth knowledge of the Bible to enjoy and benefit from participation. Reading just two chapters of Genesis a week, they will discover the life altering stories that will invite them to follow Christ as true disciples. This eleven-week study includes a participant book outlining daily reading assignments for group preparations, a leader guide suggesting discussion activities for use in the 60–90-minute weekly meeting, and a video component providing interpretation and context for the biblical texts. Sessions: The Beginning...and What Went Wrong Another Beginning: The Flood...and What Went Wrong Another Beginning: Abraham and the Patriarchs Abraham and a Glimpse to the Future The Promise Fulfilled: Isaac Another Beginning: Jacob and the Uneasy Birth of a People Jacob: The Struggle Continues Another New Beginning: Joseph and the Family of Israel The Trek Into Egypt An End and Another Beginning: Israel's Story

The Five Invitations

The Five Invitations
Author: Frank Ostaseski
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1250074665

The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life. Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most. Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In The Five Invitations, he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring guide that points to a radical path to transformation. The Five Invitations: -Don’t Wait -Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing -Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience -Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things -Cultivate Don’t Know Mind These Five Invitations show us how to wake up fully to our lives. They can be understood as best practices for anyone coping with loss or navigating any sort of transition or crisis; they guide us toward appreciating life’s preciousness. Awareness of death can be a valuable companion on the road to living well, forging a rich and meaningful life, and letting go of regret. The Five Invitations is a powerful and inspiring exploration of the essential wisdom dying has to impart to all of us.

The Things which My Father Saw

The Things which My Father Saw
Author: Daniel Belnap
Publisher: Deseret Book
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Book of Mormon
ISBN: 9781609087388

The 2011 Sperry Symposium volume explores the rich symbolism of Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision, placing such symbols as the mists of darkness, the great and spacious building, and the church of the Lamb of God in the context of the last days.

Invitation to Evangelism

Invitation to Evangelism
Author: Timothy K. Beougher
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0825470056

Essential guidance for a lifestyle of sharing God's good news with a lost world. What exactly does it mean to "evangelize" in a Christian sense? And how is such evangelizing supposed to be done? Longtime pastor, evangelist, and professor of evangelism Timothy K. Beougher answers these questions and more from theological, historical, and practical perspectives. Beougher demonstrates God's goodness in evangelism through relatable anecdotes, Bible teaching, and encouraging instruction. Invitation to Evangelism welcomes believers into the experience of stepping out in faith of behalf of people God loves. Most Christians know that they should be sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with nonbelievers, and most also know they aren't witnessing very well, or even at all. They need help internalizing the content of gospel proclamation and identifying the best way to go about making evangelism a natural part of their lives. Invitation to Evangelism guides readers through the essential issues of the gospel message, evangelism methods, and witnessing models so they are ready and excited to move out in faith as everyday evangelists. Beougher's biblical, theological, historical, and practical teaching revolves around following essential aspects of being an evangelist: Having compassion as the motivation for evangelism Understanding the good news of Jesus Christ Seeing lost people as persons God loves Relying on the power of the Holy Spirit Paving the way for new believers to share their faith eagerly with others

An Invitation to Ethnomethodology

An Invitation to Ethnomethodology
Author: David Francis
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2004-06-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1848605323

This book offers a new and rigorous approach to observational sociology that is grounded in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. Throughout the authors encourage the reader to explore the social world at first hand, beginning with the immediate family context and then moving out into the public realm and organizational life. Examples of observational analysis are given with reference to topic areas such as family life, education, medicine, crime and deviance, and the reader is shown how to conduct their own inquiries, using methods and materials that are readily and ordinarily available. Drawing on both original material and published studies, Francis and Hester demonstrate how observational sociology can be carried out with an attention to detail typically overlooked by more traditional ethonographic approaches.