Leading the Way to Heaven

Leading the Way to Heaven
Author: Carine van Rhijn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2022-03-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351368877

Starting from manuscripts compiled for local priests in the Carolingian period, this book investigates the way in which pastoral care took shape at the local levels of society. They show what illiterate lay people learned about their religion, but also what priests themselves knew. The Carolingian royal dynasty, which ruled over much of Europe in the eighth and ninth century, is well-known for its success in war, patronage of learning and its ambitious style of rulership. A central theme in their plans for the future of their kingdom was to ensure God's everlasting support, and to make sure that all inhabitants – down to the last illiterate farmer – reached eternal life in heaven. This book shows how the ideal of leading everybody to salvation was a central element of Carolingian culture. The grass-roots approach shows how early medieval religion was anything but uniform, how it encompassed all spheres of daily life and how well-educated local priests did not only know how to baptise and preach, but could also advise on matters concerning health, legal procedure and even the future. This volume is of great use to upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars interested in the ecclesiastical history of Europe in the Carolingian period.

Not All Roads Lead to Heaven

Not All Roads Lead to Heaven
Author: Dr. Robert Jeffress
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493401467

Almost 60 percent of those in American evangelical churches believe that many religions can lead to eternal life. But if Jesus is to be trusted when he says that no one comes to the Father except through him, the church is failing in its mission. And it's not hard to guess why. An exclusive Jesus just isn't popular in our inclusive world. Dr. Robert Jeffress calls on Christians to recover the exclusive claims of the one they claim as Lord and Savior, not as a way to keep people out of heaven but as the only way to invite them in. He tackles questions like - Can people be saved who have never heard of Christ? - What about those who worship God by another name? - Do children automatically go to Heaven when they die? True compassion for non-Christians doesn't lie in letting them go their way while we go ours, but in sharing the only true way with them.

Leading the Way

Leading the Way
Author: Michael Youssef
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1986
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780551014114

...Leading the Way is a clear and urgent call to the Church to lead and not follow, to rediscover its biblical mandate and its voice and create a new society of justice, health and peace. [back cover].

Leading the Way Through Daniel

Leading the Way Through Daniel
Author: Michael Youssef
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736951652

Daniel lived as an exile in a hostile country, yet when he committed himself in faith to serve his limitless God, he achieved the impossible. How did Daniel maintain his bold witness for God in spite of bullying and intimidation? How did he prepare himself for the tests and temptations of life? Like Daniel, believers today live in a culture that is hostile to biblical values. It takes great courage and faith to live as followers of Christ in a post-Christian world characterized by moral depravity, injustice, idolatry, and more. In Leading the Way Through Daniel, Michael Youssef passionately shows readers that the resources Daniel relied on are equally available to them. Sound teaching, vibrant illustrations, and a brisk conversational style will enable readers to take the truths of the book of Daniel and apply them to the pressures, trials, and temptations they face in today’s culture.

Leading the Way Through Ephesians

Leading the Way Through Ephesians
Author: Michael Youssef
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736951636

Throughout the book of Ephesians, Paul refers to “the riches of God’s grace,” “our riches in Christ,” and “the riches of His glory” as he reminds believers of the spiritual treasures they already possess in Christ. Leading the Way Through Ephesians applies these great truths in such practical areas of the Christian life as enduring trials, suffering, and persecution maintaining the unity of the church through Christian love living out the gospel in our marriages and family relationships praying with power maintaining our armor against the attacks of Satan Through sound teaching, vibrant illustrations, and a brisk conversational style that applies God’s truth to the realities of the twenty-first century, Leading the Way Through Ephesians will show readers the way to a stronger, more active, more dynamic faith.

God, Just Tell Me What to Do

God, Just Tell Me What to Do
Author: Michael Youssef
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736952985

The epistle of James is unusual in tone and content among the New Testament letters, containing many moral precepts and challenging readers to seek godly wisdom on such topics as poverty and riches trials and temptation hearing and obeying the Word of God faith versus works taming the tongue friendship with the world versus friendship with God patience in suffering The wisdom of this letter speaks to us across the ages as every issue James addresses is as urgent and timely today as when he first wrote it. For the person who wants to be wise, time spent soaking up the wisdom of James, the half-brother of Jesus, is time wisely spent.

How to Read Your Way to Heaven

How to Read Your Way to Heaven
Author: Vicki Burbach
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1622823605

Many of us commit to some form of spiritual reading, but we find that our book choices are sporadic and often based on a whim rather than following a purposeful plan. Designed for individual or group settings, How to Read Your Way to Heaven will guide your quest to delve deeper into a relationship with Christ by meditating on the written word while organizing your reading around the four pillars of the Catholic Faith — the Creed, the sacraments, morality, and prayer. How to Read Your Way to Heaven is not merely another book to read. It is designed to be an invaluable tool for guiding and organizing your reading to help you on your journey to become a saint. And best of all, this fully integrated do-it-yourself spiritual reading program that can be easily followed by the busiest of Catholics with the tightest of schedules. By following this plan, you’ll meditate daily on Sacred Scripture and read the entirety of the Catechism over the course of the program. You’ll be introduced to a treasure-trove of the greatest Catholic books ever written, and you’ll learn prayerful reading methods such as lectio divina as well as time-tested advice on where and when to read. Here you’ll also find a list of the favorite books by leading Catholics of our day, including Bishop James Conley, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. C.J. McCloskey, Jennifer Fulwiler, Peter Kreeft, Patrick Coffin, Karl Keating, Lisa Hendey, Fr. Timothy Gallagher, Mike Aquilina, and so many more. Spiritual reading arms us for battle. We are called to be saints, and yet daily we are bombarded by a culture that drives our minds and hearts away from the supernatural life. Because what we choose to read makes a significant difference in our spiritual growth and understanding, we present this structured reading guide to help you read with a purpose.

Called Into Life by the Light

Called Into Life by the Light
Author: Bernard J. Fleury
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2002-12-20
Genre: Light
ISBN: 1403376557

A non-fiction account of the human experience of light in theology, philosophy, physics, medicine, and near-death experiences. Light, the foundational stuff of all that exists, an elusive, pervasive something and someone calling each of us into life.

All the Way to Heaven

All the Way to Heaven
Author: Elizabeth Sherrill
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Christian biography
ISBN: 9780800718121

"With honesty, humor, and insight, Elizabeth traces her journey from an agnostic upbringing, through clinical depression, to a stunning encounter with God. Written with a rare literary finesse, this spiritual journey will touch you as no other book has and will give you an inspiring vision of our eternal future in heaven"--Back cover.

How God Changes Your Brain

How God Changes Your Brain
Author: Andrew Newberg, M.D.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2009-03-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0345512790

God is great—for your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Based on new evidence culled from brain-scan studies, a wide-reaching survey of people’s religious and spiritual experiences, and the authors’ analyses of adult drawings of God, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg and therapist Mark Robert Waldman offer the following breakthrough discoveries: • Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day may slow down the aging process. • Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God reduces anxiety and depression and increases feelings of security, compassion, and love. • Fundamentalism, in and of itself, can be personally beneficial, but the prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain. • Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous structures and functions in the brain, altering your values and the way you perceive reality. Both a revelatory work of modern science and a practical guide for readers to enhance their physical and emotional health, How God Changes Your Brain is a first-of-a-kind book about faith that is as credible as it is inspiring.