The Cosmic Love Story God And Us

The Cosmic Love Story God And Us
Author: Rev. Robert E. Lauder
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2024-05-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

In this amazing book, the author presents insights into the mystery of love, both Divine and human. Influenced by personalist philosophers Martin Buber, Emmanuel Mounier, and Gabriel Marcel; by American Catholic theologians John Haught, Michael Himes, Bernard Cooke, and Ronald Rolheiser; and also by the Thomist personalist W. Norris Clarke, SJ, Lauder reflects deeply on the mystery of God and the human person. Martin Buber claimed that love was a cosmic force; Lauder's vision is cosmic. He has produced a book that is not only interesting and illuminating but also inspiring. Readers will find themselves returning to reread their favorite chapters, and researchers will find new quotes to include in their research projects. One of Lauder's talents as a writer is to explore the most profound mysteries, and write about them in language accessible to readers who are interested in reflecting on such mysteries as love of self, love of neighbor, and love of God. Rather than presenting insights into the meaning and mystery of love in a way that is excessively speculative and academic, Lauder's writing may challenge the intellect to incorporate the most profound truths about love into daily life. The Cosmic Love Story: God and Us will move readers to integrate insights into love from the book into their lives so that they choose to live as gift-givers, that is to say, as lovers.

The Cosmic Love Story God And Us

The Cosmic Love Story God And Us
Author: REV Robert E Lauder
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-04-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

In this amazing book, the author presents insights into the mystery of love, both Divine and human. Influenced by personalist philosophers Martin Buber, Emmanuel Mounier, and Gabriel Marcel; by American Catholic theologians John Haught, Michael Himes, Bernard Cooke, and Ronald Rolheiser; and also by the Thomist personalist W. Norris Clarke, SJ, Lauder reflects deeply on the mystery of God and the human person. Martin Buber claimed that love was a cosmic force; Lauder's vision is cosmic. He has produced a book that is not only interesting and illuminating but also inspiring. Readers will find themselves returning to reread their favorite chapters, and researchers will find new quotes to include in their research projects. One of Lauder's talents as a writer is to explore the most profound mysteries, and write about them in language accessible to readers who are interested in reflecting on such mysteries as love of self, love of neighbor, and love of God. Rather than presenting insights into the meaning and mystery of love in a way that is excessively speculative and academic, Lauder's writing may challenge the intellect to incorporate the most profound truths about love into daily life. The Cosmic Love Story: God and Us will move readers to integrate insights into love from the book into their lives so that they choose to live as gift-givers, that is to say, as lovers.

Theodicy of Love

Theodicy of Love
Author: John C. Peckham
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-11-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 149341576X

If God is all powerful and entirely good and loving, why is there so much evil in the world? Based on a close canonical reading of Scripture, this book offers a new approach to the challenge of reconciling the Christian confession of a loving God with the realities of suffering and evil. John Peckham offers a constructive proposal for a theodicy of love that upholds both the sovereignty of God and human freedom, showing that Scripture points toward a framework for thinking about God's love in relation to the world.

God Is Just Love

God Is Just Love
Author: Ken Whitt
Publisher: Read the Spirit Books
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1641800895

How can people of faith foster love and resilience in our children while building sustainable, diverse communities? That’s the big question Ken Whitt answers in light of the many threats looming in our world. Through wisdom he has gleaned from scientists, scholars and lots of real families, Ken shows how God’s love is a hopeful compass in our lives. He encourages enjoying stories, songs and explorations of the natural world with children, and closes with “100 Things Families Can Do To Find Hope and Be Love.” Because Ken has years of experience working with multi-generational groups, his book encourages reflections and activities with our families that he knows will be both fun and faithful. The cover of his book illustrates a central story he shares about the wonderment families discover when they look up into the starry night sky with their children. “Ken Whitt offers care to weary souls in this book. It is not just his words but the spirit that manifests through the words. Ken says that love is at the heart of reality and love is what he gently breathes on us here,” Christian ethicist David Gushee, author of Changing Our Mind, writes in the book’s Foreword. “As you read this wise and joyful book, I know you will feel both instructed and delighted, and you will agree that your life has been enriched by adopting Ken Whitt as a literary pastor, mentor and friend,” Brian McLaren, best-selling author of more than 20 books, writes in the Preface. “In extensive dialog with scientists and theologians, Ken shows the delightful and enriching complementarity of faith and science. Both can feed us mentally and emotionally, and both are needed to move us in constructive and creative ways in the face of the global perils we face,” writes Daniel Buttry, author of Blessed Are the Peacemakers and the former Global Consultant for Peace and Justice of the American Baptist Churches.

The Divine Romance

The Divine Romance
Author: Gene Edwards
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2011-06-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414328001

A breathtakingly beautiful saga spanning from eternity to eternity, presented from the view of angels. Experience creation, the crucifixion, and the resurrection from this unique viewpoint, and gain a better understanding of the majestic love of God. Gene Edwards’s classic tale is the greatest love story ever told.

Partnering with God

Partnering with God
Author: Thomas Jay Oord
Publisher: SacraSage Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 194860941X

The idea that we can partner with God strikes some people as audacious. Others consider it pretentious. Some may think it’s downright blasphemous! Can creatures actually can partner with God? This book answers that question... in the affirmative. The responses vary and the proposals provoke new insights. Along the way, the ideas break new ground. It turns out “partnering with God” has various meanings and dimensions. The seventy-seven contributors explore this rich diversity in accessible language, deep insight, and multiple stories. Their explorations inspire, elucidate, and motivate! What they're saying... This helpful book provides both important concepts and lived experience that invite us to consider how what we think about God affects how we live in the world. - Sarah Heaner Lancaster, Methodist Theological School in Ohio These essays are insightful, practical, thoughtful, and worth our consideration. Each author brings unique insights into the divine. - Christopher Fisher, God is Open Get a copy of Partnering with God!

66 Love Letters

66 Love Letters
Author: Larry Crabb
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2011-05-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418584002

Have you ever read the Bible only to come away confused? Learn the meaning of each of the 66 books of the Bible and how each one is a love letter to God’s people. After working with people as a psychologist for four decades, author Larry Crabb invites you to explore the Bible in a new way. He offers a fresh, relational look at Scripture through intimate discussions with God. Told through a series of "conversations" between himself and God, Larry wrestles through what God intends us to understand in each of the 66 books of the Bible. Each book tells a story that is a part of a larger one of God and how He loves His people. Perfect for a small group, bible study, or used as a daily devotional, Larry asks deeply honest questions such as: “God, what is it you wanted me to see in Obadiah?” “And what’s up with Leviticus? Is there anything there for me?” “This one verse in Galatians has always frustrated me. Why is that?” “The way you wrote Revelation makes it difficult to understand—why didn’t you just describe what will happen in a straightforward way?” Listen to the story of God unfold through these chapters, and you’ll find not only His redeeming love, but His plan and provision designed especially for you. Though life may not be going according to your plan, God has another one, far better than you can imagine. From Genesis to Revelation, experience His invitation to get you dancing with joy.

The Unbearable Wholeness of Being

The Unbearable Wholeness of Being
Author: Ilia Delio
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1626980292

This title explores the meaning of Christian theology in light of the scientific discoveries of our age. Like Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry, Delio opens out eyes to the omni-active, all-powerful, all-intelligent Love that forms and guides the interrelatedness and interbeing of everything and everyone - ourselves included.

An Impossible Marriage

An Impossible Marriage
Author: Laurie Krieg
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830847944

Laurie and Matt Krieg are in a mixed-orientation marriage: Laurie is primarily attracted to women—and so is Matt. With vulnerability and wisdom, they tell the story of how they met and got married, the challenges and breakthroughs of their journey, and what they've learned about how marriage is meant to point us to the love and grace of Jesus.