The New Perspective on Mary and Martha

The New Perspective on Mary and Martha
Author: Mary Stromer Hanson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2013-07-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620324814

The New Perspective on Mary and Martha gives Mary and Martha a total makeover. No longer is this familiar passage about prioritizing spiritual pursuits over the tyranny of the practical. The results of a close reading of the text and careful exegesis of the Greek has Martha escaping the kitchen and Mary is not even in the house! Martha is still overly worried, not about housework, but over the much more understandable concern about her (younger) sister. Mary, who is out of the village, follows her call, ministering on the road with Jesus. Luke 10:38-42 is about discipleship, ministry, trust, and the new family of Jesus.

Grace in Tension

Grace in Tension
Author: Claire McGarry
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 168192644X

We all face stress and tension in our daily lives. We might even wonder why our God of abundant goodness doesn’t remove the everyday struggles we face. Jesus’ interactions with Martha and Mary in the Gospel provide us the key to understanding how God shows us his love by allowing tensions in our lives. As we follow the sisters’ transformative journeys through their own struggles, reflecting on what transpires between Scripture verses, we see their initial tension become the catalyst that drives both Mary and Martha to the feet of Jesus — the place where all discover peace. Grace in Tension explores the areas where stress arises in our own lives. Each chapter ends with a thought-provoking prayer to inspire us to go to God with our problems, followed by questions for reflection to help us see all the ways he’s working for our good. God doesn’t create any of it, but he does show up amid life’s difficulties, ready to lead us through. No matter how big or small our struggle, when we seek him out, he reveals what we need to do to resolve our tension, transforming it into grace. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Claire McGarry is the founder of MOSAIC of Faith, a ministry for mothers of infants to school-aged children to explore their faith through motherhood. She contributes regularly to CatholicMom.com and blogs at ShiftingMyPerspective.com. She is the author of Lenten devotional With Our Savior, and her work has appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Keys for Kids, These Days, and Focus on the Family magazine. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.

Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha
Author: Satoko Yamaguchi
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2006-12-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725218216

'Mary and Martha: Women in the World of Jesus' focuses on women as portrayed in the Johannine Gospel--the nature of their lives and their relationship to Jesus.

Made Like Martha

Made Like Martha
Author: Katie M. Reid
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0735291322

An invitation for overachievers to discover what it means to rest as God's daughters without compromising their God-given design as doers. Are you a Martha who feels guilty for not being a Mary? Do you want to sit at Jesus’s feet as Mary did—but you feel the need to get things done? In Made Like Martha, Katie M. Reid invites you to exchange try-hard striving for hope-filled freedom without abandoning your doer’s heart in the process. Through her own story and rich biblical illustrations, Katie reminds you that it’s not important whether you sit and listen or stand and work. What matters is that your spiritual posture is one of a beloved daughter who knows she doesn’t need to earn God’s love. Your desire to get things done is not something to temper but something to embrace as you serve from a place of strength and peace—knowing Christ already did His most important work for you on the cross. With “It Is Finished” activities at the end of each chapter and a fiveweek Bible study included, Made Like Martha helps you find rest from striving even as you celebrate your God-given design to “do.” “Made Like Martha will infuse your life with a fresh perspective as you learn both to embrace your God-given personality and also discover how—and when—to rest and retreat.” —Karen Ehman, Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Keep It Shut

God's Favorite Place on Earth

God's Favorite Place on Earth
Author: Frank Viola
Publisher: David C Cook
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1434705587

When He came to earth, Jesus Christ was rejected in every quarter in which He stepped. The Creator was rejected by His own creation. “He came to His own and His own received Him not,” said John. For this reason, Jesus Christ had “no where to lay His head.” There was one exception, however. A little village just outside of Jerusalem named Bethany. Bethany was the only place on earth where Jesus was completely received. God’s Favorite Place on Earth is a retelling of Jesus’ many visits to Bethany and a relaying of the message it holds for us today. Frank Viola presents a beautifully crafted narrative from the viewpoint of Lazarus, one of the people who lived in Bethany with his two sisters. This incomparable story not only brings the Gospel narratives to life, but it addresses the struggle against doubt, discouragement, fear, guilt, rejection, and spiritual apathy that challenges countless Christians today. In profoundly moving prose, God’s Favorite Place on Earth will captivate your heart with its beauty, charm, and depth. In this book you will discover how to live as a “Bethany” in our world today, being set free to love and follow Jesus like never before.

At His Feet

At His Feet
Author: Derya Little
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2021-03-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1681925915

Every one of us has some distance to go when it comes to our relationship with Christ. As twenty-first-century women, it often seems that the challenges of our modern lives make it even more difficult to live an authentic friendship with him. Thankfully, we have the lasting examples of women in the New Testament to show us how to draw close to Jesus, no matter what our circumstances might be. At His Feet is written for the woman who desires to rest in the peace of the Lord. This Bible study, specifically designed for women, helps us surrender to God’s will and, in doing so, find the true freedom that only our Savior can offer. Like us, the New Testament women featured in this study knew what it meant to struggle with the burdens of life and with their own sinfulness. But when they encountered Jesus, their lives were changed forever. Like the women of the New Testament, we can bring Jesus our burdens and receive his healing, his love, and his grace. We, too, can experience the life-changing power of drawing close to him and resting in his love. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born and raised in Turkey, Derya Little rejected her family’s Islamic faith and became an atheist after her parents’ divorce. During her stormy adolescence, she tried to convince a Christian missionary that there is no God but was converted to Christianity instead. During her doctoral studies in England, she entered the Catholic Church.

Martha

Martha
Author: Diana Wallis Taylor
Publisher: Revell
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2011-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0800734653

A fresh retelling of the biblical story of Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus, shows her strength, character, and vulnerability as she serves her family and her Lord.

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
Author: Joanna Weaver
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307569020

CBA BESTSELLER • More than a million copies sold! An invitation for every woman who’s ever felt she isn’t godly enough, isn’t loving enough, isn’t doing enough. “Easy to read, personal, and well-written with a message much more than surface deep. Joanna probed, challenged, and encouraged me to live day by day as Mary in a Martha world.”—Carole Mayhall, author of Come Walk with Me and Here I Am Again, Lord The life of a woman today isn’t all that different from the lives of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary, you long to sit at the Lord’s feet . . . but the daily demands of a busy world just won’t leave you alone. Like Martha, you love Jesus and really want to serve him . . . yet you struggle with weariness, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy. Then comes Jesus, into the midst of your busy life, to extend the same invitation he issued long ago to the two sisters from Bethany. Tenderly, he invites you to choose “the better part”—a joyful life of intimacy with him that flows naturally into loving service. With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story, Joanna Weaver shows how all of us, Marys and Marthas alike, can draw closer to our Lord: deepening our devotion, strengthening our service, and doing both with less stress and greater joy. This book includes a twelve-week Bible study for individual or group use. A Study Guide and a corresponding ten-session video series on DVD or online are available separately.

The Last Supper According to Martha and Mary

The Last Supper According to Martha and Mary
Author: Tina Beattie
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780860122906

This account of the Last Supper traces the emotions and personalities of this event through the perspective eyes and hearts of both Martha and Mary. Told from the perspective of these two contrasting personalities, we gain a radical insight into the life of Jesus and His followers. This book challenges and invites us to renew our own faith as each stage of the Last Supper is related.

Mary Morning Martha Day

Mary Morning Martha Day
Author: Pam Lilly
Publisher: Lilly of the Valley Publishing
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733765701

A Mary morning makes for a Martha day. Are you ready to embrace the reality that you need Jesus more than you need anything else, like Mary? Do you desire more intimacy with God, but struggle with finding the time to nurture that relationship, like Martha? WE ALL HAVE A LITTLE MARTHA INSIDE US...Mary Morning Martha Day takes a unique perspective and approach from the one we are typically inclined to think of when hearing the story of Mary and Martha in the Book of Luke. This book will benefit those who consider themselves to have a "Martha Mentality." It is a practical guide from the pages of Pam's life on how to enjoy spending time at the feet of Jesus regularly and rejoice in the resulting benefits of conquering those troublesome traits that caused Jesus to gentle rebuke Martha at the start. Learn how to live your life at full capacity by tapping into the character of both Mary and Martha. Real Martha qualities are God-given and are meant to be appreciated when placed in the correct context of our lives. Take the Martha part of your personality to the next level by engaging with Mary Morning Martha Day. Enjoy Mary mornings and live extraordinary Martha days in service to our Lord!