Touching the Holy

Touching the Holy
Author: Robert J. Wicks
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1933495499

This repackaged edition of Dr. Robert J. Wicks's most popular book will revitalize his message of ordinariness, self-esteem, and friendship for a new generation of spiritual seekers. Infusing the wisdom of ancient and contemporary Christians with his own vast experience as a parent, teacher, and counselor, Dr. Wicks demonstrates that the simplicity and openness of truly ordinary people is a meeting place with God. Dr. Wicks's wise guidance includes descriptions of the four types of friends we need for the spiritual journey, principles of self-respect, checklists on openness and listening, skills for stress management, and much more.

Handle with Care

Handle with Care
Author: Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1535962321

Whether it’s fearful side hugs on one side or sexual abuse on the other, both the culture and the church aren’t doing very well with touch. Singles are staying single longer, dating is wrought with angst over purity, and marriages struggle to not interpret all forms of touch as sexual. Even the Bible seems to have endless rules about not touching things. There is simply no place where touch doesn’t seem threatened or threatening. But a curious thing happens when Jesus comes into His ministry: He touches. Jesus touches the sick and the outcast, the bleeding and the unclean. What could it mean for families, singles, marriages, churches, communities, and the world to have healthy, pure, faithful, ministering touch? Somewhere in the mess of our assumptions and fears about touch, there is something beautiful and good and God-given. As Jesus can show us, there is ministry in touching.

Touching the Sacred

Touching the Sacred
Author: Chris Thorpe
Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Devotional literature
ISBN: 9781848250246

In this imaginative and rich prayer resource, words and images come together powerfully to create a versatile collection of contemporary liturgies. They have previously made an impact at Greenbelt, where the authors have created a 'sanctuary space' for reflective prayer using this material. The icon-like images of hands are inspired by biblical figures and sequences: Angel hands invite us to explore our calling to bring God's word into today's world,the hands of the Magi bearing gifts enable us to discern our own giftedness,Christ's hands as he faces his own death invite us to recognise the reality of living and dying and repair our relationships,a jester's hands celebrates the liberating effects of the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost.Fresh and strikingly relevant, these liturgies can be used for alternative worship, by individuals, prayer groups, by retreat and quiet day leaders looking for new material. In each liturgy there is a mono thumbnail of the image, which links to the CD colour images that can be projected on to a wall or printed for individual use.

Touching Holiness

Touching Holiness
Author: Gloria Laura Lavoie
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1973646404

Jesus never held anything back, including in the words He chose. Always with purpose, always with promise, He said that He will never leave us or forsake us. In the promise alone lies tremendous comfort, but when we experience His presence for ourselves, we have experienced something extraordinary. His holiness exudes what should be abstract, yet He makes Himself known in what feels tangible. He wants to touch us with His perfect holiness and desires that we capture His sacred presence personally, deeply. If we believe Jesus to be untouchable, this book reveals the opposite as we glimpse His birth to His resurrection . . . to the heart of mankind.

The Sanctifier

The Sanctifier
Author: Luis Maria Martínez
Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1957
Genre: Holy Spirit
ISBN: 9780819868039

Malchus

Malchus
Author: Noni Beth Gibbs
Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780828018265

When a new teacher surfaces, Malchus is dispatched to neutralize this latest threat. Encounters with the Nazarene leave him puzzled. How could this man so change his wife, Alona? At last a disciple betrays Jesus' secret resting place, and Malchus marches the temple guard out for the arrest. But the sudden flash of a sword in the torchlight leaves him clutching his bloody head with one hand and preparing to murder a fisherman with the other. Then somehting happens that Malchus cannot explain. With a cast of 70 vibrant characters, Noni Beth Gibbs offers us a new look at the man on the middle cross--through the eyes of His enemies.

Touch the World through Prayer

Touch the World through Prayer
Author: Wesley L. Duewel
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2018-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031035742X

"God has a wonderful plan by which you can have a world influence through your prayer," writes Dr. Wesley Duewel. "God has planned that ordinary Christians like you and me can become mighty in prayer for the reaping of Christ's harvest among the nations today." Touch the World through Prayer explains how every Christian can pray for the missionaries, church leaders, and political leaders in countries around the globe where the gospel is being preached today. Dr. Duewel gives specific Bible promises that we can claim in these intercessory prayers. He describes how to pray in the power of Jesus' name, how to counteract the influence of Satan, how to recognize the work of angels in answer to prayer, and much more. Touch the World through Prayer provides step-by-step plans for making a prayer list, organizing a prayer circle, and holding a prayer retreat for your Christian friends who have a burden for missions.

10 Amazing Muslims Touched by God

10 Amazing Muslims Touched by God
Author: Faisal Malick
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0768488451

Eternally amazing! Ten real-life experiences about faith in Allah, the Qur’an, and amazing encounters with the God of Abraham. Ten Amazing Muslims is a compilation of stories representing a vast demographic of Muslims—from Jihadists to peaceful leaders and humble Bedouins to intellectuals of various echelons of society worldwide. True stories include a man raised to be a terrorist, to a scholar seeking to know Muhammad and a woman raised as a Bedouin. Through these experiences you will gain a deeper understanding of Islam and be amazed at the personal encounters with the God of Abraham,Isaac, Ishmael, and Jacob. You will hear truths from the Qur’an, the Torah, the Zabur (the Book of Psalms), and the Injil (the Gospel)—the words of Muhammad, Moses, Jesus, and the ancient prophets of God. In their own words, ten amazing Muslims tell their stories about how God chose to reveal Himself to them in extraordinarily supernatural ways. Most of these men and women are devout Muslims, while others are scholars of the Qur’an and Hadith—some are just ordinary Muslims searching for answers from God.