Igniting the Heart

Igniting the Heart
Author: Kate Bruce
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334053218

Kate Bruce argues that imagination can help to engage the hearer in a sermon which seeks to evoke rather than to inform. Imagination frames how we see the world and ourselves in it. As such it has a vital role in how preachers see the preaching task itself, which in turn affects how we go about the task.

Igniting the Heart

Igniting the Heart
Author: Kate Bruce
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334053196

It has been said that the day of the sermon is over. Kate Bruce argues that the day of the poorly conceived, ill prepared, dull, disconnected, boring, irrelevant, authoritarian, yawn-inducing, patronizing, pontificating, pointless and badly delivered sermon, is indeed over. Imagination can help to engage the hearer in a sermon which seeks to evoke rather than to inform. Imagination frames how we see the world and ourselves in it. As such it has a vital role in how preachers see the preaching task itself, which in turn affects how we go about the task. A theology of imagination is presented to demonstrate the central importance of imagination in the life of faith. Allied to this is an analysis of the sacramental nature of preaching and the role of imagination in enabling the ‘aha, now I get it’ moment of sacramental ‘seeing-as’. Connected to enabling new seeing, preaching in the lyrical voice is defined and discussed along with the importance of preachers shaping sermons for the ear.

A Heart Ablaze

A Heart Ablaze
Author: John Bevere
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1999-10-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418515582

God delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage to captivate them for Himself. In the arid wilderness He planned to reveal His nature and ways to them, but they drew back. How different are we today? Many confess the Lordship of Jesus and acknowledge His saving power, yet like Israel, they've drawn back. Rather than pursuing His heart they have cleaved to this world's form of worship-the worship of self. As a result we have changed the image of Jesus to be like us. Fire can alter these images. The fire we need is found in the Holiness of God. God is calling us to draw nearer still...to tremble on Mt. Zion...transformed to touch others.

Hearts on Fire

Hearts on Fire
Author: Jill W. Iscol
Publisher: Random House Trade
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012
Genre: Charities
ISBN: 0812984307

"Inspiring stories of fourtenn visionaries who made a difference in the world--and a bold call to action to motivate the next generation of leaders"--P. [4] of cover.

Start With the Heart

Start With the Heart
Author: Michelle L. Trujillo
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2019-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1544352808

Start with the heart to build a school climate in which achievement will flourish. In this easy-to-read, inspiring book, educational consultant and former high school principal Michelle Trujillo shows how positive school culture is anchored in social and emotional learning as a way of being. She guides educators to explore their own SEL aptitudes, inspires schoolwide investment in a philosophy of connection, and offers ample tools, strategies, and solutions for integrating five SEL competencies into schools. Jumpstart conscientious connections in your school community and create a foundation for trust that allows students and educators to feel appreciated, effective, and productive.

A Big Heart

A Big Heart
Author: Mike Papale
Publisher: Mike Papale
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0578962179

As a teen, Mike Papale had one dream: to play college basketball. He was laser-focused—training like an Olympic hopeful to make his dream reality. Out of nowhere, his world changed. August 24, 2006, while coaching a summer camp basketball game, he slumped over, unresponsive, turning blue within minutes. He was 17, and had gone into cardiac arrest. With no AED on site, he was given a one in a million chance to survive. He was soon diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, or HCM, which, left undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. At the time, he was crushed—processing the life-altering news he would never be able to play competitive basketball again. He quickly realized he was fortunate to be alive, and redefined his life’s purpose. A Big Heart brings the reader on Mike’s story of reinvention, hope, and survival. It is guaranteed to inspire readers to battle adversity and attack their dreams!

Igniting Revival Fire Everyday

Igniting Revival Fire Everyday
Author: Todd Smith
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0768457114

Featuring powerful, Holy Spirit-filled entries by Top Revival Leaders, including: Randy Clark - John and Carol Arnott - Dr. Michael L. Brown - James W. Goll - Pastor John Kilpatrick - David Hogan - Ward Simpson Let your heart be ignited afresh for Awakening by some of the worlds top voices of revival! The nations are in an uproar. It seems like daily the world is plunging deeper and deeper into sin, crisis, and turmoil. Maybe this picture describes your life. Maybe youre feeling discouraged, hopeless, or just longing for something more in your life and something fresh in your walk with God. Be encouraged and lift up your head. Revival is at hand! Both the Bible and history remind us that some of the worlds darkest moments were divine setups for ground-shaking Holy Spirit outpourings. In this one-of-a-kind devotional, Pastor Todd Smith of the North Georgia Revival and pastor of Christ Fellowship Dawsonville, GA has assembled together leaders from many streamsboth the generals of revival and those whose names you may not know yet, but they are on the frontlines of global moves of God. Every entry will stir your faith to believe that you too can experience the fresh fire of revival in your life because each author writes from the place of authority. Theyve seen God move powerfully and want you to know that its possible for you to experience Him too! Featuring 70 powerful and inspirational mini-chapters, Igniting Revival Fire Everyday will surely ignite your heart daily to go deeper in your relationship with God, usher you into fresh encounters with the Holy Spirit, and radically inspire your faith to believe that revival is possible. In your city and nation. In your household and workplace. In your family, marriage, and among your children. In your own heart and walk with God!

Reading the Bible with Heart & Mind

Reading the Bible with Heart & Mind
Author: Tremper Longman
Publisher: Life and Ministry of Jesus Chr
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780891099840

Learn the history of The Navigators from one who was there at the start.

All Children Flourishing

All Children Flourishing
Author: Howard Glasser
Publisher: Nurtured Heart Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780967050782

The Nurtured Heart Approach was originally designed to help families help their difficult children better adapt to school and family life. During years of using this approach with these children, however, I discovered that it works beautifully to foster inner strength, higher achievement, happiness, security and exemplary conduct in every child. It is not just another positive approach to parenting designed to improve behavior. Rather, it's an approach to greatness, a method of recognizing and appreciating the gifts each child possesses. Parents who had been desperate to find something that worked and adopted the Nurtured Heart Approach with their difficult child typically also used the approach with their other children, because it is just easier that way. They would then report similar, extraordinary results: they described their other children as flourishing beyond anything they had ever seen or experienced before. This approach gives parents enormous power to help every child navigate an ever more complex world with confidence and an inner compass of greatness. Children now more than ever need a real inheritance, not monetary wealth, but inner wealth. We can no longer just occasionally urge our children to feel self-worth, to make better choices and to have a better attitude. A more proactive approach is needed. We have to give them irrefutable evidence, in real time, that they are successful ... right here and right now!