I'm Forgiven: A Celebration of God's Love

I'm Forgiven: A Celebration of God's Love
Author: Florence Akumu Juma
Publisher: America Star Books
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2008-12-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1634480546

I’m Forgiven is a personal testimony that evolved from a life experience in 1995. The manuscript was written in September 1995, but only found its way to the publisher in September 2008. The book highlights some of the steps that may lead a Christian away from God, and opens up a discussion on biblical solutions, as the only way back into fellowship with God. The choice to get back on track and proceed forward by maintaining a closer walk with God is highly recommended. The words that evolved into this book emerged from a combination of the lessons learnt by the author from a life experience and relevant examples from the Bible coupled with some contemporary realities.

How to Make Sense of God

How to Make Sense of God
Author: J. N. M. Wijngaards
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1995
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781556128219

Does God exist? In this modern, scientific age, is it still reasonable to believe in God? Does God cause evil? How can an "all-good" God allow the suffering of innocent children? In 65 brief, readable chapters, How to Make Sense of God answers these and many other basic questions about God's love and care, the pgift of human freedom, and the real power of prayer. Wijngaards shows clearly and convincingly why belief is, in fact, eminently reasonable in the modern world

Letters from My Father's Murderer

Letters from My Father's Murderer
Author: Laurie Coombs
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2015-06-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 082544229X

An extraordinary true story of grace, mercy, and the redemptive power of God When her father was murdered, Laurie Coombs and her family sought justice—and found it. Yet, despite the swift punishment of the killer, Laurie found herself increasingly full of pain, bitterness, and anger she couldn’t control. It was the call to love and forgive her father’s murderer that set her, the murderer, and several other inmates on the journey that would truly change their lives forever. This compelling story of transformation will touch the deepest wounds and show how God can redeem what seems unredeemable.

ColorFull

ColorFull
Author: Dorena Williamson
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1462781314

Why be colorblind when we can be colorFULL instead? Imani and Kayla are the best of friends who are learning to celebrate their different skin colors. As they look around them at the amazing colors in nature, they can see that their skin is another example of God's creativity! This joyful story takes a new approach to discussing race: instead of being colorblind, we can choose to celebrate each color God gave us and be colorFULL instead.

A Scandalous People

A Scandalous People
Author: Micah D. Carpenter
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2020-02-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725257777

This book is not a commentary, an exegetical study, or a work of systematic theology. It is a conversation. Let's sit down together, read Ephesians, strain our minds and our imaginations, and have a good chat. If you want all your difficult textual questions answered, there are many good commentaries on the shelf. This book is here to help you ask some new questions--and not just about this ancient letter, but about God, your life, and the purpose of the entire universe. Paul's letter to the Ephesians is a work of timeless theological genius which brilliantly addresses many of the enduring questions about human life. It presents a scintillating vision of the glory of God and the meaning of Christian faith. It also brings an urgent and revitalizing message to the church in our time: in Christ, God has enacted a plan for the world which is most surprising in the face of its conventional rationalities and religious common sense. God has invited us to be inhabitants of this redemptive drama through faith, and insofar as we do so, we are a scandalous people.

Growing in Christian Morality

Growing in Christian Morality
Author: Julia Ahlers
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1996
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0884893871

A Christian morality course designed to be part of the religion curriculum within a Catholic high school. The course focuses on character development.

NIV, Celebrate Recovery, eBook

NIV, Celebrate Recovery, eBook
Author: John Baker
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 2845
Release: 2014-04-07
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0310423155

Find freedom from life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits If you long to break free from life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits, the NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible is a powerful and positive ally. This Bible is based on eight recovery principles found in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and on the underlying Christ-centered twelve steps of the proven Celebrate Recovery* program. The NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible lifts you up and shows you how to walk, step by attainable step, on a path of healing and liberty. Based on the proven and successful Celebrate Recovery program developed by John Baker and Rick Warren, the NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible offers hope, encouragement, and, through developing a relationship with Jesus Christ, empowerment to rise above your hurts, hang-ups, and habits. With features based on eight principles Jesus voiced in his Sermon on the Mount, this insightful Bible is for anyone struggling with the circumstances of their lives and the habits they are trying to control. FEATURES • Full text of the world’s most popular modern English Bible—the New International Version (NIV) • Articles explain eight recovery principles and accompanying Christ-centered twelve steps • Over 110 lessons unpack eight recovery principles in practical terms • Recovery stories offer encouragement and hope • 30 days of devotional readings • Over 50 biblical character studies are tied to stories from real-life people who have found peace and help with their own hurts, hang-ups and habits • Book introductions • Reference system keyed to the eight recovery principles • Topical index “I’m excited you’re beginning the journey to recovery. Your life will change. You’ll experience freedom from your sinful habits, hang-ups, and hurts as you give up control and allow Jesus to be Lord in every area of your life.” From the foreword by Dr. Rick Warren, senior pastor, Saddleback Church “Throughout the pages of Scripture, we see God’s heart for celebrating recovery! This collection will help you experience and celebrate that journey, one step at a time. Jump in and see how recovery and spiritual growth are one and the same.” Dr. Henry Cloud, Christian psychologist, author, and speaker *Celebrate Recovery is a biblically based program that helps those who are struggling with hurts, hang-ups, and habits by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through the recovery process. The Celebrate Recovery program is offered in thousands of churches worldwide.

Ambassadors for God

Ambassadors for God
Author: Jennifer Phillips
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0898698480

In 2006, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church called upon the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to develop and revise Reconciliation Rites for the new century. Before the task of drafting liturgical materials for new rites begins, the Commission felt it would be helpful to gather wisdom from the wider Church. This volume is a beginning for this new work in progress. The editor asked a variety of people (lay and ordained and bishops, religious, academics, penitents, developers of new models, people in institutional ministries, people from various cultural and church backgrounds) to address questions, including: In the current rites and practices of reconciliation, what works and what doesn’t? What’s missing? How have the needs for such rites changed? What new sorts of rites might we need? What sort of rites might serve churches in their ethnic diversity?

Accepting God's Forgiveness

Accepting God's Forgiveness
Author: C. John Miller
Publisher: New Growth Press
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2011-10-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1938267583

Do past failures still trouble you? Perhaps regret over a mistake—the betrayal of someone close to you, an undone task, an angry outburst—has left you feeling uneasy. You wonder if God really does forgive you. Sometimes he seems like a dark cloud instead of a loving Father. Jack Miller explains that these are symptoms of a troubled ...