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| Author | : Pedro A. Sandín-Fremaint |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2017-12-22 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1387280430 |
Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote: "The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith." In this collection of homilies, Pedro A. Sandín-Fremaint treads the movable, often zig-zagging line between reason and faith, between faith and doubt, concluding that, before the inscrutable mystery of the holy, there is virtue in uncertainty. He writes: "I have learned to value uncertainty and unknowing as holy ground on which I can only kneel and take-off my shoes. To quote the great poet Mary Oliver, I have found this to be the ground where there is never proof, 'but neither is there any way toward disbelief.'"
| Author | : Timothy Keller |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2021-03-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0525560807 |
The Resurrection accounts of Jesus in the Gospels are the most dramatic and impactful stories ever told. One similarity unites each testimony--that none of his most loyal and steadfast followers could "see" it was him, back from the dead. The reason for this is at the very foundation of the Christian faith. She turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. (John 20:14) Hope in the Time of Fear is a book that unlocks the meaning of Jesus's resurrection for readers. Easter is considered the most solemn and important holiday for Christians. It is a time of spiritual rebirth and a time of celebrating the physical rebirth of Jesus after three days in the tomb. For his devoted followers, nothing could prepare them for the moment they met the resurrected Jesus. Each failed to recognize him. All of them physically saw him and yet did not spiritually truly see him. It was only when Jesus reached out and invited them to see who he truly was that their eyes were open. Here the central message of the Christian faith is revealed in a way only Timothy Keller could do it--filled with unshakable belief, piercing insight, and a profound new way to look at a story you think you know. After reading this book, the true meaning of Easter will no longer be unseen.
| Author | : Douglas W. Geyer |
| Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780810842021 |
Douglas Geyer's illuminating analysis of Mark 4:35-6:56 explains why the Gospel ends as it does in the earliest manuscripts-abruptly, at 16:8, with the words, "for they were afraid." This ending, with women fleeing the empty tomb in "trembling and astonishment," has long been considered "problematic," and, in the several attempts to rewrite it, Mark 16 has become a source of unending mischief. Geyer's work draws on a vast literature of fear, anomaly, terror, and dread in the ancient world to demonstrate that this ending is a consistent, overriding theme of Mark's Gospel. In Mark we see and hear the story of Jesus through the eyes and ears of the Roman world. Geyer brings to bear the literature of that world in a way that helps his readers to understand what Mark is doing and how the story that Mark tells continues to touch his readers and hearers ancient and modern (and "postmodern"). Geyer guides the reader through a vast and uncharted primary literature, demonstrating its relevance for New Testament study. In so doing he clearly proposes a fresh and original understanding of Mark that cuts across many of the critical controversies and renews its purpose and usefulness as "good news"--Gospel--for the terrors and uncertainties of our own time.
| Author | : Rev. Eric Elnes |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : 152 |
| Release | : 2015-09-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1426794142 |
Have you left the faith you used to have but don’t know what to move toward? When you can’t see the road ahead, do you feel lost and alone? Do you wish you had a group of companions willing to wander with you? Welcome to the Dark Wood. As you journey through the unknown, you may feel tempted, lost, and uncertain. Though commonly feared and avoided, these feelings of uncertainty can be your greatest assets on this journey because it is in uncertainty that we probe, question, and discover. According to the ancients, you don’t need to be a saint or spiritual master to experience profound awakening and live with God’s presence and guidance. You need only to wander. In clear and lucid prose that combines the heart of a mystic, the soul of a poet, and the mind of a biblical scholar, Dr. Eric Elnes demystifies the seven gifts bestowed in the Dark Wood: the gifts of uncertainty, emptiness, being thunderstruck, getting lost, temptation, disappearing, and the gift of misfits. This is a book for anyone who feels awkward in their search for God, anyone who seeks to find holiness amid their holy mess, and anyone who prefers practicality to piety when it comes to finding their place in this world.
| Author | : Tomas Halik |
| Publisher | : Image |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2012-01-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0307952827 |
Tomáš Halík is a wise guide for the post-Christian era, and never more so than in his latest work, a thought-provoking and powerful reflection on the relationship between faith, paradox, change, and resurrection. As the challenges of cultural secularization and dwindling congregation size confront religious communities across North America and Europe, and the Catholic Church in particular, Tomáš Halík is a prophetic voice of hope. He has lived through the political oppression and intolerance of religion that defined Communist Czechoslovakia, and he draws from this experience to remind readers that not only does crisis lead to deeper understanding but also that any living religion is a changing religion. The central messages of Christianity have always seemed impossible, from peace and forgiveness in the face of a harsh world to love and self-sacrifice despite human selfishness to the victory of resurrection through the defeat of the cross. Acceptance of paradox therefore is the way forward, Halík explains. It is a difficult way that offers an unclear immediate future, but it is ultimately the only honest way.
| Author | : Neal A. Maxwell |
| Publisher | : BYU Publications & Graphics |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Sermons, American |
| ISBN | : 9780842525930 |
Collection of 20 firesides and devotionals given by Neal A. Maxwell at Brigham Young University.
| Author | : Rory Noland |
| Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2021-07-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0830841733 |
Spiritual formation is the key to the survival of our faith. According to worship leader Rory Noland, in order to stem the tide of nominal Christianity we need to reclaim our worship services as formative spaces that are substantive and purposeful. Combining discipleship and worship—what Noland calls transforming worship—he offers a vision for worship as spiritual formation.
| Author | : Joseph Habakurama |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2021-07-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
In April 1994, Joseph Habakurama left his home in eastern Rwanda to attend a conference in Butare some four hours away. On April 6, the events leading up to the genocide and massacres of innocent Rwandan citizens unfolded. Joseph's story begins that night when he was away from his home and his family. Over the next three months more than a million Rwandans were killed and hundreds of thousands of others fled the country taking refuge in neighbouring countries. Joseph's deeply personal and detailed account of his journey through three countries, several refugee camps, and even sleeping under the stars in the forest, to finally reunite with his family is a window into the lives of the thousands of innocent Rwandans who fled their mother country never to return. Joseph's faith in God, who is always there, provided him with the strength to endure unimaginable physical and emotional hardships, and with his family, eventually settle in a new home, what Joseph calls the "Best Land," Canada.
| Author | : Lisa Hughes |
| Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2011-02-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0736941002 |
Modern-day feminism and the decline of solid Bible teaching in churches have left many women confused or unaware of God’s high calling for their lives. Though the world changes, God’s priorities have not. In Titus 2:3-5, the apostle Paul reveals the value God places upon a woman’s character, her relationships, and her home. In God’s Priorities for Today’s Woman, popular Bible teacher Lisa Hughes explains and illustrates each priority that Paul describes, empowering Christian women to grow in their understanding of God and of what He considers important gain assurance they are living the life God desires them to live be equipped to grow in each priority area learn how to minister more effectively to other women God’s Priorities for Today’s Woman will equip women of all ages to grow in godly living. Study questions effective for individual or small group use are included at the end of each chapter.
| Author | : Wendy Pope |
| Publisher | : David C Cook |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 2020-03-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0830779167 |
Fears. Faults. Failures. Frailties. Every woman at some point wonders, Do I have to get past all my weaknesses before God can use me? Wendy Pope is happy to tell readers: No! You don’t have to overcome, correct, rise above, or get strong before you are qualified to be part of God’s plan. He can use you right now. You are a worthwhile possibility. In Hidden Potential, readers see that they can be: faithful, even in fear included in God’s plans, even in weaknesses worth something, even in failure valuable, even in pain Pope explores the life of a fearful murderer on the run with a speech problem and daddy issues—also known as Moses—to show readers God’s power and grace. As she writes, God will never count anyone out as long as they count themselves as His children. Hidden Potential includes discussion, reflection, and Bible study questions, challenges to take readers further in their faith, and real-life stories from other women to remind readers they are not alone.
