Christian Dying

Author : Geri Scazzero
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310339229

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The Emotionally Healthy Woman by Geri Scazzero Pdf

Part of the bestselling Emotionally Healthy Spirituality book collection, The Emotionally Healthy Woman provides women a way out of surface-level spirituality to genuine freedom in Christ. Geri Scazzero knew there was something desperately wrong with her life. She felt like a single parent raising her four young daughters alone. She finally told her husband, "I quit," and left the thriving church he pastored, beginning a journey that transformed her and her marriage for the better. This book is for every woman who thinks, "I can’t keep pretending everything is fine!" Geri speaks like a friend as she uses personal stories and biblical principles to help you find your way out of superficial spirituality and move to a deep, meaningful, lifechanging relationship with God. And the journey begins by quitting. Geri quit being afraid of what others think. She quit lying. She quit denying her anger and sadness. She quit living someone else's life. When you quit those things that are damaging to your soul or the souls of others, you are freed up to choose other ways of being and relating that are rooted in love and lead to life. When you quit for the right reasons, at the right time, and in the right way, you're on the path not only to emotional health, but also to the true purpose of your life. Check out the full line of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality books dedicated to many different key areas of life. Workbooks, study guides, curriculum, and Spanish editions are also available.

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Missionaries
ISBN : 9781433510465

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Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ by John Piper Pdf

Volume five in Piper's acclaimed The Swans Are Not Silent series powerfully illustrates through the lives of Tyndale, Judson, and Paton that the gospel advances through the sacrifices of Christ's ambassadors.

Author : George Kalantzis,Matthew Levering
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532630965

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Christian Dying by George Kalantzis,Matthew Levering Pdf

We human beings are mortal. Our lives in this world inevitably terminate in death. This reality, however, need not cause us to despair, since Jesus Christ has gone before us into the far country of death, giving us hope that this defining feature of our earthly lives is not the end, but instead is an entrance into Christ’s presence and a path to the fullness of the Spirit’s new creation in which God will be all in all. Christian Dying: Witnesses from the Tradition is a collection of essays containing reflections from Christian authors—whether Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant—on the meaning and appropriation of Christian hope in the face of death in conversation with a number of great voices from the Christian tradition. CONTRIBUTORS: Michel René Barnes, John C. Cavadini, Marc Cortez, Brian E. Daley, S.J., Paul L. Gavrilyuk, Matthew Levering, David Luy, Mark McIntosh, Gilbert Meilaender, Cyril O’Regan, Marcus Plested, Brent Waters.

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1529325773

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On Death by Timothy Keller Pdf

Author : Allen Verhey
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780802866721

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The Christian Art of Dying by Allen Verhey Pdf

A renowned ethicist who himself faced death during a recent life-threatening illness, Allen Verhey in The Christian Art of Dying sets out to recapture dying from the medical world. Seeking to counter the medicalization of death that is so prevalent today, Verhey revisits the fifteenth-century Ars Moriendi, an illustrated spiritual self-help manual on "the art of dying." Finding much wisdom in that little book but rejecting its Stoic and Platonic worldview, Verhey uncovers in the biblical accounts of Jesus' death a truly helpful paradigm for dying well and faithfully.

Author : J. Todd Billings
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493427543

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The End of the Christian Life by J. Todd Billings Pdf

We're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings offers a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel's expansive hope for small, mortal creatures. Artfully weaving rich theology with powerful narrative, Billings writes for church leaders and laypeople alike. Whether we are young or old, reeling from loss or clinging to our own prosperity, this book challenges us to walk a strange but wondrous path: in the midst of joy and lament, to receive mortal limits as a gift, an opportunity to give ourselves over to the Lord of life.

Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433501159

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Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig Pdf

This updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.

Author : Rob Moll
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830847228

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The Art of Dying by Rob Moll Pdf

Death will come to us all, but most of us live our lives as if death did not exist. Medicine has made dying more complicated and more removed from the experience of most people. Death is partitioned off to hospital rooms, separated from our daily lives. Most of us find ourselves at a loss when death approaches. We don't know how to die well. For centuries Christians have prepared for the "good death" with particular rituals and spiritual disciplines that direct the actions of both the living and the dying. In this well-researched and pastorally sensitive book, Rob Moll explores the Christian practice of dying well. He gives guidance for those who care for the dying as well as for those who grieve. This book is a gentle companion for all who face death, whether one's own or that of a loved one. Christians can have confidence that because death is not the end, preparing to die helps us truly live. A decade after writing this book, Rob died in a hiking accident at age forty-one. This edition includes a new afterword by his wife, Clarissa Moll, reflecting on Rob's life, death, and legacy.

Author : L. Stephanie Cobb
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231518208

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Dying to Be Men by L. Stephanie Cobb Pdf

At once brave and athletic, virtuous and modest, female martyrs in the second and third centuries were depicted as self-possessed gladiators who at the same time exhibited the quintessentially "womanly" qualities of modesty, fertility, and beauty. L. Stephanie Cobb explores the double embodiment of "male" and "female" gender ideals in these figures, connecting them to Greco-Roman virtues and the construction of Christian group identities. Both male and female martyrs conducted their battles in the amphitheater, a masculine environment that enabled the divine combatants to showcase their strength, virility, and volition. These Christian martyr accounts also illustrated masculinity through the language of justice, resistance to persuasion, and-more subtly but most effectively-the juxtaposition of "unmanly" individuals (usually slaves, the old, or the young) with those at the height of male maturity and accomplishment (such as the governor or the proconsul). Imbuing female martyrs with the same strengths as their male counterparts served a vital function in Christian communities. Faced with the possibility of persecution, Christians sought to inspire both men and women to be braver than pagan and Jewish men. Yet within the community itself, traditional gender roles had to be maintained, and despite the call to be manly, Christian women were expected to remain womanly in relation to the men of their faith. Complicating our understanding of the social freedoms enjoyed by early Christian women, Cobb's investigation reveals the dual function of gendered language in martyr texts and its importance in laying claim to social power.

Author : Lee Strobel
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310358435

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The Case for Heaven by Lee Strobel Pdf

Bestselling and award-winning author Lee Strobel interviews experts about the evidence for the afterlife and offers credible answers to the most provocative questions about what happens when we die, near-death experiences, heaven, and hell. We all want to know what awaits us on the other side of death, but is there any reliable evidence that there is life after death? Investigative author Lee Strobel offers a lively and compelling study into one of the most provocative topics of our day. Through fascinating conversations with respected scholars and experts--a neuroscientist from Cambridge University, a researcher who analyzed a thousand accounts of near-death experiences, and an atheist-turned-Christian-philosopher--Strobel offers compelling reasons for why death is not the end of our existence but a transition to an exciting world to come. Looking at biblical accounts, Strobel unfolds what awaits us after we take our last breath and answers questions like: Is there an afterlife? What is heaven like? How will we spend our time there? And what does it mean to see God face to face? With a balanced approach, Strobel examines the alternative of Hell and the logic of damnation, and gives a careful look at reincarnation, universalism, the exclusivity claims of Christ, and other issues related to the topic of life after death. With vulnerability, Strobel shares the experience of how he nearly died years ago and how the reality of death can shape our lives and faith. Follow Strobel on this journey of discovery of the entirely credible, believable, and exhilarating life to come.

Author : Matthew Levering
Publisher : Sheed & Ward
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461675082

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On Christian Dying by Matthew Levering Pdf

Is there an art of dying well? If human lives have a meaning—and we experience them as profoundly meaningful—then so must our deaths and the deaths of our loved ones. Too often we are tempted to ignore our own mortality and fill our lives with distracting and strenuous activity. Yet, despite all our efforts, death plays an inescapable role in shaping our lives. Whether due to ordinary circumstances, a life-threatening diagnosis, military service, or even religious or ethnic persecution, we are called at times to have the courage to accept the possibility of death. On Christian Dying gathers original texts from the great saints and teachers of the Christian tradition to present 2000 years of theological wisdom on death and dying. Editor Matthew Levering mines the best of classical thought with selections that offer both ancient and contemporary Christians as models for emulation. He includes writings from Ignatius of Antioch, St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Catherine of Siena, Thomas More, John Henry Newman, and St. Therese of Liseux, among others. This volume explores the questions: What is a 'good' death? How can we live life to prepare for it? What happens to those who have died? What is 'martyrdom'? How should a Christian understand death in light of Christ's cross? How are those who have died related to the living? Distinguished by its historical scope, accessible appeal for classroom and seminary use, and the spiritually profound accounts of Christian death and dying, On Christian Dying will be of value to anyone interested in the ultimate meanings of life or facing their own death or that of a loved one.

Author : Samuel Thayer Spear
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX2X5V

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The Dying Christian's Retrospections and Antipicipations by Samuel Thayer Spear Pdf

Author : Mrs. Drummond (Harriet)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023068920

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Peace for the dying Christian; or extracts from various Christian authors on the subject of death. With a preface by D. T. K. Drummond, and an introductory notice by E. Bickersteth. 1st series. (Christian Experience, being the Second Series of Peace for the dying Christian ... with preface by B. W. Noel, and introductory notice by D. T. K. Drummond.). by Mrs. Drummond (Harriet) Pdf

Author : Melody Rossi
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780764203558

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May I Walk You Home? by Melody Rossi Pdf

"Presents information on how to discuss spiritual matters with someone who is terminally ill. Addresses end-of-life issues, including physical and emotional aspects, as well as grief and loss"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Paul Badham
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281063154

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Is there a Christian Case for Assisted Dying by Paul Badham Pdf

Issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted dying continue to hit the headlines with strong feelings on both sides. In Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying? Paul Badham makes a significant and controversial contribution to this important and current debate.