Dry Bones Dancing

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307563644

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Dry Bones Dancing by Tony Evans Pdf

God’s Spirit once took the prophet Ezekiel to a vast valley filled with brittle, parched-dry bones—a potent picture of widespread spiritual dryness. But by the Word of God proclaimed through Ezekiel’s mouth, those piles of bones took on sinew and flesh and skin, then were infused with life-giving, wind-driven breath from the Spirit of God. A sweeping vista of skeletons was turned instead into a force of fired-up warriors ready to do battle for the Lord. A transformation just as dramatic is what God wants to generate in our individual lives today and in the life of His church. Dry Bones Dancing is about escaping religious dryness to move on to true spiritual passion. The results will be an experience of supernatural power and peace in the presence of God as you are invited to go deeper and see God’s character and glory as never before. Broken . . . Whole Parched . . . Flourishing Dry Bones . . . Dancing Is the landscape of your spirit all too desert-like? Then it’s time for a change. It’s time for a miracle. And God is ready to give it to you. Author and speaker Dr. Tony Evans boldly declares the truth: God’s people are not meant to dwell in a lifeless valley. But if we are to embrace pure joy and rich passion once again, God requires a humble heart. Evans shows desert-dwellers how to pinpoint what brought them there in the first place—and how to get out. Experience spiritual nourishment and vitality once again. And get ready… …to dance! Story Behind the Book After many years of ministering to Christians burned out by religion and spiritually dry, Tony Evans searched the Scriptures for answers to share with everyone who is seeking to rekindle their passion for God. He found the perfect passage in Ezekiel. Through his study of the story, he bolstered his own spiritual passion, and now he shares it with those seeking to be rebuilt and reenergized by and for God.

Author : Geoffrey C. Bingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Church renewal
ISBN : 0864080050

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Dry Bones Dancing! by Geoffrey C. Bingham Pdf

Author : Bob Barner
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781452104096

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Dem Bones by Bob Barner Pdf

Shoulder bone connected to da neck bone. Neck bone connected to da head bone. Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones Colorful torn paper collages bring to life this classic African American spiritual. The frolicking skeletons will captivate children and adults while they sing along with this well-known, catchy song. Accompanied by interesting, informative "bone facts" this book makes a wonderful addition to both home and classroom libraries and a fun treat for Halloween!

Author : Eric Rofes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781317957638

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Dry Bones Breathe by Eric Rofes Pdf

Dry Bones Breathe: Gay Men Creating Post-AIDS Identities and Cultures breaks new ground in offering an original and insightful interpretation of gay men’s shifting experience of the AIDS epidemic. From Dry Bones Breathe, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of current community debates focused on circuit parties, unprotected sex, and gay men’s sexual cultures, and you will learn how social, political, and biomedical changes are dramatically transforming gay identities and cultures. Dry Bones Breathe is Eric Rofes’explosive follow-up to Reviving the Tribe, a book which broke open debates in gay communities around the world about sex, identity, and gay men’s relationship to AIDS. In this volume, Rofes contends that most gay men no longer experience AIDS as the crisis they did during the 1980s. Gay men often attribute this shift to the advent of protozoa inhibitors, but Rofes explains how other factors, including the epidemic’s predicted trajectory, new treatments for opportunistic infections, the passage of time, and the increasing diversity of gay men inhabiting communities throughout the country have set in motion the transformation of gay life. AIDS organizations and gay leaders, however, continue to assert that gay men experience AIDS as an emergency, resulting in a tremendous dissonance between gay leaders and their communities. In the midst of this controversy, Dry Bones Breathe lets you share in stories of hope and recovery and a new vision for AIDS work that demands a radical redesign of prevention, care, and activism. Dry Bones Breathe tackles several other issues concerning the powerful shifts occurring in gay communities and cultures by: explaining why an understanding of the terms “post-AIDS” and “post-crisis” is crucial to interpreting contemporary gay male cultures and what Australian prevention theorists have to offer gay men in the United States describing the “Protozoa Moment” and exploring how a dangerous obsession with pharmaceuticals is leading many to mistakenly attribute all changes in gay men’s cultures to combination therapies examining the writings of Larry Kramer, Andrew Sullivan, Michelangelo Signorile, and Gabriel Rightly to illustrate how the crisis construct has unleashed a backlash against gay sexual cultures discussing the dramatic diminution in gay men’s AIDS-related deaths in epicenter cities and the impact of shrinking obituary pages on gay men’s mental health exploring the diverse relationships to the epidemic forged by young gay men, gay men of color, gay men from rural or small towns, and middle-aged men not infected with HI detailing how HI prevention and service organizations targeting gay men must redesign their mission and restructure their work In response to continuing efforts to direct gay men back into a state of emergency, Dry Bones Breathe suggests that long-term prevention efforts must be constructed around something other than a crisis. While AIDS organizations look at gay men’s diminished participation in AIDS activism, Rofes argues that these organizations should face how they have distanced themselves from the reality of most gay men’s lives. From stories and experiences full of hope, anger, sadness, and strength, Dry Bones Breathe will teach you about gay men who no longer base their identities and cultures solely around AIDS.

Author : Lynn Miller
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1723715298

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Dry Bones Dance Again by Lynn Miller Pdf

What do you do when hopes and dreams are repeatedly dashed? How can you take your vulnerability and turn it into a life of joy and purpose? In this moving, humorous story about overcoming adversity, author Lynn Miller describes growing up with a rare, debilitating bone disease and how she cried out, "Where are You, God?" As she rolls through each day in a wheelchair, Miller offers us front row seats into her life with a disability. With fierce honesty, she tackles issues of identity, trauma, loneliness, love, and suffering --that brought her to the edge of despair --and into the discovery of a Savior much nearer than she ever dreamed possible.Dry Bones Dance Again imparts wisdom for all those fighting a hard battle, hope to the weariest of warriors and courageous faith to believe in a God of miracles. Through her captivating story, Miller shows how to arise from tragedy to embrace an extraordinary, joyful life.ABOUT THE AUTHORLynn Miller graduated from UC Irvine and was an educator for eleven years before her passion for sharing Jesus took her into full-time church ministry. She pastors at Vineyard Community Church in Laguna Niguel, California, where she leads children's ministry and teaches adult classes. As an author, speaker and advocate for those with disabilities, she reaches out to others with the healing message that has transformed her life.

Author : Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth,Tim Grissom
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802494443

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Seeking Him by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth,Tim Grissom Pdf

OVER 400,000 COPIES SOLD! Revival isn’t just an emotional experience. It’s a complete transformation. It can happen in your heart, in your home, in your church, and in your world. Restore your first love. Develop a heartfelt desire for God’s Word. Resolve conflicts. Repair relationships. Remove bitterness, fear, and worry. Refresh your spirit. Renew your mind. Reenergize your life. You can get back your passion and zeal for the Lord. Begin by Seeking Him! "Seeking Him was transformative for me. ... It brought me nearer to the Father and helped me learn how to seek Him with joy. I totally believe it can do the same for everybody else." Jackie Hill Perry, Author, speaker, artist "Every pastor’s dream. Finally! A guide to assist every member in personal revival and every church in corporate revival." Tony Evans, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship "An intimate and insightful guide to holy living, a heaven-blessed soul, and a happy heart that can’t help but to be on fire for the Lord Jesus!" Joni Earackson Tada, Joni and Friends

Author : Lana Witt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780671891220

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Slow Dancing on Dinosaur Bones by Lana Witt Pdf

When wayward Californian Tom Jetts rolls his broken-down car into remote Pick, Kentucky, he finds himself in a town among friends, enemies, and lovers who are playing out tales as old as the prehistoric soil beneath their feet. And if Tom can elude the whispered suspicion and murderous secrets that blanket Pick like an ancient swamp forest, he may have found a place he can call home. Bringing to life a cast of eccentric, unforgettable characters, Lana Witt weaves a tale of epic dimension in a small rural town definitely worth a visit.

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601424068

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A Whole New You by Tony Evans Pdf

Inside Out Transformation You are who you are, but not for long. People may do all they can to change on the outside, but lasting, genuine change starts on the inside. The true miracle from God, the transformation He wants to make in you today, beckons. Follow pastor Tony Evans as he digs into Scripture to equip you with tools for accelerating this miracle in your life. The cycle of recurring mistakes can be broken as you let trials and temptations develop your character. And if becoming like Christ sounds too lofty or unrealistic for you, think again. Because the road to Christlikeness has only one requirement: a willing heart. You must desire the change and seek the transformation. Get ready; it’s time for a whole new you! You Can Be More… You Can Be Different God has a guaranteed transformation in store for you. And it doesn’t require nonstop religious activity or willpower made of steel. All it takes is your willing heart. This book is not a step-by-step, do-it-yourself program, but an encouraging guide to how God will use everything in your life to bring about this radical inner change…if you’ll willingly let Him. Forget trying to grind out the Christian life. Learn instead about the extreme makeover God has in mind for you, and the wise and loving way He will make it happen. Life will never be the same when you’re a whole new you! Story Behind the Book “As a preacher, I talk with many Christians whose faith is based in ‘I’—‘What am I doing to make myself stronger in my faith?’ It’s my privilege to tell them that there really isn’t anything they can do to make their faith work better. That’s because God has done it all by sending His son, Jesus, to die for us on the cross. Our only part in this bargain is to allow God, through His Holy Spirit, to make us more and more like Jesus every day we live on this earth. He wants our lives to emulate that of Jesus Christ, who lived the only perfect life in human history. He wants us to be so connected to Jesus that people will look at us and see the resemblance.” —Tony Evans

Author : Ronald W. Holmes Ph.D.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798823002196

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Beyond the Sunday Sermon by Ronald W. Holmes Ph.D. Pdf

This book is written for the person who wants to know more about the biblical word. It is a spirit-led devotional book from the teaching and preaching of the notable community leader, pastor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Jr. This book is a synopsis of 52 of Reverend Holmes’ sermons along with a daily journal of key questions to help you expound upon the message. The book provides an opportunity for readers to meditate, study and record their personal thoughts for each day after the weekly Sunday Sermon. Readers can meet in groups with church members and friends and use the lessons as a workbook. They can also listen to the entire sermon at Betheltally.org. The sermons cover a wide range of stories from the books of John, Matthew, Hebrews, Exodus, and others. The book uses current events supported with biblical references for readers to clearly understand the messages from the sermons. After you have read this book, you will know who Jesus is and what He expects from us. You will know some of His miracles for people who trusted Him and how these blessings apply to you.

Author : Leslie Satin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781040036914

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Dancing with Georges Perec by Leslie Satin Pdf

This book explores the relationship of the life and work of the remarkable Parisian-Jewish writer Georges Perec (1936–1983) to dance. "Dancing" addresses art-making parallels and their personal and sociocultural contexts, including Perec’s childhood loss of his parents in the Holocaust and its repercussions in the significance of the body, everydayness, space, and attention permeating his work. This book, emerging from the author Leslie Satin’s perspective as a dancer and scholar, links Perec’s concerns with those of dance and demonstrates that Perec’s work has implications for dance and how we think about it. Moreover, it is framed as a performative autobiographical enactment of the author's relationship to Perec, periodically linking their written, danced, and imagined lives. This exploration will be of great interest to dancers, dance scholars, and dance students interested in contemporary experimental dance and contemporary dance.

Author : Peter Millar
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1853114383

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Finding Hope Again by Peter Millar Pdf

This is a book of comfort and encouragement for all those facing difficulty or distress, based on the author's own story of the sudden death of his wife. Full of inspiring quotations and stories of hope and courage from all over the world, the text includes letters and poetry from friends and strangers alike - all pointing to the mystery of God's transforming presence. After his wife collapsed and died in a matter of minutes, the author's life was turned upside down as he tried to make sense of his devastating loss. Drawing on the very practical faith he had shared with his wife, he reflected on the world's greater sorrows: the many deaths from AIDS in Africa; the terrorist attacks in America; and the asylum-seeking children trying to fit into Glasgow life. In these stories, the light of Christ shines through human courage and kindness, pointing the way through sorrow to healing and peace. Peter Millar is a minister of the Church of Scotland and was formerly Warden at Iona Abbey. He is the author of best-selling "Iona Prayer Book," "Iona Pilgrim Guide" and "Waymarks."

Author : Patrina Gardner
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780595454266

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Still Scarred, Totally Healed by Patrina Gardner Pdf

Abuse of any kind whether verbal, mental, physical, emotional or sexual leaves scars. The impact of abuse is far reaching. When you're wounded during your childhood years the pain affects every area of your life. Your innocence is stolen. You're confused, angry and bitter. You have low self-esteem and no self-worth. Oftentimes you wear a mask because you really don't know who you are. Your adolescence, young adult and adult years are filled with inner turmoil and pain. You feel guilty, dirty and distant. When you're abused you are wounded because your mind, body and spirit has been broken. But God specializes in putting broken hearts and lives back together again. Without God's divine intervention and revelation you will never discover who you are. God is bigger than your pain. His purposes are greater than your past. And his desire is to love and affirm you. To restore and rebuild every broken area in your life. In this book, Still Scarred, Totally Healed, Patrina Gardner shares her personal testimony of childhood pain. But she also proves that you can trust God again. When you open your wounded heart and mind to God's truth He will move you from a place of shame to a place of grace. He will heal you to reveal to you His wonderful purpose and plans for your life.

Author : Marcia W. Mount Shoop
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664234126

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Let the Bones Dance by Marcia W. Mount Shoop Pdf

Minister and theologian Marcia Mount Shoop Offers an analysis of Reformed heritage---and an impassioned provocation that we live more adventurously. "Beautifully written and deeply felt. This work offers a vivid theology relocated in the flesh and blood of life's utter physicality. Finally a book to recommend when people ask about resources on bodies and theology!"---Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Pastoral Theology, The Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University "An incredibly compelling theological work. Bringing together a host of cutting-edge concerns that matter not simply to academic theologians, but to the lived life of faith, this project invokes the importance of bodies and their marking by gender, race, ethnicity, etc. Mount Shoop uses these now-familiar themes to break new ground by revealing the inadequacy of the overly verbal and cognitive character of Protestant worship and practice. It is groundbreaking."---Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School, and author of Places of Redemption: Theology for a Worldly Church "Mount Shoop thiks in new ways about central theological concepts and dares to imagine a new church emerging out of them. She combines the intellectual vigor of an academic with the heart and soul of a pastor who understands what it means to lead a congregation. Happily, she writes like a poet. Let the Bones Dance is provocative, stimulating, and readable."---John M. Buchanan, pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, and author of A New Church for a New World Contemporary Christian faith and practice tend to address spiritual, mental, and emotional issues but ignore the body. As a result, many believers are uncomfortable in their own skins. Mount Shoop addresses this "dis-ease" with a theology that is attentive to physical experience. She also suggests how worship services can more fully invite God to inhabit every part of a congregation---including their flesh-and-blood bodies.

Author : Jodie Hughes
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768460391

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The King's Prophetic Voice by Jodie Hughes Pdf

Learn your God-language! Every day, God is speaking to you — not through a booming voice from Heaven, but in ways that are simple, common, and often overlooked. God is not a formula; He is a person Who longs to draw us into a deeper relationship with Himself. As we get to know Him through His Word, we recognize the creative...

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307562777

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God, Do You Really Care? by Tony Evans Pdf

When the Hits Just Keep On Comin’ There are small hits: The car won’t start. You lose something valuable. It’s raining on your five-hundred-person outdoor event. And there are big hits: She’s diagnosed with cancer. You’re being laid off. They’re getting divorced. Regardless of magnitude, each trial causes us to ask, “Lord, do you really care?” Tony Evans bases his resounding, “Yes, He does!” on a thorough analysis of John 11. While interacting with Martha and Mary, who were reeling from news of their brother’s death, Jesus’ words and actions have much to say to us today. Before, during, or after you’re assaulted by doubt, pain, confusion, disappointment, or grief, this powerful book will help you zero in on Christ to ensure that no crisis of any kind will ever shipwreck your faith. “I Need a Miracle.” You’re in over your head. The hits just keep coming. Maybe you could handle this if you knew God cared. But right now? Well…you’re not really sure. Catastrophe, sickness, loss, and other unexpected trials and setbacks can make you doubt that God is good or wants your best. But He is good. And He does care. Tony Evans reveals this truth in a new way through an eye-opening study of John 11. As you delve into the miracle of Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead, you will find a pointed message for your own life and specific circumstances. Lingering, crippling doubts, fears, and disappointments have no rightful place in your life. Look up and take heart. God really does care. More than you could begin to imagine. INSIDE LEFT FLAP “Wake up, O L ord !... Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?” —Psalm 44: 23-24 Questioning God is nothing new. Since biblical times men and women have entertained doubts about His heart, His attentiveness, and His intentions. We demand answers to our cries of Why, God? and How long do I have to endure this? God is not put off or intimidated by your questions. He wants you to be real with Him. But He also wants to be real with you. And that means assuring you that He cares. In hard times and sickness, in fear and confusion, in pain and disappointment. It matters not what you face, but, rather, whom you choose to face. As you seek His comfort, you’ll also find His challenge. Jesus cares too much to leave you where you’re at. So the question is yours to answer: Will you believe Him for life beyond what you’ve ever experienced? Story Behind the Book As senior pastor of the 7,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Tony Evans knows when his flock is struggling, he knows the Truth, and he knows how to convey it in a life-changing way. This book is based on a series of messages that he originally gave in 2004 entitled, “Lord, Do You Really Care?” Combining it with another series he delivered on “The Caring Christian” in 2003, this book makes the powerful compassion of Christ applicable to any believer struggling with any crisis.