From Mourning To Praise

Author : Douglas Knox
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781512788952

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From Mourning to Praise approaches the subject of suffering and loss the way the Bible approaches it: with honesty. Regardless of how our experiences differ, you can know that God continues to love you and care for you. The purpose of this book is to show you how to plead your case before God during suffering. It will teach you how to seek Gods face in your dark hours. Then when God brings you to a place where you begin to discern his deeper work in your life, it will teach you how to offer meaningful praise for what he has taught you. Finally it will introduce you to one of the greatest blessings of suffering, the opportunity to reach out to others who experience suffering or loss. Here are some of the points that this book affirms: God cares when you suffer. God is with you when you suffer. The Bible gives you permission to throw aside your happy mask when you suffer. You have a right to complain about injustice and plead to God for justice. You have the freedom to be angry with Godout loud. God uses suffering to produce growth and character depth. Suffering produces deeper character than any pleasure can produce. Worship from a position of suffering can be far more meaningful than worship that is always happy. Drawing on the reality from the book of Job, the Psalms, and from the New Testament, From Mourning to Praise invites you to grieve Gods way while you wait for his deliverance.

Author : Martín Prechtel
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781583949399

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The Smell of Rain on Dust by Martín Prechtel Pdf

Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community. Yet, as Prechtel says, "Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give them. Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses." Prechtel explains that the unexpressed grief prevalent in our society today is the reason for many of the social, cultural, and individual maladies that we are currently experiencing. According to Prechtel, "When you have two centuries of people who have not properly grieved the things that they have lost, the grief shows up as ghosts that inhabit their grandchildren." These "ghosts," he says, can also manifest as disease in the form of tumors, which the Maya refer to as "solidified tears," or in the form of behavioral issues and depression. He goes on to show how this collective, unexpressed energy is the long-held grief of our ancestors manifesting itself, and the work that can be done to liberate this energy so we can heal from the trauma of loss, war, and suffering. At base, this "little book," as the author calls it, can be seen as a companion of encouragement, a little extra light for those deep and noble parts in all of us.

Author : David Platt
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601422217

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Radical by David Platt Pdf

New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

Author : David Mathis
Publisher : The Good Book Company
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781784986889

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Rich Wounds by David Mathis Pdf

Profound reflections on the cross that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book can be used as a devotional, especially during Lent and Easter. These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection-enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won: “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781624192326

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From Mourning to Morning by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sarah Walton,Kristen Wetherell
Publisher : The Good Book Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781784980740

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Hope When It Hurts by Sarah Walton,Kristen Wetherell Pdf

Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Hurt is real. But so is hope. Kristen and Sarah have walked through, and are walking in, difficult times. So these thirty biblical reflections are full of realism about the hurts of life-yet overwhelmingly full of hope about the God who gives life. This book will gently encourage and greatly help any woman who is struggling with suffering-whether physical, emotional or psychological, and whether for a season or for longer. It is a book to buy for yourself, or to buy for a member of your church or friend. For anyone who is hurting, this book will give hope, not just for life beyond the suffering, but for life in the suffering. Each chapter contains a biblical reflection, with questions and prayers, and a space for journaling.

Author : Toni Walker Guillory
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462890033

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From Mourning to Dancing by Toni Walker Guillory Pdf

As the twenty-first century continues to unveil, it will bring in the next dimension of praise and worship like we have never seen before. This is happening because of a transformation and renewal of our minds. We are becoming more freely and spiritually open to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Praise dance ministries are inclusive to the church services that are causing such a sweep across the nation globally. But on the other hand, we have all had some setbacks that are unexplainable, and we ask the question “Why?” This has caused our road in life to be a struggle and challenge to bondages unknown. Explore some possibilities that will bring hope and change. The inability to adapt to change is the demonstration of a lack of faith. The ability to adapt to change is the demonstration of faith. Dancing in the Spirit for the Twenty-First Century is setting the foundational standard in this millennium to enhance the right kind of spirit that God can use in our dancing and daily lives. This book teaches us how our character and commitment will develop by staying, standing, and being found faithful to the Lord for spiritual growth. If you have a desire or if you’re seeking how to get to the next level, the answers are in this book.

Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : EAN:8596547687825

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A GRIEF OBSERVED (Based on a Personal Journal) by C. S. Lewis Pdf

A Grief Observed is a collection of Lewis's reflections on the experience of bereavement following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. The book was first published under the pseudonym N.W. Clerk as Lewis wished to avoid identification as the author. Though republished in 1963 after his death under his own name, the text still refers to his wife as "H" (her first name, which she rarely used, was Helen). The book is compiled from the four notebooks which Lewis used to vent and explore his grief. He illustrates the everyday trials of his life without Joy and explores fundamental questions of faith and theodicy. Lewis's step-son (Joy's son) Douglas Gresham points out in his 1994 introduction that the indefinite article 'a' in the title makes it clear that Lewis's grief is not the quintessential grief experience at the loss of a loved one, but one individual's perspective among countless others. The book helped inspire a 1985 television movie Shadowlands, as well as a 1993 film of the same name. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is best known for his fictional work, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Author : David Kessler
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781501192739

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Finding Meaning by David Kessler Pdf

In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler—an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning. In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler Ross first identified the stages of dying in her transformative book On Death and Dying. Decades later, she and David Kessler wrote the classic On Grief and Grieving, introducing the stages of grief with the same transformative pragmatism and compassion. Now, based on hard-earned personal experiences, as well as knowledge and wisdom earned through decades of work with the grieving, Kessler introduces a critical sixth stage. Many people look for “closure” after a loss. Kessler argues that it’s finding meaning beyond the stages of grief most of us are familiar with—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—that can transform grief into a more peaceful and hopeful experience. In this book, Kessler gives readers a roadmap to remembering those who have died with more love than pain; he shows us how to move forward in a way that honors our loved ones. Kessler’s insight is both professional and intensely personal. His journey with grief began when, as a child, he witnessed a mass shooting at the same time his mother was dying. For most of his life, Kessler taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about end of life, trauma, and grief, as well as leading talks and retreats for those experiencing grief. Despite his knowledge, his life was upended by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a tragic loss? He knew he had to find a way through this unexpected, devastating loss, a way that would honor his son. That, ultimately, was the sixth state of grief—meaning. In Finding Meaning, Kessler shares the insights, collective wisdom, and powerful tools that will help those experiencing loss. Finding Meaning is a necessary addition to grief literature and a vital guide to healing from tremendous loss. This is an inspiring, deeply intelligent must-read for anyone looking to journey away from suffering, through loss, and towards meaning.

Author : Nicholas Wolterstorff
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 080280294X

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Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff Pdf

A loving father explores with honesty and intensity all facets of his grief at the death of his 25-year-old son.

Author : Saul M. Olyan
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191555886

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Biblical Mourning by Saul M. Olyan Pdf

A comprehensive analysis of the ritual dimensions of biblical mourning rites, this book also seeks to illuminate mourning's social dimensions through engagement with anthropological discussion of mourning, from Hertz and van Gennep to contemporaries such as Metcalf and Huntington and Bloch and Parry. The author identifies four types of biblical mourning, and argues that mourning the dead is paradigmatic. He investigates why mourning can occur among petitioners in a sanctuary setting even given mourning's death associations; why certain texts proscribe some mourning rites (laceration and shaving) but not others; and why the mixing of the rites of mourning and rejoicing, normally incompatible, occurs in the same ritual in several biblical texts.

Author : Harry Salem,Cheryl Salem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Children
ISBN : 1577943775

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From Mourning to Morning by Harry Salem,Cheryl Salem Pdf

The authors take readers through some of their darkest hours: the death of their daughter Gabrielle Christian Salem. While 50 percent of marriages end in divorce after a child's death, this book offers real encouragement to those who have just experienced one of the most difficult experiences of a lifetime.

Author : Martín Prechtel
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781623176280

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Rescuing the Light by Martín Prechtel Pdf

A collection of quotes and sayings from the oral teachings of a leading thinker, writer and teacher of Indigenous spirituality. Martín Prechtel is widely recognized as a profound and beloved teacher for our times. Raised in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, he has dedicated his life to the preservation and promulgation of indigenous spirituality. Rescuing the Light is a collection of Prechtel's quotes and sayings spanning the course of fifteen years, and recorded at Bolad's Kitchen, a four-year course in New Mexico where students from all walks of life gather to receive hands-on training in language, history, cooking, farming, and crafts. An artist, musician, and storyteller, Prechtel teaches and initiates with passion and eloquence, awakening his students to the sacred realities present everywhere and at all times. The quotes of wisdom and inspiration collected in these pages are earth-centric and animist. Divided into thematic sections, they range from the poetic and witty to the serious and direct. Sharing his deep shamanic wisdom within a grand overview of human history, Prechtel shows us how we can reconnect with the unique and unsuspected manifestations of our own sacred selves.

Author : Henri Nouwen
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418536091

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Turn My Mourning into Dancing by Henri Nouwen Pdf

How do you find hope in hard times? Learn not only how to survive the difficult seasons, but to live a full life in the midst of them and beyond. Grounded in God's constancy and rooted in eternal hope, Nouwen guides you towards the kind of life that you can dance to—even through the darkest night. Deeply comforting and profoundly realistic, Turn My Mourning into Dancing discusses five movements we experience during hard times: From Our Little Selves to a Larger World From Holding Tight to Letting Go From Fatalism to Hope From Manipulation to Love From a Fearful Death to a Joyous Life Healing begins with taking our pain out of its toxic isolation and seeing our sufferings in communion with all humanity, and all creation. Nouwen teaches us that our lives participate in something much larger. Turn My Mourning into Dancing is a must read for: Those seeking growth and insight on the struggles of life Anyone going through the grief process and searching for real solutions Those who have experienced a loss, betrayal, or hard times Everyone grieves differently. It is a process, not a science experiment. Mourning shouldn’t last forever. Do you want the kind of life that allows you to dance even in the middle of the darkest night? Get the answers and find hope within your hard times.

Author : Amy Julia Becker
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781631469220

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White Picket Fences by Amy Julia Becker Pdf

A Gentle Invitation into the Challenging Topic of Privilege The notion that some might have it better than others, for no good reason, offends our sensibilities. Yet, until we talk about privilege, we’ll never fully understand it or find our way forward. Amy Julia Becker welcomes us into her life, from the charm of her privileged southern childhood to her adult experience in the northeast, and the denials she has faced as the mother of a child with special needs. She shows how a life behind a white picket fence can restrict even as it protects, and how it can prevent us from loving our neighbors well. White Picket Fences invites us to respond to privilege with generosity, humility, and hope. It opens us to questions we are afraid to ask, so that we can walk further from fear and closer to love, in all its fragile and mysterious possibilities.