Having Faith

Author : Sandra Steingraber
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780738216621

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Having Faith by Sandra Steingraber Pdf

A brilliant writer, first-time mother, and respected biologist, Sandra Steingraber tells the month-by-month story of her own pregnancy, weaving in the new knowledge of embryology, the intricate development of organs, the emerging architecture of the brain, and the transformation of the mother's body to nourish and protect the new life. At the same time, she shows all the hazards that we are now allowing to threaten each precious stage of development, including the breast-feeding relationship between mothers and their newborns. In the eyes of an ecologist, the mother's body is the first environment, the mediator between the toxins in our food, water, and air and her unborn child.Never before has the metamorphosis of a few cells into a baby seemed so astonishingly vivid, and never before has the threat of environmental pollution to conception, pregnancy, and even to the safety of breast milk been revealed with such clarity and urgency. In Having Faith, poetry and science combine in a passionate call to action.A Merloyd Lawrence Book

Author : Austin Fischer
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830874026

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Faith in the Shadows by Austin Fischer Pdf

"People don't abandon faith because they have doubts. People abandon faith because they think they're not allowed to have doubts." Too often, our honest questions about faith are met with cold confidence and easy answers. But false certitude doesn't result in strong faith—it results in disillusionment, or worse, in a dogmatic, overweening faith unable to see itself or its object clearly. Even as a pastor, Austin Fischer has experienced the shadows of doubt and disillusionment. In Faith in the Shadows, he leans into perennial questions about Christianity with raw and fearless integrity. He addresses contemporary science, the problem of evil, hell, God's silence, and other issues, offering not only fresh treatments of these questions but also a fresh paradigm for thinking about doubt itself. Doubt, Fischer contends, is no reason to leave the faith. Instead, it's an invitation to a more honest faith—a faith that's not in control, but that trusts more fully in its Lord.

Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781401304089

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Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom Pdf

What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds -- two men, two faiths, two communities -- that will inspire readers everywhere. Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy. Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor -- a reformed drug dealer and convict -- who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat. As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Although the texts, prayers, and histories are different, Albom begins to recognize a striking unity between the two worlds -- and indeed, between beliefs everywhere. In the end, as the rabbi nears death and a harsh winter threatens the pastor's wobbly church, Albom sadly fulfills the rabbi's last request and writes the eulogy. And he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself. Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story. Ten percent of the profits from this book will go to charity, including The Hole In The Roof Foundation, which helps refurbish places of worship that aid the homeless.

Author : Nicholas A. Meade
Publisher : Nicholas A. Meade Ministries
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780986165436

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Having Faith in the Face of Uncertainty by Nicholas A. Meade Pdf

Have you ever struggled to hold on to your faith in the midst of uncertain times? Have you wondered if you would lose hope all because you could not see what awaited you on horizon? You are not alone. Life's circumstances have a way of challenging the integrity of our faith. Looking back often strengthens our faith as we remember that we have overcome these seasons of uncertainty. This book, Having Faith in the Face of Uncertainty looks back on the author's period of uncertainty surrounding the premature birth of his son. He reflects on the journey and its uncertainty. In doing so he points out God's work in the process and how he endured in spite of this uncertainty. The purpose of this book is to provide hope for all those who feel their faith slipping away because of the unknown and to encourage others to tell similar stories. Like the author, we all have our faith challenged by uncertain times on occasion but the good news is our faith can survive. "Having Faith in the Face of Uncertainty is a wonderful account of how we can become overconfident in ones’ own faith only for God to expose areas in our lives in need of nourishment, but it also is valuable in exposing the treasure of self-reflection and seeing God’s hand at work when initially it seemed invisible. The human condition is unique to every individual but encouragement can always be drawn from becoming aware of the mental and physical struggles we face. This individual account my husband experienced is a true gem for people of faith, and hopefully it will inspire you to tell your story." -from the foreword by Tanesha R. Meade

Author : Sonia Hartl
Publisher : Page Street Kids
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1624147976

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Have a Little Faith in Me by Sonia Hartl Pdf

Firsts meets "Saved!" in this standout feminist contemporary that deftly balances humor and heart as it takes a meaningful look at virginity and what it means to lose it. When CeCe’s born-again ex-boyfriend dumps her after they had sex, she follows him to Jesus camp in order to win him back. Problem: She knows nothing about Jesus. But her best friend Paul does. He accompanies CeCe to camp, and the plan—God’s or CeCe’s—goes immediately awry when her ex shows up with a new girlfriend, a True Believer at that. Scrambling to save face, CeCe ropes Paul into faking a relationship. But as deceptions stack up, she questions whether her ex is the nice guy she thought. Maybe their romance was as phony as her beliefs? And what about her strange new feelings for Paul—is this love, lust, or an illusion born of heartbreak? To figure it out, she’ll have to confront the reasons she chased her ex to camp in the first place, including the truth about the night she lost her virginity.

Author : Joan Ball
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1439155364

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Flirting with Faith by Joan Ball Pdf

As a thirty-seven-year-old, highly skeptical, deeply rational woman, Joan had it all: loving family, extravagant home, a high-profile career, even personal contentment. So Joan was more surprised than anyone when she was relieved in an instant from the luxury of spiritual doubt and compelled to realign her life around practices of faith--about which she was a novice. With an unexplainable desire to pursue whatever God had for her at whatever cost was called for, Joan left her high-salary profession, sold her home and all her furniture (with her husband’s support), and started life from a blank slate. Finally realizing that she had been flirting with faith since she was a young teen, Joan fell in love with the God who had been pursuing her. Joan candidly shares the story of her radical life change as she moved from atheist, to agnostic in addiction recovery, to the unexpected moment when she was “struck” Christian. As Joan lets go of control and convention, her skepticism is gradually replaced with a realization that embracing her new faith with radical abandon led to a far more mysterious and countercultural lifestyle than she’d ever imagined.

Author : Kenneth M. Sayre
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666731538

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Truth, Faith, and Reason by Kenneth M. Sayre Pdf

John Paul II’s Faith and Reason was written against a background of Catholic scholarship focusing notably on the New Testament, St. Augustine’s Confessions, St. Thomas’s De Veritate, and the encyclicals of various pre-Vatican II popes. A detailed, textually based critique of these early sources reveals inconsistencies and conceptual errors that are shown to carry over into Faith and Reason. John Paul II’s treatment of reason, in particular, turns out to be aberrant to the point of incoherence. It is inconceivable how this reason could join with faith in a way that lifts the human spirit to a contemplation of truth, as stated in the Preface of the encyclical. There is another sense of reason, however, which demonstrably is capable of cooperating with faith to achieve this effect. This reason is free from the fetters of Neo-Scholasticism that keep John Paul II’s reason grounded. The present study joins forces with the encyclical with a detailed example of this other sense of reason in action. In this example, new truths come to light regarding the complex relation between the first and the second great commandments.

Author : Jon Bloom
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433535963

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Not by Sight by Jon Bloom Pdf

Trusting Jesus is hard. It requires following the unseen into an unknown, and believing Jesus’s words over and against the threats we see or the fears we feel. Through the imaginative retelling of 35 Bible stories, Not by Sight gives us glimpses of what it means to walk by faith and counsel for how to trust God’s promises more than our perceptions and to find rest in the faithfulness of God.

Author : Robert J. McCarty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Catholic youth
ISBN : 1641210168

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Faith Talk by Robert J. McCarty Pdf

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307277275

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When God Talks Back by T.M. Luhrmann Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.

Author : Dr. Richard B. Peoples Sr.
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490777238

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The Victorious Life of Faith by Dr. Richard B. Peoples Sr. Pdf

Faith in God and His Word is vital to every believer and yet it seems to be one of the most misunderstood and often neglected truths in the lives of Christians. The Victorious Life of Faith is the answer to the misunderstanding. Within these few chapters, Dr. Peoples presents faith in such a way that every reader will be able to effectively apply the concepts to their day to day living; the end result will be success through The Victorious Life of Faith.

Author : T. A. Koonce
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781504906944

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Working Faith Works! by T. A. Koonce Pdf

In the following chapters, faith is defined, how it works, and how it is developed. The building blocks to faith are explained, and I share how Gods covenant promises are available to you right now! This book shares that God lives in the present, and according to the will of God I repeat, Gods promises are available unto you now! To ascertain these promises, the aforementioned faith must be worked and cultivated, eliminating the hindrances that often cause us to fail. The book also shares supernatural experiences and how to obtain a position of priestly intimacy with God that causes him to come down supernaturally and respond to your needs, wants, and desires as you work your faith! If you are tired of the way you are living, you can change it by learning how to develop and work your faith, now! The choice is yours. For more information please visit our website at www.workingfaithworksministries.com

Author : Benjamin Justice,Colin Macleod
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226400594

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Have a Little Faith by Benjamin Justice,Colin Macleod Pdf

It isn’t just in recent arguments over the teaching of intelligent design or reciting the pledge of allegiance that religion and education have butted heads: since their beginnings nearly two centuries ago, public schools have been embroiled in heated controversies over religion’s place in the education system of a pluralistic nation. In this book, Benjamin Justice and Colin Macleod take up this rich and significant history of conflict with renewed clarity and astonishing breadth. Moving from the American Revolution to the present—from the common schools of the nineteenth century to the charter schools of the twenty-first—they offer one of the most comprehensive assessments of religion and education in America that has ever been published. From Bible readings and school prayer to teaching evolution and cultivating religious tolerance, Justice and Macleod consider the key issues and colorful characters that have shaped the way American schools have attempted to negotiate religious pluralism in a politically legitimate fashion. While schools and educational policies have not always advanced tolerance and understanding, Justice and Macleod point to the many efforts Americans have made to find a place for religion in public schools that both acknowledges the importance of faith to so many citizens and respects democratic ideals that insist upon a reasonable separation of church and state. Finally, they apply the lessons of history and political philosophy to an analysis of three critical areas of religious controversy in public education today: student-led religious observances in extracurricular activities, the tensions between freedom of expression and the need for inclusive environments, and the shift from democratic control of schools to loosely regulated charter and voucher programs. Altogether Justice and Macleod show how the interpretation of educational history through the lens of contemporary democratic theory offers both a richer understanding of past disputes and new ways of addressing contemporary challenges.

Author : Joe Vitale
Publisher : HBG
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781469086385

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Faith by Joe Vitale Pdf

Once a homeless man, poor and desperate, scrounging on the streets to get by, Dr. Vitale's could have been just another unremarkable life. Alone broke and far from home, he could have given up and thrown in the towel but his faith kept him going. Instead, he has gone from poverty on the streets of Houston, Texas in the 1970's to being able to influence millions with his own rags to riches story. In FAITH, Dr. Joe Vitale reaches out again to his readership during these difficult times. In this latest work, Dr. Vitale teaches how to follow in his footsteps and accomplish goals while helping to make the world a better place. With FAITH the reader can persevere through the tough times. Dr. Joe Vitale teaches how to keep FAITH when it is needed most and how to help create a snowball effect of FAITH that will change the world.

Author : Eric O. Springsted
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498220019

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The Act of Faith by Eric O. Springsted Pdf

While the question "Is faith reasonable?" has continually occupied philosophers and theologians, little attention has been paid to what faith itself is. The Act of Faith remedies this neglect by looking at what it means for a person of Christian faith to believe. Eric Springsted contrasts modern views of faith with the Christian tradition running from Augustine through Aquinas and Calvin. In reviewing such thinkers as Locke and Hume, Springsted discovers that behind modern discussions of the reasonableness of faith lie key assumptions about the human self, including the views that the good is a matter of choice and that we can exercise objective, uninvolved reason. According to Springsted, however, the church has not viewed faith in this way. His survey of the Augustinian tradition shows that the self our most esteemed Christian thinkers had in mind when talking about faith was a "moral self"--one defined by character and self-involvement. Christian faith is at root a participation in the good, and reasoning within faith is reasoning within the life of God. Drawing on contemporary philosophers and theologians like John Henry Newman and Simone Weil, Springsted builds a fresh understanding of faith for today. He shows how the "inner act" of faith is ultimately a radical willingness to be open to God, and he argues that the faithful self is one that develops within a community that shapes its members through the morally formative activities of interaction, teaching, and sacramental practice.