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Author : Layton E. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Church controversies
ISBN : LCCN:2019981087
Author : William Barclay
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780715209721
Based on the Sunday Lectionary, these inspiring and deeply insightful Barclay readings are ideal for worship leaders, individuals and groups. They are drawn from William Barclays much-loved and ever-popular comprehensive commentary on the New Testament. Many millions of people, worldwide, love William Barclays endlessly fascinating down-to-earth ability to unlock and reveal the meaning of the New Testament in our daily life.
Author : William Barclay
Publisher : Saint Andrew Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780861537556
In this book, Barclay examines three very varied, but important, letters from Paul. Known as the "Epistle of Joy", his letter to the Philippians is a letter of encouragement to his dearest of friends. In his letter to Colossians, Paul dedicates some of his highest thinking to the relatively insignificant town of Colosse and defends the Church there from a dangerous heresy; and Thessalonians, Paul reassures the Christians of this town, so vital in the emergence of Christianity as a world faith, and firm solutions to the day-to-day problems which arose in the new and expanding Church.
Author : Jan Paul Heering
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004137035
This study presents a new analysis of the historical meaning of Grotius' apologetic work. It means to answer two chief questions: what were Grotius' motives to write this work, and what sources did he use?
Author : Dr. Isaiah Timothy
Publisher : Isaiah Timothy
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789380737942
Our Lord is prayer-hearing God for it is written, O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come (Psalm 65:2). He not only hears prayers but also answers them. He said, Call unto me, and I will answer thee (Jeremiah 33:3). Moreover Lord said, “Ask it shall be given, seek you will find and knock it shall be opened” (Matthew 7:7). His assurance of answers to our prayers stands firm (Ephesians 3:20). The efficacy of prayer, from the point of Scriptures, lies solely in the answer to prayer. Moreover, Father is glorified in the Son when the prayers are answered (John 14:13; Psalm 50:15). Furthermore, the Lord Jesus Christ gives very great and precious assurance of granting us what we ask in our prayers, “all things” (Matthew 21:22), “whatsoever” (John 14:13; 1 John 5:15), “anything” (John 14:14; 1 John 5:14), and “what ye will” (John 15:7). The promise of God which usually claimed in prayers is: Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, the world without end. Amen (Ephesians 3:20, 21). This promise speaks of the ability of God in doing exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that is working in us. If that be the case, why does God sometimes not answer our prayers? This very important question is considered in the light of the Scriptures. May the Lord speak and reveal much more on the subject to you as you read on.
Author : Christena Cleveland
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830864959
Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one," divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ. Though we may think we know why this happens, Christena Cleveland says we probably don't. Learn the hidden reasons behind conflict and divisions, the unseen dynamics at work that tend to separate us from others. Here are the tools we need to build bridges.
Author : Bekah McNeel
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467464826
“This book is about the various places and ways that uncertainty shows up for parents who, having left or altered the faith they once knew, now must decide what to give their kids. It’s about church attendance, Bible memorization, school choices, and sex talks. It’s about forging new paths in racial justice and creation care while the intractable voices in your head call you a pagan Marxist for doing so.” After the spectacular implosion of her ministry career, Bekah McNeel was left disillusioned and without the foundation of certainty she had built her life on. But rather than leaving the Christian faith altogether, she hung out around the edges, began questioning oversimplified categories of black and white that she had been taught were sacred, and became comfortable living in gray areas while starting a new career in journalism. Then she had kids. From the moment someone asked if she was going to have her first child baptized, Bekah began to wonder if the conservative evangelical Christianity she grew up with was really something she wanted to give her children. That question only became more complicated when she had her second child months before White evangelicals carried Donald Trump to victory in the 2016 presidential election. Soon, Bekah found that other parents were asking similar questions as they broke with their fundamentalist religious upbringing and took on new values: Could they raise their kids to live with both the security of faith and the freedom of open-mindedness? To value both Scripture and social justice? To learn morality without shame? In Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down, Bekah gathers voices from history, scholarship, and her own community to guide others who, like her, are on a quest to shed the false certainty and toxic perfectionism of their past to become better, healthier parents—while still providing strong spiritual foundations for their children. She writes with humor and empathy, providing wise reflections (but not glib answers!) on difficult parenting topics while reminding us that we are not alone, even when we break away from the crowd.
Author : Martha Spong
Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780829820546
A Balm for the Soul. The Words of Her Mouth: Psalms for the Struggle listens to and wrestles with ancient poems through the lenses of modern women: Martha Spong, Mihee Kim-Kort, Beth Richardson, Alicia Crosby, Marilyn Pagán-Banks, Julia Seymour, Kentina Washington-Leapheart, Jennifer Garrison Brownell, Katie Mulligan, and Layton Williams. This collection of 150 psalms is a balm in this season of spiritual strife and political struggle. Each original psalm invites the reader into honest space in which lament is heard, love is affirmed, and the body is unashamed before God. As Martha Spong explains in the book’s foreword, “I wondered what women writers might say in conversation with the psalms in this season of child separation and climate change and #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter. I invited nine women whose faith and writing I value to join me in discovering what the psalms say to us and what psalms are inside us.”
Author : Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781506462530
According to new research from the Public Religion Research Institute, there are over 35 million consistently progressive Christians in the United States. Majorities of American Christians support reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights. Yet they're erased from our public narrative--only mentioned as outliers to the fundamentalist norm. In Just Faith, progressive Christian activist and writer Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons explains how a strong religious left has accompanied every major progressive advance in our society, and he resurrects the long but forgotten history of progressive Christianity in the United States that can and must link arms with progressive Muslims and Jews to make the moral case for pluralism, human dignity, and the common good. Graves-Fitzsimmons provides a blueprint for this type of resurrection based on his advocacy work at the intersection of religion and American politics. Graves-Fitzsimmons creates a rallying cry for a bold progressive Christianity that unapologetically fights for its values to impact the biggest political battles of our time--from immigration and economic fairness to LGBTQ+ rights and abortion rights--so that progressive Christians will stop lowering their voices when they identify as Christians. "What kind of Christian are you?" they'll be asked. And they'll even be understood when they reply with a smile, "The good kind."
Author : Jessica Kantrowitz
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781506456652
You've done what you can: you've seen your doctor, made an appointment with a therapist, picked up the prescription for the antidepressant and swallowed that first strange pill. But it can take four to eight weeks for the meds to start to work, and it might take two or more tries before you and your doctor find the ones that work best for you. When you're in the midst of terrible depression, those weeks can feel like an eternity. You just want to feel better now. This book is for those who are in the long night of waiting. It does not promise healing or deliverance; it is not a guide to praying away the depression. It is simply an attempt to sit next to you in the dark while you wait for the light to emerge. Drawing on the wisdom of spiritual figures from the past and present--including Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, Barbara Brown Taylor, Bunmi Laditan, and many others--The Long Night is a comforting and inspirational companion for anyone in the midst of depression. Writer, editor, and minister Jessica Kantrowitz has been where you are. As a mentor and friend, she will walk with you on this journey toward life and light.
Author : John H. Armstrong
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725298071
“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me” (John 17:20-21, NLT). For most Christians these words of Jesus seem like an unreachable ideal. Or they promise spiritual unity without a visible demonstration between real people. Some even read these words with a sense of fear seeing this text used for a compromise agenda. How should we understand this prayer offered for all who follow Jesus? What if Jesus really intended for the world to “believe” the gospel on the basis of looking at Christians who live deep unity in a shared relationship with him? What if there is way of understanding what Jesus desired so that we can begin anew to tear down the many walls of division that keep the world from seeing God’s love in us? Is our oneness much bigger and deeper than we could imagine? John Armstrong has devoted three decades to the work of Christian unity. His story and ministry have encouraged many around the world and now they are reflected in this memoir of a life devoted to unity.
Author : Gary Forsythe
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781648040634
A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third Edition By: Gary Forsythe This volume is designed to serve as the textbook for an undergraduate college course that surveys the history of Western Civilization up to the Early Modern Period. It differs from most Western Civilization books in that it places more emphasis on the ancient world and less on the Middle Ages. It treats the ancient Near Eastern civilizations with a view to understanding the historical context of ancient Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, and it also stresses the political thought and institutions of the ancient Greeks and Romans, which have been so important in shaping the political institutions of many modern nations worldwide. The text is a straightforward textbook of basic historical information and represents the content of the author's class lectures in his course on Western Civilization.
Author : Layton E. Williams
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664265669
These days, theres no dirtier word than divisive, especially in religious and political circles. Claiming a controversial opinion, talking about our differences, even sharing our doubts can be seen as threatening to the goal of unity. But what if unity shouldnt be our goal? In Holy Disunity: How What Separates Us Can Save Us, Layton E. Williams proposes that our primary calling as humans is not to create unity but rather to seek authentic relationship with God, ourselves, one another, and the world around us. And that means actively engaging those with whom we disagree. Our religious, political, social, and cultural differences can create doubt and tension, but disunity also provides surprising gifts of perspective and grace. By analyzing conflict and rifts in both modern culture and Scripture, Williams explores how our disagreements and differencesour disunitycan ultimately redeem us.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : East African Publishers
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9966253211
Author : David Prior
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830817313
The ancient city of Corinth was well-known for its prosperity, diversity—and debauchery. Any church planted there was bound to have problems. Indeed, snobbishness, divisiveness, insensitivity, doctrinal looseness, and overexuberance were all too common in the Corinthian church. When the apostle Paul heard about these difficulties, he was grieved because he had founded the church and felt closely tied to it. He wrote them an intense and pointed letter. In this revised Bible Speaks Today volume, David Prior plainly shows the relevance of 1 Corinthians for our times. Along with clear exposition of each passage and information about the letter's historical background, Prior identifies key principles and applications for today. When we understand the message of this epistle to the Corinthians, all churches may better live out the lordship of Christ in our cosmopolitan world. This redesigned new edition includes updated language and current NRSV Scripture quotations throughout.
