Sacred Singleness

Author : Leslie Ludy
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736934633

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Sacred Singleness by Leslie Ludy Pdf

Leslie Ludy, popular writer and speaker, has a powerful message for today’s single adults. Through personal experience and in interaction with thousands of young women over the past fourteen years, she has found that most Christian young women fall into one of two categories: those who are discontent and unfulfilled, constantly searching for the “right one,” and those who are consumed by a passionate romance with Jesus Christ and are living joyful, satisfied lives. Her desire is to help readers move toward the totally surrendered and fulfilling experience rather than one of striving and disappointment. Leslie shares firsthand stories and testimonials of modern–day single women who may sometimes struggle with loneliness and personal desires but who, in following God’s plan for them, have discovered a deeper delight, purpose and true joy in their lives. Sacred Singleness gives every single woman the inspiration to live counter to the culture and find amazing opportunity in this sacred season.

Author : HyoJu Lee
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532613258

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Redeeming Singleness by HyoJu Lee Pdf

Have you made a New Year's resolution to get married out of nowhere? Did it work? When the author turned thirty, she put getting married on her New Year's resolution list, not because she wanted to get married or had a boyfriend but because of social pressure in which she lived. Social pressure made her think that if she wanted to ever get married, it was better to do so sooner than later. For three consecutive years, she prayed about it and made efforts to form relationships. After three years passed by, she was still single and unhappy. As she reflected on her unhappiness, she finally realized that she was not happy because she was not able to accomplish a goal that was ultimately out of her control. "How absurd it was to put 'get married' on my New Year's resolution!?" As she eliminated marriage from her New Year's resolutions and focused on what she really wanted to do with her life, her energy level was boosted. Although she did not have any tool to frame her singleness, she happened to choose the best course for her. Only if she knew the socially constructed characteristics of marriage, the first three years of her thirties would have been different. The author hopes ministers and never-married single women can learn what we think is normal is a very contextual product. The author invites never-married single women to own their own stories instead of being owned by metanarratives in their lives.

Author : Danielle Treweek
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514004869

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The Meaning of Singleness by Danielle Treweek Pdf

Is Christian singleness a burden to be endured or a God-ordained vocation? Might singleness here and now give the church a glimpse of God's heavenly promises? Dani Treweek offers biblical, historical, cultural, and theological reflections to retrieve a theology of singleness for the church today. Drawing upon both ancient and contemporary theologians, including Augustine, Ælfric of Eynsham, John Paul II, and Stanley Hauerwas, she contends not only that singleness has served an important role throughout the church's history, but that single Christians present the church with a foretaste of the eschatological reality that awaits all of God's people. Far from being a burden, then, Christian singleness is among the highest vocations of the faith.

Author : Christina Hicks
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781532619519

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Exploring the Psychosocial and Psycho-spiritual Dynamics of Singleness Among African American Christian Women in Midlife by Christina Hicks Pdf

Exploring the Psychosocial and Psycho-spiritual Dynamics of Singleness Among African American Christian Women in Midlife examines the complexities and realities of singleness in individual, familial, and communal contexts. These realities that are emotional, psychological, spiritual, sexual, and social are narrated by three African American women who have reached a critical midlife juncture and they give first-hand accounts of what it means to be Black, single, and Christian in the 21st century. This book provides a much-needed discourse on single African American women and the challenging social, mythical, sexual, and religious perceptions that are endemic to this specific population of women. Moreover, Exploring the Psychosocial and Psycho-spiritual Dynamics of Singleness Among African American Christian Women in Midlife gives insight and voice to the many pastoral concerns of single African American Christian women in the Black church and is purposeful in helping them navigate to a place of health and wholeness.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ryan Peter
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780620378413

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single by Anonim Pdf

Author : James B. Nelson,Sandra P. Longfellow
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664255299

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Sexuality and the Sacred by James B. Nelson,Sandra P. Longfellow Pdf

This volume is rooted in two convictions: first, sexuality is far more comprehensive and more fundamental to our existence than simply genital sex, and, second, sexuality is intended by God to be neither incidental nor detrimintal to our spirituality but a fully integrated and basic dimension of that spirituality. The authors address what our sexual experience reveals about God, the ways we understand the gospel, and the ways we read scripture and tradition and attempt to live faithfully.

Author : Kathleen E. Jenkins
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813563480

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Sacred Divorce by Kathleen E. Jenkins Pdf

Even in our world of redefined life partnerships and living arrangements, most marriages begin through sacred ritual connected to a religious tradition. But if marriage rituals affirm deeply held religious and secular values in the presence of clergy, family, and community, where does divorce, which severs so many of these sacred bonds, fit in? Sociologist Kathleen Jenkins takes up this question in a work that offers both a broad, analytical perspective and a uniquely intimate view of the role of religion in ending marriages. For more than five years, Jenkins observed religious support groups and workshops for the divorced and interviewed religious practitioners in the midst of divorces, along with clergy members who advised them. Her findings appear here in the form of eloquent and revealing stories about individuals managing emotions in ways that make divorce a meaningful, even sacred process. Clergy from mainline Protestant denominations to Baptist churches, Jewish congregations, Unitarian fellowships, and Catholic parishes talk about the concealed nature of divorce in their congregations. Sacred Divorce describes their cautious attempts to overcome such barriers, and to assemble meaningful symbols and practices for members by becoming compassionate listeners, delivering careful sermons, refitting existing practices like Catholic annulments and Jewish divorce documents (gets), and constructing new rituals. With attention to religious, ethnic, and class variations, covering age groups from early thirties to mid-sixties and separations of only a few months to up to twenty years, Sacred Divorce offers remarkable insight into individual and cultural responses to divorce and the social emotions and spiritual strategies that the clergy and the faithful employ to find meaning in the breach. At once a sociological document, an ethnographic analysis, and testament of personal experience, Sacred Divorce provides guidance, strategies and answers to readers looking for answers and those looking to heal.

Author : Leslie Ludy
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736937108

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The Lost Art of True Beauty by Leslie Ludy Pdf

Sensuality equals beauty—that’s what today’s young women are learning from our sex-obsessed society. Millions of 20somethings are caught up in trying to look like fashion models, movie stars, or the hottest new pop singer and end up plagued by insecurity, eating disorders, and sexual promiscuity. Bestselling author and speaker Leslie Ludy (Set-Apart Femininity and Authentic Beauty) shares a different vision for feminine loveliness as God intended it to be—the breathtaking radiance of a young woman who has been transformed by Christ from the inside out. With candid personal stories, practical advice, and inspiration, Leslie leads young women on a life-changing journey to become women of feminine grace, beauty, and enduring style. Leslie inspires girls toward inner changes but also talks about practical social grace and manners, how to dress beautifully, and even how to create a warm and lovely environment in the home. Clearly, true beauty is more than skin deep.

Author : Kate Wharton
Publisher : Monarch Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857214317

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Single-Minded by Kate Wharton Pdf

Our world, and indeed our church, seem to be built around a -couples culture-. From popular music to supermarket offers to -family- events, being single can mean being the odd one out. Kate Wharton considers the challenges facing singles, addressing the issues of being complete without an -other half-, staying pure, being single again after divorce or bereavement, and dealing with pressures from both church and society. Kate reminds us that Jesus comes to bring -life to the full-, whatever our marital status. -When we are sold out for God,- she says, -then life will be the very best that it can be ' whether married or single, with children or without ' because we will be on our way to becoming who we were created to be.- Kate shows us how we can be single and whole.

Author : Claudia Cantrell
Publisher : New Hope Publishers
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781596699670

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Sacred Love by Claudia Cantrell Pdf

Outwardly, Claudia Cantrell was a successful, independent career woman. Inwardly, she longed for more—security, a sense of belonging, and love. She wanted a happily ever after. Sacred Love is the heartfelt love story of a broken woman who found extraordinary victory over loneliness, insecurity, rejection, and bad decisions. Overwhelmed by her circumstances, Claudia came to a crisis of belief—she must totally surrender the pain of her past to God or forever live defeated. In choosing surrender, she ultimately began to live life abundantly—through Jesus Christ. A candid and hopeful memoir, Sacred Love will compel you to begin walking on your own path toward acceptance and restoration. God wants to lead you into your happily ever after—one where He, the Prince of Peace, is your true love.

Author : Barry Danylak
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433505881

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Redeeming Singleness by Barry Danylak Pdf

Explores the issue of singleness through a biblical-theological examination of the redemptive history from which biblical singleness emerges.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555009290

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The Evangelical repository. Vol. 1- new by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Evangelicalism
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6FTS

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The Evangelical Repository by Anonim Pdf

Author : Timothy C. Tennent
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310113188

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For the Body by Timothy C. Tennent Pdf

An in-depth look at what it means to be created in the image of God and how our bodies serve as icons that illuminate God's purposes instead of ours. The human body is an amazing gift, yet today, many people downplay its importance and fail to understand what Christianity teaches about our bodies and their God-given purposes. Many people misunderstand how the body was designed, its role in relating to others; and we lack awareness of the dangers of objectifying the body, divorcing it from its intended purpose. Timothy Tennent covers topics like marriage, family, singleness, and friendship, and he looks at how the human body has been objectified in art and media today. For the Body offers a biblical framework for discipling people today in a Christian theology of the body. Tennent—theologian and president of Asbury Theological Seminary—explores the contours of a robust Christian vision of the body, human sexuality, and the variety of different ways we are called into relationships with others. This book will reveal a theological vision that: Informs our self-understanding of our own bodies. Examines how we treat others. Reevaluates how we engage today's controversial and difficult discussions on human sexuality with grace, wisdom, and confidence. For the Body is a call to a deeper understanding of our bodies and an invitation to recapture the wonder of this amazing gift.

Author : Lisa Anderson
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434709356

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The Dating Manifesto by Lisa Anderson Pdf

Your attitudes about marriage and the path to marriage are wrong. Some you’ve inherited, some you’ve simply bought—hook, line, and sinker—and some you’ve made up yourself. They have translated into bad action (or no action) in dating and relationships. But it’s not too late; you can break the cycle of dating dysfunction and learn to honor marriage, marry well, and live intentionally while you wait. Lisa Anderson proves it’s possible. The Dating Manifesto is neither a cheesy formula for finding a spouse nor a feel-good book about how the person for you is “out there” if you only “believe.”Instead, it’s a challenge to wise up, own your junk, and chart a bold new course for your relationship future.