Shopping For A God

Author : James B. Twitchell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1416545727

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Shopping for God by James B. Twitchell Pdf

Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen? And what does it mean for religion and for our culture? Just as we shop for goods and services, we shop for church. A couple of generations ago Americans remained in the faith they were born into. Today, many Americans change their denomination or religion, sometimes several times. Churches that know how to appeal to those shopping for God are thriving. Think megachurches. Churches that don't know how to do this or don't bother are fading away. Think mainline Protestant churches. Religion is now celebrated and shown off like a fashion accessory. We can wear our religious affiliation like a designer logo. But, says James Twitchell, this isn't because Americans are undergoing another Great Awakening; rather, it's a sign that religion providers-that is, churches-have learned how to market themselves. There is more competition among churches than ever in our history. Filling the pew is an exercise in salesmanship, and as with any marketing campaign, it requires establishing a brand identity. Successful pastors ("pastorpreneurs," Twitchell calls them) know how to speak the language of Madison Avenue as well as the language of the Bible. In this witty, engaging book, Twitchell describes his own experiences trying out different churches to discover who knows how to "do church" well. He takes readers into the land of karaoke Christianity, where old-style contemplative sedate religion has been transformed into a public, interactive event with giant-screen televisions, generic iconography (when there is any at all), and ample parking. Rarely has America's religious culture been examined so perceptively and so entertainingly. Shopping for God does for religion what Fast Food Nation has done for food.

Author : Karen Kuflik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Judaism
ISBN : 1935110160

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Grocery Shopping with God by Karen Kuflik Pdf

Author : Celeste Jona
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781524626761

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God's Shopping Cart by Celeste Jona Pdf

Have you ever wanted to shop for the goodness of God and all that He offers to us as His children? His shopping cart is always available to receive what you need at anytime. He offers each of us an abundance for our lives that we can find by just reaching out and taking them off the shelf. Understanding the depth of what God gives to us is never fully attained, but it is the experience that carries us from glory to glory. God's Shopping Cart is just a glimpse of what has been attained and experienced in the lives of many and will be experienced in the lives of many others. The purpose of the book is the tap into the heart of children to build a foundation and into the souls of adults for a rejuvenation.

Author : Marcus Culverwell
Publisher : ShieldCrest Publishing Ltd
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781911090618

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Would God Go Shopping? by Marcus Culverwell Pdf

Facing up to the dark realities of rampant consumerism is one of the greatest challenges of rich world Christians in the 21st Century. Developed world economies have grown rich by exploiting the poor and causing untold damage to planet Earth's human carrying capacity.. Anyone who claims to be Christian, anyone who cares about their brothers and sisters in the developing nations of the world, and anyone who cares about our own children's futures, must understand the extent of the problems and recognise their role in turning things around. This book will open the eyes of the reader to the great inequalities and also the ecological damage caused by an unsustainable and immoral economic model and it will challenge them to do their bit to put it right.

Author : Jay Payleitner
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736977289

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What If God Wrote Your Shopping List? by Jay Payleitner Pdf

How Do You Spend Your Time and Money? Do you think there’s no connection between your choices as a consumer and your priorities in life? Think again. The everyday items you buy—or choose not to buy—say A LOT about who you are as a person and what’s important to you. Consider bestselling author Jay Payleitner’s creative ideas for purposeful purchases, such as… A shower curtain of the earth to remind you of God’s love for the world Comfort food that evokes memories and connects generations The ubiquitous smartphone and whether you need the latest and greatest model Encounter these and 49 other finds on your way to realizing your shopping list from God isn’t about acquiring more material goods, but about living a good life filled with faith and wisdom.

Author : Jon Pahl
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606083970

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Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces by Jon Pahl Pdf

Christian historian Sidney Mead has observed: In America space has played the part that time has played in older cultures of the world. In Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces, Jon Pahl examines this provocative statement in conversation with what he calls the spatial character of American theology. He argues that places are always imaginatively constructed by the human beings who inhabit them. Sometimes this spatial theology works to our benefit; other times it poses spiritual risks. What happens when our banal clothing of the sacred violates our genuine need for comfort and intimacy? Or when we remember that the fleeting pleasures of a shopping trip or a Disneyland escape are designed to fill someone else's pocket rather than the spiritual emptiness in our own hearts? Pahl develops several ways to clothe the divine from within the Christian tradition. He introduces a theology of place that reveals aspects of God's character through biblical metaphors drawn from physical spaces, such as the true vine, the rock, and the living water. Accessible and thought provoking, this enlightening book provides a better grasp of our particularly American way of lending religious significance to spaces of all kinds.

Author : Esther Fleece Allen
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310344773

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No More Faking Fine by Esther Fleece Allen Pdf

Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.

Author : Deborah Kimmett
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771624008

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Window Shopping for God by Deborah Kimmett Pdf

Window Shopping for God is a memoir by your average people-pleasing, meaning-of-life-seeking, downward-facing-dog-posing stand-up comedian. Deborah Kimmett has worshipped a lot of deities. After emerging from a rigidly Catholic childhood, she danced with witches, whirled with Sufis and explored the Power of Now like there was no tomorrow. Whether describing her teenage fear of demonic possession (and wardrobe hack for thwarting the Prince of Darkness), the perils of a comedy career (alcoholism, alienation, sexism, etc.), or her reconciliation with her estranged brother as he faced terminal illness (just to up the stakes), Kimmett's writing is unflinchingly honest, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply relatable. As she says, “if you disassociate from your body, it’s called trauma. If you disassociate and get paid for it, it’s called a comedy career.”

Author : Bill Johnson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781459600416

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Dreaming with God by Bill Johnson Pdf

Forget about redesigning your living room or adding curb appeal-how about redesigning the world! Author Bill Johnson reveals the secrets of using God's unlimited supply of everything to transform your family and community, your job or business, the nation and the world. You were created to be a design star by using your unique: Imaginati...

Author : Lance Tassi
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798886858235

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God's Repair Shop by Lance Tassi Pdf

If you are looking for an awesome book about God and Jesus Christ, then God's Repair Shop is a must-read book. It has three special parts: the first part gives all of us fixable ways to save millions of lives every year, including your own--be it from abortion, war, pandemics, and other deadly health issues. It also give us ways to stop crime, improve our failing schools, our overpopulated cities, and to greatly improve our well-being. The second part will give us more of the great God and Jesus Christ stories that coincide with those that were provided to everybody in our first four books, true need to know stories that can by faith and the true godly spirit make anybody's life to be a lot better. The third part will give you exclusive stories about two very special places in heaven. These two will give you an insight to what you may very well see in heaven. Yes, heaven is really there, and the real peace of heaven is easily within your reach. Therefore, if these words are of an interest to you, then please put God's Repair Shop to its most special use.

Author : Aaron Smith,Jennifer Smith
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310355359

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Marriage After God by Aaron Smith,Jennifer Smith Pdf

What if God has purposed your marriage for something so much more than "happily ever after?" Since the very beginning, God's design for marriage has been for husbands and wives to be ambassadors of holy love to a hurting world. Still, too many couples stop short at happy and wonder why they feel unsatisfied. Rather than "you and me against the world," God calls each couple to the rich and meaningful mission of "you and me for the world." In Marriage After God, Aaron and Jennifer Smith, popular marriage bloggers at HusbandRevolution.com and UnveiledWife.com, transparently share their own journey of turning a marriage in crisis into a marriage built on Christ's redemptive love. With fresh biblical insight and intimate stories of their own struggles and victories, this book will guide you toward a God-centered, ministry-minded, and thriving marriage. Throughout Marriage After God, you'll learn to: Discover the signature marks of a marriage after God Find principles for building an unshakable marriage foundation Let God's story take the lead in your love story Recognize the tools God has already equipped you with for a missional life together Filled with timeless wisdom, this thorough and practical book will empower you and your spouse to dream, decide, and do as you step hand in hand into God's ultimate purpose for your marriage. God has created your remarkable, romantic, and redemptive relationship to be a powerful light to a dark and hurting world. Let Marriage After God be your invitation to marriage as God intended--a life-saving, hope-inspiring, and transforming force of God's love. Praise for Marriage After God: "This book is an incredible resource for anyone trying to grow or step into a healthier and more life-giving marriage. Aaron and Jen pull no punches; are honest, raw, and authentic; and show that a marriage in pursuit of Jesus can change the world." --Jefferson Bethke, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion "There is a short list of books I'm stashing away for my three small kiddos to read when they are older--Marriage After God is one of them. Dear couples of the world, you have picked up a treasure! This book will give you clear direction to live out God's will for your marriage. There is no greater gift you can give yourselves than to run after Him together. Marriage After God will show you how!" --Lara Casey, author of Cultivate and Make It Happen

Author : Anthony M. Coniaris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0937032689

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Discovering God Through the Daily Practice of His Presence by Anthony M. Coniaris Pdf

Author : Katherine Bolger Hyde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 194496729X

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Everything Tells Us about God by Katherine Bolger Hyde Pdf

The world is like a giant puzzle God made that teaches us about Himself. Every piece¿earth, sea, and sky, plants, animals, and people¿reveals something about who He is and why we¿re here. Everything Tells Us about God will help children recognize the beautiful and sometimes mysterious pieces of this puzzle for themselves.

Author : Douglas A. Sweeney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190687496

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Edwards the Exegete by Douglas A. Sweeney Pdf

Scholars have long recognized that Jonathan Edwards loved the Bible, but preoccupation with his roles in Western "public" life and letters has eclipsed the significance of his biblical exegesis. In Edwards the Exegete, Douglas A. Sweeney fills this lacuna, exploring Edwards' exegesis and its significance for Christian thought and intellectual history. As Sweeney shows, throughout Edwards' life the lion's share of his time was spent wrestling with the words of holy writ. After reconstructing Edwards' lost exegetical world and describing his place within it, Sweeney summarizes his four main approaches to the Bible-canonical, Christological, redemptive-historical, and pedagogical-and analyzes his work on selected biblical themes that illustrate these four approaches, focusing on material emblematic of Edwards' larger interests as a scholar. Sweeney compares Edwards' work to that of his most frequent interlocutors and places it in the context of the history of exegesis, challenging commonly held notions about the state of Christianity in the age of the Enlightenment. Edwards the Exegete offers a novel guide to the theologian's exegetical work, clearing a path that other specialists are sure to follow. Sweeney's significant reassessment of Edwards' place in the Enlightenment makes a major contribution to Edwards studies, eighteenth-century studies, the history of exegesis, the theological interpretation of Scripture, and homiletics.

Author : Alistair Begg
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802480606

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The Hand of God by Alistair Begg Pdf

Alistair Begg captures the powerful lessons of Joseph's life in this richly textured study. Readers will see God at work, shaping Joseph's circumstances so that he can ultimately redeem and reconcile his family. And they'll see the hand of God in their lives, lovingly guiding them through their disappointments and struggles to a place of peace.