Walking The Church Year

Author : Robert J. F. Elsner
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781640656987

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Walking the Church Year by Robert J. F. Elsner Pdf

An indispensable and deeply insightful guide for incorporating labyrinths into your spiritual walk. For centuries, labyrinths have served as an essential meditation aid for Christians seeking to deepen their personal relationships with God. In this practical guide, Robert Elsner unravels the mysteries of the labyrinth, laying out a clear roadmap to a regular meditative practice. Following the liturgical calendar, each entry in Walking the Church Year offers scripture to contemplate, prayers or mantras, a reflection, and questions to inspire further thought. Suggestions for alternate labyrinth forms ensure that these meditations can be practiced by the faithful of all physical abilities.

Author : Richard Kautz
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819226181

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A Labyrinth Year by Richard Kautz Pdf

Perhaps nothing expresses the mystery of our search for the divine as well as the labyrinth. A circular pathway based on spirals found in nature, the labyrinth is a time-honored spiritual tool in faith traditions as varied as Native American, Jewish, and Celtic. As seekers walk to the center of the labyrinth, their minds quiet and turn to God. Walking out again, they bring into the world the spiritual gifts they've received. In A Labyrinth Year, Kautz guides readers on a labyrinth pilgrimage that winds through the seasons of the liturgical year with devotions (to be used while walking the labyrinth) based on the thoughts and emotions of biblical characters whose stories are recalled in the seasonal scripture readings. As readers explore the journeys of these people of faith, they connect with the deeper meaning of the stories and learn to live them out in their own experience.

Author : ROBERT J. F. ELSNER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1640657576

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Walking the Church Year by ROBERT J. F. ELSNER Pdf

An indispensable, pocket-sized guide for incorporating labyrinths into your spiritual walk. For centuries, labyrinths have served as an essential meditation aid for Christians seeking to deepen their personal relationships with God. In this portable edition--perfect for mobile use at home or in church--Robert Elsner unravels the mysteries of the labyrinth, laying out a clear roadmap to a regular meditative practice. Following the liturgical calendar, each entry offers scripture to contemplate, prayers or mantras, a reflection, and questions to inspire further thought. Suggestions for alternate labyrinth forms ensure that these meditations can be practiced by the faithful of all physical abilities.

Author : Nathaniel Davis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429975127

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A Long Walk To Church by Nathaniel Davis Pdf

Making use of the formerly secret archives of the Soviet government, interviews, and first-hand personal experiences, Nathaniel Davis describes how the Russian Orthodox Church hung on the brink of institutional extinction twice in the past sixty-five years. In 1939, only a few score widely scattered priests were still functioning openly. Ironically, Hitler's invasion and Stalin's reaction to it rescued the church -- and parishes reopened, new clergy and bishops were consecrated, a patriarch was elected, and seminaries and convents were reinstituted. However, after Stalin's death, Khrushchev resumed the onslaught against religion. Davis reveals that the erosion of church strength between 1948 and 1988 was greater than previously known and it was none too soon when the Soviet government changed policy in anticipation of the millennium of Russia's conversion to Christianity. More recently, the collapse of communism has created a mixture of dizzying opportunity and daunting trouble for Russian Orthodoxy. The newly revised and updated edition addresses the tumultuous events of recent years, including schisms in Ukraine, Estonia, and Moldova, and confrontations between church traditionalists, conservatives and reformers. The author also covers battles against Greek-Catholics, Roman Catholics, Protestant evangelists, and pagans in the south and east, the canonization of the last Czar, the church's financial crisis, and hard data on the slowing Russian orthodox recovery and growth. Institutional rebuilding and moral leadership now beckon between promise and possibility.

Author : Kimberlee Conway Ireton
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830836253

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The Circle of Seasons by Kimberlee Conway Ireton Pdf

More than Christmas, Easter and points in between, the Christian year is a way of interpreting our lives through the eyes of faith. Travel through the year with Kimberlee Conway Ireton. With suggestions of practices, prayers and disciplines for each season, this book is an honest, brave introduction to a Christian way of marking time.

Author : John B. Rogers
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467443227

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With All Our Prayers by John B. Rogers Pdf

A resource for both corporate worship and personal devotion, With All Our Prayers invites readers to pray, think, and live into God’s purpose for the world and for their own lives. Written by a longtime Presbyterian pastor, the beautiful prayers in this book are theologically grounded in God’s steadfast love and invincible grace and contain traditional elements of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, petition, and intercession. In this helpful volume church leaders will find prayers ordered around the liturgical calendar with themes appropriate to the seasons of the church year. Individuals and prayer groups will find guidance in praying for church and world, in interceding on behalf of strangers and enemies as well as loved ones and friends.

Author : Anna Fitch Courie
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819231703

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Christ Walk by Anna Fitch Courie Pdf

A Bible-inspired fitness program designed to improve your physical and spiritual health. Christ Walk outlines a 40-day program for individuals and groups to focus on improving physical health while engaging in spiritual and mental reflection and growth. Individuals and groups select different biblical routes to complete (through walking, running, biking, etc.), while reading a reflective passage on health and spirituality each day of the journey. Each chapter is a daily meditation on different aspects of mind, body, and spiritual health tied to biblical teachings and Christian traditions. The appendices include options for groups and individuals to transform their Christ Walk experience from journey to journey. “Don’t read this book—do this book. There is no better book available to inspire and assist both individuals and congregations to start a walking program. Follow the plan outlined in this book, one step at a time, and you will strengthen not just your physical wellness, but also your spiritual and emotional wellness.”—The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, creator of “Living Compass Faith & Wellness Ministry” and author of Your Living Compass: Living Well in Thought, Word, and Deed

Author : Vicki K. Black
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0819219665

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Welcome to the Church Year by Vicki K. Black Pdf

A tour through the dates, colors, and other traditions of the Church year. This third volume in the popular Morehouse series explains why we do what we do and when, and it does so in a user-friendly, thoroughly interesting way.

Author : Sir Archibald Edmonstone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Christian life
ISBN : NLS:V000290189

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The Christian Gentleman's Daily Walk by Sir Archibald Edmonstone Pdf

Author : P. J. Donaghy,John Laidler
Publisher : Sigma Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1850587612

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Lakeland Church Walks by P. J. Donaghy,John Laidler Pdf

This guide combines Lakeland walks and over 50 noteworthy churches. The circular walks are from three-and-a-half to twelve miles, with alternative shorter options, and the book sets out to give insight into Britain's cultural and artistic heritage.

Author : Christian Seasons,Christian seasons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Church year
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005186288

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The Christian Seasons. [In Verse.] by Christian Seasons,Christian seasons Pdf

Author : Peter Mazar
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1568542402

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School Year, Church Year by Peter Mazar Pdf

This amazing book will walk you through the school year, give you a crash course on the church's year, and suggest customs you can use with children of all ages from Advent to Easter, fall to summer. Decorate a classroom that will form your students in the tradition of biblical and liturgical images.

Author : T.D. Jakes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781416547334

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Let It Go by T.D. Jakes Pdf

Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.

Author : Brian D. McLaren
Publisher : Jericho Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781455513987

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We Make the Road by Walking by Brian D. McLaren Pdf

From critically acclaimed author Brian McLaren comes a brilliant retelling of the biblical story and a thrilling reintroduction to Christian faith. This book offers everything you need to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts tools in your hands to create a life-changing learning community in any home, restaurant, or other welcoming space. The fifty-two (plus a few) weekly readings can each be read aloud in 10 to 12 minutes and offer a simple curriculum of insightful reflections and transformative practices. Organized around the traditional church year, these readings give an overview of the whole Bible and guide an individual or a group of friends through a year of rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. Perfect for home churches, congregations, classes, or individual study, each reading invites you to Cultivate an honest, intelligent understanding of the Bible and of Christian faith in 21st century Engage with discussion questions designed to challenge, stimulate, and encourage Reimagine what it means to live joyfully and responsibly in today's world as agents of God's justice, creativity, and peace If you're seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith, if you're a long-term Christian seeking new vitality, or if you feel out of place in traditional church circles, this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey.

Author : Woody L. Davis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532602979

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Church Talk Makes Men Walk by Woody L. Davis Pdf

The mystery of the missing men can be answered in one sentence: The church has forgotten how to speak to men. While the church’s language has excluded women in its use of nouns and pronouns, it has excluded men in everything else. Its content, character, and construction say, “You don’t belong here.” Church Talk Makes Men Walk: • Corrects the myth that men are innately non-religious or non-spiritual; • Demonstrates how the culture increasingly reflected in church talk has filtered action-oriented people out of the church in favor of relationally orientated ones; • Demonstrates that the same factors that have driven most men from the church have also driven like-minded women away; • Provides research-based and theologically informed solutions to the problem of the missing action-oriented men and women. Chapters presenting well-documented social science research alternate with chapters presenting practical steps that answer the question, “So what should the church do?” Written in a conversational, humorous, and sometimes confessional style, Church Talk bridges the gap between the academy and the local church. It shows how language that is inclusive of both women and men, relational and action-oriented, can create a church that is once again gender-balanced and missional.