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Why is it "so hard" to serve God these days? Church workers suffer from low morale, while Christians of all…
stripes struggle to find their way in a culture fixated on sexuality, violence, and wealth. In "Keeping the Sabbath Wholly," Marva Dawn introduced the vital Sabbath aspects of "resting, ceasing, feasting, "and "embracing. " Now, in "The Sense of the Call," she expands these into a way of life for serving God and the Kingdom every single day of the week. A Sabbath way of life, Dawn asserts, consists of "resting" in the Kingdom's grace, "ceasing" by grace attitudes and actions that hinder the Kingdom, "feasting" so as to radiate the gracefull splendor of the Kingdom, and "embracing" the Kingdom's gracious purposes. To this end, Dawn teaches skills such as learning to rest in prayer, saying no to busyness, enjoying the body, and embracing the cost of living as a Christian disciple. Frank yet compassionate, "The Sense of The Call" will guide all who serve, whether in the Church or world into a more restful, joy-full life of trust in God.The Church Sacrament of Salvation
By Scott Hahn, James Socias. 2010
The eternal Father, by a free and hidden plan of His own wisdom and goodness, created the whole world. His…
plan was to raise men to a participation of the divine life.Faith and Revelation: Knowing God Through Sacred Scripture
By Scott Hahn, James Socias. 2009
In this new Didache Series textbook entitled Faith and Revelation, Dr. Scott' Hahn presents the Church's teaching regarding Divine Revelation.…
His straight forward and practical approach shows how faith and reason work together, the supernatural complementing and building on the natural.Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa
By Steve Erwin, Immaculée Ilibagiza. 2008
Before the atrocities of the 1994 genocide, which left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus…
Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho, Rwanda. They warned of the coming bloodshed, but prophesised that it could be averted if Rwandans opened their hearts to God and embraced His love. Their powerful spiritual message spread throughout the country, with thousands making pilgrimage and experiencing the miracles. Our Lady of Kibeho goes to the heart of these remarkable events. Immaculée Ilibagiza draws on her first-hand experiences, visiting the sites before and after the holocaust. There, she witnessed true miracles and had direct contact with the visionaries themselves. Her discoveries tell a powerful message of reconciliation, enlightenment and peace. This deeply personal and moving story is certain to help spread the message of love, hope and peace delivered in Kibeho throughout the world - a world desperately in need of Divine inspiration. Why did God send the Queen of Heaven and Earth, mother of Christ, and mother of all peoples to Kibeho, Rwanda? Why did the Blessed Virgin choose to come into the heart of rural Africa with messages for the entire world? Immaculee, like a flower that has sprung from the soil of Kibeho, has dedicated her life to addressing these questions and helping us to understand the messages the Blessed Mother delivered to three visionaries here, messages that echo the powerful truths of the gospel. The redeeming love of God. The Blessed Mother lives on in Kibeho and is here for the world to discover. Immaculee has captured that love in Our Lady of Kibeho. If you read this book, it will change your life.This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Asian Christianity and Theology, with emphasis on how it has developed in different…
parts of the continent and in the different eras, especially since the end of colonialism in Asia. Asian Theology refers to a unique way of theological reflection characterized by specific methodologies that evolved in postcolonial Asia. Premised on the thinking of Asian Church leaders and scholars, its focus is on the dialogue with the many cultures (inculturation), many religions (interreligious dialogue), and many poor (integral liberation) of Asia. The book looks at each of these ministries in detail, foregrounding Asian biblical hermeneutics, Christianity’s engagement with Hinduism, Confucianism, and Islam, Asian Women’s Theology, and the rise of Pentecostalism. The volume is valuable reading for scholars of religious studies, theology, world Christianity, Asian religions, and Asian studies.Cut Loose Your Stammering Tongue: Black Theology in the Slave Narratives
By Dwight N. Hopkins, George C. L. Cummings. 2003
Drawing on slave narratives found in forty-one volumes of interviews and one hundred autobiographies by former slaves, these contributors explore…
how enslaved African Americans received the often oppressive faith of their masters but transformed it into a gospel of liberation. This classic work demonstrates how an authentic black theology of liberation today must listen to the divine spirit that once fed and continues to feed the black religious experience. This second edition includes three additional provocative essays.Twelve Who Followed Jesus
By Sarah Fletcher. 1998
This book tells how the disciples came to follow Jesus and how He commissioned them "fishers of men" (Matt. 4:18-22;…
9:9-13; 10:1-42; Luke 5:1-11; and John 1:43-51). The Arch Book series tells popular Bible stories through fun-to-read rhymes and bright illustrations. This well-loved series captures the attention of children, telling scripturally sound stories that are enjoyable and easy to remember. Other Arch books are available in this library.This book tells of Timothy joining Paul and Silas on Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 16:1-5; 1 Timothy 1:3; 2…
Timothy 1:1-7, 4:14-17). The Arch Books series tells popular Bible stories through fun-to-read rhymes and bright illustrations. This well-loved series captures the attention of children, telling scripturally sound stories that are enjoyable and easy to remember. Other Arch books are available in this library.The History of the Church: A Complete Course
By Peter V. Armenio. 1997
The History of The Church is an account of Christian History based solidly on historical fact viewed through the eyes…
of Faith, by which students will see both her visible and spiritual reality as bearer of divine life. The book delves deeply into the heroic lives of the saints and the tremendous achievements of the Church, and will bring those who read it to a deeper understanding of Christ and his calling for a new evangelization.A Country Christmas: A Husband for Holly, Friends Are Forever, The Gift, A Time For Giving, O Christmas Tree
By Emily Bradshaw, Raine Cantrell, Jodi Thomas, Karen Harper, Patricia Rice. 1993
Jodi Thomas tells of a Texas tomboy who gets more than she bargained for under the mistletoe. Patricia Rice spins…
a touching tale of love lost and found in the bluegrass country of Kentucky. Emily Bradshaw captures the spirit of the season--Western style--in her wonderful tale of a woman who melts the frostbitten heart of the man who rescues her from a Christmas blizzard. Raine Cantrell presents a moving Civil War story, set in the hills of upstate New York. Karen Harper paints a warm picture of old-fashioned love from America's heartland.The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog
By James W. Sire. 2009
For students, Sire, a speaker and writer who has taught English, philosophy, and theology at universities and seminaries, introduces a…
variety of worldviews from a Western Christian perspective: theism, deism, naturalism, Marxism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism, New Age philosophy, and postmodernism. He addresses their development and how they underlie how people in the Western world think. This edition has been revised and updated to include a new chapter on Islam by a contributing author, and incorporates developments about the worldview notion from Sire's Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept. The chapter on deism has been expanded to account for diversities in thinking. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Real-life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples
By Jim Putman. 2010
Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the…
church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America's fastest-growing churches. Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices.The Catholic Answer Book
By Peter M. J. Stravinskas. 1990
A unique collection of most frequently asked questions from readers of The Catholic Answer, Our Sunday Visitors popular question and…
answer publication, topics covering Scripture, Doctrine, Morality, Sacraments, Divine Worship, Catholic Practices.Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices
By George Barna, Frank Viola. 2008
Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we "dress…
up" for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs, and seminaries? This volume reveals the startling truth: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is not rooted in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence in the first-ever book to document the full story of modern Christian church practices.Amy Carmichael (Women of Faith Series)
By Mary E. Baldwin. 1986
All of Grace
By Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 1983
Models of the Kingdom
By Howard Snyder. 1991
"Christians often misunderstand one another when they refer to the kingdom of God. They may ask: 'Is it here on…
earth? In our hearts? In our churches?' Over the years, best-selling author Howard Snyder has been helping pastors and church leaders understand kingdom terminology. Now he explains in eight models how the kingdom or reign of God has been and may be conceived. Snyder explains with biblical texts and illustrations from church history. If you are a pastor or church leader, you will find guidance for building new kingdom communities in your congregation as well as ways to relate kingdom theology to global crises with the environment and our economy."Risks of Faith: The Emergence of a Black Theology of Liberation, 1968-1998
By James H. Cone. 1999
This book offers for the first time the best of noted theologian James H. Cone's essays, including several new pieces.…
Representing the breadth of his life's work, this collection opens with the birth of black theology, explores its relationship to issues of violence, the developing world, and the theological touchstone embodied in African-American spirituals. Also included here is Cone's seminal work on the theology of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the philosophy of Malcolm X, and a compelling examination of their contribution to the roots of black theology. Far-reaching and provocative, this book is a must-read for anyone interesting in religion and its political and social impact on our time.From the perspective of Protestant America, nineteenth-century Mormons were the victims of a peculiar zealotry, a population deranged––socially, sexually, even…
racially––by the extravagances of belief they called “religion.” Make Yourselves Gods offers a counter-history of early Mormon theology and practice, tracking the Saints from their emergence as a dissident sect to their renunciation of polygamy at century’s end. Over these turbulent decades, Mormons would appear by turns as heretics, sex-radicals, refugees, anti-imperialists, colonizers, and, eventually, reluctant monogamists and enfranchised citizens. Reading Mormonism through a synthesis of religious history, political theology, native studies, and queer theory, Peter Coviello deftly crafts a new framework for imagining orthodoxy, citizenship, and the fate of the flesh in nineteenth-century America. What emerges is a story about the violence, wild beauty, and extravagant imaginative power of this era of Mormonism—an impassioned book with a keen interest in the racial history of sexuality and the unfinished business of American secularism.Pentecostals throughout Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora use music to declare what they believe and where they stand in relation…
to religious and cultural outsiders. Yet the inclusion of secular music forms like ska, reggae, and dancehall complicated music's place in social and ritual practice, challenging Jamaican Pentecostals to reconcile their religious and cultural identities. Melvin Butler journeys into this crossing of boundaries and its impact on Jamaican congregations and the music they make. Using the concept of flow, Butler's ethnography evokes both the experience of Spirit-influenced performance and the transmigrations that fuel the controversial sharing of musical and ritual resources between Jamaica and the United States. Highlighting constructions of religious and cultural identity, Butler illuminates music's vital place in how the devout regulate spiritual and cultural flow while striving to maintain both the sanctity and fluidity of their evolving tradition.Insightful and original, Island Gospel tells the many stories of how music and religious experience unite to create a sense of belonging among Jamaican people of faith.