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Three Simple Rules for Christian Living Student Book: A Six-Week Study for Adults
By Rueben P. Job, Jeanne Torrence Finley. 2008
Three Simple Rules for Christian Livingby Jeanne Torrence Finley and Rueben P. Job This small-group study by Jeanne Torrence Finley…
is based on Rueben P. Job's book Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living. Six sessions provide extended reflection for adults on three principles of Christian life: do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God. Each rule has a session to help you understand the rule and a session to help you explore ways to practice the rule. Three Simple Rules for Christian Living includes a DVD that contains excerpts from an interview with Bishop Rueben Job and a CD ROM that contains a Leader Guide for the study sessions and other useful information for organizing, leading, and publicizing study groups. Your church can do a church-wide study of three simple rules by using the youth resource, Three Simple Rules 24/7, and the children's resource, Three Simple Rules for Following Jesus, along with this book. Parents who would like to discuss the three simple rules with their children can download a free list of suggested questions at Cokesbury.com (click below). Jeanne Torrence Finley is a clergy member of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, co-chair of the Virginia Conference Board of Church and Society, and director of Collegial Communications. She has worked as a campus minister, pastor, college English teacher, workshop leader, and communications consultant. Finley writes regularly for FaithLink. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Presbyterian History, Worship, The Mennonite, Christian Science Monitor, the Virginia Advocate, and Christian Social Action.For a free online copy of Three Simple Rules A Conversation Guide for Parents click here!Inked: Choosing God's Mark to Transform Your Life
By Janet E. Kusiak, Kim Goad. 2012
A tattoo can tell a lot about a person. Some reflect a rebellious season, like the demons that cover Josh…
Hamilton of the Texas Rangers. Some express religious ties, like actor Mark Wahlberg's once tattooed rosary. Some are symbols of love and loyalty; Some serve as remembrances, like rapper Lil Wayne's teardrops, representing deaths of loved ones. Inked by Janet E. Kusiak and Kimberly D. Goad uses the language of tattoos to explore the question: what has marked your life? Is it a deep well of pain? Is it emotional baggage? Is it depression? In spite of events that are so deeply etched into our hearts, we have the power to change the marks that life makes on us. An estimated quarter of Americans ages 18-50 have a tattoo. What better way to show how one of the most polarizing of cultural icons can, in fact, be a metaphor for what people have in common? Using stories and slang from tattoo culture, the authors look at the new way Christ desires that we be inked by Him, as the authors explore the marks that have been made on our hearts.Attitude is Your Paintbrush: It Colors Every Situation
By James W. Moore. 2012
Jim Moore's warm, conversational style inspires readers to transform negative, pessimistic attitudes into positive, optimistic attitudes centered on the love…
and hope of Jesus Christ. The book includes a study guide designed for both group and individual use, features questions related to each chapter and presents several options for study based on varied numbers of weeks devoted to the study.Our busy lives are filled with decisions, but are they the important decisions? In this simple, inspiring book, pastor and…
author Tom Berlin helps us discern six key decisions in our walk with Christ. Includes Scripture, helpful quotations, and space for journaling. 1. The Decision to Follow 2. The Decision for a New Life 3. The Decision to Mature 4. The Decision to Respond 5. The Decision to Persevere 6. The Decision to SurrenderIn the Zone
By Mark Crear. 2013
In the Zone will keep you on-track with a clear-cut method to reach your goals. Many Christians struggle with getting…
from where they are to where they want to be. Some get stuck. Some have faith but not the will to make their dreams a reality. Others stumble. But champions find ways to clear their hurdles and run the race in the zone. What's it like to be in the zone? It's like you can't do anything wrong. All the pieces fall together effortlessly. Time slows down. Everything is in sync. You can't miss. Nothing distracts you. You have heightened awareness. You feel at your peak and you perform at your best. But a lot of effort goes into looking effortless. Someone who performs in the zone has spent countless hours practicing and thinking about all those pieces that seem to fit miraculously together in the heat of competition. And the ability to shut out distractions comes as a result of hard knocks. Using the metaphor of hurdling from his own medal-winning Olympic experiences, Mark Crear shows readers that, with discipline, you can stay in the zone and overcome the obstacles that block your success.Visionary pastor Michael Slaughter calls all aspiring leaders to a life of faith, balance, and purpose. Operating on the principle…
that all leadership begins with self-leadership, the book outlines five crucial disciplines: * Devotion to God * Readiness for lifelong learning * Investing in key relationships * Visioning for the future * Eating and Exercise for life. Readers will gain insights and advice for enriching the spiritual, intellectual, interpersonal, missional, and physical areas of their lives, all of which are integral to effectiveness as a leader.The Long View: Reflections on Life, God, and Nature
By Don Underwood. 2013
Pastor and cowboy Don Underwood's weekly columns for the last thirty years have touched hearts and changed lives. This collection…
of some of his best reminds readers how God is ever present, in the heat of the summer and the prayed for rain, in the lives of the least likely acquaintance and the best loved parent. It is his celebration of the everyday and Underwood's own recognition of the greatest beauty in the smallest of things that makes this a book readers will return to again and again. Topics include: The Journey, Nature, All God's Creatures, Priorities, The Circle of Life, and The Seasons. Either photographs or line drawings will illustrate selected essays or chapter openers.6 Ways We Encounter God Leader Guide: A Six-Week Small Group Experience
By Tom Berlin. 2014
Heroes, Rogues, and the Rest: Lives That Tell the Story of the Bible
By J. Ellsworth Kalas. 2014
The Bible is filled with heroes and rogues, and this new edition brings them vividly to life. Each chapter includes…
a key Scripture passage and an examination of a particular biblical character's story, including the characteristics that defined that person, and what we can learn from them and their contribution to our faith and our lives as believers.Walsh 2in1 (Extraordinary Faith/I'm Not Wonder Woman)
By Sheila Walsh. 2005
Morning Sun on a White Piano
By Robin Meyers. 1998
There's a lot of talk these days about slowing down, simplifying, living in the moment, but it isn't really happening.…
We all talk the talk, but the walk we walk seems to be getting faster and faster, and we seem to be enjoying it less and less. Our problem is that, in search of life, we pass it by.Morning Sun on a White Piano is the perfect tonic for the freneticism of contemporary life. In twelve lucid, straightforward essays, Dr. Robin Meyers offers a brilliant guide to achieving the simple and sacramental life by recognizing what is holy in the seemingly insignificant details of everyday life: Books. Music. Letters. Children.Morning Sun on a White Piano is a book about finding joy in the present, about reclaiming the lost art of living, hearing again, in a culture that has gone deaf; seeing again, in a culture that's blinded; and feeling again, in a culture that overstimulates and numbs itself. If simplifying our lives means singing the song, Morning Sun on a White Piano challenges us to learn the dance.Compact, accessible, gorgeously written, and beautifully designed, here is a book that is a perfect gift for anyone--especially ourselves.From the Trade Paperback edition.6 Ways We Encounter God Participant WorkBook: A Six-Week Small Group Experience
By Tom Berlin. 2014
When we live, when we worship, when we pray, do we really encounter God? What are God's qualities, and what…
effect do they have on us? In this simple, inspiring book, pastor and author Tom Berlin introduces us to the living God and urges us to respond. Includes Scripture, helpful quotations, and space for journaling. 1. God's Majesty and My Reverence 2. God's Fidelity and My Trust 3. God's Purity and My Humility 4. God's Authority and My Obedience 5. God's Righteousness and My Work for Justice 6. God's Graciousness and My Love of OthersThis I Know For Sure - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Taking God at His Word (This I Know For Sure)
By Jennifer Youngman, Babbie Mason. 2013
Do you have a longing to know God more intimately? Do you desire a rock-solid faith to believe God for…
the challenges you are facing, regardless of how you may feel? Based on her book, This I Know For Sure, this six-week Bible study by award-winning Gospel singer-songwriter and Bible teacher Babbie Mason challenges you to examine your personal relationship with God, make up your mind to believe God's Word, regardless of your feelings or circumstances, and take hold of some non-negotiable principles of the faith. Whether you are wrestling with questions or fears, struggling in your relationships, or facing a health, financial, or other crisis, these principles will enable you to trust God with your doubts, cease your wavering, and drive a spiritual stake of faith in the ground. The Leader Guide contains six session plan outlines, complete with discussion points and questions, activities, prayers, and more--plus leader helps for facilitating a group.The Best of James W. Moore: Thoughts on Faith and Grace from a Master Storyteller
By James W. Moore. 2012
He is a master at telling stories and turning phrases. He knows just the right scripture passage to address any…
human hurt or need. He is a beloved preacher and Bible teacher whose books have sold over a million copies. He is James W. Moore, and in this volume you'll find a collection of his most insightful and inspiring writing. For more than twenty years readers have been touched by Moore's warm, down-to-earth writing. His quirky titles, like Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned, But I Have Several Excellent Excuses and If God Has a Refrigerator, Your Picture Is on It, never fail to bring a smile. His offered advice on grief, love, career, school, family, church, transitions, and especially life lived in the presence of God is always welcome. Read this book if you want to discover one of today's great Christian teachers and writers at his very best.Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land
By Henri Giles, Joseph E. Lowery. 2011
From the earliest meetings of the Civil Rights Movement to offering the benediction for the first African American President of…
the United States, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery has been an eyewitness to some of the most significant events in our history. But, more important, he has been a voice that speaks truth to power--inspiring change that moves us forward. In Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land, you will find Dr. Lowery's most enduring speeches and messages from the past fifty years including Coretta Scott King's funeral and the benediction given at President Obama's inauguration. This book, however, is not simply a collection of words. It is the heart of a movement and a call to a new generation to carry the mantle--for all people.Celebrating the Gift of Marriage
By James W. Moore. 2008
As the title suggests, this brief, six-chapter book by popular author James W. Moore was written for the purpose of…
celebrating the gift of marriage. It provides marital inspiration and encouragement for all married and soon-to-be married couples. Through this book the author aims to help couples strengthen their marriage; to improve their communication with each other; to cherish each other and to honor their marital commitment; and to always keep Jesus Christ at the center of their union, uniting and sustaining their hearts in Christian love. Moore provides scriptural guidance and practical advice as he helps readers look at the characteristics of a successful marriage, as well as attitudes and actions to avoid. The book also contains a study guide that includes discussion / reflection questions for couples.Faith Beyond Borders: Doing Justice in a Dangerous World
By Joyce Hollyday, Don Mosley. 2010
For more than thirty years, Don Mosley has traveled the globe, working for the cause of justice on behalf of…
two organizations he helped to found: Habitat for Humanity and Jubilee Partners, a community of believers who have welcomed 3,000 refugees from danger zones around the world. In this book, he uses stories from his remarkable walk of faith to issue an action call for Christians to live out the teachings of Jesus, no matter where they take us or what they require us to do.Introduccion a la mistica de San Juan de la Cruz AETH: An Introduction to the Mysticism of St. John of the Cross AETH (Spanish)
By Association for Hispanic Theological Education. 2009
San Juan de la Cruz es el gran desconocido del pueblo cristiano. En los últimos cuarenta años han proliferado métodos…
de oración y meditación trascendental. Y es precisamente en esa búsqueda por encontrar una guía firme y permanente donde muchos se han topado con san Juan de la Cruz. Al paso que canta la belleza de la creación en sus sublimes poemas, el santo nos recuerda que toda la belleza creada es nada comparada con la divina. Quien renuncie a lo pasajero, superficial e ilusorio, se encontrará con el Todo de Dios. El libro que nos ofrece Isaías A. Rodríguez no pretende sustituir a san Juan en lo que pueda decirnos, sino que nos ayuda a entender lo que san Juan nos dice, a ver los caminos que va señalando, y a seguir las pautas para nuestra peregrinación que es la vida. Saint John of the Cross is the great unknown of the Christian community. The last forty years have seen a growth in prayer methods and transcendental meditation. The search for a guide that teaches such prayer and meditation practices have led many seekers to the teachings of Saint John of the Cross. Like a song that sings the beauty of the creation in its sublime poems, the Saint teaches us that all of the beauty of creation is nothing in comparison with the beauty of the divine. In this book, Isaías A. Rodriguez does not pretend to be able to substitute Saint John in what he can teach us, but he helps us to understand what Saint John says to us, to discover the roads that he shows us, and to stay on course for our life pilgrimage.Available Truth
By Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano. 2007
With his books Landscapes of Wonder and Longing for Certainty, the American monk Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano led readers down literary trails,…
providing enlightening glimpses of the natural world. In Available Truth, he guides us further along the path. His unqualified embrace of the Buddha's worldview - in intelligent and deeply thoughtful prose - distinguishes his work from many other Western Buddhist books. Along with reflections on mindfulness, impermanence, and the end of suffering, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano is not afraid to delve into the topics of rebirth, karma, nonvirtue, and the roles of reasoned faith, ritual, and monasticism, revealing their continuing relevance for today's seeker. His patient awareness of the workings of the mind and the natural world will enable readers to deepen both their practice and their lives. Available Truth will surely stand the test of time as both sound teaching and elegant writing.