Title search results
Showing 12161 - 12180 of 20073 items
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary
By David L Bartlett. 2011
With this new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox offers the most extensive resource for preaching on the market today.…
When complete, the twelve volumes of the series will cover all the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with movable occasions, such as Christmas Day, Epiphany, Holy Week, and All Saints' Day. For each lectionary text, preachers will find four brief essays--one each on the theological, pastoral, exegetical, and homiletical challenges of the text. This gives preachers sixteen different approaches to the proclaimation of the Word on any given occasion. The editors and contributors to this series are world-class scholars, pastors, and writers representing a variety of denominations and traditions. And while the twelve volumes of the series will follow the pattern of the Revised Common Lectionary, each volume will contain an index of biblical passages so that nonlectionary preachers, as well as teachers and students, may make use of its contents.The Genesis Genealogies: God's Administration in the History of Redemption
By Abraham Park. 2009
A basic part of understanding one's ancestors is knowing when they were born, how long they lived, and when they…
died. Here in The Genesis Genealogies lies that crucial core information about the forebears of Christianity.Rev. Abraham Park has meticulously analyzed the information in The Book of Genesis. Taking the precise date references in Genesis and performing math calculations forward and backward in time, he builds a complete chronological timeline from Adam to the Exodus-allowing us to more deeply understand the layers of meanings that the text offers.Arms: The Culture and Credo of the Gun
By Andrew Somerset. 2015
In Arms: the Culture and Credo of the Gun, novelist, journalist, sports shooter, and former army reservist A.J. Somerset offers…
up one of the first looks at the gun as our pre-eminent cultural symbol of power and asks how it got that way. Pouring through the various cultural battlefields of 19th- and 20th-century North America, including film, literature, music, videos games, and history, Somerset charts how the gun went from a tool in the hands of the earliest pioneers, used to defend the homestead and put food on the table, to a kind of totem, instantly capable of dividing communities. Sharp-eyed and acerbic, sure-handed and sportive, Arms presents an intellectual and cultural history that is certain to enrage, entertain, and provoke debate, while showing that the gun cultures of Canada and the United States may not be so different after all. If guns, as the NRA often exclaims, do not kill people, Somerset shows how the idea of the gun has become something many believe worth dying for.Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary
By Barbara Brown Taylor, David L Bartlett. 2008
With this new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox offers the most extensive resource for preaching on the market today.…
When complete, the twelve volumes of the series will cover all the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with movable occasions, such as Christmas Day, Epiphany, Holy Week, and All Saints' Day. For each lectionary text, preachers will find four brief essays--one each on the theological, pastoral, exegetical, and homiletical challenges of the text. This gives preachers sixteen different approaches to the proclaimation of the Word on any given occasion. The editors and contributors to this series are world-class scholars, pastors, and writers representing a variety of denominations and traditions. And while the twelve volumes of the series will follow the pattern of the Revised Common Lectionary, each volume will contain an index of biblical passages so that nonlectionary preachers, as well as teachers and students, may make use of its contents.Counterfeit Christianity: The Persistence of Errors in the Church (Counterfeit Christianity)
By Roger E. Olson. 2015
Historic heresies didn't die or fade away. Each generation boasts its own. Even while these counterfeit teachings remain outside the…
accepted bounds of Christianity, modern-day versions plague churches.So how does a church leader or pastor understand and deal with these age-old controversies when they pop up in the congregation? In this book, Roger Olson describes the curses but also gifts that heresies bring the Church. While heresies can occasionally correct a version of orthodoxy, they are not simple confusions or misunderstandings about impenetrable mysteries of divine revelation. Instead they undermine the faith and are dangerous distortions. The author describes major heresies and how the church dealt with them, the players, and what pastors can do to address these faith issues in order to educate congregations about Jesus, God, and salvation. Also included are questions for individual or group study. Also available - a Leader guide with DVD in which Adam Hamilton hosts on-screen conversations with Roger Olson (9781501806360)Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas
By Anton C. Pegis, St. Thomas Aquinas. 1948
The comparatively short life of St. Thomas Aquinas covers the second and third quarters of the thirteenth century. At the…
beginning of his life, Greek and Arabian philosophy was just entering the Latin world; three years after his death, the large-scale condemnation of Aristotelianism in Paris by Bishop Stephen Tempier signalized what turned out to be a defeat for Christian thinkers in the presence of Greek and Arabian philosophers, Platonists and AristoteliansAncient Christian Martyrdom
By Candida R Moss. 2012
The importance of martyrdom for the spread of Christianity in the first centuries of the Common Era is a question…
of enduring interest. In this innovative new study, Candida Moss offers a radically new history of martyrdom in the first and second centuries that challenges traditional understandings of the spread of Christianity and rethinks the nature of Christian martyrdom itself. Martyrdom, Moss shows, was not a single idea, theology, or practice: there were diverse perspectives and understandings of what it meant to die for Christ. Beginning with an overview of ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish ideas about death, Moss demonstrates that there were many cultural contexts within which early Christian views of martyrdom were very much at home. She then shows how distinctive and diverging theologies of martyrdom emerged in different ancient congregations. In the process she reexamines the authenticity of early Christian stories about martyrs and calls into question the dominant scholarly narrative about the spread of martyrdom in the ancient world.Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2015 (Package of #10)
By Nell W Mohney. 2015
Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2015 is a booklet of daily devotions for Advent that helps people step back from…
the bustle and stress of the season and prepare heart and mind to rejoice in God's loving gift, Jesus Christ. Each daily devotion includes a recommended Scripture reading, a Bible verse, an inspiring message, and an uplifting prayer. When ordering your for a congregation, secure additional copies for nursing home residents, those in prisons, and other groups in need of encouragement but are unable to attend services. Designed to in a #10 envelope, enables churches to include the booklet in your Advent mailings.klet in your Advent mailings.The Truth about Lies
By Tim Chaddick. 2015
Temptation isn't merely about winning or losing a battle. It's about discovering who you truly are. And what matters most.…
On a daily basis, we are all tempted to enjoy the gifts of this world while making the Giver optional or irrelevant in our quest for life. But what if, in God's purposes, temptation is not merely an obstacle to overcome but an opportunity to flourish in faith? Living in the truth exposes lies and turns moments of temptation into character-shaping opportunities, powerfully displaying our true identity as followers of Jesus.Don't Dread
By Joyce Meyer. 1998
God never wants us to be anxious about things in the future, but for most of us that may be…
easier said than done. Learn to intercept the spirit of dread where it starts--in your thought life--and replace it with joyful anticipation of God's best!The Holy Wild: Trusting in the Character of God
By Mark Buchanan. 2003
Our perception of God makes a difference in every crevice of our character, from our inner anxieties to our public…
conversations. It determines whether we're trusting or suspicious, whether we're happy or discontent - and whether or not we can rely on God matters mightily on the day of our death. Mark Buchanan's third book continues his penetrating exploration of the God we worship. Bravely and honestly, he poses the direst question of human existence: Can God be trusted?It's life drunk deeply, lived to the hilt--where we walk with the God who is surprising, dangerous, and mysterious. It's the terrain where God doesn't make sense out of our disasters and our boredom, but keeps meeting us in the thick of them. But unless we trust in His character, we'll never venture in. We will sit at the stream all day, dying of thirst, but not daring to drink. To follow God is to drink and drink from the stream, even if it means--especially if it means--getting swallowed up. Let Mark Buchanan show you the entrance to the Holy Wild, where you can live face-to-face with the beautiful, dangerous God of creation.From the Hardcover edition.Penguin History of the Church: The Early Church (Volume #1)
By Henry Chadwick. 1993
Chicken Soup for the Latter-day Saint Soul: Stories Celebrating the Faith and Family of Latter-day Saints
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Sherm Fugal, Peg Fugal. 2012
In celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sherm and Peg Fugal, publishers…
of the million-selling Especially for Mormons series, have edited this, the first nationally released collection of LDS stories and cartoons, written by saints from every corner of the world. You'll find sweet, funny, and thought-provoking stories on faith, family, gratitude, holidays, miracles, missionaries, overcoming obstacles, prayer, and serving others: stories that you'll want to read and use yourself, then share with family and friends.The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day
By Dorothy Day. 2011
For almost fifty years, through her tireless service to the poor and her courageous witness for peace, Dorothy Day offered…
an example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries, previously sealed for twenty-five years after her death, offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her struggles and concerns. Beginning in 1934 and ending in 1980, these diaries reflect her response to the vast changes in America, the Church, and the wider world. Day experienced most of the great social movements of her time but, as these diaries reveal, even while she labored for a transformed world, she simultaneously remained grounded in everyday human life: the demands of her extended Catholic worker family; her struggles to be more patient and charitable; the discipline of prayer and worship that structured her days; her efforts to find God in all the tasks and encounters of daily life. A story of faithful striving for holiness and the radical transformation of the world, Day's life challenges readers to imagine what it would be like to live as if the gospels were true.A Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen. 2012
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Children experience Christmas through magic, anticipation, and learning about the baby Jesus.…
As we mature, we experience Christmas through the gifts we give, the love we share, and the magic we create for others. A Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas brings back the memories of childhood through the eyes of children on Christmas day and inspires good deeds by reminding us how the smallest gesture can truly change a life. Go back in time through genuine stories of hope and kindness and see how people find the true meaning of the season through unexpected miracles and those they meet along the way. Peek into the life of one family as they visit a relative at a nursing home on Christmas and how a cup of ice cream and a few moments of time brighten up the day for those who live there. Read about one woman's journey through surviving the loss of her husband and how the love and warmth of her family at Christmas strengthens her. Enjoy a sweet tale of how an old doll dressed in new clothes becomes the most precious gift and cherished memory a child ever receives. And, of course, it wouldn't be Christmas without a few stories celebrating the wonderment and joy children experience throughout this very special season.That Mad Game
By J L Powers. 2012
What's it like to grow up during war? To be a victim of violence or exiled from your homeland, culture,…
family, and even your own memories? When America's talking heads talk about war, children and teenagers are often the forgotten part of the story. Yet who can forget images of the Vietnam "baby lift," when Amer-Asian children were flown out of Vietnam to be adopted by Americans? Who can forget the horror of learning that Iranian children were sent on suicide missions to clear landmines? Who wasn't captivated by stories of the "lost boys" of Sudan, traveling thousands of miles alone through the desert, seeking shelter and safety? From the cartel-terrorized streets of Juárez to the bombed-out cities of Bosnia to Afghanistan under the Taliban, from Nazi-occupied Holland to the middle-class American home of a Vietnam vet, this collection of personal and narrative essays explores both the universal and particular experiences of children and teenagers who came of age during a time of war.J.L. Powers is the editor of Labor Pains and Birth Stories and the author of two young adult novels, most recently This Thing Called the Future, an alternative fantasy set in post-apartheid South Africa. She began collecting essays on children and war while pregnant with her first child and says, "The experience was both painful and uplifting, not unlike giving birth. The most memorable aspect of these essays is their stark portrayal of both survival and hope in the midst of incredible suffering."Antisemitic Myths: A Historical and Contemporary Anthology
By Marvin Perry, Frederick M. Schweitzer. 2008
This anthology presents 90 documents that focus on the nature, evolution and meaning of the principle myths that have made…
anti-Semitism such a lethal force in history: Jews as deicides, ritual murderers, agents of Satan, international conspirators, and conniving, unscrupulous Shylocks.The Rosary
By Garry Wills. 2005
The rosary is the symbol of Catholicism and Garry Willis shares his personal practice of it with the reader while…
meditating on its significance in our age where its rhythmic repetition encourages practitioners to retreat into reflective peace. He reflects on the gospel stories that are used as subjects for contemplation for each section of rosary beads. This personal and religious study is further enhanced by the author's own translations of Christian scriptures and the inclusion of images from the Renaissance artist, Tintoretto.A Simple Christmas
By Mike Huckabee. 2009
“Every Christmas, I still think about that guitar and the sacrifice it represented. And I hope I don’t forget to…
think about the greatest sacrifice of all, God’s gift of Himself. ” Christmas has become synonymous with shopping, overindulging, competition, and stress. But according to Mike Huckabee (who was a pastor before getting into politics), that was never God’s intention. Going back to the Nativity, Christmas is supposed to be about simple things: faith, love, family, and hope. The hard part, in today’s crazy world, is remembering that those simple things are the most precious of all. Now Huckabee recounts twelve Christmas memories—often funny, sometimes deeply moving—that range from his childhood in Arkansas to his years as a young husband and father to his time as a governor and then a presidential candidate. These true stories will help you smile, take a deep breath, and maybe slow down your own holiday treadmill. If you’re looking for a little clarity, sanity, and inspiration at this insane time of year, you’re sure to enjoy A Simple Christmas. .Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Catholic Faith (Chicken Soup For The Soul Ser.)
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Leann Thieman. 2008
With 101 poignant and spirit-filled stories, this book covers the gamut, from fun stories about growing up Catholic to serious…
stories about sacraments and miracles. Whether a cradle Catholic, a convert, simply curious or struggling, these stories describe what it means to be a Catholic and provide happiness, hope, and healing.