Download or read book A Chorus of Witnesses written by Thomas G. Long and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the interest of providing exemplary models of sermons, the editors have compiled examples that display excellence in form, aim, style, and content. Developed and delivered by renowned pastors, theologians, and homileticians, the thirty-six entries in this volume include sermons that make artful use of sources, pursue classic aims, and exhibit particular homiletic forms.
Download or read book A Sprig of Hope written by Robert T. Young and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secrets in the Dark written by Frederick Buechner and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Buechner has long been a kindred spirit to those who find elements of doubt as constant companions on their journey of faith. He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase. Buechner's words, both written and spoken, have the power to revolutionize and revitalize belief and faith. He reveals the presence of God in the midst of daily life. He faces and embraces difficult questions and doubt as essential components of our lives, rather than as enemies that destroy us. "Listen to your life!" is his clarion call. This theme pervades this definitive collection of sermons, delivered throughout Buechner's lifetime. Presented chronologically, they provide a clear picture of the development of his theology and thinking. Reflecting Buechner's exquisite gift for storytelling and his compassionate pastor's heart, Secrets in the Dark will inspire laughter, hope, and bring great solace. Turn the pages and rediscover what it means to be thoughtful about faith. See why this renowned writer has been quoted in countless pulpits and beloved by Americans for generations.
Download or read book Images of Life written by Michael D. Fritz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an assembly of poems (word images) and pictures (visual images) used to illustrate the poems. So, I called it Images of Life. My poetry is an attempt to express my worldview. First, of my life with Jesus Christ and what I think about society. Then, my experiences and my thoughts and perceptions of those experiences. I think beliefs make us who and what we are, and that our perception of our experience has as great an influence on us as the actual experience itselfperhaps greater. I have always been a visual person. I love taking pictures. I enjoy the art and science of photography. In this book I tried to create something that appeals to ones eye and mind. I wanted to write something thought provokingsomething that would have meaning. My hope is that God will be glorified and that people will read and enjoy this book as much I enjoyed creating it. So, to those who will read this book, I express my hope that you enjoy it and that you gain from reading my book.
Download or read book Couples in the Bible written by Jim Schnorrenberg and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read and apply this book and build a strong marriage. Real stories. Real couples. We see it allsuccess, heartbreak, evil, flaws, love. There is no shortage of good marriage books. Most are topical studies of marital issues and how to resolve them. They are great resources. This book goes right to the core of a biblical marriage. It is less of mans opinions and more on what God said about marriage. The Bible gives us short accounts of couples, but not a complete account of any one couple. It supplies us with rich stories and insights of how they lived and loved. We know these people. In many ways, their lives are our lives. They are real people who fell in love, raised a family, argued, and grew old together (well, some of them did). God pulls back the curtain, and we see these couples warts and all. There is no sugar-coating, no spin job. We see people and couples in their best behavior and worst behavior. However, this is helpful to us as we can learn from both the good and the bad, and even the downright evil. Enjoy this book. Apply the biblical truths. I pray that this book may be the catalyst to save or strengthen your marriage. May you enjoy a lifetime of love!
Download or read book A Sprig of Time written by Karen Deal Robinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For six years, Alicia has had a recurring dream about saying goodbye to a Revolutionary War soldier. Her parents have built a time machine for the purpose of retrieving letters and diaries from the past. She finds her soldier and rescues him from death. But it's not a death on the battlefield; to her surprise, he had died on a gallows. Now Nathan Hale has to find a place in this new world. When the scientists decide to rescue Evariste Galois, the mathematician who died in a duel at age 20, Nathan is able to ease his transition into the future.
Download or read book A sprig of white heather by Austin Clare written by Wilhelmina Martha James and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stumbling over the Cross written by Joni S. Sancken and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has never been easy to preach about the cross and resurrection of Jesus, but difficulties today are particularly challenging. Hearers ask tough questions of the church and the Christian faith, and they are not satisfied by formulaic answers. People are often suspicious of doctrine and are attracted to a broad but vague or pluralistic spirituality rather than the classical claims of Christianity. In this climate, preachers often see preaching on the central events of the Christian story, the crucifixion and resurrection, as more of a problem than a possibility, more of a burden than a joy. They wonder not only how to preach the "old, old story" of cross and resurrection but whether they should preach these themes at all. This book addresses these concerns and shows preachers how to preach the cross and resurrection in fresh, culturally relevant ways that deepen Christian discipleship. Each chapter shows the relevance of preaching the cross for addressing a particular congregational concern. What has ironically become a stumbling block in the pulpit, the stone that preachers often reject--preaching on the cross and resurrection of Jesus--can serve as the cornerstone for building up the congregation for discipleship in our world.
Download or read book Women of the Bible written by Ann Spangler and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Women of the Bible Ebook, by Ann Spangler and Jean E. Syswerda, focuses on fifty-two remarkable women in Scripture—women whose struggles to live with faith and courage are not unlike your own. Special features in this bestselling, updated, and expanded Ebook edition of Women of the Bible include:• A list of all the women of the Bible • Timeline of the women of the Bible • A list of women in Jesus’ family tree • A list of women in Jesus’ life and ministry Vital and deeply human, the women in this Ebook encourage you through their failures as well as their successes. You’ll see how God acted in surprising and wonderful ways to draw them—and you—to himself. This year-long devotional offers a unique method to help you slow down and savor the story of God’s unrelenting love for his people, offering a fresh perspective that will nourish and strengthen your personal communion with him.
Download or read book Death Grip written by Matt Samet and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-class climber's memoir of high-altitude risk and rock-bottom addiction to prescription psychiatric drugs--and his dramatic fight to free himself from their grip.
Download or read book The Future of God written by Carl E. Braaten and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent movement in modern religious thought believes that the place to start in theology is at the end--eschatology. At a critical time in history, when many are unsure of the future of faith in a secular age, here is a call for believers to participate in God's activity in the future tense. The basic theme in these pages is the idea of the future--in the language of Christian hope and in the interpretation of history. The rediscovery of the role of eschatology in the preaching of Jesus and of early Christians, says Dr. Braaten, has been one of the most important events of recent theological history. Eschatology has not always been taken seriously. Theologians have often defined it so that the dimension of the future was allowed to slip into an eternal present. God was thus viewed only in vertical terms--as being "above us." The author feels that this loss of hope in the future precipitated the crisis known as the death-of-God movement. In this book Dr. Braaten joins those thinkers who are looking to eschatology as a point of departure for a total recasting of the Christian message. He presents a constructive and systematic outline of the theology of the future, and puts forth an understanding of God--shared with early Christianity--as being "ahead of us." The thrust of this theology of the future is an ethic of revolutionary change, derived from the Christian vision of the kingdom of God. Christianity's eschatological faith is shown to be closely connected to the revolutionary concerns of the modern world, both as the sponsor of its driving images and as a companion in the struggle for its realization. The final chapter turns to an ethic of revolution, based on the politics of hope.
Download or read book The Home at Heatherbrae written by Miss Cornish and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Downstream from Eden written by David L. Knight and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downstream from Eden is a celebration of water in a less-than-perfect world. It will inspire you and bring you hope, Probably the most comprehensive study of water and the Bible you will find anywhere. Well-researched and highly readable, with stories from Icelandic waterfalls to the Aral Sea, from the origins of the universe to the Apocalypse, the author weaves a conversation that turns water into wine. You will sip and savor page after page. Water is an urgent global concern with 800 million people living today in parched conditions or with unsafe water. The UN Water for Life Decade 2005-2015 highlights the need for sustainable water solutions. Downstream from Eden adds a unique voice to this discussion with insights from the Bible, science, history and literature on issues of social justice, the environment and personal spirituality. Fascinating material! David Knight is a profound, reflective and interesting writer. - Ramez Atallah, The Bible Society of Egypt A beautiful study of water. Read it slowly and enjoy. You will be refreshed – spirit and soul! - Barry Mackay, Habitat for Humanity India (retired), Includes “A Manifesto for Action: Ten Disciplines for Living Downstream from Eden” and Questions for Small Group and Book Club discussion.
Download or read book Kidd s Own Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Sprig of Mistletoe written by Katherine Bone and published by Katherine Bone. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s unconventional . . . Christmas is Lady Catherine “Kitty” Egerton’s favorite time of year, and even though the temperature is mild and there’s little hope for snow, life couldn’t be better. Charles Dickens’s new novel is proving to be all the rage. Even more diverting, she’s accepted her brother’s invitation to travel to London with a childhood friend on the London and Birmingham Railway, to inspect a workhouse on Saffron Hill. The journey allows Kitty to help the poor, and to access the bookstore where Dickens’s latest book is sold. But in an irony of fate, the book is out of stock, and she shamefully accepts several copies from a mysterious donor, risking her reputation. He’s not who he says he is . . . Bartholomew “Bart” Fernsby netted his worth speculating on the railroad. But to whom much is given, more is required. Haunted by a scandalous past and determined not to let history repeat itself, Bart takes on the plight of the East End by becoming one of the founding members of a Poor Law Union seeking to bring education to the poorest sections of London. To that end, he’s enlisted a friend to help raise funds for Field Lane Ragged School, a workhouse Charles Dickens visited three months earlier. The children housed there idolize the writer, and as a gift to them, Bart purchases multiple copies of A Christmas Carol with plans to distribute them to those who’ve learned how to read. There’s only one problem—Bart hates Christmas. Can a sprig of mistletoe deliver a miracle?
Download or read book Heavensgate Faith written by Leo Kane and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where the line between life and death is erased. In the presence of Seraphim sent to despatch her violent husband's spirit, Faith delivers a daughter - Mercy - whose miraculous birth triggers an ancient prophecy, forcing Heavensgate's inhabitants to seek sanctuary in the high sierra. The newborn is snatched on Lucifer's orders, transforming the happy widow into a vengeful mother with immortal powers. Abandoned by the Creator, Faith threatens to destroy belief in both Heaven and Hell unless her lost child is returned. The desperate search for Mercy, and the battle between good and evil, love and hate, threatens the lives of many creating conflict between the immortal sisterhood, Hope, Joy and Faith. Only Jake's redemption can save them... but first, he has to save himself. This book contains graphic sex and violence, and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.
Download or read book Kidd s Own Journal written by William Kidd and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
