Download or read book Beyond Words written by Frederick Buechner and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Words n (1.) Terms or names that point to the realm of mystery and depth that lies beyond our ordinary experience. (2.) The reality that is beyond even the power of beyond words to convey, and that can be known only by experiencing it for yourself. "A word a day to keep the demons at bay." This is how Frederick Buechner likes to describe this witty and incisive dictionary. A daily devotional from one of today's greatest spiritual writers, Beyond Words offers 366 entries from Buechner's three alphabet books, Wishful Thinking, Peculiar Treasures, and Whistling in the Dark, including a new Introduction and nineteen new entries. Providing definitions of both sacred and ordinary words, as well as biblical characters, Buechner unabashedly brings his fresh perspective to words, concepts, and characters we thought we understood. This is a great introduction to Buechner's work as well as a library staple for those already well versed in his writing. It is Buechner at his best. Whether readers find themselves tearful from a deeply moving insight or laughing out loud at an unexpected turn of phrase, they will always feel uplifted, illuminated, and enchanted by the wisdom of Frederick Buechner.

Download or read book Bitesize Theology written by Peter Jeffery and published by EP BOOKS. This book was released on 2000 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this easy-to-read book, Peter Jeffery shows us just how tantalizingly enjoyable Bible teaching can be. With short but solid chapters he outlines the ABCs of the Christian faith. Each of the chapters is bite-sized. There is just enough to manage at one time, and there is much to nourish the mind as well as to warm the heart.

Download or read book Not So Black and White written by Reggie Dabbs and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen on Good Morning America! Reggie Dabbs and John Driver--a Black man and a white man, and longtime friends--engage in a courageous, respectfully honest, challenging exploration of racism in America, including how Black and white Christians can come together to fight the evils of racism within our hearts and our systems, including our churches. White privilege. Black Lives Matter. George Floyd. When it comes to racism in America, many of us feel confused, overwhelmed, angry--and eager to know how to engage in meaningful conversations and actions surrounding such a difficult topic. In Not So Black and White, public school communicator and internationally acclaimed speaker Reggie Dabbs and pastor John Driver team up to offer a hope-filled, convicting, inspiring look at how to be anti-racist in America today. Through Reggie and John's honest conversations, you will: Hear the stories of fellow believers who have found ways to reach across the racial barrier with humility, empathy, and forgiveness Understand a simple yet robust history of racism in America and in the church, including its role in systems, policies, and individual actions Discover fully biblical yet culturally wise responses to the challenges of racism in yourself and your community Come away with fresh thought processes and practical steps for what you can do to think rightly and engage bravely in conversations and actions to end racism Not So Black and White is a compelling resource for pastors, teachers, and community leaders who want to read about issues of racism from a biblical and a historical perspective. For readers of all denominations and backgrounds, Not So Black and White equips us to engage together in the intentional work of dismantling racism, just as the gospel calls us to do.

Download or read book The ABCs of Becoming a Christian CSB written by Lifeway Kids and published by Lifeway Church Resources. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ABCs of Becoming a Christian: CSB(R) is a handy leaflet that provides helpful information about how to become a Christian. Hand them out to kids to encourage them to share their faith with others. Use with teachers before VBS for even more effective outreach. (Package of 25)

Download or read book Going Clear written by Lawrence Wright and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes “an utterly necessary story” (The Wall Street Journal) that pulls back the curtain on the church of Scientology: one of the most secretive organizations at work today. • The Basis for the HBO Documentary. Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright—armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists—uncovers the inner workings of the church. We meet founder L. Ron Hubbard, the highly imaginative but mentally troubled science-fiction writer, and his tough, driven successor, David Miscavige. We go inside their specialized cosmology and language. We learn about the church’s legal attacks on the IRS, its vindictive treatment of critics, and its phenomenal wealth. We see the church court celebrities such as Tom Cruise while consigning its clergy to hard labor under billion-year contracts. Through it all, Wright asks what fundamentally comprises a religion, and if Scientology in fact merits this Constitutionally-protected label.

Download or read book My ABC of God Loves Me written by Fiona Boon and published by We Believe. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A beautiful, inspirational book for children and adults to enjoy together. Each letter of the alphabet focuses on a different characteristic of God, with simple rhyming text and charming illustrations of children today"--Page 4 of cover

Download or read book The Abcs of Faith written by Dorothy L. Immel and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ABCs of faith is a step by step guide to walking the Christian walk and living your life in a manner that demonstrates your faith through joy, compassion, and service. This study provides examples, both Biblical and real life, of how each attribute looks and asks meaningful questions to help you consider how they apply to you.

Download or read book The Christian Alphabet Book written by Tracy Sands and published by Love the Dove Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christian ABC book with unique, visual, and enjoyable ways to learn the basics of Christianity. This book guides you from A to Z with special Biblical lessons of love for all ages. Each letter is educational and has spiritual significance. In these 26 letters, you will find close to 100 ancient and modern images used in the past 2000 years to express Christianity.

Download or read book The Abc s of Faith and Having a Relationship with God written by Melissa Erickson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years of studying Gods Word has brought Melissa to write this book. It is her first book, but definitely not her last. She is passionate about helping others become free from bondage. Leading everyone she can to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is her mission in life. Melissa is married and lives in Lake City, MN on a hobby farm with her husband Andrew. Melissa and Andrew each brought a daughter into their marriage. Ashley is 19 and resides in Arizona. Alexandra is 9 and lives in a neighboring town with her mother. Melissa enjoys reading, writing, hiking, canoeing, camping and spending time with loved ones.

Download or read book His Healing Power written by Lilian Yeomans and published by Harrison House Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of four classic books from the 1930's on healing shows Jesus Christ as the Healer of every sickness and supports every healing claim with Scripture.

Download or read book Called Out written by Paula Faris and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often we lean into the wrong things and burn out. We buy society's lie that our worth is our work, our value is our vocation, our calling is our career. Confusing what we do with who we are wreaks havoc on our bodies, our souls, and our relationships. Called Out is a deeply personal book from Paula Faris, the beloved on-air reporter for ABC News and former co-host of The View. She shares her journey through conquering fears that nearly kept her from the high-profile, high-stakes world of broadcast journalism, and then the dangers when that world threatened to consume her. She burned out and faced public humiliation, physical breakdowns, and family struggles. But along the way, she heard God gently calling her out of that dangerous place. As she struggled to find who she was outside of what she did, she discovered her true purpose and true calling. Today, she is the host of ABC's popular podcast Journeys of Faith. Written with passion and conviction, this book reflects on what it truly means to be called, how to move past the fear holding you back, and how to walk in God's path for you.

Download or read book The ABC s of Being A Christian written by L. M. Barton and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is a collection of phrases beginning with each letter of the alphabet; each phrase represents a behavior that will help readers find the joy of Jesus Christ. (Practical Life)

Download or read book The ABC s of Successful Christian Living written by Bear Mills and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us struggle to find true joy and lasting peace in our lives. And while many find the answers in religion, some see it simply as a system of can'ts and don'ts meant to stifle their lives. But the Bible says that Jesus came to save the world and that God has great things in store for us. So why are countless people experiencing failure, depression, and anxiety instead of God's victory, joy, and peace? In "The ABCs of Successful Christian Living," author Bear Mills spells out the basics of Christian life to help you move out of frustration and into fulfillment. By walking through the letters of the alphabet, this book offers twenty-six chapters of spiritual building blocks to help you in your search for truth. Written in a simple devotional style, it's a book you can mull over one or two pages at a time and dive in again somewhere else, or thumb through and read a page that speaks to you in the moment. For fans of Rick Warren, Andy Stanley, and Henry Blackaby, this book similarly uses uncomplicated language to provide practical, sensible spiritual guidance that you can incorporate into your life today.

Download or read book ABC s of Faith written by John Osteen and published by . This book was released on 1981-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jack Oprah s Book Club written by Marilynne Robinson and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller Named a Best Book of 2020 by the Australian Book Review, AV Club, Books-a-Million, Electric Literature, Esquire, the Financial Times, Good Housekeeping (UK), The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub, the New Statesman, the New York Public Library, NPR, the Star Tribune, and TIME Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction Marilynne Robinson’s mythical world of Gilead, Iowa—the setting of her novels Gilead, Home, and Lila, and now Jack—and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world. Jack is Robinson’s fourth novel in this now-classic series. In it, Robinson tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the prodigal son of Gilead’s Presbyterian minister, and his romance with Della Miles, a high school teacher who is also the child of a preacher. Their deeply felt, tormented, star-crossed interracial romance resonates with all the paradoxes of American life, then and now. Robinson’s Gilead novels, which have won one Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Critics Circle Awards, are a vital contribution to contemporary American literature and a revelation of our national character and humanity.

Download or read book The Abc s of Christian Growth written by Dr. Gloria J. Lewis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the New Birth comes growth. If there is no growth, there is no life. To be in Christ means to be saved, converted, regenerated, sanctified, and continually growing in grace and knowledge. Christian growth is learning what God wants through his Word; doing what God wants; and living our lives through his love. The evidence of growth in grace and knowledge can be found in (1) an increase in love; (2) an increase in faith (3) an increase in respect for God's Word; and (4) an increase of the fruit of the Spirit. God wants us to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior. But how can we who are in Christ grow in a suitable and wholesome manner? In the ABC's of Christian Growth you will find guidelines for growth in the Christian's life. We will explore from A to Z some basic principles to embrace in the day to day walk with the Lord. When these ideologies are applied to the life of the believer, growth is inevitable.

Download or read book Wishful Thinking written by Frederick Buechner and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 1993-09-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wishful Thinking, the first book in his much-loved lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner puts the language of God, the universe, and the human spirit under his wry linguistic microscope. In his often ironic and always keen-sighted reflections on such terms as agnostic, envy, love, and sin, he invited us to look at theses everyday words in new and enlightening ways. Freshly revised and expanded for this edition, Wishful Thinking is a "beguiling" [Time] adventure in language for the restless believer, the doubter, and all who love words.