Download or read book Changing the Image of God from Human to Energy written by Margo Fish and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Created in God s Image written by Anthony A. Hoekema and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1994-09-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ccording to Scripture, humankind was created in the image of God. Hoekema discusses the implications of this theme, devoting several chapters to the biblical teaching on God's image, the teaching of philosophers and theologians through the ages, and his own theological analysis. Suitable for seminary-level anthropology courses, yet accessible to educated laypeople. Extensive bibliography, fully indexed.
Download or read book The God Who Is There written by D. A. Carson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can no longer be assumed that most people--or even most Christians--have a basic understanding of the Bible. Many don't know the difference between the Old and New Testament, and even the more well-known biblical figures are often misunderstood. It is getting harder to talk about Jesus accurately and compellingly because listeners have no proper context with which to understand God's story of redemption. In this basic introduction to faith, D. A. Carson takes seekers, new Christians, and small groups through the big story of Scripture. He helps readers to know what they believe and why they believe it. The companion leader's guide helps evangelistic study groups, small groups, and Sunday school classes make the best use of this book in group settings.
Download or read book Creation Out of Nothing written by Paul Copan and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the biblical, philosophical, and scientific bases for the doctrine of creation out of nothing, while countering contemporary trends that are assailing this doctrine.
Download or read book You re Only Human written by Kelly M. Kapic and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep. The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending. It can leave you feeling a little guilty--like you should always be doing one more thing. Rather than sharing better time-management tips to squeeze more hours out of the day, Kelly Kapic takes a different approach in You're Only Human. He offers a better way to make peace with the fact that God didn't create us to do it all. Kapic explores the theology behind seeing our human limitations as a gift rather than a deficiency. He lays out a path to holistic living with healthy self-understanding, life-giving relationships, and meaningful contributions to the world. He frees us from confusing our limitations with sin and instead invites us to rest in the joy and relief of knowing that God can use our limitations to foster freedom, joy, growth, and community. Readers will emerge better equipped to cultivate a life that fosters gratitude, rest, and faithful service to God.
Download or read book Mother Father God written by Randy Doster M. Msc. D.D. and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our Father, which art in heaven . . ." begins one of the great lessons taught by Jesus. When we hear the words "Our Father," we are often impressed with an image of a great man with white hair watching over us from heaven above, steering our lives. As humans, we seek a parental authority to tell us when we are straying from optimal behavior. It is a primal need. In that light, the Bible provides us with instructions dictated by a personified God to the masters of the past whose stories are forever preserved in scripture. But who is God? The first of those biblical stories gives us a clue that we are created in the image of God. In those words, we infer that since we are human beings, we must have been created in the image of an omnipotent humanlike being. But is that God? Is God a man at all? In this book, Randy Doster explores these questions and shows us how, since ancient times, humanity has recognized both masculine and feminine aspects of Creation. In male-dominated cultures, the masculine, creative aspect of God has become the dominant image, but even in the Lord's Prayer, we call on the feminine, nurturing aspects of God to "give us our daily bread." Ancient cultures and philosophies recognized the presence of both masculine and feminine aspects of Creation, not necessarily as people but as the creative and nurturing forces of nature that pervade everything which survive in some faith traditions today. Some refer to Mother-Father God to honor those aspects of Creation that thrive within and around us. As we explore these ideas, we discover that we are creative and nurturing beings created in the image of a creative and nurturing lifeforce we lovingly refer to as God. These pages take you on a journey which reveals new ways of looking at the truth that has always existed. They reveal a different way of expressing God""not a man in the clouds but a force of life that pervades within us, just as it pervades everything around us. As we explore our inner truth, we find that there is naught else but God, serving our highest good. What we perceive as good and bad are not judgments of a humanlike deity but our own human perceptions of human life, human morals, and human judgment. All is God. All is Good. All is.
Download or read book T T Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and Climate Change written by Hilda P. Koster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and Climate Change entails a wide-ranging conversation between Christian theology and various other discourses on climate change. Given the far-reaching complicity of "North Atlantic Christianity" in anthropogenic climate change, the question is whether it can still collaborate with and contribute to ongoing mitigation and adaptation efforts. The main essays in this volume are written by leading scholars from within North Atlantic Christianity and addressed primarily to readers in the same context; these essays are critically engaged by respondents situated in other geographic regions, minority communities, non-Christian traditions, or non-theological disciplines. Structured in seven main parts, the handbook explores: 1) the need for collaboration with disciplines outside of Christian theology to address climate change; 2) the need to find common moral ground for such collaboration; 3) the difficulties posed by collaborating with other Christian traditions from within; 4) the questions that emerge from such collaboration for understanding the story of God's work; and 5) God's identity and character; 6) the implications of such collaboration for ecclesial praxis; and 7) concluding reflections examining whether this volume does justice to issues of race, gender, class, other animals, religious diversity, geographical divides and carbon mitigation. This rich ecumenical, cross-cultural conversation provides a comprehensive and in-depth engagement with the theological and moral challenges raised by anthropogenic climate change.
Download or read book Helping Hand in Bible school Work written by Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. Sabbath School Board and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writing God s Book of Life written by R. Crafton Gibbs and published by R. Crafton Gibbs. This book was released on with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book God Moving Through Source Energy written by Cindy and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God traveling through source energy is found in the dark and light forces. In the beginning, God stands in darkness before creating light. "In the beginning, God created heaven and earth, and the earth without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters" (Genesis 1-2). Dark matter is needed on the earth. It is during adversity when we have the power to face it and change the direction of those life forces. Is it where the mystery is? Do we learn by just living in the light? There is nothing to discover in the light because it already stands in truth! Should we approach the dark energy to see what's behind it? Is it you? The life force of God is traveling through the masculine and female energy of the universe. Cindy discovers there was no way out of illusion until she faces those dark forces. Living in balance is shining the light on the unseen matter. Those dark entities could not be her. She refuses to live her life unconsciously! She stands up to confront the dark energy, knowing she was at risk of dying from fighting these strong forces or she was going to destroy it.
Download or read book How God Changes Your Brain written by Andrew Newberg, M.D. and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-03-23 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God is great—for your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Based on new evidence culled from brain-scan studies, a wide-reaching survey of people’s religious and spiritual experiences, and the authors’ analyses of adult drawings of God, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg and therapist Mark Robert Waldman offer the following breakthrough discoveries: • Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day may slow down the aging process. • Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God reduces anxiety and depression and increases feelings of security, compassion, and love. • Fundamentalism, in and of itself, can be personally beneficial, but the prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain. • Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous structures and functions in the brain, altering your values and the way you perceive reality. Both a revelatory work of modern science and a practical guide for readers to enhance their physical and emotional health, How God Changes Your Brain is a first-of-a-kind book about faith that is as credible as it is inspiring.
Download or read book Playing God written by Andy Crouch and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Playing God, Andy Crouch opens the subject of power, elucidating its subtle activity in our relationships and institutions. He gives us much more than a warning against abuse, though. Turning the notion of "playing God" on its head, Crouch celebrates power as the gift by which we join in God's creative, redeeming work in the world.
Download or read book The Pleasures of God written by John Piper and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2000-06-26 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia
Download or read book STUMBLING UPON THE SPIRITUAL PATH written by C. Lorraine LeBlanc and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-08-23 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for both the experienced and novices to 'The Path' to enlightenment. It covers a wide range of experiences and problems that many share. It includes relevant exercises and practices for most of the topics as well as actual experiences of the writer and her students. Some preview readers comments: ""It's everything I wanted and needed to know about spirituality but didn't know what to ask?"" and ""This is better than an encyclopedia of spirituality!"" and ""This book has explained things in a way that I really understand."" and ""I thought I knew a lot about this stuff but WOW!"" and ""I wish I had this book when I first started my Spiritual Search. Thanks for filling in the blanks.""
Download or read book Selfies written by Craig Detweiler and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selfies are ubiquitous. They can be silly or serious, casual or curated. Within moments, smart phone users can capture their image and post it across multiple social media platforms to a global audience. But do we truly understand the power of image in our image-saturated age? How can we seek God and care for each other in digital spaces? Craig Detweiler, a nationally known writer and speaker and an avid social media user, examines the selfie phenomenon, placing selfies within the long history of self-portraits in art, literature, and photography. He shows how self-portraits change our perspective of ourselves and each other in family dynamics, education, and discipleship. Challenging us to push past unhealthy obsessions with beauty, wealth, and fame, Detweiler helps us to develop a thoughtful, biblical perspective on selfies and social media and to put ourselves in proper relation to God and each other. He also explains the implications of social media for an emerging generation, making this book a useful conversation starter in homes, churches, and classrooms. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and a photo assignment for creating a selfie in response to the chapter.
Download or read book Living Book that Changes Lives written by Dr. Harold Sala and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an agnostic doctor-turned believer, to an atheist professor who got down on his knees and surrendered himself to God, to the wayward son of a famous preacher, bestselling author Harold J. Sala narrates 20 compelling stories of lives changed by God through His Living Book. But more than amazing stories of people from around the world, Dr. Sala brings to focus the answers from the Bible to questions everybody asks, eventually, like, "e;Who am I?"e; "e;What is my purpose?"e; "e;What happens when we die?"e;
Download or read book Global Networks of Power Volume One written by Garrison C. Gibson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Networks of Power captures an image of social and political substance of 2011 to early 2012. The U.S. Government has made Orwellian hate crimes legislation a general lever to intervene in politically incorrect crimes upon special classes, given the military the right to exfiltrate U.S. citizens without legal review to unspecified foreign torture facilities where they may disappear forever and has forced corporate medical insurance upon all citizens and sought to force all religious organizations to provide birth control paraphernalia to employees through insurers. Following the attack on the rich in the World Trade Center in 2001 American democracy has been progressively stifled and wealth concentrated with onerous public debt building up along with high unemployment. The need for ecological economic reforms are ignored and the government cannot even reform capitalism to benefit American individualism. Gary C. Gibson writes of contemporary affairs from his own point of view.
