Download or read book Cuando tu Fe es Desafiada a Crecer written by Ivonne R Villa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reseña del libro: "Cuando tu fe es desafiada a crecer", es una obra inspiradora que nos invita a reflexionar sobre cómo mantener la esperanza en medio del silencio, o el aparente "no" de Dios. A través de las experiencias personales de la autora y su profundo proceso de crecimiento espiritual, este libro nos muestra la importancia de mantener una fe firme y confiar en que, incluso en los momentos más difíciles, Dios está trabajando en nuestras vidas para nuestro bien. Con una mezcla de vulnerabilidad, pasión por Dios y un mensaje de esperanza, esta obra nos guía en el camino hacia una fe más profunda y sólida. Nos revela que los cimientos de nuestras convicciones se fortalecen en los momentos de mayor adversidad, y que, en medio de las pruebas, siempre hay espacio para el crecimiento y la renovación de nuestra fe.

Download or read book Antes de perder tu fe written by Ivan Mesa and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: «Estoy deconstruyendo». Otra publicación en las redes sociales anuncia el alejamiento de la fe cristiana. La causa podría ser el sexo, la raza, la política, la justicia social, la ciencia, el infierno, o todo lo anterior. Para muchos, el cristianismo se está volviendo inverosímil, incluso imposible de creer. Si bien puede ser tentador dejar la iglesia para encontrar respuestas, «Antes de perder tu fe» argumenta que la iglesia debe ser el mejor lugar para lidiar con las dudas. Con colaboradores como Claude Atcho, Rachel Gilson, Jay Y. Kim, Brett McCracken, Karen Swallow Prior, Derek Rishmawy y Jared C. Wilson, este libro muestra que la deconstrucción no tiene por qué terminar en incredulidad. De hecho, la deconstrucción puede ser el camino hacia la reconstrucción, construyendo una fe más madura y robusta que lidie honestamente con las preguntas más profundas de la vida. «I’m deconstructing.» Yet another social-media post announces departure from the Christian faith. The cause could be sex, race, politics, social justice, science, hell—or all of the above. For many, Christianity is becoming implausible, even impossible to believe. While it might be tempting to leave the church in order to find answers, «Before You Lose Your Faith» argues that church should be the best place to deal with doubts. Featuring contributors such as Claude Atcho, Rachel Gilson, Jay Y. Kim, Brett McCracken, Karen Swallow Prior, Derek Rishmawy, and Jared C. Wilson, this book shows deconstructing need not end in unbelief. In fact, deconstructing can be the road toward reconstructing—building up a more mature, robust faith that grapples honestly with the deepest questions of life.

Download or read book Crecer en la fe written by David Gomez Ramirez and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toda vida existe con el propósito de desarrollarse. Si un recién nacido deja de crecer saltan todas las alarmas, porque es indicativo de que puede haber un grave problema. Sin embargo, este es un comportamiento relativamente frecuente entre los cristianos. Escucha el mensaje de la cruz con gozo, acepta a Cristo como Señor y Salvador, comienza una vida llena de ilusión, y de repente todo se para. La persona se encuentra muy feliz con su nuevo estado, ha compartido su recién estrenada fe con todo el mundo, ha cogido algo de peso espiritual y hasta ha dado ya alguna "mala noche" a sus tutores espirituales. Pero no pasa de ahí. Quizá por el miedo a salir de su zona de confort, por considerar que intentar imitar a esos grandes referentes de la fe que le rodean le va a requerir un esfuerzo para el que no se siente capacitada, o, sencillamente, porque se siente a gusto tal y como está. Está satisfecha con la salvación, con el calor y el cuidado que recibe de los hermanos y con todo el gozo que inunda su alma. Pero transcurre el tiempo, y en lugar de crecer, empezar a tomar alimento sólido y ayudar a otros en su desarrollo, se queda estancada y debilitada, y, con el tiempo, enfermará. Y todo porque no ha entendido que ese estado inicial de gozo, de paz, de alegría, no es nada comparado con la vida que Dios tiene preparada para su vida. Ahora bien este crecimiento, ¿va a requerir esfuerzo? Por supuesto. ¿Y va a doler? Algunas veces. ¿Te vas a desesperar? También. Entonces, ¿merece la pena? Siempre. ¿Por qué? Porque vas a descubrir todo el gozo y paz que Dios es capaz en generar en tu vida y vas a disfrutar de una vida con propósito y significado pleno como nunca has imaginado. En este libro nos enfocaremos en analizar la importancia del crecimiento espiritual del cristiano y encontraremos pautas y principios bíblicos que nos ayudarán en nuestro desarrollo espiritual como creyentes y personas que viven el Evangelio con intensidad y humildad. Porque el cristianismo es una fe de superación, de positividad y de esperanza, en la que Dios busca que alcancemos un desarrollo pleno del carácter cristiano y en la que no hay límites en nuestro proceso de superación espiritual. Al fin y al cabo es una labor que completa el Espíritu Santo en nuestras vidas, si le dejamos. ¿Te atreves a dejarle actuar?

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible written by Michael Lieb and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, reception history has become an increasingly important and controversial topic of discussion in biblical studies. Rather than attempting to recover the original meaning of biblical texts, reception history focuses on exploring the history of interpretation. In doing so it locates the dominant historical-critical scholarly paradigm within the history of interpretation, rather than over and above it. At the same time, the breadth of material and hermeneutical issues that reception history engages with questions any narrow understanding of the history of the Bible and its effects on faith communities. The challenge that reception history faces is to explore tradition without either reducing its meaning to what faith communities think is important, or merely offering anthologies of interesting historical interpretations. This major new handbook addresses these matters by presenting reception history as an enterprise (not a method) that questions and understands tradition afresh. The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible consciously allows for the interplay of the traditional and the new through a two-part structure. Part I comprises a set of essays surveying the outline, form, and content of twelve key biblical books that have been influential in the history of interpretation. Part II offers a series of in-depth case studies of the interpretation of particular key biblical passages or books with due regard for the specificity of their social, cultural or aesthetic context. These case studies span two millennia of interpretation by readers with widely differing perspectives. Some are at the level of a group response (from Gnostic readings of Genesis, to Post-Holocaust Jewish interpretations of Job); others examine individual approaches to texts (such as Augustine and Pelagius on Romans, or Gandhi on the Sermon on the Mount). Several chapters examine historical moments, such as the 1860 debate over Genesis and evolution, while others look to wider themes such as non-violence or millenarianism. Further chapters study in detail the works of popular figures who have used the Bible to provide inspiration for their creativity, from Dante and Handel, to Bob Dylan and Dan Brown.

Download or read book Biblical Eq written by John Edmiston and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christian Handbook For Emotional Transformation Emotions are a very important part of the Christian life. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is especially important when it comes to leadership and ministry skills. Biblical EQ uses the Bible and the character of Jesus to show how we can grow both spiritually and emotionally into mature human beings. Biblical EQ uses the life and character of Jesus as the model to emulate. Jesus Christ shows us what it is like to be a perfect person, whose emotions are both well-expressed and well-managed in love. The Holy Spirit is God resident in human personality, with the power to change us into the image of Jesus Christ. We are not left alone to change ourselves! God the Holy Spirit will help us! So Biblical EQ will take you on a bible-based journey through the world of emotional growth and emotional intelligence. You will learn how to change your perspectives, your beliefs, thoughts and intents of the heart, manage your physical reactions to emotions, control stress, have faith and mastery in life and how to grow in love, social skills and Christian leadership.

Download or read book A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish written by John Butt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (abridged and revised) This reference grammar offers intermediate and advanced students a reason ably comprehensive guide to the morphology and syntax of educated speech and plain prose in Spain and Latin America at the end of the twentieth century. Spanish is the main, usually the sole official language of twenty-one countries,} and it is set fair to overtake English by the year 2000 in numbers 2 of native speakers. This vast geographical and political diversity ensures that Spanish is a good deal less unified than French, German or even English, the latter more or less internationally standardized according to either American or British norms. Until the 1960s, the criteria of internationally correct Spanish were dictated by the Real Academia Espanola, but the prestige of this institution has now sunk so low that its most solemn decrees are hardly taken seriously - witness the fate of the spelling reforms listed in the Nuevas normas de prosodia y ortograjia, which were supposed to come into force in all Spanish-speaking countries in 1959 and, nearly forty years later, are still selectively ignored by publishers and literate persons everywhere. The fact is that in Spanish 'correctness' is nowadays decided, as it is in all living languages, by the consensus of native speakers; but consensus about linguistic usage is obviously difficult to achieve between more than twenty independent, widely scattered and sometimes mutually hostile countries. Peninsular Spanish is itself in flux.

Download or read book Un Amor M s All de la Raz n written by John Ortberg and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¿CÓMO EXPLICAR UN AMOR QUE NO TIENE EXPLICACIÓN?¿Qué sucederá si dejas que este amor conmueva tu corazón?Descubra al Dios que siempre ha deseado encontrar: un Padre que le ama y que está comprometido con su mayor felicidad.En su mundo que llora por ser amado, ¿ha sido impactado por el amor de Dios? En su interior, ¿aún lo ve como una figura autoritaria que demanda que se haga todo de forma correcta o ha vislumbrado a su Padre celestial como realmente está, sonriéndole con gozo indescriptible? John Ortberg descorre las cortinas que cubren este concepto erróneo para revelar lo que siempre usted ha esperado y lo que siempre ha sabido que es verdad: El amor de Dios es un amor que va más allá de la razón. Y está esperando para fluir a su vida con una gracia que puede transformarle a usted y a los que le rodean.

Download or read book El ministerio del cuidado congregacional Gu a para la implementaci n written by Karen Lampe and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aprenda a desarrollar, implementar y sostener un ministerio de cuidado congregacional en su iglesia, sin importar el tamaño, su forma o a la denominación a la cual pertenezca. Los pastores y líderes de la iglesia realmente quieren cuidar a las personas en sus congregaciones y comunidades. No obstante, ellos no pueden cuidar a una iglesia por sí solos. Además, la mayoría del liderato laico no tiene la capacitación requerida para ejercer este ministerio de cuidado. El Ministerio del Cuidado Congregacional es un modelo del cuidado de persona a persona, el cual su efectividad ha sido comprobada en iglesias pequeñas y grandes en los EE. UU. Es un ministerio centrado en el servicio del laicado. Estos líderes reciben una capacitación rigurosa, y luego son comisionados para servir como ministros del cuidado congregacional (MCC), para brindar el cuidado en sus congregaciones y comunidades extendidas. Este notable enfoque del cuidado congregacional fue primeramente desarrollado, por la autora, Karen Lampe, junto con su equipo, en la Iglesia Metodista Unida de la Resurrección, en Kansas City. El mismo ha sido probado, refinado y fortalecido, y ahora se está adaptando a todo tipo de contextos congregacionales. Una de las primeras adaptadoras de este modelo fue la coautora, Melissa Gepford, quien desarrolló un Ministerio del Cuidado Congregacional en su iglesia rural. Juntas han creado esta guía, inmensamente práctica, para cualquier pastor/pastora o líder que busque desarrollar un Ministerio del Cuidado Congregacional. Este libro presenta el modelo de ministerio, y explica los cinco pasos esenciales que establecen el fundamento para el ministerio. Es extremadamente práctico, lleno de listas de verificación y otras herramientas para ayudar a los pastores y a otros líderes a comprender (y explicar) esta forma de brindar el cuidado congregacional. El libro también incluye una sección enfocada en el componente vital de este ministerio: el ministro/la ministra del cuidado congregacional, o el/la MCC. Esta sección describe completamente las características de los MCC, tales como: reclutar personas para este ministerio; cómo discernir quiénes son los candidatos idóneos para el ministerio, y cómo llevar a cabo la capacitación de los MCC durante un período de varias semanas. Detalla, además, información importante que los MCC deben saber y los comportamientos y hábitos que deben practicar para ser efectivos en el desempeño del ministerio. Learn to build, launch, and sustain a congregational care ministry in your church–no matter the size, type, or denomination. Pastors and church leaders genuinely want to care for people in their congregations and communities. But pastors cannot care for an entire church, and most laypersons don't have the training to do it. The Caring Congregation Ministry is a model for person-to-person care that's been proven to work in small and large churches across the U.S. It is a laity-centered ministry, where laypersons receive rigorous training and then are commissioned to serve as Congregational Care Ministers, caring for others in their own congregation and their extended community. This remarkable approach to congregational care was first developed by author Karen Lampe and her team at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City. It has been tested, refined, and strengthened, and is now being adapted in all sorts of congregational settings. One early adapter was co-author Melissa Gepford, who launched a Caring Congregation Ministry in her own rural church. Together, they have created this immensely practical guide for any pastor or leader seeking to create a congregational care ministry. This book introduces the ministry model and explains the Five Essentials that form the ministry's foundation. It is extremely practical, full of checklists and other tools to help pastors and other leaders understand (and explain) this way of providing congregational care. The book also includes a section focused on the crucial component of this ministry–the Congregational Care Minister, or CCM. This section fully describes the characteristics of CCMs, how to recruit people to this ministry, how to discern if candidates are a good fit, and how to conduct the CCM training over a multi-week period. It details the critical information CCMs must know, and the behaviors and habits they must practice in order to be effective.

Download or read book Light Bearers written by Richard W. Schwarz and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toolkit for Counseling Spanish Speaking Clients written by Lorraine T. Benuto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely practical reference addresses the lack of Spanish-language resources for mental health professionals to use with their Latino clients. Geared toward both English- and Spanish-speaking practitioners in a variety of settings, this volume is designed to minimize misunderstandings between the clinician and client, and with that the possibility of inaccurate diagnosis and/or ineffective treatment. Coverage for each topic features a discussion of cultural considerations, guidelines for evidence-based best practices, a review of available findings, a treatment plan, plus clinical tools and client handouts, homework sheets, worksheets, and other materials. Chapters span a wide range of disorders and problems over the life-course, and include reproducible resources for: Assessing for race-based trauma. Using behavioral activation and cognitive interventions to treat depression among Latinos. Treating aggression, substance use, abuse, and dependence among Latino Adults. Treating behavioral problems among Latino adolescents. Treating anxiety among Latino children. Working with Latino couples. Restoring legal competency with Latinos. The Toolkit for Counseling Spanish-Speaking Clients fills a glaring need in behavioral service delivery, offering health psychologists, social workers, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, and other helping professionals culturally-relevant support for working with this under served population. The materials included here are an important step toward dismantling barriers to mental health care.

Download or read book Semillas written by Maribel Roman - Santiago and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cada reflexión es una semilla de fe basada en las Sagradas Escrituras. En ellas encontrarás palabras de fortaleza o de análisis interno para tu vida. Palabras que podrás emplear para profundizar más en las Sagradas Escrituras, o para ver la vida desde otra perspectiva. ¡La perspectiva que Dios tiene pensada para ti!

Download or read book Taking the Guesswork Out of Applying the Bible written by Jack Kuhatschek and published by Intervarsity Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing solid guidelines and using clear illustrations, Jack Kuhatschek explains how to uncover the timeless principles of Scripture. And he shows how to apply those principles to everyday experience. 163 pages, paper

Download or read book Chica Why Not written by Sandra Hinojosa Ludwig and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2022 International Latino Book Awards, Best Spiritual/New Age Book Written by a Latina who's lived it, this book is an invitation to overcome your familial and cultural expectations, fears, and limiting beliefs, while remaining true to yourself and your roots! For those who feel stuck in life, who don't see a way forward, who don't believe they deserve to claim their dreams, Sandra Hinojosa Ludwig has one question: Chica, Why Not? With this book, you will find all the tools you need to accept that the life of your dreams is not only within reach, it is your right. Sandra grew up in Mexico, where she experienced violence, frustration, and sadness as everyday settings. After unsuccessfully chasing happiness in a corporate career, she found deeper meaning in spirituality and now helps others to realize their dreams while still being true to themselves and their roots. In this book, she guides you through her six-step program for manifesting the life you want, addressing career, family, love, wealth, and health. She gently breaks down the most common fears and excuses people make that hold them back, inviting you to practice self-compassion as you overcome your own fears and limiting beliefs as well as outside pressures-including familial and cultural expectations familiar to some in the Latino community.

Download or read book Hope for Your Marriage written by Clayton Hurst and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clayton and Ashlee Hurst share the principles and Scripture they have learned to lean on and preach at Lakewood Church. Foreword by Joel Osteen. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to have the marriage you dreamed of? Interestingly, this is the question Clayton and Ashlee ask young couples before they get married and married couples in crisis. If they answer yes, then there is hope for the couple. If they are willing to commit to the hard work ahead, they have a very good shot. Hope for Your Marriage is a book designed for couples who desire to have the best marriage possible. Every marriage has the potential to be incredible when God is at the center. In Hope for Your Marriage, Clayton and Ashlee share personal stories on overcoming fairy-tale pitfalls; keeping Jesus at the center of your marriage; practicing healthy communication on sex, conflict, and forgiveness; declaring life over your marriage; and leaving a God-honoring legacy. Praise for Hope for Your Marriage: “Clayton and Ashlee Hurst are on the forefront of marriage ministry. This book is full of practical wisdom that’s a must-read for anyone looking to grow in their marriage.” —Jimmy Evans, founder and CEO, MarriageToday, Southlake, Texas “This book, layered with scriptures and personal stories of overcoming obstacles, will bless every couple ready to have a healthy and happy marriage with God at the center!” —DeVon Franklin, CEO, Franklin Entertainment; bestselling author “Whether you are a newlywed or married for decades, this encouraging book will give you new and practical insight into how to make your marriage the best relationship in your life.” —Shaunti Feldhahn, social researcher, bestselling author “A hope-filled book for all those who desire a loving, supportive relationship.” —Gary Chapman, PhD, bestselling author “Ashlee and Clayton transparently tell their story of honestly misunderstanding each other. Yet, God revealed insights that enabled them to love and respect each other in meaningful and friendly ways. We are blessed by their lives and testimony.” —Dr. Emerson and Sarah Eggerichs, Love and Respect Ministries

Download or read book Family Worship written by Donald S. Whitney and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathering together for worship is an indispensable part of your family's spiritual life. It is a means for God to reveal himself to you and your loved ones in a powerful way. This practical guide by Donald S. Whitney will prove invaluable to families—with or without children in the home—as they practice God-glorifying, Christ-exalting worship through Bible reading, prayer, and singing. Includes a discussion guide in the back for small groups.

Download or read book The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church written by Catholic Church. Pontificia Commissio Biblica and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 1994-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Galilean Journey written by Virgilio P. Elizondo and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking work in Hispanic theology, relates the story of the Galilean Jesus to the story of a new mestizo people. In this work, which marked the arrival of a new era of Hispanic/Latino theology in the United States, Virgilio Elizondo described the "Galilee principle": "What human beings reject, God chooses as his very own". This principle is well understood by Mexican-Americans, for whom mestizaje -- the mingling of ethnicity, race, and culture -- is a distinctive feature of their identity. In the person of Jesus, whose marginalized Galilean identity also marked him as a mestizo, the Mexican-American struggle for identity and new life becomes luminous.