Download or read book Faith Rebuilt written by April McDuffie and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone encounters trials through life, and sometimes faith is weakened during these trials. April McDuffie takes us through a 30-day journey of strengthening her faith through such a bittersweet time. Join with her in these 30 daily devotionals that will strengthen your faith in the One that has the answers to all of your needs. As you begin your journey, you will continuously feel His power and His strength as your faith is rebuilt. "In this beautifully written story of faith, you will find an up-close and personal look into the heart of a woman who is sold out to Christ. What a refreshing, encouraging message she offers. Life is not always easy, but we have the promise of The One Who tells us He will 'never leave us or forsake us.'" Joyce Ashley, founder of JoyJoy Ministries. Author of JOY JUICE and ABUNDANT JOY JUICE From teaching Sunday School to being the choir director to now assisting her husband, Wayne, as a Children's Pastor, April McDuffie has been raised in church her whole life and has been part of church ministry most of her adult life. April is a Dean at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College where she has worked for 15 years. She is also involved in non-profit community organizations and civic clubs such as Love Out Loud 365, Communities in School, and Fitzgerald Lion's Club. Married for over 15 years, Wayne and April have a 12-year-old daughter, Cali. She spends her free time as a "soccer mom" driving soccer players and cheerleaders to games throughout the school year. The McDuffie's reside in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and have been members of the Fitzgerald Church of God since 1994.

Download or read book Rebuilt written by Michael White and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life. Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter is a story of stopping everything and changing focus. When their parish reached a breaking point, White and Corcoran asked themselves how they could make the Church matter to Catholics, and they realized the answer was at the heart of the Gospel. Their faithful response not only tripled their weekend mass attendance, but also yielded increased giving, flourishing ministries, and a vibrant, solidly Catholic spiritual revival. White and Corcoran invite all Catholic leaders to share the vision, borrow their strategies, and rebuild their own parishes. They offer a wealth of guidance for anyone with the courage to hear them.

Download or read book Rebuilt Faith written by Michael White and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you question whether God really exists? Have you considered walking away from your faith because you’ve been hurt by someone in the Church or because you struggle with some of its teachings? Or maybe you’ve already left? Are you carrying around guilt for something you’ve done and don’t feel you are worthy of God’s love? Rebuilt Faith, written by Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—authors of the bestselling book Rebuilt—proposes five simple steps to learn (or relearn) more about your Catholic faith and deepen your relationship with God. In Rebuilt Faith, you will learn that rebuilding and renewing your faith starts with a nagging feeling that you want something more—more connectedness, more community, and more purpose. That’s the spark that leads to a flame that burns brightly around Jesus, the foundation of living and growing in faith. The steps in Rebuilt Faith can be done in just ten minutes a day over forty days during your morning coffee, at lunchtime, or when you are relaxing in the evening. Each one includes a quotation from a saint, a reflection, questions to ponder, a prayer, and a scripture verse. White and Corcoran organize the book around five steps that build on different aspects of Catholicism and are meant to be repeated: serve—serve others and develop a servant’s heart; give—giving reflects the character of God; engage in Christian community—we need friends of faith to become more like Jesus; practice prayer and the sacraments—by praying consistently and continually taking part in the sacraments, you will better connect with God; and share your faith—having a heart for people who do not know Jesus and helping them in their faith journey will strengthen your own faith. White and Corcoran have watched thousands of people in their parish in Timonium, Maryland, take these five steps and grow from seeing God primarily as an abstract idea into knowing him as a deeply loved partner who provides a far greater sense of purpose for living than they had ever known before. Invest in yourself by taking your faith to the next level and allowing God to help you come to know his grace, favor, and loving kindness in a new and personal way. Not only will you strengthen your own connection to God but also the connection between him and the entire Body of Christ.

Download or read book Rebuilding the Matrix written by Denis Alexander and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh thinking and new insights on the nature of science in relation to faith, showing particularly that (1) true science does not need to be and in fact is not hostile to religious faith, and (2) evangelical Christians in general need not be either fearful of nor hostile toward scientific endeavor.

Download or read book Tools for Rebuilding written by Michael White and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran know that the fundamental work of the Church is to evangelize—to introduce people to Christ and make them disciples. Still, they’re the first to admit: “the difficulty comes when we reach down into the details and get to work.” In their barn-burning first book, Rebuilt, White and Corcoran shared their story and vision of building better Catholic parishes. Now, in their eagerly anticipated second book, Tools for Rebuilding, they lay out seventy-five proven tactics for getting the job done. In Tools for Rebuilding: 75 Really, Really Practical Ways to Make Your Parish Better, White and Corcoran share seventy-five foundational tactics that helped to rejuvenate their parish. Their candid, hands-on advice gives a clear way forward—one that will make church matter to the people in the pews and that anyone working in parish ministry can implement. Principles/tactics include: Get the Right People on the Bus Christmas Is Over, So Throw Out the Dead Poinsettias Stop Advertising (Other People’s Stuff) in Your Bulletin Don’t Let the Insiders Take All the Good Seats Just Because It’s Slow Doesn’t Mean It’s Holy When It Comes to First Communion, Just Surrender Funerals Are Scud Missiles Preach the Announcements Start Getting Rid of Fundraisers Everything Takes Longer (Than You Think) Pastor, It’s Not All About You Stop Trying to Make People Go to Church and Make Church Matter

Download or read book ChurchMoney written by Michael White and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a secret formula to help convince parishioners to give financially to your church. It’s pretty simple: Just ask them. And when you do, make sure it’s not about the money. In ChurchMoney, Rev. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—award-winning authors of the bestselling book Rebuilt—will help you learn the basic skills you need to discover that true success in raising funds comes from the incredibly freeing approach that connects giving to discipleship. The two share stories of success and failure during their twenty years leading the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland. They tell you what they learned to meet the real financial challenges of their mission. And they offer the practical wisdom and inspiration you need to tackle the thorny matter of raising money in your Catholic parish. So if giving isn’t about the money, what is it about? Giving is about: loving God and serving him; loving others and helping them fall in love with their Savior; transforming the world little by little through love; and the eternal impact we can and need to make with money. White and Corcoran contend that giving actually glorifies God and attracts others to the Church. Over and over again in scripture, they point out, you’ll find the same, simple point: Giving gladly serves as a key ingredient to the Church’s growth from its very beginning. White and Corcoran share the lessons, facts, habits, and great ideas they’ve implemented from some of the most successful and vibrant churches in the United States. ChurchMoney offers a proven plan for raising money in parishes. It’s readily adaptable, firmly rooted in the reality of leading a Catholic parish, based on the Bible, and finessed with the best advice of communication professionals. You will read stories of embarrassing failure and exhilarating success in tripling a budget and running three extraordinarily successful capital campaigns over a ten-year period including a recent campaign leading to the construction of $16 million sanctuary built debt-free. White and Corcoran have increased staff fourfold and significantly raised salaries and increased staff benefits while expanding mission outreach both locally and internationally.

Download or read book Rebuilding the Foundation of Faith written by Augustine David and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rebuilding a Lost Faith microform written by John L (John Lawson) 1850 Stoddard and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compelling exploration of how to rebuild a lost faith. John L. Stoddard catalogs his journey of recovery and shares insights on how he was able to regain his faith. An essential read for anyone struggling with losing faith or seeking spiritual guidance. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Restored Faith written by Diane Hastings and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for those like me, who have been in a spiritual battle of tests and trials that seemed to be long and drawn out. You thought you were coming out when all of a sudden you sunk deeper into the test. Your faith was shaken and you felt like things were never going to get better. You begin to live with just getting by day by day, and expecting that God was soon to come and you didn’t have long here on earth. You were settling with what you were dealing with. Beloved God has great things in store for you. You don’t have to be complacent or taken down by anyone. You are the light of the world. You are the child of a king. 1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV says “ But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” So, stand up, speak the word of God, study the word of God and trust the word of God. He is a faithful and loving God. He is ready to restore your faith and trust in him.

Download or read book Rebuilt written by Ephrom Levi Lafleur and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebuilt, speaks of bad situations that were designed to hurt our lives but instead of letting those negative outcomes take root, look on the bright side that as long as you are still standing, you can change the situation in your favor. Whatever challenges you may face in life, please know that you have the power to choose to be defeated of to win. Nothing in life is final don’t care how the situation may look or even how much the odds are against you . A phase I told my kids to live by : There are no limitations just posibilties . In other words Anything is Possible.

Download or read book Rebuilding The Real You written by Jack W Hayford and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2013-01-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVRebuilding the Real You, Jack Hayford’s landmark teaching on the Holy Spirit, unfolds a clear picture of the process by which the Holy Spirit works in the life of the believer. For anyone who has experienced times of brokenness, the book is a handbook on/div

Download or read book Rebuilding a Lazy Testimony written by Taft Givens and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a loved one turn his back on the faith we embraced through our formative years forced me to honestly reflect on things I had never dared to question before. My journey through my thoughts and with my brother would take me into places I did not expect to go--places that were simultaneously painful as well as uplifting. I would find myself covered in dirt from everything anti-Mormonism has had to throw at me, but I would also find myself shielded and renewed by gaining a deeper understanding of the beautiful truths surrounding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I can now see why people fall away from being faithful members of the church. There are a variety of reasons, all of which I now have a much better understanding. I say I have a better understanding, but that does not mean I agree. I do not.It is also easy to see why many relationships do not survive the changes that so often come when a loved one leaves the faith. This not a fun story. This book is not like the fiction I write where the plot gets thicker as it goes but everyone ends up peachy in the end. Most of this book is the story of two inseparable brothers who go through something so difficult we have to rebuild our relationship from the ground up and, unfortunately, that relationship is never quite the same. This book is also a personal journey of discovering for myself what it means to have an intimate relationship with my Father in Heaven. And for large portions of this book, I abandon the storyline altogether in order to answer questions I have posed for myself and sort out my jumble of thoughts. Does God even exist? What is religion? Is religion actually important if I consider my spiritual journey to be something personal? What are the aspects of my own religion that I find indispensable and beautiful? My prayer is that some people will take this story to heart in a way that they can gain for themselves some of the lessons I have learned as they take part in my journey. My hope is that some people can learn from what I have experienced in order to avoid some of the same mistakes I made and sidestep the need to walk the same route. My desire is that someone might read my story and discover a reason to stay in the faith despite the fact that they do not have all the answers.

Download or read book Rebuilt written by LeeAnna Chronister and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a Christian who feels like you are constantly being knocked down by your rough past? Most people struggle to heal what has been broken by negative experiences in their lives. What we do with our experiences can make the difference between staying broken and being rebuilt. The Bible tells us over and over that there is glory in our sufferings. But what does that mean for people who wrestle with dark issues like trauma, abuse, shame, self-criticism, depression, and anxiety? In this study journal, author LeeAnna shares her experiences as a child abuse survivor who has battled brokenness in many forms. Using her story alongside God’s revelation, she takes you through the steps of discovering your own healing testimony. Together, you will dive into the scriptures to uncover seven truths about God’s restoration for the broken, including you. As you journal, you will discover the following: • What limitations your brokenness has over you • Why brokenness is contagious and how it can be stopped • What rebuilding looks like from the inside-out • What true inspiration really is and how to receive it • How to overcome being exhausted by your brokenness • The importance of your unique story and situation in God’s world • What promises God uses to rebuild you This journal will take you step by step through a new understanding of what God says about brokenness without watering down the truth. Whether you have started on your path to healing or not, completing this journal will help you replace the broken pieces of your life with the restoration of God in a deeper way than just surviving through it.

Download or read book Restored written by Tom Berlin and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often we make a mess of our lives and wonder if there is any redemption. In this book, pastor and author Tom Berlin helps us see our mess through the eyes of Christ to find redemption and restoration. Using Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, St. Augustine, John Wesley, Evelyn Underhill, and others, Berlin encourages reflection and meditation through our own brokenness. Only then can we focus on the cross as the place where we truly surrender control, leave our mess, and find redemption. Chapters include: This Is a Real Mess Who Left This Mess? Bless This Mess No Messing Around Address This Mess The Message in the Mess

Download or read book Rebuilding Our Broken Faith written by Cirilo a Rigos D D and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebuilding Our Broken Faith A reprint of sermons originally published under the following titles: Rebuilding Our Broken Faith, (c) 1964 by C, A. Rigos Christians And Revolution, (c) 1972 by C, A. Rigos Love Is Involvement, (c) 1988 by C, A, Rigos ------ Contents Foreword Christ Versus Prodigality The Staying Power of Prayer FIate and Forgiveness Singing Faith Is Death a Calamity? The Meaning OF Worship A Man Called Simon The Rewards of Discipleship The Priesthood of Believers Lead Us Not Into Temptation Where Your Treasure Is The Rich and the Kingdom Learning from the Sons of the World The Sainthood of Believers The Pope and the Protestants The Church and Population Problem Labor and Christian Conscience Periscoping the Reformation Christmas and the Cross Christmas and Protestantism Christ's Royal Entry Christ and Pilatism The Paradox of Calvary The Road to Emmaus The Bible in Our Day What it Means to Believe in God Christians and Revolution "Shall We Strike with the Sword?" The Faces of Violence Contents Righteousness Exalteth a Nation How TO BE Sober The Golden Rule Mission Possible "Be Not Anxious" From Suffering to Hope Water and Wine "It Is Finished" The Regnant Christ The Joy of Easter Christmas and Crisis Invitation to Live Tension and Peace "Only Believe" The Living Water of Life When You are in Love Mary and Martha Courage and Strength Belief and Unbelief Love is Involvement The More Excellent Way The Saving Love The Other Prodigal The Good Samaritan The Nature of Hope The Angry Prophet Youth and Discipleship The Stewardship of Health Stephen: A Model Layman O Man Greatly Beloved Heroes or Villains? Cod's Patience and Ours Come, Lveryone In the Hour of Trial Poor Man, Rich Man Llisha's Faith and Ours Contents 66. The King and the Prophet 67. A Poor Man's Vineyard 68. The Pharisee and the Publican 69. The Beginning of Wisdom 70. "A Big Man in a Little Church" 71. The Wheat and the Tares 72. The Appearances of the Risen Lord 73. One Foot in Heaven 74. The Feeding OF THE Multitude 75. The Man with One Talent 76. "Do You Want to Get Well?" 77. The Promise of Paradise ------ About the Author + + + "Rev. Rigos is a young man of high and great purpose. There is asense of mission and urgency in his whole being. God endowed himwith a sharp mind and an unusual depth of perception, and Rev.Rigos makes full use of these talents, as his flock would readilytestify, to God's honor and glory The light of His countenanceshines upon this young man with brilliance, and His loving-kindnessis reflected in Rev. Rigos' humility, warmth, compassion, andgenerosity of spirit. If it is true that the best sermon is that which isnever delivered, then Rev. Rigos' life is, and remains unsurpassedby these series of sermons This is one note that runs through thesesermons. I would like to call it by just one word: relevance. RevRigos speaks of biblical facts and events of long ago, but he relatesthem in his own inimitable way to the world of our day. The facts andevents may, indeed, change - for is not change the unchanging ruleof life? But the great forces of love and justice and truth, thedependence of man on the mercies and grace of God, the sinfulnessof man and sinlessness of Christ - all these are as cogent and s/italtoday as they were thousand of years ago, and their messages stir us to the depths because they are unchangingly relevant. From the Introduction. Rebuilding Our Broken Faith, 1064. By Jovito R. Salonga

Download or read book Fractured Faith written by Lina AbuJamra and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After your faith has fractured, let what takes its place be the real thing . . . at last. Somewhere along the way, the Christianity you knew began to crumble. You began to suspect your faith was misplaced. Disillusionment set in. Churches hurt you. Their people failed you. Christian institutions were exposed as fake. And in it all, God was silent. Is He gone? Or is God really there, waiting for you to find Him instead of the counterfeits? If you’re walking this difficult spiritual path, Lina AbuJamra understands you. After experiencing the near deconstruction of her own faith, Lina had to rebuild something more solid when the faith she once knew let her down. With her diagnostic style that comes from her training as an ER doc, Lina helps you grapple with questions like: Where is God in my pain? Is this how Christians are supposed to act? Why did my story end up this way? Is this the normal Christian life? Why is it so hard for Christians to love? Let Fractured Faith help you find your way back to God. You just might discover that the real God has been waiting for you all along.

Download or read book Rebuilding Zion written by Daniel W. Stowell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both the North and the South viewed the Civil War in Christian terms. Each side believed that its fight was just, that God favored its cause. Rebuilding Zion is the first study to explore simultaneously the reaction of southern white evangelicals, northern white evangelicals, and Christian freedpeople to Confederate defeat. As white southerners struggled to assure themselves that the collapse of the Confederacy was not an indication of God's stern judgment, white northerners and freedpeople were certain that it was. Author Daniel W. Stowell tells the story of the religious reconstruction of the South following the war, a bitter contest between southern and northern evangelicals, at the heart of which was the fate of the freedpeople's souls and the southern effort to maintain a sense of sectional identity. Central to the southern churches' vision of the Civil War was the idea that God had not abandoned the South; defeat was a Father's stern chastisement. Secession and slavery had not been sinful; rather, it was the radicalism of the northern denominations that threatened the purity of the Gospel. Northern evangelicals, armed with a vastly different vision of the meaning of the war and their call to Christian duty, entered the post-war South intending to save white southerner and ex-slave alike. The freedpeople, however, drew their own providential meaning from the war and its outcome. The goal for blacks in the postwar period was to establish churches for themselves separate from the control of their former masters. Stowell plots the conflicts that resulted from these competing visions of the religious reconstruction of the South. By demonstrating how the southern vision eventually came to predominate over, but not eradicate, the northern and freedpeople's visions for the religious life of the South, he shows how the southern churches became one of the principal bulwarks of the New South, a region marked by intense piety and intense racism throughout the twentieth century.