Download or read book Ponderings from the Pastor s Partner written by Cheryl Hildbold and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics garbage bags. Dust. The precious experience of baking cookies with a grandchild. These topics and many more have been gathered as a series of articles that can be read each day or as a group, these "ponderings" that reflect the intersection of family life and the Christian faith. They are a compilation of newsletter articles that Cheryl wrote each month over a period of 35 years while serving as a Pastor's wife. She writes of motherhood, marriage, friendships and much more. You will laugh, smile and sometimes cry as you read the insights that Cheryl reveals in God's Word and how her observations impact and influence our everyday life. You will see in these ponderings that a person doesn't need to pursue some great calling beyond loving the people that surround you and following what Jesus said and did.
Download or read book More Ponderings from the Pastor s Partner written by Cheryl A. Hildbold and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathered as a series of articles that can be read each day or as a group, these ponderings reflect the intersection of family life and the Christian faith. This is a second compilation of ponderings, which are a collection of newsletter articles that Cheryl wrote over a period of 35 years while serving as a pastor's wife. She writes about motherhood, marriage, friendships, and much more. You will laugh, smile, and sometimes cry as you read the insights that Cheryl reveals in God's Word. Letters from her children, words spoken at her memorial service, and family photos help illustrate how Cheryl lived a life filled with love.
Download or read book The Pastor s Ponderings written by Pastor Alta Chase-Raper and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of ponderings full of wit and wisdom to inspire you, make you smile, and even laugh out loud. Sit down, relax, and take a moment to stroll down a sun-dappled roadway, climb the steps to an old country church, wade in a clear mountain stream, listen to the rushing water as it pours over river rocks, smell the fresh air after a rain, and soak in the beauty and grandeur of Gods masterpiece found in the ever-changing panorama of the Great Smoky Mountains. You will enjoy a bit of history as well as introductions to some interesting folks who call this mountain paradise home. You wont want to miss the story of burning the palm fronds for Ash Wednesdaythey sure smelled sweet, a bit like marijuanaand the noises in the night among many others, too funny for words. Each one, a feel-good story, intertwined with Gods own Word.
Download or read book Pondering Things About the Bible Christianity and Other Stuff written by Daniel Mitchell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-21 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of essays pondering the meanings of the Bible, Christianity, and various related subjects. These essays were written during the period from November 2003 through June 2009 and posted to forums and blogs on the Internet. The essays were written because of a felt need to answer questions about the Christian message for myself and others. Sometimes irreverent, the essays cover a variety of topics but always with the intent to inform and entertain the reader without getting too involved with specific denominational viewpoints.
Download or read book Weallgetalong written by Gabrielle Stanhope and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only thing that matters in WeAllGetAlong, Texas, is that they all get along. With so many diverse characters living in the town—all with different plans for the future—sometimes that task can be challenging. G.G. ILovedYouFirst is at the helm to watch over the citizens, ensure the first responders’ offices are stocked with fresh cookies, and share God’s word whenever appropriate. Ms. ImGoingToLoveYouAnyway is a new third grade teacher who is looking forward to her first year of teaching. As school begins, Ms. ImGoingToLoveYouAnyway is praying she is not assigned to a class with Burping Bobby, Gossiping Gerta, and Tattling Tina as students. But with co-workers like Mrs. ICanFindSomethingToComplainAbout and Ms. IDreadRetirement, Ms. ImGoingToLoveYouAnyway knows she has her work cut out for her, especially when the principal, Mr. YouBetterDoWhatISay, assigns her to a challenging class. Now as she attempts to make the best of her situation, only time will tell if Ms. ImGoingToLoveYouAnyway can live up to her name or whether she will go down in history as the only one in WeAllGetAlong, Texas, who can’t get along with anyone. In this entertaining tale, a third grade teacher and many more diverse characters living in a Texas town must learn to get along despite their differences.
Download or read book Partners in Care written by Frederick Reklau and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The needs for and the benefits of holistic health care--care that extends to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of individuals--have been well known for 2,500 years or so. But still, to quote the late Rodney Dangerfield, some caregivers "don't get no respect." Fred Reklau is out to change that with this book, offered as an exploration of the synergies possible among those who care for persons. In the 1980s he wrote the theses that formed the core of this book. Since then they have helped many, in groups and singly, to see their work in a new light. Chaplains, pastors, parish nurses, lay caregivers, hospice workers--all will rejoice to read this heartfelt plea to elevate them to equal status with the vital care-giving services performed by physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other members of the medical professions.
Download or read book Reading for Preaching written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reading for Preaching Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. Plantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. This beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. Works that Plantinga interacts with in the book include The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario Silence, by Shusaku Endo "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy "Narcissus Leaves the Pool" by Joseph Epstein Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo . . . and many more!
Download or read book A Stranger in the House of God written by John Koessler and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith
Download or read book Brothers We are Not Professionals written by John Piper and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Piper pleads with fellow pastors to abandon the professionalization of the pastorate and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry.
Download or read book The Discipleship Gospel written by Bill Hull and published by HIM Publications. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Four Seasons of Ministry written by Bruce G. Epperly and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministers often find themselves caught in the day-to-day pressures of leading a congregation and yearn to experience the unfolding of their professional lives from a larger perspective. Four Seasons of Ministry serves as a guide for what you will find on your ministerial journey and gives meaning to the routine and repetitive tasks of ministry. Authors Bruce G. and Katherine Gould Epperly, each of whom has over 25 years of experience in various pastoral roles, invite clergy to see their ministries in the present as part of a life-long adventure in companionship with God, their loved ones, and their congregations. There is a time and a season to every ministry. Healthy and vital pastors look for the signs of the times and the gifts of each swiftly passing season, but they also take responsibility for engaging the creative opportunities of each season of ministry. Those who listen well to the gentle rhythm of God moving through their lives and the responsibilities and challenges that attend the passing of the years, vocationally as well as chronologically, will be amazed at the beauty and truth that shapes and characterizes the development of their ministries.
Download or read book Am I Called Foreword by Matt Chandler written by Dave Harvey and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many men have the skills to lead a church, but only some are called. Dave Harvey helps men considering pastoral ministry to see God's active role in the process of discerning their calling. God's Word offers a clear framework for evaluating one's call, especially within the context of community. Harvey offers six diagnostic questions to help prospective pastors process their calling, and what they should be doing now if they aren't sure. Illustrated with personal and historical stories, Harvey explores biblical and practical principles for determining the pastoral call. Over the past twenty-four years of ministry, Harvey has enjoyed assisting many men in discerning whether they are called into ministry. This book will guide you through that all-important process with wisdom and confidence in God's faithfulness in your life.
Download or read book I Was a P K written by Rita Rangel and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my story; how I came from a good Christian home and my perspective as a PK; of what it is to have Pastors for parents and the pragmatic challenges that are rarely talked about. I share chilling accounts of what goes on in a PK home that should be read by all. I am transparent in sharing my experience in hopes of bringing awareness to others about Pastors and family life. What should have been a good, happy, balanced life being brought up in church and knowing better, went quite the opposite. I left my faith and lived a life with alcohol, drugs and a life of promiscuity. I later married my husband, who was a powerful ring leader of this ruthless prison gang. My activities inevitably ended me in jail with charges that should have left me to do life without. I should have died, but God had a purpose and a plan for my life all along. You wont be able to put this book down!
Download or read book Varieties of Gifts written by Cynthia G. Lindner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there’s one thing upon which contemporary pastors and their congregations can agree, it’s that the practice of ministry in our rapidly changing, increasingly diverse context is a complicated business. Varieties of Gifts highlights the stories of ministers who thrive in this environment, offering inspiration to readers—ministers, seminary students, and people who care for them—on engaging their own multiplicity to build healthy, sustainable ministry. Varieties of Gifts illuminates the inner lives of clergy who lead with courage and creativity, stamina, and soulfulness. The author mines in-depth interviews with twenty pastors in order to demonstrate that the human experience of multiple-mindedness is an essential ingredient for healthy, innovative ministry. Cynthia Lindner, herself an ordained minister, pastoral psychotherapist, and professor, illustrates how the Christian tradition bears witness to creation’s complexity, and how our own multiplicity mirrors God’s abundance. Through the accounts of the pastors themselves, the book illustrates how well-tended ministerial multiplicity can cultivate a rich pastoral identity, navigate congregational conflict, and embrace change in rich, life-giving ways. Rather than an unattainable “quick fix,” Varieties of Gifts profiles relatable pastors and congregations whose lives highlight the rich potential for multiple identities to enhance pastoral life, even in challenging times.
Download or read book Join the Insanity written by Rhonda Rhea and published by New Hope Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the Insanity is therapeutic laughter for those “officially” in the “unofficial” pastors’ wives club. The first order of business is to feel refreshed as other wives share their authentic stories and personal videos. Be encouraged through biblical principles that help you face challenges and embrace limitations. Receive assurance and comfort that you can survive the crazy-fun life in this club. Enjoy the prayer prompts and the renewed sense of dependence on Jesus to help you accomplish all He has called you to.
Download or read book Parboiled Pastor written by Steven L. McKinley and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of pressures in parish ministry, as Pastor Steven L. McKinley well knows. But there are also joys. And McKinley writes realistically and winsomely about both.A storyteller who has been compared to Garrison Keillor, McKinley shares incidents and insights from his own ministry in short chapters marked by warmth and gentle humor.Seminary students and new pastors will find wise counsel on preaching, leadership, counseling, worship, and the personal lite of a pastor. For experienced pastors of all denominations, McKinley offers understanding, fresh ideas, and renewal.
Download or read book The Divided Mind of the Black Church written by Raphael G. Warnock and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revealing look at the identity and mission of the Black church What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save souls, or to transform the social order? This question is especially fraught when the church is one built by an enslaved people and formed, from its beginning, at the center of an oppressed community’s fight for personhood and freedom. Such is the central tension in the identity and mission of the Black church in the United States. For decades the Black church and Black theology have held each other at arm’s length. Black theology has emphasized the role of Christian faith in addressing racism and other forms of oppression, arguing that Jesus urged his disciples to seek the freedom of all peoples. Meanwhile, the Black church, even when focused on social concerns, has often emphasized personal piety rather than social protest. With the rising influence of white evangelicalism, biblical fundamentalism, and the prosperity gospel, the divide has become even more pronounced. In The Divided Mind of the Black Church, Raphael G. Warnock, Senior Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., traces the historical significance of the rise and development of Black theology as an important conversation partner for the Black church. Calling for honest dialogue between Black and womanist theologians and Black pastors, this fresh theological treatment demands a new look at the church’s essential mission.
