Download or read book Reframing a Relevant Faith written by C Drew Smith and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people expect faith to be inflexible and unchanging. It is relevant because it always has been, at least to them. To admit change is to bring on the end of faith and all of its benefits. Others believe that a relevant faith is by nature shallow and unrooted. Author and educator Drew Smith disagrees. He believes that it is both possible and necessary to reframe faith in such a way that it is relevant to our present society. At the same time, this reframed faith is still a historic faith. It is definitely not shallow and in fact is rooted deeply in the person and teaching of Jesus. Chapters look at why a faith should be progressive, how it can be rooted in the scriptures, the importance of the person of Jesus, and what this means for the mission of the church. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion, making it easy to use this guide in group study. Those who are looking for an alternative to an anti-intellectual and narrow Christianity will find in this book an essential and friendly guide.
Download or read book Reframing the Path to School Leadership written by Lee G. Bolman and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The indispensable leadership companion—updated and more relevant than ever! Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how the simple act of viewing a problem through different lenses—political, human resources, structural, or symbolic—can reveal better options and solutions. Featuring reflective questions and solid strategies for meeting real-life challenges, the third edition also includes New views on building morale in challenging times A revamped discussion of mandates, standards, and rubrics A celebration of educators as skilled professionals Expanded conversations about hope, faith, and parental involvement Sometimes all it takes to solve a problem is to reframe it by listening to wise advice from a trusted mentor.
Download or read book Reframe written by Brian Hardin and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each day, over 150,000 people around the world receive their dose of the Word from Brian Hardin, vision and voice of the Daily Audio Bible. Now Brian’s distinct, emotive tone delivers the message of his heart in his latest book, Reframe. His pages come to life as he describes God’s incredible love for His people and as he challenges readers to consider their next step in light of this truth. Hear Brian for yourself as he passionately declares, “You are created in God’s image; you have His DNA embedded into your very core. The world and your life are engineered so that they will not work without Him. Come and be ruined for anything else but a life-giving connection to the almighty God.” This unabridged, four-disc set will inspire readers, wherever they are on their journey.
Download or read book Out of the Ashes written by Kenneth W Arthur and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to help those who doubt or can no longer believe what they've been taught about Christianity that they don't have to abandon their faith. Kenneth Arthur challenges traditional thinking and helps the reader move beyond fundamentalism by thoughtfully reflecting on theological alternatives. His life has truly been a pilgrimage, a search for meaning and purpose that includes belief and behavior as well as belonging, so he proposes a constructive theology based on his own experiences and education in conjunction with the Bible, well known theologians, and other sources of revelation. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter invite conversation and provide a helpful resource for small groups.
Download or read book Galatians written by Bruce G. Epperly and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this volume on Paul's Letter to the Galatians, Dr Bruce Epperly, author of Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide, Finding God in Suffering: A Journey with Job, and Transforming Acts: Acts of the Apostles as a 21st Century Gospel, again brings the study of a Bible book to life for a 21st century audience. Epperly founds his work in the results on modern critical scholarship, but he's not content with reciting scholarship or discussing history. He aims to make the study of this theologically central letter a transformative experience. He does so by never losing sight of the fact that human problems remain human problems and that human potentiality, touched by God's grace, can accomplish great things. He finds a message of liberation in this book. Liberation from our guilt, yes, but also liberation from our self-imposed limitations. Through reading, discussion, exercises, and thought questions, he leads the reader through a study that can only be described as an adventure. It's an adventure you won't want to miss.
Download or read book Poetic Life Experiences written by Tabitha Edwards-Walton and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tabitha Edwards-Walton brings us another serving of her wonderful poetry. This time she ushers us into the emotions and experiences of life.
Download or read book One World written by Bruce G Epperly and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine reading the Lord’s Prayer as a gateway to adventure? Bruce Epperly, who has introduced process theology to the masses through concise, readable guides, presents this well-known prayer through a vision of a relational, open-spirited, profoundly personal, always creative, and forward-looking God, who invites us to be companions in the holy adventure of healing the earth. This is not your routine book on the Lord’s Prayer. Instead, it is an invitation to to holy adventure through sharing in the prayer of Jesus. Each short chapter includes a section titled “Living the Prayer of Jesus.” In the back, there are a series of questions for conversation. This book is short (only 35 pages of text besides the questions) and concise, but it is also challenging. It would make a good church wide or small group study, and is suitable for individual reading.
Download or read book The Gospel According to Mark written by Robert C McKibben and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 15th volume of the Participatory Study Series, Bob McKibben opens up the gospel of Mark in new ways. Often considered of secondary theological value, more of a short story version of the gospel, Bob presents Mark as history and serious theology with a very relevant message for followers of Jesus today. The participatory study method is especially fruitful in this guide as readers walk with Jesus through the story of the apostles, watch as the cross approaches and wonder with them what has really happened. In these 15 lessons, you will be able to read the gospel with fresh eyes and apply it to your own life as a follower of Jesus.
Download or read book Reframing the Soul written by Gregory Spencer and published by ACU Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you frame your life, what’s in the picture? We don’t just remember the past. We remember it as we have framed it. Jesus calls us to reframe life grace instead of law, love instead of retaliation demonstrating that our faith-work is framework. In this book, readers will be awakened to the power of the words they choose. As we begin to change our word choices, we become empowered to reframe our story according to the truth of our lives and the wisdom of the gospel. New circumstances a divorce, a new job, an illness, or a revelation about the past often drive us to reframe. In these times of crisis or change, we realize that the words and labels we have previously accepted are unsatisfying. Reframing the Soul guides readers through remembering the past with gratitude, anticipating the future with hope, dwelling within themselves with peace, and relating to others in love.
Download or read book Reframing Spiritual Formation written by Edward H. Hammett and published by Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reframing Spiritual Formation takes seriously the realities of an increasingly secular, pluralistic and spiritually thirsty population base most churches face with fear, yet are called to reach and disciple. Hammett provides succinct overviews of the challenges and opportunities these realities bring to the doors of churches and their leaders. His primary focus is on facilitative questions and practical ideas for discipling the churched and the unchurched who are seeking grounding and meaning in this rapidly changing world.
Download or read book Reframing a Relevant Faith written by C Drew Smith and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people expect faith to be inflexible and unchanging. It is relevant because it always has been, at least to them. To admit change is to bring on the end of faith and all of its benefits. Others believe that a relevant faith is by nature shallow and unrooted. Author and educator Drew Smith disagrees. He believes that it is both possible and necessary to reframe faith in such a way that it is relevant to our present society. At the same time, this reframed faith is still a historic faith. It is definitely not shallow and in fact is rooted deeply in the person and teaching of Jesus. Chapters look at why a faith should be progressive, how it can be rooted in the scriptures, the importance of the person of Jesus, and what this means for the mission of the church. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion, making it easy to use this guide in group study. Those who are looking for an alternative to an anti-intellectual and narrow Christianity will find in this book an essential and friendly guide.
Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion written by Adam Possamai and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 2399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion takes a three-pronged look at this, namely investigating the role of religion in society; unpacking and evaluating the significance of religion in and on human history; and tracing and outlining the social forces and influences that shape religion. This encyclopedia covers a range of themes from: • fundamental topics like definitions • secularization • dimensions of religiosity to such emerging issues as civil religion • new religious movements This Encyclopedia also addresses contemporary dilemmas such as fundamentalism and extremism and the role of gender in religion.
Download or read book Reframing Theology and Film Cultural Exegesis written by Robert K. Johnston and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The connection between theology and film is a hot topic in the academy and the church. But research and writing on methodology and hermeneutics is lacking. This comprehensive collection identifies the overlooked or undervalued areas in the current discussions of film and theology. Including contributions from the leaders in the field, Reframing Theology and Film helps deepen the conversation while bringing it to a new level of prominence. Professors and students of theology and film, libraries, pastors, and film buffs will benefit from this much-needed resource.
Download or read book Union with Christ written by J. Todd Billings and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accomplished theologian recovers the biblical theme of union with Christ, showing how it affects current theological and ministry issues.
Download or read book Faith Life and Learning Online written by Brant M. Himes and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith, Life, and Learning Online is an invitation for faith-based institutions to take bold steps toward integrating a holistic mission of spiritual formation into the online learning environment. For Christian higher education, faith integration is a matter of mission, not modality. Regardless of whether learning happens in the traditional classroom, through hybrid models, or exclusively online, Christian universities have a missional mandate to continue their long legacy of forming students of competence and character. While traditional campuses continue to provide unique and meaningful opportunities for students to grow in their faith, online learning has opened new avenues for engagement and development of spiritual formation. As such, all Christian higher education institutions are now called to take advantage of this unique technological moment to continue to offer transformative opportunities for the holistic integration of faith, life, and learning in the online environment.
Download or read book Faith and Health written by Thomas G. Plante and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2001-08-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews and integrates the growing body of contemporary psychological research on the links between religious faith and health outcomes. It presents up-to-date findings from empirical studies of populations ranging from healthy individuals to those with specific clinical problems, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, and psychological disorders. Drawing on multiple perspectives in psychology, the book examines such critical questions as the impact of religious practices on health behaviors and health risks; the role played by faith in adaptation to illness or disability; and possible influences on physiological functioning and mortality. Chapters reflect the close collaboration of the editors and contributing authors, who discuss commonalities and differences in their work, debate key methodological concerns, and outline a cohesive agenda for future research.
Download or read book Religion and the Environment written by Susan Power Bratton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does religion relate to our global environment? Religion and the Environment provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this controversial question by covering the following important themes: the religion-environment interface pre- and post-industrial religious practices related to resource extraction and the rise of the Anthropocene an analysis of religious response to the impacts of contemporary industrialization, globalization, and urbanization religious thought, leadership, policy formation, and grassroots activism relative to the environment. Religion and the Environment will offer students and general readers a sophisticated yet accessible exploration of the relationship between religion and the environment, through case studies ranging from climate change to the impacts of warfare. This engaging book will be an excellent addition to introductory courses and those approaching the topic for the first time.
