Download or read book Spiritual Metamorphosis written by Efstratios Papanagiotou and published by Theosis Books. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: he Teaching of Christ was named the Way, Gospels and New Testament. These terms indicate three main aspects of its Reality. If we walk the Way that Jesus’ Gospels (Good-Joyful News) are opening for us, then we will reach to the experience of the New Testament, that is, to a new connection with God. This brief and succinct work constitutes in a sense a prologue or an epilogue to a trilogy which is composed of two more works titled, The Inner Restoration of Christianity and Divinization: The Hidden Teaching within Divine Wisdom.

Download or read book Spiritual Metamorphosis written by Roberta Sonsaray White and published by . This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Violated Me, You Stole from Me Creepin' dun crept into my space one too many times. Creepin' dun crept and stole from me what was mine. Creepin' dun crept and took all my goods away. Creepin' dun crept and stole my life away. Creepin' seeped through my door while I was esleepin'. Took from me what creepin' should not have been seekin'. Creepin' violated me and stole me from myself. Creepin' revisited me one summer noon. Took all Mom's letters, thesis notes, and used shoes. Creepin' crept and took my personals. Creepin' knows me but I dun know creepin'. Creepin' crept, stole, and violated me during times when I was too blind to see Creepin' crept and stole my life one childhood night; took from me what was mine even before I knew what was right. Creepin' dun came thru' one morning one Wednesday afternoon a week ago Creepin' crept and stole my soul Creepin' stole my tunes and blues away Creepin' crept through da window and out da door. Creepin' dun, dun me wrong one too many times Stole my personals, my memories, and da music which served as my sunshine. Creepin' dun crept into my heart one too many times Made me a woman, left me empty, and opened doors locked with keys. For some odd reason Creepin' keep on visiting me. Roberta S. White March 22, 2001 Inspired by the Break-In of my Jeep last Wednesday SEVEN: The Number of Completion I am not the man I used to be One day God stepped in and delivered me Stage One The Lost Soul On Day One: God reached for my heart for God knew that by touching my heart I would have no choice but to hold His hand On Day Two: God spoke to me and encouraged me to be fearless of this metamorphosis: God shook me up, and put me down, He placed my feet on solid ground Stage Two Hunted By The Will Of God On Day Three: God convinced me that He is and I am not: He took away my gifts, and talents, and possessions until I ran to Him begging for mercy On Day Four: God removed people from my path, both good and bad, so that I solely relied on Him; In the beginning I felt lonely; good-bye pleasures of sin, no instant gratification, I thought I was broken On Day Five: The Lord sat back in His rocking chair as he watched me search for ways to dodge Him; all along he had my coattail. I was running in circles, running, running, running Stage Three-Submission To Divine Authority On Day Six: God sped up my race until I could run no more. I no longer desired worldly pleasures; I had a thirst for Christ. And I spoke these words, "Lord, I need a closer walk with thee. I need you to quench my thirst. I am lonely. Where are you God? Where am I God? Why me Lord? On Day Seven: God answered my questions when he began my Christian Journey as a pastor, a father, and a son of Christ. With God as my witness, I am complete!" By Roberta Sonsaray White Written June 6, 2002a Dedicated to the Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Daniels, Jr. In celebration of 10 years of spiritual guidance Mama used to say Mama used to say: If the good lord just hold us 'til next Pay, I'll buy enough food to carry us Along the way. These are some words my mama Said. Girl, you can be anything you want to be, Don't settle for a knucklehead, Nor let anyone cause you misery. My black queen, my mommy, said these words To me. I wish I were you and could say the things you do. You are a good writer, cakes; Better writer than talker, Lord knows you can talk! Mama used to tell me my worth. Mama wrote in a letter to me:

Download or read book The Spiritual Journey written by Esther DeWaal and published by St Bede's Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of guides to the spiritual journey. The authors deal with such masters as Cassian, St. Benedict, John of Forde and Carl Jung, discussing ideas from East and West.

Download or read book The Encounter with Evil and Its Overcoming Through Spiritual Science written by Sergei O. Prokofieff and published by Temple Lodge Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our everyday lives, we are constantly challenged by the phenomenon of evil in all its many manifestations. But how can we cope with this seemingly eternal hindrance? In the first of these three essays, Prokofieff suggests that we start by developing a knowledge of the forces of evil in order to learn how they work in human evolution. Such knowledge is, in itself, the beginning of the process of overcoming evil. In order that members of the Anthroposophical Society might go further along this path, Rudolf Steiner gave them the spiritual "Foundation Stone of the Good." This Foundation Stone which consists of light, imaginative form, and the substance of love can live in our hearts and souls as a firm foundation for esoteric work, and a creative contribution towards the overcoming of evil. Ultimately it can lead us to a conscious experience of Christ in the etheric realm of the earth. In the second and third essays, Prokofieff examines further themes relating to the etheric advent of Christ, and its connection with the Foundation Stone of the Good."

Download or read book Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World written by Joanna Weaver and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CBA BESTSELLER • More than a million copies sold! An invitation for every woman who’s ever felt she isn’t godly enough, isn’t loving enough, isn’t doing enough. “Easy to read, personal, and well-written with a message much more than surface deep. Joanna probed, challenged, and encouraged me to live day by day as Mary in a Martha world.”—Carole Mayhall, author of Come Walk with Me and Here I Am Again, Lord The life of a woman today isn’t all that different from the lives of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary, you long to sit at the Lord’s feet . . . but the daily demands of a busy world just won’t leave you alone. Like Martha, you love Jesus and really want to serve him . . . yet you struggle with weariness, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy. Then comes Jesus, into the midst of your busy life, to extend the same invitation he issued long ago to the two sisters from Bethany. Tenderly, he invites you to choose “the better part”—a joyful life of intimacy with him that flows naturally into loving service. With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story, Joanna Weaver shows how all of us, Marys and Marthas alike, can draw closer to our Lord: deepening our devotion, strengthening our service, and doing both with less stress and greater joy. This book includes a twelve-week Bible study for individual or group use. A Study Guide and a corresponding ten-session video series on DVD or online are available separately.

Download or read book When the Spirit Calls written by Edward J. Hedican and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1832, in the most southern part of Ontario’s James Bay, an elderly Cree man by the name of Quapakay was told by the spirits of the shaking tent that in order to survive the winter, he was required to "spoil" the post at Hannah Bay, a Hudson's Bay Company goose hunting station. Following the directions of the spirits, Quapakay and his sons carried out this ill-fated task, resulting in the deaths of sixteen occupants of the Hannah Bay post. Now known as the "Hannah Bay Massacre," the victims included fur trader William Corrigal, the postmaster and his wife, and seven other Indigenous people. When the Spirit Calls explores the social, cultural, and historical context in which the Hannah Bay tragedy took place, as gleaned from the Hudson Bay Company’s archival records and elucidations by Cree oral traditions. The research is the culmination of over forty years of investigation by Edward J. Hedican in Indigenous communities, from the mid-1970s to the present day. In the book, Hedican aims to uncover the circumstances, behaviours, and attitudes that led to the slaughter. When the Spirit Calls sheds light on the racist attitudes held by the white settler population towards Indigenous people – attitudes that were prevalent in our colonial past and that continue to this very day.

Download or read book The Mystical Keys to the Book of Revelation written by Laura Lee Galan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystical Keys to the Book of Revelation is about the author's miraculous transformation that was responsible for aligning her soul with the Spirit of the living God. As her journey progressed, God and his angels taught Laura the secrets to the Book of Revelation. They revealed that this sacred Scripture is not a book of doom and gloom, but simply describes in symbolic language the stages of metamorphosis that will occur on the planet as the souls of humanity are aligned with the divine spirit. Laura's own metamorphosis led her into the arms of true love as she and her soul mate were united. She reveals how the forces of the Holy Trinity become active in two souls as they become bonded by Divine Love. Laura has recorded her journey and the messages that the Divine Spirit imparted to her in the hopes that they will inspire others to search for truth and love in their own lives.

Download or read book The Birth of Immortality written by Ray Wilson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-07-06 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS WAS AN ANGEL SENT FROM GOD AS SEEN IN MY VISION. THE VISION AND REVELATION OF THE BIRTH FO IMMORTALITY IT WERE A BIG EXPLOSION IN OUTER SPACE OUTSIDE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. AT THE FAR END OF THE UNIVERSE THIS BIG HEAVENLY BODY EXPLODED AND FRAGMENTS FROM THE GIANT PLANET WENT SPEEDING INTO ALL DIRECTIONS OF SPACE. AS I SAW THIS GREAT VISION IT WAS A SPIRITUAL LIGHT. AFTER TIMES AND TIMES THESE FRAGMENTS APPEARED TO BE MADE INTO PLANETS, SOME INTO MOONS, COMETS, SOME INTO, STARS, AND OTHER WELL KNOWN HEAVENLY BODIES. ONE OF THE FRAGMENTS WERE EARTH, AND ONE OF THE FRAGMENTS FROM THIS LARGE HEAVENLY BODY APPEARED TO BE SUPER BRIGHT. THE APPEARANCE OF THIS FRAGMENT AS I SEEN IT OUT IN THE SECOND HEAVEN WERE AS METERITE OR A SMALL COMET IN THE DARKNESS OF SPACE THE APPEARANCE OF IT AS A SHOOTING STAR IN THE DARKNESS OF THE HEAVENS AND AFTER SOME SPIRITUAL TIME THIS SMALL HEAVENLY BODY DESCENDED DOWN UNTO ME. THESE WORDS APPEARED AND WERE REVEALED INTO A SPIRITUAL REVELATION FROM GOD THE BIRTH OF IMMORTALITY THIS IS WHERE THE REVELATION OF THIS BOOK BEGAN TITLE: THE BIRTH OF IMMORTALITY BOOK WRITTEN BY: RAY WILSON

Download or read book Conversations on Life with AiR written by AiR - Atman in Ravi and published by AiR Institute of Realization. This book was released on with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conversations on Life is a collection of conversations and discussions that AiR has had with people he has met on his travels or at conferences and talks. These conversations are not fairy tales. They are real conversations with people on the real problems and issues of life — from Karma to suffering, luck to happiness, from finding God to being in Hell or Heaven. Through these conversations, AiR debunks several myths and shares what the truth is. Any of these conversations can light a spark that can inspire you to go on a quest and be liberated from all suffering, transporting you to that state of ultimate Bliss and Peace.

Download or read book Climates of the Mind written by Carolyn Mary Kleefeld and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: .In a time of spiritual decadence, still another poet has injured us with the visions of possibility. Here is a rare wedding of poetic prose, philosophy and psychological awareness without the wooden self-consciousness of most modern psychological writing. A human document. It touches the deepest places. .Informs and potentially heals its readers by communicating with love, a sense of what underlines the particulars of their lives. This book will live. -CARL A. FABER Ph.D. Psychologist, Lecturer, Author

Download or read book The Breeding Ground written by Bevely Greenwood and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How surprising it was to hear the Holy Spirit say to me, "This is your breeding ground," while standing on the grounds of Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. It was a place where my two sons had been born with complications. Little did I know that twenty years later my destiny would unfold between the perimeters of these same grounds. Unknowingly I had enrolled in the school of the Holy Spirit and HE would be my Instructor. I would also give birth here to a ministry which consisted among other things, of a healing ministry. These grounds where medical scholars receive training would also become the place of my training in the spiritual realm. As you read this book you will become a part of these God-given classes that are given through divine revelations, while you gain knowledge regarding the five spiritual senses and their value. You can gain knowledge in your spiritual senses even in the absence of the five physical senses-such as in the story of "Baby O" who was believed to be born without any of his five physical senses. Then there is the revelation of the angels found in a hospital room that may have been instructors sent by the Holy Spirit. In sharing my experience you will also gain insight in such crucial areas as character development, ministry of intercession, and spiritual warfare. Your life will be transformed by the eye-openers given within these pages as they usher you into your own "breeding ground" experience! Meet Bevely Greenwood-President of Bevely Greenwood Ministries. November 1996, Bevely acknowledged her call to "God's Ministry." From 1998 to 2003, Bevely ministered at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, in Torrance California and held healing services in Carson, California. Since 2003, her ministry has expanded nationally and internationally.

Download or read book Holy Communion a Spiritual Agent of Harmonious Diversity in Christ written by Rev. Dr. Kevin Brown and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin King said that the most segregated hour in America is Sunday morning, alluding to the fractured condition of the universal body of Christ's followers, the Church. From 2002 to 2010, I had the privilege of serving as the Executive Director of a nonprofit called Operation Breaking Through, serving the greater Hampton Roads area. The nonprofit was a network of over one hundred local churches. One of my primary responsibilities was to promote racial reconciliation and harmony between the diverse ethnic churches. In most cases, the demographics of these churches failed to reflect their community. Most congregations were monoethnic. Significant progress was evident after several years of pastoral internal and congregational external panel and group discussions. Church pastors were pulpit swapping, and churches were partnering in community outreach. Up to this point, I realized how much blood, sweat, tears, and time I had spent encouraging pastors and congregations to recognize, promote, and practice fellowship and communal service. Though good and somewhat effective, these efforts were all physical with very little thought of spiritual application. It wasn't until I was required to write a paper for a theology class at North Park that God opened my eyes to a deep understanding of the sacrament of Holy Communion. Realizing that all actual Christian denominations and non-dominations mandate practicing this sacrament, I gleaned from my studies the spiritual connectedness all believers share in this one sacred act and the binding blood ties all believers share with the author of this sacrament. In that one epiphany, the dividing wall of ethnicity, culture, and social Christian norms fell. Had Christ, by instituting this faithful act woven into the DNA of our born-again experience, the ability for His divine love and truth to break the chains we would inevitably erect through the weakness of our humanity, selfishness, and pride. What if this one DNA trait of holy communion could activate the true koinonia, which may lay dormant in believers because of historical traditions and practices erected by human-made religion? What if God allowed us to see and experience the depth of spiritual love for our brothers and sisters despite our differences? What if we saw communion as a remembrance of the greatest act of love known to humanity and allowed that remembrance to kindle and rekindle a spiritual intimacy between believers that overcomes our bias, prejudice, privilege, and any barrier to the believer's oneness in Christ? Holy Communion, a Spiritual Agent of Harmonious Diversity in Christ, explores this more profound understanding and revelatory power to breathe new life into the reading believer.

Download or read book Breaking The Cocoon written by Lisa Daughtery, PhD and published by Lisa Daughtery, PhD. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Breaking the Cocoon: 'Freedom Feels Great!' by Lisa Daughtery, Ph.D., is a transformative journey through life's trials and triumphs. In this book, Lisa Daughtery shares deeply personal experiences to illuminate the path from darkness to light, despair to hope, and struggle to resilience. Through moving storytelling and insightful reflections, Daughtery reveals the power of choice in the face of adversity. She emphasizes that even in the darkest moments, there is a choice to either give up or press on with unwavering determination. Drawing from her own experiences, she distinguishes between fighting like hell and fighting HELL itself, showcasing the resilience and strength within each of us. The book's essence lies in its message of hope and motivation. Daughtery intricately spins together themes of growth, transformation, and finding purpose in life's challenges. She invites readers to see challenges not as obstacles but as opportunities for personal evolution and empowerment. Through Daughtery's journey, readers are inspired to believe that freedom is not just a distant dream but a tangible reality that awaits those who dare to embrace hope and resilience.

Download or read book Beholding the Glory of the Lord written by Jos Douma and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I would love to look more like Jesus. But I just can't . . . " Many Christians are longing for change. They make an intentional effort, but when they realize they are not making any progress, they become frustrated. In this book, the author uses 2 Corinthians 3:18 to point us to a way to expect everything from Jesus and his Spirit. You only need to do one thing: Look to Jesus in faith and enjoy his glorious radiation! Then the Spirit will increasingly reproduce Jesus' own glorious beauty in your life. Via this new approach, Jos Douma knows how to touch and articulate the core of the Christian faith. In doing so, he shows how the Christian life is really worthy living.

Download or read book Marie de France Poetry Norton Critical Editions written by Marie de France and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marie de France’s beautiful poems of courtly love, enchantment, and mystery are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Winner of the 2016 Northern California Book Award for Translation of Poetry. Honorable Mention for the 2015 Modern Language Association's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize For Translation of a Literary Work. Marie de France was a medieval poet who was probably born in France and who lived in England during the twelfth century. Prominent among the earliest poets writing in the French vernacular, Marie de France helped shape the style and genres of later medieval poetry. This Norton Critical Edition includes all of Marie’s lais (short narrative verse poems); selected fables; and a generous excerpt from Saint Patrick’s Purgatory, a long poem based on a well-known medieval legend. Each text is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations. For comparative reading, two lais, “Bisclavret” and “Yönec,” are accompanied by Marie’s facing-page originals. "Backgrounds and Contexts" is thematically organized to provide readers with a clear sense of Marie’s inspirations. Topics include “The Supernatural,” “Love and Romance,” “Medical Traditions,” “Fable Sources and Analogues: Similar Themes,” and “Purgatory and the Afterlife.” Ovid, Chaucer, Andreas Capellanus, Boccaccio, Aristotle, and Bede are among the authors included. From the wealth of scholarly work published on Marie de France, Dorothy Gilbert has chosen excerpts from nine pieces that address issues of history and authorship as well as major themes in the lais, fables, and Saint Patrick’s Purgatory. The contributors are Thomas Warton, Abbé Gervais de la Rue, Joseph Bedier, Leo Spitzer, R. Howard Bloch, E. A. Francis, Jill Mann, and Jacques Le Goff. A selected bibliography is also included.

Download or read book The Spirit in Luke Acts written by Odette Mainville and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Odette Mainville's...book, The Spirit in Luke-Acts, is a most careful, enlightening, and fresh interpretation of the Holy Spirit's Role in Luke and Acts, from the surprising starting point of a single verse, Acts 2:33...I wholeheartedly endorse this book...." -William S. Kurz, S.J., Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Marquette University "...As someone who has devoted a whole book to a theological exposition of Acts 2:33, I regard this as a most worthwhile endeavor. What emerges is a work that engages fully with the Spirit's vitality in the life of Jesus and in the mission of the church...." -William P. Atkinson, PhD, Senior Lecturer, London School of Theology "...I warmly recommend this insightful reading of Luke-Acts to you. It is filled with interesting exegesis and challenging observations....I trust that you will find this book as enjoyable, enriching, and edifying as I did." -Robert P. Menzies, PhD, Missionary-Scholar (China), from the foreword "Mainville's...work...integrates the central theme in Luke-Acts, in a way that traditional systematic theology does not, viz, Jesus's experiences with the Spirit toward the end of creating a 'community of prophets'..." -Jon Mark Ruthven, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Regent University School of Divinity "...Using a redactional and literary approach, Mainville demonstrates that the role of the Holy Spirit is not to be relegated to a mere appendage of Pauline soteriology..." -James B Shelton, PhD, Professor of New Testament, Oral Roberts University Mainville's work is helpful both for its engagement with traditional approaches and for its fresh contributions and insights....This is surely a welcome study." -Craig S. Keener, PhD, Professor of Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary

Download or read book The Philosophy of Hegel Collected Works written by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 4716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Hegel collection includes: _x000D_ The Life and Work of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel_x000D_ The Phenomenology of Mind_x000D_ The Science of Logic _x000D_ The Philosophy of Mind _x000D_ The Philosophy of Right _x000D_ The Philosophy of Law)_x000D_ The Philosophy of Fine Art _x000D_ Lectures on the Philosophy of History _x000D_ Lectures on the History of Philosophy_x000D_ Lectures on the Proofs of the Existence of God_x000D_ The Criticism of Hegel's Work and Hegelianism:_x000D_ The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer _x000D_ Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche _x000D_ A Criticism Of The Hegelian Philosophy Of Right by Karl Marx _x000D_ About Hegel's Work by Jacob Loewenberg _x000D_ Key to Understanding Hegel by William Wallace