Download or read book The Faith of Divine Love a progressive faith experience written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, the Divine Love is being experienced by men and women worldwide. This Book of Faith, The Faith of Divine Love provides assistance and companionship for the individual faith experience as one connects with the Divine Love. From The Padgett Messages to the Faith of Divine Love the Celestial teachers have provided the immediate, necessary and vital Truth as to why faith is necessary in a soul's life in its natural love and as that soul evolves and progresses in Divine Love here and in the spirit world. Toward faith, a faith in Divine Love, Celestial spirits teach and guide ...

Download or read book The Thirst of God written by Wendy Farley and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is a rich tradition of wonderful women and other contemplatives who are great resources for thinking differently about Christianity. They emphasized divine love, human compassion, and the radical possibilities of contemplative practices. They were not afraid to criticize the church and indeed thought of their challenge as crucial to their faith. We do not have to lose faith with the beautiful wisdom of this story of intimate and compassionate love, dwelling among us and within us, if we do not want to." —from the acknowledgments and note to readers To those seeking a more open, progressive approach to Christian faith, the Christian past can sometimes seem like a desert, an empty space devoid of encouragement or example. Yet in the latter years of the Middle Ages a quiet flowering of a more accessible, positive approach to Christian belief took place among a group of female mystics, those who emphasized an immediate, nonhierarchical experience of the divine. In this enlightening volume, Wendy Farley eloquently brings the work of three female mystics—Marguerite Porete, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich—into creative conversation with contemporary Christian life and thought. From alternatives to the standard, violent understandings of the atonement, to new forms of contemplation and prayer, these figures offer us relevant insights through a theology centered on God's love and compassion. Farley demonstrates how these women can help to refresh and expand our awareness of the depth of divine love that encompasses all creation and dwells in the cavern of every human heart.

Download or read book The Padgett Messages Soulful Teachings Living with Divine Love written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the years 1914-1920 James E. Padgett received spirit communications that introduce the Divine Love and natural love that are connected with teachings relating to the mortal soul, God and the spirit world. When James himself passed into his spirit-life his friend Eugene Morgan received 3 known communications from James 1923-1925. In the year 2017, the message of Divine Love continues as James conveys spirit-life experience that relates with his experiences as a man receiving spirit communication and now as a spirit living with Divine Love in his spirit-life in the spirit world. There is at present a worldwide readership of The Padgett Messages and now we are fortunate to have James the receiver and James the conveyer along with all the spirits who have contributed toward the realisation and fulfilment when living with Divine Love and perfecting our natural love. The Padgett Messages 1914-1920 and 2017-2018 provide a great reach of love that is an example for us all.

Download or read book With Or Without God written by Gretta Vosper and published by HarperCollins Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Envisioning a future in which the Christian church plays a viable and transformative role in shaping society, Gretta Vosper argues that if the church is to survive at all, the heart of faith must undergo a radical change. Vosper, founder of the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity and a minister in Toronto, believes that what will save the church is an emphasis on just and compassionate living -- a new and wholly humanistic approach to religion. Without this reform, the church as we know it faces extinction. Vosper addresses the issues of spiritual fulfillment, comfort and connection in the modern world through a thoughtful and passionate discourse. She urges a renewal of old doctrines but does so with dignity and respect. Offering difficult but penetrating insights into a new generation of spiritually aware -- and spiritually open -- people, With or Without God offers a startling model for a renewed church as a leader in ethics, fostering relationships, meaning and values that are solidly rooted in our own selves.

Download or read book The Divine Universe The book of love written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Divine Universe, The book of love was first published in 2013 as a hardcover with gold embossed linen and dust jacket. A beautiful book for the book lover. Now we are pleased to introduce the soft cover book of these spirit communications. This book is a work of spirit communication that introduces themes of Love and Spirit relating with the Natural love of man and the Divine Love of God. The Padgett Messages, also a book of spirit communication was received by James E. Padgett 1914-1923. The Divine Universe extends the experience and vision of the Divine Love from the messages that James received. The Divine Universe introduces the workings of the soul, the spirit body, human evolution of the personality and how this evolution transitions from a human life into spirit life. The vision of harmony, Immortality, and living Divine Love is conveyed by the spirits with illumination and a sense of wonder that introduces the living potential of love for us all.

Download or read book Divine Love written by Jeff Levin and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to Divine Love cover a broad spectrum of world religions, comparing and contrasting approaches among Christians of several denominations, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and adherents of traditional African religions. Each chapter focuses on the definition and conceptual boundaries of divine love; its expression and experience; its instrumentality and salience; how it can become distorted, and how it has been made manifest or restored by great historic exemplars of altruism, compassion, and unlimited love. The ultimate aim for many of the world’s major faith traditions is to love and be loved by God—to live in connection with the Divine, in union with the Beloved, in reconciliation with the Ultimate. Religious scholars Jeff Levin and Stephen G. Post have termed this connection “divine love.” In their new collection of the same name, they have invited eight of the world’s preeminent religious scholars to share their perspectives on the what, how, and why of divine love. From this diverse gathering of perspectives emerges evidence that to love and to be loved by God, to enter into a mutual and covenantal relationship with the Divine, may well offer solutions to many of the current crises around the world. Only a loving relationship with the Source of being within the context of the great faith and wisdom traditions of the world can fully inform and motivate the acts of love, unity, justice, compassion, kindness, and mercy for all beings that are so desperately required to counter the toxic influences in the world. Contributors: William C. Chittick, Vigen Guroian, Ruben L. F. Habito, William K. Mahony, John S. Mbiti, Jacob Neusner, Clark H. Pinnock, and David Tracy.

Download or read book Shining toward Spirit The book of Divine Love and beginnings Volume I written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shining toward Spirit Vol.I introduces communications and messages from spirits who share their experience of living with the Divine Love. This book expands our awareness about the mortal soul and the Immortality of the Divine Love, our human faith and living a spirit's life in the spirit world. The vision of this work will truly inspire the individual who in their pursuit of information about spirits and spirit communication, the Divine Love and the spirit world, Shining toward Spirit leads to a beginning.

Download or read book Serenity And all kinds of Wonderful written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequently Asked Questions about the Divine Love experience and our own soul and spirit guides. There are many questions asked about a Divine Love experience, how to receive the Divine Love, and how one can physically feel the Divine Love. Many of us have been introduced to the Divine Love by the form of spirit communication, and this work follows this introduction. This book is a perfect book for beginnings involving Divine Love and spirit guides.

Download or read book Life in the Heart of God written by Pastor Margaret Duttera and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are a spiritual being, having a human experience. Do you have a clear sense of that reality? Do you believe that you are a spiritual being? For thirty years, I have been a pastor within a traditional church, one that is both progressive in its thinking and firmly rooted in love and grace. News flash! Those within traditional churches and those outside church of any kind are often confused, uncertain, and detached from what I call relevant faith. Do you describe yourself as a person of faith? If the answer is yes or if the answer is no, Life in the Heart of God will take you on a journey that will clarify what you do believe and what you do not believe. Most importantly, you will gain insight and affirmation related to your true divine identity. Growing up in a churchgoing family or simply attending church does not guarantee that your faith will be relevant in your daily life. For faith to be relevant, it must make sense. When faith is relevant in your daily life, who you are, whose you are, and the purpose of your life becomes clear. Remembering who you are, who you truly are, is of great importance. Alone, the physical world that is finite obscures your ability to see the infinite, and you easily fall victim to your fears. When you are able to understand your life on this earth to be a progressive journey from divine light to divine light, you will enter your personal spiritual dawn and awaken to life in and from the heart of God. Home!

Download or read book Inclusive Christianity written by Richard Scott Thornton and published by Hope Publishing House. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus was inclusive, forgiving and compassionate. It is unfortunate that many within the Christian community have distorted Jesus' message, leading to a version of faith that is divisive, judgmental and intolerant. Parameters are set that define people as worthy or unworthy, saved or unsaved. In bringing God's radical grace and love into the world, Jesus rebelled against any religious or social conventions that placed people into acceptable and unacceptable categories. Inclusive Christianity reclaims the authentic voice of Jesus, unclouded by the prejudices placed upon him by others. This compelling and progressive look at faith embraces a life modeled and taught by Jesus!a path that will transform you into the person God intended.

Download or read book Destiny written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of spirit communications continues on with the experience of spirits conveying their progressive journey in the Divine Love. What began with James Padgett in 1914-1920 with spirits introducing the teachings on the Natural and the Divine Love is continued on with Destiny. We all aspire for positive encouragement in our lives and in the books of spirit communication The Golden Leaf; Edges and Smooth Surfaces; Future Memory; The Divine Universe; Celestial Soul Condition; Shining toward Spirit; Traveller; the Eternal message of Divine Love is shining brightly.

Download or read book Traveller An Immortal Journey written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Golden Leaf written by Zara Borthwick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Leaf - The Awareness of Divine Love Messages; Edges and Smooth Surfaces and Future Memory are now published in a single hardcover volume. These spirit communications begin the hardback series of spirit communication books that extend the vision and experience of humanity, the spirit world and living with Divine Love. The Golden Leaf is the beginning to this wonderful series of collected spirit messages that are progressive in their knowledge and information, a leading edge in the identity and human awareness of the Divine Love and the mortal soul. The Golden Leaf; The Divine Universe; Celestial Soul Condition; Shining toward Spirit; Traveller; Destiny These books are a wonderful edition to the journey of the inquiring soul.

Download or read book Kissing Fish written by Roger Wolsey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity receives a lot of attention in the media, but the most frequently discussed version represents a type of Christianity that sometimes turns people away from the Church. Kissing Fish presents a postmodern systematic theology of progressive Christianity, a growing movement that reclaims the radical message of the Gospel. This informative, contemplative, and entertaining book will guide you through the beliefs that inspire us to love one another in the transformative way that Jesus proclaimed, including practices that will take your faith to a new level. Kissing Fish is a scholarly yet thoroughly accessible introduction to progressive Christianity. While the intended target audience for this work would seem to be those who have either left the Christian faith or never adopted it at all; the work is filled with pearls of wisdom for all of us, whether associated with Christianity or not. Kissing Fish is a truly remarkable work, serving both as a reminder of the beauty and grace that form the central tenets of the faith, while offering a graceful yet prophetic rebuttal to its more exclusionary tendencies. Kissing Fish is part theological text and part tell-all personal spiritual journey. Imagine a down-to-earth combination of the works of Marcus Borg, Anne Lamott, Jim Wallis, Rob Bell, Shane Claiborne, Diana Butler-Bass, Brian McLaren, Walter Wink, Wes Howard-Brook, and Donald Miller. A profound romp that informs and inspires.

Download or read book Gospelbound written by Collin Hansen and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profound exploration of how to hold on to hope when our unchanging faith collides with a changing culture, from two respected Christian storytellers and thought leaders. “Offers neither spin control nor image maintenance for the evangelical tribe, but genuine hope.”—Russell Moore, president of ERLC As the pressures of health warnings, economic turmoil, and partisan politics continue to rise, the influence of gospel-focused Christians seems to be waning. In the public square and popular opinion, we are losing our voice right when it’s needed most for Christ’s glory and the common good. But there’s another story unfolding too—if you know where to look. In Gospelbound, Collin Hansen and Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra counter these growing fears with a robust message of resolute hope for anyone hungry for good news. Join them in exploring profound stories of Christians who are quietly changing the world in the name of Jesus—from the wild world of digital media to the stories of ancient saints and unsung contemporary activists on the frontiers of justice and mercy. Discover how, in these dark times, the light of Jesus shines even brighter. You haven’t heard the whole story. And that’s good news.

Download or read book Love Divine written by Jordan Wessling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Divine provides a systematic account of the deep and rich love that God has for humans. While the associated theological territory is vast, the objective is to contend for a unified paradigm regarding fundamental issues pertaining to the God of love who deigns to share His life of love with any human willing to receive it. Realizing this objective includes clarifying and defending specific conclusions concerning how the doctrine of divine love should be approached, what God's love is, what role love plays in motivating God's creation and subsequent governance of humans, how God's love of humans factors into His emotional life, which humans it is that God loves in a saving manner, what the punitive wrath of God is and how it relates to God's love for humans, and how it might be possible for God to share the intra-trinitarian life of love with human beings. As the book unfolds, the chapters interlock and build upon one another in the effort to trace nodal issues related to God's love as it begins in Him and then spills out in the creation, redemption, and glorification of humanity—a kind of exitus-reditus structure that is driven by the unyielding love of God.

Download or read book Grateful Heart The Living the Christian Message written by Wilkie Au and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating the findings of modern psychology and traditional Christian spirituality, this book presents a spirituality of gratitude that can guide contemporary Christians in living with an expanded awareness of how grace abounds everywhere, as well as the personal and cultural hurdles that stand in the way of being grateful.