Download or read book Undone by Easter written by Bishop William H. Willimon and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Face the prospect of preaching your next Easter sermon with joy and confidence, rather than worry about finding something new to say. Preachers dread the arrival of Easter, because these holy days bring the daunting task of finding new ways to tell the old stories everyone's heard so many times before. But what if it were only we preachers who are bored with these stories? asks Will Willimon. What if people keep showing up at Easter because the story of God's victory over death continues to hold power for them? What if the point were not to capitulate to the culture's insatiable appetite for novelty, but to tell the old stories faithfully, trusting in the power of the Spirit to make the text, the congregation, and yes, even the preacher come alive again in the preaching event?
Download or read book Sermons That Sing written by Noel A. Snyder and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching and music are both regular elements of Christian worship across the theological spectrum. But they often don't interact or inform each other in meaningful ways. In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, theologian, pastor, and musician Noel A. Snyder considers how the church's preaching might be helpfully informed by musical theory. Just as a good musical composition employs technical elements like synchrony, repetition, and meter, the same should be said for good preaching that seeks to engage hearts and minds with the good news of Jesus Christ. By drawing upon music that lifts the soul, preachers might craft sermons that sing. The Dynamics of Christian Worship series draws from a wide range of worshiping contexts and denominational backgrounds to unpack the many dynamics of Christian worship—including prayer, reading the Bible, preaching, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, music, visual art, architecture, and more—to deepen both the theology and practice of Christian worship for the life of the church.
Download or read book God Cornbread and Elvis written by Joe E. Pennel Jr. and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you wonder how God is present in your ordinary, everyday life? Joe Pennel has a gift for recognizing God at work in life's events, both large and small. He tells how, when, and where he has encountered God's grace. His down-to-earth, insightful reflections make you aware of how God surrounds us with hope and love. Step away from the busyness of life, pull up a chair, and listen to this winsome, folksy storyteller weave his simple tales about being fully alive to the mystery and wonder all around us. Pennel's stories are organized by themes, which include: Belief Christian Living Fear Forgiveness Grace Life Lessons Love and more This book's message of God's love and hope is profound and encouraging, and it will inspire you.
Download or read book Daysprings written by Sam Portaro and published by Cowley Publications. This book was released on 2000-05-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Dayspring, my dictionary tells me, is an archaic word meaning ‘dawn.’ But I have chosen Daysprings as the title for this collection of meditations for the several meanings in the ancient word and its components. I hope these brief reflections shed new light on old, familiar passages and illuminate the way through new ones. I also hope these pieces will prove to be springboards to new and creative meditation for readers, pastors, and preachers, and that they will find within these pieces an extra buoyancy for each day. Lastly, I hope these thoughts will flow like fresh, living waters through days of fast and feast, bringing refreshment. —from the Preface In his accompanying volume to Brightest and Best: A Companion to the Lesser Feasts and Fasts, Sam Portaro offers meditations for each of the weekdays for the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. Following the lectionary texts for each day, he focuses on the seasonal themes of incarnation, manifestation, suffering, redemption, and resurrection, showing how the eternal truths of the gospel shed light on the ordinary and extraordinary events of our lives. Solidly grounded in the prayers and scriptures of these seasonal liturgies, Portaro’s meditations bring fresh and powerful—sometimes pointed—insights for those who follow the daily readings and prayers of these days of the weeks in the church year as found in Lesser Feasts and Fasts.
Download or read book Easter Chimes written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Easter Anthology written by William Angus Knight and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Emergent Christ written by Ilia Delio and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ilia Delio makes fascinating sense of the universe, beginning with the story of cosmic evolution, coursing through the meaning of God in evolution and the emergence of Christ, and concluding with new ways of seeing Christ in all things. As Teilhard de Chardin did in The Divine Milieu, Ilia Delio reveals the sacrament of God at work in the world. She also explores the spiritual evolution within each of us and suggests that it will change the cosmos as well as the church. She shows that we are at a stage in evolution where our choices will determine what happens next. "Love," she writes, "always seeks the best for the beloved but God is a beggar of love who waits at the soul's door without daring to force it open. The question of Christ emerging as the personal center of the universe is not a question of yes or no but a question of how that love will evolve." She makes one thing perfectly clear: it is happening and the evidence is astounding. The Emergent Christ is an antidote to the new atheism that says there is no place in evolution for God, let alone a God of love. It is also a spiritual tonic for Christians interested in understanding their place and purpose in this evolving universe.
Download or read book Undone written by Michele Cushatt and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become empowered to face your own messy, complicated life with fresh courage and bravery. Undone is author Michele Cushatt's quest to make peace with a complicated life. It is an honest confession of a diagnosis of cancer and the joys and disappointments of motherhood and marriage, ripe with regret over what is and, yet, still hopeful for what could be. With enough humor to ease the rawness of the story, Undone takes you on a roller-coaster two-year journey through the unexpectedness of life. A look back makes Michele long for a do-over, the chance to make fewer mistakes and leave less of a mess to clean up. A look forward makes Michele wonder if all her attempts to control life have robbed her of the vibrancy of it. And, in the middle of this internal chaos, she finds her once-pristine house filled with the sights and sounds of three small, uncontainable children who just want to be loved. In the end, Undone turns complication into a beautiful canvas, angst into joy, and the unknown into an adventure, revealing that sometimes life's most colorful and courageous stories are written right in the middle of the mess.
Download or read book From Advent to Tuesday in Easter week written by William Jackson (M.A., F.S.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short Lectures on the Sunday Gospels from Easter to Advent written by Ashton Oxenden and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Easter written by Robert Haven Schauffler and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The ring and the book Christmas eve and Easter day Men and women Dramatis personae Balaustion s adventure etc written by Robert Browning and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Baby by Easter A Family for Summer written by Lois Richer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Lois Richer brings you two stories of love and faith A Baby by Easter Susannah Wells and her unborn baby have nowhere to turn. So when she encounters handsome lawyer David Foster, she jumps at his offer to become caregiver for his special-needs sister. Susannah knows it's difficult for David to let others ease his burdens. Until he shows her just what a blessing she and her Easter baby are to him. A Family for Summer Jared Hornby has his hands full caring for his orphaned niece and nephew—and nurse Ashley Ross's motherly touch is just what they need. Although she told herself she'd never get close to another man, helping Jared with the children forges a bond between them. Can he convince her to stand by him—not only for the summer but for a lifetime?
Download or read book Robbie Williams Song by Song written by Sébastien Merour and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2024-06-03 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning his career as a member of Take That and rising to international fame as a solo singer, Robbie Williams has developed a reputation for entertaining audiences with hit songs like 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Millennium', but his huge musical catalogue is often overlooked. Robbie Williams: Song by Song delves deep into that catalogue, exploring his albums, B-sides, movie soundtracks, covers and collaborations. Seven of his singles charted at No. 1, and eleven of his albums have reached No. 1 in the UK. Worldwide, he has sold 80 million records and won eighteen Brit Awards. From his most famous tracks to his lesser-known gems, from pop classics to swing albums to electro experiences, this book includes it all. No true Robbie fan should be without it.
Download or read book The Fortnightly Philistine written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Christian Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
