Download or read book Where the Real Church Folk At written by Letitia Scott and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Church Folk written by Michele Andrea Bowen and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author Michele Andrea Bowen, the uproarious sequel to her hit novel Church Folk. It is now 1986, and the preachers of the Gospel United Church are preparing for their much-anticipated Triennial General Conference. The last time readers encountered the good Rev. Theophilus Simmons, he was a newlywed and the pastor of a modest-sized congregation in Memphis. Now he's the father of three and running a congregation in St. Louis. His best friend, Rev. Eddie Tate, is now with a fast growing church in Chicago, but he is getting real frustrated with the way things are run in the Gospel United Church. Marcel Brown and his father, Ernest, along with Sonny Washington and Bishop Larsen Giles have had two decades to perfect their slimy methods of "tapping" church funds and other misdeeds. Now they've found a secret weapon that will allow them to make fast money and accomplish what they failed to do 20 years ago--buy off enough power to dominate the entire denomination, put their cronies in key spots, and ransack the church like it is the spoils of war. It won't be long before the two opposing sides face off..."church-folk" style.
Download or read book Church Folk written by Michele Andrea Bowen and published by Walk Worthy Press. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theophilus Henry Simmons is young, single, sexy, and just about the finest black man any wishful mother and daughter have ever seen in Charleston, Mississippi. He's also a pastor. And when he starts courting the quiet, homespun Essie Lee Lane-and she accepts his marriage proposal-a few of the church folk decide to teach Essie what it really means to be a pastor's wife, and show her how little she knows about them. But as Theophilus gains prominence in his denomination, Essie evolves from a mousy parishioner into an independent and Godly woman. Now sporting an afro and driving her new purple Cadillac, Essie teaches the church folk what it really means to stand by your man-and your beliefs.
Download or read book Would the Real Church PLEASE Stand Up written by Susan Greenfield and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a necessity for all ministers, counselors, and Christians. It is an informative resource that will help you to identify abuse in a Christian home. You will be challenged to Be the Real Church and Stand Up as you read this up close and personal account of living in an abusive environment. We can never know exactly what goes on behind the closed doors of other people's homes, but after reading Would the Real Church PLEASE Stand Up!, you will be more equipped to minister to victims of domestic violence. Maybe the victim is a neighbor, a co-worker, or a bank teller. Maybe the victim is your minister's wife. If you are in an abusive relationship, you will be encouraged and enlightened. Susan Greenfield is currently a divorced mother of two children. She works a secular job but is most passionate about ministering to battered women and educating people within the church about domestic violence.
Download or read book My Journey with Church Folk written by Bernestine McGhee Ed.D. and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are basically three reasons for writing this book: 1) To leave a legacy. 2) To present some personal church experiences. 3) To introduce actions on differing crimes against society. I have many thoughts and reflections on how I have been treated by church folk. One Sunday a mentor approached me and handed me a journal saying, "Here, you will need this to keep record of your journey." One day you will look back and wonder how you accomplished so much! For a while, I was journaling on a regular basis. Then it dawned on me to take notes or journal in church, so I could study more later. After looking back and reflecting, I was inspired to write a book. It is a way to share some awareness of church activities that can really leave you feeling disappointed. The revolution presently going on revealed unlawful acts, including some that have been questioned and shut down such as job and sexual harassment, along with fraternity initiation crimes. In my opinion, these are shameful acts against society. Our advanced and global world must not ignore these actions. Speak out, be heard even if it is your church folk.
Download or read book Church Folk written by Michele Andrea Bowen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1960s Mississipi, this novel is a powerful tale of love, faith, and finding your voice. Theophilus Henry Simmons is young, single, sexy, and just about the finest black man any wishful mother and daughter have ever seen in Charleston, Mississippi. He's also a pastor. And when he starts courting the quiet, homespun Essie Lee Lane-and she accepts his marriage proposal-a few of the church folk decide to teach Essie what it really means to be a pastor's wife, and show her how little she knows about them. But as Theophilus gains prominence in his denomination, Essie evolves from a mousy parishioner into an independent and Godly woman. Now sporting an afro and driving her new purple Cadillac, Essie teaches the church folk what it really means to stand by your man-and your beliefs.
Download or read book Real Church written by Larry Crabb and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Church as I know it usually leaves deep parts of me dormant, unawakened, and untouched. I don't much like going. So, what now?" What's happening to the Church? Why are so many people who for decades have been faithful, steady churchgoers (and others who want to start going to church but can't seem to find one that meets their needs) losing interest in even attending church, let alone getting involved? What is fundamentally wrong with the "types" of churches (Seeker, Bible, Emergent, Liberal, Evangelical) that dot the religious landscape? Larry Crabb believes it is time to rethink the entire foundation and focus of what we know today as church -- everything we're doing and are wanting to see happen. In his most honest and vulnerable book to date, the author reveals his own struggles in this area and then offers a compelling vision of why God designed us to live in community with Him and others, and what the church he wants to be a part of looks like.
Download or read book Where Is the Real Church of God in Christ written by Dr. Candace R. Williams and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where is the Real Church of God in Christ is not just a good book, but a ministry instrument spiritually designed to provide an insightful and investigative glimpse into the revealed word of God concerning his church. The reader will see where the church was, where it is and where it will be – VICTORIOUS despite the many vicissitudes. It will reveal the authenticity of its leader confirmed by many witnesses whose lives were transformed by its power in mind, body, soul and spirit. It will awaken the spiritual pallet and whet your appetite for truth. It is meat for the mature, milk for those who have a desire, food and water for those who are thirsty and hungry. This book will speak candidly providing transparent moments while truthfully exposing our spiritual architectural firm as the means of transportation from earth to glory.
Download or read book Little Miss Sanctified written by Dr. Louis Timm’s and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-11-17 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Leeza celebrates her forty-fifth birthday, there is no birthday cake, candles, gifts, or party with family and friends. It’s just her, alone in a prison cell probably for the rest of her life. She contemplates how her life has gone so completely off track, and she recalls how it all began for her as a little girl growing up in Eden Square in the projects. Leeza wishes she could go back to being the little girl with the bad grammar and the big dreams, but it’s much too late for that now. She faces a death sentence. A work of spiritual fiction, Little Miss Sanctified, by author Dr. Louis Timm’s, lets God’s people know they are not alone and that there is that dark side that exists in all. Through Leeza’s fictional story, Timm’s shows Christians that the hand of a loving and living God offers a right sense of worth and direction; God alone knows the end from the beginning. With each and every temptation, God will provide a way of escape only to those who truly want to escape the vices this world so lavishly offers.
Download or read book As Tommy Sees Us written by Arthur Herbert Gray and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lessons on Church Folk Volume 2 written by Antoinette Marie Davis and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One church member's viewpoint on how church people tend to act in church and outside of church.
Download or read book Seeing Is Believing written by Gregory A. Boyd and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most common problems with Christians in our modern secularized world is that they don't feel the reality of Jesus. Sure, they believe in him and love him, but he somehow doesn't seem to enter their daily lives in a real sense. Some might say, "You ought to pray more." Others would advise, "You ought to witness more." While this may be true, we don't get closer to God just because we "ought to." Boyd believes that the way to true spiritual transformation and feeling the presence of God in your life comes from a little R and R: rest and reality. Boyd encourages readers to stop striving and learn to rest in an experience of Jesus as real. The best way to do this, he says, is through imaginative prayer. Experiencing Jesus will teach readers how to use God's gracious gift of creative imagination to know him better and feel his presence in their daily lives.
Download or read book My Life Tested written by Theresa M. Odom-Surgick and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is filled with many days of joy and days of heartfelt pain. In order to live a fulfilled and fruitful life, you have to know how to handle those days when you feel like giving up. Adversity is a spirit killer. There were days in my life when I questioned the meaning of my life and asked God, "am I supposed to live the rest of my life feeling like this...being made to feel like a failure and never accomplishing anything" So many test and so many distractions had me bound. Although this is my story - my life, I want you to find yourself in me and use me as a template of what to do when those times of adversity press upon you. There were times when I was pushed down to my lowest point, filled with self hatred and feeling unloved, but please note in reading my story, you will see that there is victory in the fight if you can just have faith and patience in the test.
Download or read book Pilgrims and Priests written by Stefan Paas and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be a small missional community in a deeply secularized society? Drawing on a wide range of practical insight with mission in one of the most secular contexts of the West, Pilgrims and Priests blends this experience with a thorough analysis of relevant biblical, historical, sociological, theological and spiritual sources that bear relevance to missional identity in the challenging circumstances presented by the secular West. It presents a hopeful perspective, rooted in a realistic appraisal of reality and rich theological reflections. The result is an important resource for thinkers, practitioners and all who are fascinated by the future of Christianity in the West.
Download or read book God Is Waiting for You written by Tannia M. Winston and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God is waiting for you is an encounter with your destiny on the path to God, an illuminating, exciting, spiritually rejuvenating walk with God as you face real-life experiences that reveal to you who you really are. Breath-taking steps that allows you to grow in God and mature as you journey on the path to accept your assignment from Him; facing the corrupt teaching and misleading of false prophets who are denying Jesus Christ the Messiah. They have laid the damaging foundations of doubt and destruction for many lost souls. God Is Waiting for You is not only revealing to you how to walk on this path and take on your new assignment from God, but teaching every Christian that they must learn to take the authority to throw Gods Weight around! CALLING ALL CARS! Dear Children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. (1 John 2:18)
Download or read book The Truth about the Lie I Live written by C. Natasha Richburg and published by St. Paul Press. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Truth About the Lie I Live provides lessons for youth, young adults, and women's and men's ministries. It broadens our boundaries to focus on the good that comes from bad situations when the focus remains on God's destiny for our lives. The angelic exposure of the characters offers an opportunity for us to free ourselves from caged up thinking so that we may bask into a new threshold of liberated wisdom. Sometimes living outside of the lie is difficult, but necessary. Not all friends have friend-like behavior; not all enemies hurt. Some enemies offer support to unanswered questions. The short stories in this book penetrate the trouble spots of life which provide a way for our hearts to feel God's warmth. Come fold your personal experiences into the mix of digestible characters that promote the search for purposeful answers.
Download or read book Between Brothers written by C. Kelly Robinson and published by One World/Ballantine. This book was released on 2008-08-26 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A suspenseful coming-of-age story that moves from the halls of a historically black university to the streets of Washington, D.C., with great insight into the joys and perils of discovering what really matters in life As the Ellis Community Center, a rare bright spot in a low-income Washington, D.C., neighborhood, struggles to keep its doors open, its last hope for survival lies with four Highland University housemates: Terence Bootstrapper Davidson. Clawing his way out of poverty, he refuses to give in to the streets--while struggling to save Biggie, his defiant little brother, from that very fate. Larry Smooth Operator Whitaker. Driven and ambitious, he has everything: the Lexus, the superfly girlfriend, and a future edged in gold. Brandon Choirboy Bailey. A bright premed major who has been dateless for four years, he struggles to maintain his religious faith despite his longing for Monica, a classmate he's loved from afar. O. J. Sinister Minister Peters. Unsuccessfully juggling his budding career as a Baptist preacher with a string of empty affairs, he sees his carefully constructed double life threatened when a member of his congregation becomes pregnant. Their mission to save Ellis Center quickly puts them in harm's way when Nico Lane, a sophisticated local drug dealer who wants the center shut down, becomes aware of their efforts. When Larry's campaign for student body president is sabotaged, O.J.'s women suddenly catch on to his act, and Terence is forced to choose between the center and Biggie's life, the men suspect there is more to the center's problems than just bad finances. From the Trade Paperback edition.
