Download or read book Behind the Masks written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes eight common personality disorders, presents Biblical guidelines for dealing with difficult people, and explains how Christian faith can help their real personalities to emerge.
Download or read book Grief Transition and Loss written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his creative pastoral care and counseling series, veteran counselor Wayne Oates shares ideas from a lifetime of ministry. Oates focuses on life situations in addition to death that can cause grief, depression, and a sense of loss, such as divorce, job change, or relocation. More common than ever in today's world, these events offer opportunities for personal caregiving by ministers, friends, and family members.
Download or read book The Miracle of Passover written by Zola Levitt and published by Zola Levitt Ministries. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pastoral Counseling written by Wayne E. Oates and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the contemporary church, pastors take on many roles. One of the most important roles a pastor must play is that of counselor. However, this isn't always a natural fit for every pastor. In this creative and readable book, Wayne Oates offers a definitive argument for the history and future necessity of pastoral counseling.
Download or read book The Christian Pastor written by Wayne E. Oates and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standard work in seminaries and a reliable guide for clergy in many denominations for over thirty years, The Christian Pastor has been revised to include up-to-date research on the role of pastors in contemporary life. In examining today's changing ministry, Wayne Oats makes use of recent psychological interpretations, and at the same time preserves the biblical and theological emphases of earlier editions.
Download or read book The Psychology of Religion written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed in classroom conversation with students and written in light of their reactions and the most up-to-date scholarship in the areas of both psychology and religion, this book provides a comprehensive psychological approach to the study of religious experience. The prevailing psychological point of view is a phenomenological one, and the overriding method is developmental. Although the author's stance is admittedly a product of the Judaeo-Christian heritage, his work encompasses the wisdom of other religions and secular statements of faith. He emphasizes the principles of process and development as the individual confronts spiritual reality in his daily existence. -- Book jacket.
Download or read book The Woodchuck s Guide to Gardening written by Ron Krupp and published by PublishingWorks. This book was released on 2001 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RRon Krupp is a master of gardening and storytelling. "The Woodchuck's Guide to Gardening" is a critical resource for beginning and experienced gardners who need seasoned, practical ideas. Ron has a deep respect for the power of the seed, and the importance of healthy soil. He shares his lessons through poetry, wit, and prose.S--Enid Wonnacott, executive director of the Northeast Farming Association of Vermont.
Download or read book When Religion Gets Sick written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study uses the case history method to show what happens when people get "religiously sick," and what the minister and church can do about it. An interpretation of the disturbed person's life, it offers statements of working hypotheses concerning a pathology of religion. the author defines "sick religion" as one that hinders the basic functions of life. He answers such questions as: When does religion get sick? What kinds of experience result from sick religion? What can minister and church do for people who have such experiences? Can these experiences be predicted and prevented? His discussion covers such topics as sick religion and idolatry, superstition and magic, the major transitions of life, spiritual territory, forgiveness and unforgivingness, plus a pathology of religious leadership and religious factors in mental illness."-Publisher.
Download or read book Journey to the Cross written by Helen Haidle and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulling together all four Gospels, this very special Bible story book sets in order all the events of the passion and resurrection of Christ in a way that will touch each child's mind and heart. Each chapter recounts the events of Jesus' life with interesting details about the culture and customs of his day. Illustrations.
Download or read book A Practical Handbook for Ministry written by Thomas W. Chapman and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, the many books of Wayne Oates have served as invaluable field manuals for ministers and seminarians. Here, for the first time in one volume and by a minister who studied with him, are selected chapters from this distinguished author's fundamental works. This helpful new book reflects Oates's wisdom, clinical insight, and exhaustive search for scriptural understanding.
Download or read book Your Particular Grief written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a Christian perspective on coping with the kinds of grief that can result from the loss of a loved one, a human faculty, or a job
Download or read book The Soul of Vermont written by Richard W. Brown and published by Countryman Press. This book was released on 2005-08-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic celebration of Vermont's landscape and people documents the experiences of native residents who work the land, in a lavish tribute that considers how their way of life is rapidly changing. Reprint.
Download or read book Luck a Secular Faith written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Wayne Oates defines luck as a secular faith, examining the ways in which the idea of our experiences being based on luck dominates much of our thinking about how and why our lives develop as they do. According to Oates, this secular "faith in luck" is unhealthy and should be countered with faith in God.
Download or read book Touch the Water Taste the Bread written by Abingdon Press and published by . This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides lessons and activities to teach children about the sacraments and plans for family retreats.
Download or read book The Ice Chorus written by Sarah Stonich and published by Wordstalkers. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an affair with a painter unravels her family and alters her life forever, filmmaker Liselle Dupre leaves Toronto for the lonely Irish coast to face her future, build a new life, and to heal. In a seaside village cast with beguiling characters, she's taken into the folds of the Conner family, whose humor and uncanny wisdom inspire Liselle to pick up her camera once again. Making a film of their loves and lives, she unearths conflicting accounts of the past and discovers not all histories are what they seem. In telling the stories of others, Liselle realizes it's time to finally reveal own - to recall those loves she has held dear and lost, and to imagine all she might regain. The Ice Chorus is a novel about all we might discover when we face the truth about ourselves. From Sarah Stonich, best-selling author of "These Granite Islands" and "Vacationland," comes "The Ice Chorus"
Download or read book An Introduction to Pastoral Counseling written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1959 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counseling / Wayne E. Oates -- The budgeting of time in pastoral counseling / John W. Drakeford -- The exploratory of short-term interview / Wayne E. Oates -- The exploratory or short-term interview / Wayne E. Oates -- The process of multiple-interview counseling / Richard K. Young -- Recurrent problems of longer-term counseling / Richard K. Young -- The pastor as a marriage counselor / Samuel Southard -- Calling in the help of other counselors / A. Donald Bell -- Ways to learn pastoral counseling / John W. Drakeford -- Pastoral counseling and the communication of the gospel / James Lyn Elder -- Pastoral counseling and the experience of prayer / Wayne E. Oates -- Pastoral counseling and the experience of prayer / Wayne E. Oates -- Pastoral counseling and the interpretation of scripture / D. Allen Brabham -- Pastoral counseling and Christian doctrine / Samuel Southard -- Personality development and pastoral counseling / John M. Price -- Pastoral counseling and the educational ministry of.
Download or read book Nurturing Silence in a Noisy Heart written by Wayne E. Oates and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we find serenity in the midst of so much noise without and within? Wayne Oates maintains that we can nurture silence in our lives if we truly value it and are eager and dedicated to nourishing it. He explores practical and spiritual ways to maintain peace and centeredness in our work, our relationships, and our daily routines. In silence we can find healing, and in silence we can experience the presence of God as Friend. This highly readable and engaging guide to finding and cultivating inner peace offers practical tips for the general reader whose life is filled with busyness and stress. Nurturing Silence in a Noisy Heart includes a "practice of silence" test and questions for reflection and discussion which make the book ideal for small group study or as the focus of a retreat or conference.
