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Book Reaching for the Invisible God

Download or read book Reaching for the Invisible God written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does God feel so distant so often, and how do I bridge the gap? Does your hunger for God often seem more frustrating than satisfying? Have you sensed a disturbing disparity between God's promises and life's realities? Have you seen God's promises work, but you've stumbled and want to believe again? Award-winning author Philip Yancey articulates the fundamental questions that confront us all: "How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I'm never quite sure he's there?" Reaching for the Invisible God?offers deep, satisfying insights to the questions you’re sometimes afraid to ask. Honest and deeply personal, here is straight talk on Christian living for the reader who wants more than pat answers to life's imponderables. Ultimately, Yancey shifts the focus from your questions to the One who offers himself in answer. "A brilliant book. It is both profound and simple, the best blend, in my view. Simple is neither shallow, nor simplistic. The sections on doubt and God's 'absence' are classics." — Rick Warren, pastor and author,?The Purpose Driven Life

Book Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide

Download or read book Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I’m never quite sure he’s there?"--Philip Yancey Life with God doesn’t always work like we thought. High expectations slam against the reality of personal weaknesses and unwelcome surprises. And the God who we’ve been told longs for our company may seem remote, emotionally unavailable. Is God playing games? What can we count on him for? This relationship with a God we can’t see, hear, or touch--how does it really work? The Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide gives you a path in your personal quest for answers. Dovetailing with Philip Yancey’s book Reaching for the Invisible God, the twelve sessions are your opportunity to journey toward insights that affirm and dignify your most pressing questions--even the ones you may have found it hard to ask. Get ready to experience the challenges and rewards of relating to God as he is, not as you’ve thought he is. Yancey shifts your focus from questions to the One who offers himself in answer: the God who invites you to reach for him--and find. Includes: * Bible readings * Discussion questions * Personal reflections and applications * Tips for group leaders * Summary excerpts from Reaching for the Invisible God

Book Disappointment with God

    Book Details:
  • Author : Philip Yancey
  • Publisher : Zondervan
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 031021436X
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book Disappointment with God written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No part of the Bible goes unstudied in this book's search for God's hidden nature.

Book God  the Invisible King

Download or read book God the Invisible King written by H. G. Wells and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a thought-provoking exploration of spirituality and philosophy with H.G. Wells' seminal work, "God, the Invisible King." Prepare to delve into the depths of human consciousness and ponder the mysteries of existence as Wells invites you on a journey of intellectual inquiry and spiritual reflection. Join Wells as he tackles fundamental questions about the nature of divinity, the meaning of existence, and humanity's place in the universe. Through his incisive prose and keen intellect, Wells challenges readers to consider new perspectives on age-old theological concepts and encourages a deeper understanding of the complexities of faith and belief. Explore the themes and motifs that permeate Wells' narrative, from the search for meaning and purpose to the interplay between science and spirituality. As Wells navigates the intricate relationship between religion and reason, he invites readers to engage in a thoughtful dialogue about the nature of truth and the limits of human knowledge. Embark on a comprehensive analysis of Wells' philosophical arguments as he presents a compelling case for a more nuanced and expansive understanding of divinity. From the concept of the "Invisible King" to the nature of prayer and worship, Wells challenges conventional beliefs and encourages readers to embrace a more inclusive and progressive approach to spirituality. The overall tone of "God, the Invisible King" is one of intellectual curiosity and open-minded inquiry, as Wells invites readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery and intellectual exploration. His narrative is both provocative and enlightening, offering a stimulating framework for contemplating life's deepest questions. Since its publication, "God, the Invisible King" has captivated readers with its bold ideas, insightful observations, and timeless relevance. Wells' work continues to resonate with audiences of all backgrounds, inspiring thoughtful reflection and encouraging a deeper appreciation for the mysteries of existence. As you immerse yourself in Wells' thought-provoking treatise, you'll find yourself challenged to reconsider your preconceived notions about spirituality and the divine. His powerful insights will stay with you long after you've turned the final page, leaving a lasting impression on your understanding of faith and belief. Don't miss your chance to engage with the profound ideas and thought-provoking insights of H.G. Wells' "God, the Invisible King." Whether you're a student of philosophy, a seeker of truth, or simply curious about life's big questions, this groundbreaking work is sure to stimulate your intellect and inspire deeper contemplation. Grab your copy now and embark on a journey of philosophical discovery with one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.

Book When God Talks Back

    Book Details:
  • Author : T.M. Luhrmann
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2012-11-13
  • ISBN : 0307277275
  • Pages : 466 pages

Download or read book When God Talks Back written by T.M. Luhrmann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.

Book I Am God in Disguise

Download or read book I Am God in Disguise written by Craig Kolavo and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-03-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100% of eBook proceeds benefit water.org Discover the Divine Within. Become a Player in the Game of Life. Join the Spiritual Revolution! Awaken the Sleeping Giant within. You were born into Royalty. Divinity is your birthright. It’s time to reclaim your power! Although we are experiencing a turbulent time in our history, there is reason for optimism. The world is entering a phase of positive change and increased awareness. Unfortunately, it is often darkest before the dawn. The Universe doesn’t make mistakes. Everything happens for a reason. It was time for a wake up call! We have been sleepwalking for too long, stuck in a depressive state of apathy, allowing a loud minority to rule an often silent majority. We have forgotten our innate powers. I Am God in Disguise explains why forgetting our Divine Nature is a necessary stage in the Game. Fortunately, this amnesia is only intended to be temporary. Also discover... — The 6 stages in the Game of Life — The joys and challenges of awakening the Sleeping Giant — The Epic Battle between your loyal Body Guard and the Giant — How to love your Monkey Mind — The 6 magic words to Surrender — How to emerge from the Epic Battle as a Supernatural Human —Your heroic mission as Super-Man I Am God in Disguise is a call to action. A call to rediscover our Primal Way. Our collective purpose as human beings is to Discover our Divine Nature, Surrender to this power within, and Inspire others on this journey.

Book Where the Light Fell

Download or read book Where the Light Fell written by Philip Yancey and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause. Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral. Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear. “I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.”

Book Brass Heavens

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Tautges
  • Publisher : Cruciform Press
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 1936760657
  • Pages : 87 pages

Download or read book Brass Heavens written by Paul Tautges and published by Cruciform Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does it ever seem like God is not listening? Sometimes we're tempted to wonder if God can hear us. After months or even years of praying over a particular person or situation, we look for evidence that God is getting our message or even paying attention, and we can't find much. Why is that? Why do the heavens sometimes seem as hard and reflective as brass? Doesn't God love us and care for us? Isn't he all-powerful? What's going on? In Brass Heavens author, pastor, and biblical counselor Paul Tautges grounds prayer in the character of our Triune God whose very nature is to share generously his good gifts with his children. Upon that foundation, Tautges then explores six reasons why at times God appears to go silent. As we examine these causes of unanswered prayer, we discover the biblical means by which we may open God's ears to our voice once again. God has a good and holy purpose for periods of silence. He wants to test our faith that we might see for ourselves just how weak and dependent we are on him for all good things. His goal is nothing less than to heighten our spiritual sensitivities in order to draw us into more intimate fellowship with him and more faithful obedience to him.

Book A Skeptic s Guide to Faith

Download or read book A Skeptic s Guide to Faith written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the apparent contradictions in the world and explains how the invisible, natural, and supernatural worlds might interact and affect people's daily lives.

Book Rumors of Another World

Download or read book Rumors of Another World written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What on earth are we missing? Philip Yancey believes we are missing the supernatural hidden in everyday life.In Rumors of Another World, Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, “How do I live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?”Philip writes, “I have come to understand faith as the highest form of integrated encounter. Faith puts together, assembles, re-orders, accepting the entire world as God’s handiwork. We live among clues, like rescuers sifting through pieces of stained glass shattered by a bomb, and only with a blueprint or some memory of original design can we begin to connect the shards, to assemble them into a pattern that makes sense of our world.“Nature and supernature are not two separate worlds, but different expressions of the same reality. To encounter the world as a whole, we need a more supernatural awareness of the natural world.”Yancey invites readers to join him on a journey of discovery. He challenges us to tune into “rumors of another world,” and connect the seen with the unseen. He promises that the grace-filled result will be a life of beauty, purpose, freedom, and faith.

Book Baxter s Explore the Book

Download or read book Baxter s Explore the Book written by J. Sidlow Baxter and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1986-12-26 with total page 1848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposition, commentary and practical application of the meaning and message of the Bible.

Book It s Friday  But Sunday s Comin

Download or read book It s Friday But Sunday s Comin written by Tony Campolo and published by W Publishing Group. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Tony Campolo has a reputation for delivering a profound message with sharp wit, unbridled passion, and complete honesty. This classic book, expanded from the film of the same title, brings you face to face with Dr. Campolo to hear just such a message: an unashamed proclamation that the Gospel of Christ, when taken seriously, is able to meet every human need-the need for psychological health, emotional well-being, self worth and value, love, purpose in life, miracles, and hope. With passion and humor Campolo challenges us to face life's problems with the hope of the resurrection and shout, "It's Friday, but Sunday's comin'!"

Book God Made Easy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patrice Karst
  • Publisher : Cider Mill Press
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9781933662879
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book God Made Easy written by Patrice Karst and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It simplifies the sometimes overwhelming plethora of available religious and spiritual material—all while bringing a smile to the reader’s face. Patrice Karst asks such questions as:How do I really get to know God? How can I feel a deeper sense of purpose and comfort in being alive? And how can I bring more joy, fulfillment and sanity into my daily life?His answers to these life-enriching queries help connect you to God in a very personal way, uncover your own sense of spiritual strength, and offer peace and renewed hope.nbsp;

Book Grace

    Book Details:
  • Author : Philip Yancey
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 0310293197
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Grace written by Philip Yancey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunningly innovative visual edition of the award-winning What's so amazing about grace? by bestselling author Philip Yancey. This visual edition takes the text of the Gold Medallion Award-winning original and illustrates its themes and message with provocative full-color photography and illustrations. You'll 'experience grace' as you interact with its engaging visual content.

Book Paul s Idea of Community

Download or read book Paul s Idea of Community written by Robert J. Banks and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly readable investigation of the early church explores the revolutionary nature, dynamics, and effects of the earliest Christian communities. It introduces readers to the cultural setting of the house churches of biblical times, examines the apostle Paul's vision of life in the Christian church, and explores how the New Testament model of community applies to Christian practice today. Updated and revised throughout, this 40th-anniversary edition incorporates recent research, updates the bibliography, and adds a new fictional narrative that depicts the life and times of the early church.

Book Where Is God When It Hurts

Download or read book Where Is God When It Hurts written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Medallion Book Award Winner. Over a million copies sold. An inspirational classic for more than thirty years,?Where Is God When It Hurts??honestly explores pain—from physical wounds to emotional and spiritual pain—and sheds new light on God's presence in our suffering. "How can a loving God allow this to happen? God is either all-loving or all-powerful, but he can't be both." You've heard that question, and perhaps you've even asked it yourself. When a loved one dies, we receive a terminal diagnosis, or natural disasters strike, people often wonder whether God is the?cause?of suffering and why he doesn't immediately take away the pain or fix the situation. As a result, we become angry at the once-beloved God who betrayed us. Bestselling author Philip Yancey uses examples from the Bible and from his own experiences to show us how we can learn to accept—without blame, anger, or fear—what we don't understand. Along the way, he answers questions such as: Why is there such a thing as pain? Is pain a message from God? How should we respond to suffering? How can we learn to cope with pain? Where Is God When It Hurts??speaks to everyone who thinks that suffering doesn't make sense. With compassion and clarity, Yancey brings us one step closer to finding an answer when our pain, or the pain of those we love, is real and we are left wondering,?where is God when it hurts? "One of the most helpful treatments of the problem of evil that I've ever read. If I were looking around for something to give to individuals who are going through travail or difficulty, this is the book I'd recommend." —Dr. Vernon Grounds, former Chancellor of Denver Seminar

Book What Good Is God

    Book Details:
  • Author : Philip Yancey
  • Publisher : FaithWords
  • Release : 2011-01-26
  • ISBN : 0892968397
  • Pages : 215 pages

Download or read book What Good Is God written by Philip Yancey and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist and spiritual seeker Philip Yancey has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in What Good Is God? concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution. At each of the ten places he visited, his preparation for the visit and exactly what he said to the people he met each provided evidence that faith really does work when what we believe is severely tested. What Good Is God? tells the story of Philip's journey -- the background, the preparation, the presentations themselves. Here is a story of grace for armchair travelers, spiritual seekers, and those in desperate need of assurance that their faith really matters.