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Book Synopsis Blessed And Confused by : Jen Pelletier
Download or read book Blessed And Confused written by Jen Pelletier and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-01-10 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blessed and Confused is a collection of rhyming poems inspired by the author’s journey of healing. The poems catalogue the terror of loss and joy of discovery, as well as the moments of challenge and the dreams of a contented future. At once brutally honest and introspective, Pelletier’s poetry uses straightforward language to explore philosophical themes. The collection asks readers to think about the lessons hidden within each of our lives. Who can we be, and how can we find our passion? Grounded in religion and expressed in stirring words, these poems remind us to keep moving forward. We all have the strength to persevere through any challenge we may face.
Book Synopsis Intentionally Catholic by : Gloria Scoyola
Download or read book Intentionally Catholic written by Gloria Scoyola and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being Catholic. Are you: • A cradle Catholic born into the faith and a regular participant in Sunday Worship yet unable to defend your faith? • A lukewarm, pew Catholic going through the motions? • An inactive Catholic, believing but barely attending Mass except for Easter and Christmas, weddings and funerals? • A Fallen Away Catholic, angry at the Church for a slight, real or otherwise? • A Catholic who has left the Church to enter into another religious affiliation because Mass was boring? • A new Catholic, wondering if you fully understand what you have professed? • Thinking about becoming Catholic but not sure if you can accept or live with what the Church teaches? • An intentional Catholic, openly living and sharing the joy, doctrine and dogma of the Church that has endured for centuries. There are over a billion Catholics in the world. How many Catholics actually live and love their faith may be in question but those who are intentionally Catholic are united every day in the struggle to live and understand the teachings and traditions instilled in this universal identity since Jesus Christ first appeared on the scene. Some have died for the faith and others walk away when called to defend it. Some identify with the crucified Christ and others with the resurrected Christ. Some deem obedience the crucial element needed to be true, while others consider love to be essential in the teachings of the Catholic faith. Many spend their whole lives devoted to the Church answering when called to serve, supporting the Church in all her needs, savoring the joys that can be found therein. Whoever you are, Ms. Scoyola invites you to enter into her experience of thirty plus years in the service of the Church. She returned to the faith after an absence of twenty years, guilty but repentant and found reconciliation and redemption. In her years of serving in several parishes of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston in Texas, she directed the formation of hundreds of adults and children asking to be initiated or welcomed into the Catholic Church through the RCIA ministry. In doing so she learned to become Intentionally Catholic.
Book Synopsis Lectionary Worship Workbook, Series II, Cycle C by : Wayne H. Keller
Download or read book Lectionary Worship Workbook, Series II, Cycle C written by Wayne H. Keller and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most impressive thing about Wayne Keller's body of ideas for worship throughout the Christian Year is his boldness. He is bold in demanding that we, his colleagues in liturgical leadership, plan worship that has to do with the reality of our congregations' experience in the world, rather than just leading people through a proper agenda of acts and words that have no bearing on what we do the rest of the week. He is bold in challenging us to bring that real world -- with its pains and its pleasures, its hungers and its feasts, its beauty and its ugliness -- to exposure before the living God. And he is bold in helping us shine the strong, exposing light of the transforming Word on our real lives and on that real world, so that we may move beyond planning worship as a "nice," safe, feel-good routine from which we depart the same people we were when we arrived. We are thrilled by the seriousness and authentic reverence with which this author approaches the planning of worship. Thank God for Wayne Keller and for his deep respect for the central act of the Christian community: the blessed and life-transforming experience of the worship of God. Richard Avery and Donald Marsh Port Jervis, New York Wayne Keller's method creates not only a contemporary appeal, but also effects a congregational involvement so necessary today within the liturgical context. His approach is fresh and practical and yet a reflection consistently of a solid liturgical and homiletical background. Keller has the ability to appeal to the everydayness of congregational experience. Donald Macleod Francis L. Patton Professor Emeritus Princeton Theological Seminary The good humor of Wayne Keller's work helps us feel at home in our imperfect world and feel more empathy for the rough edges of others and ourselves. Wayne's work encourages hope and faith with the way we are. Doug Adams Professor of Christianity and the Arts Pacific School of Religion and Graduate Theological Union A cascade of insights, ideas, suggestions, and plans for stimulating the working pastor's imagination and guiding in worship planning. Robert Coote Professor, San Francisco Theological Seminary Editor, Mustard-Seed Churches Wayne Keller elevates us to an authentic bring-your-warts-and-smiles encounter with the living God... a remarkable year-round resource for the entire worship team. Paul Hackett Former pastor and member, First Presbyterian Church Puyallup, Washington Keller says, "I have seen people bored to death in worship, seemingly because they come to worship as spectators, not as participants. For me no spectators are allowed! Soren Kierkegaard's analogy of worship as drama has guided my thinking and planning." Wayne H. Keller graduated from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He has served pastorates in Pennsylvania, Washington, and Oregon, and has also been the director of a halfway house for recovering mental patients. A member of the Presbyterian Writers Guild, Keller has published several books and numerous articles, and has been a columnist for the Bellingham Herald. He has also appeared frequently on radio and television programs and co-hosted a call-in counseling program and talk show.
Download or read book Crushing written by T. D. Jakes and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow God's process for growth and find hope in life's darkest moments with Bishop T.D. Jakes's uplifting stories and advice from his own faith journey. In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? Bishop Jakes tells crushing personal stories from his own journey -- the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to show you how God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering, you will be surprised by God's joy, comforted by His peace, and fulfilled with His purpose. Crushing will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.
Book Synopsis The Power of Blessing by : David Timms
Download or read book The Power of Blessing written by David Timms and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words--positive or negative--carry enormous potential to create or destroy. It's always been that way, ever since God said, "Let there be..." The Power of Blessing explores the timeless words of Jesus in the Beatitudes and takes readers on a journey into the extraordinary world of blessings. It shows them how to use words to heal rather than wound as well as how to bless their loved ones more effectively. Readers looking for a way to jump-start their relationships will find the key in this book of blessings.
Book Synopsis TONGUES VOLUME 1: CONFUSED BY ECSTASY by : David A Swincer
Download or read book TONGUES VOLUME 1: CONFUSED BY ECSTASY written by David A Swincer and published by Integrity Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this study is upon ecstasy as the confusing antecedent of Corinthian glossolalia. Most commentators accept ecstasy as the most significant characteristic of the Corinthian Christian glossolalic phenomenon. This assumption is questioned in this research, because it needs to be clarified. It is contended that ecstasy is the confusing element because it was characteristic of the contemporary Corinthian mystery religious practice and that that background was carried into the Corinthian church thus colouring Paul’s treatment of the subject. It is not to be seen as an essential element of glossolalia. Most commentators agree that the glossolalic phenomenon in the Acts is different from that at Corinth. What then is a valid charismatic glossolalia? It is contended that the Acts draws attention to the only authentic cases (and they are three) of glossolalia in the Bible. The book of First Corinthians gives a corrective to an abuse, with no clear authentication of a gift. Paul gives guidelines necessitated by the background of religious ecstasy. Hence, instead of proposing ground rules for a valid spiritual expression, it becomes apparent that First Corinthians is giving a restrained corrective against an abuse of contemporary culture that masqueraded as an authentic Christian experience. It is ecstasy that is the confusing element to this picture. It should be added, that the Acts experiences speak of valid one-stage linguistic phenomena, whilst the gift to the church in 1 Corinthians is clearly a two-stage phenomenon. Bergsma, reflecting on the repetitious and almost daily "unsignificant (sic) revelations" of modern glossolalists, believes that they are "misguided or ... presumptuous. It is like the Himalayan Mountain in obstetrical labour and producing a mouse!” The preoccupation and emphasis is out of all proportion to the minimal benefits derived, and indeed the mischief it generates. The overall significance of the study is to provide a basis for authenticating a valid glossolalic expression, and all this comes from the foundation of the test case in Corinth, which in turn is dependent upon an understanding of ecstasy in the antecedent Mystery Religions of Corinthian contemporary society. Dr Clifford Wilson - himself a prolific author – urged: “Whatever else happens, you must publish the historic material, there are very few people who have any idea of the true background of glossolalia within their denominations”.
Book Synopsis An Open Letter to Confused Catholics by : Marcel Lefebvre
Download or read book An Open Letter to Confused Catholics written by Marcel Lefebvre and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book BLESS written by Dave Ferguson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BLESS is a simple, biblical, and relational set of 5 practices that everyone—young and old—can use every day to reach their neighbors, show them love, and change their world! From the beginning of the Bible, God’s has spoken of blessing. Throughout the gospels, Jesus blessed others through his life and leadership. This book will break down the Bless principles, and help Christians engage in a relational form of evangelism. Readers will learn the five practices of BLESS: Begin (with prayer) to discover your personal mission Listen to others Eat with others and build the relationship Serve others Tell you Story. By establishing a relationship, and investing in others, opportunities will arise to share your story of God’s influence upon your life.
Book Synopsis Christmas in Heaven by : Cecelia Leeman
Download or read book Christmas in Heaven written by Cecelia Leeman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the true story of the tragic, unexpected death of my daughter Laura on Christmas Eve. During her twenty-one years of life, I always tried to protect her. Her death made me feel so helpless. I was at the mercy of the unknown. This cancer-eating pain in my heart was destroying me. She was not of earth anymore, so now I began to desperately search all of creation to find her. I could not rest until I had answers. Did I really need to find God? Do angels really come and assist us? Do miracles really happen? Do dreams really take you into another dimension? Was Laura trying to reach out to me beyond the boundaries of death? I was bewildered to see the hustle and bustle of the world survived the death of my daughter. Why did she have to die? Was she alive in another dimension, or was she just dead? A child cannot die and expect a mother to live. Then I attended an apparition of Blessed Mother which changed my life. Through this conversion of faith that I attained, I found answers, and the pieces of the puzzle started to fit together.
Download or read book Driven by Hope written by James E. Dittes and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, James Dittes invites men to embrace their spiritual--and decidedly masculine--way in the world. Dittes confronts negative stereotypes and offers male-affirming alternatives to the understanding of the nature of maleness.
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Book Synopsis Kabbalah: A Guide for the Perplexed by : Pinchas Giller
Download or read book Kabbalah: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Pinchas Giller and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How to Read the Bible by : James L. Kugel
Download or read book How to Read the Bible written by James L. Kugel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Kugel’s essential introduction and companion to the Bible combines modern scholarship with the wisdom of ancient interpreters for the entire Hebrew Bible. As soon as it appeared, How to Read the Bible was recognized as a masterwork, “awesome, thrilling” (The New York Times), “wonderfully interesting, extremely well presented” (The Washington Post), and “a tour de force...a stunning narrative” (Publishers Weekly). Now, this classic remains the clearest, most inviting and readable guide to the Hebrew Bible around—and a profound meditation on the effect that modern biblical scholarship has had on traditional belief. Moving chapter by chapter, Harvard professor James Kugel covers the Bible’s most significant stories—the Creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives, Moses and the exodus, David’s mighty kingdom, plus the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the other prophets, and on to the Babylonian conquest and the eventual return to Zion. Throughout, Kugel contrasts the way modern scholars understand these events with the way Christians and Jews have traditionally understood them. The latter is not, Kugel shows, a naïve reading; rather, it is the product of a school of sophisticated interpreters who flourished toward the end of the biblical period. These highly ideological readers sought to put their own spin on texts that had been around for centuries, utterly transforming them in the process. Their interpretations became what the Bible meant for centuries and centuries—until modern scholarship came along. The question that this book ultimately asks is: What now? As one reviewer wrote, Kugel’s answer provides “a contemporary model of how to read Sacred Scripture amidst the oppositional pulls of modern scholarship and tradition.”
Author :Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich Publisher :Catholic Way Publishing ISBN 13 :1783792558 Total Pages :502 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (837 download)
Book Synopsis The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary by : Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich
Download or read book The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary written by Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich and published by Catholic Way Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIFE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY BLESSED ANNE CATHERINE EMMERICH — A Classic! — Includes Original Illustrations of the Life of Mary — Includes an Active Index, Table of Contents and Layered NCX Navigation — Includes 200 Active Linked Footnotes Publisher: Available in Paperback: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-253-5 An incredibly revealing and edifying background of Our Lady, her parents, ancestors, and Saint Joseph, plus other people who figured into the coming of Christ. Many facts are described about the Nativity, the early life of Our Lord, and the final days of the Blessed Mother. PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING
Book Synopsis Francis of Assisi - The Prophet: Early Documents, vol. 3 by : Regis J. Armstrong
Download or read book Francis of Assisi - The Prophet: Early Documents, vol. 3 written by Regis J. Armstrong and published by New City Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prophet is the third volume in this extraordinary series of "the writings of Saint Francis and those of the early Franciscan witnesses" and it will "be of estimable value to scholars, students, and lovers of Il Poverello as well...a scholarly achievement done in the service of history, theology and spirituality." (Lawrence Cunningham)
Book Synopsis The Blessed Life of Christian Singles by : Joseph Saunders
Download or read book The Blessed Life of Christian Singles written by Joseph Saunders and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reverend Saunders, currently on duty in Iraq, teaches Christian singles how to lead the abundant life Christ declares in John 10: 10, how to fulfill their calling, and how to fully experience Christ's blessings.
Book Synopsis Becoming a Blessed Church by : N. Graham Standish
Download or read book Becoming a Blessed Church written by N. Graham Standish and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-05-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a Blessed Church will help you discern God’s purpose and the path God is calling your congregation to walk. This book will help you find Christ in your midst and become aware of the many ways the blessings of God’s Spirit flow through your congregation. This second edition includes three new practical chapters that answer the questions the author is most frequently asked.
