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Compassionate Christ, Compassionate People

Author : Bob Hurd
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814684874
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Compassionate Christ, Compassionate People written by Bob Hurd and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Association of Catholic Publishers first place award, resources for liturgy 2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, liturgy soft cover Spirituality is a motion, a responsive movement of heart, mind, and spirit to the life of God moving within us. Starting from his Roman Catholic roots but working ecumenically, Bob Hurd explores this notion of spirituality in two parts. Part 1 places it in the theological framework of Creation-Grace-Incarnation, concluding that its specific form is participation in Christ’s self-emptying love of God, humankind, and creation. Part 2 investigates this kenotic spirituality liturgically, exploring how it comes to expression in the ritual stages of Gathering, Word, Eucharistic Prayer, Communion, and Sending. Comparing and contrasting each stage with corresponding patterns in various Protestant traditions, Hurd lays out the possibility of a spirituality common to Christians of various confessions.

Radical Compassion

Author : Gary Smith
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 0829430598
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book Radical Compassion written by Gary Smith and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loving the Unloved of Society “I realize that God brought me into this world, blessed with skills and talents. The only thing that makes sense to me is to use them in the service of the poor. It is at their feet that I find myself.” For almost ten years, Gary Smith, S.J., lived and worked among the poor of Portland, Oregon. With this memoir, he invites us to walk with him and meet some of the abandoned, over-looked, and forgotten members of our society with whom he has shared his life. Just as Smith found a deeper, truer understanding of himself and of the heart of God through his work, these people and their stories stand to transform us. “Although its subject matter is bleak, the book is not. Smith has found love amid the despair. His book is touching, at times hopeful, and the kind of book that is hard to put down, that fascinates, horrifies, and rivets one’s attention.” —Booklist “Smith takes us where we would rather not go, the heart of the poor, the lonely, and the abandoned. In true Ignatian fashion, he finds God there. An unforgettable experience for those who have the courage to walk with him.” —Michael L. Cook, S.J. Professor of theology Gonzaga University “Smith performs modern-day miracles of compassion, and his book sets a new standard for writing about the rich faith of those who are materially poor. His stirring prose and utter honesty will change the hearts and minds of many readers.” —Gerald T. Cobb, S.J. Chair, department of English Seattle University

Compassion

Author : James W. Goll
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 076849981X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Compassion written by James W. Goll and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus demonstrated compassion in everything He did and everyone He touched. Jesus lived it and breathed it. He was and is compassion itself. Authors James and Michal Ann Goll share lessons they have learned from the Lord that will rekindle the compassion within you. As God is the source of all compassionate action, you will discover that your compassion is a reflection of His unfailing love. Through the profiles of nine compassionate women who were instrumental in helping millions throughout a hurting world, you will be inspired and encouraged to become a pioneer of compassion in your own world. Models of compassion include: Catherine Booth & Florence Nightingale Mother Teresa & Hannah More Elizabeth Fry & Nancy Ward Do you wonder what it takes to be a compassionate person? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Follow the example of Jesus--He converted desire into deed, and made all the difference in the world.

Compassion

Author : Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0385517521
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Compassion written by Henri J. M. Nouwen and published by Image. This book was released on 2006-01-17 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative essay on that least understood virtue, compassion, the authors challenge themselves and us with these questions: Where do we place compassion in our lives? Is it enough to live a life in which we hurt one another as little as possible? Is our guiding ideal a life of maximum pleasure and minimum pain? Compassion answers no. After years of study and discussion among themselves, with other religious, and with men and women at the very center of national politics, the authors look at compassion with a vigorous new perspective. They place compassion at the heart of a Christian life in a world governed far too long by principles of power and destructive control. Compassion, no longer merely an eraser of human mistakes, is a force of prayer and action -- the expression of God's love for us and our love for God and one another. Compassion is a book that says no to a compassion of guilt and failure and yes to a compassionate love that pervades our spirit and moves us to action. Henri Nouwen, Donald McNeill, and Douglas Morrison have written a moving document on what it means to be a Christian in a difficult time.

Love Walked among Us

Author : Paul E. Miller
Publisher : Tyndale House
ISBN 13 : 1612917267
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Love Walked among Us written by Paul E. Miller and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Is Jesus? His name is recognized the world over. But how many of us fully understand what He was like as a person? Honest, powerful, humble, full of mercy and light—Jesus was love personified, the full potential of what we were intended to be. Get to know Jesus and witness His love unfold in the Gospels in a new and insightful way. In this encouraging and convicting look at Jesus’ life on earth, Paul Miller investigates the answers to questions such as: How do you love someone when you get no love in return? How do you love without being trapped or used? How do you love when you have your own baggage? When do you take care of yourself? How do you love with both compassion and honesty? The Gospel accounts, combined with Miller’s own life stories, will uplift your spirit, give you a new perspective, and encourage you to love like Jesus. “For a glimpse of our great Savior, open this book! You’ll be glad you did. I was!” —Max Lucado, bestselling author “To see Jesus is to see what love looks like. Paul Miller gives us a fresh look in this wonderful book.” —Joni Eareckson Tada “If Jesus or Jesus’ saving grace is just an abstraction to you, Paul Miller will be a great help in making His love a living reality to your heart.” —Timothy Keller, pastor “Love Walked among Us is authentic ‘shoe leather’ Christianity. Anyone who wants to grow in his or her relationship with God and other people will profit from this book.” —Jerry Bridges, author and speaker

Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace

Author : Kortright Davis
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761856374
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace written by Kortright Davis and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the Golden Rule so central in almost every culture and religion? What is it that drives human beings to do good to others? Are altruism, compassion, and forgiveness natural forms of human behavior, or do they have to be learned and practiced in the neural context of our primal instincts for survival and self-defense? These are some of the questions that lie behind the study of Compassionate Love amongst people of color. Davis explores the patterns and contours of "other-love," which he defines as a selfless regard for the well-being of others. He also examines the basis for distinctive modes of compassionate behavior enriched by "ebony grace"--a theological attribution for people of African descent. This text focuses especially on the historical, cultural, and religious heritage that inspires and empowers such attitudes, in spite of constant encounters with systemic negation, social alienation, and unrelenting racism. How is it that Black families in the home, school, and church still support, sustain, and succeed in the practice of unyielding love-in-compassion? That is the magic and mystery within contemporary Black cultural norms and moral values. This text is a powerful attempt to contribute to the debate on Christian altruism.

Compassion in Practice

Author : Frank Rogers
Publisher : Upper Room Books
ISBN 13 : 0835815684
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Compassion in Practice written by Frank Rogers and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus was a spiritual teacher who demonstrated personal and social transformation. His earliest disciples were first known not as Christians but as followers of the Way. Jesus' Way was a spirituality of radical compassion. He taught how to love and be loved by an extravagantly compassionate God; how to cultivate love for ourselves; and how to love our neighbors by extending love to the outcasts, the offensive, and even our enemies. Compassion in Practice is an introduction to Christian compassion. It explains not just what Christian compassion looks like but how to practice it in a world ravaged by violence, fear, and reactivity. This book teaches us how to love as Jesus loved. Expanding on the foundation of Practicing Compassion, Frank Rogers defines the way Jesus prepared his disciples to transform hearts hardened from the assaults of life into compassionate hearts.

Compassionate Presence

Author : Rolf R. Nolasco
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498202039
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Compassionate Presence written by Rolf R. Nolasco and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compassion plays a central role in the teachings of all world religions. Christianity in particular demonstrates its vitality through compassionate engagement with those suffering with Christ serving as a paradigm and source of motive power. These concrete acts of mercy and solidarity disclose God's intimate regard for the welfare of humanity. The purpose of this book is to affirm compassion as the pulsating heartbeat of Christian theology and praxis through the hermeneutical perspectives of brain science, psychology, and practical theology. More importantly, it offers readers specific compassion cultivation practices that will nurture the trait of compassion as a way of incarnating God's compassionate presence and response to a world marked with suffering of all kinds.

Compassion (&) Conviction

Author : Justin Giboney
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830848118
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Compassion (&) Conviction written by Justin Giboney and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Book Award® program Outreach Resource of the Year Have you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives? Too often, political questions are framed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and opposing abortion. As a result, it's easy for Christians to grow disillusioned with civic engagement or fall back into tribal extremes. This state of affairs has damaged Christian public witness and divided the church. The authors of this book represent the AND Campaign, which exists to educate and organize Christians for faithful civic and cultural engagement. They insist that not only are we called to love our neighbors through the political process but also that doing so requires us to transcend the binary way the debates are usually framed. In simple, understandable language, they lay out the biblical case for political engagement and help Christians navigate the complex world of politics with integrity, from political messaging and the politics of race to protests, advocacy, and more. The book includes a study guide for classroom use and group discussion. When we understand our civic engagement as a way to obey Christ's call to love our neighbor, we see that it is possible to engage the political process with both love and truth—compassion and conviction.

Compassion

Author : Joshua Mack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781629950693
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Compassion written by Joshua Mack and published by . This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compassion is the emotion most frequently attributed to Jesus. Its important! Using Jesus and Paul as examples, Joshua Mack shows us how to be compassionate without sacrificing truth.

A Gracious and Compassionate God

Author : Daniel C. Timmer
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830889698
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book A Gracious and Compassionate God written by Daniel C. Timmer and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Jonah is arguably just as jarring for us as it was for the ancients. Ninevah's repentance, Jonah's estrangement from God and the book's bracing moral conclusion all pose unsettling questions for today's readers. For biblical theologians, Jonah also raises tough questions regarding mission and religious conversion. Here, Daniel Timmer embarks on a new reading of Jonah in order to secure its ongoing relevance for biblical theology. After an examination of the book?s historical backgrounds (in both Israel and Assyria), Timmer discusses the biblical text in detail, paying special attention to redemptive history and its Christocentric orientation. Timmer then explores the relationship between Israel and the nations—including the question of mission—and the nature of religious conversion and spirituality in the Old Testament. This New Studies in Biblical Theology volume concludes with an injunction for scholars and lay readers to approach Jonah as a book written to facilitate spiritual change in the reader. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.

Be Compassionate (Luke 1-13)

Author : Warren W. Wiersbe
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434702154
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Be Compassionate (Luke 1-13) written by Warren W. Wiersbe and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world still needs His love The life and ministry of Christ was marked by His overwhelming compassion for people. And His heart is the same today. As believers, we are called to be the hands and feet of Christ, and extend His extravagant love to a broken world. Based on the book of Luke, this study examines the very heartbeat of our Savior, and explores how Jesus connected with hurting people in an authentic and powerful way. Part of Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe’s best-selling “BE” commentary series, BE Compassionate has now been updated with study questions and a new introduction by Ken Baugh. A respected pastor and Bible teacher, Dr. Wiersbe explores the compassionate life of Jesus. Filled with moving examples of Christ’s ministry to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs, this study will inspire you to share His love with the world around you.

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307595633
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life written by Karen Armstrong and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha—now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place. Karen Armstrong believes that while compassion is intrinsic in all human beings, each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our capacity for compassion. Here, in this straightforward, thoughtful, and thought-provoking book, she sets out a program that can lead us toward a more compassionate life. The twelve steps Armstrong suggests begin with “Learn About Compassion” and close with “Love Your Enemies.” In between, she takes up “compassion for yourself,” mindfulness, suffering, sympathetic joy, the limits of our knowledge of others, and “concern for everybody.” She suggests concrete ways of enhancing our compassion and putting it into action in our everyday lives, and provides, as well, a reading list to encourage us to “hear one another’s narratives.” Throughout, Armstrong makes clear that a compassionate life is not a matter of only heart or mind but a deliberate and often life-altering commingling of the two.

God-Soaked Life

Author : Chris Webb
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830892486
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book God-Soaked Life written by Chris Webb and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God's presence permeates our lives and activities. His song of delight reverberates throughout all he has created. As we open our ears to that song, we hear the truth of the gospel spoken to our hearts: the kingdom of God has come to us. Chris Webb, an Anglican priest and retreat house director, wants us all to enter into that kingdom and to experience its freedom. Written with verve, depth, and uncontainable joy, God-Soaked Life invites us to live in the reality of God's presence in our everyday lives. It's an invitation into the community of God's people, into fearless honesty about our own weaknesses and failures, into the daily experience of God through silence, Scripture, and prayer, and into a new life of love and service in the broken world around us. God's kingdom is not far away, a remote and future promise. It is here, now.

Practicing Christian Compassion

Author : Dale Chamberlain
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1647399254
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Practicing Christian Compassion written by Dale Chamberlain and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expand, nurture, and share your compassion—50 Christian devotions to deepen your faith Deepen your faith and fill your heart with loving kindness. Practicing Christian Compassion is a collection of devotions that help you reflect on the concept of compassion in all aspects of your life so you can embody grace and kindness toward others. Each entry focuses on a key Bible verse centered around compassion so you can learn how to practice empathy toward everyone—from your own family to the global community. Discover how Jesus's wisdom encourages you to be considerate of the people around you through thought-provoking scripture, short prayers, and prompts that help you act on and embody what you've learned. Practicing Christian Compassion features: The five pillars of compassion—Learn how to be compassionate toward family, friends, colleagues, the local community, and the global community in good and bad times. Insightful scripture—Explore what being compassionate truly means for your faith as you learn to open your heart and love the way Jesus does. Helpful tips—Find ways to put your learnings into practice with helpful exercises and suggested action items that show you're truly committed to compassionate living. Become a more compassionate and faithful person with help from Practicing Christian Compassion.

The Fire of the Word

Author : Chris Webb
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830869581
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Fire of the Word written by Chris Webb and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible has the astounding power to transform lives. The stories of people like Francis of Assisi, Antony of Egypt, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. vividly demonstrate this. Why aren't more of us transformed by Scripture today? Too often we study biblical texts without believing that God truly inhabits this book. Scripture seeks to capture our minds, not merely educate them. In these pages Chris Webb explains that we can transform our Christian life by reading as lovers rather than as theorists. This is possible by coming to the text prayerfully, expectantly, in humility and empty-handed. When we open the Bible, it does not say to us, "Listen: God is there!" Instead, the voice of the Spirit whispers through each line, "Look: I am here." Reading the Bible this way can reconfigure the habits of your heart, refresh your imagination and memory, reshape and redeem your emotions, realign your reality individually and communally for kingdom life, and take us beyond the Bible into a renewed way of life. Here is the work of today—which is also the work of the whole of life—to open your heart afresh to the living Word of God.

The Reed of God

Author : Caryll Houselander
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Reed of God written by Caryll Houselander and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reed of God is an inspirational classic written by a British Roman Catholic ecclesiastical artist, Caryll Houselander. This book contains a beautiful meditation on Mary, Mother of God and so much more. Reading this book will bring you closer to Our Blessed Mother, and hence, to Christ Himself. Filled with lyrical prose and touching analogies, the author shows how Mary was the "Reed of God" and that we are all vessels waiting to do God's work, and carrying Christ within us.