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From Growing Up Pains To The Sacred Diary
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Book Synopsis From Growing Up Pains to the Sacred Diary by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book From Growing Up Pains to the Sacred Diary written by Adrian Plass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book combining two favourites of Adrian Plass's writing: The Growing Up Pains of Adrian Plass and The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass Aged 37 3/4 along with a new Preface by Plass.
Book Synopsis Growing Up, Following Jesus by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book Growing Up, Following Jesus written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrian Plass's unique perspective on life, faith and what it means to be a Christian can be enjoyed once more in this compilation of two autobiographical books---The Growing Up Pains of Adrian Plass and Why I Follow Jesus. With laugh-out-loud witticisms, stories, anecdotes, sketches and poems, you will be immersed in the heart and humour of a well-loved speaker and writer.
Book Synopsis Jesus - Safe, Tender, Extreme by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book Jesus - Safe, Tender, Extreme written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evocative reflections on three facets in our relationship with Jesus.People long for reality in their walk with Christ. To know him better, we must understand the different sides of his complex nature. Popular British author Adrian Plass draws on biblical stories and personal experience—as well as his keen understanding of people’s needs—as he explores the Safe Jesus, the Tender Jesus, and the Extreme Jesus. God has told us that he holds us in the palm of his hands, where no one and nothing can harm the most important part of us. But from biblical times to the present day, Christians encounter accidents and disasters. What does it really mean to experience the Safe Jesus? Jesus tells his disciples that they must love one another. Yet time and again we try to find achievement and success through our own efforts and individual gifts, only to end in failure. Instead, we need to know the Tender Jesus who becomes visible when we join with each other in the body of Christ. Jesus only did what he saw his father doing. Each of his actions and encounters were fueled, informed, and instructed by the dynamic, creative, unpredictable Spirit of God. Failing to be obedient in this way is what truly constitutes sin. When we are open to the genuine leading of the Spirit, we will experience the Extreme Jesus. In Jesus – Safe, Tender, Extreme, Adrian Plass is “simply a man with a broom, sweeping away the rubbish that prevents others from passing further in and further up, by talking about what Jesus does and doesn’t do in my life.”
Book Synopsis The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, on Tour by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, on Tour written by Adrian Plass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-04-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hilarious journal of Sacred Diary's Adrian Plass which documents the mishaps and successes of his seven-day speaking tour.
Book Synopsis The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Aged 37 3/4 by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Aged 37 3/4 written by Adrian Plass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A laugh-filled, fictional daily chronicle of family and church exploits features Adrian Plass's literary alter ego and a memorable cast of supporting characters.
Book Synopsis The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Christian Speaker, Aged 45 3/4 by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Christian Speaker, Aged 45 3/4 written by Adrian Plass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second diary, the fictional character Plass is in demand as a public speaker which demands a new diary revealing what has happened to the outrageous Gerald, the joyless Flushpools, incompetent Leonard, the long-suffering Anne and the other well-known characters.
Book Synopsis Heart of the Family by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book Heart of the Family written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of Adrian's humorous writings and profound stories on family life, chosen from his most popular books.
Book Synopsis And Jesus Will Be Born by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book And Jesus Will Be Born written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gentle and humorous anthology of poems, stories, commentary and reflections, Adrian Plass invites us to celebrate Christmas in its many facets. And Jesus Will Be Born is a holiday cornucopia filled with the laughter, tears, family foibles, simple joys and the rich blessings of the season. There's no predicting what the turn of a page will bring in this Christmas collection by Adrian Plass. It may be a bit of verse to moisten the eyes ... When I'm in heaven Tell me there'll be Christmases without the pain No memories that will not fade No chilled and sullen sense of loss That cannot face the festive flame Nor breathe excitement from the ice-cream air Tell me how the things that Christmas should have been Will be there for eternity in one long shining dawn For all of us to share I love the promises of Christmas. Then again, there is this -- an 'advertisement' from Plass's spoof of a church newsletter: 'How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news? The answer is -- not very, if they haven't had those ugly corns treated. Christian chiropodist. Special Yuletide reductions ...' Setting the poignant, the madcap, the joyous and the tender in artful counterpoint, this is a book to be savored over the entire holiday season. It offers something for everyone in every setting -- family readings, personal libraries and even church pulpits. And Jesus Will Be Born speaks to the full spectrum of our humanity, celebrating the golden Christmas traditions, poking playfully at our seasonal foibles, observing our less-than-noble attitudes with an eye that is at once honest and gracious -- and always looking towards the Person around whom all that is truly Christmas revolves. In the midst of our festivities, Adrian Plass gently reminds us why we need a Savior. And he points us towards the unfathomable possibilities that have been opened to us, and the joy and hope that are ours, because Jesus was born long ago in Bethlehem and is born today in us.
Book Synopsis The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: Adrian Plass and the Church Weekend by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: Adrian Plass and the Church Weekend written by Adrian Plass and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrian has been trying to keep a low profile at church but his son Gerald is now an Anglican vicar and the two churches are getting together for a joint weekend away. Now Adrian's been volunteered to run it... From the confusion of arrival when Anne is allocated to the top bunk with a schizophrenic recovery group, and Adrian is in a low-ceilinged 'pod' at the top of the tower, to the hugs and tears of departure, this is typical Plass, humorous and heartwarming in equal measure. Adrian has a simple conversation about birdlife that ends with him being accused of harassment, Leonard Thynn and his wife turn up just in time to leave again after falling out with the SatNav lady, and Gerald's wit just keeps getting the better of him. There are as many questions as answers, of course. Will poor Sally, the unwilling nomad of the community, ever find a proper bed to sleep in? What exactly is it about Adrian's twinkle that Minnie Stamp 'lovey-doves' so very much? And how do you cope when your daughter-in-law shares a secret you simply cannot, must not tell? Once again, Adrian Plass gets us laughing just long enough for the truth to slip in by the back door, and for all the mishaps, this new instalment of the Sacred Diary series once again shows just how good God is at caring for this mixed bag of people we call the church.
Download or read book Ghosts written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strangest things happen when friends are reunited after twenty years apart—a major new novel by the best-selling author of the Sacred Diary series.
Book Synopsis An Alien at St Wilfred's by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book An Alien at St Wilfred's written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1992 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author Adrian Plass tells the humorous and poignant tale of a small alien who comes to live in a parish church.
Book Synopsis Stress Family Robinson 2 by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book Stress Family Robinson 2 written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited, heart-warming and humourous sequel to Stress Family Robinson is here! These are the ongoing tales of the Robinson Family and their efforts to match the image of the perfect Christian family, while in reality they live on a rich diet of love and chaos. All a little older but not very much wiser, the Robinsons (Mike, Kathy, Jack, Mark and Felicity) continue their lives intending to have a plan but never quite sticking to it. Kathy Robinson faces a major emotional crisis which begins on a day when, in Kathy's words, "everything smells of fish." The struggles and joys of the Robinsons are related through the eyes of their trusted friend and confidante, Dip Reynolds, who juggles her various roles as family mediator, counsellor and nurse, while trying to find her own role as the honorary member of the Robinson Family. Dip has her own hurts and is about to reveal a thirty-year-old secret.
Book Synopsis A Year at St Yorick's by : Adrian Plass
Download or read book A Year at St Yorick's written by Adrian Plass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1998 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another likely best-seller from Adrian Plass, A Year at St Yorick's will do for the Church of England what the Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass did for charismatic Christians. Remember the Sacred Diarist trying to take spiritual authority over a paper clip? This time Adrian Plass turns his satirical yet affectionate eye on the Church of England, in this spoof collection of monthly parish magazines which lampoons the life of a fictional rural parish. These are tempestuous times for the Church of England (the Toronto Blessing, the ongoing rumbles about disestablishment, the debate about monarchy, divorce and the state), and as ever Adrian's humour is full of wisdom and compassion as well as wild irreverence.
Book Synopsis Contemporary Authors by : Lisa Kumar
Download or read book Contemporary Authors written by Lisa Kumar and published by Contemporary Authors. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
Book Synopsis Diary of a Holy Fool by : Vincent Parmentola
Download or read book Diary of a Holy Fool written by Vincent Parmentola and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rumi wrote: 'Love came and became like blood in my body.' Love came to Vincent Parmentola and became words on these pages. Diary of a Holy Fool is a great series of spiritual journeys filled with Love, Light, Poetry, the deepest Wisdom, and a map to the best states to live in: Fulfillment and Nirvana. Read and Reap. - Michael Modzelewski, author of INSIDE PASSAGES and ANGELES CREST In Diary of a Holy Fool, author Vincent Parmentola expresses his spiritual insights in a language rich in prose and poetry designed to capture the profound meaning of his phenomenal adventures while on the path of self-discovery. Inspired by the words of Jalaluddin Rumi, the great Persian poet (1207-1273), Parmentola traces his journey to find spiritual perfection and closeness to God. The path of enlightenment is a journey of the spirit and of discovering one's true self, the authentic being that abides at the very center of our consciousness and attempts to answer the eternal questions: Who am I? What is the purpose in my being here? This is a journey of wonder and surprises consisting of peaks, valleys, and the occasional plateau, when nothing seems to be happening, at least to the conscious mind. Parmentola recalls a time when outward success as a fashion designer was a distracting camouflage for the discontent rumbling-a rumbling that led to his discovery of Rumi and the beginning of his journey of self-discovery. By sharing his exciting personal experiences and thoughts in Diary of a Holy Fool, Parmentola hopes to enliven, motivate, and encourage those with the desire to undertake their own journey of spiritual awakening.
Download or read book Join the Company written by Adrian Plass and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacred Pain written by Ariel Glucklich and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would anyone seek out the very experience the rest of us most wish to avoid? Why would religious worshipers flog or crucify themselves, sleep on spikes, hang suspended by their flesh, or walk for miles through scorching deserts with bare and bloodied feet? In this insightful new book, Ariel Glucklich argues that the experience of ritual pain, far from being a form of a madness or superstition, contains a hidden rationality and can bring about a profound transformation of the consciousness and identity of the spiritual seeker. Steering a course between purely cultural and purely biological explanations, Glucklich approaches sacred pain from the perspective of the practitioner to fully examine the psychological and spiritual effects of self-hurting. He discusses the scientific understanding of pain, drawing on research in fields such as neuropsychology and neurology. He also ranges over a broad spectrum of historical and cultural contexts, showing the many ways mystics, saints, pilgrims, mourners, shamans, Taoists, Muslims, Hindus, Native Americans, and indeed members of virtually every religion have used pain to achieve a greater identification with God. He examines how pain has served as a punishment for sin, a cure for disease, a weapon against the body and its desires, or a means by which the ego may be transcended and spiritual sickness healed. "When pain transgresses the limits," the Muslim mystic Mizra Asadullah Ghalib is quoted as saying, "it becomes medicine." Based on extensive research and written with both empathy and critical insight, Sacred Pain explores the uncharted inner terrain of self-hurting and reveals how meaningful suffering has been used to heal the human spirit.
