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Unlikely Spiritual Heroes

Author : Brennan Hill
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 9780867169249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Spiritual Heroes written by Brennan Hill and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his third Heroes volume, Brennan Hill profiles eight improbable candidates for the great things they did: - Thomas Merton, at first glance, a party-going lady's man, becomes a Trappist monk and peace activist; - Helen Prejean, a quiet religious sister, befriends and advocates for the seemingly most monstrous among us--murderers on death row; - Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, a bookish, shy son of Italian immigrants, becomes one of the most outspoken prelates of our time; - Pedro Arrupe, a medical student then priest, survives nuclear holocaust and becomes a great Jesuit leader; - Jean Donovan, a Harley-riding businesswoman, turns missionary and is martyred; - Dorothy Stang, a religious sister and schoolteacher, champions the environment and loses her life doing so; - Maximilian Kolbe, a sickly, eccentric Franciscan, turns publisher and "warrior" for peace and dies in Auschwitz trading his life for a Jewish prisoner; - Karol Wojtyla, a young Polish actor whose election to pope makes him one of the most famous men on the world stage. These unlikely heroes saw great injustice, sorrow, and violence in the world and, in their own ways--some small, some universal--sought and created love, justice, peace, and hope for our time.

Twelve Unlikely Heroes

Author : John F. MacArthur
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 140020612X
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Unlikely Heroes written by John F. MacArthur and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kind of people does God use to accomplish His work? Far from the children’s tales depicted in picture books and nursery rhymes, the men and women highlighted in the Bible were unnervingly real. They faltered. They struggled. And at times, they fell short. Yet God worked through them in surprising and incredible ways to accomplish His purposes. Scripture does not hide their weaknesses, caricature their strengths, or spin their stories as a display of human nobility. Instead, it describes these heroes of the faith with unflinching honesty and delivers an unexpected ending: “God is not ashamed to be called their God” (Hebrews 11:16). In Twelve Unlikely Heroes, pastor and best-selling author John MacArthur uses his deep knowledge of the Bible and history to take us back to see these three-dimensional men and women in their own times and cultures. In doing so, it becomes clear how their dramatic stories apply to us today. People who might at first seem foreign quickly become familiar and unforgettable—particularly as they reveal the true Hero behind every witness, the power counterbalancing every weakness, “the Author and Finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1).

8 Spiritual Heroes

Author : Brennan Hill
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 9780867164213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book 8 Spiritual Heroes written by Brennan Hill and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is evident after exploring these heroes' lives and writings that God remains a Mystery—a reality beyond images, descriptions, dogmas and creeds."—From the Epilogue How does a person imagine God? How does that image change as the person matures spiritually and undergoes a significant religious experience? What influences—political, social, gender, faith tradition—shape and change a person's view of God? In this compelling and inspiring book of biographical theology, Brennan Hill uses stories and historical and theological sources to tell us how eight modern religious heroes see God. Hill's religious heroes are diverse: a Hindu (Mahatma Gandhi), a Jewess who converted to Christianity (Edith Stein), a black Baptist minister (Martin Luther King, Jr.), a Catholic laywoman (Dorothy Day), a Salvadoran archbishop (Archbishop Oscar Romero), two Jesuit priests (Pierre Tielhard de Chardin and Daniel Berrigan) and a nun (Mother Teresa of Calcutta). Hill writes: "Many of my religious heroes lived out their faith in an outstanding manner. For all of these religious heroes God was often close at hand, deeply felt in the events of their lives, glimpsed in the people they met, pursuing them in their minds and hearts. God, as it were, came with many intriguing faces: as a God of truth, of the homeless and of the mountain. God came in the cosmos, as one beckoning to prophecy and as a fellow sufferer sharing the cross. Divinity appeared as the power of peace and in the poverty of the abandoned. Each one of us might now ask: What face has my God shown to me?"

Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide

Author : John MacArthur
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 1400204100
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide written by John MacArthur and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the lives of biblical heroes, including Enoch, Joseph, Esther, and Jonah.

Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide

Author : John F. MacArthur
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1400204119
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide written by John F. MacArthur and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enoch, who never died . . . Samson, who killed an army with a donkey's jawbone . . . James, who grew up as the brother of the Messiah . . . These are fascinating people whose stories are woven through history and the Bible. They show us God at work in unexpected ways and numerous cultures. They each reveal another little piece of His great plan. But how do they affect my life? If John MacArthur's Twelve Unlikely Heroes presents intimate portraits of these individuals, this study guide is the bridge between those portraits and our daily lives. Commentary and poignant questions bring the points home with unflinching candor, urging us toward a deeper walk with the One who has written all our stories. REWIND—look again at important passages RETHINK—check all the angles REFLECT—consider how it affects you REACT—change your life

Foundations of the Christian Faith

Author : James Montgomery Boice
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830874097
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Foundations of the Christian Faith written by James Montgomery Boice and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one systematic volume, James Montgomery Boice provides a readable overview of Christian theology. Both students and pastors will benefit from this rich source that covers all the major doctrines of Christianity. With scholarly rigor and a pastor's heart, Boice carefully opens the topics of the nature of God, the character of his natural and special revelation, the fall, and the person and work of Christ. He then goes on to consider the work of the Holy Spirit in justification and sanctification. The book closes with careful discussion of ecclesiology and eschatology. This updated edition includes a foreword by Philip Ryken and a section-by-section study guide. Both those long familiar with Boice and those newly introduced to him will benefit from his remarkable practicality and thoroughness, which will continue to make this a standard reference for years to come.

Five Years in Heaven

Author : John Schlimm
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0553446606
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Five Years in Heaven written by John Schlimm and published by Image. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is heaven on earth? The answer lies in this true story of one young man's journey to find hope and purpose with the help of an unlikely teacher--a compassionate and wise old nun, whom the world had long-forgotten. By the time Harvard-educated John Schlimm turned 31 years old, he had worked with some of the biggest superstars in Nashville and served under the most powerful people in the White House. But something was missing. His life had come to a standstill, lost in a whirl of questions about belonging, faith, rejection, and purpose. He soon decides to return to his small-town roots in search of a new beginning. Returning home, John meets 87-year-old Sister Augustine, the beguiling self-taught artist-in-residence at the ceramic shop on the sprawling grounds of the local 150-year-old convent. John is instantly bowled over by Sister's quiet grace and vision. Before long, his weekly visits to Sister's shop become a master's class in the meaning of life, love, humility, and second chances. As she directed him on the road to self-discovery and salvation, John returned the favor by putting Sister Augustine on the front page of newspapers and showing his friend that her life still had one very important and unexpected final chapter yet to go. In Five Years in Heaven, John shares the wisdom, humor, grace, and inspiration he experienced during his hundreds of visits with Sister Augustine. Five Years in Heaven reminds us that we can find love and joy in the most unlikely of places, and that the building blocks of peace and happiness are always within our reach.

Unlikely Heroes of the Good News

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1496999592
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Heroes of the Good News written by William Doyle and published by Author House. This book was released on 2015 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first half of this book highlights the lives of men and women of biblical fame and in the second half fearless heroes of the truth, in our times; men and women who at a pivotal point in their lives were guided by their Higher God-Mind to serve the purposes of the Ultimate Reality - God. This book draws attention to ordinary people with extraordinary ways, noble characters whose lives are a shining example in our communities showing that with diligence and faith we can all reach the plateau of righteousness, improve our own landscape and go on to make a difference. The lives of these men and women are a testimony of God's grace and challenge to all Christians to wake up from spiritual sleep and seek the mind of God; to work with His Spirit in the community in which they live. Never has there been a time when the consciousness of men has been so assailed with misguided philosophy and questionable values. This book brings into focus the wisdom of the author and a much needed message for our times.

Unlikely Heroes

Author : Daniel R. Lockwood
Publisher : Daniel R Lockwood
ISBN 13 : 0615657575
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Heroes written by Daniel R. Lockwood and published by Daniel R Lockwood. This book was released on 2012 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible for broken, ill-equipped, faltering, or average people to merit God's highest commendation?For him to say they lived "by faith"? Yes, it is.In Unlikely Heroes: Ordinary People with Extraordinary Faith, Daniel R. Lockwood presents a cast of Old Testament characters from Hebrews 11-seriously flawed people with stories that teach us about genuine, biblical faith.Biblical insights, historical significance, and engaging storytelling carry readers across generations of faith into the adventure that is ours today, with guidance for traveling wisely and courageously. So strap on your dusty sandals, shoulder your trail-worn knapsack, pick up your reliable walking stick, and get ready to travel in the footsteps of some remarkably unremarkable individuals. You will meet people whom God himself calls faithful and discover they are people like us!

Master of the Flying Broom

Author : Joseph J. Bailey
Publisher : Joseph Bailey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master of the Flying Broom written by Joseph J. Bailey and published by Joseph Bailey. This book was released on 2020-09-13 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kensaro Hatanu’s soul was born the day his master handed him his first sword. Except Kensaro’s master did not hand him a sword to walk the path of the otana hanji, the sword saints of legend. His teacher handed Kensaro a broom. A broom to clean the monastery. While the other martial ascetics of Guai Lu practiced their physical and spiritual disciplines, Kensaro swept, mopped, and dusted, imagining he was slaying monsters, saving villagers, and meting out justice. Until the demons came and his broom was called to action. Master of the Flying Broom is a wuxia and xianxia-inspired noblebright martial arts fantasy of roughly 90,000 words.

Flannery O'Connor

Author : Sarah Gordon
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820325200
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Flannery O'Connor written by Sarah Gordon and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disturbing, ironic, haunting, brutal. What inner struggles led Flannery O’Connor to create fiction that elicits such labels? Much of the tension that drives O’Connor’s writing, says Sarah Gordon, stems from the natural resistance of her imagination to the obedience expected by her male-centered church, society, and literary background. Flannery O’Connor: The Obedient Imagination shows us a writer whose world was steeped in male presumption regarding women and creativity. The book is filled with fresh perspectives on O’Connor’s Catholicism; her upbringing as a dutiful, upper-class southern daughter; her readings of Thurber, Poe, Eliot, and other arguably misogynistic authors; and her schooling in the New Criticism. As Gordon leads us through a world premised on expectations at odds with O’Connor’s strong and original imagination, she ranges across all of O’Connor’s fiction and many of her letters and essays. While acknowledging O’Connor’s singular situation, Gordon also gleans insights from the lives and works of other southern writers, Eudora Welty, Caroline Gordon, and Margaret Mitchell among them. Flannery O’Connor: The Obedient Imagination draws on Sarah Gordon’s thirty years of reading, teaching, and discussing one of our most complex and influential authors. It takes us closer than we have ever been to the creative struggles behind such literary masterpieces as Wise Blood and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.”

A Dream So Big

Author : Steve Peifer
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310587158
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book A Dream So Big written by Steve Peifer and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dream So Big is the story of Steve Peifer, a corporate manager who once oversaw 9,000 computer software consultants, who today helps provide daily lunches for over 20,000 Kenyan school children in thirty-five national public schools, and maintains solar-powered computer labs at twenty rural African schools. Steve and his wife, Nancy, were enjoying a successful management career with one of America’s high tech corporate giants during the dot-com boom of the 1990’s when, in 1997, he and his wife Nancy discovered they were pregnant with their third child. Tragically, doctors said a chromosomal condition left their baby “incompatible with life.” The Peifers only spent 8 days with baby Stephen before he died. Seeking to flee the pain, Steve and Nancy began a pilgrimage that thrust them into a third-world setting where daily life was often defined by tragedy—drought, disease, poverty, hunger, and death. They didn’t arrive in the service of any divine calling, but the truth of their surroundings spoke to their troubled hearts. A short-term, 12-month mission assignment as dorm parents for a Kenyan boarding school turned this ordinary man into the most unlikely internationally recognized hero, and his story will inspire you to pursue similar lives of service.

Wayward Heroes

Author : Halldor Laxness
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 091467109X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Wayward Heroes written by Halldor Laxness and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1952, Wayward Heroes is part of the body of works for which Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1955. It is a masterfully written tragicomedy about the oath-brothers Thorgeir and Thormod, inspired by the old Icelandic sagas Saga of the Sworn Brothers and Saga of Saint Olaf. The brothers fight for glory, raid for treasure, and seduce women against the backdrop of a new cult of Christianity. But where the old sagas depict their heroes as glorious champions, Laxness does the opposite. As Thormod avenges Thorgeir's death, he demonstrates the senselessness of violence and the endlessly cyclical nature of obsession.

Discovering One's Real Purpose in Life

Author : Ignacio Russel Estoconing-Pecore
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Discovering One's Real Purpose in Life written by Ignacio Russel Estoconing-Pecore and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some stories stand out in the annals of history as a beacon of hope amid darkness. One such incredible story is that of the Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo of the Philippines - a young Filipina who was overlooked by the church as a candidate for service but went on to shape the faith and social justice of a country divided by racism, slavery, and poverty. Holy Mother Ignacia's story is truly a remarkable one, as it is characterized by her unwavering faith and her commitment to the Four Pillars that she based her life around: To Know God, To Love God, To Serve God, and To Be with God Forever.Despite the insurmountable challenges she faced, Holy Mother Ignacia lived with courageous faith and became a model of a sacrosanct life. Her vision was realized through the founding of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), which continues to thrive to this day, and her legacy continues to inspire and guide countless individuals around the world. Her exemplary and heroic life serves as a beacon of hope for all who seek to live a life of purpose and meaning. This book brilliantly weaves together rich history, theology, and life principles to provide readers with a "mini-retreat" - a chance to reflect on what it means to hear God's guiding voice in our lives today. It is a testament to the power of faith and the enduring impact that individuals can have on the world around them.

Candy

Author : Terry Southern
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book Candy written by Terry Southern and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spiritual Formation as the Hero’s Journey in John of Ruusbroec

Author : Robert Pelfrey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100057654X
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Formation as the Hero’s Journey in John of Ruusbroec written by Robert Pelfrey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the theology of spiritual formation developed by fourteenth-century Flemish mystic John of Ruusbroec, arguing that his formational path clearly and consistently displays the characteristics of the archetypal narrative structure of the hero’s journey. To start with, a hermeneutical dialogue between scholars of the hero’s journey and Ruusbroec is established, employing the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer. The author then examines the stages and tropes of the hero’s journey according to Vladimir Propp, Joseph Campbell, Northrop Frye, René Girard, Dean Miller, and others, exploring the parallels in Ruusbroec’s writing and theology of spiritual formation. The book follows Ruusbroec’s story of answering the divine call, journeying inward and experiencing the trials of spiritual transformation, attaining the treasure of divine union, and returning in loving service to others. Finally, the ramifications of the argument for the interpretation and application of other mystical and heroic narratives are considered. Offering a new perspective on John of Ruusbroec, mystical theology, and the hero’s journey as a spiritual quest, this volume will be of interest to scholars of mysticism, theology, formative spirituality, narrative theory, and religious literature of the Low Countries.

Unlikely Ways Home

Author : Edward L. Beck
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0307424200
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Ways Home written by Edward L. Beck and published by Image. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging collection of twelve real-life stories that illuminate the ways God is present in everyday life Edward L. Beck’s first book, God Underneath, was hailed as “a graceful and gracious work of self-revelation and spiritual wisdom” by the Los Angeles Times, and a review in the Dallas Morning News declared, “Edward Beck is a heck of a writer, and his gem of a book is not to be missed . . . you will not be able to put this book down.” In Unlikely Ways Home, Beck once again uses anecdotes and observations from his work as a Catholic priest to reveal the spiritual dimensions of ordinary life. The stories in Unlikely Ways Home encompass a wide range of topics, from the 9/11 attacks to such ongoing issues and concerns as addiction, adultery, and sexuality. Beck shares the poignant reflections of a man who lost his fireman son in the attack on the World Trade Center and describes, with refreshing honesty and compassion, the efforts of a gay couple to find a place for themselves within the Catholic Church. Written in a friendly, conversational style, Unlikely Ways Home is a moving, spiritually inspiring book that will appeal to both Catholic audiences and the general reader.