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Book Synopsis Holy Disunity by : Layton E. Williams
Download or read book Holy Disunity written by Layton E. Williams and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These days, there’s no dirtier word than “divisive,” especially in religious and political circles. Claiming a controversial opinion, talking about our differences, even sharing our doubts can be seen as threatening to the goal of unity. But what if unity shouldn’t be our goal? In Holy Disunity: How What Separates Us Can Save Us, Layton E. Williams proposes that our primary calling as humans is not to create unity but rather to seek authentic relationship with God, ourselves, one another, and the world around us. And that means actively engaging those with whom we disagree. Our religious, political, social, and cultural differences can create doubt and tension, but disunity also provides surprising gifts of perspective and grace. By analyzing conflict and rifts in both modern culture and Scripture, Williams explores how our disagreements and differences—our disunity—can ultimately redeem us.
Book Synopsis Disunity in Christ by : Christena Cleveland
Download or read book Disunity in Christ written by Christena Cleveland and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one," divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ. Though we may think we know why this happens, Christena Cleveland says we probably don't. Learn the hidden reasons behind conflict and divisions, the unseen dynamics at work that tend to separate us from others. Here are the tools we need to build bridges.
Book Synopsis Until Unity: Study Guide by : Francis Chan
Download or read book Until Unity: Study Guide written by Francis Chan and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians cannot remain indifferent to the divisions in the Church today. In this study guide companion, Chan draws on the gospel infused message of Until Unity to remind readers that Church unity is not optional. This study guide includes: Deeper exploration of every chapter in Until Unity Free original videos with Francis Chan Tips for leading and participating in a small group Scripture passages and reflection questions Prompts for group and individual prayer Chan’s emphasis on worship and praise, along with his passionate teaching, make this guide a unique and life-changing exploration of why unity is not just God’s wish for His Church—it’s His command.
Book Synopsis Conflict and Agreement In the Church, 2 Volumes by : Thomas F. Torrance
Download or read book Conflict and Agreement In the Church, 2 Volumes written by Thomas F. Torrance and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1996-11-16 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays, articles, and article reviews that arise directly or indirectly out of Torrance's involvement in the ecumenical movement. ÒOurs must be the task of learning together again how to confess, like the early Church, faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour and God in all its breadth and length and height and depth, and therefore in the overflowing love of God. Only in glorification of God the Son and in actual encouragement of the Gospel can we produce, as a paragon, a doctrine of the Church in which our differences are lost sight of because they are destroyed from behind by a masterful faith in the Saviour of men.Ó - From the Introduction
Book Synopsis Every Believer a Disciple! by : David E. Bjork
Download or read book Every Believer a Disciple! written by David E. Bjork and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of Christianity in recent decades has been remarkable, but has it been growth with depth? Are our communities of faith, our churches, creating and nurturing deeply committed followers of Jesus? This book was born out of the realization that churches throughout the world, despite their numerous evangelization and spiritual development activities, are struggling to produce true disciples of Jesus. How can we explain why so many of us in our churches are so unlike Jesus in the way we think and act? What can we change in our understanding and practices to facilitate life transformation and spiritual multiplication? And as Christians what are we called to do? In answering these questions the author proposes an alternative ecclesial and missional paradigm, that will enable us to better equip and mobilize believers in the mission that Christ gave to his disciples and gives to us all, to make disciples!
Book Synopsis The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians by : William Barclay
Download or read book The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians written by William Barclay and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Divided We Fall by : Luder G. Whitlock
Download or read book Divided We Fall written by Luder G. Whitlock and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Division. Polarization. Strife. That's life-as-usual in today's world. But it shouldn't describe the church. It's time for Christians to listen, reach out, and work together for the common good. But how can God's people achieve true unity in a fallen world? What sort of cooperation is actually possible? Luder Whitlock has an answer-a good one-and an appeal. He shows how we can learn from studying God's views on church unity and from historical schisms as well as agreements. And, once we embrace the goal of unity, Whitlock points us to specific, realistic steps we can take to realize a united community under God. Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Athlete's Bible: Strong Edition by : Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Download or read book Athlete's Bible: Strong Edition written by Fellowship of Christian Athletes and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Athlete’s Bible: Strong Edition features the NLT translation and includes study notes and tools provided by Fellowship of Christian Athletes to help equip, encourage, and empower athletes in any sport to study God’s Word.
Book Synopsis Hugo Grotius As Apologist for the Christian Religion by : Jan Paul Heering
Download or read book Hugo Grotius As Apologist for the Christian Religion written by Jan Paul Heering and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents a new analysis of the historical meaning of Grotius' apologetic work. It means to answer two chief questions: what were Grotius' motives to write this work, and what sources did he use?
Book Synopsis The Efficacy of Prayer by : Dr. Isaiah Timothy
Download or read book The Efficacy of Prayer written by Dr. Isaiah Timothy and published by Isaiah Timothy. This book was released on with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Lord is prayer-hearing God for it is written, O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come (Psalm 65:2). He not only hears prayers but also answers them. He said, Call unto me, and I will answer thee (Jeremiah 33:3). Moreover Lord said, “Ask it shall be given, seek you will find and knock it shall be opened” (Matthew 7:7). His assurance of answers to our prayers stands firm (Ephesians 3:20). The efficacy of prayer, from the point of Scriptures, lies solely in the answer to prayer. Moreover, Father is glorified in the Son when the prayers are answered (John 14:13; Psalm 50:15). Furthermore, the Lord Jesus Christ gives very great and precious assurance of granting us what we ask in our prayers, “all things” (Matthew 21:22), “whatsoever” (John 14:13; 1 John 5:15), “anything” (John 14:14; 1 John 5:14), and “what ye will” (John 15:7). The promise of God which usually claimed in prayers is: Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, the world without end. Amen (Ephesians 3:20, 21). This promise speaks of the ability of God in doing exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that is working in us. If that be the case, why does God sometimes not answer our prayers? This very important question is considered in the light of the Scriptures. May the Lord speak and reveal much more on the subject to you as you read on.
Book Synopsis Befriending the Stranger by : Jean Vanier
Download or read book Befriending the Stranger written by Jean Vanier and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of six meditative pieces, the author opens up God's invitation to us today to create new places of belonging and sharing, of peace and kindness, where each one is loved and accepted with one's own fragility, abilities, and disabilities.
Book Synopsis The Power of the Holy Spirit's Names by : Tony Evans
Download or read book The Power of the Holy Spirit's Names written by Tony Evans and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Know the Spirit Through His Names Living Water. Helper. Lord. Many believers long for a clearer understanding of the Holy Spirit and the role He plays in our relationship with God. The good news is, when we study the Bible, the Spirit’s specific identity and work as a member of the Trinity is made clear. In The Power of The Holy Spirit’s Names, bestselling author and pastor Dr. Tony Evans examines 12 of the Spirit’s most significant titles and what they reveal about this powerful, present, and personal expression of the triune God. As you read, you’ll gain eye-opening insights into how the Spirit moves within the hearts of believers while learning how His indwelling of you shapes your unique faith. As we grow in our ability to love, revere, and relate to the person of the Holy Spirit, we also grow in our capacity to experience God. This book will help you internalize profound truths about the Holy Spirit’s character and transform how you understand the Trinity. Complete Your Experience The Power of the Holy Spirit’s Names DVD The Power of the Holy Spirit’s Names Workbook
Book Synopsis The Upper Room Disciplines 2022 by :
Download or read book The Upper Room Disciplines 2022 written by and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upper Room Disciplines 2022: A Book of Daily Devotions helps readers become rooted in the teachings of God through meditations and scripture reading. A diverse group of 52 Christian thought leaders each contribute a week of topical devotions that reveal something new about God and humanity, sin and grace, revelation and humility, individual discipleship and life in community. Daily readings in The Upper Room Disciplines include a selected scripture passage, a meditation on the scripture, and a prayer or suggestion for reflection. Each week has 7 devotions focusing on a particular theme, engages readers with texts from the Revised Common Lectionary, and helps show how the ancient stories of the Bible relate to our lives today. Among the writers for 2022 are Patricia Raybon, Steve Harper, Lydia Wylie-Kellermann, Will Willimon, Gennifer Brooks, Ben Ingebretson, Layton E. Williams, Ben Yosua-Davis, Amy Oden, Juan Carlos Huertas, Kathy Khang, Derek Weber, Brandan Robertson, and Heather Murray Elkins.
Book Synopsis Holy Communion, a Spiritual Agent of Harmonious Diversity in Christ by : Rev. Dr. Kevin Brown
Download or read book Holy Communion, a Spiritual Agent of Harmonious Diversity in Christ written by Rev. Dr. Kevin Brown and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin King said that the most segregated hour in America is Sunday morning, alluding to the fractured condition of the universal body of Christ's followers, the Church. From 2002 to 2010, I had the privilege of serving as the Executive Director of a nonprofit called Operation Breaking Through, serving the greater Hampton Roads area. The nonprofit was a network of over one hundred local churches. One of my primary responsibilities was to promote racial reconciliation and harmony between the diverse ethnic churches. In most cases, the demographics of these churches failed to reflect their community. Most congregations were monoethnic. Significant progress was evident after several years of pastoral internal and congregational external panel and group discussions. Church pastors were pulpit swapping, and churches were partnering in community outreach. Up to this point, I realized how much blood, sweat, tears, and time I had spent encouraging pastors and congregations to recognize, promote, and practice fellowship and communal service. Though good and somewhat effective, these efforts were all physical with very little thought of spiritual application. It wasn't until I was required to write a paper for a theology class at North Park that God opened my eyes to a deep understanding of the sacrament of Holy Communion. Realizing that all actual Christian denominations and non-dominations mandate practicing this sacrament, I gleaned from my studies the spiritual connectedness all believers share in this one sacred act and the binding blood ties all believers share with the author of this sacrament. In that one epiphany, the dividing wall of ethnicity, culture, and social Christian norms fell. Had Christ, by instituting this faithful act woven into the DNA of our born-again experience, the ability for His divine love and truth to break the chains we would inevitably erect through the weakness of our humanity, selfishness, and pride. What if this one DNA trait of holy communion could activate the true koinonia, which may lay dormant in believers because of historical traditions and practices erected by human-made religion? What if God allowed us to see and experience the depth of spiritual love for our brothers and sisters despite our differences? What if we saw communion as a remembrance of the greatest act of love known to humanity and allowed that remembrance to kindle and rekindle a spiritual intimacy between believers that overcomes our bias, prejudice, privilege, and any barrier to the believer's oneness in Christ? Holy Communion, a Spiritual Agent of Harmonious Diversity in Christ, explores this more profound understanding and revelatory power to breathe new life into the reading believer.
Book Synopsis A Daily Women's Devotional by : Donna Gaines
Download or read book A Daily Women's Devotional written by Donna Gaines and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As pastors’ wives, the authors of this devotional personally have experienced or witnessed the issues with which women struggle: identity, marriage, children, work. Reading this devotional is like having a conversation with a trusted friend who knows what you are going through. Over 52 weeks, these authors share from their hearts using engaging Scriptures, real-life inspiration, and practical wisdom they have learned along the way. Each week focuses on one theme, and daily devotions include Scripture and a prayer.
Book Synopsis Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down by : Bekah McNeel
Download or read book Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down written by Bekah McNeel and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is about the various places and ways that uncertainty shows up for parents who, having left or altered the faith they once knew, now must decide what to give their kids. It’s about church attendance, Bible memorization, school choices, and sex talks. It’s about forging new paths in racial justice and creation care while the intractable voices in your head call you a pagan Marxist for doing so.” After the spectacular implosion of her ministry career, Bekah McNeel was left disillusioned and without the foundation of certainty she had built her life on. But rather than leaving the Christian faith altogether, she hung out around the edges, began questioning oversimplified categories of black and white that she had been taught were sacred, and became comfortable living in gray areas while starting a new career in journalism. Then she had kids. From the moment someone asked if she was going to have her first child baptized, Bekah began to wonder if the conservative evangelical Christianity she grew up with was really something she wanted to give her children. That question only became more complicated when she had her second child months before White evangelicals carried Donald Trump to victory in the 2016 presidential election. Soon, Bekah found that other parents were asking similar questions as they broke with their fundamentalist religious upbringing and took on new values: Could they raise their kids to live with both the security of faith and the freedom of open-mindedness? To value both Scripture and social justice? To learn morality without shame? In Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down, Bekah gathers voices from history, scholarship, and her own community to guide others who, like her, are on a quest to shed the false certainty and toxic perfectionism of their past to become better, healthier parents—while still providing strong spiritual foundations for their children. She writes with humor and empathy, providing wise reflections (but not glib answers!) on difficult parenting topics while reminding us that we are not alone, even when we break away from the crowd.
Book Synopsis The Moral Teachings of Jesus by : David P. Gushee
Download or read book The Moral Teachings of Jesus written by David P. Gushee and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing movement of post-evangelicalism highlights an opportunity to elevate and center the moral teachings of Jesus. So many of those who identify as Christian intuitively know that their old version of faith is no longer working, and they feel a theological vacuum. David P. Gushee has been a leader in recent years for those ready to move on to a more examined and robust faith. Now, in The Moral Teachings of Jesus, Gushee examines forty teachings of Jesus, drawn from all four New Testament Gospels, to clarify exactly what Jesus said about the moral life.
