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Loving Reflections on the Complexity of God

Author : William Dunn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105108554
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Loving Reflections on the Complexity of God written by William Dunn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does God allow disasters? Why does evil exist? What is it like to encounter God's judgment? What is the nature of time. What is our part in God's creation? Do we have free will? Love is God's foundation, God's very essence. We were created by God as an object for His love. The creation of the universe was an act of love intended to create more love. We are created to love God and God's creation, most especially one another. Love always leads to God. God, Who is all love, values only the love in His creation. Such is God's love for us that He seeks us unrelentingly, obsessively. He calls and guides and nudges and turns by force of circumstances all those who do not yet love Him. He spares no effort. He never gives up! The One Who loves us all, wants us to love those He loves. A powerful forgiveness is available to us all. God wants as many of us as possible to arrive in heaven with a heart filled with love for God and one another and all of our sins forgiven.

Love Wins

Author : Rob Bell
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006204964X
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Love Wins written by Rob Bell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God's love and God's judgment: Has God created billions of people over thousands of years only to select a few to go to heaven and everyone else to suffer forever in hell? Is this acceptable to God? How is this "good news"? Troubling questions—so troubling that many have lost their faith because of them. Others only whisper the questions to themselves, fearing or being taught that they might lose their faith and their church if they ask them out loud. But what if these questions trouble us for good reason? What if the story of heaven and hell we have been taught is not, in fact, what the Bible teaches? What if what Jesus meant by heaven, hell, and salvation are very different from how we have come to understand them? What if it is God who wants us to face these questions? Author, pastor, and innovative teacher Rob Bell presents a deeply biblical vision for rediscovering a richer, grander, truer, and more spiritually satisfying way of understanding heaven, hell, God, Jesus, salvation, and repentance. The result is the discovery that the "good news" is much, much better than we ever imagined. Love wins.

Lovin' on Jesus

Author : Lester Ruth
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426795149
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Lovin' on Jesus written by Lester Ruth and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swee Hong Lim and Lester Ruth have filled an important gap in the study of worship. Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship is the first scholarly work of its kind on this topic. Lim and Ruth trace the origins and development of what we commonly call contemporary Christian worship, exploring it thoroughly and methodically. Their research includes early recordings and interviews with many who were directly involved in the early stages. The authors were students of James White, and their book is, in a sense, a much-needed addition to White’s classic Introduction to Christian Worship. The thematic structure of Lovin’ on Jesus mirrors that of White’s Introduction, making this book exceedingly useful for students and practitioners in the study of Christian worship as a whole. This is an essential resource for all students, scholars, worship leaders, and pastors who are serious about understanding the worship they lead. “Meticulously researched, accessibly written, generous in its praise, and balanced in its critiques—this is the book for which many of us have long been waiting.” —Melanie C. Ross, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Studies, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT “Particularly useful for teaching is the way Lim and Ruth organize their account by practices of time, space, music, prayer, technology, and scripture. This will immediately become a required textbook for the courses I teach on Christian worship.” —Ed Phillips, Associate Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology and Coordinator of the Initiative in Religious Practices and Practical Theology, Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA “Readers will find Lim and Ruth’s one-of-a-kind history convincing and rigorous. The authors show how a modern genre of Christian worship claimed its place, what it all means, and where it is heading.” —Gerald Liu, Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ “Lovin’ on Jesus is an important book for every pastor, worship leader, and worshipper. This wonderfully prepared study will help you keep your worship experience biblically centered, dynamic, and growing.” —Rick Muchow, Founding Worship Pastor, Saddleback Church, worship leader and coach

All That Is in God

Author : James E. Dolezal
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN 13 : 1601785550
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book All That Is in God written by James E. Dolezal and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classical Christian teaching about God, with departures occurring even among those of the Calvinistic persuasion. James E. Dolezal’s All That Is in God provides an exposition of the historic Christian position while engaging with these contemporary deviations. His convincing critique of the newer position he styles “theistic mutualism” is philosophically robust, systematically nuanced, and biblically based. It demonstrates the need to maintain the traditional viewpoint, particularly on divine simplicity, and spotlights the unfortunate implications for other important Christian doctrines—such as divine eternality and the Trinity—if it were to be abandoned. Arguing carefully and cogently that “all that is in God is God Himself,” the work is sure to stimulate debate on the issue in years to come.

The Significance of Complexity

Author : Kees van Kooten Niekerk
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000888088
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Significance of Complexity written by Kees van Kooten Niekerk and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2004. Thanks to computer simulations science is beginning to understand complex natural processes such as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. The Significance of Complexity deals with the importance of the sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. First, three scientists explain the science of complexity and illustrate it with concrete examples. Second, two scholars consider the concept of complexity and possible applications of complexity theory within the humanities, e.g. as a tool to understand the interplay between the artist, the work of art and the user in interactive art. Finally, three theologians ask what can be learned from the science of complexity for a religious understanding of humankind and the world. The Significance of Complexity is a pioneering work exploring the import of a fascinating new branch of science for human self-understanding. It caters for all those who are interested in relating science to the quest for the meaning of life.

Reckless Love Leader Guide

Author : Tom Berlin
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501879898
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Reckless Love Leader Guide written by Tom Berlin and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Jesus teach the Greatest Commandment to his disciples? In his latest book Reckless Love, author and Pastor Tom Berlin writes that Jesus taught them to love neighbor first as a way to more deeply love God. In his exploration of Jesus’ teaching and travels with his disciples, Berlin suggests that Jesus teaches us how to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength by showing us how to love our neighbor. While many hope to learn to be better family, friends, leaders, neighbors but finding a deeper relationship with God, what if becoming a better neighbor leads you to that deeper love of God. In Reckless Love, you will see the ways Jesus’ care for others disrupted the way his disciples thought and acted so deeply that they learned love God fully and join Jesus mission to share the good news unambiguously. In so doing, you will have the opportunity to consider your life, and learn how loving the people around you will completely renew your faith and give you a new experience of loving God. The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study including session plans, activities, and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options.

Visions of Vocation

Author : Steven Garber
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830896260
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Visions of Vocation written by Steven Garber and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vocation is more than a job. It is our relationships and responsibilities woven into the work of God. In following our calling to seek the welfare of our world, we find that it flourishes and so do we. Garber offers here a book for parents, artists, students, public servants and businesspeople—for all who want to discover the virtue of vocation.

The Law of Reflection

Author : AG Venera
Publisher : novum pro Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3990640704
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Law of Reflection written by AG Venera and published by novum pro Verlag. This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By opening your heart to God, you will find the strength, courage and ability to cope with any given situation. AG Venera opens up about past and present personal situations and explains how she dealt with them and how you could deal with similar trauma and difficulties if you simply open up your heart and let God in. It is a self-help book dotted with personal accounts of her life through the years. We all face times of hardship, but how we deal with them is what makes or breaks us. AG Venera believes that God will make us stronger and we will find the answers if we believe. Anyone who is struggling in life, or anyone who is looking for a change in direction, this book is a must for them. You will change your perspective on life in general and find new coping mechanisms.

Decoding the Church

Author : Howard A. Snyder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610977106
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Decoding the Church written by Howard A. Snyder and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the genetic code as a model, this provocative book will provide you with theological analysis, biblical principles, and practical applications for understanding the structure and mission of today's church and how it can transform the world

In Reasonable Hope

Author : Patrick Masterson
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813233860
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book In Reasonable Hope written by Patrick Masterson and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reasonable Hope considers three foundational responses to this quest for some understanding of the existence, meaning, and value of everything. Other approaches can be considered as combinations or variations of these. Firstly, there is the approach which claims that it is our humanity, exercising its unique intelligent subjectivity, that is the source and measure of all possible meaning and value. Nothing can be thought of as existing, meaningful or of value apart from a thinking human subject. This is a broadly Humanist approach to ultimate meaning. Man is the measure of all things. Secondly, there is the approach of Scientism. This claims that an ultimate understanding of the world and ourselves must be sought, less anthropocentrically, in terms of the findings of basic empirical sciences such as physics and chemistry. We live in a world ever-increasingly dominated by the autonomous system of science and technology. Such Scientism implies an explicitly reductionist and materialist conception of the meaning and value of everything. Thirdly, there is the approach of Theism which maintains that, in the final analysis, the meaning and value of everything, insofar as this can be known, is to be explained in terms of a transcendent infinitely perfect personal being we call God. The first two approaches are carefully considered. However, it is the third to which most attention is devoted. Consideration is given to the traditional impersonal metaphysical approach to questions about the existence and nature of God. The alternative approaches of linguistic philosophy and phenomenology, which reject such metaphysical speculation are also discussed. These various approaches are judged to be complementary rather than strict alternatives. In the latter half of the book is devoted to a more personal and self-involving discussion of the relevance of an affirmation of the existence of God. It explores the implications of a rational commitment to live one's life in accordance with the requirements of values which transcend explanation in purely physical terms, such as truth, goodness, beauty, and especially love. It provides a personal and existential development of the rational hope that such values are ultimately more objectively real and dependable than the eventual universal material chaos predicted by empirical science. It argues that the existence of God as the infinite expression and source of these values is the necessary and sufficient condition of this rational hope in their enduring significance. Finally, there is an account of how the Christian Revelation illuminates and transforms our rational hope in the enduring significance of love of God and neighbor.

A Better Way to Think

Author : H. Norman DMin Wright
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441237941
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book A Better Way to Think written by H. Norman DMin Wright and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of us talk to ourselves, carrying on inner dialogues much of the day. Some of this self-talk frees us, but much of it keeps us captive to negative patterns that have a corresponding negative impact on our emotions and actions. But we do not have to remain prisoners of fear, anxiety, despair, disillusionment, regret, or stress! The bestselling author of A Better Way to Think shows readers how to truly bring every thought captive under Christ, thereby freeing themselves from the negative patterns of self-talk that have stymied their personal and spiritual growth for years. Biblically based and full of practical, proven strategies, this book helps readers harness the positive and creative power of their thought lives in order to experience lasting freedom from negativity.

Ripples of God’S Love

Author : Carol Crouch
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450281869
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Ripples of God’S Love written by Carol Crouch and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real life is not perfect. There are good days and bad. There are burdens that feel too heavy to bearlonely nights and hopeless days. It would be easy to give up. Yet the world tells us to be strong, keep going, and get tough. If we keep going, well find what were looking for; well move in the right direction. But how is it possible to find our direction, when lost in darkness? Ripples of Gods Love speaks volumes in the gloom, offering hope to the despairing. Told through inspired poetry, it shares the reflection of a life lived in the light of Gods love. Author Carol Crouch uses life experiences combined with nature analogies and scriptural references to present an alternateand God-focusedway to view the unexpected and unreasonable circumstances in life. This altered world view enables the influx of peace, understanding, and faith in an all-knowing creator. Our lives were never intended to be humdrum. Daily trials should never be viewed as punishments. Instead, through poetry, discover an exciting new side of your lifea side filled with the beauty and blessing of nature. The transition is simple. God is waiting to fill you with comfort and hope; merely view the world through a filter of living moment by joyous moment in Christ.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Volume Two

Author : Daniel Patte
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666734845
Total Pages : 669 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Volume Two written by Daniel Patte and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity is an authoritative reference guide that enables students, their teachers, Christian clergy, and general readers alike to reflect critically upon all aspects of Christianity from its origins to the present day. Written by a team of 828 scholars and practitioners from around the world, the volume reflects the plurality of Christianity throughout its history. Key features of The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity: •Provides a survey of the history of Christianity in the world, on each continent, and in each nation •Offers a presentation of the Christian beliefs and practices of all major Christian traditions •Highlights the different understandings of Christian beliefs and practices in different historical, cultural, religious, denominational, and secular contexts •Includes entries on methodology and the plurality of approaches that are used in the study of Christianity •Respects each Christian tradition by providing self-presentations of Christianity in each country or Christian tradition •Includes clusters of entries on beliefs and practices, each examining the understanding of a given Christian belief or practice in different historical and contemporary contexts •Presents the relationship and interaction of Christianity with other religious traditions in the world •Provides, on a Web site (http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3906), a full bibliography covering all topics discussed in the signed articles of this volume

Count God In

Author : Loren F. Bliese
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532642849
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Count God In written by Loren F. Bliese and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Song of Songs uncovers many patterns related to the numerical value twenty-six and related numbers for the divine name YHWH. Patterns are so unique that they clearly show authorial intent. They involve the numerical value of root forms of words, their sequences, and their totals in the book. The beloved man is highlighted by special patterns, which indicate that a typology for God is intended. Deer names in the refrain have number patterns that confirm intention for being circumlocutions for divine names. The disputed presence of the divine name YH in 8:6 is confirmed by the value of its full word. One of the most striking patterns found with the help of a computer is that the totals of root words are all arranged to point to theological numbers in a beautiful intricacy. Besides describing these patterns, this study discusses numerical competence within a proposed Hebrew literary circle, and what steps they might have gone through to create these amazing phenomena. These theological numbers confirm intentionality for allusions to the Hebrew Bible and support a hermeneutic of spiritual applications. A literary analysis of each poem focuses on the use of numbers among other features of prominence.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Two Volume Set

Author : Daniel Patte
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532689438
Total Pages : 1420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Two Volume Set written by Daniel Patte and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 1420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity is an authoritative reference guide that enables students, their teachers, Christian clergy, and general readers alike to reflect critically upon all aspects of Christianity from its origins to the present day. Written by a team of 828 scholars and practitioners from around the world, the volume reflects the plurality of Christianity throughout its history. Key features of The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity: •Provides a survey of the history of Christianity in the world, on each continent, and in each nation •Offers a presentation of the Christian beliefs and practices of all major Christian traditions •Highlights the different understandings of Christian beliefs and practices in different historical, cultural, religious, denominational, and secular contexts •Includes entries on methodology and the plurality of approaches that are used in the study of Christianity •Respects each Christian tradition by providing self-presentations of Christianity in each country or Christian tradition •Includes clusters of entries on beliefs and practices, each examining the understanding of a given Christian belief or practice in different historical and contemporary contexts •Presents the relationship and interaction of Christianity with other religious traditions in the world •Provides, on a Web site (http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3906), a full bibliography covering all topics discussed in the signed articles of this volume

Reflecting with God

Author : Abigail Johnson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 156699618X
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Reflecting with God written by Abigail Johnson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Untangling the day-to-day issues in our multifaceted lives can seem daunting. Time to sit quietly and reflect is rare. If we are fortunate, we have good friends or close family members with whom to talk things through and find clarity, but many times we feel isolated and lonely. As people of faith, we add another layer to our reflections when we wonder where God fits into our lives. In a broad sense, theological reflection happens any time that we wonder about God, our faith, our beliefs, and our values. In this book, however, Abigail Johnson offers a structured process for engaging in theological reflection by looking at a situation or event through a series of questions. These questions are designed to help individuals and small groups think through situations with the eyes of faith. Johnson provides detailed instructions for group facilitators, making this book a valuable resource for any theological reflection leader. She demonstrates how theological reflection will enrich the faith life of the individual and increase group members’ sense of belonging to God and to the whole people of God. She also shows how small groups engaging in theological reflection affects the ongoing life of a congregation—particularly in the community’s worship and the members’ practice of spiritual disciplines.

Thoughts and Gleanings

Author : Ralph Beall
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449780261
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book Thoughts and Gleanings written by Ralph Beall and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume are the Bible answers to many of the questions some may have about some of the teachings in the Scriptures. What is Gods desire and purpose in creation? What is the gift of God the Father? Of God the Son? Of God the Holy Spirit? What is the relationship of God, Satan, and man to one another? Who is God the Holy Spirit, and what is his work? Was Satan created? Will mans soul/spirit exist forevermore? What is the origin, the purpose, and the destiny of man? What is sin? What is death, physical and spiritual? Who is the source of all lies and all evil, wickedness, and sin? Who is the source of all truth, logic, reason, and all that is good, righteous, and wise? What is the cause of all sorrow, suffering, pain, sickness, and death? Whose sins are washed away? Can one be pleasing to God and be a soldier, a policeman? Does God desire/approve of any person enslaving another? Is man under any law from God today? Is man shaped by nurture or nature? What must one do to be saved, have his sins forgiven, and live forevermore in heaven with the godhead three? What is the power of God that can save the soul to live forevermore in heaven? What are the things which must shortly come to pass for the time is at hand and revealed by signs to the Apostle John by Jesus Christ? (Revelation 1:13)