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Book Synopsis Coffee Shop Theology by : Frank Moore
Download or read book Coffee Shop Theology written by Frank Moore and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, a readable, understandable book that explains theological concepts and brings them into focus for everyday living. In his most recent book, Dr. Frank Moore covers the spectrum of theological concepts and brings it by the 'digestible' handfuls into your living room. Don't be turned off by the word 'theology.' Dr. Moore has left all the big words in the fat books.
Book Synopsis More Coffee Shop Theology by : Frank Moore
Download or read book More Coffee Shop Theology written by Frank Moore and published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This second volume tackles topics including prevenient grace, saving faith, regneration, predestination, baptism, tribulation, millennial views, eternity, and more. Your understanding of theology ('the study of God') becomes clearer through a 'grass-roots' approach. This book provides basic, applicable instruction to assist you in defining what you believe."--Publisher.
Book Synopsis Coffee Shop Conversations by : Dale Fincher
Download or read book Coffee Shop Conversations written by Dale Fincher and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of designer spirituality, how do you talk to people about Jesus without offending them? Coffee Shop Conversations, by Dale and Jonalyn Fincher, will provide you with the tools you need to have meaningful, tolerant, and respectful conversations about your faith with those who don t share your views."
Book Synopsis Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe by : Max Lucado
Download or read book Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could ask God anything? What would you ask, and how would He answer? Chelsea Chambers is on her own. After a public split from her NFL superstar husband, Chelsea takes a bold step out of the limelight and behind the counter of the Higher Grounds Café, an old-fashioned coffee shop in dire need of reinvention. But when her courage, expert planning, and out-of-this-world cupcakes fail to pay the bills, this newly single mom finds herself desperate for help. Better yet, a miracle. Then a curious stranger lands on Chelsea’s doorstep, and with him, an even more curious string of events. Soon, customers are flocking to the Higher Grounds Café, and not just for the cupcakes and cappuccino. They’ve come for the internet connection to the divine. Now the café has become the go-to place for people in search of answers to life’s biggest questions. When a catastrophe strikes and her ex comes calling, Chelsea begins to wonder if the whole universe is conspiring against her quest to make it on her own. After a shocking discovery opens her eyes to the unseen world around her, Chelsea finds the courage to ask God a question of her own—and heaven answers in a most unexpected way. “Max Lucado’s remarkable gift of storytelling brings the pages to life in his novel Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café. This highly relatable story of working through heartache and standing firm on your faith is intertwined with a good dose of humor and overflowing with biblical truth. This message will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page.” —Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author of The Best Yes and It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way “Step inside the Higher Grounds Café, a place brimming with whop, a heaping helping of comfort food, and a direct line to heaven. Where faith lives, all things are possible, for a family, a community, and one woman who wasn’t sure she had the courage to believe again.” —Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours “Now, here is the in-depth breakdown on why YOU will love it: First of all, Max Lucado is the best. Of course, angels, miracles and neighborhood cafés are also at the top of the list. Most of us love stories and according to statistics, 54% of us actually love coffee. So, there! Read Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café immediately. It’s a story by Max Lucado about an angel and the miracle performed for some folks (who drink coffee) in a cool neighborhood café. Can a book even get any better than this? I don’t think so.” —Andy Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Noticer and The Traveler’s Gift Full-length inspirational novel USA TODAY bestseller Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Book Synopsis Bad Theology Kills by : Kevin Garcia
Download or read book Bad Theology Kills written by Kevin Garcia and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad theology nearly took Kevin's life. They believed that God could never love them because they were queer, leading to a deadly shame that nearly took Kevin's life. Kevin felt trapped by fear. Fear of losing their community, their family, and even their connection to God.That is until Kevin changed their mind, finally hearing the voice of the Spirit calling them to believe something better.Through personal experience, classical theological devices, and a fair bit of profanity, Kevin dives into some of the most common toxic belief patterns that are killing our communities, showing you how to undo them, and how to create new, better theology to lead you back to your spiritual authority.Bad Theology Kills is the first step on leaving behind a religion filled with fear and blossoming into a life and spirituality grounded in Love....Like many Evangelical Christians, Kevin grew up believing that being gay was a sin punishable by hell and social ex-communication. After 12 years of ex-gay therapy resulting in two suicide attempts, Kevin realized that God never would ask them to give up who they were, but rather God invited Kevin deeper into the heart of Love, deeper into who they always were meant to be. They realized that Love doesn't have to hurt, and that God was much bigger than anticipated.Through personal stories, fresh takes on old Bible stories, and employing trusted theological devices, Bad Theology Kills shows us not only can we craft new theologies that can redeem our faith, but we can save lives. Bad theology is killing all of us. And a better way is possible.
Book Synopsis The Theology of Food by : Angel F. Méndez-Montoya
Download or read book The Theology of Food written by Angel F. Méndez-Montoya and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The links between religion and food have been known for centuries, and yet we rarely examine or understand the nature of the relationship between food and spirituality, or food and sin. Drawing on literature, politics, and philosophy as well as theology, this book unlocks the role food has played within religious tradition. A fascinating book tracing the centuries-old links between theology and food, showing religion in a new and intriguing light Draws on examples from different religions: the significance of the apple in the Christian Bible and the eating of bread as the body of Christ; the eating and fasting around Ramadan for Muslims; and how the dietary laws of Judaism are designed to create an awareness of living in the time and space of the Torah Explores ideas from the fields of literature, politics, and philosophy, as well as theology Takes seriously the idea that food matters, and that the many aspects of eating – table fellowship, culinary traditions, the aesthetic, ethical and political dimensions of food – are important and complex, and throw light on both religion and our relationship to food
Book Synopsis Café Theology - Exploring Love, the Universe and Everything by : Michael Lloyd
Download or read book Café Theology - Exploring Love, the Universe and Everything written by Michael Lloyd and published by Alpha International. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cafe Theology, Mike invites us to grab a cappuccino and travel with him on a mind-stretching journey from Creation to New Creation, offering a rich and human view of life and the Life-Giver. Whether you have been on the Christian Journey your whole life, you are just starting out or haven't even bought a ticket, this extraordinary book is applicable to our ordinary lives, longings and in Mike's words 'our feeble and frustrated fumblings after an understanding of who we are and what we are here for.
Book Synopsis A Snarl Theology by : John Francis Pearring
Download or read book A Snarl Theology written by John Francis Pearring and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Snarl Theology calls God a merciful creator, a big-picture divinity, bigger than anything imaginable. Scripture confirms that in the restoration of the world and all its environs, there will be a settlement between God and his creatures. A covenant to set animals and us back as we were meant to be. “I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the things that crawl on the ground.” (Hosea 2:20) Redemption is the divine act of follow-through regarding covenant—washing away our faults, defects, and foibles and taking us into the arms of the divine. Are animals rewarded with redemption, like us—with a full restoration? To imagine that God will not reward these martyred creatures, who play a significant role in human redemption, weakens the concept and promise of paradise. Animals are sentient beyond our understanding, residents in a universe where God communicates with everyone. This animal kingdom theology implies that animals, too, hear God’s voice. A Snarl Theology’s hope for animals to be our redemptive allies shouldn’t cancel doctrine, upset dogma, or countermand Christianity. It should increase our love of God.
Book Synopsis Having Coffee with God by : Benjamin Abrahams
Download or read book Having Coffee with God written by Benjamin Abrahams and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four lifelong friends, on a college break in March, meet at the Truro Coffeehouse on the Cape. While telling their stories, the buddies realize they have shared past-life experiences. Each offering a different perspective, they recall memories of time spent together from the hunter-gatherer age to the present, exploring humankind’s progress in science, philosophy, technology, and religion. Beck, Sam, Tahn, and Gia consider the value of monotheistic religions—built on myth, fear, and ignorance—and come to realize religion is falling behind as thinking moves from incremental to exponential. They consider the enormous challenge of finding alternatives to traditional religious dogma and doctrine that will provide the meaningful explanations they seek in the twenty-first century. Having Coffee with God offers a forward-thinking perspective on the value of monotheistic traditions throughout history and, more importantly, into the future. It communicates that monotheism has not kept pace with the world’s advancements in science and understanding, and something must change. This novel presents author Benjamin Abrahams’ culmination of decades of study and observation on alternatives to best guide young people in the new millennium.
Download or read book Unoffendable written by Brant Hansen and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unoffendable, now revised and updated with two new chapters, gives you a concrete, practical way to live life with less stress. In our easily offended, cancel-culture society, learn how to replace perpetual frustration and anger with refreshing humility and gratitude. It turns out giving up your "right" to be offended can be one of the most freeing, healthy, simplifying, relaxing, refreshing, stress-relieving, encouraging things you can do. It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offended or stay angry. The idea of our own "righteous anger" is a myth. It is the number one problem in our societies today and, as Dallas Willard says, Christians have not been taught out of it. But what if Christians were the most unoffendable people on the planet? In Unoffendable you will find concrete, practical ways to live life with less stress, including: Adjusting your expectations to fit human nature Replacing perpetual anger with refreshing humility and gratitude Embracing forgiveness and beginning to love others in unexpected ways Newly revised with two brand-new chapters on forgiveness and what Hansen has learned since writing his original book, this updated edition of the bestselling book is a must-read for every Christian. In a humorous and conversational style, Unoffendable seeks to lift religious burdens from our backs and allow us to experience the joy of gratitude, perhaps for the first time, every single day of our lives—flourishing the way God intended.
Book Synopsis Exploring Christian Theology : Volume 3 by : Nathan D. Holsteen
Download or read book Exploring Christian Theology : Volume 3 written by Nathan D. Holsteen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dallas Seminary Professors Make Basic Theology Accessible for All Theology doesn't have to be complicated. In this book, trusted Dallas Seminary professors present a concise systematic theology that distills the essential spiritual truths in a way that makes sense to readers--students, lay people, and pastors. Here are introductions, overviews, and reviews of key tenets of orthodox protestant evangelical doctrines. The book also includes an annotated list of key applicable Bible texts, a quick-paced story of doctrine throughout church history, heresies or distortions to be aware of, and more. Exploring Christian Theology is useful for discipleship, catechism, membership training, preview or review of doctrine, or quick personal reference. It can also be used by ministry training programs, Bible colleges, or seminaries as an introductory primer to orient students in preparation for a more in-depth study of theology.
Book Synopsis The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails by : Randal Rauser
Download or read book The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails written by Randal Rauser and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're invited to sit at the table with Randal Rauser as he and his atheist counterpoint, Sheridan, engage in a real world apologetic dialogue. As we follow them down rabbit trails and through personal revelations, we experience a paradigm shift in apologetics—where a familiar quibble over terms becomes a mutual apprenticeship with the truth.
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Book Synopsis Jesus > Religion by : Jefferson Bethke
Download or read book Jesus > Religion written by Jefferson Bethke and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). Bethke's message clearly struck a chord with believers and nonbelievers alike, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged. In his New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem--highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair, and hope. With refreshing candor, he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior. Along the way, Bethke gives you the tools you need to: Humbly and prayerfully open your mind Understand Jesus for all that he is View the church from a brand-new perspective Bethke is quick to acknowledge that he's not a pastor or theologian, but simply an ordinary, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled. On this journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who beckoned him with love beyond the props of false religion. Praise for Jesus > Religion: "Jeff's book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. Listen to that voice, then follow it--right to the feet of Jesus." --Bob Goff, author of New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always "The book you hold in your hands is Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz meets C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity meets Augustine's Confessions. This book is going to awaken an entire generation to Jesus and His grace." --Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of Limitless Life: Breaking Free from the Labels That Hold You Back
Book Synopsis The End of Religion by : Bruxy Cavey
Download or read book The End of Religion written by Bruxy Cavey and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The End of Religion, Bruxy Cavey shares that relationship has no room for religion. Believers and seekers alike will discover anew the wondrous promise found in our savior. And Christ’s eternal call to walk in love and freedom will resonate with readers of all ages and denominations.
Book Synopsis Theology of Hope by : Jürgen Moltmann
Download or read book Theology of Hope written by Jürgen Moltmann and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Causing a considerable stir when it was first published in Germany in 1965, "Theology of Hope" represents a comprehensive statement of the importance for theology of eschatology - and of an eschatological theology which emphasizes the revolutionary effect of Christian hope upon the thought, institutions and conditions of life in the here and now. Jürgen Moltmann understands Christian faith essentially as hope for the future of humankind and creation as this has been promised by the God of the exodus and the resurrection of the crucified Jesus. God's promise is the compulsory force of history, awakening hope which keeps human beings unreconciled to present experience, sets them in contradistinction to prevailing natural and social powers, and makes the church the source of continual new impulses towards, in Moltmann's own words, "the realization of righteousness, freedom and humanity in the light of the promised future that is to come". This new expanded edition of a theological classic includes his 2020 Charles Gore lecture ‘A Theology of Hope for the 21st Century’, in which he offers a powerful reflection on the nature of hope in our current times.
Download or read book 看风云渐变 written by 郭汉成 and published by 文桥传播中心. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 序 I 浩歌惊得浮云散，细数青山 /《看风云渐变》黄子 一九七七年，也就是写作团契成立的那一年，我国主流教会正在筹划设立一间神学院，但却因领袖之间的神学立场分歧，变成了两间。其一是原本倡议的马来西亚神学院；另一间是部分领袖因为质疑某宗派领袖的基要信仰立场，以致退出，另起炉灶创立马来西亚圣经神学院。 不过三十多年，这一桩大马教会史上极为重大的公案之一，大多数的弟兄姐妹都对之不甚了了，稍有所知者，则是讳莫如深；在那一代的领袖们大多安息之后，仅留下模煳印象。这问题根源是那几十年间大马教会的福音派信仰和自由派之间的紧张对立，而信仰立场在那一代的长辈是可以“生死相许”的，不是口沫横飞讲讲说说的神学议题或做神学这么“超然”。十年世事，尚且几番新，当年坚持“神迹奇事这些超自然现象纯属个人信仰”——即不信神迹奇事的领袖之一，据传后来病重经历了神的医治，“灵恩”之后才息劳归主。而今日马来西亚神学院，也不是所谓新派的神学院了。 七十年代信主时，偶尔有些“有追求”的兄长们，会谈及我们“应传福音，千万别搞‘社会福音’，那是非常危险，是离经背道”。听得我们一头雾水，真是不知所云，因为根本不知什么是“社会福音”？ 后来新加坡有位名牧的儿子念了神学，不信神，不信神迹，神学毕业后也不做传道人，才知道这叫自由派。 又后来在读了许多宣教士的见证后，稍稍接触简要的神学书籍，才慢慢知道什么是福音派和自由派。也慢慢地，才知道教会长期困在四面墙内是因为不要陷入“社会福音”的错谬中。其实，这说法又把问题过度简化。自由派有本钱去从事“社会福音”的活动，是靠自由派掌操西差会的财援。西差会退出之后，财援断绝，这类缺乏群众基础的自由派，也就无法“社会活动”。而为了抗拒社会福音，只重传福音的福音派，在洛桑会议之后，开始“社会关怀”事工。福音派能关怀社会，不是洛桑会议议定就能成事，更不能抽离长时间传福音领人归主，扩大了“群众基础”，人力财力增加之后，才能有心也有力。若像自由派在星马那样缺乏“群众基础”，在西方经援断绝之后，真有心也恐无力更无人。 曾经高踞宗派领导层的自由派领袖，已故的已故，下台的下台，退休的退休，当年的对立几已不复存在。这么重要的历史思潮激荡，知之者甚少，而它对大马中文教会今日的形成，却是极为重要，因此，值得我们探讨、梳理、反思。 在李小龙拳打日本人，一脚就踼碎“东亚病夫”这极具侮辱性的匾额，“全球”的青少年，特别是华裔青少人，真是为之迷倒。那时，已故方宗南会督谈起他在青年团的时代，在洋人的眼中，“东亚病夫”的形象依旧，因此教会的青年团，极关注卫生、体育、健康的议题。同时，马来西亚还是宣教士领导。在白人至上的年代，教会亦不例外，教牧同工，人分三等。白人一等，印度人二等，华人三等——从住医院到出门坐火车，都如此等级分明。 近日读新加坡卫理公会的长辈 Earnest Lau 所著的《From Mission to Church》，在一八九○年，白人教牧不包括妻儿、房屋、交通津贴，底薪高达1196元；淡米尔本处传道有360元，也有240元；而来自福州的华人教牧仅300元——白人教区长的仅交通津贴就是300元。因未列出淡米尔教牧的薪酬，无法得知真正的差异。各族的薪金不一，何时取消，则有待查考。而远在一次大战之前，教会内的不平等状态，已然形成张力。本土教牧、信徒领袖无论学历、恩赐、才干如何，皆受压制，这压制不止是教会学校，殖民政府绝不会让本土的华人或印度人担任校长，宣教士也绝不会同意让亚洲人骑在他们的头上。教会自己培育出来杰出的子弟，如W.F.Oldham会督视之如己出的Chen Chang Lok，当他在一九一○年考获芝加哥大学的法学博士，老会督在美国与他见面，虽然殖民政府和宣教士都不会让他出掌教会学校，会督还希望他回去新加坡屈就。他成了最早一个外流的人材，受聘为国民党广东政府驻新加坡的总领事。 本土教牧和领袖要求西教士放手，培育本土人材上位，并早日促进马来亚教会“三自”——自养自传自治。但这要经历漫长的互动，要等到一九六八年才选出第一个马来西亚的亚洲人的会督。 这只是那段漫长岁月，教会内所面对的重大思潮激荡演变之一。 从大马独立到今日，中文教会也经历了各方面的巨大变化。只因这变化不是风云突变，而是风云渐变，若我们只站在一个点，根本看不到其变，但若回首一顾五六十年来，则会惊觉其变之大。除了福音真理万古不变，世上和教会内没什么人、事是不变的。七十年代，我初入教会，外人很容易从姐妹的端庄衣着打扮看出这是分别为圣的基督徒，今日则形像模煳了。三、四十年前，教会弟兄姐妹过贞洁生活，一点都不是问题；今日要保持婚前没有性行为、婚后没有婚外情，竟渐成挑战矣。 当年我们主日唱《普天颁赞》或《赞美诗》，祷告会唱《闽南圣诗》。 《闽南圣诗》跟老姐妹读的“罗马字”（闽南音）圣经先被浪淘去，而我们青年团契唱的《青年圣诗》也跟《普天颁赞》、《赞美诗》一起渐渐进入历史了。当前的浪潮是短诗。任何新体裁的出现，都是良莠不齐，难免引起诸多争议。随着短诗涌过来，教会的讲台，开始舞台化了；更激进的舞台效果，黑色的墙壁、炫目的迪斯科灯光…… 记得初来吉隆坡，某一宗派有间堂会的牧师“走灵恩”，结果被逐出门户。可后来，当年有份将其逐出的领袖，不但当上会督，自己也“灵恩”了。 这几十年教会已起了极大的变化，是变得更好？或是偏离得更远？ 灵恩运动、教会企业化、资讯爆炸对牧养所带来的冲击等等，都是来到了我们应该沉淀、省思、以致校正方向的时刻了。念风云变幻，但主恩仍然浩大，引领前路，我们的日子便不归于虚空。 在教会本土化之前，教会内的思潮与问题，肯定不止一端。而从马来亚独立到今日，大马华人教会也非铁板一块，因为真理不变，就可以以不变应万变。实际上，这几十年来，华人教会的变化，可大了。这课题，以及许多其他议题，都是应该正视、研讨、反省的。比如这不一定是城市教会才会走上“企业化”的顾客导向，忽视传福音的服事本质；又如当前短诗简直是风行草偃，传统圣诗这教会的瑰宝，竟像只剩老人不见青少年日益没落的教会才有机会“被唱”；在教育低落的时代牧养，和在教育普及又高化，资讯爆炸下的处境牧养，教会如何因应这巨大的落差呢？ 从独立到现在，中文教会走了近一甲子的日子，那不是风云突变的时代，而是风云渐变的岁月，就因是渐，所以常会陷入不知不觉，偶一回首，才惊觉其变化之大。这变，究竟是变得更好？更糟？ 为此，我们邀请国内外教会领袖学者，深入研究、探讨方方面面的演变，也恳请关心教会的主内肢体，出席互动，在主灵的光照下共同回顾、反省，展望前路。 第一屇的〈看风云渐变〉，我们共探讨了八个课题，结集成这本论文。另有许多课题，将会留待下一屇的研讨会继续探讨。是为序。
