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"Feed your spirit daily with this book and everyone will notice your transformation. We are slowly being affected by the chaos of today's world and the frenzy of everyday life. We constantly struggle to fill our pockets with money or our walls with diplomas, but we forget to feed our spirits with doses of faith, joy and love for the Creator. Every day is a day to have a good cup of coffee with psalms. The collection COFFEE WITH PSALMS brings, in each...
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"Christian devotional book based on the book of Psalms. Feed your spirit daily with this work and everyone will notice its transformation. We are gradually affected by the chaos of the current world and the frenzy of everyday life. We constantly struggle to fill our pockets with money or the wall with diplomas, but we forget to feed the spirit with doses of faith, joy, and love for the Creator. Every day is a day to have a good coffee with psalms....
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Borg and Crossan reveal a figure who, besides being neither anti-Semitic, anti-sex, nor misogynist, stresses social and political equality among Christians and between them and others. A refreshing and heartening exculpation of a still routinely maligned figure of the first importance to culture and civilization. Booklist (starred review) John Dominic Crossan and Marcus J. Borgtwo of the worlds top-selling Christian scholars and the bestselling authors...
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"In this book of pastoral reflections N.T. Wright explores how the Lord's Prayer sums up what Jesus was all about in his first-century setting. Wright locates the Lord's Prayer, clause by clause, within the historical life and work of Jesus and allows the prayer's devotional application to grow out of its historical context. The result is a fresh understanding of Christian spirituality and the life of prayer. This deeply devotional book will refresh...
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Every Sunday, the Lord's Prayer echoes in churches around the world. It is an indisputable principle of Christian faith. It is the way Jesus taught his followers to pray and distills the most essential beliefs required of every one of the world's 2.5 billion Christians. In The Greatest Prayer, our foremost Jesus scholar explores this foundational prayer line by line for the richest and fullest understanding of a prayer every Christian knows by heart....
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Who could argue with the message the authors draw from the Bible's Christmas stories? Light in the darkest time of the year, hope in a period of creeping despair these are powerful and universal themes that can give everyone a stake in Christmas. USA Today In The First Christmas Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan't op Jesus scholars and authors of The Last Week h elp us see the real Christmas story buried in the familiar Bible accounts. Basing...
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This volume focuses on the issue of the infinity of God, particularly within the Roman Catholic tradition. The Old and New Testament do not mention God's infinity. From 100 to 1200, only a few Christian theologians offered some insights into divine infinity. One of the earliest in-depth presentations on divine infinity was developed by Alexander of Hales and his co-editors of the Summa who began to unite the writings of Aristotle on infinity with...
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This book again finds the author Ervin N. Hershberger "at his best," as one editor noted. He continued, "I would rate this book right up with his Tabernacle studies." Readers will once again be amazing and delighted to see figures and types of Christ where they least expected to find them. The writer to the Hebrews wrote in 10:1, "For the law having a shadow of good things to come." Hershberger brings these shadows alive. This book has served many...
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• Spiritual resource for Bible study and reflection/discussion prior to church meetings
• Passages deal with common issues of group life (conflict, change, leadership, vision, burnout)
After years as a member of parish staffs and as a congregational and diocesan consultant, Judith Carlson became increasingly aware how seldom Bible study or some spiritual component is incorporated into church meetings. Even when they want to, busy lay people worry...
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Some Suggested Thoughts on How to Use This Book Read it in the morning to gather strength and inspiration for the day, or at evening at the close of the day. This book of meditative thoughts can be used for family devotions, to show concern for others by sharing its thoughts with friends. "THIS BOOK CAN ALSO SERVE AS A TIE THAT BINDS" In order to feel closer to loved ones and friends living miles away, you can stay in touch by agreeing to read the...
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Thru Trials to Peace is a book of 50 meditations about the ways in which God purposefully uses all of His people to further His kingdom work, even when they are struggling with chronic diseases or disabilities. The meditations were written by Rae Fraser while she contended with Parkinson's Disease and wide-spread, severely painful muscle cramps (a rare drug side-effect), for 26 years.
The meditations are based on insights Rae received from God's...
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Journals of Faith, Beauty for Ashes is a collection of inspiring faith-built testimonies written to encourage readers to keep moving forward on their respective faith journeys. Uplifting and enlightening, this book will surely bring peace and give readers a sense of confidence when facing unforeseen challenges in life.
Life is never easy. Each day brings forth challenges and adversity that can hit hard, leave you a pile of ashes, and even make you...
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This book was originally written to be a weekly encouragement to my fellow study buddies in the Fairhope, Alabama Community Bible Study class. It was sent via email each Friday morning. Psalm Ninety-One is Holy Scripture and each word, each verse, and each thought is loaded with eternal significance, nourishment and messages that each of us needs. In some verses you will be introduced to a Hebrew word. There is such meaning and depth in the Lord's...
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In America's Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks, dive deeper into a unique aspect of each park, from Acadia to Zion, and reframe how you think about the parks and your faith. Connections, sabbath, reflection, perspective, beginnings, art, restoration - these are just a few of the themes you'll encounter on your national park journey. A trio of questions with each entry will help you see the bigger picture of your life and new...
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This inspiring modern day paraphrase of the Book of Proverbs is full of practical and eternal wisdom that is easy to comprehend, receive, and apply to your life. You will uncover the mysteries of maximized living written in words and expressions that make sense to people of our day. Learn how to have a happy, successful life that is pleasing to the Lord, and get the answers to every question you could possibly have. Writes the author: In this hour...
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This little book is a compilation of Bible verses and other quotations that will encourage and edify you. Scriptures are divided into headings on topics such as "God is Seeking for Us," "The Power of His Love," "The Creative Word," "Self on the Cross" and many more.
The compiler suggests you follow up on the scriptures found here by using a Bible and concordance to search out these topics more deeply.
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