Author: Pope John Paul II
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060642165
Category: Religion
Page: 160
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The Writings of One of the World's Greatest Religious Leaders on the Most Important Spiritual Issues of Our Time. The Way to Christ offers a unique opportunity to experience inspiring sermons Pope John Paul II preached during spiritual retreats he led while he was still a cardinal. In them he addresses the pressing spiritual issues of our day: the miracle and dignity of each human life, the need for a community that nurtures humanity, the necessity of cultivating the inner spiritual life, and the power of Christ to transform our present and future realities. These deeply scriptural, very personal talks celebrate the reality and the immediacy of Christ, offering rich insights and solid guidance for Christians living in today's world.
Christology and christopraxis find one another in the full and completed knowledge of Christ. This christology links dogmatics and ethics in closer detail than in the previous volumes.
Author: Jürgen Moltmann
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451412079
Category: Religion
Page: 388
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The Way of Jesus Christ discusses the following topics: 1. The symbol of the way embodies the aspect of process and brings out christology's alignment towards its goal. This symbol can comprehend Christ's way from his birth in the Spirit and his baptism in the Spirit to his self-surrender on Golgotha. It also makes it possible to understand the path of Christ as the way leading from his resurrection to his parousia-the way he takes in the Spirit to Israel, to the nations, and into the breadth and depth of the cosmos. 2. The symbol of the way makes us aware that every human christology is historically conditioned and limited. Every human christology is a 'christology of the way, ' not yet a 'christology of the home country, ' a christology of faith, not yet a christology of sight. So christology is no more than the beginning of eschatology; and eschatology, as the Christian faith understands it, is always the consummation of christology. 3. Finally, but not least important: every way is an invitation. A way is something to be followed. 'The way of Jesus Christ' is not merely a christological category. It is an ethical category too. Anyone who enters upon Christ's way will discover who Jesus really is; and anyone who really believes in Jesus and the Christ of God will follow him along the way he himself took. Christology and christopraxis find one another in the full and completed knowledge of Christ. This christology links dogmatics and ethics in closer detail than in the previous volumes.
The Way to Christ was the first published book of German mystic JACOB BOEHME (1575-1624), who received a revelatory vision in 1600 while watching a beam of sunlight reflect in a metal dish.
Author: Jacob Boehme
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1602063680
Category: Religion
Page: 148
View: 202
The Way to Christ was the first published book of German mystic JACOB BOEHME (1575-1624), who received a revelatory vision in 1600 while watching a beam of sunlight reflect in a metal dish. A spiritual guide for Christians, this book contains Boehme's method for attaining enlightenment and unity with God. He offers prayers for readers to repeat and guides them through the repentance that is necessary in finding Christ. Lost souls and Christians out of touch with their faith will find Boehme's conviction and passion inspiring.
It explores how commemorating Jesus’ passion and resurrection enables us to enter the familiar stories and discover their power to make us more Christlike, even in the painful events of life.
Author: Michael Perham
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1848259018
Category: Religion
Page: 160
View: 858
The seasonal liturgies at the heart of the Christian year have the ability to touch individuals and whole church communities in a way that changes lives. This companion and commentary to Lent, Holy Week and Easter offers advice on creatively using the church's most dramatic and transformative liturgies. It explores how commemorating Jesus’ passion and resurrection enables us to enter the familiar stories and discover their power to make us more Christlike, even in the painful events of life. Written principally for those who celebrate the liturgy – clergy, readers, local ministry teams, ordinands and others, it stretches from the beginning of Lent to the end of the Great Fifty Days, with a particular focus on Holy Week. For each event in this season, it: o Traces how it has been observed in Christian tradition o Explores how the authorized liturgies can be used creatively in different pastoral contexts o Reflects on the narratives theologically and in terms of their power to transform.
This second edition of the bestselling Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy is fully revised and significantly expanded.
Author: Andrew Stephen Damick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944967178
Category: Apologetics
Page: 415
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This new edition of the bestselling Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy is fully revised and significantly expanded. Major new features include a full chapter on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movements, an expanded epilogue, and a new appendix ("How and Why I Became an Orthodox Christian"). More detail and more religions and movements have been included, and the book is now addressed broadly to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox, making it even more sharable than before.
" Philip Yancy In this short work, Henri Nouwen offers a penetrating reflection on the challenge of the spiritual life, especially the call to imitate Christ's example of "downward mobility.
Author: Henri Nouwen
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 157075943X
Category: Religion
Page: 96
View: 459
"When I first came across Nouwen's phase 'downward mobility, ' it struck me as radical, counterintuitive, and profoundly true. His reminder of Jesus' message goes against nearly everything in modern life, but ignoring it has led to most of the urgent problems we now face: global warming, poverty, and a deep sense of alienation. Perhaps it is not too late to change, and Henri Nouwen has shown the way." Philip Yancy In this short work, Henri Nouwen offers a penetrating reflection on the challenge of the spiritual life, especially the call to imitate Christ's example of "downward mobility." Illustrated with drawings by Vincent van Gogh, The Selfless Way of Christ is an inspiring guide for ministers and everyone walking the path of discipleship.
This important book delves into the mysteries of Christian understanding to unearth universal truths, defining the very essence of religious and spiritual experience.
Author: Albert LaChance
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 155643801X
Category: Religion
Page: 293
View: 666
"At once profound, spiritual, and witty, Master of the Three Ways is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence of life, and how to live simply and with awareness. In three hundred and fifty-seven verses, the author, Hung Ying-ming a seventeenth-century Chinese sage explores good and evil, honesty and deception, wisdom and foolishness, and heaven and hell. He draws from the wisdom of the Three Creeds Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism to impress upon us that by combining simple elegance with the ordinary, we can make our lives artistic and poetic. This sense, along with a particular understanding of Zen that makes art from the simple in everyday life, has permeated Chinese and Japanese culture to this day. The work is divided into two books. The first generally deals with the art of living in society and the second is concerned with man's solitude and contemplations of nature. These themes repeatedly spill over into each other, creating multiple levels of meaning."
precious Christ “ the way , the truth , and the life : ” and to shew , that no man can
come to God , but by Christ , the only holy way to God , and the only holy way of
God to his children . Christ is the eternal way of salvation , in which way God ...
Author: John STEWART (Preacher at Wind-Mill Street Chapel.)
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Also available in the Spiritual Theology series: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eat This Book, The Word Made Flesh and Practise Resurrection.
Author: Eugene Peterson
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444702718
Category: Religion
Page: 304
View: 770
An inspiring book on the spirituality of following Christ. Continuing Peterson's major evaluation of contemporary Christian spirituality, THE JESUS WAY asks what it means to authentically follow Christ in the modern world. As with other books in the series, THE JESUS WAY is written for both academic and serious lay audiences. Challenging but rewarding, it combines first-rate scholarship with illustrations drawn from raw human experience. Also available in the Spiritual Theology series: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eat This Book, The Word Made Flesh and Practise Resurrection.
Employing useful case studies, his groundbreaking approach helps students understand what theology is--and shows them that they are participants in creating an ongoing, vigorous theology that will remain at the center of their faith for the ...
Author: Dan R. Stiver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category: Religion
Page: 613
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Employing useful case studies, his groundbreaking approach helps students understand what theology is--and shows them that they are participants in creating an ongoing, vigorous theology that will remain at the center of their faith for the rest of their lives.--Kevin Vanhoozer, Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Tony DbSouzabs modernization of the English text and his informative introduction make this unique devotional work available to a new generation of readers.
Author: Franckforter
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802826848
Category: Religion
Page: 140
View: 305
The original text of this spiritual classic was first discovered in 1516 in a monastic library in Germany, and it has remained in circulation ever since. D'Souza's stirring translation, together with an informative introduction, now makes this enigmatic and utterly unique devotional text available to a new generation of readers.
Designed for use with the Apprentice five-session DVD study, use this participant's guide as you follow bestselling author Steve Chalke in guiding us into a deep experience of learning and relationship with Jesus.
Author: Steve Chalke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780310322344
Category: Religion
Page: 73
View: 534
The quest for meaning and purpose dwells within all of us. Jesus insisted that its fulfillment lay in a relationship with him. But what does that look like-really? Apprentice encourages us to ask our most probing questions, embrace our doubts and learn why we are driven to belong. Designed for use with the Apprentice five-session DVD study, use this participant's guide as you follow bestselling author Steve Chalke in guiding us into a deep experience of learning and relationship with Jesus. Embarking on a relational journey that engages us on every level, we learn to walk with Jesus in an organic, whole-life learning experience, exploring areas foundational to the meaning and depth we crave. In five sessions the author covers the following topics.*Journeying: Life is like a journey best walked one step at a time*Longing: Satisfaction comes from longing for the things God longs for *Believing: Our knowledge is always limited, in the end we have to put our trust in something*Questioning: Without room for doubt, faith could not exist*Belonging: Living in community requires trust and love. It is dangerous and risky, but ultimately worth the risk
Based on Mark Mittelberg's book Choosing Your Faith, this eight-lesson workbook and DVD will revolutionize the way Christians engage others in spiritual conversations.
Author: Mark Mittelberg
Publisher: David C Cook
ISBN: 143476513X
Category: Religion
Page: 141
View: 750
Based on Mark Mittelberg's book Choosing Your Faith, this eight-lesson workbook and DVD will revolutionize the way Christians engage others in spiritual conversations. Many Christians cringe at the thought of talking with non-Christians about faith. But one important thing any Christian can do is understand their friends listen to them and consider how they think. Then it becomes possible to truly communicate God's truth. The eight-lesson Faith Pathworkbook is designed to be used in a group with the Faith PathDVD, and builds on Mittelberg's sensible, evenhanded approach to evangelism. DVD segments include teaching from Mittelberg, as well as short interviews with fascinating people talking about the faith paths they were on before they came to Christ. Approaches such as relativism, traditionalism, mysticism, authoritarianism, and others are explored. Interviews seen on the DVD are then discussed in a thought-provoking, enjoyable group format, as well as in workbook entries.
George M. Bartol, as Minister of the First Church of Christ in Lancaster, Mass.,
Wednesday, August 4, 1847 Cyrus Augustus Bartol. S E R M 0 N ... Jesus , about
to go away from his disciples , tells them the way he was going they already knew
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Author: Cyrus Augustus Bartol
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category: Bible
Page: 50
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One of the first books to offer a broadened understanding of the spiritual depth of Reiki healing touch by examining it in the light of one of the world's enduring religions!
Author: Bruce G. Epperly
Publisher: Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 9781896836751
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 159
View: 926
One of the first books to offer a broadened understanding of the spiritual depth of Reiki healing touch by examining it in the light of one of the world's enduring religions! Explore the origins of Reiki and the Hebraic roots of Jesus' own healing ministry, and discover the use of Reiki in church, hospital, and hospice settings, as well as in the context of the treatment of cancer, chronic and terminal illness, and death and bereavement. Bruce and Katherine Gould Epperly also provide healing rituals and spiritual practices that will help practitioners consciously integrate the inner and outer healing journey.
A series of meditations that Pope Benedict XVI wrote while he was Prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith provides a better understanding of the true Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels, the Christ of Christianity.
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681493659
Category: Religion
Page: 191
View: 763
A series of meditations that Pope Benedict XVI wrote while he was Prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith provides a better understanding of the true Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels, the Christ of Christianity.
Author: John Guyse
Publisher:
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Page: 43
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Within this collection of sermons for Cycle B are such titles as: - Beware of Your Piety - Clean House - Easter Jogging - You Are My Witnesses Harry N. Huxhold has served rural, social service, suburban, campus, and central city ministries ...
Author: Harry N. Huxhold
Publisher: CSS Publishing
ISBN: 0788007939
Category: Religion
Page: 121
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These fifteen sermons are written for the season of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with the Ascension of the Lord. Most of them are based on scriptural texts from the gospel of John. Harry Huxhold preaches sermons that are punctuated with fascinating illustrations. He holds a congregation's attention to the end. Within this collection of sermons for Cycle B are such titles as: - Beware of Your Piety - Clean House - Easter Jogging - You Are My Witnesses Harry N. Huxhold has served rural, social service, suburban, campus, and central city ministries of the church over a period of 48 years. He has taught at the parochial, secondary, and university levels as well as in seminary and church forums. He is the author of many devotional and sermon materials and contributes frequently to theological periodicals and journals.
And not only so , but the Spirit of the Lord in this convincing a Soul of
righteousness , discovers to a Soul that this is not the way , where by it can look
for acceptance with God by all that ever he can do , it is true indeed this was the
way that ...
Author: Thomas ALLEN (Minister of St. Edmond's, Norwich.)
Publisher:
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Courageous Grace explores the extraordinary power and depth of grace. After reading this book, you'll see the world and other people in an entirely different light. Your life will be transformed.
Author: Gayle Haggard
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414365004
Category: Religion
Page: 211
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As a Bible teacher, Gayle had taught for decades about the amazing power of grace in a person's life. Yet it took a crisis in her husband's life and the crumbling of her own life around her for her to have an epiphany about the true nature of grace. In Courageous Grace, Gayle chronicles and explains her newfound insights. Despite common misperceptions, grace is not safe. It's not easy. Frankly, it takes courage to show grace to those who deserve less. Oftentimes, the person showing God's grace gets counted among the sinners, just as Jesus experienced centuries ago. Gayle explores the story of Jesus forgiving the adulterous woman to reveal the courageous side of showing grace. We live in a society that vacillates between glorifying sin and crucifying those who fall. Gayle encourages us to take the road less traveled--daring to do the hard work of showing God's grace to the sinners among us. It's what followers of Christ are called to do.