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The Beauty and the Horror
Searching For God In A Suffering World
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Life is at once wonderful and appalling, beautiful and horrific. Although we can all give meaning to our lives by trying to live well, is there some given meaning to be discovered? Science cannot answer this question, and philosophical arguments leave the issue open. The monotheistic religions claim...
In God's Presence
Encountering, Experiencing, and Embracing the Holy in Worship
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
Vibrant worship services, argues creative and provocative author Graham Standish, are those in which the congregation obviously asks questions such as: Does our worship help people experience God? Does our worship open people to the presence of Christ? Does our worship encourage people to become available...
The Homemade Atheist
A Former Evangelical Woman's Freethought Journey to Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Women v. Religion
The Case Against Faith—and for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Throughout history, religion has been used as a tool of female subjugation. Women have been deemed less worthy than men, have been prevented from owning property, and worse—all in the name of a higher power. In recent decades, women have made progress in terms of equal rights with men, at least...
by Tim Dowley
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A new, definitive atlas of the European Reformations has been needed for many years.
The Atlas of the European Reformations is newly built from the ground up. Featuring more than sixty brand new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of the reformation...
Thank God It’s Thursday
Encountering Jesus at the Lord's Table As If for the Last Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Thank God It’s Thursday is the prequel to bestselling author Will Willimon’s highly successful, Thank God It’s Friday. Following the book of John, Will Willimon focuses on the Jesus’ teaching of his disciples prior to his own death but also before their own hour of decision. The climax of...
by Yael Shahar
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
This discussion guide explores some of the difficulties and dilemmas facing those who seek to heal the wounds of their own souls—especially self-inflicted wounds. How do we change our life’s course without negating the past? What happens if there is no one left to grant forgiveness? And, perhaps...
Pyrrhonism
How the Ancient Greeks Reinvented Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2008
Pyrrhonism is commonly confused with scepticism in Western philosophy. Unlike sceptics, who believe there are no true beliefs, Pyrrhonists suspend judgment about all beliefs, including the belief that there are no true beliefs. Pyrrhonism was developed by a line of ancient Greek philosophers, from...
by Witness Lee
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1990
To prophesy in the sense of 1 Corinthians 14 denotes to speak for God and Christ and to speak forth God and Christ. To speak forth God and Christ is to minister and dispense God and Christ to people. This book helps us to see the basic knowledge concerning prophesying, the patterns of prophesy, the basic constituents of a prophecy, and the obstacles to prophesying.
United Methodist Altars
A Guide for the Congregation (Revised Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
This basic, fully illustrated manual for congregational leaders explains how to prepare the sanctuary and its furnishings for the celebration of worship and sacraments throughout the Christian year. This practical, informative guide is an indispensable companion for worship committees, altar guilds,...
Missel des Dimanches 2019
Lectures de l'année C
Language: French
Release Date: August 30, 2018
Toute l’année liturgique du 2 décembre 2018 au 1er décembre 2019, en un volume en un volume : Liturgie de la messe - Prières liturgiques - Lectures bibliques tirées du nouveau Lectionnaire - Introductions - Indications pour les animateurs - « Chanter, prier, célébrer » - Calendrier liturgique - Fêtes à souhaiter - Textes pour la méditation - Prières du chrétien
by Barbara Brown Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1998
In this new edition of her earliest collection of sermons Barbara Brown Taylor brings her down-to-earth wisdom and keen perspective to the Bible readings of the lectionary cycle. Originally preached for the congregation of All Saints' Episcopal Church in downtown Atlanta, the topics of these sermons...
Waiting for the Wonder
Voices of Advent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Imagine the hushed excitement and the vivid anticipation of a child on Christmas Eve. How much more intense that anticipation must have been for those who waited for the wonder of the very first Christmas. From the ancient prophets to the three kings, from the angel Gabriel to the stalwart Joseph,...
Templar Sanctuaries in North America
Sacred Bloodlines and Secret Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Traces the movement of the Templars’ secret treasure across North America to where it still resides, protected by a sacred lineage of guardians
• Explains how the Templars found refuge with Native American tribes, intermarrying with the Natives to continue the Holy Bloodline and further...