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The Attractional Church: Growth Through a Refreshing, Relational, and Relevant Church Experience
by Billy HornsbyEvery church leader and church member want their church to grow. The promise of THE ATTRACTIONAL CHURCH is that if a church experience is positive, the lost, absent, and unfilled will come and complacent people in the pew will have their faith renewed. Author Billy Hornsby says that what keeps most churches from growing are the "methods" they choose for their outreach efforts. The local church must ensure visitors and members alike a good and lasting impression of their experience in church, especially the worship service. "You must get the first impression right!" Hornsby insists. From the website, Facebook page, Twitter accounts, leadership blogs, and parking lot to the worship facility and worship service: the total church experience must speak to people's emotions and be relational and relevant. THE ATTRACTIONAL CHURCH is both motivational and practical with guidance on how to accomplish this transformation, and also presents case studies of some of the fastest-growing and most innovative churches in America. Here is a fresh vision for what the church can be.
The Attractor Factor
by Joe VitaleJoe Vitale is a well-known and widely respected internet marketer with both experience and results to back up the ideas in this book. He teaches readers how to apply both spiritual practices and common sense to building a business, creating wealth, or reaching other important goals. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to start a business, especially an online business.
The Attributes of God
by Arthur W. PinkThe foundation of all true knowledge of God must be a clear mental apprehension of His perfections as revealed in Holy Scripture. An unknown God can neither be trusted, served, nor worshipped. In this booklet an effort has been made to set forth some of the principal perfections of the Divine character.
The Attributes of God
by Arthur W. PinkWith chapter titles such as The Solitariness of God, The Supremacy of God, and The Immutability of God, the author presents God's many attributes shown throughout Scripture.
Attributes of God
by Rose Publishing5 Ways Knowing God's Traits Will Improve Your Life PerspectiveHave you ever questioned God's goodness during tough seasons? It's easy to accept that God is loving when you receive a promotion and that he's merciful when someone forgives you.But, God's characteristics during troubling times can appear so abstract that applying his identity to our life circumstances can seem like a theological puzzle: we possess all the pieces but don't know how they fit together. How can God be good and my life remain troubled, uncertain, and instable?Let's face the truth. Logically knowing God's traits is not enough to change our perspectives. We need an overview that allows us to meditate on his traits and that suggests practical ways to apply his identity to our everyday lives. Rose Publishing's Attributes of God, a full color, 14-page pamphlet, explains 20 traits of God in an easy-to-reference chart. This easy-to-understand pamphlet explains each attribute, and provides probing questions and devotion-based activities to help you apply the insights to your personal walk. Experience the relief, joy, and hope that comes from deepening your understanding of God's identity with Rose publishing's Attributes of God. Knowing God's attributes will affect your--*Worship by deepening your understanding of God's praiseworthy attributes. *Life Perspective by enabling you to discover the hope that comes from realizing that his very nature meets your every need. *Relationship with God by fostering a more intimate awareness of His traits. *Relationship with Others by revealing the traits you can develop as you seek after him, such as patience, faithfulness, and love. *Identity by revealing to you your worth, as you focus on the astounding attributes of the God who loves you.
The Attributes of God in Islamic Thought: Contemplating Allah (Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy)
by Mansooreh KhalilizandThe debate over Allah’s attribute—the “nature” and the inner articulation of Allah—is one of the focal debates in the intellectual history of Islam. This edited collection aims to highlight and examine some aspects of this debate in their original context, based on the relevant primary literature.By showing that even an apparently self-evident concept such as Allah, which lies at the heart of every reading of Islam, is highly ambiguous and polysemous, the chapters also emphasise the plurality that has always existed in Islamic thought. Through highlighting the philosophical and theological reflections on the concept of Allah, the results of this study challenge the juristic reading of Islam, in which Allah’s function consists mainly in providing a detailed plan for the human life and also rewarding or punishing the ones who deviates from it. The book also attempts to demonstrate the relevance and the actuality of the tradition and to stress its contemporaneity.This volume makes a significant part of the intellectual tradition of Islam accessible for students and scholars of Islamic theology, Islamic philosophy, Islamic studies and the like, as well as providing a secondary source for teaching on the debate in question.
The Attributes of God Volume 1: A Journey into the Father's Heart
by A. W. TozerThe most important question For A. W. Tozer, no question is more important than, "What is God like?" The desire to know God consumed his entire life and ministry. That's why those who read him come to know God more intimately. Originally preached as sermons at Southside Alliance Church in Chicago, this first volume of The Attributes of God examines ten attributes of God. It also includes a study guide for an in-depth look at each attribute:InfiniteImmenseGoodJustMercifulGraciousOmnipresentImmanentHolyPerfectSteeped in Scripture and filled with the Spirit, Tozer preached with striking clarity and power. The sense of his sermons comes through on every page, bringing the Word of God to bear upon you."If a sermon can be compared to light, then A.W. Tozer released a laser beam from the pulpit, a beam that penetrated the heart." — Warren Wiersbe, former pastor of The Moody Church
The Attributes of God Volume 1: A Journey into the Father's Heart
by A. W. TozerThe most important question For A. W. Tozer, no question is more important than, "What is God like?" The desire to know God consumed his entire life and ministry. That's why those who read him come to know God more intimately. Originally preached as sermons at Southside Alliance Church in Chicago, this first volume of The Attributes of God examines ten attributes of God. It also includes a study guide for an in-depth look at each attribute:InfiniteImmenseGoodJustMercifulGraciousOmnipresentImmanentHolyPerfectSteeped in Scripture and filled with the Spirit, Tozer preached with striking clarity and power. The sense of his sermons comes through on every page, bringing the Word of God to bear upon you."If a sermon can be compared to light, then A.W. Tozer released a laser beam from the pulpit, a beam that penetrated the heart." — Warren Wiersbe, former pastor of The Moody Church
The Attributes of God Volume 2: Deeper into the Father's Heart
by A. W. TozerThe most important question we can ask...For A. W. Tozer, there is no question more important than, "What is God like?" The desire to know God consumed his entire life and ministry.That's why those who read him come to know God more intimately.Originally preached as sermons to the Avenue Road congregation in Toronto, this follow-up to The Attributes of God Volume 1 examines ten more attributes of God. It also includes a study guide for an in-depth look at each attribute:Self-ExistentTranscendentEternalOmnipotentImmutableOmniscientWiseSovereignFaithfulLovingSteeped in Scripture and filled with the Spirit, Tozer preached with striking clarity and power. The sense of his sermons comes through on every page, bringing the Word of God to bear upon you.
The Attributes of God Volume 2: Deeper into the Father's Heart
by A. W. TozerThe most important question we can ask...For A. W. Tozer, there is no question more important than, "What is God like?" The desire to know God consumed his entire life and ministry.That's why those who read him come to know God more intimately.Originally preached as sermons to the Avenue Road congregation in Toronto, this follow-up to The Attributes of God Volume 1 examines ten more attributes of God. It also includes a study guide for an in-depth look at each attribute:Self-ExistentTranscendentEternalOmnipotentImmutableOmniscientWiseSovereignFaithfulLovingSteeped in Scripture and filled with the Spirit, Tozer preached with striking clarity and power. The sense of his sermons comes through on every page, bringing the Word of God to bear upon you.
Attunement: Align with Your Source, Become Your Creator Self, and Manifest a Life You Love
by Marisa MorisIn this book, gifted clairvoyant and spiritual teacher Marisa Moris introduces you to the Creator Self, your highest state of individual consciousness and awareness from Source. Using a teaching she calls the Soul House, she takes you through the different layers of your soul to discover who you are on all levels. Through practical and easy visualizations, you will learn to use your quantum nature to cleanse your mind, body, and soul with Spirit. The clear connection you will acquire to your Spirit through the use of these tools will deepen your understanding of the extrasensory gifts you were born with and fine tune the gifts you have had your entire life. This book will change your life by bringing awareness to the fact that you are just that, awareness. It will walk you through changing your life in ways you never imagined!Throughout, Marisa shares personal stories from her spiritual awakening and the steps that have led her to her present abilities. She offers simple exercises and attunements to tap into these powerful energies, to become fully aligned and connected to your soul’s mission. These techniques include meditations, grounding exercises, energy clearings, visualizations, journaling prompts, and more. You’ll also receive powerful, loving channeled messages from Marisa’s guides.When you begin to align with Source and embody your Creator Self, the stresses and blocks in life no longer seem so difficult. The things you want will magically appear. The things you can’t get rid of just disappear.Get ready to meet your Creator Self. The journey you are about to go on will be so much fun!
Au risque de la conversion: L'expérience québécoise de la mission au XXe siècle (1945–1980) (Studies on the History of Quebec/Études d'histoire du Québec)
by Catherine FoisyIn this ambitious and pioneering work, Catherine Foisy puts the experiences of Quebec missionaries into perspective, describing the ways in which they interweave with the socio-ecclesiastical transformations peculiar to Quebec and with those of Catholicism in mission countries. This tapestry, extending to the four corners of the world, gives the reader a view of missionary work as a site of intercultural encounter and conversion, as revealed through the voices of its actors. These accounts offer an opportunity to gauge the extent to which twentieth-century missionary work provided fertile ground for the emergence, deployment, and transfer of socio-ecclesiastical innovations that would prove decisive for the future of global Christianity. On the strength of its multidisciplinary approach and transnational analysis, this book documents various aspects of the Quebec missionary experience as it successively prospered, reached a zenith, and went into decline. By revisiting Lionel Groulx’s 1962 work on the Quebec missionary experience from the standpoint of those who actually took part in it, this book gives readers a new vantage on a whole area of Quebec history even as it sheds light on a rich religious heritage, both tangible and intangible. Finally, this book is an opportunity for readers to reacquaint themselves with certain characteristics of societies within larger societies that enable them to foster the emergence of intercultural encounters and dialogue in a globalized context.
The Audacious Molly Bruno: Amazing Stories from the Life of a Powerful Woman of Prayer
by Marie ArmeniaMeet Molly Bruno, the real-life prayer warrior who inspired the character "Miss Clara" in the film War Room. Learn from Molly how to pray boldly, with audacity, believing that nothing is impossible for God.THE AUDACIOUS MOLLY BRUNO, written by her daughter MARIE ARMENIA, is a holy and hilarious mentoring resource for women who desperately long for wisdom from a Godly mother-someone who is a living example of practical experience and steadfast faith. It is also a wakeup call for older women of faith, encouraging them to embrace the calling of Titus 2:3-5 to mentor younger women about what's truly important in life."When I think of my mother's prayers," author Marie writes, "I remember the prayer she prayed every morning without fail, 'Lord, please send someone my way today that I can tell about you.' Everyone (and I mean everyone) who met Molly Bruno fell in love with her. This includes the Kendrick Brothers, who wrote and directed the film War Room. During filming of the movie, they met Molly, calling her the modern-day Ms. Clara of War Room. She inspired them, just like she inspired everyone around her. When she prayed, she got answers. Molly lived a lifetime of believing she could boldly approach the very throne of God 'with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.' My mother didn't teach me how to pray any more than she taught me how to breathe. I saw her pray REAL prayers, using REAL words addressed to a REAL God. I learned by observing my mother's prayer life that the last thing on earth that should be edited is a prayer. Shameless audacity. Those words remind me of my mother's approach to prayer. She had no fear of God's displeasure or that He might scold her for asking for impossible things. She had no need to edit her heart to the One she loved. She knew He knew her heart. Having settled this between herself and God, she asked. And asked again. And got incredible answers time and time again."THE AUDACIOUS MOLLY BRUNO will teach you how to pray with fervent hope, deep joy and abiding faith.
The Audacity to Be Queen: The Unapologetic Art of Dreaming Big and Manifesting Your Most Fabulous Life
by Gina DeVeeIn the tradition of You Are a Badass, women's empowerment coach Gina DeVee shares motivational steps for how to become the queen of your own life. In every woman lives a Queen who is confident, poised, and clear on her calling. She is bold and unapologetic. Drawing from her spiritual connection and feminine nature, she accesses the power to manifest her desires and fulfill her purpose. The era of invisible women is over. Your time to be Queen has arrived. In The Audacity to Be Queen, women's empowerment and success coach Gina DeVee invites modern-day women to embrace the endless possibilities that are rightfully ours. Permission granted to take ourselves off the back burner financially, romantically, physically, and socially-and step into our greatness. The days of dismissing ourselves and our desires end here. No longer must we pretend to be anything other than brilliant, capable, and fabulous. The world needs women like us to own our power, raise our standards, and contribute our talents like never before. When a woman chooses to be a Queen, everyone benefits. With spectacular flair, beautiful pearls of wisdom, and lifechanging stories of unexpected triumph, The Audacity to BeQueen takes you on a journey to empower the Queen within. Gina DeVee shares the steps, exercises, meditations, prayers, and journal prompts to release all forms of self-doubt and self-sabotage so you can discover the best version of you. Only from the position of Queen can you fulfill your calling, and in this pivotal moment, time is of the essence. The age of the Queen is now.
Auden and Christianity
by Arthur KirschOne of the twentieth century's most important poets, W. H. Auden stands as an eloquent example of an individual within whom thought and faith not only coexist but indeed nourish each other. This book is the first to explore in detail how Auden's religious faith helped him to come to terms with himself as an artist and as a man, despite his early disinterest in religion and his homosexuality. Auden and Christianity shows also how Auden's Anglican faith informs, and is often the explicit subject of, his poetry and prose. Arthur Kirsch, a leading Auden scholar, discusses the poet's boyhood religious experience and the works he wrote before emigrating to the United States as well as his formal return to the Anglican Communion at the beginning of World War II. Kirsch then focuses on Auden's criticism and on neglected and underestimated works of the poet's later years. Through insightful readings of Auden's writings and biography, Kirsch documents that Auden's faith and his religious doubt were the matrix of his work and life.
Auden's O: The Loss of One's Sovereignty in the Making of Nothing
by Andrew W. HassFinalist for the 2014 American Academy of Religion Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, in the Constructive-Reflective categoryIn this groundbreaking, interdisciplinary history of ideas, Andrew W. Hass explores the ascendency of the concept of nothing into late modernity. He argues that the rise of the reality of nothing in religion, philosophy, and literature has taken place only against the decline of the concept of One: a shift from a sovereign understanding of the One (unity, universality) toward the "figure of the O"—a cipher figure that, as nonentity, is nevertheless determinant of other realities. The figuring of this O culminates in a proliferation of literary expressions of nothingness, void, and absence from 1940 to 1960, but by century's end, this movement has shifted from linear progression to mutation, whereby religion, theology, philosophy, literature, and other critical modes of thought, such as feminism, merge into a shared, circular activity. The writer W. H. Auden lends his name to this O, his long poetic work The Sea and the Mirror an exemplary manifestation of its implications. Hass examines this work, along with that of a host of writers, philosophers, and theologians, to trace the revolutionary hermeneutics and creative space of the O, and to provide the reasoning of why nothing is now such a powerful force in the imagination of the twenty-first century, and of how it might move us through and beyond our turbulent times.
Audio, Video, and Media in the Ministry (Nelson's Tech Guides)
by Clarence Floyd RichmondIn a worship service, a great measure of responsibility rests on those who volunteer in the audio, video, and media ministries. When everything is going well, no one notices, but when the microphones don't work or the projected song lyrics aren't in sync, everyone does. A well-functioning audio, video, and media team can help the congregation enter into a deeper and more meaningful worship. Each area of AV ministry is included: sound, projection, lighting, audio, video, broadcast, and web. The book also provides tips and instructions on selecting equipment and the set-up, storage, operation, and maintenance of it. Other leadership topics such as trouble-shooting problems in rehearsal and during services as well as tips for working with ministry leaders, musicians, and fellow congregants are discussed. If you're a new volunteer to this ministry or just wanting a topical refresher, this handbook is the perfect guide for you.
Auf der Suche nach dem katholischen Arbeitermädchen vom Lande: Religion und Bildungserfolg im regionalen, historischen und internationalen Vergleich
by Marcel Helbig Thorsten SchneiderBeeinflussen Religionen und Religionsgemeinschaften - vermittelt über Lebensführung, Werthaltungen, Minderheitenstatus, gemeinschaftliche Aktivitäten und Ressourcen - den Bildungserfolg von Kindern in industrialisierten Gesellschaften? Zur Beantwortung dieser Fragen knüpfen die Autoren unter anderem an die in den Nachkriegsjahren in Westdeutschland geführten Diskussionen zum katholischen Bildungsdefizit und zur Kunstfigur des ,,katholischen Arbeitermädchens vom Lande" sowie an amerikanische Studien zur Bedeutung von Aktivitäten in Religionsgemeinschaften für die Generierung von Sozialkapital an. In dem Buch werden neue Analysen zu den 1960er Jahren in Westdeutschland, aktuelle Befunde zu Deutschland und Ergebnisse zu 19 europäischen Ländern präsentiert. Das Buch enthält somit eine umfassende Analyse zum Zusammenhang von Religion und Bildung und räumt dabei auch mit einigen Mythen dieser Forschungsrichtung auf.
Aufwachsen im Migrationskontext ((Re-)konstruktionen - Internationale und Globale Studien)
by Banu ÇıtlakDie Bedingungen des Aufwachsens im Migrationskontext sind in Deutschland sowohl in Wissenschaft als auch in der Praxis durch eine ethnozentrische Außensicht geprägt. Daher ist die Bewertung familiärer Verbundenheit, sozialer Mobilität, sozialräumlicher Realität und muslimischer Religiosität kritisch zu hinterfragen. Der Band untersucht die familiäre Verbundenheit als begründete Reaktion auf die Lebenswirklichkeit von Migrationsfamilien, die soziale Mobilität vom „Bildungsaufstieg“ isoliert und ihr die transnational aufgespannte familiäre Anerkennungsstruktur entgegenhält. Enttarnt wird die sozialräumliche Segregation als konstruierte Wirklichkeit. Dieser Konstruktion setzt die Autorin durch ein „Doing-Plural-Communities“ ein Konzept der gelebten Diversität entgegen.
The Augsburg Confession: A Guide for the Perplexed
by Mark C MattesThis booklet introduces readers to the Augsburg Confession, one of the most important charters of Christian liberty. From the time of its appearance in the sixteenth century to this day, the Augsburg Confession connects back to the first Christians and shows how the Bible can be read and Christian life can be lived today. You will see how the gospel enlivens all aspects of the life of faith and the mission of the church.
An August Bride (A Year of Weddings Novella)
by Debra CloptonA year&’s worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed.As far as Kelsey Wilcox is concerned, her last cowboy was the last cowboy. Kelsey Wilcox has had enough of cowboys. After the last one broke her heart, Kelsey traded in her boots for flip-flops, and the open range for a bistro on the beach. Her life on Corpus Christi&’s gorgeous beach might be a little lonely, but at least it&’s heartbreak-free. At least until her cousin&’s beachside wedding bucks Kelsey right back into the rodeo.When unlucky-in-love Brent Corbin packed his groomsman&’s tux for his friend&’s wedding, he brought his boots and belt buckle with him. Brent isn&’t exactly looking for love, but when he sees what appears to be a mermaid in distress, he jumps right in to rescue her. So Kelsey finds herself plucked from the sea—and certain-drowning—by a gorgeous groomsman . . . in soaked cowboy boots. She&’s quick to say thanks, but no thanks.Brent dedicates the weekend to pursuing Kelsey—and Kelsey spends the weekend trying to deny an obvious match. She&’s as stubborn as a wild horse, but Brent&’s determination may tame her yet.
Augustine: Political Writings
by Augustine Ernest L. Fortin Douglas KriesThe best available introduction to the political thought of Augustine, if not to Christian political thought in general. Included are generous selections from City of God, as well as from many lesser-known writings of Augustine.
Augustine: A Very Short Introduction
by Henry ChadwickAugustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. A handy account to one of the greatest religious thinkers, this Very Short Introduction is both a useful guide for the one who seeks to know Augustine and a fine companion for the one who wishes to know him better.
Augustine: The City of God against the Pagans
by R. W. Dyson Augustine Of HippoThis is the first new rendition for a generation of The City of God, the first major intellectual achievement of Latin Christianity and one of the classic texts of Western civilization. Robert Dyson has produced a complete, accurate, authoritative and fluent translation of De Civitate Dei, edited together with full biographical notes, a concise introduction, bibliography and chronology of Augustine's life. The result is an important contribution of interest to students of theology, philosophy, ecclesiastical history, the history of political thought and late antiquity.
Augustine: Conversions To Confessions
by Robin Lane FoxSaint Augustine is one of the most influential figures in all of Christianity, yet his path to sainthood was by no means assured. Born in AD 354 to a pagan father and a Christian mother, Augustine spent the first thirty years of his life struggling to understand the nature of God and his world. He learned about Christianity as a child but was never baptized, choosing instead to immerse himself in the study of rhetoric, Manicheanism, and then Neoplatonism--all the while indulging in a life of lust and greed. In Augustine, the acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox re-creates Augustine’s early life with unparalleled insight, showing how Augustine’s quest for knowledge and faith finally brought him to Christianity and a life of celibacy. Augustine’s Confessions, a vivid description of his journey toward conversion and baptism, still serves as a model of spirituality for Christians around the world. Magisterial and beautifully written, Augustine will be the definitive biography of this colossal figure for decades to come.