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What Christians Believe
by C. S. LewisThe Essentials Explained Master storyteller and essayist C. S. Lewis here tackles the central questions of the Christian faith: Who was Jesus? What did he accomplish? What does it mean for me? In these classic essays, which began as talks on the BBC during World War II, Lewis creatively and simply explains the basic tenets of Christianity. Taken from the core section of Mere Christianity, the selection in this gift edition provides an accessible way for more people to discover these timeless truths. For those looking to remind themselves of the things they hold true, or those looking for a snapshot of Christianity, this book is a wonderful introduction to the faith.
What Christians Believe at a Glance
by Rose PublishingWhat Christians Believe At a Glance - Explains basic Christian beliefs in an easy to understand way What Christians Believe At a Glance examines 16 essential Christian doctrines, including the Trinity, the claims of Jesus, resurrection, salvation, and heaven, and also looks at the Apostles' Creed and Nicene Creed. What Christians Believe At a Glance includes charts that compares 12 Christian denominations, the two most common methods of baptism, heaven, and the four Christian views of the End Times in the Book of Revelation. Includes a 6 week study guide for individual or group use. Chapters in What Christians Believe At a Glance include: *Essential Doctrines - the 16 key beliefs Christians hold. *Creeds - These simple summary statements were the early Church's way of training new believers, and helping them discern truth from error. *The Trinity - Simple explanation, plus answers to questions. Includes diagrams, illustrations, and ways of helping people understand what the Trinity is--and isn't. *Life of Jesus - His claims, his miracles, his death, resurrection, ascension, and Second Coming. This covers the key biblical passages. Includes a time line and a map of Jesus' travels. *Denominations Comparison - Helpful side-by-side comparison of the beliefs of 12 Christian church groups on God, Scripture, Church structure, founder, date, and more. Shows where they are unified and where they diverge. *Baptism - Covers Jesus' command to be baptized, the symbolism in Scripture for baptism, what to expect when being baptized. Includes the most common types of baptism and what biblical basis and symbolism is being emphasized. *Understanding the Book of Revelation - Shows four approaches that serious Christians have taken to this book over the past 2000 years. This side-by-side comparison helps Christians focus on Christ--the beginning and the end. *Heaven - Compares the popular views of Heaven in the media with the actual passages in Scripture. Very encouraging to know about this place of joy, restoration, and healing. What Christians Believe At a Glance is ideal for: *Discipleship - for individuals or groups *Intro to Christianity - for new believers or a refresher course *Confirmation classes *Pre-baptism or Baptism prep *Homeschooling *Sunday school *Home fellowship *Small group
What Christians Can Learn from Other Religions
by J. Philip WogamanExamining other religions provides Christians the opportunity to more deeply understand their own beliefs. Learning about other religions is not the same as learning from other religions, which can have great value to Christians who wish to strengthen their faith. In this book's ten easy-to-read chapters, Wogaman shows readers what Christians can learn from different religions, such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and even from atheism. From these religions Christians can achieve insight into love, sin, ritual, the importance of myth to convey truth, the foundational roots of Christianity, the dark side of Christian history, and many other important ways to see and interpret the world and to understand God. The book concludes with a chapter on what other religions can learn from Christianity. Perfect for church study groups, each chapter ends with questions for discussion.
What Christians Ought to Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles’ Creed
by Michael F. BirdModern Christians have often hesitated to embrace the ancient creeds because of our “nothing but the Bible” tradition. In What Christians Ought to Believe Michael Bird opens our eyes to the possibilities of the Apostle’s Creed as a way to explore and understand the basic teachings of the Christian faith.Bringing together theological commentary, tips for application, and memorable illustrations, What Christians Ought to Believe summarizes the basic tenets of the Christian faith using the Apostle’s Creed as its entryway. After first emphasizing the importance of creeds for the formation of the Christian faith, each chapter, following the Creed’s outline, introduces the Father, the Son, and the Spirit and the Church. An appendix includes the Apostles’ Creed in the original Latin and Greek.What Christians Ought to Believe is ideally suited for both the classroom and the church setting to teach beginning students and laypersons the basics of what Christians ought to affirm if they are to be called Christians.
What Color Is God's Love?
by Xochitl DixonThis playful rhyming picture book invites young readers to discover all the ways God&’s love can be displayed through a rainbow of colors.All the colors displayed in this world that God made—every glorious, fabulous, beautiful shade—show how good God is and will always be.But what is the color of love? Come and see!God created all the colors in the world, and in each one, we can discover how great His love is for us and how we can let that love shine to others! With each turn of the page, the focus shifts to a specific color—orange, yellow, blue, green, pink, black, white, gray, brown, red, purple—and explores a different attribute and expression of love through its many shades.
What Comes After: A Novel
by JoAnne Tompkins&“If you enjoyed The Searcher by Tana French, read What Comes After by JoAnne Tompkins.… a mystery — and a gritty meditation on loss and redemption, drenched in stillness and grief.&” —The Washington PostOne of O, The Oprah Magazine&’s MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2021&“JoAnne Tompkins writes about the people in this small town with wisdom and grace.&” —Ann Napolitano, New York Times- bestselling author of Dear EdwardAfter the shocking death of two teenage boys tears apart a community in the Pacific Northwest, a mysterious pregnant girl emerges out of the woods and into the lives of those same boys&’ families—a moving and hopeful novel about forgiveness and human connection. In misty, coastal Washington State, Isaac lives alone with his dog, grieving the recent death of his teenage son, Daniel. Next door, Lorrie, a working single mother, struggles with a heinous act committed by her own teenage son. Separated by only a silvery stretch of trees, the two parents are emotionally stranded, isolated by their great losses—until an unfamiliar sixteen-year-old girl shows up, bridges the gap, and changes everything. Evangeline&’s arrival at first feels like a blessing, but she is also clearly hiding something. When Isaac, who has retreated into his Quaker faith, isn&’t equipped to handle her alone, Lorrie forges her own relationship with the girl. Soon all three characters are forced to examine what really happened in their overlapping pasts, and what it all possibly means for a shared future. With a propulsive mystery at its core, What Comes After offers an unforgettable story of loss and anger, but also of kindness and hope, courage and forgiveness. It is a deeply moving account of strangers and friends not only helping each other forward after tragedy, but inspiring a new kind of family.
What Comes Next?: Shaping the Future in an Ever-Changing World - A Guide for Christian Leaders
by Nicholas Skytland Alicia LlewellynWhat if, instead of keeping up with change, you could get ahead of it?Our mission as Christians was the same yesterday as it is today and will be tomorrow. The world, however, is changing faster than ever before, and keeping up feels impossible. The realities of human life—from how we develop relationships to how we use technology to have impact —therefore change rapidly too. It&’s critical that Christian leaders take this into consideration as they plan for their organizations&’ future.In What Comes Next?, strategists and innovation experts Nick Skytland and Ali Llewellyn use the eight elements of their Futures Framework to teach us how to help shape the future, be visionary, and grow our businesses and ministries. This futures-thinking process is a proven solution for executives, entrepreneurs, pastors, and anyone in between who struggles to respond to an ever-changing world.
What Comes Next?: Shaping the Future in an Ever-Changing World - A Guide for Christian Leaders
by Nicholas Skytland Alicia LlewellynWhat if, instead of keeping up with change, you could get ahead of it?Our mission as Christians was the same yesterday as it is today and will be tomorrow. The world, however, is changing faster than ever before, and keeping up feels impossible. The realities of human life—from how we develop relationships to how we use technology to have impact —therefore change rapidly too. It&’s critical that Christian leaders take this into consideration as they plan for their organizations&’ future.In What Comes Next?, strategists and innovation experts Nick Skytland and Ali Llewellyn use the eight elements of their Futures Framework to teach us how to help shape the future, be visionary, and grow our businesses and ministries. This futures-thinking process is a proven solution for executives, entrepreneurs, pastors, and anyone in between who struggles to respond to an ever-changing world.
What Comes with the Dust: A Novel
by Gharbi M. MustafaAs The Kite Runner and The Swallows of Kabuldid for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, this slim, profound novel illuminates the plight of those living under the Islamic State as well as the spirit of the Yazidi people. Today is Nazo’s wedding. Today she will set herself on fire. Nazo Heydo has drenched herself in kerosene and is ready to light the match in order to avoid marrying the Syrian elder who bought her from Islamic State officials. Her forced marriage is just the latest horror in a journey that began when ISIS fighters surrounded her peaceful village, demanding spoils and the Yazidis’ conversion to Islam. Rebuffed, they took away her father, brothers, and the love of her life in their pickup trucks with the other village men. The women and children they enslaved and separated, transporting the younger women to be trafficked for the pleasure of their soldiers or sold for money. Only Nazo’s wits and daring have saved her from further abuse or death, yet each escape leads to some new horror. Meanwhile, in a parallel narrative, Soz, another young Yazidi, flees her family’s farm when she sees the black-flagged pickups approach. She manages to reach Mount Sinjar, where she joins the Yazidi fighters who have allied with the Kurdish Peshmerga. Her journey will lead back to her homeland to do battle against ISIS.What Comes with the Dust is a powerful novel about genocide and the will to survive as well as a testament to struggles of the Yazidi people.
What Counsellors and Spiritual Directors Can Learn from Each Other: Ethical Practice, Training and Supervision
by Dr Nikki Kiyimba Dr Valda Swinton Lynette Harborne Peter Madsen Gubi Phil Goss Prof William West Revd Dr Revd Dr Williams Ruth BridgesThis new edited collection explores the intersection of spiritual direction and counselling/psychotherapy, and the relationship between the two. Citing the influencing effect prayer and counselling have had on each other, the contributors offer insight into the similarities and differences of spiritual direction and counselling, and of what the disciplines have to learn from each other. Advocating the importance of addressing the spiritual dimension of care in areas such as mental health and social care, this book promotes a synthesis of pastoral guidance and psychological counselling. The chapters offer insight to the healing role spirituality and prayer can play when counselling for trauma, sexual abuse or loss of a loved one. Whether discussing training counsellors to be spiritually literate, or exploring how spiritual accompaniers can take a psychologically-informed approach, all the contributors bring their extensive experience to bear working with spiritual and psychological issues.
What The Cults Believe
by Irvine RobertsonAn extensively researched guide to understanding the teachings of major cults and how they deviate from Christianity. Especially helpful in grasping the challenge of the unorganized but pervasive New Age movement.
What The Cults Believe
by Irvine RobertsonAn extensively researched guide to understanding the teachings of major cults and how they deviate from Christianity. Especially helpful in grasping the challenge of the unorganized but pervasive New Age movement.
What Dads Need to Know About Daughters/What Moms Need to Know About Sons
by John Burns Helen BurnsIt's a boy! New mothers welcome this announcement with both excitement and trepidation. It's the beginning of a great adventure, as well as one of the most challenging jobs a woman can face. Moms, your desire to understand your son can equip you with the power to influence his life for good, thereby influencing his family and generations to come. God made you this little boy's mom on purpose! And with John Burns's experienced help in this book, you can learn not only to endure it but to celebrate it. It's a girl! Those three little words create a rush of joy and anticipation for every new dad -- typically followed by a healthy dose of fear and apprehension. Dads, from God you can learn the qualities and characteristics that will make you the kind of dad your daughter needs you to be -- and the kind of dad God always intended you to become. And with Helen Burns's gentle advice about girls, it may be easier than you think. Join us now as we celebrate the divine differences in sons and daughters. Learn to be gentle, loving, and understanding dads and moms from the wise and gracious Father of us all.
What Demons Can Do to Saints
by Merrill F. UngerChristians are fighting a spiritual war against an enemy whose power most don't understand. Can a demon dwell in a Christian? Possess him? With scholarly wisdom and pastoral urgency, Dr. Unger challenges apathy and misunderstanding with concrete biblical answers. Facts, not sensationalism.
What Demons Can Do to Saints
by Merrill F. UngerChristians are fighting a spiritual war against an enemy whose power most don't understand. Can a demon dwell in a Christian? Possess him? With scholarly wisdom and pastoral urgency, Dr. Unger challenges apathy and misunderstanding with concrete biblical answers. Facts, not sensationalism.
What Did Jesus Ask?: Today's Christian Leaders Illuminate the Words of Christ
by Editors of Time MagazineIn What Did Jesus Ask?, 65 of today's leading spiritual writers, thinkers, and artists offer modern meditations on the questions that Jesus posed in the Bible to teach his followers how to think like a Christian and consider their personal faith. As a teacher, Jesus Christ put many of his lessons in the form of questions. The gospels record more than 300 of them. Some are rhetorical, needing no answer, but most were real questions posed to real people. Many of Jesus' questions are familiar to readers today, yet the context and the potential interpretations of such phrases will offer enlightenment to many. Organized by Biblical verse, these 65 enigmatic questions include: "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" - Matthew 14:31 "Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear?" - Mark 8:18 And now, What Did Jesus Ask? poses those questions to many of today's prominent religious figures, scholars and thought leaders to contemplate and interpret. Contributors include bestselling singer/songwriters Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, Christian leaders Barbara Taylor and Cardinal Wuerl of Washington, and bestselling authors James Martin and Sarah Young, and many more. Including a foreword by Nancy Gibbs, bestselling author and managing editor of TIME magazine, What Did Jesus Ask? is a thought-provoking volume for both readers interested in religious thought and understanding the teachings of Jesus better.
What Did You Do in the War, Sister?: Sisters of the Resistance
by Dennis J. TurnerThroughout the occupied territories, Catholic Sisters were active members of The Nazi Resistance.<p><p> Based on letters and documents written by Catholic Sisters during WWII, this book tells the remarkable story of these brave and faithful women. From running contraband to hiding Jews, from spying for the allies to small acts of sabotage, these courageous women risked their lives to help defeat the Reich. <p><p> This is a story that needs to be told.
What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
by Paul David TrippA longtime pastor, noted author, and international conference speaker calls engaged and married couples to a grace-based lifestyle of daily reconciliation, marked by six practical commitments. Marriage, according to Scripture, will always involve two flawed people living with each other in a fallen world. Yet, in pastor Paul Tripp's professional experience, the majority of couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectations, leaving them unprepared for the day-to-day realities of married life. This unique book introduces a biblical and practical approach to those realities that is rooted in God's faithfulness and Scripture's teaching on sin and grace. "Spouses need to be reconciled to each other and to God on a daily basis," Tripp declares. "Since we're always sinners married to sinners, reconciliation isn't just the right response in moments of failure. It must be the lifestyle of any healthy marriage." What Did You Expect? presents six practical commitments that give shape and momentum to such a lifestyle. These commitments, which include honestly facing sin, weakness, and failure; willingness to change; and embodying Christ's love, will equip couples to develop a thriving, grace-based marriage in all circumstances and seasons of their relationship.
What Difference Do It Make?
by Ron HallNew thoughts and reflections from the authors of the inspirational New York Times bestseller Same Kind of Different as Me. The more than four hundred thousand readers stirred by the story of Ron Hall and Denver Moore will resonate with the all new, stand-alone true stories of hope and healing offered in this intimate, authentic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Same Kind of Different as Me. With new "Denverisms" and reflections from Denver on his personal dealings with homelessness and disrespect from others, additional insights from Ron on what we can learn from people not like us and from those dealing with a terminal illness, and the stories of readers who have been impacted by the book's central themes, this inspirational reader will generate a host of new fans. Topics include: Faith and friendship Racial reconciliation Community outreach Compassion HealingBook also includes for the first time samples of Denver's paintings.
What Difference Do It Make? Stories of Hope and Healing
by Denver Moore Lynn Vincent Ronald E. HallA modern-day slave and an international art dealer are bound together by a dying woman's faith. Will Ron, the art dealer, be able to embrace Denver, who's been homeless for almost 20 years? Will Denver learn to trust a white man? There's pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triumphant story.
What Difference Does It Make?: The Busy Person’s Guide to Christianity
by J. Brooke-HarteCan you truly give a reason for your faith--Or the lack of it?What Difference Does It Make? The Busy Person&’s Guide to Christianity, gives fresh insights that bring the faith picture together in a way that makes sense. It&’s an easy read that paints a picture of where we are, where we likely want to be, and how we can get there. It explains how faith works in a practical way and suggests some ways of understanding Christianity that you may have never heard before. This book not only confronts some of the obstacles of faith, but also discusses the conundrum of &“truth,&” Biblical reliability, and the practical day to day difference Christianity can make in a life.This entertaining read connects the dots of Christianity in unique ways. It ties together some of those loose ends that people often ignore, dismiss, or trip over. What Difference Does It Make? gives explicit answers to how life works. You&’ll come away with new understandings of the ever- present questions, &“Who am I? Why am I here? And where am I going?&”You&’ll gain insights into why the Bible refers to believers as &“The Bride of Christ&” and how essential this concept is to a personal relationship with God and others. Whether or not you&’ve ever considered the intimate, braided together life God intends to have with each of us, you&’ll want to read this book. It puts the pieces of the life-puzzle together with how-to instructions and a virtual start to finish picture to follow on the cover.So, if you&’ve ever asked the questions, &“Does faith really work?&” or &“How is it possible for someone have a personal relationship with the God of the universe?&” or &“What difference could an ancient religion make in my life today?&” you need to read this concise and easy to understand book.What Difference Does It Make? The Busy Person&’s Guide to Christianity, just may change your life . . . and your eternity.
What Do Christians Believe?: Belonging and Belief in Modern Christianity (What Do We Believe? Ser.)
by Malcolm GuiteA lucid summary and interpretation of the Christian faith from &“one of the leading Christian poets of our time&” (Jeremy Begbie, Duke University). &“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.&”—Jesus Christ Christianity began as a minor sect within Judaism and has become one of the major world religions. What started as a small group of people who shared the same language, lifestyle and background is now a movement which embraces many different languages and cultures, giving rise to an astonishing variety of practices and interpretations—yet all with a common basis of shared faith inspired by the teaching, life, death and new life of a carpenter from Nazareth. How did this happen? What Do Christians Believe? was written for the reader looking for quick practical insights into the beliefs and practices of Christianity. Jesus himself identified love as the essential element in both worship and daily life. Using this teaching, and the core Christian belief that Jesus was God&’s way of opening himself to humanity, theologian, poet, and songwriter Malcolm Guite explains the inner meaning of such key Christian teachings as atonement, redemption and the concept of God as Trinity.
What Do I Do When Teenagers are Depressed and Contemplate Suicide? (What Do I Do When Ser.)
by Steven Gerali"In this new series of books designed for anyone connected to teenagers, Dr. Steven Gerali addresses six daunting and difficult situations that, when they do happen, often leave youth workers and parents feeling unprepared. With a background in adolescent counseling, Dr. Gerali provides valuable resources to help youth workers and parents through some of the most challenging situations they may face. Each book defines the issue, explores how different theological perspectives can impact the situation, offers helpful, practical tips, along with credible resources to help the reader go deeper into the issues they’re dealing with. This direct and hard-hitting series will include: • What Do I Do When…Death Comes—How to help teens through the questions and pain that arise when another student dies • What Do I Do When…Bullying and Violence Hits Home—Understanding and addressing the issues of bullying in and out of the youth group • What Do I Do When…We Encounter Sexual and Physical Abuse—How to handle issues of sexual and physical abuse, including practical intervention strategies and legal parameters • What Do I Do When…Families are Shattered by Dysfunction and Divorce—Equipping youth workers to help students pick up the broken pieces and find health and healing in the midst of family breakdown • What Do I Do When…Secret Eating Disorders Eat Away at Kids—Understanding and recognizing eating disorders in order to initiate helping strategies for teens dealing with this issue • What Do I Do When…Homosexuality Comes Out of the Closet and Into the Youth Ministry—Equipping youth workers to help students navigate the dangerous waters created by this issue, and educate other leaders on how to engage with homosexuality in the church"
What Do I Do When Teenagers are Victims of Abuse?
by Steven Gerali"Nobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers are Victims of Abuse?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: • Grasp the realities and myths associated with abuse • Explore how theology informs the issue • Understand the different forms of abuse teens encounter, such as physical, emotional, sexual, and self-abuse • Identify the profile of abusers • Learn your role in mandated reporting • Equip teens to identify and avoid abusive situations or relationships With this practical book, you’ll have what you need to identify and help victims of abuse, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give."