God's Love on a Merry-Go-Round


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Her love of God and love for a man led Delia down a path of thrills, chills and unexpected changes. Raised in a small town by a poor Irish farmer and his wife she was knowledgeable of many of life's ups and downs. As the oldest of twelve children she knew what it took to keep a house running and how to care for others. Her mother, a devout Christian, raised them in church and daily referred to the Bible to explain why they should respond to life's problems. Being a Christian she knew in her heart what was Godly and what was not. Her father, a fun loving, whiskey drinking, jig dancing, hard working man, was a believer but not a practitioner. Her well endowed bosom caused her young life to be filled with ridicule from her school age pears. She longed for someone to see her as she was; a caring, God loving young woman with the desire and the ability to make a good wife and mother. Fulfillment of her dreams began to unfold the day she left home with the son of the owner of a traveling carnival. She was in for the "ride" of her life.




God's Love of Love Songs


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New classic religious rock songs that had never been sung. Original work that had never been heard before. The songs will go with all types of religions and denominational churches.




Earliest Christianity within the Boundaries of Judaism


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Twenty-two essays, written by top scholars in the fields of early Christianity and Judaism, focus on methodological issues, earliest Christianity in its Judaic setting, Gospel studies, and history and meaning in later Christianity. These essays honor Bruce Chilton, recognizing his seminal contribution to the study of earliest Christianity in its Judaic setting. Chilton’s scholarship has established innovative approaches to reconstructing the life of Jesus, a Jew whose religious ideology developed and therefore must be understood within the Judaism of the first centuries. Following upon Chilton’s approaches and insights, the essays collected here illustrate the centrality of the literatures of early Judaism to the critical exegesis of the New Testament and other writings of early Christianity.




All are Witnesses


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Does God Love the Coronavirus?


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This book is a correspondence between two theologians and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–21. In it the authors reflect on the nature of God, the efficacy of prayer, the value of experience, the nature of theology itself, the importance of Christian hope, and many other topics. The style is familiar and light, rich, and full of wisdom.




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Christian Theology for a Secular Society


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"It's hard to be the only one." That single sentence from a teenage congregant sums up the conviction that motivated Christian Theology for a Secular Society. In these dying days of Christendom, the reality that most Western Christians face is living out their faith as a minority in the midst of a culture that is at every level--personal, institutional, and societal--secular in nature. While most living in Western societies still affirm belief in God and often other vaguely recognizable Christian beliefs, these affirmations frequently have little to do with how daily life is lived. The idea that the God best known to us in Jesus Christ is actually in charge of life is foreign. For most, Christianity simply does not form an overarching system of meaning that shapes life. Instead, life is lived largely without reference to God. And to live any other way is often "hard." In this volume, Mark McKim sets out to "do" theology in this context. How does one explain the core historic Christian doctrines in a way that makes sense in a secular culture--and in a way that will gain a hearing? What does it mean to be the church in this new situation? Throughout, McKim asks the question, so what? as he relates Christian teachings to a secular society and to what is actually happening in the local church. McKim's goal is to enable the singing of the Lord's song in the new and strange land of a secular society.




Make the Divine Connection for a Spiritualized Consciousness


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Betty Jane Rapin became a spiritual student of life at the age of four when she began having extra ordinary experiences, which at that time, she had no idea that the happenings were not common occurrences that others also have. Throughout the seventy-six years of her quest to fi nd answers, she learned many spiritual tips, tools, and techniques, which have enabled her to make the divine connection, and grasp the essence of her true selfSoul. This Soul awareness made it possible for her to successfully make the divine connection and acquire a spiritualized consciousness, a state of awareness that enables her to perceive life from an enlightened state. Thus, she has found contentmentunderstanding life from Soul perspective. This of course is not with her always, however she has learn how to align with Soul and the guidance of Holy Spirit, when needed. This expanded awareness enables her to experience the power of Gods love. She shares with you a study plan she calls the Spiritual ABCs of daily life. It helps maintain her spiritual connection with Holy Spirit. Among other things, she shows you how to stay focused, believe in yourself, keep motivated, build spiritual strength, open your heart to God, acquire a spiritualized consciousness, and expand your awareness to view life from Souls perspective. This 360 observation of expanded awareness gives you the alertness to easily recognize and fully understand the oftensubtle power of Gods love.




Graded Lessons


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Carmelite Spirituality


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Centered on prayer and contemplation, Carmelite spirituality seeks to awaken in its practitioners an intense thirst for an immediate and direct experience of God, from which can grow a deep and loving friendship with Him. Most fully developed by St. John of the Cross (d. 1591) and St. Teresa of Avila (d. 1582) and then further enriched by St. Thérèse of Lisieux (d. 1897), Carmelite spirituality flourishes in solitude and silence, nurtured by quieting external noise and turning away from interior distractions. Not at all limited to persons in monastic or convent life, Carmelite spirituality is meant for all who yearn for a deeper and sustained union with God. That is, it is meant for you. In this illuminating book, the Swedish Carmelite Cardinal Anders Arborelius shows you how, by praying, sacrificing, and meditating in your own particular circumstances, as the great Car