God Speaking in the First Person in His Kingdom
Author : Du Bois Henry Loux
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 37,74 MB
Release : 1918
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ISBN :
Sexual and Marital Metaphors in Hosea, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel
Author : Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 21,62 MB
Release : 2008-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0191528838
Book Description
Sharon Moughtin-Mumby considers the often unrecognised impact of different approaches to metaphor on readings of the prophtic sexual and marital metaphorical language. She outlines a practical and consciously simplified approach to metaphor, placing strong emphasis on the influence of literary context on metaphorical meaning. Drawing on this approach, she read Hosea 4-14, Jeremiah 2:1-4:4, Isaiah, Ezekiel 16 and 23, and Hosea 1-3 with fresh eyes. Her lucid new readings reveal the way in which scholarship has repeatedly stifled the prophetic metaphorical language by reading it within the 'default contexts' of 'the marriage metaphor' and 'cultic prostitution', which for so many years have been simply assumed. Readers are encouraged instead to read these diverse metaphors and similes within their distinctive literary contexts in which they have the potential to rise vividly to life, provoking the question: how are we to respond to these disquieting, powerful texts in the midst of the Hebrew Bible?
Listening to Your Life
Author : Frederick Buechner
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 17,39 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0061842818
Book Description
Daily meditations taken from the works of an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and preacher who has articulated what he sees with a freshness and clarity and energy that hails our stultified imaginations.
War of Words
Author : Paul David Tripp
Publisher : Resources for Changing Lives
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,37 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780875526041
Book Description
Paul Tripp identifies the attitudes and assumptions behind our words and shows how to develop God-honoring communication.
Gleanings in Genesis
Author : Arthur W. Pink
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,56 MB
Release : 1922
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Book Description
Revelation
Author :
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,54 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0857861018
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Rich Wounds
Author : David Mathis
Publisher : The Good Book Company
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1784986887
Book Description
Profound reflections on the cross that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book can be used as a devotional, especially during Lent and Easter. These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection-enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won: “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.
Seek First
Author : Jeremy R. Treat
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310586038
Book Description
FIND WHAT MATTERS MOST. BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND IT. In an age of distraction, everyone is looking for something that gives purpose and perspective on life. Jesus says it's the kingdom of God. But the kingdom is not just another religious idea. Rather, God's loving reign brings clarity and coherence to all of life - identity, work, play, relationships, justice, character - in a way that is profound and practical. Seek First brings theology to the streets, giving a vision for the kingdom that will truly change your life. "Treat presents the message of the kingdom in a way that gives us a grander vision for life, whether in the workplace or on the basketball court." - CHRIS BROUSSARD, NBA analyst and sports broadcaster "Few books do as good a job as this one in showing us how giving up everything for Christ and his kingdom is the pathway to our greatest gain. Seek First is a gem!" - SCOTT SAULS, author and senior pastor, Christ Presbyterian Church "With insight and passion Treat reveals why we ought to reorient our lives and reprioritize our loves . . . practical and powerful." - MARIELLE WAKIM, editor, Los Angeles magazine "A prophetic and urgent note to the generations . . . a clearly written and much-needed book!" - KEVIN J. VANHOOZER, professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Radical
Author : David Platt
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1601422210
Book Description
New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.
Hearing God
Author : Dallas Willard
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830848517
Book Description
How do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that what we hear is not our own subconscious? What if what God says to us is not clear? In this Signature Collection edition of a beloved classic, bestselling author Dallas Willard offers rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom.
