Author : Eve Byron
Publisher : Avon
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780380803644
After marrying his childhood friend Lady Harriet, Countess Saxon, in an arranged marriage, Drew Sinclair leaves his unwanted bride to seek out the secrets of his past, returning years later to find that his innocent young bride has been transformed into a beautiful, independent woman who has never forgiven him for abandoning her. Original.
Author : John Koessler
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310864216
Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith
Author : Richard Beck
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1506438415
Accessible, challenging, funny, and one of the best reads on how to love others in any situation. Love and hospitality can change the way you see the world and others. That's exactly what modern-day theologian, Richard Beck, experienced when he first led a Bible study at a local maximum security prison. Beck believed the promise of Matthew 25 that states when we visit the prisoner, we encounter Jesus. Sure enough, God met Beck in prison. With his signature combination of biblical reflection, theological reasoning, and psychological insight, Beck shows how God always meets us when we entertain the marginalized, the oppressed, and the refugee. Stories from Beck's own life illustrate this truth -- God comes to him in the poor, the crippled, the smelly. Psychological experiments show how we are predisposed to appreciate those who are similar to us and avoid those who are unlike us. The call of the gospel, however, is to override those impulses with compassion, to "widen the circle of our affection." In the end, Beck turns to the Little Way of St. Thérèse of Lisieux for guidance in doing even the smallest acts with kindness, and he lays out a path that any of us can follow.
Author : Kenneth J. Collins
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,8 MB
Release : 2021
Category :
ISBN : 9781628248937
This book is "a narrative journey, a thematic presentation of the suffering, alienation, and rejection of Jesus Christ by a host of people, those for whom Jesus was "the other," and in many respects, therefore, a stranger. Jesus is presented in this grand constructed narrative, carefully laid out and composed of key gospel texts, against the backdrop of a cast of oppositional characters who unwittingly help to portray Jesus in his utter goodness, deep humility, and abiding love."--Introduction
Author : Krish Kandiah
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830887067
Have we missed the Bible’s consistent teaching that God is other, higher, stranger? Krish Kandiah offers us a fresh look at some of the difficult, awkward, and even troubling Bible passages, challenging us to replace our sanitized concept of God with a more awe-inspiring, true-to-the-Bible God. Allow yourself to be surprised by God as you find him in unexpected places doing the unexpected.
Author : Mary Jo Leddy
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 42,68 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Church work with refugees
ISBN : 1608331059
Author : Joy Ladin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9781512600667
Evocative readings of the Torah through the lens of transgender experience, exploring the ways trans perspectives can enrich our understanding of religious texts, traditions, and God
Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0751584541
THE INSTANT NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of global phenomenon Tuesdays with Morrie 'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecelia Ahern ____________ Adrift in a raft after a terrible shipwreck, ten strangers try to survive while they wait for rescue. After three days, short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him on board - and the survivor claims he can save them. But should they put their trust in him? Will any of them see home again? And why did the ship really sink? The Stranger in the Lifeboat is not only a deeply moving novel about the power of love and hope in the face of danger, but also a mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end. ____________ What real readers are saying about The Stranger in the Lifeboat: 'Enthralling storytelling as always from this brilliant writer' FIVE STARS 'Just when I thought I had things figured out . . . plot twist. One that was not expected. And another and another and another. Mind. Blown . . . You just just have to read it' FIVE STARS 'Albom can always be depended on to not only write a book that is written well and entertaining, but compels the reader to look within themselves and feel something new' FIVE STARS 'A very exciting, thrilling and poignant tale of trying to survive against the odds' FIVE STARS
Author : Jessica A. Udall
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,44 MB
Release : 2015-12-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780692593493
Most American Christians think that helping immigrants is a good idea in theory, but few actually get involved in the ministry of welcome because they feel afraid, concerned, or overwhelmed by busyness. Loving the Stranger addresses these fears in an understanding way, answers these concerns in a way that will resonate regardless of people's political convictions, and lays out simple ways to begin welcoming immigrants in the midst of our busy lives by simply welcoming them into our lives.
Author : Matthew Soerens
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830885552
World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang move beyond the rhetoric to offer a Christian response to immigration. With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths about immigration, show the limits of the current immigration system, and offer concrete ways for you to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors.
