Teaching and Testimony


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By utilizing the testimonial narrative of Rigoberta Menchú—a Mayan-Quiché of Guatemala and winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize—teachers in this volume engage students in vital and relevant cross-cultural learning in a variety of locations, disciplines, and levels. Teaching and Testimony tells teachers' stories of using Menchu's testimonial in their classrooms, and invites reflection on the transformative possibility of integrating previously marginalized voices. Energized by the teaching of Menchu's testimonial narrative, I, Rigoberta Menchú, these teachers let their guard down, wrestle with the immediate difficulties and possibilities of multicultural teaching, and speak with passion about the importance of what they and their students are learning.




Table Salt and Testimony: Ideas, Object Lessons, and Practical Parenting Tips for Creating Teaching Moments in the Home


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Turn everyday situations in your home into teaching moments. With practical tips, object lessons, and ideas for how to create such moments, popular speaker Darren Schmidt teaches you how to be a shepherd instead of merely a sheepherder. Use these parenting pointers so that your days with your family are positive ones.




Pages from My Life's Book


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Spirit and Word


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A number of New Testament passages depict the Holy Spirit acting in conjunction with gospel preaching or other forms of humanly given communication about Jesus, yet there is considerable disagreement about how these passages should be interpreted. Unresolved exegetical debates about the correlative action (the “dual testimony”) of the Spirit and the humanly conveyed word plague the interpretation of whole writings, extended sections of individual works, and important themes. This book examines this contested motif in a focused and comprehensive way. It begins by taking the Pauline, Johannine, and Lucan writings in turn, subjecting the central texts that express dual testimony to detailed exegetical analysis. On the basis of this exegetical work it then moves to a big-picture analysis of the way each corpus expresses and uses the dual-testimony motif, identifying individual emphases and tendencies as well as shared elements that can be observed across the three bodies of writing. Two final chapters offer brief reflections on possible developmental scenarios and points at which the preceding exegetical findings may impinge on questions of contemporary theology.













3rd, 4th Nephi


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"Generations of prophecy are fulfilled when Jesus Christ visits the people of the Book of Mormon following his crucifixion and resurrection. In his short time among these "other sheep," Christ teaches about the path of discipleship, inaugurating a centuries-long period of righteous peace and prosperity in Nephite society." -- publisher




Jacob's Testimony


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Teaching the Christian faith to children, young adults and those new to Christianity can be a daunting task. Many resources portray Jesus Christ as coming on the scene of an unfolding drama in the world, heroically reinvigorating those who believed in God, and showing us a whole new side of God. Other resources overlook the rich examples of God's work in the world in the Old Testament. Jacob's Testimony demonstrates with Scripture that salvation through Jesus Christ had been planned long before His birth and that very few of His teachings were new. An in depth examination of the Old Testament lays the groundwork for the salvation and eternal life that are now available through Jesus Christ and the power that can be ours through the Holy Spirit. An examination of the New Testament ties the theology of salvation and faith back to the Old Testament at every step of the way.Jacob's Testimony is a teaching resource for use by individuals, families, churches and small groups and has separate editions for children/youth and adults. Each chapter includes Scripture reading and discussion questions. The ideal use of Jacob's Testimony includes having a leader supervise the reader's progress through the resource. Readers will come to understand and appreciate what it means that God the Father is a “living God” and learn anew how popular accounts in the Old Testament were established by divine providence as the precursor to the advent of Jesus Christ. Leaders can purchase the separate Leader's Guide to enhance the reader's progress.




Our Unveiled Testimonies


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Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Together, in their book, Our Unveiled Testimonies, Jerome and Vera reveal events of their lifetime relationship as intimate and personalized stories to share how Jesus Christ changed their individual ungodly lives to renewed spiritual lives of stewardship with a divine purpose in God's predestined marriage. From singleness, divorce, separation, and marriage, their steadfast and unwavering faith in the Word of God have empowered them to be witnesses of the profound revelation of the Scriptures. "For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lust, and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another; but, after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done. But, according to His mercy, He saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior that being justified by His grace. We should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." They both genuinely share remembrances of how they were able to endure life's hardships and trials for many years, separately, yet together, no matter how traumatic and ungodly those life experiences were. They both experienced God's unmerited grace and mercy through the biblical meaning of forgiveness and hope, their God-fearing parents, and other godly persons who have had an impact on their journey to spiritual wholeness and God's best for them. Jerome and Vera's godly background, life challenges, purposeful and spiritual lives, and covenant marriage are their unveiled testimonies.