Author : Patrick Henry
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 2020-12-22
Category :
ISBN :
"'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, ..
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 14,54 MB
Release : 1887
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Heidi Neumark
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467460001
“Through the pages of this book, I invite you into various spaces of sanctuary—not as places of retreat, but for the deepened resistance, vision, and transformation that these days, and the gospel, require.” Throughout her nearly forty years in ministry, Heidi Neumark has strived to make communities of faith into sanctuaries amid the turmoils of life. Now, with the social and political upheaval of the years since Donald Trump was elected president, Neumark believes the true Christian calling is to live out a counterpoint to today’s prevailing spirits of exclusion and hatred. Using her own bilingual, multicultural congregation as a model, she moves through the seasons of the church calendar to reflect on what it looks like to live out essential Christian convictions in community with others. Sanctuary is an amplifier for the many voices crying out against policies and rhetoric that are cruel, dehumanizing, and dangerous. Neumark begins each chapter with a quote from Donald Trump that she defies and dismantles with the power of her own stories—anecdotes about offering shelter for queer youth in her city, supporting immigrants and asylum-seekers being harassed by ICE, and embracing her church’s diversity with a Guadalupe celebration, to name a few. Timely, but also timeless, this book speaks to the deep wounds of this era, inflicted before and during the Trump presidency, which will remain long past its end.
Author : Lenny Duncan
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1506452574
Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make all the headlines, but Duncan sees something else at work--drawing a direct line between the church's lack of diversity and the church's lack of vitality. The problems the ELCA faces are theological, not sociological. But so are the answers. Part manifesto, part confession, and all love letter, Dear Church offers a bold new vision for the future of Duncan's denomination and the broader mainline Christian community of faith. Dear Church rejects the narrative of church decline and calls everyone--leaders and laity alike--to the front lines of the church's renewal through racial equality and justice. It is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Duncan gives a blueprint for the way forward and urges us to follow in the revolutionary path of Jesus. Dear Church also features a discussion guide at the back--perfect for church groups, book clubs, and other group discussion.
Author : Daniel Erlander
Publisher :
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 25,7 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780984841417
Through imagination, clarity, humor and cartoon, Daniel Erlander retells the Bible's story. Follows the themes of bread and forgiveness.
Author : Martin Luther
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Cults
ISBN : 9780800603359
Author : Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 14,13 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780827237308
Sharing her personal story with raw authenticity, Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez reaches into people's lives and offers those dealing with seemingly crippling trauma a path toward healing as she herself found it--through both professional help and deep, authentic faith in God.
Author : Rev. Robert L. Gram
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781951937447
Author : Susan Briehl
Publisher :
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 38,55 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Crosses
ISBN : 9780806696812
"Based on a flexible order for contemplative prayer that was developed at the Holden Village retreat center in Washington state ... This resources also includes fourteen liturgies in the Prayer around the cross format, designed for use at particular seasons or centered on certain themes. Users will find this book invaluable for meditative worship during Lent or Advent, for evening services, at retreats, or whenever a quiet time of worship is appropriate." -- Back cover
Author : Matthew Rueger
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780758656384
Like in St. Paul's day, the Church around the world-and particularly in the United States-now frequently faces hostility at the first mention of homosexuality in casual conversations or public-square debates. Author Matthew Rueger openly embraces this hot topic, giving you a framework for defending your beliefs by first exploring the relationship between sexual sin in ancient history and twenty-first-century tangles of the same flavor. Topics such as temptation, promiscuity, marriage, homosexuality, natural law, and the church's role in it all then swirl together to reveal our unifying need for a Savior. Rueger writes compassionately with a father's heart and adamantly with a determination to outline the truth about sexual morality from a reasoned Christian perspective. We need to expect the unpleasant from our opponents, arm ourselves with answers to common objections, and speak in clarity and love. And let's not lose sight of the church as a place of refuge for those who are battered down by their desires. Real people with real struggles are being lost. Find Your Voice. Book jacket.
