Author : Mario Puzo
Publisher :
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 22,40 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
ISBN : 9780679759027
Puzo tells the story of Domenico Clericuzio, a ferocious old man who is determined to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling, motion-picture investments and the threat of government informers.
Author : Claire McGarry
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 168192644X
We all face stress and tension in our daily lives. We might even wonder why our God of abundant goodness doesn’t remove the everyday struggles we face. Jesus’ interactions with Martha and Mary in the Gospel provide us the key to understanding how God shows us his love by allowing tensions in our lives. As we follow the sisters’ transformative journeys through their own struggles, reflecting on what transpires between Scripture verses, we see their initial tension become the catalyst that drives both Mary and Martha to the feet of Jesus — the place where all discover peace. Grace in Tension explores the areas where stress arises in our own lives. Each chapter ends with a thought-provoking prayer to inspire us to go to God with our problems, followed by questions for reflection to help us see all the ways he’s working for our good. God doesn’t create any of it, but he does show up amid life’s difficulties, ready to lead us through. No matter how big or small our struggle, when we seek him out, he reveals what we need to do to resolve our tension, transforming it into grace. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Claire McGarry is the founder of MOSAIC of Faith, a ministry for mothers of infants to school-aged children to explore their faith through motherhood. She contributes regularly to CatholicMom.com and blogs at ShiftingMyPerspective.com. She is the author of Lenten devotional With Our Savior, and her work has appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Keys for Kids, These Days, and Focus on the Family magazine. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
Author : Oswald Bayer
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 15,42 MB
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802839879
"Living by faith" is much more than a general Christian precept; it is the fundamental posture of believers in a world rife with suffering and injustice. In this penetrating reflection on the meaning of "justification," Oswald Bayer shows how this key religious term provides a comprehensive horizon for discussing every aspect of Christian theology, from creation to the end times. Inspired by and interacting with Martin Luther, the great Christian thinker who grappled most intensely with the concept of justification, Bayer explores anew the full range of traditional dogmatics (sin, redemption, eschatology, and others), placing otherwise complex theological terms squarely within their proper milieu -- everyday life. In the course of his discussion, Bayer touches on such deep questions as the hidden nature of God, the hope for universal justice, the problem of evil, and -- one of the book's most engaging motifs -- Job's daring lawsuit with God.
Author : Jacques Ellul
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 33,44 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 160608979X
Living Faith is a groundbreaking exploration of the meaning and dynamics of Christian faith today by a major theologian and social critic of our time. Jacques Ellul thoughtfully examines all aspects of the phenomenon we call faith to distill the essential characteristics of true Christianity. He argues cogently for a crucial distinction between religion, based on a faith that is nothing more than a reflection of our own circumstances and consciousness, and genuine Christian Faith, which concerns itself primarily with revelation. Such a Living Faith, he points out, is an open, honest, courageous response to a divine disclosure of the Wholly Other God that impels us beyond comfortable answers to see "everything in a light which is not that of reason, experience, or common sense."
Author : Curtiss Paul DeYoung
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 22,37 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0800638417
* Portraits of three of the most important and effective activists of the last 60 years
Author : Derek Prince
Publisher : Whitaker House
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1603744274
Derek Prince answers your questions about faith in this resource for every Christian who wants to receive the promises of a faith-filled life.
Author : Charles J. Chaput
Publisher : Servant Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9781569551912
The archbishop of Denver addresses the difficult question of what it means to be a Catholic in the twenty-first century.
Author : Deb Molder
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781950004089
Author : United Church of God
Publisher : United Church of God
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 19,17 MB
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0557665280
What is faith, and how do we receive it and grow in it? We live in a society that is virtually devoid of faith. Since most people don't read the Bible, they don't know much about God or believe He even exists. What about you - do you lack the faith to believe in God? Having true faith will help you make sense out the troubling and confusing world you live in. It will give you the confidence you need to move forward with your life despite trials and setbacks. How do you get faith? Growing in faith requires believing in God and maintaining a close relationship with Him. You can have this relationship with God through daily prayer, Bible study and applying what God says in the Scriptures in your personal life. Learn more about how to grow in Christian faith by reading this Bible study aid ebook, You Can Have Living Faith, and start building that close relationship with God today! Chapters in this ebook: -- Introduction: You Can Have Living Faith -- What Is Faith? -- The Meaning of Faith -- The Book of James: An 'Epistle of Straw'? -- Examples of Living Faith -- When It Seems God Doesn't Hear or Answer -- Enemies of Faith -- Growing in Faith Inside this Bible Study Aid ebook: "Lack of faith—an active, living trust in and relationship with God—is a widespread problem affecting every nation and virtually every individual." "If we want to better our lives, our model for living faith should be Jesus Christ." "Many people don't have the faith described in the Bible because they do not believe or practice what Jesus said: "If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15)." "The Bible tells us salvation is by God's grace and is not earned by good works "lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). But we are saved by grace through faith. The danger we face is that our faith will die if we neglect our salvation by not living a life of obedience to God (Hebrews 2:1-3)." "The examples and testimonies of the men and women we read about in Hebrews 11 show us we can believe God." "We should pray to God for faith, and we should pray often for it (Luke 18:1)." "Living a life of prayer, Bible study and humble obedience to God clarifies and strengthens our faith."
Author : Mark G. Trotter
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,70 MB
Release : 2021-07-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781950004119
