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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections
The world is full of smart decisions. Yet, there are wars;
genocide and ethnic cleansing; people suffering from disease and
hunger; human beings considered less than human because of their
race, color of their skin, or their sex. The world needs men and
women making and acting on wise decisions. In order to do that,
they must seek and acquire wisdom.
In A Layman Considers Wisdom, Marshall Lenne sows, cultivates,
and leaves for your harvesting life-sustaining wisdom. His
considerations probe the motivation driving decisions and the
resulting worldly and spiritual consequences.
Discover who really determines if a decision or action is wise
or foolish, good or evil. Discover how you can make wise decisions
and act wisely, even in the face of adversity. Discover who Wisdom
is
This is a must-have collection for celebrating the season of Lent.
Rita A. Simmonds offers unique, penetrating poetic reflections on
the traditional Fourteen Stations of the Cross along with
award-winning Lenten poems.
"Women are essential to the biblical story--they bear life, lead
communities, and testify to God's power and presence. Some of their
names we know, others we've only heard, and others, tragically, go
unnamed. Following the success of her beloved book Fierce, pastor
and provocateur Alice Connor introduces us to a whole new group of
women from the Bible, including Rachel, Leah, Miriam, Esther, and
Lydia. Connor invites us to see them not as players in a man's
story--as victims or tempters--nor as solely morality archetypes
who teach women to be better wives and mothers--but as brave
foremothers of the faith. Skillfully drawn by the author, these
women's stories are messy, challenging, and beautiful. When we read
their stories, we can see not only their particular, formidable
lives but also our own."
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