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"With humorous prose and wry wit, Kenny makes a convincing case for
all Christians to do more to meet access needs and embrace
disabilities as part of God's kingdom. . . . Inclusivity-minded
Christians will cheer the lessons laid out here."--Publishers
Weekly "A book the church desperately needs."--Elisa Rowe,
Sojourners Much of the church has forgotten that we worship a
disabled God whose wounds survived resurrection, says Amy Kenny. It
is time for the church to start treating disabled people as full
members of the body of Christ who have much more to offer than a
miraculous cure narrative and to learn from their embodied
experiences. Written by a disabled Christian, this book shows that
the church is missing out on the prophetic witness and blessing of
disability. Kenny reflects on her experiences inside the church to
expose unintentional ableism and cast a new vision for Christian
communities to engage disability justice. She shows that until we
cultivate church spaces where people with disabilities can fully
belong, flourish, and lead, we are not valuing the diverse members
of the body of Christ. Offering a unique blend of personal
storytelling, fresh and compelling writing, biblical exegesis, and
practical application, this book invites readers to participate in
disability justice and create a more inclusive community in church
and parachurch spaces. Engaging content such as reflection
questions and top-ten lists are included.
Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
We live in soul-scorching times. The 24-7 onslaught of contemporary
life--with its never-ending feed of global tragedies and shrieking
demands for our attention, to say nothing of the ordinary pressures of
work, family, friends, and community--has left us ragged, wrung-out,
and emptied.
In his life-changing new book, John Eldredge distills a lifetime's
wisdom about healing into a series of practical, ready-to-implement
practices for putting yourself back together. These simple steps will
enable you to begin recovery, help you focus on what matters most,
disengage from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the
restorative power of beauty. The practices include:
- the one-minute pause
- benevolent detachment
- practicing kindness,
- getting outside, and
- stepping back from technology
The practices explained here are ready for the taking. You don't need
abandon your life to get it back. You can restore it here and now. And
you will never be the same.
John Eldredge is a bestselling author, a counselor, and a teacher. He
is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping
people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's
love, and learn to live in God's kingdom. John and his wife, Stasi,
live near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The gift of prophecy has always invited some degree of opposition
and controversy. It is one of the most vivid displays of God's
presence and power among his people. Many people struggle with the
very concept of the validity of prophecy today. They are troubled
by the possibility that God may have direct access to our minds.
Greg Haslam argues that such concerns are misplaced. Following St
Paul's injunction that we should be 'eager to prophesy' he
considers how God speaks, and how we should hear him; how we can
test and deliver a prophetic word; and how we can grow in
confidence as we learn to discern what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
American Evangelicalism is ablaze. This is an inevitable result of
divisions along ethnic and cultural lines, which have long
tarnished the movement's witness. Doctrinal identity unites black
and white evangelicals, but rifts afflict the camp, so the movement
is waning. In A Burning House, Brandon Washington contends that
deliberate and sacrificial integration is the sole solution to
bolster evangelicalism's foundation. In the 1950s and '60s, with
desegregation on the horizon, Martin Luther King Jr. said, "I've
come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house." As
with the country, if we hope to move toward integrating the
American Evangelical church, we must do so as firefighters.
Washington is not calling American Evangelicalism to become
something new. Rather, he challenges the movement to realize what
it has always been in Christ. The selfless integration of
Evangelicalism will result in a holy witness to humanity and a
greater understanding of Shalom--peace, justice, wholeness--in the
world. These are the inevitable fruits of espousing and preaching a
comprehensive gospel message.
David W. Shenk and Ervin R. Stutzman weave into the biblical
commentary practical applications gleaned from contemporary
theology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and communication
theory. Includes questions for review, study and discussion. 232
Pages.
Every Sunday people walk into your church and decide if they will
return the following week before the preacher even opens his mouth.
Many of those people don't know what to make of Jesus. They're
hesitant to be in church. They're not sure they belong. But over
and over in the pages of scripture, we see something extraordinary.
People who were nothing like Jesus liked Jesus. Shouldn't that be
true of the church as well? In Going Deep & Wide, Andy Stanley
lays out a blueprint and offers practical steps to help you turn up
the irresistible in your church. Each section includes discussion
materials that walk you deeper into the content of Deep & Wide
and invites conversations about how to apply what you've learned.
This book brings together fresh insights into the relationships
between missions and indigenous peoples, and the outcomes of
mission activities in the processes of imperial conquest and
colonisation. Bringing together the work of leading international
scholars of mission and empire, the focus is on missions across the
British Empire (including India, Africa, Asia, the Pacific), within
ransnational and comparative perspectives. ... Themes throughout
the contributions include collusion or opposition to colonial
authorities, intercultural exchanges, the work of indigenous and
local Christians in new churches, native evangelism and education,
clashes between variant views of domesticity and parenting roles,
and the place of gender in these transformations. Missionaries
could be both implicated in the plot of colonial control, in ways
seemingly contrary to Christian norms, or else play active roles as
proponents of the social, economic and political rights of their
native brethren. Indigenous Christians themselves often had a
liminal status, negotiating as they did the needs and desires of
the colonial state as well as those of their own peoples. In some
mission zones where white missionaries were seen to be constrained
by their particular views of race and respectability, black
evangelical preachers had far greater success as agents of
Christianity. ... Missionaries, Indigenous Peoples and Cultural
Exchange contains contributions by historians from Australasia and
North America who observe the fine grain of everyday life on
mission stations, and present broader insights on questions of
race, culture and religion. The volume makes a timely intervention
into continuing debates about the relationship between mission and
empire.
Whether youa (TM)re a layperson or a professional counselor,
Helping Those Who Hurt will help you care for others encountering
life crises such as:
a [ illness, hospitalization, and death
a [ a troubled marriage
a [ addiction
a [ suicide
This book puts dementia into a Christian context, insisting that
loss of memory or reason does not mean a person is worthless.
Dementia is in the headlines on a daily basis. Much information is
available but it is all factual with no spiritual content. Yet for
Christians, dementia can raise questions unlike any other
condition. Why does a godly old man begin to use language that has
always been anathema to him? Why does a loving mother become
stubborn, and suspicious? Where is God in all of this? This book
offers information and reassurance gleaned from the extensive
experience of Pilgrim Homes, a network of nine Christian care homes
and a foundation going back to 1807.
Following on from the New York Times bestselling God's Politics,
Jim Wallis's Seven Ways to Change the World speaks to a people
hungry for a politics of solutions and hope. It offers a plan for
solving some of the biggest issues of our time: poverty and
economic justice, global warming, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking,
genocide and the ethics of war. Rather than reciting a laundry list
of doom and dread, Wallis identifies seven basic commitments for
political involvement that could make the ultimate difference in
resolving the great challenges we face. For too long, he says,
ideological religion has been part of the problem, but now an
engaged spirituality could be a part of the solutions. Writing out
of the US context, his message has universal resonance, reminding
us of the 'common good' that lies at the heart of social reform.
Seven Ways to Change the World will help us to rediscover our moral
centre and infuse us with the inspiration and passion necessary to
build the kinds of movement that transform politics from the
outside in. Show Less
“I have read no book that more carefully, thoroughly, and tenderly displays Christ’s heart.” — Paul David Tripp, President, Paul Tripp Ministries; author, New Morning Mercies and My Heart Cries Out
Christians know what Jesus Christ has done—but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is “gentle and lowly in heart.” This book reflects on these words, opening up a neglected yet central truth about who he is for sinners and sufferers today.
Publishers Weekly starred review "A top-notch Christian look at
immigration, humane and full of heart."--Publishers Weekly Many
American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome
immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can we do that
in a way that empowers our immigrant neighbors rather than pushing
them to the fringes of white-dominant culture and keeping them as
outsiders? That's exactly the question Karen Gonzalez explores in
Beyond Welcome. A Guatemalan immigrant, Gonzalez draws from the
Bible and her own experiences to examine why the traditional
approach to immigration ministries and activism is at best
incomplete and at worst harmful. By advocating for putting
immigrants in the center of the conversation, Gonzalez helps
readers grow in discipleship and recognize themselves in their
immigrant neighbors. Accessible to any Christian who is called to
serve immigrants, this book equips readers to take action to
dismantle white supremacy and xenophobia in the church. They will
emerge with new insight into our shared humanity and need for
belonging and liberation.
BARONESS COX OF QUEENSBURY was appointed a Life Peer in 1982. A
former deputy speaker of the House of Lords, she is a tireless
advocate for international human rights. She visits the most
forgotten people in the world - often in highly dangerous
conditions - to carry their stories of abuse and persecution back
to the West. She has risked her life many times while taking aid to
war victims in Armenia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and South Sudan,
and Syria. Honorary Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing,
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, recipient of the
Wilberforce Award and of the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit
of the Republic of Poland, she has also received honorary degrees
from universities on three continents. Her motivation is profoundly
Christian: "Faith without deeds is dead; love without action is
dead." This new edition has been revised throughout to bring
Baroness Cox's remarkable story up to date.
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