Soos die ganse Ou Testament afgestem was op die koms van die beloofde Messias, so is die Nuwe Testament afgestem op sy reële koms en die totstandkoming van die nuwe Israel. Die skrywer hou daarvan om die kronologie, tydvak en kulturele atmosfeer rondom ’n gebeurtenis of persoon te ondersoek en poog om die stof toeganklik te maak, met herkenbare raakpunte van die lewe vandag. Die daaglikse lewe en geografie in die wêreld van die Nuwe Testament word nagevors. Die universeel menslike dilemma word weerspieël in die tema van alle musiek en literatuur: Verloor, soek, vind. Die goue draad van die verlossingsgeskiedenis bly behoue tot waar dit aangegee word na die evangelieskrywers vir die krip in Betlehem en daarna aan die apostels van Christus, tot by die boek Openbaring.

Neels Jackson, kerkjoernalis van byna 30 jaar, glo dat godsdiens grootliks gaan oor die nakoming van Jesus se oproep om Hom te volg. Vir hom het Jesus se liefde egter bepalende implikasies vir die gay debat. Sy empatie en liefde vir gay mense moet verstaan word in die lig van Jesus se onvoorwaardelike liefde vir die randfigure van sy tyd en hoe Hy teenoor die Fariseërs opgetree het. Die skrywer ontleed die sewe gay­tekste in die Bybel binne die konteks waarin dit geskryf is en kom tot die slotsom dat dit niks met homoseksualiteit te doen het nie. Die skrywer vul sy argument aan met die behandeling van 'n aantal misverstande oor gaywees en gay mense, asook ander argumente wat gaywees as sonde veroordeel. Hy voer dan ook aan dat Jesus se verruiming van die wet, asook die verskerping van die wet, vir ons die riglyn moet wees.

El amor en los tiempos del facebook es una cr nica desprolija acerca del amor, una compilaci n de apuntes que surgen del alma, pero que en definitiva provienen del mayor sentimiento que nos regal nuestro Dios. Lo que comenz con algunas publicaciones en el perfil p blico del Facebook, inmediatamente se transform en un fen meno que atrajo a millones de seguidores en todo el mundo que solicitaban a Dante que cada viernes escribiera algo referente al amor. Y as se cre una serie de textos que hoy est n recopilados en este libro plagado de romanticismo. El amor en los tiempos del Facebook es una cr nica desprolija acerca del amor, una compilaci n de apuntes que surgen del alma, pero que en definitiva provienen del mayor sentimiento que nos regal nuestro Dios. Un libro que deber an leer por lo menos una vez mis amigos solteros, los novios, aquellos que solo quieren vivir un buen momento sin comprometerse demasiado, los que tienen el coraz n destrozado, los posesivos, los que tienen miedo a confesar sus sentimientos, los casados que sienten que se les enfri la llama, los que toleran un noviazgo disfuncional, los enamorados no correspondidos, y fundamentalmente, los enamorados del amor . --Recomendaci n del autor.

Katherine Willis Pershey has never slept with the mailman or kissed an ex-boyfriend. Good thing, since she’s married. But simply not committing adultery does not give you the keys to “happily ever after,” as Pershey has come to find out in her own marriage and in her work as a pastor. What is this sacred covenant that binds one person to another, and what elements of faith and fidelity sustain it? In Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity, Pershey opens the book on all things marital. With equal parts humor and intelligence, Pershey speaks frankly about the challenges and consolations of modern marriage. As she shares her own tales of bliss and blunder, temptation and deliverance, Pershey invites readers to commit once again to the joyful and difficult work of cherishing another person. For better or worse. For life.

3 Key Resources to Access a Lifestyle of Miracles

When Heaven Invades Earth

It is by rediscovering our identity in Christ that we can begin to move into His promises regarding the miraculous.

Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind

Many Christians believe in miracles, but they are not accessing the supernatural as a normal way of life. Is this you?

Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

Today’s believer is faced with situations unknown fifty, thirty, even twenty years ago. To stand in victory and enter our hour of promotion is to learn how to Strengthen Yourself in the Lord.

Discover Prayer as a Supernatural Portal to Spiritual Dimensions!

Many believers’ prayers go unanswered because they never fully enter the spiritual realms that their prayers open up!

Apostolic leader and author, Robert Henderson, is world-renowned for his bestselling series on The Courts of Heaven. In this new work on prayer, Robert provides Biblical strategies for every believer to unleash the full power of their prayers, and see them answered!

God gave us prayer as more than a religious ritual. In fact, prayer is a supernatural portal through which we encounter God in multiple spiritual dimensions!

In the Gospels, Jesus presented three different dimensions of prayer. Each one is connected to a specific identity of God:

• Father: We encounter God the Father in the Secret Place and Throne of Grace.
• Friend: We take our place as Friends of God when we operate as intercessors.
• Judge: We come before the Judge when we are dealing with an adversary who resists our breakthrough.

When Christians learn how to operate in each of these spiritual dimensions, they can align their prayers with God’s will, and release His power for miraculous results!

Your words are like seeds. Every time you say them, they're taking root and growing. Are you planting good seeds? Are you seeing the increase, the health, the relationships, and the happiness you dream about? If not, check out what you’re saying. Whether you realize it or not, the words you speak today are setting the direction for the rest of your life.

In Speak the Blessing: Send Your Words in the Direction You Want Your Life to Go, bestselling author Joel Osteen offers you unique insights into this profound truth: Your words have creative power. When you discover the power of speaking what God says about you, you give those words the right to come to pass. There is a miracle in your mouth. There is healing in your mouth, freedom in your mouth, and new levels in your mouth. But nothing happens until you speak the blessing.

Your words become your reality. Start blessing your future today. Use the words you speak to unlock the power within and create the life you were designed to live. The life-changing possibilities are limitless.

This Leader's Handbook is an essential companion for those running a Parenting for Faith course, a video-based resource for parents, godparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, foster parents, children's and youth leaders, church leaders and family friends - in fact, anyone who wants to support a child or teen (of any age) in their spiritual development. You don't need any formal qualifications to run a Parenting for Faith course - just enthusiasm, a bit of preparation, and a passion to see those parenting and supporting children equipped and inspired.

God wil vir elke mens ’n lewe van oorvloed gee; ’n lewe waarin ons elke dag diep bewus word van sy genade en seën wat oor ons skyn. Simfonie van seën is ’n viering van hierdie geskenk.

Vroue kan ’n jaar lank saam met Milanie Vosloo stap en God se goedheid en seën elke dag in hulle lewe ervaar. Moed en krag in die-lewe-is-oorweldigend-tye, vertroosting in seerkry-tye, vreugde en blydskap in die-lewe-is-’n-lied-tye. Want God se wens vir elke vrou is dat sy gelukkig en vervuld sal wees.

Mia en haar gesin gaan hou vakansie in Stellenbosch. Die gesin in 'n motorongeluk waarin Mia sterf. Die verhaal gaan oor hoe haar ma Mariska haar pyn en hartseer verwerk en haarself vergewe. Maar ook oor nuwe lewe en jou lewe se herstel en terugbymekaar probeer kry na die dood van jou kind.

Healing the Soul of a Woman delved deeply into Joyce Meyer’s personal story and the journey of healing for all women. Despite suffering from years of abuse, abandonment and betrayal by those closest to her, Joyce firmly believes a woman who has been deeply hurt by life’s circumstances can be healed, heart and soul. Her steadfast claim comes from living her own journey of soul healing, and from seeing so many women who don’t believe they can fully overcome their pain—or even know where to begin—find the guidance they need in the life-changing wisdom of the Bible.

Now, in this companion devotional, Joyce will guide you through 90 daily readings to encourage you through whatever obstacles may be holding you back from finding your true destiny. God can heal your pain, and He wants to do this in you. Let this devotional be an inspiration in your journey towards the wonderful, joyful future God has planned for you.

Finding your heart’s true home - This 365-day devotional carefully unpacks the meaning of each part of the Serenity Prayer and how to apply it to our lives.

We live helter-skelter lives; each day we are pulled here and there by circumstances, both good and bad. We feel as if we are living at the mercy of events beyond our control. We long for peace, for a safe, serene and secure place where we can be at rest. In response to this search for peace, beloved author and minister Trevor Hudson reminds readers of the Serenity Prayer—a simple prayer that most of us know by heart:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

This 365-day devotional carefully unpacks the meaning of each part of the prayer and how to apply it to our lives. As we let the Serenity Prayer show us how to live each day in friendship with our Lord and Creator, God’s gift of peace will grow and fill us to overflowing. “Seeking Serenity”—a practical suggestion at the end of each day’s devotion—will also help the reader put this prayer into practice, and begin to develop the clear life-focus that brings the peace our hearts long for.

Trevor Hudson is a Methodist minister, currently seconded to The Institute for Creative Conversations at the Northfield Methodist Church, South Africa. He exercises a ministry of teaching and lecturing around the country and internationally, and is the author of several books including The Serenity Prayer, Questions God Asks Us, Holy Spirit Here and Now, Friendship with God and Towards a Closer Walk with God.

Let God's Truth Transform Your Desires Author Barb Raveling has been caught in the bondage of emotional eating, stuck in a cycle of gaining and losing weight-but she's also experienced how submitting to Christ's commands healed her broken relationship with food. In Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating, Barb shares what she's learned to help you regain control over what, when, and why you eat. These 100 exercises based on biblical teachings will change how you see food, dieting, and weight loss. As you read, you will grow closer to God as you honestly and humbly present your struggles to Him build boundaries to stop you from using food as a coping mechanism-and make emergency plans for when you're tempted to overindulge find freedom from strongholds by focusing your mind on God's desires for your heart When you trade the lies that lead you to overeat for the truths that set you free, you'll find yourself craving closeness with God above all else. Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating will help you build effective strategies for maintaining a spiritually satisfying relationship with food.