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The perfect Lent book for art lovers of all ages
This book describes the spirituality of L'Arche, an international
movement founded by Jean Vanier in 1964 in France. The Heart of
L'Arche was first published by Novalis in 1995 and has been in
demand ever since. This updated edition was revised by Vanier
himself, as he looks back on 47 years of the spirituality of
L'Arche, at the age of 83. Readers will discover the spirit that
keeps Vanier's dream alive and thriving in a world where people
with disabilities are often ignored or seen as a burden on society.
With simplicity and conviction, Jean Vanier shows how a life shared
with people who have intellectual disabilities calls us to
selflessness and risk. The vulnerability that is so much a part of
their lives reveals our own limits and forces us to ask questions
that can lead us to profound liberation.
Connects true-to-life experiences of grief and loss with central
themes in the 23rd Psalm--highlighting each inspirational message
with an appropriate prayer, affirmation, and reflection.
"Booklet"
Weaving together his own spiritual journey, stories from his
experience coaching others, and down-to-earth principles and
practices, management consultant and Christian life coach Jeff
Spadafora helps readers find the joy in a life that is more vibrant
and real than any they have experienced before. An increasing
number of American Christians are frustrated. Even as they read
their Bibles, listen to sermons, and hang out with other
Christians, they become painfully aware that something is missing:
joy. As a result, many have given up on their faith being a source
of joy, and instead they seek meaning, purpose, and joy through
their Christian service, work, relationships, hobbies, possessions,
or even more destructive and hollow substitutes. The Joy Model
offers a better way, showing readers that joy comes from balancing
the practical and spiritual sides of our lives-the "Doing" and the
"Being" of the Christian life. Jeff Spadafora reveals a plan to
uncover significant increases in joy, including: tried and true
disciplines to engage God practically a blueprint to move from
knowing about God to actually experiencing him practical steps to
let our new understanding of God transform relationships,
attitudes, finances, service, and work
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Now with 250K copies in print! Revised and Updated Edition. Anne
affirms that Heaven truly is the home of your dreams: a home of
lasting value that's fully paid for and filled with family, where
you will be wanted and welcomed. Best of all, Heaven is a home you
are invited to claim as your own. With over 40 percent new and
revised content, Anne Graham Lotz has updated her classic book on
Heaven for a whole new generation of readers, and also for herself.
With her father, mother, and husband now gone, Lotz beautifully
adds her own vulnerability and stories to the journey contained in
Heaven: My Father's House. Jesus promised us, "In My Father's house
are many rooms...I am going there to prepare a place for you." Amid
the turbulence of today's world, we cling to the hope of a heavenly
home where we will be welcomed into eternal peace and safety. Anne
affirms that Heaven truly is the home of your dreams: a home of
lasting value that's fully paid for and filled with family, where
you will be wanted and welcomed. Best of all, Heaven is a home you
are invited to claim as your own.
""'Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be
food in my """house. Test me in this, ' says the Lord Almighty,
'and see if I will not"" """throw open the floodgates of heaven and
pour out so much blessing that""" """"you will not have room enough
for it.'""""" -- Malachi 3:1 0
In these uncertain economic times, does it really make sense to
tithe?
Douglas LeBlanc thinks the answer is clear enough in Malachi 3:10,
where God goes so far as to tell us, "Test me in this." The people
profiled in this book have done exactly that--and the effect on
their lives has been dramatic.
In these intimate journalistic portraits, LeBlanc shows us true
tithing in action. From members of the clergy, to best-selling
authors, to social activists both conservative and liberal, these
are the lives of real people who tithe in joy and plenty, in the
face of poverty and natural disaster, in community and missionally,
and as a spiritual practice commanded by God. They come from
different backgrounds and live in varying degrees of financial
comfort; but they all tithe--and wouldn't have it any other way.
Through their eyes, we come to understand this ancient practice as
God's call to a life of generosity, compassion, and joy.
"""""THE ANCIENT PRACTICES"""""
There is a hunger in every human heart for connection, primitive
and raw, to God. To satisfy it, many are beginning to explore
traditional spiritual disciplines used for centuries. . .everything
from fixed-hour prayer to fasting to sincere observance of the
Sabbath. Compelling and readable, the """"""Ancient Practices""""""
series is for every spiritual sojourner, for every Christian seeker
who wants more.
It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his
followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually
look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money,
convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the
gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...
BUT WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES LIKE THAT? DO YOU?
In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart
how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences.
He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then
invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the
dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church
decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he
urges you to join in The Radical Experiment --a one-year journey in
authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that
desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.
With his usual consummate clarity of thought and style, Michael
Ramsey sets out to establish what the Spirit meant in the
experience and the language of the early Christians. 'There are
none from whom we can learn more about a theme so intimately linked
with the coming of Jesus Christ.'
Este es un libro profundo y a la vez sencillo, que debe leerse con
detenimiento y oracion. En una epoca en que los cimientos de la
autoridad corren peligro de desmoronarse en la iglesia, en el
hogar, en la sociedad y en otros aspectos de la vida en general, el
autor nos ofrece consejos y ensenanzas que podran ser norte y guia
en nuestra vida. 'Que vuestra autoridad no exceda vuestro
ministerio', nos aconseja Watchman Nee en una de sus paginas."
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