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It started with a simple question: How can we help them? It became
an international movement called NEGU: Never Ever Give Up. When
Jessica Joy Rees was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at
age 11, she chose to focus not on herself but on bringing joy and
hope to other children suffering from cancer. During the ten months
she battled cancer, she and her family worked in the "Joy Factory"
(originally their garage) making JoyJars (R)-packages filled with
toys, games, and love for other kids with cancer. Jessie first
handed them out personally at the hospital where she was being
treated, but the effort blossomed quickly and there were soon
thousands of JoyJars (R) being distributed across the United States
and to over fifteen countries. Today, more than 100,000 kids have
received JoyJars (R), and they continue shipping each week to kids
in over 200 children's hospitals and 175 Ronald McDonald Houses.
Jessie lost her battle with cancer in January 2012, but her message
lives on in the Jessie Rees Foundation, which has become a beacon
of hope for families fighting pediatric cancer. Join the movement
at www.negu.org.
The tyranny of the urgent is a by-product of our fast-paced world.
It affects many people, but when it impacts pastors they are often
tempted to ignore the critical needs of the pastoral disciplines
that ensure the effectiveness of ministry.
In Thinking, Listening, and Being: Wesleyan Pastoral
Disciplines, Jeren Rowell offers theological reflections on what it
means to live and work as a pastor. He examines different aspects
of
pastoral thinking, practice, and work, and challenges pastors
to continually pursue prayer, the study of Scriptures, and
theological reflection. "Working in this way," he writes, "could
not only be a gift of love for the church but also an important
model for parish pastors who are tempted to surrender first things
to the urgencies and temptations of contemporary life."
A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest
cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people
who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the golden age of
ecclesiastical architecture' The Times 'Vivid, colourful and
absorbing' Dan Jones 'An epic ode to some of our most beautiful and
beloved buildings' Helen Carr The emergence of the Gothic in
twelfth-century France, an architectural style characterized by
pointed arches, rib vaults, flying buttresses, large windows and
elaborate tracery, triggered an explosion of cathedral-building
across western Europe. It is this remarkable flowering of
ecclesiastical architecture that forms the central core of Emma
Wells's authoritative but accessible study of the golden age of the
cathedral. Prefacing her account with the construction in the sixth
century of the Hagia Sophia, the remarkable Christian cathedral of
the eastern Roman empire, she goes on to chart the construction of
a glittering sequence of iconic structures, including Saint-Denis,
Notre-Dame, Canterbury, Chartres, Salisbury, York Minster and
Florence's Duomo. More than architectural biographies, these are
human stories of triumph and tragedy that take the reader from the
chaotic atmosphere of the mason's yard to the cloisters of power.
Together, they reveal how 1000 years of cathedral-building shaped
modern Europe, and influenced art, culture and society around the
world.
You Were Made for More than Mere Happiness The world wants you to
believe a person, product, or lifestyle can bring you fulfillment.
Even as a Christian, it's easy to fall for these empty promises and
find yourself frustrated when they bring you to a dead end. So how
can you experience soul-deep peace that endures beyond the sugar
rush of earthly distractions? In Stop Chasing Happy, bestselling
author Phil Waldrep will help you find the meaning God wants for
your life. As you examine the principles of Christlike joy, you'll
understand the incredible mission you share with every believer and
the unique purpose God gave only to you. Meanwhile, you'll learn
habits you can use daily to brighten your outlook and uplift your
spirit. For anyone feeling beat up and burned out, Stop Chasing
Happy is a guidebook to living the life of intention and hope God
created you to have. Get ready to get past the cultural obsession
with fleeting happiness and start seeking the satisfaction that
lasts forever.
Maybe it's time to stop ignoring God, and start embracing him
instead . . .
This is not a book of facts; it's a book of 'facts'. Should you
finish it believing we became the planet's dominant species because
predators found us too smelly to eat; or that the living bloodline
of Christ is a family of Japanese garlic farmers - well, that's on
you. Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin
after a badly tidied-up picnic? Was it just an iceberg that sank
the Titanic? Are authors stealing their plotlines from the future?
Will we ever talk to animals? And why, when you're in the shower,
does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? We don't know
the answers to any of these questions. But don't worry, no matter
what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is
someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf.
From the sports stars who use cosmic energy to office plants
investigating murders, The Theory of Everything Else will act as a
handbook for those who want to think differently.
Is conflict a dirty word? Does it bring to mind images of
disagreement, fights, and shattered relationships? For ministry
leaders, the likelihood of conflict comes with the job, but the
result does not have to be destructive.
Conflict Management for Faith Leaders is about handling conflict
in a way that is positive and constructive. With this book readers
will discover multiple techniques for assessing and managing
conflict and learn guidelines for choosing which technique to
use in a given situation.
A practical resource for pastors and ministry leaders, Conflict
Management for Faith Leaders acknowledges that leadership brings
with it the risk of opposition. Packed with useful insights and
stories based on the experiences of other faith leaders, this book
is the ideal tool when the risk of opposition becomes reality.
The irresistible story of two rival mediums in Victorian London…
’Charming, gorgeous, an utter delight’ Marian Keyes Mrs Wood is
London’s most celebrated medium. She’s managed to survive
decades in the competitive world of contacting the Other Side, has
avoided the dreaded slips that revealed others as frauds and is
still hosting packed-out séances for Victorian high society. Yet,
some of her patrons have recently cancelled their appointments.
There are reports of American mediums nearly materialising full
spirits and audiences are no longer satisfied with the knocking on
tables and candle theatrics of years gone by. And then, at one of
Mrs Wood’s routine gatherings, she hears something terrifying –
faint, but unmistakable: a yawn. Mrs Wood needs to spice up her
brand. She decides to take on Emmie, a young protégé, to join her
show. But is Emmie Finch the naïve ingenue she seems to be? Or
does she pose more of a threat to Mrs Wood’s reign and, more
horrifyingly, her reputation than Mrs Wood could ever have
imagined?
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199 van die bekendste en mees geliefde teksverse sal elke dag hoop en bemoediging bied.
Al leef ons in ’n tyd waarin die Bybel met die druk van ’n knoppie beskikbaar is, is dit steeds belangrik om God se Woord in ons hart te bewaar. Die spesiaal uitgesoekte teksverse in die 199 Gunsteling Bybelverse vir mans sal hulle inspireer om juis dit te doen. Die versameling teksverse is tematies gerangskik, kan maklik gememoriseer word en is ’n bemoedigende en inspirerende manier om elke dag te begin.
Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder titel 199 Favorite Bible Verses for Men.
"The Thoughtful Guide to God" presents a rational approach to
notions of God and soul for those who are disenchanted with
organized religion. Reviving concepts of the divine that go back to
the earliest human civilizations of both East and West, it shows
how ideas have evolved from early scriptural revelations, through
the rationalization of the Greek philosophers, to the developments
of modern physics. Few works bring together ideas from so many
disciplines-from religion, philosophy and science, with all the
supporting detail. Packed with references for further reading, it
provides a bridge between science and religion, and between many of
the different religions of the world. All the terms and concepts
are explained so that they are accessible to the general reader.
The discoveries of Newton and Galileo, through to Einstein and
contemporary scientists, and the ideas of God from a number of
Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Hindu thinkers, are presented with
brief biographical background to put these personalities in
context. Their thoughts are fused with those of Greek and later
philosophers that have shaped society in Western Europe to provide
a unifying concept of the divine as Communal Soul- a one-world view
which it is essential should convince more of the population in the
materialist West if Earth and humankind are to survive into the
22nd century.
Why are so many of us fighting the same old battles instead of
living the life God intends for us? It's time to learn how to use
the weapons God has already provided for us to find success in
every area of life. Unpacking the full armor of God described in
Ephesians 6, Linda Evans Shepherd offers insight into why we feel
resistance when we try to find and follow our purpose and shows us
how to break through our daily spiritual battles to live a
victorious life now.
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