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Why Forgive? (Paperback)
Johann Christoph Arnold; Foreword by Steven McDonald
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In Why Forgive? Arnold lets the untidy experiences of ordinary
people speak for themselves--people who have earned the right to
talk about forgiving. Some of these stories deal with violent
crime, betrayal, abuse, hate, gang warfare, and genocide. Others
address everyday hurts: the wounds caused by backbiting, gossip,
conflicts in the home, and tensions in the workplace. The book also
tackles what can be the biggest challenge: forgiving ourselves.
These people, who have overcome the cancer of bitterness and
hatred, can help you unleash the healing power of forgiveness in
your own life. Why Forgive? Read these stories and decide for
yourself.
Johann Christoph Arnold, admired by such prominent spiritual and
inspirational leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Cardinal
Dolan, Pete Seeger, and many more, offers answers to the question:
Why shouldn't growing older be rewarding? Arnold, whose books have
helped over a million readers through life's challenges, shows us
the spiritual riches that age has to offer. Now in his seventies,
Arnold finds himself personally facing the challenges of aging with
grace. With a foreword by Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Rich in Years
covers the significant topics facing the aging, the elderly, and
their family and caregivers: accepting changes, combatting
loneliness, and continuing on with purpose and hope. Going beyond
mere inspiration, Arnold does not shy away from such difficult
topics as coping with dementia, the prospect of dying, and enduring
with dignity. Through faith and a true spirituality, he says, we
can find acceptance and serenity. Johann Christoph Arnold knows,
from decades of pastoral experience, what older people and their
caregivers can do to make the most of the journey of aging. In this
book, he shares stories of people who, in growing older, have found
both peace and purpose. Praising Rich in Years, Cardinal Dolan,
Archbishop of New York, writes, In simple language, Arnold gives
hope-filled insights into the trials of aging for people of all
ages. Pastor Arnold's book challenges those rich in years to also
remain rich in faith.
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Why Children Matter (Paperback)
Johann Christoph Arnold; Foreword by Cardinal Timothy Dolan
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Raising a child has never been more challenging. If you ever doubt
yourself or wonder if it is worth the heartache, read this little
book. If you worry that your family will not weather life s storms
or if you fear losing your children to the prevailing culture, read
it again. Why Children Matter offers biblical wisdom and
commonsense advice on how to hold a family together and raise
children with character. Johann Christoph Arnold, a father,
grandfather and pastor, has written eleven books, including three
on parenting and children s education. As the fabric of family and
society is torn apart, this book offers up concrete steps to
encourage parents faced with difficult child-rearing decisions."
Where can we find peace of heart and mind--with ourselves, with
others, and with God? Arnold says most people are looking in the
wrong direction. In a culture that bombards us with
feel-good-about-yourself spirituality, Seeking Peace is sure to
satisfy a deep hunger. There is a peace greater than
self-fulfilment, a peace greater than nations no longer at war. But
it will demand a relentless pursuit kept up only by hope and
courage, vision and commitment. Seeking Peace explores many facets
of humankind's ageless search for peace. It plumbs a wealth of
spiritual traditions and draws on the wisdom of some exceptional
(and some very ordinary) people who have found peace in surprising
places. Independent Publisher Book Award winner Foreword Magazine
Book of the Year
There's hope for childhood. Despite a perfect storm of hostile
forces that are robbing children of a healthy childhood, courageous
parents and teachers who know what's best for children are turning
the tide. Johann Christoph Arnold, whose books on education,
parenting, and relationships have helped more than a million
readers through life's challenges, draws on the stories and voices
of parents and educators on the ground, and a wealth of personal
experience. He surveys the drastic changes in the lives of
children, but also the groundswell of grassroots advocacy and
action that he believes will lead to the triumph of common sense
and time-tested wisdom. Arnold takes on technology, standardized
testing, overstimulation, academic pressure, marketing to children,
over-diagnosis and much more, calling on everyone who loves
children to combat these threats to childhood and find creative
ways to help children flourish. Every parent, teacher, and
childcare provider has the power to make a difference, by giving
children time to play, access to nature, and personal attention,
and most of all, by defending their right to remain children.
There's hope for childhood. Despite a perfect storm of hostile
forces that are robbing children of a healthy childhood, courageous
parents and teachers who know what's best for children are turning
the tide. Johann Christoph Arnold, whose books on education,
parenting, and relationships have helped more than a million
readers through life's challenges, draws on the stories and voices
of parents and educators on the ground, and a wealth of personal
experience. He surveys the drastic changes in the lives of
children, but also the groundswell of grassroots advocacy and
action that he believes will lead to the triumph of common sense
and time-tested wisdom. Arnold takes on technology, standardized
testing, overstimulation, academic pressure, marketing to children,
over-diagnosis and much more, calling on everyone who loves
children to combat these threats to childhood and find creative
ways to help children flourish. Every parent, teacher, and
childcare provider has the power to make a difference, by giving
children time to play, access to nature, and personal attention,
and most of all, by defending their right to remain children.
You name the hell...there is a way out. After decades of pastoral
counseling, Johann Christoph Arnold still marvels at our capacity
to make life miserable for ourselves and one another. This book,
his tenth, maps out a sure way out of life’s hells and toward a
happy, meaningful life. In contrast to the makeovers and quick
fixes hawked by popular culture, Escape Routes offers a tougher
prescription. Using real-life stories as travel guides, Arnold
exposes the root causes of loneliness, frustration, alienation, and
despair and shows how anyone, regardless of their age, income
bracket, or social status, can find freedom and new life. The
choices he presents are clear: "to be selfish or selfless, to
forgive or to hate, to burn with lust or with love." No matter what
your problems, or who you are, this book will help you on your way,
provided you’re ready to take its medicine. ,br>Arnold writes:
“Call it life, call it hell: there’s not a person I’ve met
who hasn’t been lonely, discouraged, depressed, or guilt-ridden
at one time or another, if not sick, burned-out, or at sea in a
relationship. Sometimes I know this because they have told me about
their problems; sometimes I can tell just by looking in their eyes.
That’s what got me started on this book—the fact that all of us
have known some form of hell in our lives, and that insofar as any
of us find freedom, confidence, companionship, and community, we
will also know happiness.”
Cries from the Heart answers a specific hunger millions share - a
longing for a personal connection to the divine. In times of
crisis, all of us reach for someone,or something, greater than
ourselves. Some call it prayer. Others just do it. For many, it's
often like talking to a wall. People are looking for assurance that
someone hears them when they cry out in their despair, loneliness,
or frustration. The last thing they need is another book telling
them how to pray or what to say, holding out religion like a
good-luck charm. So instead of theorizing or preaching, Johann
Christoph Arnold tells stories about real men and real women
dealing with adversity. Their difficulties - which range from
extreme to quite ordinary and universal - resonate with readers,
offering a challenge, but also comfort and encouragement. People
will see themselves in these glimpses of anguish, triumph, and
peace.
The diverse contributors to this issue of Plough Quarterly focus on
what it means to be a peacemaker. Peacemaking, they show, is a
riskier and more ambitious undertaking than we may have imagined.
Today we must wage peace where thousands of children are being
murdered by militias or forced to fight as soldiers. We need
peacemakers in divided cities from Paris to Baltimore, peacemakers
in a culture with little tolerance for Christian witness, and
peacemakers in churches riven by ideological fights and petty
grudges, not to mention making peace with our spouses, and with
ourselves. Hear from active peacemakers on the frontlines of these
battles and explore insights on peacemaking from Thomas Merton,
Dorothy Day, Badshah Khan, Jeannette Rankin, Charles Spurgeon,
André Trocmé, Peace Pilgrim, Albert Schweitzer, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, and Eberhard Arnold. And as always, Plough Quarterly
includes world-class art by the likes of Marc Chagall, Egon
Schiele, Lisa Toth, Carl Larsson, Ben Shahn, Mikalojus Konstantinas
Čiurlionis, Paul Klee, Antonello da Messina, and others. Plough
Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to
put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth
articles, interviews, fiction, poetry, book reviews, and art to
help you put Jesus’ message into practice and find common cause
with others.
In this groundbreaking book, Arnold, a pastor for over forty years,
provides fresh biblical insights into critical issues including the
sacredness of sex, the struggle against temptation, the decision to
remain single or to marry, child rearing, homosexuality, divorce
and remarriage. Sex, God, and Marriage offers healing to anyone who
has known discouragement or failure - and hope to anyone who is
willing to take a bold new look at a topic of universal interest
and concern. Unlike the vast majority of marriage books, Sex, God,
and Marriage digs deeper than the usual issues and goes to the
root: our relationship with God, and the defining power of that
relationship over all others in our lives.
En este libro revolucionario, Arnold, quien ha sido pastor durante
casi cuarenta años, aborda el dolor resultante de la ruptura de
relaciones y el abuso de la intimidad sexual. Él proporciona ideas
bíblicas frescas sobre los asuntos críticos que incluyen la
santidad del sexo, la lucha contra la tentación, la decisión de
mantenerse soltero o casado, la educación de los hijos, el
divorcio y el casarse nuevamente. Dios, sexo y matrimonio, ofrece
sanación a cualquiera que haya conocido el desaliento o la culpa
– y le da esperanzas a cualquiera que desee tener una mirada
completamente nueva sobre un tema de interés y preocupación
universal.
Where can we find peace of heart and mind--with ourselves, with
others, and with God? Arnold says most people are looking in the
wrong direction. In a culture that bombards us with
feel-good-about-yourself spirituality, Seeking Peace is sure to
satisfy a deep hunger. There is a peace greater than
self-fulfilment, a peace greater than nations no longer at war. But
it will demand a relentless pursuit kept up only by hope and
courage, vision and commitment. Seeking Peace explores many facets
of humankind's ageless search for peace. It plumbs a wealth of
spiritual traditions and draws on the wisdom of some exceptional
(and some very ordinary) people who have found peace in surprising
places.
Setenta veces siete es una colección de historias auténticas de
hombres y mujeres como tú y yo, gente afectada por el racismo, la
infidelidad matrimonial, la represión política, la brutalidad
policial, el sufrimiento de la guerra, la muerte violenta de un ser
querido. No se trata de una discusión abstracta o teórica. Al
leer estos relatos, entramos en la vida de personas que han sufrido
y han sabido perdonar (y de las que no han perdonado), de
personas que descubrieron que el perdón tiene el poder de sanar
aún las más profundas heridas (y de las que continúan en
búsqueda de reconciliación).
Johann Christoph Arnold, admired by such prominent spiritual and
inspirational leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Cardinal
Dolan, Pete Seeger, and many more, offers answers to the question:
Why shouldn't growing older be rewarding? Arnold, whose books have
helped over a million readers through life's challenges, shows us
the spiritual riches that age has to offer. Now in his seventies,
Arnold finds himself personally facing the challenges of aging with
grace. With a foreword by Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Rich in Years
covers the significant topics facing the aging, the elderly, and
their family and caregivers: accepting changes, combatting
loneliness, and continuing on with purpose and hope. Going beyond
mere inspiration, Arnold does not shy away from such difficult
topics as coping with dementia, the prospect of dying, and enduring
with dignity. Through faith and a true spirituality, he says, we
can find acceptance and serenity. Johann Christoph Arnold knows,
from decades of pastoral experience, what older people and their
caregivers can do to make the most of the journey of aging. In this
book, he shares stories of people who, in growing older, have found
both peace and purpose. Praising Rich in Years, Cardinal Dolan,
Archbishop of New York, writes, In simple language, Arnold gives
hope-filled insights into the trials of aging for people of all
ages. Pastor Arnold's book challenges those rich in years to also
remain rich in faith.
Description: Here for the first time in print is the story of a
small group who dared to confront Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich
with the love of Jesus Christ. Avoiding covert resistance on the
one hand and complicity and compromise on the other, the Rhon
Bruderhof, under the courageous leadership of Eberhard Arnold,
boldly witnessed to the politics of the Kingdom of God in Nazi
Germany. Although "less than a gnat to an elephant," in Arnold's
words, they believed that as God's ambassadors love could overcome
hatred-even of Adolf Hitler himself. This is an amazing account of
a community who stayed true to the nonviolent way of the Cross, and
how, despite relentless Nazi opposition, God protected and
victoriously led them along the way. Endorsements: This
meticulously documented story of faith serves as a handbook of
heroism for believers today. God knows, we too are "besieged" by
forces of untruth and duplicity. May we, like the Bruderhof, be
found faithful. -Daniel Berrigan Scripture tells us that we are to
be a counter-cultural community, living out the radical teachings
of Christ. This book sets a pattern for those who want to live
faithfully in opposition to the dictatorial consumeristic culture
of our age. -Tony Campolo, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA In An
Embassy Besieged, a small community of Christians courageously and
graciously refuses to compromise their faith in the face of the
worst human evil. Their witness has much to teach us today in a
world so riddled with prejudice, so tired of militarism, so starved
for grace, and so desperate for imagination. -Shane Claiborne,
author, activist Seeking to embody the Sermon on the Mount and
articulating a clear Anabaptist theology of church and state, the
early Bruderhof movement gives a courageous testimony to
nonviolence in a harsh totalitarian state. Emmy Barth tells a
compelling and well-crafted story that is hard to put down. -Donald
B. Kraybill, author of The Upside Down Kingdom About the
Contributor(s): Emmy Barth is senior archivist for and member of
Church Communities International (formerly known as the Bruderhof
Communities). Her earlier book No Lasting Home (2009) tells the
story of the Bruderhof's first year in Paraguay when they were
forced to leave Europe during World War II.
El temor a los accidentes o a las acciones terroristas, a la
enfermedad o la muerte, a la soledad o el dolor por la muerte de un
ser querido . . . Si es usted como la mayoria de la gente, quiza
esas ansiedades le esten privando de una paz que deberia ser suya.
En No tengas miedo, Arnold, un curtido asesor pastoral, que ha
acompanado a muchas personas hasta el umbral de la muerte, narra
como hombres, mujeres y ninos corrientes encuentran la fortaleza
para superar sus mas grandes temores. Salpicado de anecdotas de
maestros tan sabios como Tolstoi, Dickens y Dorothy Day, las
palabras de Arnold ofrecen la seguridad de que, incluso en una
epoca de ansiedad, se puede vivir la vida plenamente y salir al
encuentro de la muerte con total seguridad en si mismo.
Eberhard Arnold (1883-1935) fue una de las figuras cristianas mas
notables del siglo XX. En los anos posteriores a la primera guerra
mundial, abandono su carrera como teologo universitario para vivir
el espiritu radical del Sermon del monte. Con su familia y un
pequeno circulo de amigos fundo el Bruderhof, una comunidad
arraigada en la tradicion anabautista. En sus escritos, preocupados
por la busqueda de la paz, la comunidad y el llamamiento a una
revolucion del espiritu, se escucha el reto evangelico que invita a
vivir comprometidamente desde la autenticidad personal. Menos
conocido en el mundo hispanohablante, este libro brinda la
oportunidad de leer una seleccion de escritos que permiten escuchar
su voz profetica.
No pierdas el animo -!puedes salvarlo! Nos lo asegura el autor de
este libro, padre de ocho hijos y numerosos nietos. Los consejos de
Arnold son practicos antes que teoricos. Aborda temas educativos de
actualidad, a saber, el uso de drogas como el Ritalin (R), las
pruebas estandarizadas, los ninos "dificiles", el espiritu
competitivo y la importancia del juego infantil. Este libro es para
ti, madre, padre o maestro, y todos aquellos preocupados por la
suerte de los ninos. No quiere abrumarte con nuevos consejos sino
orientarte de acuerdo con tu sabiduria innata.
In an unprecedented interreligious conference in November 2014,
Pope Francis and four hundred religious leaders and scholars from
around the world met in Rome to explore what their diverse faiths
teach about marriage and "the complementarity of man and woman."
This book contains the most representative presentations at that
closely followed event, Humanum: An International Interreligious
Colloquium, which included Catholic, Evangelical, Anglican,
Pentecostal, Eastern Orthodox, Anabaptist, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim,
Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu delegates. Contributors bring the wisdom
of their various faiths and cultures to bear on this timely issue,
examining, celebrating, and illustrating the natural union of man
and woman in marriage as a universal cornerstone of healthy
families, communities and societies. With broad global
representation, Not Just Good, but Beautiful uses fresh language
and images to highlight the beauty and benefits of marriage.
Contributors do not represent political parties, but speak from
their religious, intellectual, and cultural knowledge and
experiences.
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