Have You Considered is the third in a series of unique devotionals which present the evidence for creation from every area of science. 365 different examples of how well science supports a biblical model for our origins are presented. Topics range from biology to geology, genetics to botany, anatomy to history, design to microbiology, Christian truths to cosmology. This book is marvelously illustrated with over 300 color illustrations. It is written in a style that is appropriate to be read to even young children yet profoundly enjoyable for adults. The book also contains extensive references and includes topical, Bible verse, and subject indexes. It is a phenominal source for homes schoolers, Christian parents, or anyone wanting to know more about nature or creation.

Have You Considered is the third in a series of unique devotionals which present the evidence for creation from every area of science.   365 different examples of how well science supports a biblical model for our origins are presented.   Topics range from biology to geology, genetics to botany, anatomy to history, design to microbiology, Christian truths to cosmology.   This book is marvelously illustrated with over 300 color illustrations.   It is written in a style that is appropriate to be read to even young children yet profoundly enjoyable for adults.   The book also contains extensive references and includes topical, Bible verse, and subject indexes.   It is a phenominal source for homes schoolers, Christian parents, or anyone wanting to know more about nature or creation.

Nathanael Vette proposes that the Gospel of Mark, like other narrative works in the Second Temple period, uses the Jewish scriptures as a model to compose episodes and tell a new story. Vette compares Mark's use of scripture with roughly contemporary works like Pseudo-Philo, the Genesis Apocryphon, 1 Maccabees, Judith, and the Testament of Abraham; diverse texts which, combined, support the existence of shared compositional techniques. This volume identifies five scripturalized narratives in the Gospel: Jesus' forty-day sojourn in the wilderness and call of the disciples; the feeding of the multitudes; the execution of John the Baptist; and the Crucifixion of Jesus. This fresh understanding of how the Jewish scriptures were used to compose new narratives across diverse genres in the Second Temple period holds important lessons for how scholars read the Gospel of Mark. Instead of treating scriptural allusions and echoes as keys which unlock the hidden meaning of the Gospel, Vette argues that Mark often uses the Jewish scriptures simply for their ability to tell a story.

Inspired Evidence is a unique daily devotional which covers the evidence for a biblical worldview from a dozen different areas of science. Extensively illustrated and filled with compelling stories, articles, histories, and discoveries of science, the observations from the world around us are all placed within a biblical framework to show that God's Word is meant to be understood in a clear straightforward way from the very first verse. 365 different examples are tied to Bible verses to show that there is no conflict between Scripture and any area of human knowledge - from biology to physics; cosmology to anatomy; geology to history; botany to paleontology Suitable from any age from elementary school to college student - this devotional is a fascinating and informative tool for bringing the truth and relevance of the bible to life. The book also contains extensive appendixes for easy referencing of terms, subjects, Bible verses, and sources.

Appearing in English for the first time, this classic introduction to the field of hermeneutics covers a wide range of approaches to biblical interpretation. Presenting a brief history of philosophical hermeneutics, Manfred Oeming uses a clear structure to emphasize why there are, and why there must be, different and differing approaches to the interpretation of a text, in this case particularly the biblical text. The often confusing multiplicity of approaches to biblical interpretation are introduced along accessible lines, concluding with an argument for an acceptance of a multiplicity of approaches to account for the many layers of the biblical text. Incorporating discussion of the German hermeneutical tradition, exemplified by the work of Heidegger, Bultmann, and Gadamer, this book helps to bridge Anglo-American and German scholarly traditions. It will be of great assistance to students, teachers and preachers.

How, from a theological standpoint, should we make sense of gratitude? This rich interdisciplinary volume is the first concertedly to explore theologies of gratitude from both Christian and Muslim perspectives. While the available literature has tended to rhapsodize gratitude to God and others as both a virtue and an obligation, this book by contrast offers something new by detailing ways in which gratitude is complicated by inequality: even to the point of becoming a vice. Gratitude now emerges as something more than a virtue and other than merely transactional. It can be a burden, bringing about indebtedness and an imbalance of power; but it may also be a resonant source of reconciliation and belonging. Topics discussed cover the personal and political dimensions of gratitude, including such issues as justice, multiculturalism, racism, imperialism, grief, memory and hope. The book assembles, from different traditions, some of the leading theologians of our times.

It does not matter whether you are innovating on your proposition, your team culture or something else. The authors Carola Verschoor and Rik de Vette view innovation as the creation, development and implementation of new forms of value. It is a verb, because ultimately for innovation to happen, thoughts and ideas must be set in motion by doing. To help bring about innovation, Verschoor and de Vette created the Infinite Double Diamond Cards. This card deck is based on the Double Diamond of Design (created by the British Design Council in 2004). What makes the deck infinite is that the cards can be shuffled and re-shuffled, giving the innovation teams unlimited possibilities and inspiration. Infinite combinations can be made in the application of design thinking tools through these cards. They are easy to use, versatile in application and deliver useful results time after time. The front of the cards contains the name of a design thinking tool, reference to the phase in the design process and guidelines regarding time, materials and mindset needed. On the back, players will find a simple, to-the-point description of the methodologies and tools. Together, the cards have the structure of a recipe: "1, 2, 3 and you are done when ...". Each card is a point in a network of alternative approaches to the issues at hand. Verschoor and DeVette have curated a selection of the best, most impactful methodologies and tools, drawing from disciplines as diverse as research, service design, experience design, business and growth-hacking. Because if any process could guarantee a successful outcome, life would be quite boring. By experimenting playfully with the Infinite Double Diamond Cards, designers and innovators will find new and exciting ways to address the problems they are trying to solve.

Seit der ersten Auflage 2007 hat sich das von Hans Gebhardt, Rudiger Glaser, Ulrich Radtke und Paul Reuber herausgegebene Lehrbuch Geographie zu einem viel zitierten Standardwerk der gesamten Geographie entwickelt, das Studierenden sowie Schulerinnen und Schulern die Moeglichkeit bietet, die "Welt" und ihre Zukunftsprobleme aus einer breiteren Perspektive verstehen zu lernen, als viele der rein natur- oder kulturwissenschaftlichen Nachbardisziplinen sie vermitteln. Das Buch liegt nunmehr in einer dritten, grundlich uberarbeiteten Auflage vor und bietet das notwendige Grundwissen sowie einen UEberblick uber aktuelle Themen des faszinierenden Studien- und Schulfachs Geographie. Andreas Voett hat das Team der Herausgeber erganzt, zahlreiche neue Autorinnen und Autoren stehen fur neue Ansatze und Einsichten und machen die Vielfalt der Geographie auf mehr als 1000 Seiten erlebbar. Was ist neu? * Alle Kapitel sind grundlich uberarbeitet und aktualisiert. * Zahlen und Abbildungen wurden auf den neuesten Stand gebracht. * Neue Kapitel zur Finanzgeographie, zu Geographien der Migration, Geographien der Mobilitat sowie zu Geographien der Gesundheit sind hinzugekommen. * Neue und perspektivische Themenfelder der IT werden im Kapitel "Von der Geokommunikation und Geoinformatik zur Geographie 4.0" behandelt. * Das Kapitel zur Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Forschung bzw. zu den Global-Change-Diskursen wurde neu verfasst und um zahlreiche neue Perspektiven und Fragestellungen erganzt, welche den aktuellen Diskussionsstand dieses wichtigen Themas der Geographie aufzeigen. * Sachverhalte werden anschaulich visualisiert und tragen damit zum Verstandnis bei. * Beteiligt sind uber 180 Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum.

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The rediscovery of this almost forgotten book in which the author, the Danish publicist and anthroposophist Carl Vett, is telling of a forgotten time is a lucky coincidence. "In 1925 I was in Constantinople, and was, so it was generally said, the first non-Mohammedan to be allowed to live for a time as a dervish in a Sufi monastery . Many years of study had made me familiar with the phenomena of psychic research, and I wanted to observe at first hand the ecstatic states attained by the dervishes in their way of initiation - for the dervish orders of Islam are schools of initiation. Before and during my stay with the dervishes I kept a diary. It was not intended for special publication, but in view of the execution of twenty-nine men, most of whom were sheiks or members of the Naqshbandi order . it has seemed that these experiences might be of more general interest; and so I have decided to offer them to the public."(From the author's foreword) Even now, more than 70 years after its initial publication, this book is a valuable read for anybody interested in the Islamic aspect of the mystical heritage of mankind.

The Hebrew narrative art achieves its highest level in the stories of Saul, David, and Solomon. But beyond that, the description of these all-too-human characters and the dramatic events of the birth of the Israelite state depicts a change of eras that became determinative for half a millennium of Israelite history. In this volume Dietrich introduces readers to the stories of the early Israelite state from a variety of perspectives: literary-critical, historical, and theological. In a concluding chapter Dietrich revisits the stories of Saul, David, and Solomon to explore what they teach about theological issues of enduring significance, what they teach about God, humanity, the state, the use of force, and the relationship between women and men.