Belovedness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Belovedness write by James Franklin. This book was released on 2020-06-17. Belovedness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This thought-provoking book for college students and those who minister with them deals with issues of faith, identity, sex, success, failure, and more, through the concept of belovedness. Every college student’s story is different, but they all have the same questions in common. Who am I? How do I make good choices? What does it mean to be successful? How do I navigate changing relationships with my family, my peers, my significant other? And how do I do all of this faithfully? This book approaches these topics through a fundamental inquiry: “What if I really, truly believed that I was beloved beyond all measure, and how would that influence what I do?” Along with the editors, eight campus ministers from across several denominations contributed to this volume to help students navigate questions of life and faith in the world of high-pressure college campuses. Telling it like it is with wit and wisdom drawn from scripture, tradition, and life experience, this book offers profound and practical reminders of what it is to be beloved.
From Weary to Wholehearted
From Weary to Wholehearted - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Weary to Wholehearted write by Callie E. Swanlund. This book was released on 2024-05-07. From Weary to Wholehearted available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An empowering antidote to one of the leading challenges facing clergy and lay ministers today: burnout. Clergy and lay ministry professionals are exhausted. The past few years of collegial loneliness, ever-changing ministry practices, illness and death, and declining church attendance have led many to report finding less joy in their ministry. Suffering the effects of burnout and declining mental health, some clergy are contemplating a radical vocational change, or have already left traditional ministry altogether. From Weary to Wholehearted isn’t a quick fix, but a much-needed companion to remind faith leaders they are not alone, support them through sustainable tools for finding joy and rest, and re-ground them in spiritual nourishment. Swanlund calls readers to show up with their whole heart, vulnerably and courageously. Each section will address a source of weariness, including overwhelm, loneliness, comparison, lack of inspiration, and more. The book incorporates research in the fields of sociology and psychology, as well as Swanlund’s experience as a faith leader, spiritual companion, and Certified Daring Way facilitator. The chapters will contain scripture, personal meditation, reflection prompts, an invitation toward flourishing, and an original prayer. Drawing upon the rhythm of the liturgical calendar, From Weary to Wholehearted begins with the spiritual themes of justice and anticipation in Advent and moves through the sustainable practices invited by Ordinary Time. While not expressly a homiletic or liturgical resource, it will infuse new life into the ministry of emotionally impoverished preachers and lay leaders.
The Shift
The Shift - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Shift write by Hanitra N. Ralaiarisedy. This book was released on 2020-01-06. The Shift available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Know thyself” is a leitmotiv throughout all great wisdom traditions. Inheriting from this principle, postmodern theories regard self-knowledge as the prerequisite to self-actualization and social transformations. While such a view is undeniably important, it cannot fully represent God’s justice and equity. Indeed, it is not given to everyone to know—or just to desire—to know oneself. This book proposes a Christian alternative to human flourishing. Shifting the paradigm of the ancient wisdom that humanistic psychologists and postmodern tools continue to rely on, Christ puts the existential quest of “who we are” aside. Instead, he leads the faithful towards the actualization of their “gifts,” transforming “uncreated energies” into co-creative opportunities for the betterment of their communities, organizations, and countries, regardless of who they are and how well they know themselves. Christ offers the path to the kingdom of God on earth (proposed in this book as the “nothing” from which creation emerges) and in which everyone has a role to play with no exception. Christ claims, “The kingdom of God is here: choose life and self-knowledge follows. Do not be afraid. I am with you!”
The American Family
The American Family - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Family write by Frank Nichols Hagar. This book was released on 1905. The American Family available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Invitations to Abundant Life
Invitations to Abundant Life - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Invitations to Abundant Life write by Trevor Hudson. This book was released on 2010-12-15. Invitations to Abundant Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Invitations to Abundant Life ‘How can we live well?’ Trevor Hudson provides a practical guidebook to life as God intends it to be, answering this question by presenting Jesus as our model – the fully alive One who shows us how we can best live in this world – and helping us learn from Him how to live our everyday lives. Invitations to Abundant Life shows how we can live as apprentices of Jesus by exploring the fundamental aspects of his life of faith, including: Discovering who we are Sharing our hearts with God Overcoming the powers of evil Witnessing to the good news Stewarding faithfully what we possess Speaking words of life and power It is an invitation to a new way of seeing and understanding your life and a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with God.
