A history changer that lets you decide what the most powerful religious leader in history does next. This book is either a theology book trying to be a game or a game trying to be theological. Is it blaspheme or brilliance? Navigate Jesus and other biblical figures through various situations. If you know the Bible, then the outcome will be biblical. If you don’t know or don’t care what the Bible says, the results will be humorous to horrific. If you’re easily offended, then this book is not for you. Come to think of if, in today’s WOKE culture, you can’t even read children’s books without being triggered so go ahead and give this book a try.
IDENTIFY THE EXPECTATIONS AND LABELS THAT CRAMP YOUR SOUL. Contemporary Christianity seems to be suffering from an epidemic of sameness. Uniformity. Monotony. Those trapped inside are often afraid to step beyond established norms and innovatively express themselves, or they simply don’t know how. And those on the outside of Christianity often see very little that attracts them. Yet God, out of the abundance of his own artistic force, made each one of us unique. Peculiar. Irreplaceable. So why so much pressure to conform? Bandersnatch* explores this intersection of disillusionment and welcomes readers to a liberating journey, an odyssey of the soul. This process is an opportunity for fellow Christians who are feeling weary or stifled by established norms to find God in unconventional ways, as well as an invitation for people on the outside to reimagine what following the mystery of Christ could be like. It is organized around four terms viewed through the life of Jesus: Avant-Garde, Alchemy, Anthropology, and Art. Each expression reveals a diverse facet of God’s unorthodox creativity planted within us, provides a fresh look at the divine nature, and offers a reframed collection of definitions by which to live. Erika Morrison gives us permission to break free from the expectations and labels that cramp our souls. Then, through the lens of singularity, she encourages her readers to cultivate artful, holistic, contributing lives that matter to both heaven and earth. *A BANDERSNATCH, WHILE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WILD, FEROCIOUS, AND MYTHICAL CREATURE OF LEWIS CARROLL’S CREATION, IS ALSO A PERSON WITH UNCONVENTIONAL HABITS AND ATTITUDES.
Historical Christianity -- The Ancient Communal Faith is not merely another theology book but is the book you've been waiting for to cut through all the platitudes and self-serving egotism you have experienced when trying to understand the history of the Christian Faith. You may have spent your entire life trying to find "the truth", or you are just beginning to look into this religion thing. Either way, Roderick Edwards' over 50 years of dedication to critical research of topics as controversial as How to Overthrow a Government to books on race relations allows you to finally get to the bottom of what it means to be a Christian. This isn't a lecture or a sermon book but is a no nonsense deconstruction of the moving parts. Roderick's data analyst background is applied to every chapter. You'll come out the other side knowing more and being more confident than when you started.
Cutting through all HOW-TO writing books, this book is by a successfully published multi-genre author with over 25 titles on the market in paperback, ebook, hardcover, and audiobook. This book won't promise you will be the next JK Rowling but it will help you finally get the book idea from your mind to the page, to the published goal. How to Write and Publish a Book Today is the book that will finally turn your bucket list dream into a reality.
Is God lost? Many of us feel that way. It’s as if God’s gone missing, out in the universe somewhere—and we must pick up the hunt, following any trail of breadcrumbs he may have left to go out and find him. We speak of “searching for God,” “exploring spirituality,” and “finding faith.” But what if we have it backward? What if God is the one pursuing us? What if our job is not to go out and find God, but simply to stop running and hiding? Not to earn God’s love, but to receive it? Not to turn on the light, but to step out of the shadows? Jesus reveals a God on the prowl, pursuing us, hunting down his world for reconciliation. And the question we’re left with is not whether we’ve pursued hard enough, searched long enough, or jumped high enough . . . The question is, “Do we want to be found?”
If your child groans at the least mention of writing, Robert Allen has The Write Book for you. As a valuable means of communication, writing fills an important role in our information-oriented society and in the Christian life, but children often perceive it as just plain work. Discover how writing can help your children unlock their doors of creativity and open natural outlets for imagination by helping them focus their thoughts about God, family, and the world. Allen offers practical and helpful advice on getting started, different styles and opportunities for writing, tips, tricks, and ways to get the whole family involved. - Publisher.
A philosophical look at the twisted, high-tech near-future of the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror, offering a glimpse of the darkest reflections of the human condition in digital technology Black Mirror―the Emmy-winning Netflix series that holds up a dark, digital mirror of speculative technologies to modern society—shows us a high-tech world where it is all too easy to fall victim to ever-evolving forms of social control.In Black Mirror and Philosophy, original essays written by a diverse group of scholars invite you to peer into the void and explore the philosophical, ethical, and existential dimensions of Charlie Brooker’s sinister stories. The collection reflects Black Mirror’s anthology structure by pairing a chapter with every episode in the show’s five seasons—including an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure analysis of Bandersnatch—and concludes with general essays that explore the series’ broader themes. Chapters address questions about artificial intelligence, virtual reality, surveillance, privacy, love, death, criminal behavior, and politics, including: Have we given social media too much power over our lives? Could heaven really, one day, be a place on Earth? Should criminal justice and punishment be crowdsourced? What rights should a “cookie” have? Immersive, engaging, and experimental, Black Mirror and Philosophy navigates the intellectual landscape of Brooker’s morality plays for the modern world, where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.
A DAUNTLESS QUEST FOR SUBSTANCE IN A WORLD OF MAKE-BELIEVE! Willi Wagner, a young Anabaptist, fled his native Germany in 1916 on a pilgrimage that would take him deep into the forgotten sierras of Central Mexico in his search for the legendary Skunk People. At stake ... the very notion that God still cares to be involved with men and women in our own time! Wagner's dogged tenacity, through triumph and tragedy, stands as an inspiration for those of us living a century later who would dare -- as he did -- to believe that God not only exists, but that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. "A unique and much-recommended novel for those seeking driven Christian fiction." - The Midwest Book Review For more information visit the book's website at: www.WhenWePipeGodShallDance.com WARNING: You will NOT be able to put this book down! A bonus 39-page Study Guide is included, for personal devotion and small group dialogue.
Is the Bible just a random collection of old stories, or is there something more going on within the pages of Scripture? Is it possible that the ancient books of the Old and New Testaments are part of a single, unified story, begun long ago but extending into our world today? In this introduction to biblical theology, professor James Hamilton orients Bible readers afresh to the overarching story line of Scripture, helping Christians read and interpret the Bible as the biblical writers intended and as the early Christians read it. Examining Scripture's key symbols, patterns, and themes, Hamilton helps readers truly grasp—and be transformed by—the theology of redemption contained in God's Word.
Preterism is the belief that most, if not all prophecies in the New Testament were already fulfilled including the Great Commission, the general resurrection, the judgment, the return of Christ. Preterism From The Beginning takes a look at how preterism affects the foundational accounts in the Bible, such as the creation of Earth, of Adam and Eve, of the Fall, of the Flood and so much more. This book takes on the consequences of preterism from the beginning.
