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Author: Logan Wolfram
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780781413503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor and speaker Logan Wolfram encourages readers to follow God with curious expectation, discover new hope, and experience a life full of possibility.
Author: Barnabas Piper
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2017-03
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1433691922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor Barnabas Piper explores what curiosity is for Chrisitans, and how it affects relationships, how we view art, entertainment, media, and politics, pointing them to discover a deeper connection with God.
Author: Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2022-08-02
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1493437577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod created us to be curious. We innately wonder about the world, one another, ourselves, and our Creator. But fear of the unknown, cultural taboos, technology, or even church leaders can smother our curiosity. Popular writer Lore Ferguson Wilbert has belonged to Christian communities that discouraged curiosity. The point of the Christian life was to have the right answers, and asking questions reflected a wavering faith. But Wilbert came to discover that the Bible is a permission slip to anyone who wants to ask questions. Reflecting her own theological trajectory toward a more contemplative, expansive faith, Wilbert invites readers to foster curiosity as a spiritual habit. This book explores questions God asks us, questions we ask God, and questions we ask each other. Christianity is not about knowing good answers, says Wilbert, but about asking good questions--ones that foster deeper intimacy with God and others. A Curious Faith invites readers to go beyond pat answers and embrace curiosity, rather than certainty, as a hallmark of authentic faith. Foreword by Seth Haines.
Author: Michel Therrien
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Published: 2020-03-19
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 1644130661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the point of faith, and, in particular, of the Catholic Faith? Written in a welcoming style, this straightforward book provides a clear, compelling answer to that question. As such, it's meant for non-Catholics who are curious about the Catholic Faith, for cradle Catholics who may never have really understood the Faith, and for longtime Catholics who've begun to question the Faith and may even be thinking of leaving it. Here, free of controversies and polemics, you'll encounter the principal beliefs that form the framework of Christianity, and, in particular, a thorough explanation of what the Church teaches about Jesus. To accomplish this faithfully, author Michel Therrien relies on just two sources—the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church—to provide an authoritative overview of what the Faith teaches about God and why believing in Him is important. In twenty short, easy-to-digest chapters, Therrien presents you with Christianity as t
Author: Peter Enns
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-04-12
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0062272101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake “certainty” and “correct belief” for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy. With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of “once for all delivered to the saints.” Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can provide. Combining Enns’ reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, The Sin of Certainty models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms.
Author: Stephanie Williams O'Brien
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2019-09-17
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781506449562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost of us are going through the motions when it comes to faith, either believing we've found all the relevant answers to life's questions or believing none can be found. We shy away from our deepest questions about God because we fear the uncertainty on the other side. But when we make certainty and correct belief the end goal of faith, we miss out on the chance to know God more deeply and to participate in God's work in the world.Pastor Steph shows us how to lean into our questions and embrace a life of curiosity. Taking Jesus's life as a model, we can confront our fears, be set free from our anxiety, ask new questions, and live into an adventurous life of curiosity. After all, Jesus was a question man, not an answer man.Our questions, and even our doubts, can push us closer to a God we can actually believe in--rather than further from a God we think we can contain.In Stay Curious, Pastor Steph walks readers through common obstacles and road blocks to curiosity, and offers practical strategies for embracing even the most intimidating questions.
Author: Mark Matlock
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2024-08-27
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 149344414X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt may surprise you to know that the majority of non-Christians are not hostile to the faith or looking for a fight. In fact, most are open and even curious about spiritual matters. Yet evangelism training and apologetic resources are often geared toward knowing what to say to hardcore atheists and evolutionists, who make up less than 10 percent of the unchurched population. If you're ready to have respectful and fruitful spiritual conversations with your spiritually curious friends, neighbors, and family members, Mark Matlock offers this research-based approach. He shows you how to · create a church culture that is open to spiritual exploration and discovery · help foster meaningful connections to Jesus and his Church · start spiritual conversations and break through common communication barriers · bridge the gap between traditional Christianity and the modern spiritual climate · and much more
Author: Tom Hughes
Publisher: Navpress Publishing Group
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781631463433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you feel overwhelmed by the people you influence—pressured to always be ready with an answer and a quick decision? Much burnout today stems from a false premise that to be effective—to be a leader—means to have it all figured out. Contrary to popular opinion, the kind of transformation we seek—in our ministry, our leadership, and our everyday lives—is not driven by answers. Look at Jesus: The wisest person to ever walk the earth almost never offered answers. Instead, Jesus asked questions—lots of them. As Jesus showed in his earthly ministry, the right questions at the right time, received in the right spirit, can transform hearts and change the world. Let Tom Hughes thread together stories that will lead you into a new sense of confidence, not in yourself but in the God who loves you and calls you according to his good purpose.
Author: David B Lyons
Publisher:
Published: 2020-07-03
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781916051850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPRETTY... OR PRETTY TWISTED? Almost two years ago, Faith and Grace Tiddle arrived home from their Saturday morning dance class to find both of their parents lying face down in pools of blood. Five days later, the twins - only nine years old at the time - were arrested for the double homicide. And now, twenty months on, the entire country awaits with bated breath as the jury is dismissed to deliberate its verdict on a trial that has become a national obsession. But if Lead Detective Denis Quayle - the man who knows the case better than anybody else - isn't fully convinced of the twins' guilt... Can a twelve-person jury be? You won't know what to make of the Tiddle twins.
Author: Eric M. Riesen
Publisher:
Published: 2022-03-15
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781892921413
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPastor Riesen draws upon many years of pastoral experience. The stories of his encounters with interesting people and events are always appropriate to the point he is making. His illustrations are from real life. He is a scholarly pastor , and his catechism manifests that quality. Pastor Riesen holds to orthodox Christian teaching and conveys it to the inquirer. This is solid Christian food for those curious about the Christian faith. He writes from the "evangelical catholic" strand of Lutheran thought and practice. By that I mean that he sees Lutheranism as a reform movement within Western Christianity. He embraces the "catholic" heritage of Lutheranism and teaches about it in this catechism. He appreciates the long sweep of Christian history, its liturgy, its sacramental life, its aesthetic sensibility, and its high view of biblical authority. It will be enormously useful to all pastors and congregations who want to teach inquirers the "straight stuff."
