Have you ever felt a nudge to speak to someone, perhaps a stranger, and you really didn't know why? There was something in your spirt that sensed you should reach out to that person, but fear, inconvenience, or reluctance, all surfaced to block what could be a Divine Appointment. Today, many people need someone to just listen to their story. The Lord will prompt you if He has something for you to say. This may be an opportunity for you to make a life-changing impact on one person's life that God orchestrated just for you. In these pages, you will learn how Karen overcame these same hurdles and was used by God to have an eternal impact on the lives of many.
The contributors to Divine Love cover a broad spectrum of world religions, comparing and contrasting approaches among Christians of several denominations, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and adherents of traditional African religions. Each chapter focuses on the definition and conceptual boundaries of divine love; its expression and experience; its instrumentality and salience; how it can become distorted, and how it has been made manifest or restored by great historic exemplars of altruism, compassion, and unlimited love. The ultimate aim for many of the world’s major faith traditions is to love and be loved by God—to live in connection with the Divine, in union with the Beloved, in reconciliation with the Ultimate. Religious scholars Jeff Levin and Stephen G. Post have termed this connection “divine love.” In their new collection of the same name, they have invited eight of the world’s preeminent religious scholars to share their perspectives on the what, how, and why of divine love. From this diverse gathering of perspectives emerges evidence that to love and to be loved by God, to enter into a mutual and covenantal relationship with the Divine, may well offer solutions to many of the current crises around the world. Only a loving relationship with the Source of being within the context of the great faith and wisdom traditions of the world can fully inform and motivate the acts of love, unity, justice, compassion, kindness, and mercy for all beings that are so desperately required to counter the toxic influences in the world. Contributors: William C. Chittick, Vigen Guroian, Ruben L. F. Habito, William K. Mahony, John S. Mbiti, Jacob Neusner, Clark H. Pinnock, and David Tracy.
Sent by God In this intriguing book, Roland Buck describes his personal encounters with angels and what the Bible tells us about these messengers of God. You’ll find out how God’s messengers impact your own life and how God is using angels to help usher in the great end-times harvest of souls before the return of Jesus. Read how God uses angels to... Protect believers Wage spiritual warfare Comfort and encourage Bring blessings Bring strength during trials Assist in bringing people to Christ Disclose God’s will Bring answers to prayer Glorify God’s name As you become aware of the remarkable role of these messengers of God, you’ll gain increased faith and confidence in God’s plan for your life, for the ministry of believers, and for the salvation of multitudes of people leading to the second coming of Christ.
Inspired by a real-life incident, this riveting novel explores the dangerous impact discrimination and antisemitism have on one community when a school assignment goes terribly wrong. Would you defend the indefensible? That's what seniors Logan March and Cade Crawford are asked to do when a favorite teacher instructs a group of students to argue for the Final Solution--the Nazi plan for the genocide of the Jewish people. Logan and Cade decide they must take a stand, and soon their actions draw the attention of the student body, the administration, and the community at large. But not everyone feels as Logan and Cade do--after all, isn't a school debate just a school debate? It's not long before the situation explodes, and acrimony and anger result. Based on true events, The Assignment asks: What does it take for tolerance, justice, and love to prevail? "An important look at a critical moment in history through a modern lens showcasing the power of student activism." --SLJ
A Foreign Correspondent's Search for Her Cultural and Spiritual Identity What began as an assignment from her editor at the Wall Street Journal to investigate "America's hottest new fad," the secrets of sexual ecstasy in Tantra, became a story that would lead reporter Asra Nomani halfway around the world and change forever her life, faith, and self-identity. From a New Age Tantric seminar in Santa Cruz to sitting at the feet of the Dalai Lama in India, from meditation caves in Thailand to crossing the Khyber Pass with Muslim militants and staring down the barrel of an Afghan soldier's AK-47, Nomani's trek unexpectedly climaxes in Pakistan, where she risks great danger in joining the hunt for kidnapped fellow reporter Danny Pearl. She travels the globe in search of this elusive "divine love," but ultimately hers is a journey of self-discovery in which the divine within herself and within all women -- all "tantrikas" -- is revealed.
The fourteenth-century anchorite known as Julian of Norwich offered fervent prayers for a deeper understanding of Christ's passion. The holy woman's petitions were answered with a series of divine revelations that she called "shewings." Her mystic visions revealed Christ's sufferings with extreme intensity, but they also confirmed God's constant love for humanity and infinite capacity for forgiveness. Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love have had a lasting influence on Christian thought. Written in immediate, compelling terms, her experiences remain among the most original and accessible expressions of medieval mysticism. This edition contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the shewings and Julian's initial analysis of their meaning, and the long text, completed some 20 years later and offering daringly speculative interpretations.
Barbara and her daughter La Toya, share and spread The Goodness of The Lord. MY LORD: AS A CHILD YOU REVEALED TO ME BARBARA SPEAKING TO THE LORD Your wonders: Your Majesty: Your Sovereignty: Your Holiness: Your Faithfulness: Your Truth: Your Continuous Love: Your Continuous Mercy: Your due Reverence: Your Grace: Your Kindness: Your Omnipotence: Your Omnipresence: Your Holy Words: Your Fulfilled Promises: My Divine assignment: the depth of Your Sanctity and Love: My Lord, when I was a child, You revealed Your Holy Essence to me...
In the writing of this awesome undertaking, Dr. Leon Abbott takes us behind the dark curtain of God's creation. We are invited into the deeper waters of God where babes desire to go. At the same time, the author believes that in these times of human existence, babes must be taught how to swim in the deeper waters of God's revelation and knowledge. On nothing God stood, and from within himself, creation was birthed; every time, he spoke the phrase "Let it be." When he said, "Let there be light," light appeared. And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters." And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so. And God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, herb-yielding seeds, and the fruit-yielding trees, after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth," and it was so. And God the Creator said, It was good. After man had become a sinner, man still had some good in him because of God's DNA within him. Man was still good enough for God to give heaven best (Jesus) for man's redemption. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them (Ephesians 2:10, KJV). The phrase "Let there be" continued until he reached the crown of his creation: man. It is here that God the Creator reaches down and forms man out of the dust of the ground, which he had carried within himself in the spiritual realm. He reaches down again and touch man by breathing into man's nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. It wasn't long after this that God placed the man he birthed in the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. He commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Genesis 2:16""17, KJV). Tell a child or someone what they can't do, and often time they will do what they been instructed not to do. In this writing, the author discusses even the Divine Assignment of Death and how Death came alive from the dead. Death couldn't give life to death; who gave life to the cold hands of death? The author gives us a clear answer as to why man needs Jesus. In the giving of his Divine Assignment, God takes man from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Moses was just an ordinary sheep/animal watcher until God gave him his Divine Assignment. We too, like Moses, are just merely existing until we begin carrying out our Divine Assignment in love for God and mankind. Your Divine Assignment will not only bless you, but it has been ordained by God to be a blessing to others as well. We continue to be blessed by the trees as they give off oxygen, and the sun that gives us light and heat, as they continue to carry out their God-given Divine Assignment. Why couldn't the fallen angels be redeemed by God when they failed in carrying out their Divine Assignment? The answer to this question and more is within this work of Dr. Leon Abbott.
What if the point of the cross wasn’t just to be saved but to be loved? After reading this book you will see the purpose and power behind a deep and meaningful relationship with Christ. You will find the spiritual refreshment you need to walk forward in your faith knowing how great God’s love for you truly is. Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider, host of Discovering the Jewish Jesus, draws from his deep understanding of Scripture to unlock the mysteries of one of the most beautiful portions of God’s Word—the Song of Songs. In what he considers one of the most important teachings the Lord has ever given him, Rabbi Schneider helps readers discover new depths of intimacy with the Lord and better understand how much God loves them by showing how the Song of Songs (or the Song of Solomon) is not just a poetic love story but also a prophetic message of God's love for His church. With practical guidance and insightful analysis, Rabbi Schneider illuminates the layers of meaning and symbolism in the Song of Songs, revealing the profound truths it holds for our spiritual lives today. Whether they are seeking to deepen their relationship with God or simply want to better appreciate the beauty of this ancient text, A Journey Into Divine Love is a powerful tool for personal transformation and spiritual renewal.
There is no more important topic for inquiry today than the meaning and message of Jesus, for in this quest lies the solution to human discontent and despair. Examining an array of titles for Jesus found in the New Testament, expressions ranging from rabbi and messiah to Wisdom of God, Word of God, and Lord, this study explores why Christology is not simply the study of Jesus Christ but also of the highest and best in us all. Who is Jesus Christ, and what is his significance for today? Was he fully human, the perfect human, God in disguise, or somehow all of these simultaneously? The key is to begin where the first Christians began, with their experience of Jesus, and then to press forward with the development of that understanding in our experience of Christ. While The Scandal of Divine Love is designed for Christian believers (survivors), it embraces skeptics and seekers alike, mindful that within each of us are multiple voices, sometimes affirming, sometimes questioning, occasionally even denying. Whether you consider yourself primarily as skeptic, seeker, or believer, this study encourages you to listen, appreciate, and cultivate each voice. This volume, ideal for individual and group study, will help you discover anew the magnificence of the life and person known to us as Jesus of Nazareth, as guide, exemplar, and Lord.
