Discipleship on the Edge
Discipleship on the Edge

Author: Darrell W. Johnson

Publisher: Regent College Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9781573832120

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Revelation is probably the most read, but least understood book of the Bible. History is replete with examples of how not to interpret it, and books featuring end-of-world prophecy claims based on Revelation consistently top the bestseller lists. But how can the message of such an enigmatic book be applied to our lives today? In Discipleship on the Edge, Darrell W. Johnson drives home the challenging and practical message of Revelation in thirty carefully crafted sermons. Paying careful attention to the original context of Revelation and the circumstances surrounding its composition, Johnson shows that the book is not a "crystal ball" but rather a "discipleship manual." Thoroughly researched and yet accessible, this collection of sermons is a helpful resource for pastors and small group leaders who are looking for models to help them preach and teach the message of Revelation in a time when there is much confusion about the end times. Darrell W. Johnson serves as Scholar-in-Residence at The Way Church and Canadian Church Leaders Network in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A popular conference and retreat speaker, he has also served as the preaching pastor for a number of congregations in North America and the Philippines, as well as serving as Adjunct Professor of Preaching for the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a Teaching Fellow at Regent College. His other books include Experiencing the Trinity and Fifty-Seven Words That Change The World.

Hearing the Silence
Hearing the Silence

Author: Bruce W. Longenecker

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1725246333

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In this refreshingly unique book, Bruce Longenecker demonstrates that reading Luke's narrative is richly enhanced through attentiveness to what is tantalizingly left out of the Lukan narrative. In Hearing the Silence, the reader is invited to delve deeply into literary and theological dimensions of the Lukan narrative through an exploration of Jesus' strangely under-narrated "escape" in Luke 4:30. The options for interpreting the mechanics of that curious event are brought into dramatic relief by Longenecker's survey of the scene's reconstruction in Jesus-novels and Jesus-films, in which a variety of strategies have been employed to iron out the scene's narrative oddity. Against their backdrop, Longenecker's own constructive proposals bring the reader into direct contact with some of the most significant features of the Lukan Gospel and worldview.

The Loom of God
The Loom of God

Author: Clifford A. Pickover

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781402764004

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Previous ed. published in 1997 under the title: The loom of God: mathematical tapestries at the edge of time, by Plenum Press.

The Edge of Words
The Edge of Words

Author: Rowan Williams

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1472910451

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The Edge of Words is Rowan Williams' first book since standing down as Archbishop of Canterbury. Invited to give the prestigious 2014 Gifford Lectures, Dr Williams has produced a scholarly but eminently accessible account of the possibilities of speaking about God – taking as his point of departure the project of natural theology. Dr Williams enters into dialogue with thinkers as diverse as Augustine and Simone Weil and authors such as Joyce, Hardy, Burgess and Hoban in what is a compelling essay about the possibility of language about God.

True Spirituality
True Spirituality

Author: Chip Ingram

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1476727635

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A launching pad for your spiritual journey, this inspiring book provides clear, specific, and practical guidelines for becoming a Christian who lives like Christ. Christians today live in a world that is activity heavy and relationship light. The result is spiritual emptiness. We struggle to know what God wants from us and for us . . . and we’re unsure what a real relationship with God really looks like. But that was never God’s idea. HIS idea of faith is not about rules or religion— it’s about relationship. That’s where God tells us to start. In Romans 12, God gives us a clear picture of what Christians should look like at the root level. If you’re ready to move from “in” to “all in,” then you’re ready to become a Romans 12 Christian. The next steps of your journey toward true spirituality start here.

The Real Heaven
The Real Heaven

Author: Chip Ingram

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2016-02-23

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1493401548

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Heaven has received a lot of attention in recent years as bestselling books and movies have told the stories of people who claim to have been there. But what does the Bible actually say about heaven? What difference does it make? What happens the moment after we die? What will our relationships be like in heaven? Chip Ingram sets aside the hype and myths and digs into the Scriptures to discover what God actually wants us to know about the hereafter. Most importantly, Ingram shows why our understanding of heaven matters now, in this life. Because what we believe about heaven actually affects us today in ways we may not have imagined.

Women on the Edge
Women on the Edge

Author: Cindi McMenamin

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2010-07-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0736939946

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Popular author Cindi McMenamin offers wonderful new encouragement to women who stand at the crossroads of life longing for change, for direction, for ways to make a difference. Every woman, at one time or another, has felt as if she’s “on the edge.” She has felt unappreciated, unsupported, and weary. She has thought, Why am I putting up with this? Don’t I deserve better? How can I escape? Such frustration can drive her away from God or toward Him. Cindi shares how women can thrive even in the hard times and... shift their focus from self to God trust their heavenly Father more with the things they cannot control turn their temporary frustrations into lasting fulfillment This book will help women turn their negative longings into positive ones. They’ll learn how to live on the edge not in frustration, but joy, as they pursue God in exciting new ways.

Edging God Out
Edging God Out

Author: Richard J. Hart

Publisher: America Star Books

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781462696512

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According to a recent Gallup poll, nine in ten Americans believe in God. Yet how easily we can edge God out of our lives. This is what the ego does. Ego can stand for edging God out. We edge God out by being blind to the realities around us which cry out like a siren in the night for our attention. Our blurred vision needs healing so we can see with a wide angled lens. This will enable us to see that the worst of times can become the best of times when seen through the lens of the cross. By not listening to God, others, and our own bodies, we keep God below our radar screen. We listen more readily to the voices of materialism, consumerism and individualism. Some forty to sixty percent of our day is spent in listening, but how much do we actively listen? Sexual abuse, especially of children, is a horrible way to edge God out of our lives. Jesus showed us how to touch in a loving, caring, tender way. How many of us can show the highest kind of love by accepting Jesus' challenge by loving our enemies, doing good to those who hate us, and praying for those who mistreat us? We misuse our precious gift of speech by lying, detraction, slander, gossip, unjust anger. We edge God out by our failure to be involved in thorny justice issues like the environment, global warming, racism, sexism, militarism and immigration. How often we respond, "What can I do?" Instead of wringing our hands we need to open them up to others. The most ordinary things are drenched in divine possibility. But we become paralyzed by fear, failure and even death. We need to counteract all of this by spirited prayer which will prevent us from edging God out of our lives. God cannot be bothered to do for ourselves what we can do for ourselves. Prayer will enable us to see things in a new way, to think the unfamiliar, to accept the present moment even if it is disturbing.

Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge

Author: Chip Ingram

Publisher: Howard Books

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781439190524

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Based on the biblical model for Christianity, Living on the Edge challenges readers to experience Christianity the way God intended and provides an actual profile of a disciple of Jesus Christ that is relational, grace-based, faith-focused, practical, and measureable. A launching pad for a journey toward becoming a Christian who lives like Christ, this book provides questions and resources at the end of each chapter, as well as directions to continue on your journey through an interactive Web site, where the reader will discover clear spiritual pathways and personal coaching to make it over barriers.

Falling Into the Face of God
Falling Into the Face of God

Author: William J. Elliott

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2006-05-21

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 141852560X

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In early June of 2002, I left the United States and traveled to the locus of my own soul. If one were to look at a map, they would say that my destination was Israel (specifically the Judean Desert) and that I had traveled 6,497 miles. But in actuality, I traveled much farther than that-upon a road whose traversing is not measured in miles, but by the deepening of the human experience, love and acceptance; and not by direction (for there is only one direction-inward). And whose perilous mountains, cliffs, and valleys were not composed of stone or sand, but of one's own psyche (the most dangerous of the world's creations). In Bill Elliott's forty days in the Judean desert he learns many deep and poignant truths about himself, his world, and his relationship with God. He reflects back on significant (and insignificant) moments in his life and learns from them as well-his parents dying at his home when he was 12, a dream he had about TV psychiatrist Frasier, the comical relationship with his best friend Dave who later committed suicide, and other incidents. This book is truly in the vein of the introspective works of Anne Lamott, Don Miller, and others. If you're looking for a deeper spiritual experience, you will devour this book.