God With Us - A Journey Home (Read Aloud Edition)

God With Us - A Journey Home (Read Aloud Edition)

Author: Jeremy Pierre

Publisher: Shepherd Press

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1633421805

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Author Jeremy Pierre and illustrator Cassandra Clark want to awaken children to a brave journey―a journey home. This beautifully illustrated tale traces the theme of God’s presence through the storyline of Scripture. People were created to be with God but lost their nearness to him at the fall. So God sent his Son Jesus Christ to cross that distance, making a way for people to follow him on their own journey home. This book seeks to connect a child’s experience of a hurting world with the larger story of God’s redemption of all things, inspiring them to courage and to joy for their journey. Immersive illustrations and poetic wordplay throughout will keep your child returning to the pages of this book. God With Us presents your children with: One Panoramic Theme: Your children will see in panoramic display one grand theme at the heart of Scripture’s story, from Genesis to Revelation: the presence of God. Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is presented to your children as the fulfillment of everything they were made to be. Realism About Life: This is an honest storybook about a fallen world, full of excitement and joy as well as sadness and fear. Luxurious Visuals: The full-color illustrations are intentionally arranged to move between large sweeping landscapes and small arresting moments, evoking in children a sense of awe at the grand scale of life, even in the daily moments. An Experience for the Eyes, Ears, and Heart: Art―in visual, audible, and verbal form―makes beautiful the things that God calls beautiful. This book will capture your children’s imagination. This dramatized, Read-Aloud Edition brings each chapter to life with narration, music, sound effects, and visual cues for children to enjoy.


Roots and Sky

Roots and Sky

Author: Christie Purifoy

Publisher: Revell

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1493401793

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When Christie Purifoy arrived at Maplehurst that September, she was heavily pregnant with both her fourth child and her dreams of creating a sanctuary that would be a fixed point in her busily spinning world. The sprawling Victorian farmhouse sitting atop a Pennsylvania hill held within its walls the possibility of a place where her family could grow, where friends could gather, and where Christie could finally grasp and hold the thing we all long for--home. In lyrical, contemplative prose, Christie slowly unveils the small trials and triumphs of that first year at Maplehurst--from summer's intense heat and autumn's glorious canopy through winter's still whispers and spring's gentle mercies. Through stories of planting and preserving, of opening the gates wide to neighbors, and of learning to speak the language of a place, Christie invites readers into the joy of small beginnings and the knowledge that the kingdom of God is with us here and now. Anyone who has felt the longing for home, who yearns to reconnect with the beauty of nature, and who values the special blessing of deep relationships with family and friends will love finding themselves in this story of earthly beauty and soaring hope.


Genesis GOD SAID IT… A THIRTY- DAY JOURNEY & CONVERSATIONS

Genesis GOD SAID IT… A THIRTY- DAY JOURNEY & CONVERSATIONS

Author: Ethel Green

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2015-01-14

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1490852492

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The beginning of all beginnings is proclaimed in Genesis. God began by creating the physical world and people with spiritual qualities (soul and spirit). Genesis becomes part of the discipline of Bible reading and study begun by many each new year. "Why not start at the beginning?" we ask. With that desire in place, my husband and I picked The Daily Bible In Chronological Order 365 Daily Reading's (TDB). I spent extra time searching out the words of God, which contributed part of the title for my book, GOD SAID IT... The expanded title, by adding A THIRTY-DAY JOURNEY, became the impetus for an expanded devotional based on God's words and topics selected from them. God's highest creation, man--including woman--spent their first day resting along with their creator. WOW! Wouldn't you have liked to hear the conversation between them? It was Creator to created, Father to child. CONVERSATIONS are imaginary words of God as He and the people of Genesis interact. The journey of God's children developed into history-His story. It is also the story of those who would be called God's chosen people--the Jews. Some conversations extolled characteristics of "heroes of the faith" mentioned in Hebrews eleven.


The Illuminated Journey

The Illuminated Journey

Author: Sarah Elizabeth Jones

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2023-09-28

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13:

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This book describes the challenge of a child’s survival after her mother’s death and the loving people who mentored her and cared for her.


The Spiritual Journey

The Spiritual Journey

Author: Esther DeWaal

Publisher: St Bede's Publications

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781879007024

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A collection of guides to the spiritual journey. The authors deal with such masters as Cassian, St. Benedict, John of Forde and Carl Jung, discussing ideas from East and West.


Caesar and the Sacrament

Caesar and the Sacrament

Author: R. Alan Streett

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-01-24

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1498228410

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When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they pledged their allegiance to a kingdom other than Rome and a king other than Caesar (Acts 17:7). Many books explore baptism from doctrinal or theological perspectives, and focus on issues such as the correct mode of baptism, the proper candidate for baptism, who has the authority to baptize, and whether or not baptism is a symbol or means of grace. By contrast, Caesar and the Sacrament investigates the political nature of baptism. Very few contemporary Christians consider baptism's original purpose or political significance. Only by studying baptism in its historical context, can we discover its impact on first-century believers and the adverse reaction it engendered among Roman and Jewish officials. Since baptism was initially a rite of non-violent resistance, what should its function be today?


May to May – My Journey to Self-love with God

May to May – My Journey to Self-love with God

Author: Reabetswe Moabi

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2024-08-16

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1035834596

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One of society’s main problems today is a lack of self-love; this is evident in the way most people live their lives – sadly, I was also part of the statistic. The fact that I was not living life to the full bothered me in many ways. I was not running my own race; I constantly compared myself to others; I had not accepted myself for who I was, and I had not taken full responsibility for my life. I was merely alive and confused. Although everything on the outside looked good, I felt miserable. I learned the hard way that what goes on inside us is more important than what people can see. A lack of self-love impacted most areas of my life negatively - I knew something needed to change. Once I had surrendered my life to God, He helped me see my own value. I started May to May – My Journey to Self-love with God to move my life in the right direction. After discovering the 20 components that lead to self-love, my life has never been the same. I could finally accept myself just as I was. I am proud to say there is no other race I would rather run than my own. I needed to love myself first, so I could truly live.


The New International Lesson Annual 2013-2014

The New International Lesson Annual 2013-2014

Author: David Kalas

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1426771746

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Years of reader evaluations yield a record of overwhelming positive teaching results. Teachers agree that The New International Lesson Annual gets highest marks for helping Christian educators in the classroom, making Scripture understandable or intelligible, relating Scripture to contemporary living, and challenging students to respond with positive life-changing actions. Based on the Bible study foundations of America’s leading ecumenical Bible educators and editors in the venerable Committee on Uniform Series. Inside discover: • Easy-to-use design with tint boxes, thumb index, goals for learners, and a key-word pronunciation guide • Easy-on-the-eyes clear type • The only lesson commentary with popular easy-to-understand NRSV and CEB translations (Combined with your own King James Bible, NIV, or any other Bible translation, you have a multiversion parallel.) [Karla, multi- forms a closed compound] • Eight pages of Bible background, interpretation, and step-by-step lesson plans keyed to learner goals for each lesson make lesson preparation thorough without requiring difficult and tedious research • In-depth quarterly teacher enrichment articles and Bible background covering both the big picture and close-up views. Complete index to background Scriptures and occasional additional helps such as maps, charts, and timelines • “Faith in Action” section gives ideas for placing faith concepts of the lessons into action • “Preparing Our Hearts” section with Bible reading and reflection questions for the teacher’s personal spiritual growth • “Continue the Journey” section includes ideas for prayer, learner preparation for next week’s session, activities the learners can do during the coming week to live out what they have learned, and a suggested closing hymn and benediction • Edited by one of the nation's leading Christian educators, Dr. Nan Duerling