No Longer I
No Longer I

Author: Jacob Hotchkiss

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-16

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13:

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If the gospel promises so much, then why does it often deliver so little? Why do believers still struggle with the things that God is supposed to have saved them from? The primary reason for this is likely not what you would expect. It is not a lack of self-discipline, prayer, bible study, etc. Nor is it simply an unwillingness to repent. The problem, at its core, is that we do not fully understand what Christ has done. To put it frankly, there is a crucial piece of the gospel that even most Christians have never heard. "[T]he truth will set you free" (John 8:32), and this book is meant to show you how. Here are some of the common misconceptions that will be cleared up along the way: To obey God more, we need to love him more. Sin is always the product of an evil heart. We must pray and wait for deliverance from sin. We are just "sinners saved by grace", and this will always be the case. We need to die to ourselves more and more every day. We must be careful not to abuse God's grace. The gospel is every bit as powerful as you have always known it ought to be, and its victory is for everyone who simply believes. This is not a book about more doing. This is a book about better believing. It is biblical, it is practical, and it is utterly good news.

No Longer Strangers
No Longer Strangers

Author: Gregory Coles

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 083084791X

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Belonging has never come easy to me. But the way Jesus tells it, if we give up on belonging in order to follow him, we'll find ourselves belonging anyway—we'll belong like aliens. Maybe you're caught in the same tension as me, wanting to fit somewhere even as you're permanently out of place. Maybe you feel like an alien. If so, let's be aliens together.

Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed
Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed

Author: Austin Fischer

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2014-01-13

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1625641516

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Does it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning around the sun even if we're convinced it spins around the earth. Our opinions about God will not change God, but they can change us. And so yes, it does matter because the conversations about free will and Calvinism confront us with perhaps the only question that really matters: who is God? This is a book about that question--a book about the Bible, black holes, love, sovereignty, hell, Romans 9, Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, C. S. Lewis, Karl Barth, and a little girl in a red coat. You've heard arguments, but here's a story--Austin Fischer's story, and his journey in and out of Calvinism on a trip to the center of the universe.

No Longer a Stray
No Longer a Stray

Author: Terry Deffenbaugh

Publisher: Scepter Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781594170058

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Fr. Terry Deffenbaugh, OSA, has worked with young people for many years, through his work counseling and giving retreats.This book will grab the imagination of many young people, as well as adults who are young at heart. They will become good friends of Christ and embrace his mission and make it their own. They will be surprised and hurt by those who oppose Christ, horrified by his passion and death. But they will begin to understand the redemptive meaning of Christ's love and sacrifice, to appreciate the meaning and value of suffering, and then to read the Gospel.

No Longer I
No Longer I

Author: L. E. Hall

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2011-07-29

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1449719414

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It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. the Apostle Paul What does that mean? How does that look? How does it happen? For anyone who hungers and thirsts for purpose and meaning in their life, Larry Hall is an experienced sage able to guide them to the table and fountainhead. Dr. Stan Reid, President, Austin Graduate School of Theology (from the foreword) A timely, stimulating look at what being transformed into the image of Christ is all about, can be, and should be. With strong biblical and psychological analysis, Larry Hall presents startling implications for any person desiring Christ-esteem and self-denial. Dr. Michael ODonnell, President, International Family Life Institute Arresting, penetrating analysis. Every chapteralmost every pagecompels a fresh new look at what is going on within us and in the world around us. In practical, insightful language, No Longer I brings us face to face with what it means to live a Christ-committed life in the midst of todays confused intellectual and spiritual climate. Dr Michael Armour, co-author, System-Sensitive Leadership The wonderful thing about Larrys book: I watched him live it before he wrote it. Joe Baisden, Minister Emeritus, Belton Church of Christ

Speaking of Jesus
Speaking of Jesus

Author: Carl Medearis

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0781406269

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Some of us fear moments when we need to defend our theology. Some of us seek them out. But we are seldom ready the way Jesus seemed to be ready. So how do we draw others to God in the midst of these ordinary conversations the way Jesus did? In Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medearis draws on his experience of international reconciliation between Muslims and Christians to remind us of the heart of the matter: Jesus. Here he gives us tools, stories, and the foundation we need to move beyond “us” and “them” and simply talk about the One who changes it all. As Carl writes, “While others are explaining and defending various isms and ologies we’re simply pointing people to our friend. The one who uncovers and disarms. Who leads people right to himself. The beginning and the end of the story. A good story indeed.”

I Live, No Longer I
I Live, No Longer I

Author: Laura Reece Hogan

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-01-19

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1532601085

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How do the dark moments of suffering which we all encounter at some point in our lives connect with the divine? The words of Paul the Apostle offer an answer to this universal question in the vibrant figure and pattern of Jesus Christ, so eloquently expressed in the Philippians Christ Hymn. It is in moments of loss, moments of experience of creation and community, and moments of transformative unity with God that we discover our deep connectedness to God and one another. Laura Hogan weaves the truth of these three facets of divine-human relationship together with Paul's undivided trust in divine effectiveness; that is, that the paradox of the cross reveals that God, no matter how dire the circumstance, is supremely effective to accomplish his will. Paul's words encourage us to express the pattern of Jesus Christ in our words, actions, and very lives, a singular articulation of Christ in our time, place, identity, and circumstances. This daily living of the Christ pattern, which this book explores in lives past and present, gives rise to a true joy in God as we become increasingly aware of our relationship with the divine in all moments, from the darkest to the brightest.

No Longer a Slumdog
No Longer a Slumdog

Author: K. P. Yohannan

Publisher: Gospel for Asia

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781595890658

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"Read about an abandoned girl who found hope at the end of the railroad tracks, a young boy who escaped after years of forced servitude, and many others whose lives have also been redeemed. You?ll be captivated by this powerful move of God as K.P. Yohannan leads you on a journey through the slums and villages of South Asia into the hearts and lives of these precious children." -- from publisher's website.

One Faith No Longer
One Faith No Longer

Author: George Yancey

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2021-07-06

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1479808660

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Irreconcilable differences drive the division between progressive and conservative Christians—is there a divorce coming? Much attention has been paid to political polarization in America, but far less to the growing schism between progressive and conservative Christians. In this groundbreaking new book, George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk offer the provocative contention that progressive and conservative Christianities have diverged so much in their core values that they ought to be thought of as two separate religions. The authors draw on both quantitative data and interviews to uncover how progressive and conservative Christians determine with whom they align themselves religiously, and how they distinguish themselves from each other. They find that progressive Christians emphasize political agreement relating to social justice issues as they determine who is part of their in-group, and focus less on theological agreement. Among conservative Christians, on the other hand, the major concern is whether one agrees with them on core theological points. Progressive and conservative Christians thus use entirely different factors in determining their social identity and moral values. In a time when religion and politics have never seemed so intertwined, One Faith No Longer offers a timely and compelling reframing of an age-old conflict.

No Longer Invisible
No Longer Invisible

Author: Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0199844747

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Winner of a 2013 American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Award Drawing on conversations with hundreds of professors, co-curricular educators, administrators, and students from institutions spanning the entire spectrum of American colleges and universities, the Jacobsens illustrate how religion is constructively intertwined with the work of higher education in the twenty-first century. No Longer Invisible documents how, after decades when religion was marginalized, colleges and universities are re-engaging matters of faith-an educational development that is both positive and necessary. Religion in contemporary American life is now incredibly complex, with religious pluralism on the rise and the categories of "religious" and "secular" often blending together in a dizzying array of lifestyles and beliefs. Using the categories of historic religion, public religion, and personal religion, No Longer Invisible offers a new framework for understanding this emerging religious terrain, a framework that can help colleges and universities-and the students who attend them-interact with religion more effectively. The stakes are high: Faced with escalating pressures to focus solely on job training, American higher education may find that paying more careful and nuanced attention to religion is a prerequisite for preserving American higher education's longstanding commitment to personal, social, and civic learning.