Donna Bowman utilizes the work of process thinker Alfred North Whitehead to develop a doctrine of election that dialogues with the view of Reformed theologian Karl Barth. Taking seriously Barth's contention that election is the best of all words that can be spoken about God, Bowman reinterprets Whitehead's description of God's provision of the initial aim to each entity as the central cosmological and theological fact of universal election. By combining Barth's concerns with process categories, she concludes that both systems are aimed at common theological and philosophical enemies.
Does God Have a Perfect Will for Your Life? Does God have a perfect will for each Christian? Can you be absolutely certain of God’s specific will for your life? In this expanded twenty-fifth anniversary edition of his highly acclaimed work, Garry Friesen examines the prevalent view on God’s will today and provides a sound biblical alternative to the traditional teaching of how God guides us. This new edition includes these helpful resources: • Study guide for small groups • Responses to Frequently Asked Questions • Guide to painless Scripture memorization Friesen tackles the very practical issues of choosing a mate, picking a career, and giving in this fresh and liberating approach to decision making and the will of God. Story Behind the Book Most Christians have been taught how to find God’s will, yet many are still unsure whether they’ve found it. God does guide His people, but the question is, “How does He guide?” After “putting out a fleece” to decide which college to attend, Garry Friesen began pondering why it was so hard to find God’s will when he had so sincerely sought it. Was he the only one who did not have 100 percent clarity for every decision? Then a new possibility struck—perhaps his understanding of the nature of God’s will was biblically deficient. Maybe there was a better way to understand HOW God guides.
Master the decisions that will make your life everything God wants it to be. Every day we make choices. And those choices accumulate and eventually become our life story. What would your life look like if you became an expert at making those choices? In this inspiring guidebook, New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel shows how the choices that are in your power, if aligned with biblical principles, will lead to a life you've never imagined. Divine Direction will help you seek wisdom through seven principles. You'll consider: One thing to stop that's hindering you How to start a new habit to re-direct your path Where you should stay committed And when you should go even if it's easier to stay The book also includes criteria that will help you feel confident in the right choice, and encourages you with principles for trusting God with your decisions. What story do you want to tell about yourself? God is dedicated to the wonderful plan he's laid out for you. The achievable and powerful steps in Divine Direction take you there one step at a time, big or small. Spanish edition also available.
How can I know what God wants me to do? We make choices, and then our choices makes us (or break us!). This is true of "big" decisions of course, but "little" decisions are just as important because they lead to the big ones. All of our choices are the threads in the fabric of our future. Ultimately, our decisions are so important because they have ramifications beyond this life, and into eternity. What's more, the way we make decisions is a central part of our personal relationship with God. We need to learn how to make good decisions so that will be able to make the best choice immediately, and instinctively. In clear and thoughtful steps, Swavely uncovers and explains the principles that God uses to lead and guide us including: how we should consider feelings, impressions or prompting, circumstances, counsel, desires and prayer. This brief yet relentlesly biblical book also helps us avoid some common errors that can rob our joy, and send us off in the wrong direction. Here, in this the theologically grounded volume, you will gain the wisdom and discernment necessary to practice God's way of making good decisions that honor him.
Drawing from the timeless methods of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, this thoughtful meditation is enriched with examples and stories that offer practical and profound wisdom for aligning personal desires and goals with God's will.
Dustin Johnson was just an average seventeen year old. Maybe he was a little self- centered at times, but what teenager isn't? One day he and his family are faced with life altering news. When things begin to get rough, he is given a choice. He can look out for himself - as he's always been accustomed to - or, with the help of a divine nature, give someone else the opportunity to change the world. A Divine Decision is full of continuous twists and emotion packed chapters, leaving you on the edge of your seat the entire ride. TRY THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT https: //www.createspace.com/Preview/112330
USA TODAY BESTSELLER Truth of the Divine is the latest alternate-history first-contact novel in the Noumena series from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times bestselling author Lindsay Ellis. The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate grows more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights to nonhuman persons. How do you define “person” in the first place? Cora Sabino not only serves as the full-time communication intermediary between the alien entity Ampersand and his government chaperones but also shares a mysterious bond with him that is both painful and intimate in ways neither of them could have anticipated. Despite this, Ampersand is still keen on keeping secrets, even from Cora, which backfires on them both when investigative journalist Kaveh Mazandarani, a close colleague of Cora’s unscrupulous estranged father, witnesses far more of Ampersand’s machinations than anyone was meant to see. Since Cora has no choice but to trust Kaveh, the two must work together to prove to a fearful world that intelligent, conscious beings should be considered persons, no matter how horrifying, powerful, or malicious they may seem. Making this case is hard enough when the public doesn’t know what it’s dealing with—and it will only become harder when a mysterious flash illuminates the sky, marking the arrival of an agent of chaos that will light an already-unstable world on fire. With a voice completely her own, Lindsay Ellis deepens her realistic exploration of the reality of a planet faced with the presence of extraterrestrial intelligence, probing the essential questions of humanity and decency, and the boundaries of the human mind. While asking the question of what constitutes a “person,” Ellis also examines what makes a monster.
You make decisions every day, and it is truly one of the most essential elements in your daily life. More importantly, as a believer, your future success in manifesting the promises of God in your life is rooted and grounded in your resolve to seek God and His Word in your decision-making. You see, it is vitally important to know and to understand that God has empowered you for decision-making. That power--His power--is inside of you! While the enemy has tried to take this liberty and gift away from you, you only have to seek God to make a decision based on the Word of God! With godly decisions based on the Word of God and a made-up mind, there is absolutely nothing-- including the enemy--that can stop your decisions from coming to pass! But the enemy uses weapons of confusion, doubt, fear, and unbelief to flood your mind to stop or hinder you from making a decision based on the Word of God. God wants you to understand and believe this; His Word is true, and it never changes. He always gives everyday answers to your everyday questions! You have a position in Christ, through a relationship with Him, where the word of the Lord dwelling on the inside of you eliminates all confusion, doubt, fear, and unbelief in your life. As you read God's Power of Decision Belongs to Us, start today and make the decision to take this journey with me to have this incredible, remarkable level of intimacy with God and to trust Him at the point of complete transparency and obedience. This decision, second only to your decision to accept Christ as Lord and Savior, is where revelation knowledge in His word allots you a revolutionary understanding of the power of a decision. This process empowers you to experience as well as manifest Christ on the earth. As you read God's Power of Decision Belongs to Us, don't allow anything to take your mind captive! Keep your mind stayed on Him, and do not give permission to the enemy to cause distractions as you read this book. Seek God as you believe that He has and will do awesome things! Just keep your mind dedicated to Him, and you will see the manifestations of the awesomeness of your God as He adds His power to your decision-making. A heart of commitment to move forward, a made-up mind not to turn back, and the Word of God as a guide is all that is needed to experience the manifestation of God's glory in your life. Go ahead and launch an unchangeable resolve that impacts not only your life but the entire world.
