Gospeler
Gospeler

Author: Willie Robertson

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2024-05-14

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1400338492

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Do you want to share your faith more easily and naturally? Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty says that if you can tell someone about your spouse, kids, friends, school, pets, and hobbies, you know how to talk about the most important thing in your life, your Lord! Could you share the gospel with another person? Would you know where to start? Do you even know what the gospel is? It's the Good News of Jesus, and a gospeler is simply someone who shares it with others. Willie Robertson writes about his story of faith, which came about in large part because a stranger went out of his way—as well as his comfort zone—to have a spiritual conversation with Willie's father, Phil. And from that story, he tells readers how they, too, can talk about Jesus with their family, friends, neighbors, and even people they meet along the way. Gospeler will help readers: Celebrate the gospel genealogy that led to their faith and be inspired to grow their spiritual family tree. Understand that sharing the gospel is not preaching but having a conversation. Keep sharing the gospel with someone, knowing that Jesus never gives up on us. Focus on what's truly important (Jesus) instead of what's not (religion). Being a gospeler is not complicated. And the more you share Jesus, the easier it gets. Maybe you believe other people are better at sharing their faith and it is not your gift. Maybe you think you don't know the Bible well enough. Or you might say you haven't figured it all out yourself, so you aren’t equipped to help anyone else. Whatever may be holding you back will be covered in this book, giving you the inspiration, guidance, and encouragement you need. When the gospel is heard, accepted, and responded to, it's not just a cool story, it is a game-changer. And it can spread across the world—starting with one conversation you have with another. In addition to this book, an accompanying 64-page booklet is available to share with others.

Thespian Theology
Thespian Theology

Author: John A. TenBrook

Publisher: CSS Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 0788018450

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The author of Thespian Theology: The Parables Of Jesus As One-Act Plays follows up that popular CSS title with an all-new collection of fun and enlightening sketches based on Cycle A lectionary readings for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons. The offbeat humor of TenBrook's scenes is a great way to share the gospel -- audiences will laugh while they are stimulated to look at the scriptural message in a new light. Originally developed for presentation by a high school-age youth group, these versatile pieces can be used in place of the Sunday sermon or for youth programs and other fellowship settings -- and these simple, easy-to-perform sketches are an excellent tool for reaching out to unchurched people and getting them excited about Jesus Christ. Each skit is accompanied by a page of "Thespian Theological Thoughts" that briefly makes an explicit connection between the drama and the scripture passage. It's just what you need to inject a healthy dose of fun into the serious business of speaking and hearing the word of God. Some of the amusing titles include: - N-o-o-o-t Exactly (Advent 1) - What's The Word? (Christmas) - Unfathomable Riches! No Assembly Required, Gentiles Included (Epiphany) - The Foolishness Of God (Epiphany 4) A graduate of Harvard University (B.A. and M.B.A.), John A. TenBrook has been addicted to the theatre ever since he appeared in Harvard's famous Hasty Pudding Show as an undergraduate. He has worked in marketing and public relations for the Westvaco and Friendly Ice Cream corporations, and has also served as Director of Community Relations for two social service agencies in the Springfield, Massachusetts, area. He is currently the Communications Coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.

A Consuming Faith
A Consuming Faith

Author: Susan Curtis

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780826213624

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In A Consuming Faith, Susan Curtis analyzes the startling convergence of two events previously treated independently: the emergence of a modern consumer-oriented culture and the rise of the social gospel movement. By examining the lives and works of individuals who identified themselves as social gospelers, rather than just groups or individuals who fit a particular definition, Curtis is able to capture the very fluidity of the term social gospel as it was used. In addition to exploring the time in which the movement took shape, Curtis provides biographical sketches of traditional figures involved in various aspects of the social gospel movement such as Walter Rauschenbusch, Washington Gladden, and Josiah Strong alongside those of less-prominent figures like Charles Jefferson, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Charles Macfarland. Going beyond their roles in the movement, Curtis shows them to be sons and daughters, husbands and wives, and workers and citizens who experienced the vast changes in their world wrought by industrialization and class conflict even as they sought to define a meaningful religious life. The result of their quest was a redefinition of Protestantism that contributed to an evolving public discourse and culture. This groundbreaking study, now with a new preface by Curtis, provides an illuminating look at culture and religion as interdependent influences, and treats religious life as an integral part of American culture--not a sacred world apart from the secular. A Consuming Faith will be of interest to anyone who strives to understand not only the social and cultural history of America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but also the origins of modern America.

Theology for Earth Community
Theology for Earth Community

Author: Dieter T. Hessel

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2003-08-18

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1592443109

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This volume brings together original essays by both seasoned professionals and emerging scholars who examine state-of-the-art scholarship and pedagogy in ecologically-alert theology. Authors assess what various theologians have to offer, and draw implications for reshaping religious and environmental studies, as well as preparing the next generations of church leaders or pastoral workers. What needs to be done, these authors ask, to bring biblical studies, systematics, social ethics, practical theology, spiritual formation, and liturgy up to speed with eco-justice thought and action on environmental questions?

Stony the Road We Trod
Stony the Road We Trod

Author: Cain Hope Felder

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1506472052

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The publication of Stony the Road We Trod thirty years ago marked the emergence of a critical mass of Black biblical scholars--as well as a distinct set of hermeneutical concerns. Combining sophisticated exegesis with special sensitivity to issues of race, class, and gender, the authors of this scholarly collection examine the nettling questions of biblical authority, Black and African people in biblical narratives, and the liberating aspects of Scripture. The original volume reshaped and redefined the questions, concerns, and scholarship that determine how the Bible is appropriated by the church, the academy, and the larger society today. To the original eleven essays this expanded edition adds a new introduction by Brian K. Blount and three new chapters by Kimberly D. Russaw, Shively T. J. Smith, and Jennifer T. Kaalund. Not only does Blount's new introduction access the impact of the first edition, but the new contributions extend the implications of Cain Hope Felder's vision for the book.

Sunshine Rider
Sunshine Rider

Author: Ric Lynden Hardman

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780440228127

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In the late 1800s while on a cattle drive which takes him north from Texas, seventeen-year-old Wylie learns that it is no longer necessary to run from the father he never knew.

Invincible Horizon
Invincible Horizon

Author: S.K. Banini

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2013-06-18

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1466990880

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Invincible Horizon was inspired by real life events and fictional revelations, to entertain and educate readers beyond the different perspectives of life within the conceptual walls of our worlds. Also, to revitalize an entertaining twist; a sense of poetic participation to todays essential discourse to such topics as religion, politics and wars, birth and death, love and romance, race, migration and etc. away from the phantasmal observation of 21st century exceptionalism. This anthology drums out the many socio-political issues as well as some ethnic biases, which have cast vengeful mist, ravaging international and domestic relations; thus, it highlights some of the follies of todays society. Among the list of poems is a poetic lullaby written by the author and his family, which many parents may find it useful. The book evokes some educational qualities, particularly of colonial/post-colonial Africa with an immigrants perspective of the West and beyond.

Glory of Christ Unveiled & Vindicated Volume 1
Glory of Christ Unveiled & Vindicated Volume 1

Author: Joseph Hussey

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-04-10

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 1365037762

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Glory of Christ Unveiled & Vindicated. Volume 1. An Exposition of the Mystery which was kept secret since the world began; wherein the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity is manifested in the Lord JESUS, and that Christ's bearing the Iniquity of our Sin in his Sufferings was the Atonement he made to God for the Elect; set forth against the Socinian and Neonomian triumphs, and other Cowardly Professions; that an Interest in Christ is built alone upon the Free, Absolute & Everlasting Love of the Father, Son, and Spirit, towards an elect Remnant in Christ Jesus, against the Arminians; with some account given of the Mystery of the Elect and their Union in Christ Jesus before the Foundation of the World; proving that their Free Grace Union according to God's Ancient Settlements was never, as to the Comprehensive & Supreme Relation of the elect in Jesus Christ destroyed by their Subordinate Fall in Adam & a Vindication of the Excellency of God's Grace against the whole Arminian Scheme.