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Author: Jerome H. Neyrey
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780664256432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJerome Neyrey clarifies what praise, honor, and glory meant to Matthew and his audience. He examines the traditional literary forms for bestowing such praise and the conventional grounds for awarding honor and praise in Matthew's world.
Author: Martín Prechtel
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2015-04-14
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1583949402
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Beautifully written and wise … [Martin Prechtel] offers stories that are precious and life-sustaining. Read carefully, and listen deeply."—Mary Oliver, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community. Yet, as Prechtel says, "Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give them. Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses." Prechtel explains that the unexpressed grief prevalent in our society today is the reason for many of the social, cultural, and individual maladies that we are currently experiencing. According to Prechtel, "When you have two centuries of people who have not properly grieved the things that they have lost, the grief shows up as ghosts that inhabit their grandchildren." These "ghosts," he says, can also manifest as disease in the form of tumors, which the Maya refer to as "solidified tears," or in the form of behavioral issues and depression. He goes on to show how this collective, unexpressed energy is the long-held grief of our ancestors manifesting itself, and the work that can be done to liberate this energy so we can heal from the trauma of loss, war, and suffering. At base, this "little book," as the author calls it, can be seen as a companion of encouragement, a little extra light for those deep and noble parts in all of us.
Author: Lloyd Larson
Publisher:
Published: 2015-09-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780787714963
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom contemplative to celebratory, Lloyd Larson's colorful settings make the most of the expressive sounds of the organ and piano in this worshipful collection. With hymn arrangements suitable for Christmas, Easter, and everything in between, you and your duet partner will welcome this inspiring addition to the repertoire. Two copies are required for performance.
Author: Edward Sri
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2015-08-13
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1681496763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMan cannot live without love.... His life is senseless if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it. — John Paul II, Redemptor Hominis If you were asked what immediately comes to mind when you hear the words "Catholic Church", would you answer an intimate relationship with the God who loves me? If not, you would do well to read this engaging and thought-provoking book which explains why such a relationship is the reason for everything the Church does and teaches. Professor Edward Sri will show you how all the pieces of the Catholic faith, including the most baffling ones, fit together to make one beautiful mosaic of God's love for us and our own participation in that all-encompassing love. Using the Catechism of the Catholic Church as his itinerary, Sri will walk you through all the important aspects of the Catholic Church—what Catholics believe about God and the difference it should make in life. Along the way he addresses such often-heard questions as: Why do I need the Church—can't I be spiritual on my own? Isn't one religion just as good as another? How is the death of a man two thousand years ago relevant for my life today? Why does the Church talk so much about morality? Can't I make up my own morals? Is it really our responsibility to care for the poor— doesn't God help those who help themselves? Why do Catholics and Protestants disagree? Must Catholics worship Mary and always obey the pope? More than an intellectual enterprise, this work is also a deep spiritual reflection and a practical guide to living out our faith in Christ. It aims to form both the head and the heart, not only helping us to understand Jesus and his plan of salvation, but inspiring us to love God and our neighbor better.
Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2022-10-04
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1514003864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a milestone study, a careful explanation of four essential cultural themes offers readers a window into how early Christians sustained commitment to distinctly Christian identity and practice, and with it, a new appreciation of the New Testament, the gospel, and Christian discipleship.
Author: John Bevere
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2008-11-16
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 0446549312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn HONOR'S REWARD, bestselling author John Bevere unveils the power and truth of an often-overlooked principle-the spiritual law of honor. Bevere explains that understanding the vital role of this virtue will enable readers to attract blessing both now and for eternity.
Author: C. Matthew McMahon
Publisher: Puritan Publications
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1626630720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work is a simple theological look at the praise the church offers to God. God requires that his people have a theology of praise. Psalm 96 delivers to them the directives they need in order to praise God rightly. It is, in and of itself, a condensed theology of praise for the Church of Jesus Christ. God has called his people to praise him. Psalm 96 shows the church what should fill their theology of praise so that they praise God in holiness and truth. This is only possible through Jesus Christ and his work on the cross for them, as the one and only Messiah; the Messiah David was looking forward to and the Messiah the church looks back to who has already come. This Psalm is a call to all people to praise God correctly, and then demonstrates God’s government and judgment over the whole earth in response to those who praise him rightly, and those who do not. God, as the glorious Savior of his covenant people, has redeemed a people of praise; those whose theology of praise extends from the word of God into their mind, then to their regenerated heart, to their mouth and finally seen in their actions. Such a people will be a community of those who offer testimony and witness to the great acts and wonders of God’s being and grace to a fallen world; from being a witness to their children, to their next door neighbor, their cities and country, to all those across the world. While such work is going on, this covenant community will also be watchful as a community of believers knowing that Christ may choose to return and judge the world in righteousness at any time, where Christ will finally usher them into an eternity of praise; a place where creation and the church will praise Christ forever, the Lamb who was slain before the foundation of the world.
Author: John Christopher Thomas
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2016-04-11
Total Pages: 692
ISBN-13: 1467445495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book of Revelation is perhaps the most theologically complex and literarily sophisticated — and also the most sensual — document in the New Testament. In this commentary John Christopher Thomas’s literary and exegetical analysis makes the challenging text of Revelation more accessible and easier to understand. Frank Macchia follows up with sustained theological essays on the book’s most significant themes and issues, accenting especially the underappreciated place of the Holy Spirit in the theology of Revelation.
Author: Roswell Dwight Hitchcock
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Published: 1875
Total Pages: 382
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Luther
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Published: 2017-07-17
Total Pages: 8424
ISBN-13: 1788779525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe German theologian and religious reformer, Martin Luther was the catalyst of the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation. Luther set on course a movement that reformulated the basic tenets of Christian belief, resulting in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions. One of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity, Luther produced a wide body of works, challenging the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge. His landmark translation of the Bible into the German vernacular made religion more accessible to everyday people, having a tremendous impact on both the church and German culture. This comprehensive eBook presents Luther’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Luther’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All of the major treatises, with individual contents tables * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the works you want to read * Features three biographies, including Hartmann Grisar’s seminal 6-volume study – discover Luther’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological orderPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Books Ninety-Five Theses (1517) Sermon on Indulgences and Grace (1518) Treatise on Baptism (1519) A Treatise Concerning the Blessed Sacrament and Concerning the Brotherhoods (1519) To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (1520) On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520) A Treatise on Christian Liberty (1520) Discussion of Confession (1520) The Fourteen of Consolation (1520) Treatise on Good Works (1520) Treatise on the New Testament (1520) The Papacy at Rome (1520) A Treatise Concerning the Ban (1520) A Brief Explanation of the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer (1520) The Eight Wittenberg Sermons (1522) That Doctrines of Men are to be Rejected (1522) Against Henry, King of the English (1522) Luther Bible (Original German Text, 1545) The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained (1524) Hymns (1524) On the Bondage of the Will (1525) The Book of Vagabonds (1528) On War against the Turk (1529) Small Catechism (1529) Large Catechism (1529) An Open Letter on Translating (1530) Commentary on Genesis (1535) Smalcald Articles (1537) Selections from Luther’s ‘Table Talk’The Biographies Luther by Hartmann Grisar Life of Luther by Gustav Just Martin Luther by Thomas Martin LindsayPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
