Was Mary, the mother of Jesus, alone and afraid when the angel told her of the virgin birth? That is not what the Bible says. In the first chapter of this book, read the Christmas story as you may never have heard it before. Do you remember Jehu? What about the prophet Balaam? Do you recall what his donkey said? Do you remember the soldier's famous words of faith at the crucifixion of Jesus? What about the holy man who walked barefoot with bare buttocks for three long years? R.A. Mathews brings these stories to life in her weekly faith column, inspiring countless readers to live lives closer to God. Available for the first time in paperback, now you too can enjoy twenty-four of these great truths from the Bible.
Author Philip Yancey asks the question: How does a relationship with God work? And then he answers it with an investigation that turns up surprising and satisfying answers about life and communication with an invisible God.
"How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I’m never quite sure he’s there?"--Philip Yancey Life with God doesn’t always work like we thought. High expectations slam against the reality of personal weaknesses and unwelcome surprises. And the God who we’ve been told longs for our company may seem remote, emotionally unavailable. Is God playing games? What can we count on him for? This relationship with a God we can’t see, hear, or touch--how does it really work? The Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide gives you a path in your personal quest for answers. Dovetailing with Philip Yancey’s book Reaching for the Invisible God, the twelve sessions are your opportunity to journey toward insights that affirm and dignify your most pressing questions--even the ones you may have found it hard to ask. Get ready to experience the challenges and rewards of relating to God as he is, not as you’ve thought he is. Yancey shifts your focus from questions to the One who offers himself in answer: the God who invites you to reach for him--and find. Includes: * Bible readings * Discussion questions * Personal reflections and applications * Tips for group leaders * Summary excerpts from Reaching for the Invisible God
Life is unpredictable. One day your journey is calm and effortless. Next day it’s full of potholes. Why not take God’s hand and walk this road together as fresh answers to your challenges are revealed? Lisa Are Wulf, an award-winning author, has walked this path too. She offers encouragement and a clear way forward, strengthening your special bond with Jesus. “Reaching for God’s Hand” features 40 short reflections, soothing bible verses and prayers, plus a quiet time with God. . Receive the guidance you need to face everyday situations. . Feel God’s compassion as he melts away your troubles. . Nurture the sacred space within your soul during intimate times with Jesus. “In a world in which stress, noise and ever-more serious crises are always present, this book will help the Christian find a path through chaos.”–Edith Kirk Williams Deepen your faith today as you lift and inspire your heart. Let “Reaching for God’s Hand” lead you on a unique journey of self-discovery and God’s grace. What Readers Are Saying About Reaching for God's Hand Reaching For God's Hand is a quietly powerful, well-written book that helps the reader listen for the voice of God. Ingrid Daniel Lisa Are Wulf has produced a beautiful and timely devotional. The reflections are insightful and wise, but the real treasure is in the questions for reflection. Rev. Roger Butts This is a wonderful devotional. The devotionals are short but powerful and the questions at the end are very thought provoking. What a wonderful way to begin or end your day. Ann Ferri Each of the devotions was relatable,and the Lord spoke to me through each one of them. Also, the prayers at the end of each were amazing, and it made me feel like talking to God as a friend. If you're looking for a good devotional, this one's for you! Violet Perry An uplifting guide, revealing God's grace in our daily lives. Rev. Karen D. Matuska
2021 Facsimile of the First Edition of 1951. No adventure is more compelling than the search for God, and no discovery is more satisfying than the realness of God. Pondering upon a lifetime of discovery through prayer, Glenn Clark surveys all that he has learned and gives his results and conclusions in a most lucid manner. Beginning with the three dimensions of space, he probes into the mysteries of the seven dimensions of God." He says, "The culmination of all our earthly and heavenly endeavor is Oneness" - oneness with one's neighbor, oneness with God the Father, and oneness with Christ. His treatment of the laws of the universe and the way he applies them to human experience is highly suggestive and practical. Dr. Clark then applies these discoveries to the problems of life - to friends, to health, to guidance and to finance. Finally, the author shows us how to look beneath and beyond the senses to their spiritual reality - beneath confusion lies stillness, beneath confusion lies perfect pattern, etc. This is a book for adventurers with God.
A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.
On July 25, 1940, while helping to prepare for the celebration of Mass, Brother Raphael was arrested by the Gestapo police of the Nazi regime. The charges were based on seemingly inconsequential comments Rafael had written in letters back to family and friends in the Netherlands. His arrest began a five-year journey through a series of jails and prison camps and ended in the dreaded Dachau concentration camp. Today the sacristy in Mainz where Raphael received word that the Gestapo were waiting to arrest him is the chapel of the Carmelite community.
God has more for us than what we are experiencing. We have all limited God in our lives at some point in one way or another. Fear of success, fear of persecution and imaginations are all ways that we limit God. We often see ourselves in a certain way but we have to change that image if we want to experience the abundant life that God has for...
Destiny and Purpose are not recent inventions. Humankind has sought answers to the questions for finding life prupose for ages. Unfortunately, within the body of Christ, the uncertainty lingers on. Reaching your Final Destination is magnificent in helping the church too understand that all of God's children have a purpose in life. This brillant book is easy to understand and gives personal life experiences on how God can move you out of ordinary and make you extraordinary. All of us have a destination to reach. Reaching Your Final Destination prepares you for a journey that is filled with beautiful scenery and pleasant weather. Occassionaly, you will experience so me turbulence and your purpose will be tested and tried through the fire. But hold on. Sit back and relax. If you faint not, you will reach your FINAL DESTINATION.
Prayer is a force like the power of earth's mightiest dynamite. So why don't we see more of that dynamite exploding in our world today? Maybe we're not praying enough. Maybe we're not praying as we should. In Reaching the Ear of God, Wayne Mack motivates us to pray more than we have before. "I have yet to meet people who would say that they pray as much as they think they should," Mack writes. And he shows us how to pray more as Jesus prayed. "I want us to learn from history's greatest prayer expert," he writes. Book jacket.
