The Heart of Christianity
The Heart of Christianity

Author: Marcus J. Borg

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0061746592

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World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian faith. For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, Borg shows why the Christian life can remain a transforming relationship with God. Emphasizing the critical role of daily practice in living the Christian life, he explores how prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage, and more can be experienced as authentically life-giving practices. Borg reclaims terms and ideas once thought to be the sole province of evangelicals and fundamentalists: he shows that terms such as "born again" have real meaning for all Christians; that the "Kingdom of God" is not a bulwark against secularism but is a means of transforming society into a world that values justice and love; and that the Christian life is essentially about opening one's heart to God and to others.

Alive
Alive

Author: Gabriel N. E. Fluhrer

Publisher: Reformation Trust Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 9781642892406

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"In our secular age, there is perhaps no claim more stupendous than that Jesus Christ rose from the grave, for this claim introduces an unacceptable supernaturalism into the culture's materialist worldview. Yet, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is at the center of the Christian religion. From the earliest days of the faith, Christians proclaimed that Christ was risen, and not only that, but His resurrection means something. In Alive: How the Resurrection of Christ Changes Everything, Dr. Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer demonstrates that there is good reason to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He explores the evidence for the resurrection, rebuts popular arguments against it, and provides application for Christians in a hostile culture. Dr. Fluhrer begins by surveying the current landscape of ideas when it comes to the resurrection, focusing especially on the arguments of Bart Ehrman of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He goes to sketch out some plausibility structures for the historical reality of Christ's resurrection, including the marked change seen in the Apostles. Next, he provides an overview of the Bible's testimony concerning the resurrection, beginning in the Old Testament and continuing with an examination of the Gospels, Acts, and the rest of the New Testament. Finally, Dr. Fluhrer concludes with some applications regarding how understanding the reality of the resurrection bears on the Christian life"--

Resurrecting Your Life
Resurrecting Your Life

Author: Dr. Jerry Weber

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1546262199

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Resurrecting Your Life can help you live the life that you have dreamed and God has planned for you. Its purpose is to give hope and inspiration to every person who has died at heart and feels the emptiness of divine discontent. Resurrecting Your Life is based from Jesus’s teachings. He was the first holistic-health coach, and his time-proven teachings are as valuable today as they were two thousand years ago. This holistic-health coaching manual can help you have your own personal resurrection. It will teach and motivate you to take back your life through the positive power of God and the words of Jesus Christ.

Stuff That Needs To Be Said
Stuff That Needs To Be Said

Author: John Pavlovitz

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780578682501

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Over the past few years, John Pavlovitz's blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said, has become a virtual hub for millions of people from all over the world, drawn there by his clear, compelling words on compassion, equity, love, and justice. This expansive, like-hearted community transcends race, orientation, gender, religious tradition, political affiliation, and nation of origin--and finds its affinity in the deeper place of our shared humanity, which is the True North of his writing. This collection lovingly pulls together some of John's most widely-read and most beloved essays on faith, politics, grief, and the elemental parts of being human. It is an encouraging, inspiring, challenging storehouse of "stuff that needs to be said."

Experiencing the Resurrection
Experiencing the Resurrection

Author: Henry Blackaby

Publisher: Multnomah

Published: 2009-01-16

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0307561542

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Experience the powerful reality of Christ’s resurrection in your life. Moment by moment, day by day. Two thousand years ago, God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. But that isn’t a mere historical event. It isn’t simply a theological doctrine. It is rather a “huge moment” that reverberates powerfully and meaningfully throughout history. Even today. Even in your life. When God raised Jesus, He also made it possible for Christ’s life to reign eternally in His followers. The resurrection is the foundation of your total freedom and complete victory in Christ. And so it is an event–an experience–that’s worthy of your daily celebration. Experiencing the Resurrection is the second in a groundbreaking trilogy by the world-renowned spiritual leader Dr. Henry Blackaby and his son, Dr. Melvin Blackaby, that guides you into experiencing the gospel of Christ in its fullness. In this book they offer you a deeper understanding of the glorious, joyous dimensions of the resurrection, with the goal of revealing the living Lord at work in your daily life. This is the first step to fully knowing and experiencing the peace, joy, power, purpose, and confidence that God promises you through the resurrection of His Son.

This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything

Author: Ray Johnston

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2012-01-06

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 0830859586

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This Changes Everything explores thirty practical ways the Resurrection changed the lives of early believers and can transform us today.

Resurrection Life Now!: How to Rise Above It All and Live Life to the Fullest
Resurrection Life Now!: How to Rise Above It All and Live Life to the Fullest

Author: Anne Gimenez

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 160683665X

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Do you know what God has called you to do? A lot of people dont know what to do or which way to turn. But, even if you pretty much know what you are supposed t do, you may be having a terrible time trying to do it. You may take a leap of faith and instead of landing on your feet, you find yourself bottoms up! You press forward two steps and get pushed back three steps. Even though this may be going on around you or to you, Jesus is still the answer and that is the truth! In this book, you will explore the reality of what that means to you right now living on planet Earth, facing the world in which you life. After all, if Jesus doesnt make a difference, then we all might as well sit down and quit. Most of us have never comprehended that in Jesus we have a life of power and not just any kind of power. This is power that raises dead things to life! Resurrection power for a resurrection life and resurrection life is how Jesus is the answer. By reading this book,. You can learn how to overcome the world and fulfill your divine destiny so grab hold of His Resurrection Life Now!

Cold-Case Christianity
Cold-Case Christianity

Author: J. Warner Wallace

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1434705463

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Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. In Cold-Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Including gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he developed in the courtroom, Wallace uses illustration to examine the powerful evidence that validates the claims of Christianity. A unique apologetic that speaks to readers’ intense interest in detective stories, Cold-Case Christianity inspires readers to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity.

Resurrecting Excellence
Resurrecting Excellence

Author: L. Gregory Jones

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2006-03-09

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780802832344

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Resurrecting Excellence aims to rekindle and encourage among Christian leaders an unselfish ambition for the gospel that shuns both competition and mediocrity and rightly focuses on the beauty, power, and excellence of living as faithful disciples of the crucified and risen Christ. Drawing on ancient traditions and on contemporary voices, L. Gregory Jones offer both a theology of excellence and portraits of pastors, lay leaders, and congregations that embody "a more excellent way."--Publisher's description.