The King's Invitation
Author: Irene Dover
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Published: 1968-05
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780570060338
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An Invitation from the King
Author: Letrice Weaver
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2007-05
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1602664358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWeaver describes how the liberating power of Gods word and His presence enabled her to overcome her own battles with fears, rejection, low self-esteem, and guilt. (Practical Life)
The First and Second Book of Kings
Author: Scott Hahn
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2017-10-01
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 1681497859
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume in the popular Ignatius Catholic Study Bible series leads readers through a penetrating study of the First and Second Books of Kings using the biblical text itself and the Church's own guidelines for understanding the Bible. Ample notes accompany each page, providing fresh insights by renowned Bible teachers Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch as well as time-tested interpretations from the Fathers of the Church. These helpful study notes provide rich historical, cultural, geographical, and theological information pertinent to the Old Testament book—information that bridges the distance between the biblical world and our own. The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible also includes Topical Essays, Word Studies, and Charts. The Topical Essays explore the major themes of 1 & 2 Kings, often relating them to the teachings of the Church. The Word Studies explain the background of important biblical terms, while the Charts summarize crucial biblical information "at a glance".
The Kings of Judah
Author: John James Given
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-02-10
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 3385338255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Invitation to Ahmadiyyat
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad
Publisher: Islam International Publications Ltd
Published: 2019-06-01
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 184880315X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDa’watul-Ameer (Invitation to Ahmadiyyat) was written in 1926, specifically addressing the Amir of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan, who ordered the execution by stoning of three Afghan Ahmadi Muslims a couple of years earlier. Such atrocities underscored the need to refute the false allegations and misconceptions that the orthodox clergy had been circulating about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The purpose of the book, therefore, was to provide the King an authentic explanation of the beliefs, doctrines, and purpose of the Community, as well as the strong foundation upon which it stands. Although the specific events and the original book are now relics of the past, the book lives on as a general primer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s doctrinal beliefs. Da’watul-Ameer elaborates upon the fulfilment of the prophecies made by the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa) which are documented in the Holy Quran and the Ahaadees, highlighting their true essence and import. It presents an exposition of the claims of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian, and details the reasons in their support. It goes on to establish, on the basis of the Holy Quran and the Ahaadees, that the Promised Messiah and Mahdi who was prophesied to appear in the Latter Days had been fulfilled in the person of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as), and emphasises that humankind’s salvation lies in accepting and following him.
The New World of Jesus' Parables
Author: Markus Locker
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2008-12-18
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 1443802956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNot too many other texts in biblical studies received more attention than the parables of Jesus, in fact raising the question whether or not we need yet another book on this subject. The answer to this question will always remain an emphatic yes. For Jesus and the church, the parables are mysteries, i.e. not beyond understanding, but open to an infinite possibility of meaning. This perhaps explains why more than a century after Adolf Jülicher convincingly argued for a non-allegorical reading of the parables this quest is far from over. Notwithstanding their significant metaphorical force, this book will attempt to shed new light on the parables in understanding and reading these short stories as speech-events (J.G. Hamann) and language-games (L. Wittgenstein). Parables do not primarily signify abstract truths, but illustrate a world reminiscent of God’s kingdom. Engaging in the parables, therefore, does not simply evoke thought processes, but actively calls readers into participating in the unfolding events pictured by the text, hereby joining in actions that seek to establish the kingdom of God as envisioned through the words of Jesus. Reading and interpreting the parables as language-games renders these stories accessible to questions of faith that could not be asked previously: Why does a man without wedding garment face expulsion from the banquet? Why are wise virgins rewarded by not sharing their oil? Why is anxiety and caution severely punished and financial risk taking awarded? Understanding Jesus’ parables as pictures of a world reigned by God, yet in need of redemption and our collaboration will remove these texts from the pedestal of enigma and obscurity, placing them into the hands of the faithful reader.
Heimskringla: The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 1889-01-01
Total Pages: 1321
ISBN-13: 146550351X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHalfdan the Black got a wife called Ragnhild, a daughter of Harald Gulskeg (Goldbeard), who was a king in Sogn. They had a son, to whom Harald gave his own name; and the boy was brought up in Sogn, by his mother’s father, King Harald. Now when this Harald had lived out his days nearly, and was become weak, having no son, he gave his dominions to his daughter’s son Harald, and gave him his title of king; and he died soon after. The same winter his daughter Ragnhild died; and the following spring the young Harald fell sick and died at ten years of age. As soon as Halfdan the Black heard of his son’s death, he took the road northwards to Sogn with a great force, and was well received. He claimed the heritage and dominion after his son; and no opposition being made, he took the whole kingdom. Earl Atle Mjove (the Slender), who was a friend of King Halfdan, came to him from Gaular; and the king set him over the Sogn district, to judge in the country according to the country’s laws, and collect scat upon the king’s account. Thereafter King Halfdan proceeded to his kingdom in the Uplands. In autumn, King Halfdan proceeded to Vingulmark. One night when he was there in guest quarters, it happened that about midnight a man came to him who had been on the watch on horseback, and told him a war force was come near to the house. The king instantly got up, ordered his men to arm themselves, and went out of the house and drew them up in battle order. At the same moment, Gandalf’s sons, Hysing and Helsing, made their appearance with a large army. There was a great battle; but Halfdan being overpowered by the numbers of people fled to the forest, leaving many of his men on this spot. His foster-father, Olver Spake (the Wise), fell here. The people now came in swarms to King Halfdan, and he advanced to seek Gandalf’s sons. They met at Eid, near Lake Oieren, and fought there. Hysing and Helsing fell, and their brother Hake saved himself by flight. King Halfdan then took possession of the whole of Vingulmark, and Hake fled to Alfheimar.
The Open Door
Author: Gary Dean Luitjens
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Published: 2019-10-18
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1644269112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Open Door By: Gary Dean Luitjens The Open Door is about how looking at one’s Christian life and comparing it to the life of Jesus can show how anyone can live that same kind of life. Learn what you can expect God to do for you as we work together towards salvation. This book is the result of a lifetime of searching for the answers to what it means to be a Christian and how it can be personally rewarding. This book is for anyone who has been looking for God and wants to know how to serve Him correctly and completely. This is the groundwork to show you how to make it happen, to show you how to be bold, be curious, and to be a loyal son or daughter of God.
Invitations from God
Author: Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2011-05-04
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0830868704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod's invitations to rest, follow, remember or repent may seem less compelling than your to-do list. But Adele Calhoun believes invitations like these can heal, restore and shape where we go, what we do and who we become. Here she includes reflection questions, exercises and disciplines to help you attend to the quiet voice of the Great Inviter.
The Way of Kings
Author: Nathan Clarkson
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2022-04-26
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 1493433989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday's man is in an identity crisis. With a never-ending barrage of confusing, condescending, and condemning voices telling him who he is and who he isn't, it can feel impossible to discover who he was made to be. Men were made to be kings, to protect the light, fight the darkness, and rule well the domain God has given them. But to be a good king, men must act in the likeness of the King. Drawing on the ancient tradition of an older and wiser ruler passing on his wisdom, like Solomon in the book of Proverbs, Nathan Clarkson offers young men 40 short and to-the-point letters for the journey. Packed with practical, biblically based advice on real-life issues, this book helps men base their identity not in who the world says they should be but in who their King says they can be. For the modern man looking to live out a greater story, The Way of Kings offers ancient wisdom rooted in sacred Scripture to help him discover who he was created to be.
