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The Great Reformer
A biography of Pope Francis that describes how this revolutionary thinker will use the power of his position to challenge and redirect one of the world's most formidable religionsAn expansive and deeply contextual work, at its heart The Great Reformer is about the intersection of faith and politics--the tension between the pope's innovative vision for the Church and the obstacles he faces in an institution still strongly defined by its conservative past.
Based on extensive interviews in Argentina and years of study of the Catholic Church, Ivereigh tells the story not only of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the remarkable man whose background and total commitment to the discernment of God's will transformed him into Pope Francis--but the story of why the Catholic Church chose him as their leader.With the Francis Revolution just beginning, this biography will provide never-before-explained context on how one man's ambitious program began--and how it will likely end--through an investigation of Francis's youth growing up in Buenos Aires and the dramatic events during the Perón era that shaped his beliefs; his ongoing conflicts and disillusionment with the ensuing doctrines of an authoritarian and militaristic government in the 1970s; how his Jesuit training in Argentina and Chile gave him a unique understanding and advocacy for a "Church of the Poor"; and his rise from Cardinal to the papacy.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Austen Ivereigh
Beliefs that Changed the World
A history of the great religions, told through their core beliefs, by the editor of The Oxford Dictionary of World ReligionsHow did Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism come to be the world's dominant religions? What are the real beliefs of Islam, and the different branches within it? Who were the key figures of Judaism? And how are religious beliefs shaping today's world conflicts?
This book will answer the key questions about the great religions, from Bahai to Unitarianism, via Jainism, Mormonism, Shinto, and the major branches of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Not only will this book explain what the disciples of each faith believe, but it will provide the reader with a greater understanding of the wider themes of religious and world history. Each chapter comprises an overview of the central tenets of each religion, key quotations from its core beliefs, and a historical depiction of each faith, from its earliest beginnings to its latest incarnations and impact on the modern world.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:John Bowker
Beyond the Vows: A complete guide to ...
This book discusses the key aspects of human relationships, drawing on scientific knowledge about personality, sexuality, temperaments and communications techniques.
It is much more than an instruction manual—it is the guide to a successful married life. It can be used as a personal reference or as a pastoral and counseling tool.
The 8th Chakra
The 7 chakras of the human personality are familiar to anyone working with healing or spiritual awareness. But that consciousness is essentially incomplete. It is the universal heart of the 8th chakra that can offer us the missing key to remember who we truly are.In this astounding book, scientist, healer, and mystic Jude Currivan, Ph.D., reveals a revolutionary new perception of the cosmos, reconciling leading-edge science with Spirit and the perennial wisdom of all ages into a universal model of consciousness. She also explains how the energies of the 8th chakra offer us a path to spiritual mastery.Both accessible and profound, this groundbreaking work is a practical and empowering guide to our personal and collective spiritual wholeness and shows us how we can:• Understand and integrate the principles of cosmic consciousness• Reconcile science and Spirit to show not only how the physical world is as it is, but why• Directly access and embody newly available cosmic energies and higher levels of transpersonal awareness• Manifest our soul purpose on Earth
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Jude Currivan
Woman of Influence
Do you dream of making a difference for God--but wonder how to begin? Do you find it difficult to keep your focus amid the urgency of everyday living? Do you feel ill-equipped to help those who turn to you for guidance? Are you searching for direction for your life--a ministry that matters? Pam Farrel has been there, as have so many countless other women she has discipled.
In this book she shares what she has learned about disciplemaking, discovering a personal ministry, and staying focused on your goals. By the time you work your way to the end, you'll have discovered why a woman of influence:
is impassioned
is an individual
is intimate with God
is idealistic
is interdependent
takes initiative
has integrity
is intense
is inquiring
is infectious
Though many still debate the proper role for women in leadership, no one denies that women have a great influence on their families and friends, on the job and in the church. In Woman of InfluenceFarrel shows how you can be a faithful servant of God in all of those relationships and circumstances. Here's a book that women everywhere will welcome--full of encouraging counsel for finding God's leading in your life and then following him. This revised edition--containing even more stories of women, updated examples and a Bible study--can give you fresh perspective and direction in your life as you discover all the ways God wants to use you to influence others for him.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Pam Farrel
Authentic Spiritual Mentoring
The Church needs believers who are willing to learn to spiritually mentor others, who are willing to act as spiritual elders, fathers and mothers in the faith.
To mentor and nurture other believers to help them grow spiritually, be fully equipped to serve Christ and to do the works of Jesus wherever they live and work. Authentic Spiritual Mentoring gives step-by-step guidance on how a believer can move from being an observer of other believers to being a truly impacting spiritual influence for Christ in another believer’s life.
Larry Kreider offers input for the lives of spiritual parents on healing past relationships and becoming secure in God’s love, as well as how to mentor other believers through encouragement, daily prayer, etc.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Larry Kreider
The Power of a Praying Woman
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.It may seem easier to pray for your spouse, your children, your friends, and your extended family, but God wants to hear your requests for your life too. He loves it when you come to Him for the things you need and ask Him to help you become the woman you have always longed to be.The Power of a Praying? Woman is just for you. You'll find personal illustrations, carefully selected Scriptures, and heartfelt prayers to help you trust God with deep longings, not just pressing needs cover every area of life with prayer maintain a right heart before God. Each chapter concludes with a prayer you can follow or use as a model for your own prayers. Women of all ages will find hope and purpose for their lives with The Power of a Praying? Woman.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Stormie Omartian
The Power of a Praying Parent
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying(R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.
After 20 years of raising her son and daughter alongside her husband, Michael, Stormie looks back at the trials and joys of parenting and the power in praying for her children. In these easy-to-read chapters, Stormie shares from personal experience as to how parents can pray for their kids'
safety
character development
adolescence
peer pressure
school experiences
friends
relationship with God
This resource will help you to be an amazing praying parent whether your kids are three or thirty-three.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Stormie Omartian
Break Out
Brief Summary
We were not created to just get by with average, unrewarding or unfulfilling lives. God created us to leave our marks on our generations. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator. When life weighs upon us, pushing us down, limiting our thinking, labeling us in negative ways, we have what it takes to overcome and rise above into the fullness of our destinies.
In his dynamic, inspiring and faith-building new book, BREAK OUT: Five Ways To Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life, best-selling author Joel Osteen provides practical steps and encouragement for creating a life without limitations. This book will help readers break out and break free so they can believe bigger, increase their productivity, improve their relationships and accomplish their dreams.
Osteen's uplifting message focuses on moving beyond barriers by: Daring to believe that the best will happen for us Adopting an irrepressible "break out" attitude Making room for increase Praying bold prayers Following God's plan beyond our circumstances Filled with faith and inspiration, BREAK OUT challenges readers to have a new perspective, to let nothing hold them back, and to reject any labels that might limit them. Osteen inspires and encourages with the message that our first break outs must occur within our own minds: "When you break though in your mind, believing you can rise higher and overcome obstacles, then God will unleash the power within that will enable you to go beyond the ordinary into the extraordinary life you were designed to live.""
ISBN:1455576791
Author:Joel Osteen
I Declare
Broken into thirty-one parts, this book will help readers reach the truth of God's word, and how speaking God's promises can bring about His blessings.
Each part will open with a faith-building declaration, followed by a story to demonstrate the power of God, and Scripture references to give testimony to His ability.
May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Joel Osteen
Starting Your Day Right
Joyce Meyer's best-selling devotional, now available in beautiful, purple imitation leather binding, helps readers begin each day ready to receive God's blessings.
God wants you to enjoy your life. And you can experience happiness each day when you learn to start your mornings right—by spending time with God, reading His Word, listening, and praying for His direction. When you do, you will be filled with the expectation of better days that are promised to you, and those better days add up to a better life. If you seek God, He will calm your fears, give you greater confidence, and direct your path. Once you experience the empowerment of starting your day with Him, you will never want to begin your day without Him.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Joyce Meyer
Living in the Abundance of God
It is just as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one. So teaches John Osteen in this eye-opening book. Growing up during The Great Depression, John's mentality was shaped by frugality that seeped even into his spiritual life. When God tried to bless and increase his life, he struggled with receiving the abundance of God. But the Bible shows us example after example of those whom God blesses after they lose everything.
God wants to shower us with abundance:
Grace for Your Every Need
Forgiveness for Every Relationship
Righteousness for Every Accusation of Satan
Joy for Your Heartache and Pain
Provision for Your Every Lack
Love to Reach Out to Others
Power for Your Weakness
The Holy Spirit for Changing the World
Abundant Freedom for Every Stronghold
Miracles for Your Impossibilities
Using practical application and divine verification from the Bible, John Osteen shows readers how to embrace the abundance of God in every aspect of their lives."
ISBN:2147483647
Author:John Osteen
Amplified Outreach Bible
Brief Summary
Amplified Outreach Bible: Capture the Full Meaning Behind the Original Greek and Hebrew.
Capture the full meaning behind the original Greek and Hebrew. The Amplified Bible uses a unique system of punctuation, italics, references, and synonyms to unlock subtle shades of meaning as found in the original languages. For this kind of in-depth study, no working knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is required—just a desire to know more about what God says in his Word.
This updated Amplified Bible includes more amplification in the Old Testament and refined amplification in the New Testament. Additionally, the Bible text has been improved to read smoothly with or without amplifications, so that the text may be read either way. It’s the same feel and style of study material that you love, now with even clearer wording for deeper understanding.
Features:
Complete Amplified Bible text and footnotes
Compact, portable size
Durable, flexible softcover binding
Alphabetical listing of the books of the Bible
Inexpensive edition for personal/ministry use
Double-column format
7-point type size
ISBN:9780310447009
Author:Zondervan
Global Salafism by Roel Meijer
Brief Summary
Global Salafism: Islam's New Religious Movement
"Salafism" and "jihadi-Salafism" have become significant doctrinal trends in contemporary Islamic thought, yet the West has largely failed to offer a sophisticated and discerning definition of these movements. The contributors to Global Salafism carefully outline not only the differences in the Salafi schools but the broader currents of Islamic thought that constitute this trend as well. They examine both the regional manifestations of the phenomenon and its shared, essential doctrines.
Their analyses highlight Salafism's inherent ambivalence and complexitites, the 'out-antiquing the antique' that has brought Islamic thought into the modern age while maintaining its relationship to an older, purer authenticity. Emphasising the subtle tensions between local and glocal aspirations within the "Salafi method", Global Salafism investigates the movement like no other study currently available.
ISBN:9780199333431
Author:Roel Meijer
Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse...
Brief Summary
The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of the increasing presence of Muslims in Western societies.
There are hundreds of books that introduce the Western reader to Islam, and dozens of books that explore various Muslim societies (usually Arab ones). Islam & Muslims is the first to bring together both, explaining Islam in theory and in practice across the diverse Muslim world.
Readers learn not just what Islam says about everything from the nature of God to marriage to prayer to politics, but also how individual Muslims (traditional or modern, devout or barely observant) apply teachings in everyday life.
ISBN:9781473643918
Author:Mark Sedgwick
Manners in Islam Al Adab al Mufrad
Brief Summary
Imam al-Bukhari is world-renowned for his major work, 'al Jami' al Sahih' (Sahih al Bukhari), but he has also produced a number of other works, including 'al Adab al Mufrad', here translated into English. This book is a compilation of ahadith from various sources.
Includes an excellent introduction to the study of Hadith and sayings of Prophet Muhammad on over 500 topic areas including: treatment of parents and children, maintaining a good nature, hospitality, knowing how to ask Allah, making light of others, and much more. Arabic text w/English translation.
Topics Include:
Translator's Introduction
Chapter in Explanation of the Verse: We have enjoined upon people goodness towards their parents"
Being Good to One's Mother
Being Good to One's Father
Doing Good to One's Parents Even if They Are Unjust
Those Who Are Good to Their Parents Will Be Given Long Life by Allah
Those Who Do Not Seek Forgiveness for Pagan Parents
Doing Good to a Pagan Parent
Not Cursing One's Parents
Punishment for Disobedience to One's Parents
Doing Good for Parents after Their Death
Doing Good to Those with Whom One's Father Maintained Relations
One's Duty to Maintain Relations
Allah Loves Those Who Maintain Family Ties
Doing Good to the Nearest and Then the Nearest of Kin
Good Character and Understanding
Miserliness
Honest Wealth
The Requirement to Help the Needy
Praying for Good Manners
The Virtues of Elders
ISBN:B00CF6RM5I
Author:Imam al Bukhari
Kids Treasure Hunt Bible
Brief Summary
The Treasure Hunt Bible shares God’s Word in a way that children can easily understand. It uses their language and taps into their individual learning styles to communicate who God is and how much He loves them.
God’s desire to draw children to Himself was the inspiration for The Treasure Hunt Bible. This special edition volume of the New Testament was created to be a fun, exciting bridge to take kids from just listening to stories, to engaging fully with the message of salvation.
With nine different "hunts” to choose from, children embark on an adventure to discover the treasures God has waiting for them in His Word. Each of these is tailored to a specific learning style.
Designed for children ages 7 to 12, The Treasure Hunt Bible will also be available in French, Amharic, Swahili, Hindi, Bengali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Chinese for use around the globe.
Throughout Scripture, God expresses His deep love for children. From the deliverance of the baby Moses from Pharaoh’s vendetta against the Israelites (Exodus 1:22-2:1-10) to His protection of the baby Jesus from King Herod’s attempt to murder the coming Messiah (Matthew 2), we see God not only caring about the welfare of children, but involving them in His plan to redeem mankind.
It’s not surprising that Jesus used children as an example of servanthood and innocence (see Matthew 18:2-5), or that He welcomed them with the now familiar words: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19:14).
"The traditional approach to learning focuses on mastering content,” an introductory note explains. "This book, however, is about engaging the child’s whole being heart, soul, and mind.
"We believe that learning starts with an experience, which leads to reflection, incorporating new ideas and evaluation and/or application. Different children go about this process in different ways.”
To address this and help kids of various learning styles get into God’s Word, the creators of The Treasure Hunt Bible offer nine Wayees – colorful, quirky travel guide characters who appear throughout the pages of the New Testament. There are also interesting Treasure Facts sprinkled in to give kids more information about important places, people, and events.
ISBN:KidsTreasureHuntBible001
Author:Kids Treasure Hunt Bible
Kids Heroes Puzzle Bible
Brief Summary
The Kids Heroes Puzzle Bible contains a selection of expressive and colourful pictures portraying beloved Jesus Bible stories from the Old and New Testament such as Noah's Ark, illustrated by Gustavo Mazali.
There are 6 iconic Bible stories with text on the left accompanied by a 25-piece jigsaw puzzle on the right. The pieces can easily be removed and placed back again on the page. Made in durable cardboard, the pieces don t fall out, even when the page is held upside down.
The series provides great opportunity for adults looking to spend you n me time with a child sharing the best-loved stories and heroes of the Bible as they read and play together. While having fun, engaged in the story both mind and body, kids will get to know famous Bible stories while improving hand-eye coordination and fine motor development.
ISBN:9788772030036
Author:Kids Puzzle Bibles
Maxwell Leadership Bible by John C Ma...
Brief Summary
Every believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God’s Word and how to use them. Whether you are an employee, a boss, a parent, or a neighbor, you are a person of influence in your part of the world.
Throughout the pages of Scripture, John Maxwell has assembled the time-tested and irrefutable biblical principles of leadership to equip and encourage leaders with his signature approach, including the 21 Laws of Leadership, the 21 Qualities of a Leader, biographical profiles, and hundreds of notes.
Features include:
NIV Study Bible Zondervan Large Print
Dive into a deeper study of God’s Word with the comprehensive NIV Study Bible.
The beloved NIV Study Bible features a stunning four-color interior with full-color photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations that bring the stories of the Bible to life.
The in-depth notes are coded to highlight items of special interest in the areas of character study, archaeology, and personal application. This NIV Bible provides you with just the right amount of study information, placed in in just the right locations, to answer your most pressing questions about God's Word and how it connects to your life today.
Since its first release in 1985, the Gold Medallion Award-winning NIV Study Bible has become the treasured and trusted companion of over nine million Bible readers. Referred to daily by pastors, students, church leaders, and other Bible readers around the world, the over-20,000 NIV Study Bible notes are the handiwork of the same translation team that produced this Bible’s text. Like no other Bible, the NIV Study Bible places an entire resource library for Bible study in your hands.
Features:
Complete text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV)
Over 20,000 study notes, with icons to make important information easy to spot
Introductions and outlines provide valuable background information for each book of the Bible
In-text maps, charts, diagrams, and illustrations visually clarify the stories in the Bible
16 pages of full-color maps plus time lines and presentation page
Words of Jesus in red
NIV concordance plus subject and study notes indexes
8.9-point type size.