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86400: Manage Your Purpose to Make Every Second of Each Day Count
by Lavaille LavetteHave you ever gotten to the point in your life where one day is like all the rest? Where the individuality, excitement and purpose of every moment is drained of its promising complexion? Through work, school, family and routine, people strive more and more to "get by" rather than "get going." But God didn't intend for it to be like this. Every precious second in a day, all 86,400 of them, is a gift from Him to us. Our lives, that we whittle away with routine and complacency, are meant for so much more.86,400 is the instigator for a renewed life of intention and relevance-ultimately making the most out of every single day. By showcasing how she and Christians who carry either celebrity or inspirational significance manage their daily gift, Lavaille effectively teaches readers how they can fulfill God's intended purpose.
8 Rules of Love: How To Find It, Keep It, And Let It Go
by Jay ShettyThe author of the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science.
The 7-Minute Marriage Solution: 7 Things to Start! 7 Things to Stop! 7 Things that Matter Most!
by Stephen ArterburnCan 7 Minutes Make a Difference?If you're thinking the 7-minute solution to a happier marriage sounds far too simplistic, even a bit crazy, we dare you to read this book. It will revolutionize your marriage!
7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life: What My Journey from Porn Star to Preacher Taught Me About the Truth That Sets Us Free
by Joshua BroomeA former porn star-turned-preacher reveals seven lies our culture tells us and guides us to the only thing that creates authentic happiness: a relationship with Jesus. Joshua Broome knows this firsthand. He had a successful career in the adult film industry, making lots of money and achieving notoriety and all the markers of success. And yet he felt empty inside. After hitting rock bottom, he cried out to Jesus ... and it was only then that he was fully redeemed. In 7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life, Joshua examines seven things we are told will make us happy and shows how each of them points us back to our need for God. Using his own journey as a point of reference, 7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life pairs his personal experiences with Biblical truths, demonstrating both how we can be deceived and the healing truth that comes when we realize that Jesus really is enough.
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by Christos TsiolkasA man arrives at a house on the coast to write a book. Separated from his lover and family and friends, he finds the solitude he craves in the pyrotechnic beauty of nature, just as the world he has shut out is experiencing a cataclysmic shift. The preoccupations that have galvanised him and his work fall away and he becomes lost in memory and beauty. He begins to tell us a story ... A retired porn star who is made an offer he can't refuse for the sake of his family and future. So he returns to the world he fled years before, all too aware of the danger of opening the door to past temptations and long-buried desires. Can he resist the oblivion and bliss they promise? A breathtakingly audacious novel by the acclaimed author of The Slap and Damascus about finding joy and beauty in a raging and punitive world, about the refractions of memory and time and, most subversive of all, the mystery of art and its creation.
52 Essentials of the Messianic Faith: A Complete Bible Study Series
by Da'vid CohenThis book is an accessible and enriching guide, exploring fifty-two founding tenets of the Messianic faith.
52 Amazing Things That Became True of You the Moment You Trusted Christ
by Stephen KuhnThe Bible uses many different words to describe what happens to people when they trust Christ. The most common phrase is "in Christ." But what exactly does that mean? This compact book unpacks 52 key verses from Scripture that reveal God's answer to the question of a Christian's true identity. Here is a unique, one-of-kind collection with in-depth commentary and life application insight to help readers discover the full depth of what God has already changed in believers. Changes that are already done.
500 Years of Christianity and the Global Filipino/a: Postcolonial Perspectives (Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue)
by Cristina Lledo Gomez Agnes M. Brazal Ma. Marilou S. IbitaThe year 2021 marked the five-hundredth anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. With over 90% of the Filipin@s (Filipino/as) in the country and more than eight million around the world identifying as Christian, they are a significant force reshaping global Christianity. The fifth centenary called for celebration, reflection, and critique. This book represents the voices of theologians in the Philippines, the United States, Australia, and around the world examining Christianity in the Philippines through a postcolonial theological lens that suggests the desire to go beyond the colonial in all its contemporary manifestations. Part 1, “Rethinking the Encounters,” focuses on introducing the context of Christianity’s arrival in the archipelago and its effect on its peoples. Part 2, “Reappropriation, Resistance, and Decolonization,” grapples with the enduring presence of coloniality in Filipin@ religious practices. It also celebrates the ways Christianity has been critically and creatively reimagined.
50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom From 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose
by Tom Butler-Bowdon50 Spiritual Classics captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs: from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet to Eckhart Tolle's recent The Power of Now. The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing, this one-of-a-kind collection includes personal memoirs and complelling biographies of such diverse figures as Gandhi, Malcolm X and Black Elk; Eastern philosophers and gurus including Krishnamurti, Yogananda, Chogyam Trungpa and Shunryu Suzuki; and Western saints and mystics such as St. Frances of Assisi, Hermann Hesse and Simone Weil. The last fifteen years have been a golden age in the genre of personal spitirual awakening, with names such as Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch and James Redfield breathing new life into the literature. 50 Spiritual Classics showcases these newer works alongside traditional classics such as St Augustine's Confessions and Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, and conveys the great variety of spiritual experience. In its commentaries of both the conventional classics as well as new writings destined to endure, 50 Spiritual Classics makes universal the human spiritual experience and will inspire spiritual seekers everywhere to begin their own adventure.
50 Schlüsselideen Religion
by Peter StanfordEine Entdeckungsreise zu den Religionen der Welt und in die Sphäre von Glauben und SpiritualitätDas gottförmige Vakuum - Heilige Texte - Gut und Böse - Leben und Tod - Die Goldene Regel - Riten und Rituale - Das Leben Jesu - Gott und Mammon - Reformation - Das Papsttum - Schuld und Frauenfeindlichkeit - Der Heilige Geist - Heilige und Sünder - Orthodoxie - Luther und seine Nachfolger - Die Anglikanische Kirche - Die Methodisten - Die Baptisten - Reformierte Kirchen - Sekten und Kultgemeinschaften - Entrückung - Das Jüdischsein - Jüdische Durchgangsriten - Die Kabbala - Antisemitismus - Die Geburt des Islam - Die Säulen des Islam - Sunniten und Schiiten - Das Herz des Islam - Der militante Islam - Die vielen Gesichter des Hinduismus - Anbetung im Hinduismus - Samsara - Der Jainismus - Sikhismus - Buddha und der Bodhi-Baum - Schulen des Buddhismus - Das buddhistische Lebensrad - Konfuzianismus - Konfuzius und die Kommunisten - Der Taoismus - Der Schintoismus - Moderne Glaubensrichtungen - Religion und Naturwissenschaft - Atheismus - Verwalter der Schöpfung - Der gerechte Krieg - Der Missionsdrang - Spiritualität - Die Zukunft der Religion_____Religionen und ihre Rolle in der Welt zu verstehen, erscheint heute – mehr denn je – unverzichtbar. Die Glaubensüberzeugungen von etwa 2 Milliarden Christen, 1,2 Milliarden Muslimen, 800 Millionen Hindus und 700 Millionen Anhängern anderer Religionen beeinflussen den Lauf der Weltgeschichte in vielen Aspekten: Krieg und Frieden, Ethik, Politik, Fortpflanzung, Familie und gesellschaftliche Strukturen über sämtliche Zivilisationen und Kontinente hinweg.50 Schlüsselideen Religion widmet sich den zentralen Fragen der Religion und rückt falsche Vorstellungen über die verschiedenen Glaubenssysteme zurecht.Was ist die „Goldene Regel“ und wie verbindet sie gläubige Menschen? - Welche Rolle spielen Riten und Rituale für den Zusammenhalt der Glaubensgemeinschaften? - Wie kam es zur Spaltung zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten, und was bedeutet dies für uns heute? - Was bedeutet Jüdischsein? - Was trennt Sunniten und Schiiten? - Welche Antworten geben verschiedene religiöse Traditionen auf die ewigen Rätsel von Leben und Tod und auf die Frage, wie man leben soll? - Welche Zukunft hat die Religion?Mit solchen und vielen weiteren Fragen befasst sich der preisgekrönte Autor Peter Stanford in dieser verständlich geschriebenen und lehrreichen Einführung. Das Buch setzt sich zunächst mit den heiligen Texten, dem Prinzip des Göttlichen und dem Problem von Gut und Böse auseinander und beleuchtet dann die verschiedenen Traditionen in Christentum, Islam, Judentum und den vielfältigen asiatischen Religionssystemen. Es wird jeden ansprechen, der eine der wirkmächtigsten und dauerhaftesten Kräfte im Zusammenleben der Menschen besser verstehen möchte._____Weitere Bände der Reihe:50 Schlüsselideen Mathematik (Tony Crilly) - 50 Schlüsselideen Physik (Joanne Baker) - 50 Schlüsselideen Genetik (Mark Henderson) - 50 Schlüsselideen Philosophie (Ben Dupré) - 50 Schlüsselideen Psychologie (Adrian Furnham) - 50 Schlüsselideen Management (Edward Russell-Walling) - 50 Schlüsselideen Wirtschaftswissenschaft (Edmund Conway)
50 Life Lessons for Grads: Surprising Advice from Recent Graduates
by Janet McHenryWho better than a recent graduate to help you navigate your life ahead? With encouragement and advice, fifty young women and men share what they learned the hard way so you can better prepare for the same challenges. From "Money Isn't Everything" to "Real Friendships Take Effort," these short, but insightful essays address the real struggles, opportunities, and fears that you might face as you start out on your own. Additionally, five or more practical tips related to each lesson will encourage and equip you on your chosen path.
50 Great Myths About Religions
by John Morreall Tamara Sonn50 Great Myths about Religions is an intriguing, informative, and often humorous introduction to some of the long standing myths that surround religious belief. This engaging book will get its readers thinking about how and why certain myths have arisen, and their continuing influence on our personal and collective view of religion. Offers a lively, informative, and thought-provoking introduction to some of the common misbeliefs surrounding religions Discusses myths about religious belief in general, as well as specific ideas that surround Judaism, Christianity, Islam, atheism, and agnosticism Covers a wide range of myths, from ancient legends such as the Bible forbidding pork being eaten because it causes illness, to modern urban fables, such as Barack Obama being a Muslim Unpacks each myth in turn, explaining why it arose, how it spread, and why the beliefs that stem from it are questionable Includes a fascinating discussion about human nature, and the main characteristics that predispose us to create and circulate myths to begin with Underpinned by a wide knowledge of academic research, it is written by two respected religion scholars and experienced authors
50 Great Myths About Religions
by John Morreall Tamara Sonn50 Great Myths about Religions is an intriguing, informative, and often humorous introduction to some of the long standing myths that surround religious belief. This engaging book will get its readers thinking about how and why certain myths have arisen, and their continuing influence on our personal and collective view of religion. Offers a lively, informative, and thought-provoking introduction to some of the common misbeliefs surrounding religions Discusses myths about religious belief in general, as well as specific ideas that surround Judaism, Christianity, Islam, atheism, and agnosticism Covers a wide range of myths, from ancient legends such as the Bible forbidding pork being eaten because it causes illness, to modern urban fables, such as Barack Obama being a Muslim Unpacks each myth in turn, explaining why it arose, how it spread, and why the beliefs that stem from it are questionable Includes a fascinating discussion about human nature, and the main characteristics that predispose us to create and circulate myths to begin with Underpinned by a wide knowledge of academic research, it is written by two respected religion scholars and experienced authors
50 Great Myths About Atheism
by Russell Blackford Udo SchüklenkTackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. The authors rebut claims that range from atheism being just another religion to the alleged atrocities committed in its name. An accessible yet scholarly commentary on hot-button issues in the debate over religious belief Teaches critical thinking skills through detailed, rational argument Objectively considers each myth on its merits Includes a history of atheism and its advocates, an appendix detailing atheist organizations, and an extensive bibliography Explains the differences between atheism and related concepts such as agnosticism and naturalism
50 Great Myths About Atheism
by Russell Blackford Udo SchüklenkTackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. The authors rebut claims that range from atheism being just another religion to the alleged atrocities committed in its name. An accessible yet scholarly commentary on hot-button issues in the debate over religious belief Teaches critical thinking skills through detailed, rational argument Objectively considers each myth on its merits Includes a history of atheism and its advocates, an appendix detailing atheist organizations, and an extensive bibliography Explains the differences between atheism and related concepts such as agnosticism and naturalism
5 Blind Spots: Blocking God's Work in You
by Stephen ArterburnThis book will reveal 5 destructive behaviors and attitudes that block you from becoming the remarkable person you desperately want to be.
44 Ways to Talk to Your Angels: Connect with the angels’ love and healing
by Jayne Wallace Liz DeanTune into angel messages and experience the power of love and healing.44 Ways to Talk to Your Angels brings you traditional and not-so-traditional ways to meet your angelic guides. Liz Dean and Jayne Wallace unveil the signs of angelic presence and demonstrate the best ways to get closer to these celestial beings, with each tip illustrated by award-winning artist Sarah Perkins. Discover the signs and symbols that let you know your angels are nearby, and connect with them using colours, flowers and crystals to strengthen your connection with the angelic realms. Learn, too, how to ask angels for help with everyday needs and personal challenges such as healing a relationship rift, letting go of the past and sending healing to loved ones.
44 Ways to Talk to Your Angel: Connect with the angels' love and healing
by Liz Dean Jayne WallaceTune into angel messages and experience their healing power. 44 Ways to Talk to Your Angels brings you traditional and not-so-traditional ways to meet your angelic guides. Liz Dean and Jayne Wallace show you the signs of angelic presence and demonstrate the most practical ways to get closer to these celestial beings, with each tip illustrated by award-winning artist Sarah Perkins. Discover your angels in a mirror or a bowl of water, make an angel mist for healing, call upon your angels with crystals and meditations. Learn how to ask angels to help you with everyday needs and personal challenges such as healing a relationship rift, letting go of the past, and sending healing to loved ones.
40 Jahre Islamischer Religionsunterricht in Österreich: Islamische Bildung im europäischen Kontext (Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung)
by Tamara Nili-Freudenschuß Ednan AslanÖsterreich war eines der ersten westeuropäischen Länder, das den Islam als Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts anerkannt hat. Diese historische Anerkennung geht zurück auf die lange, facettenreiche Geschichte des Islam in Österreich und erfüllte den Muslim*innen in Österreich einen lang gehegten Wunsch, welcher auch in vielen anderen europäischen Ländern besteht. Seit 40 Jahren ermöglicht diese Anerkennung den Muslim*innen, den Islam als ordentliches Unterrichtsfach an öffentlichen Schulen zu unterrichten. Die Erkenntnisse aus dieser langjährigen Erfahrung im Bereich des islamischen Religionsunterrichts sind von großer Bedeutung für andere europäische Staaten, die sich ebenfalls um die Integration des islamischen Religionsunterrichts in das öffentliche Schulwesen bemühen. Der Band bietet einen umfassenden Überblick aus religionspädagogischer und -didaktischer, gesellschafts- und bildungspolitischer, rechtlicher und empirischer Perspektive. Er beleuchtet die 40-jährige Geschichte des islamischen Religionsunterrichts in Österreich und zeigt auf, welchen Beitrag religiöse Bildung zur Integration muslimischer Kinder in die Gesellschaft leisten kann.
40 Days In God's Presence: A Devotional Encounter
by Rebecca Barlow JordanBestselling author Rebecca Barlow Jordan encourages readers to spend 40 days embracing a more intimate relationship with God. Through character studies from the pages of Scripture, readers are brought face-to-face with a God who loves them more than they can imagine.
40 Days in God's Blessing: A Devotional Encounter
by Rebecca Barlow JordanBestselling author Rebecca Barlow Jordan encourages readers to embrace a more inti-mate, fruitful relationship with God with 40 days of inspiring devotions.Many Christians don't know what it means to truly experience God's grace. They don't know how to open their hands, their eyes, or their hearts to his affection. In 40 DAYS IN GOD'S BLESSING, Rebecca Barlow Jordan invites readers to walk in the shadows of saints gone before to trace the footprints of God's faithfulness in the lives of other believers. Through these moving stories, readers are brought face-to-face with the God who loves them more than they can imagine. Jordan inspires readers to seek out the God who wants to give them immeasurable grace. In just 40 days, readers will realize the blessings waiting especially for them.Rebecca Barlow Jordan was coauthor of Courage for the Chicken-Hearted (Honor, 1998), a CBA bestseller, and its fol-low-up, Eggstra Courage for the Chicken-Hearted (Honor, 1999). Guideposts also distributed these books, publishing almost 120,000 copies combined. Jordan's work has appeared in Family Circle, Focus on the Family, Home Life, Discipleship Journal, and Marriage Partnership. She has appeared on the At Home Live televi-sion program (Family Net) and on numerous radio sta-tions across the country. 40 DAYS IN GOD'S BLESSING is the follow-up com-panion to 40 Days in God's Presence, which releases in January 2006. Both devotionals explore the benefits of a full relationship with God.
4 Maccabees (Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha)
by David DeSilvaHellenistic Greek society offered many advantages to the Jew who was willing to relax Torah for the sake of easier relations with the dominant culture. 4 Maccabees was written to reassure Jewish readers that Torah was in fact the sole path to the perfection of the virtues honoured in Greek culture, as it freed the diligent devotee from slavery to the desire, emotion and the domination of pain and pleasure. In brief compass, deSilva provides a detailed look at the rhetorical and philosophical strategy of the author of 4 Maccabees, who redirects the hearers' desire for honour and advancement toward those commitments that will preserve his Jewish subculture from assimilation. This often neglected text becomes an engaging window into Hellenistic Judaism and into some of the concerns that were formative influences on the early church.
3D-Kino: Studien zur Rezeption und Akzeptanz (Film, Fernsehen, Medienkultur)
by Claudia Wegener Jesko Jockenhövel Mariann GibbonDreidimensionales Kino ist im Trend: Internationale Filmfestivals eröffenen mit 3D-Filmen, große Filmproduktionen werden immer häufiger auch oder ausschließlich dreidimensional umgesetzt, Gerätehersteller versuchen, den 3D-Markt im Bereich des Home-Entertainments zu erschließen. Das Buch nimmt die Perspektive des Publikums in den Blick und setzt sich mit dem Phänomen empirisch auseinander
366 Celt: A Year And A Day Of Celtic Wisdom And Lore
by Carl McColmanThis book provides an accessible, light, and spiritually thoughtful introduction to how anyone can live and celebrate Celtic spirituality every day of the year.
365 Ways to Live Mindfully: A Day-by-day Guide to Mindfulness (365 Series)
by Pascale Engelmajer365 WAYS TO LIVE MINDFULLY introduces simple ways to develop mindfulness habits, such as identifying personal values, developing related goals and setting out to achieve them, through short concepts, ideas, prompts, profiles, practices and exercises, all based on Buddhist thought and practices.The bite-size entries introduce different Buddhist traditions such as mindfulness, compassion, loving-kindness and karma, and profile inspiring past and present figures to guide you towards taking small, impactful steps at your own pace to increase your mindfulness across all aspects of your life and experience noticeable changes that will have a big impact.