[PDF] Engaging Todays Prodigal eBook

Author : Carol Barnier
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802486266

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Enjoy these SAMPLE pages from Engaging Today's Prodigal- Many families today experience the profound guilt and shame filled pain of seeing a child walk away from their faith and values. Churches and parents feel powerless to change the relationship and engage the prodigal in positive ways. Carol Barnier has the insight to help. She left the faith of her pastor father, became an active atheist, debated Christians, and explored a variety of worldviews before she found the truth in a relationship with Jesus. But far more than her personal story, Engaging Today's Prodigal equips readers with a better understanding of a prodigal's motivation, useful responses that won't prevent reconciliation, clear boundaries to protect themselves and other children, actions to take when you know you have contributed to the problem, and the value of realistic expectations. With effective wit and humor, Carol provides material relevant for churches, parents and even the prodigals themselves. Can your family or church interact with a prodigal in ways that build a relationship bridge that can provide a way back home when they are ready? Let Engaging Today's Prodigal equip you with clear, specific actions that can overcome the shame, hurt, and loss to bring real hope for the future.

Author : Carol Barnier
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release : 2012-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802481477

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Many families today experience the profound guilt and shame filled pain of seeing a child walk away from their faith and values. Churches and parents feel powerless to change the relationship and engage the prodigal in positive ways. Carol Barnier has the insight to help. She left the faith of her pastor father, became an active atheist, debated Christians, and explored a variety of worldviews before she found the truth in a relationship with Jesus. But far more than her personal story, Engaging Today's Prodigal equips readers with a better understanding of a prodigal's motivation, useful responses that won't prevent reconciliation, clear boundaries to protect themselves and other children, actions to take when you know you have contributed to the problem, and the value of realistic expectations. With effective wit and humor, Carol provides material relevant for churches, parents and even the prodigals themselves. Can your family or church interact with a prodigal in ways that build a relationship bridge that can provide a way back home when they are ready? Let Engaging Today's Prodigal equip you with clear, specific actions that can overcome the shame, hurt, and loss to bring real hope for the future.

Author : James Banks
Publisher : Our Daily Bread Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 24,65 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1572935391

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When you’re the parent of a prodigal, you know you can never pray enough. But how do you persevere when you’re tired and discouraged? Prayers for Prodigals offers encouragement for parents to “come boldly before the throne of grace” and intercede daily for their children through a series of inspirational prayers. The book also includes fourteen brief meditations, which are drawn from Scripture and the writer’s and others’ personal experiences with prodigal children, such as Ruth and Billy Graham and Monica, the mother of Augustine. This unique book inspires parents in a sustained, daily prayer effort for their prodigal children.

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 144063789X

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable. Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In that book, he offered a rational explanation of why we should believe in God. Now, in The Prodigal God, Keller takes his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity and uses the parable of the prodigal son to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation. Within that parable Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way.

Author : Danny Casas Jr
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 2012-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 144975452X

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Have you lost hope that your wayward son or daughter will ever return to Christ? In this powerful book, Through the Eyes of a Prodigal, Pastor Danny challenges you to believe that God is still able to set them free! A former prodigal himself, he knows this personally. As a teenager, Danny turned away from the Lord and fell deep into sin. Eventually, returning to the Lord, he shares his poignant story and examples of other prodigals to re-ignite hope to those whose flame is dying. In this inspiring book, you will find: Powerful stories of prodigals coming home Insight for parents with "rebellious church kids" A direct message to prodigals Practical steps in reaching them today What awesome revelation and insight into the mind and heart of a former prodigal. Pastor Danny's openness and transparency about his life experiences gives us firsthand knowledge into how and why someone who is raised in church by godly parents can turn away from God. More importantly, his book gives parents hope that no matter how impossible things might look, God's word never left him. For parents who look to Proverbs 22:6 as God's promise for their children, this book reinforces that promise. Pastor, Richard Salazar, senior pastor, New Harvest Norwalk

Author : Jared C. Wilson
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 23,51 MB
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433544644

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Pastors want to reach the lost with the good news of Jesus. However, we've too often assumed this requires loud music, flashy lights, and skinny jeans. In this gentle manifesto, Jared Wilson—a pastor who knows what it's like to serve in a large attractional church—challenges pastors to reconsider their priorities when it comes to how they "do church" and reach people in their communities. Writing with the grace and kindness of a trusted friend, Wilson encourages pastors to reexamine the Bible's teaching, not simply return to a traditional model for tradition's sake. He then sets forth an alternative to both the attractional and the traditional models: an explicitly biblical approach that is gospel focused, grace based, and fruit oriented.

Author : William L. Coleman
Publisher :
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 49,71 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780884692577

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Has your heart, or the heart of someone close to you, been broken by the destructive choices your adult children have made? In this practical handbook, licensed counselor Bill Coleman helps you accept what has happened to your family, stop blaming yourself, regain peace of mind, and enjoy a fulfilling life despite your pain. Hope and healing are available for every parent who has suffered a broken heart. Read and be healed.

Author : Su Box
Publisher : QEB Publishing
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1682971775

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A wayward son returns home when he falls on hard times, fearing he won't be welcomed because he disrespected his father. But when he asks for forgiveness, his father welcomes him, just as God rejoices and forgives those who come back to him.

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 24,43 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0525954155

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We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives? In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is more relevant now than ever. As human beings, we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope. Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs. Written for both the ardent believer and the skeptic, Making Sense of God shines a light on the profound value and importance of Christianity in our lives.

Author : James Banks
Publisher : Our Daily Bread Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1640700609

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People who love prodigals often struggle in silence. This book lets you know that you are not alone and that there is hope. Pastor and author James Banks and his son Geoff Banks each write from their perspective, sharing their story of redemption and offering you hope while you are in the struggle. No matter what your prodigal is going through—addiction, turning from faith, worldly pursuits—you'll find encouragement to pray deeply, love generously, and cling to God for comfort, healing, and restoration during the difficult journey.