[PDF] Learning To Speak God From Scratch eBook

Author : Jonathan Merritt
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1601429312

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In a rapidly changing culture, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Others, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation-enders. Jonathan Merritt knows this frustration well. After moving from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that the sacred terms he used to describe his spiritual life didn’t connect as they had in the past. This launched him into an exploration of an increasing American reluctance to talk about faith—and the data he uncovered revealed a quiet crisis of affecting millions. In this groundbreaking book, Jonathan revives ancient expressions through incisive cultural commentary, vulnerable personal narratives, and surprising biblical insights. Both provocative and liberating, Learning to Speak God from Scratch will breathe new life into your spiritual conversations and invite you into the embrace of the God who inhabits them.

Author : Francis Collins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1847396151

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Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 14,11 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 : Stanley Hauerwas
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2011-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1621892867

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The crucial challenge for theology is that when it is read the reader thinks, "This is true." Recognizing claims that are "true" enables readers to identify an honest expression of life's complexities. The trick is to show that theological claims--the words that must be used to speak of God--are necessary if the theologian is to speak honestly of the complexities of life. The worst betrayal of the task of theology comes when the theologian fears that the words he or she must use are not necessary. This new collection of essays, lectures, and sermons by Stanley Hauerwas is focused on the central challenge, risk, and difficulty of this necessity--working with words about God. The task of theology is to help us do things with words. "God" is not a word peculiar to theology, but if "God" is a word to be properly used by Christians, the word must be disciplined by Christian practice. It should, therefore, not be surprising that, like any word, we must learn how to say "God."

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 19,43 MB
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0307277275

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A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.

Author : Carlie Kercheval
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2013-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781492399650

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Are you looking for a fresh approach to family Bible time? The first book in the Learning to Speak Life(tm) series - Fruit of the Spirit - may just be what you are looking for! This fun new 9-week family Bible study is geared for families with young children ages 3-9. It examines the fruit of the Spirit according to Galatians 5:22-23 - teaching children how to speak God's life-giving words in place of words that tear down and destroy. Each chapter includes: Primary Scripture What is...? Confessions Copywork Role Play {Inspiration} Silly Sayings Short Story Family Discussion Time Family Project Prayer Digging Deeper

Author : Priscilla Shirer
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575679515

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Do you feel that the ability to hear God's voice is for other people and not for you? Is it only for people who lived in Biblical times? Not at all! The God who loved you enough to die for you loves you enough to talk to you. And wherever you are in your spiritual walk, God will find a way to speak to you in a way you will understand. Become acquainted with the Voice that has spoken from a fire and a cloud; with visible signs and an invisible Spirit; through a burning bush and burning hearts. Hear from some of the most well-known Christians in history about how God speaks to them—and discover for yourself how you can discern the voice of God.

Author : WCF Publishing
Publisher : John Pople
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2009-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0982409206

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The Biblical drama of Job is haunting. A blameless man is tormented by ?the Satan?: stripped of wealth, status, possessions, health and children ? all with God?s permission! Who is this Satan? More chilling still, who is this God? And why, despite this cataclysmic carnage, does the drama focus on the resulting argument between Job and his three friends?

Author : Charlie Dawes
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830881077

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Are we making prayer more complicated than it needs to be? Helping us pare down our words to their most elemental level, Charlie Dawes has identified simple—yet far from simplistic—prayers that unlock the mystery of conversing with God. By focusing our prayers, we can find new a way of connecting with God at a heart level that cannot be mastered with words alone.

Author : Joyce Meyer
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 12,80 MB
Release : 2004-03-15
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 0759510318

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In the hustle and bustle of today's busy world, sometimes it's hard enough to hear yourself think, much less take a minute to stop and listen for the voice of God. But learning to recognize God's voice and the many ways in which He speaks is vital for following His plan. In How to Hear from God, Joyce Meyer shows readers that God reaches out to people every day, seeking a partnership with them to offer guidance and love. She reveals the ways in which God delivers His word and the benefits of asking God for the sensitivity to hear His voice. Joyce asks the question, "Are you listening?" and shares how to do just that.