Study Commentaries

A child peeling an orange on the subway. A bearded man with gentle eyes holding a tin cup on the corner. When we see life through the lens of faith, everyday moments become a source of hope and strength. In this collection of essays, chaplain Andrea Raynor reveals the unexpected places she has experienced the Divine and shows us how we, too, might come to see life as a spiritual adventure - one on which we are never truly alone.

Figuring out who you want to be in life is never easy. In High Points and Lows, Austin Carty traces his own stumbling journey toward adulthood and true faith, drawing on lessons from pop culture and Christianity. In these funny and moving essays that address questions on faith, goals, and vocation, Carty offers an uplifting message for religious and secular audiences alike.

Filled with humor and inspirational essays, this meticulously researched book strikes at the heart of intolerance. Only through meaningful and heartfelt discussions with conservative Christians can hearts and minds change, and this book by Darren Main will help you start the conversation. It is an indispensable tool for supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, as well as Christians striving to be more compassionate and understanding.

The miracles of Jesus were valid. He was neither a trickster nor a slight-of-hand artist. Jesus meant exactly what he said and said exactly what he meant. He deliberately followed his teaching by providing physical evidence that he had access to a spiritual power which he used as consciously as you and I use any other laws of nature.

The view of Christ in America has changed rapidly since the nation's birth. The author will bring forth facts and prove how America started out as a Christian nation and how the first colonists wanted to be different from England. You will also hear quotes from some of America's founding fathers as well as other leaders on how important God is for America and how America needs God.

This audiobook presentation on the biblical "Genesis Gap" study, also referred to as "The PreAdamic Creation", is presented in terms that can be understood by theologians and laypersons alike. It is a highly intriguing Bible subject - one of the most interesting contained within The Holy Scriptures. Why is the study important? Because it lends greatly to an understanding of what the evil spirits called "devils" are (the tempters of mankind) and where they came from.

The Good Book collects new pieces by writers from many different faiths and ethnicities, including literary fiction writers (Colm Tóibín, Edwidge Danticat, Tobias Wolff, and Rick Moody); best-selling nonfiction writers (A. J. Jacobs, Ian Frazier, Adam Gopnik, and Thomas Lynch); notable figures in the media (Charles McGrath, Cokie Roberts, and Steven V. Roberts); and social activists (Al Sharpton and Kerry Kennedy).

Dio è una misteriosa necessità nel cammino dell'uomo: Gaia Servadio prende le mosse da questa constatazione, e dalle mura dell'antica città siriana di Dura Europos, per intraprendere con la leggerezza e la profondità che le sono proprie un viaggio nella spiritualità attraverso i secoli e i popoli.

In this multi-award-winning history of the Bible in Australia, Meredith Lake gets under the skin of a text that's been wrestled with, preached and tattooed and believed to be everything from a resented imposition to the very Word of God. A must-listen for non-believers and believers alike, The Bible in Australia explores how in the hands of Bible-bashers, immigrants, suffragists, evangelists, unionists, writers, artists and Indigenous Australians, the Bible has played a defining and contested role in this country.

Read how God has revealed himself to this person and the message is for everyone to hear. You will read about where we actually get created and what becomes of each and every one of us, as well as what the Bible says is going to happen to the earth. This book will be hard to put away. You will sense the Holy Spirit in the writing but from one down-to- earth man. Sensitive to a world that has both believers and non-believers where scientists are constantly commenting on TV about how the earth is made and the universe. They never give God any credit nor do they seem to think any God could have created it all.

Are you looking for some great Biblical wisdom and interpretation? Making Time for God will grab hold on you intensely, all throughout the audiobook, guaranteed....

This edition combines texts of English County Guides, published by Cv Publications between 1999 and 2011. In Volume One, the title includes Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Norfolk, Cumbria, and Wiltshire. Volume Two in February 2020 publishes Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Buckinghamshire. The guide documents towns and villages, properties, natural settings, with additional notes of local activities and communication links.

This thoroughly enjoyable new commentary, The Pillar of the Truth, gives background for the three letters, brings out parallels between the Apostolic age and Israel's time in the wilderness, and, in step-by-step fashion, shows how the Apostle Paul was preparing the nascent Church for institutionalization.

Rather than contain vague references to the words and actions of "the LORD" and "God" within the text, The First Seventy offers both seasoned readers/listeners of the Bible and those new to the text a spiritual explanation that can be discussed, debated, and incorporated into each individual's moment-to-moment life. Weaving direct quotations from the Bible into a fluid narrative, The First Seventy: A Retelling Commentary, Creation - The Ten Commandments retells and explains the interconnected story that spans the first seventy chapters of the Bible.

The past, present, and future of human culture can be found inside glass, on walls, or tucked away in a climate-controlled environment. But what attracts society to collect fine art, pottery, and other ancient artifacts? In Beyond the Halls: An Insider’s Guide to Loving Museums, you’ll find a brief history of museums while exploring the present nature of these institutions and the thought-provoking ways to interact with them. Beyond the Halls is a book that speaks to museum lovers (and haters) who are looking to discover, for the first time, the history of museums.

Vista, udito, tatto, gusto, olfatto. La fisicità della divinità deve essere presa alla lettera. Erri De Luca e Gennaro Matino vanno dritti alla sostanza della lingua sacra. Perché le scritture per parlarci devono adottare vie di comunicazione a noi familiari. Gli apostoli vedono Dio, lo toccano, sentono la sua voce, ne percepiscono il profumo, condividono il pane nell'ultima cena.

The writings of John have a very special focus on God the Father. Many people who know Jesus, or claim to know him, have a limited or nonexistent personal knowledge of God the Father. It is, of course, essential for us to know Jesus, but his fervent desire is that we may also know the Father so intimately that we can ask him for whatsoever we will in Jesus’ name and our prayers may be granted.

Este maravilloso libro comunica la infalibilidad del amor de Dios e inspira el renuevo, desde la perspectiva de la mujer, y conecta a la mujer de hoy con la fuente de toda realización que sostuvo a sus hermanas en los tiempos bíblicos, la relación con Dios.

Der junge Student Martin Seiwert begibt sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise: Er besucht in Kanada die Dene-Indianer, einen der letzten freien Ureinwohner-Stämme Nordamerikas. Auf seinem Weg quer durch das Land lernt Seiwert hautnah die Kultur, Bräuche und Legenden der Dene kennen und berichtet in diesem eindrucksvollen Mix aus Reportage und Reisebericht von seinen Erfahrungen auf diesem vielleicht spannendsten und lehrreichsten Trip seines Lebens.

En El Dios viviente y el Dios de la resurrección, Witness Lee muestra que existe una distinción entre el Dios viviente y el Dios de la resurrección. Antes de pasar por la muerte y la resurrección, Dios era simplemente el Dios viviente; el elemento humano no estaba en Él. En ese momento el hombre estaba en la tierra, y Dios estaba en los cielos.