Author: Peter J. Leithart
Publisher: Canon Press & Book Service
ISBN: 1885767234
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Shakespeare was, as Caesar says of Cassius, "a great observer," able to see and depict patterns of events and character. He understood how politics is shaped by the clash of men with various colorings of self-interest and idealism, how violence breeds violence, how fragile human beings create masks and disguises for protection, how schemers do the same for advancement, how love can grow out of hate and hate out of love. Dare anyone say that these insights are irrelevant to living in the real world? For many in an older generation, the Bible and the Collected Shakespeare were the two indispensable books, and thus their sense of life and history was shaped by the best and best-told stories. And they were the wiser for it. Literature abstracts from the complex events of life (just as we all do in everyday life) and can reveal patterns that are like the patterns of events in the real world. Studying literature can give us sensitivity to those patterns. This sensitivity to the rhythm of life is closely connected with what the Bible calls wisdom.
Author: James C. Perkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780817015251
Category : African American teenagers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Perkins compiles a game plan for black males ages 12-15 that supplies 12 essential lessons to sustain them in their growth from young boys to men of integrity and godly character.
Author: Rosslyn Elliott
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781499289015
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Twelve high-quality, short plays for K-12th graders will get them fired up about drama! Each play has a strong spiritual theme plus humor, bold settings, and vivid characters. Plots include a prodigal who runs away to the circus, zombies who find their way back to humanity, and a town full of egg people who learn that broken eggs are still valuable in God's eyes. Drama for every level and flexible casting offer uplifting choices for your performance needs.
Author: Lucas Hnath
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468315420
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Pastor Paul does not believe in Hell, and today, he's going to preach a sermon that finally says what he really believes. He thinks all the people in his church are going be happy to hear what he has to say. He's wrong.
Author: Brian Edgar
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 153260761X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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Many people would be surprised to hear that a playful attitude towards God and the world lies at the heart of Christian faith. Traditionally Christians have focused on the serious responsibilities of service, sacrifice, and commitment. But the prophets say that the future kingdom is full of people laughing and playing, which has implications for Christians who are called to live out the future kingdom in the present. Play is not trivial or secondary to work and service—only a playful way of living does justice to the seriousness of life! Play is the essential and ultimate form of relationship with God, which is why Jesus told people to learn from children. Indeed, a playful attitude is an important part of all significant relationships. This book explores grace, faith, love, worship, redemption, and the kingdom from the perspective of a playful attitude. It describes how to create a “play ethic” to match the “work ethic” and discusses play as a virtue, Aquinas’s warning against the sin of not playing enough, and Bonhoeffer’s claim that in a world of pain it is only the Christian who can truly play.
Author: Charlotte Elliott
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342556311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Lee Strobel
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458759202
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric evidence" ("Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?"). Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own.
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Author: Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
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Author: Gary Gagliardi
Publisher: Clearbridge Publishing
ISBN: 9781929194476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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This is the story of the Sermon on the Mount told from the perspective of six witnesses who saw Jesus speak that day. It is told in a series of letters written by one of those witnesses. He begins by writing: "You have all heard or read the words that the Nazarene spoke at what has come to be called the Sermon on the Mount. It is the most widely circulated part of his teaching for a good reason, one that I will explain here. You may have also heard rumors and gossip about what happened there. Not all of these stories are completely true. "Over the years, we have heard some fantastic tales about the event: that the Master controlled the sun, that he conjured snakes and birds, that he raised up a storm to beat back his opponents, and so on. While these rumors all have their basis in fact, they are very different from what occurred. And while some aspects of the story are easily exaggerated as it moves from person to person, much of what is important is too easily lost because it is harder to describe. One thing that is lost is how entertaining the Sermon was and how often the Master made us laugh. This is why I have been urged to write this series of letters. "For over a decade, I toured with five others who also witnessed the Sermon. Our group traveled through much of the known world, giving our testimony to the growing number of assemblies of Followers. "I assure you that what you read here will surprise you. The words of the Master in these letters are the words you have heard, though they may seem very different at times. Though we all speak the common tongue, in our travels we have discovered that the same words are used differently in different regions. When necessary, I will explain the meaning of these words among the Galileans and Judeans." This work is based on fifteen years of research into the ancient Greek of the Gospels. That research focused directly on how Jesus spoke. The Jesus that emerges from this analysis is surprising, unexpected, and sometimes even shocking. He used humor, a quick wit, wordplay, catchphrases, and even rhymes to entertain his listeners. If you have ever wondered why Jesus drew such huge crowds, with people traveling hours and even days with their families to hear him speak, this story will answer those questions. Though much more entertaining and amusing than other translations of the Sermon, Jesus's words here follow the ancient Greek much more closely that any regular biblical version. This is possible because this story presents his words as spoken in a larger context. The original forms of Jesus's words tell us that Jesus was answering people's questions as he spoke, not just making a speech. Because history has preserved only his part of this dialogue, we must imagine his interactions with others. The events, questions, and audience reactions here are fictional and designed to be dramatic and entertaining, but the imagined events arise naturally from his words. This context allows us to hear Jesus's words much more accurately, without rewriting them so that they look like English sentences in a long monologue. This larger context reveals many interesting shades of his meaning that are usually lost in translation. To capture the feeling of being there, this translation uses terms much closer to what listeners of Jesus's era would have heard, rather than the common words. This allows you to enjoy his message in an exciting, new way.
