Author: Catherine Baldessarini
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Enjoy and join in the journey of an Italian Catholic woman who discovered that the meaning and success of life had nothing to do with money and prestige. It had to do with finding out who she was and to whom she truly belonged. This journey has many facets, from humble, loving beginnings to neglect and abuse, from one love to the next, addiction, adultery, avoidance, along with some humor, humble charisms, and most of all--number one--the encounters with the heavenly realms. Because you too can receive the gifts of ordinary miracles...if only you believe.
Ordinary Miracles - If Only You Believe
Author: Catherine Baldessarini
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Enjoy and join in the journey of an Italian Catholic woman who discovered that the meaning and success of life had nothing to do with money and prestige. It had to do with finding out who she was and to whom she truly belonged. This journey has many facets, from humble, loving beginnings to neglect and abuse, from one love to the next, addiction, adultery, avoidance, along with some humor, humble charisms, and most of all--number one--the encounters with the heavenly realms. Because you too can receive the gifts of ordinary miracles...if only you believe.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Enjoy and join in the journey of an Italian Catholic woman who discovered that the meaning and success of life had nothing to do with money and prestige. It had to do with finding out who she was and to whom she truly belonged. This journey has many facets, from humble, loving beginnings to neglect and abuse, from one love to the next, addiction, adultery, avoidance, along with some humor, humble charisms, and most of all--number one--the encounters with the heavenly realms. Because you too can receive the gifts of ordinary miracles...if only you believe.
God Moments
Author: Andy Otto
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 159471648X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Where do you seek God? Are you waiting for him to appear in a monumental, life-altering event? In God Moments, Catholic blogger Andy Otto shows you how to discover the unexpected beauty of God’s presence in the story of ordinary things and in everyday routines like preparing breakfast or walking in the woods. Drawing on the Ignatian principles of awareness, prayer, and discernment, Otto will help you discover the transforming power of God’s presence in your life and better understand your place in the world. Andy Otto found God’s presence in surprising moments during his life—when, as a Jesuit scholastic, he taught children in Jamaica and also as he discerned the call to marriage with his wife. By combining elements of Ignatian spirituality with the lessons that came from his experiences, Otto identified three practices that helped him find God in all things: Awareness—Gain an understanding that God is present in the ordinary messiness of our lives such as battle with depression or sharing in the struggle of a friend. Prayer—Develop a prayer life using Ignatian practices such as asking for a morning grace and examining how your prayer was answered at the end of the day. That way you can focus on a personal relationship with God that finds everyday physical activities such as making a meal as an opportunity to talk to him. Discernment—The more you are aware of God’s presence and draw closer to him in prayer, the better you can learn how to plug into God’s narrative of the world in a way that enables you to participate in the divine story through the use of your gifts and talents. With God Moments as a guide, you’ll have a better understanding of how to seek personal wholeness in the reality of God’s presence in the ordinary and learn to accept his invitation to participate in his transformation of the world.
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 159471648X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Where do you seek God? Are you waiting for him to appear in a monumental, life-altering event? In God Moments, Catholic blogger Andy Otto shows you how to discover the unexpected beauty of God’s presence in the story of ordinary things and in everyday routines like preparing breakfast or walking in the woods. Drawing on the Ignatian principles of awareness, prayer, and discernment, Otto will help you discover the transforming power of God’s presence in your life and better understand your place in the world. Andy Otto found God’s presence in surprising moments during his life—when, as a Jesuit scholastic, he taught children in Jamaica and also as he discerned the call to marriage with his wife. By combining elements of Ignatian spirituality with the lessons that came from his experiences, Otto identified three practices that helped him find God in all things: Awareness—Gain an understanding that God is present in the ordinary messiness of our lives such as battle with depression or sharing in the struggle of a friend. Prayer—Develop a prayer life using Ignatian practices such as asking for a morning grace and examining how your prayer was answered at the end of the day. That way you can focus on a personal relationship with God that finds everyday physical activities such as making a meal as an opportunity to talk to him. Discernment—The more you are aware of God’s presence and draw closer to him in prayer, the better you can learn how to plug into God’s narrative of the world in a way that enables you to participate in the divine story through the use of your gifts and talents. With God Moments as a guide, you’ll have a better understanding of how to seek personal wholeness in the reality of God’s presence in the ordinary and learn to accept his invitation to participate in his transformation of the world.
The Case Against Miracles
Author: John W. Loftus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781839193064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For as long as the idea of "miracles" has been in the public sphere, the conversation about them has been shaped exclusively by religious apologists and Christian leaders. The definitions for what a miracles are have been forged by the same men who fought hard to promote their own beliefs as fitting under that umbrella. It's time for a change. Enter John W. Loftus, an atheist author who has earned three master's degrees from Lincoln Christian Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Loftus, a former student of noted Christian apologist William Lane Craig, got some of the biggest names in the field to contribute to this book, which represents a critical analysis of the very idea of miracles. Incorporating his own thoughts along with those of noted academics, philosophers, and theologians, Loftus is able to properly define "miracle" and then show why there's no reason to believe such a thing even exists. Addressing every single issue that touches on miracles in a thorough and academic manner, this compilation represents the most extensive look at the phenomenon ever displayed through the lens of an ardent nonbeliever. If you've ever wondered exactly what a miracle is, or doubted whether they exist, then this book is for you.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781839193064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For as long as the idea of "miracles" has been in the public sphere, the conversation about them has been shaped exclusively by religious apologists and Christian leaders. The definitions for what a miracles are have been forged by the same men who fought hard to promote their own beliefs as fitting under that umbrella. It's time for a change. Enter John W. Loftus, an atheist author who has earned three master's degrees from Lincoln Christian Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Loftus, a former student of noted Christian apologist William Lane Craig, got some of the biggest names in the field to contribute to this book, which represents a critical analysis of the very idea of miracles. Incorporating his own thoughts along with those of noted academics, philosophers, and theologians, Loftus is able to properly define "miracle" and then show why there's no reason to believe such a thing even exists. Addressing every single issue that touches on miracles in a thorough and academic manner, this compilation represents the most extensive look at the phenomenon ever displayed through the lens of an ardent nonbeliever. If you've ever wondered exactly what a miracle is, or doubted whether they exist, then this book is for you.
Everyday Miracles
Author: Kelly Wallace
Publisher: Intuitive Living
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
A life filled with miracles is one of incredible happiness and wonderful experiences. Once you accept that this is your natural right as a spiritual being, you'll find that the Universe works right alongside you in the miracle-making process. From The Author: "I want you to know that miracles happen every single moment of every single day. Big miracles, small miracles, and everything in between. Honestly, they aren't as rare as you probably think they are. And you know what? You can experience miracles in your own daily life! As a spiritual being in a human body nothing "out of the ordinary" is beyond your reach. We've only become accustomed to thinking that miracles are totally out of the realm of common experience. Why deprive yourself of something that should be completely natural?" What Readers Are Saying: "Real guidance and techniques that work. I've experienced several miracles already!" - Elizabeth C "Kelly feels like a dear friend walking with you along the path and showing you how to create your very own miracles. :)" - Claire D "Truly transformational! My life has changed so much after reading Kelly's book!!" - Annie B
Publisher: Intuitive Living
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
A life filled with miracles is one of incredible happiness and wonderful experiences. Once you accept that this is your natural right as a spiritual being, you'll find that the Universe works right alongside you in the miracle-making process. From The Author: "I want you to know that miracles happen every single moment of every single day. Big miracles, small miracles, and everything in between. Honestly, they aren't as rare as you probably think they are. And you know what? You can experience miracles in your own daily life! As a spiritual being in a human body nothing "out of the ordinary" is beyond your reach. We've only become accustomed to thinking that miracles are totally out of the realm of common experience. Why deprive yourself of something that should be completely natural?" What Readers Are Saying: "Real guidance and techniques that work. I've experienced several miracles already!" - Elizabeth C "Kelly feels like a dear friend walking with you along the path and showing you how to create your very own miracles. :)" - Claire D "Truly transformational! My life has changed so much after reading Kelly's book!!" - Annie B
Everyday Miracles by God's Design
Author: David Jernigan
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597814229
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Don't you wish your body and life came with an Operator's Manual? In his groundbreaking book, Everyday Miracles by God's Design, Dr. David Jernigan presents an amazing interweaving of the latest science and the universal truths from God's Word. This book is a bold step towards the Operator's Manual you always wanted!
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597814229
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Don't you wish your body and life came with an Operator's Manual? In his groundbreaking book, Everyday Miracles by God's Design, Dr. David Jernigan presents an amazing interweaving of the latest science and the universal truths from God's Word. This book is a bold step towards the Operator's Manual you always wanted!
Ordinary Miracles
Author: S. David Nathanson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567207294
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
After nearly three decades of providing medical care for women and men facing breast cancer, surgeon S. David Nathanson calls the survival rates today an ordinary miracle. Ordinary because the vast majority of patients now do live at least 20 years after diagnosis due to enormous progress that has been made in medicine; and a miracle too because of the intangible qualities such as faith and hope that seem key to success in battling the disease. In this book, survivors describe their experiences, emotions, and means to overcome the disease. S. David Nathanson is an esteemed, longtime surgeon who calls the survival rates today for women and men facing breast cancer nothing short of an ordinary miracle. Ordinary because the vast majority of patients live at least two decades after diagnosis, due to great advances that have been made in early detection, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But also a miracle because we know that key elements for a woman or man succeeding in a personal battle against breast cancer include completely intangible qualities of courage, fortitude, trust, persistence, faith, and hope. Although science cannot completely explain it, a supportive network of family and friends with those qualities also empower patient survival and recovery. In these pages, Nathanson shares stories from his patients, teaching us about the experience of breast cancer and explaining how they found and fueled the will and power to defeat the disease. Even surgeon Nathanson himself cannot fully describe what goes through the hearts and minds of breast cancer patients as they discover, deal with, and finally triumph over the diagnosis. So in this book he acts as a narrator, letting his ordinary yet miraculous cancer survivors tell their stories, certainly filled with fear of the known and unknown, and with pain, but opening up to courage, love, sometimes humor, and finally hope. It is hope that firms up their resilience; hope that initiates their fortitude. Hope is an important component of healing, says the surgeon. Seventy-one survivors, including one man, tell their stories to ilustrate every step of the experience.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567207294
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
After nearly three decades of providing medical care for women and men facing breast cancer, surgeon S. David Nathanson calls the survival rates today an ordinary miracle. Ordinary because the vast majority of patients now do live at least 20 years after diagnosis due to enormous progress that has been made in medicine; and a miracle too because of the intangible qualities such as faith and hope that seem key to success in battling the disease. In this book, survivors describe their experiences, emotions, and means to overcome the disease. S. David Nathanson is an esteemed, longtime surgeon who calls the survival rates today for women and men facing breast cancer nothing short of an ordinary miracle. Ordinary because the vast majority of patients live at least two decades after diagnosis, due to great advances that have been made in early detection, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But also a miracle because we know that key elements for a woman or man succeeding in a personal battle against breast cancer include completely intangible qualities of courage, fortitude, trust, persistence, faith, and hope. Although science cannot completely explain it, a supportive network of family and friends with those qualities also empower patient survival and recovery. In these pages, Nathanson shares stories from his patients, teaching us about the experience of breast cancer and explaining how they found and fueled the will and power to defeat the disease. Even surgeon Nathanson himself cannot fully describe what goes through the hearts and minds of breast cancer patients as they discover, deal with, and finally triumph over the diagnosis. So in this book he acts as a narrator, letting his ordinary yet miraculous cancer survivors tell their stories, certainly filled with fear of the known and unknown, and with pain, but opening up to courage, love, sometimes humor, and finally hope. It is hope that firms up their resilience; hope that initiates their fortitude. Hope is an important component of healing, says the surgeon. Seventy-one survivors, including one man, tell their stories to ilustrate every step of the experience.
Do You Believe in Miracles?
Author: John Van Diest
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736940413
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Nothing shows God's amazing love and power like a miracle. Do You Believe in Miracles? by author and veteran publisher John Van Diest is an extraordinary gathering of uplifting stories that reveal how God works through people and life events in surprising ways. This inspiring collection includes contributions from popular Christian authors such as Max Lucado, Billy Graham, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, Joni Eareckson Tada, and others. Believers, skeptics, and anyone who loves a well-told story will be inspired by true tales of answered prayers, miraculous events, evidences of Divine intervention, and interactions with mysterious helpers, and the miracles of healing, prayer, and transformed lives. This captivating source of awe and wonder will fill readers with the hope and assurance that God is active in the world and in their lives today.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736940413
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Nothing shows God's amazing love and power like a miracle. Do You Believe in Miracles? by author and veteran publisher John Van Diest is an extraordinary gathering of uplifting stories that reveal how God works through people and life events in surprising ways. This inspiring collection includes contributions from popular Christian authors such as Max Lucado, Billy Graham, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, Joni Eareckson Tada, and others. Believers, skeptics, and anyone who loves a well-told story will be inspired by true tales of answered prayers, miraculous events, evidences of Divine intervention, and interactions with mysterious helpers, and the miracles of healing, prayer, and transformed lives. This captivating source of awe and wonder will fill readers with the hope and assurance that God is active in the world and in their lives today.
God's Everyday Miracles
Author: Susan Marie
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098063503
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
2 God's Everyday Miracles can often go ignored or forgotten, wiped away as coincidence, or just good fortune. God is constantly working in our lives and we simply become oblivious to it. I don't believe that this is our intention, but the world can unknowingly skew our vision. This workbook is intended to aid us in removing the blinders over our eyes. It is also partly intended to function as a journal, so that you the reader may use it as a tool to regain your vision. Let's start re-training ourselves to see and acknowledge where we should be singing God's praises. Let's train ourselves to begin looking into our lives and notice where He has been at work. Let's develop a God-microscope to help us interpret our crazy lives and see where we have experienced God's mighty hand. I have both heard and experienced countless acts of God! We all have! God is constantly active in our lives! Let's stop sweeping His miracles under the rug. Instead, let us start uncovering them! Let's start training ourselves to notice them, so we can sing about them! Let's praise His mighty name!
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098063503
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
2 God's Everyday Miracles can often go ignored or forgotten, wiped away as coincidence, or just good fortune. God is constantly working in our lives and we simply become oblivious to it. I don't believe that this is our intention, but the world can unknowingly skew our vision. This workbook is intended to aid us in removing the blinders over our eyes. It is also partly intended to function as a journal, so that you the reader may use it as a tool to regain your vision. Let's start re-training ourselves to see and acknowledge where we should be singing God's praises. Let's train ourselves to begin looking into our lives and notice where He has been at work. Let's develop a God-microscope to help us interpret our crazy lives and see where we have experienced God's mighty hand. I have both heard and experienced countless acts of God! We all have! God is constantly active in our lives! Let's stop sweeping His miracles under the rug. Instead, let us start uncovering them! Let's start training ourselves to notice them, so we can sing about them! Let's praise His mighty name!
Divine Surprises
Author: Rosemarie E. Bishop
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The very day Jimmy Stock is forced to close the Buffalo Steel Plant offices for the final time and walk away from his position as Northeast CEO, is the same day he’s given an unexpected, and unrequested, gift that he doesn’t even know he has for days because of the other life issues he’s dealing with: like his 3-year separation from his wife, Claudia – who he still loves; his decision about finding another job along with his right hand man from work, Tom Haggerty; and his sudden concerns for people he didn’t know or care about before that end up getting him in trouble. Amidst all that he’s suddenly entangled with an older Russian man, Leo Volkov, who appears to have some unsavory ties. Between wondering about his gift and concerns over being watched by the same men who are following Leo, Jimmy has his hands full very quickly for a man without a job. Even meeting the Archangels, especially Gabriel – or Gabe – who’d given him the gift in the first place, doesn’t help matters because of Jimmy’s own free will. But what to do about any of it doesn’t come easy.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The very day Jimmy Stock is forced to close the Buffalo Steel Plant offices for the final time and walk away from his position as Northeast CEO, is the same day he’s given an unexpected, and unrequested, gift that he doesn’t even know he has for days because of the other life issues he’s dealing with: like his 3-year separation from his wife, Claudia – who he still loves; his decision about finding another job along with his right hand man from work, Tom Haggerty; and his sudden concerns for people he didn’t know or care about before that end up getting him in trouble. Amidst all that he’s suddenly entangled with an older Russian man, Leo Volkov, who appears to have some unsavory ties. Between wondering about his gift and concerns over being watched by the same men who are following Leo, Jimmy has his hands full very quickly for a man without a job. Even meeting the Archangels, especially Gabriel – or Gabe – who’d given him the gift in the first place, doesn’t help matters because of Jimmy’s own free will. But what to do about any of it doesn’t come easy.
Religion and Media
Author: Hent de Vries
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804734974
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Counter The twenty-five contributors to this volume - who include such influential thinkers as Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Talal Asad, and James Siegel - confront the conceptual, analytical, and empirical difficulties involved in addressing the complex relationship between religion and media. The book's introductory section offers a prolegomenon to the multiple problems raised by an interdisciplinary approach to these multifaceted phenomena. The essays in the following part provide exemplary approaches to the historical and systematic background to the study of religion and media. The third part presents case studies by anthropologists and scholars of comparative religion. The book concludes with two remarkable documents: a chapter from Theodor W. Adorno's study of the relationship between religion and media in the context of political agitation (The Psychological Technique of Martin Luther Thomas's Radio Addresses) and a section from Niklas Luhmann's monumental Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft (Society as a Social System).
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804734974
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Counter The twenty-five contributors to this volume - who include such influential thinkers as Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Talal Asad, and James Siegel - confront the conceptual, analytical, and empirical difficulties involved in addressing the complex relationship between religion and media. The book's introductory section offers a prolegomenon to the multiple problems raised by an interdisciplinary approach to these multifaceted phenomena. The essays in the following part provide exemplary approaches to the historical and systematic background to the study of religion and media. The third part presents case studies by anthropologists and scholars of comparative religion. The book concludes with two remarkable documents: a chapter from Theodor W. Adorno's study of the relationship between religion and media in the context of political agitation (The Psychological Technique of Martin Luther Thomas's Radio Addresses) and a section from Niklas Luhmann's monumental Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft (Society as a Social System).