Author: Robin R. Meyers
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006156821X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Countless thoughtful people are now so disgusted with the marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church that a new Reformation is required in which the purpose of religion itself is reimagined. Meyers takes the best of biblical scholarship and recasts these core Christian concepts to exhort the church to pursue an alternative vision of the Christian life: Jesus as Teacher, not Savior Christianity as Compassion, not Condemnation Prosperity as Dangerous, not Divine Discipleship as Obedience, not Control Religion as Relationship, not Righteousness This is not a call to the church to move to the far left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus' teachings today.
Saving Jesus from the Church
Author: Robin R. Meyers
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006156821X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Countless thoughtful people are now so disgusted with the marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church that a new Reformation is required in which the purpose of religion itself is reimagined. Meyers takes the best of biblical scholarship and recasts these core Christian concepts to exhort the church to pursue an alternative vision of the Christian life: Jesus as Teacher, not Savior Christianity as Compassion, not Condemnation Prosperity as Dangerous, not Divine Discipleship as Obedience, not Control Religion as Relationship, not Righteousness This is not a call to the church to move to the far left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus' teachings today.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006156821X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Countless thoughtful people are now so disgusted with the marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church that a new Reformation is required in which the purpose of religion itself is reimagined. Meyers takes the best of biblical scholarship and recasts these core Christian concepts to exhort the church to pursue an alternative vision of the Christian life: Jesus as Teacher, not Savior Christianity as Compassion, not Condemnation Prosperity as Dangerous, not Divine Discipleship as Obedience, not Control Religion as Relationship, not Righteousness This is not a call to the church to move to the far left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus' teachings today.
There Are Save Two Churches Only, Volume I
Author: D. Christian Markham
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781480175792
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
An expose of ancient and modern deceptions, hidden agendas, and overlooked truths. Prepared for the thoughtful reader who is willing to follow the admonition of Patrick Henry: "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it." (from his Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death speech, March 23, 1775) Compiled and written for the purpose of glorifying God Almighty and His Son, Jesus Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of the world. Accomplished through the guidance of the Holy Ghost. Visit www.twochurchesonly.com for more information. - What truly is the source and root of all evil and abomination? - Why do politicians and government leaders break their promises? - Why is there so much war when great efforts are made for peace? - Why do society's problems grow steadily worse over the long run? - Why is organized religion such a culprit in worldwide conflicts? - Why do selfish and greedy people thrive while the humble suffer? - I'm an honest, diligent, good person; can't I be rich and influential too? - Why are so many people stressed, depressed and suicidal today? - What is the cause of all this pain? Who is perpetuating it? WHY? The answers to these questions and many more are in this book. They are painful, difficult answers. Proceed with humility, patience and penitence. PLEASE NOTE: US$19.07 is the lowest price that Amazon/Createspace will allow me to price the book. Amazon distribution does not allow coupon codes, but Createspace does. You can order this book through Createspace direct distribution at this site and purchase a copy at the cost of publication: https: //www.createspace.com/4037581 To get a discount that still provides the author a small donation, enter the discount code: 6TE28RZ7 To purchase the book at the cost of manufacture, please enter discount code: EZNH254J AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: These codes work ONLY when purchasing the book directly through Createspace. Amazon's distribution applies additional fees per each copy purchased, and does not allow discount codes to be used. Please visit www.twochurchesonly.com "
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781480175792
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
An expose of ancient and modern deceptions, hidden agendas, and overlooked truths. Prepared for the thoughtful reader who is willing to follow the admonition of Patrick Henry: "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it." (from his Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death speech, March 23, 1775) Compiled and written for the purpose of glorifying God Almighty and His Son, Jesus Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of the world. Accomplished through the guidance of the Holy Ghost. Visit www.twochurchesonly.com for more information. - What truly is the source and root of all evil and abomination? - Why do politicians and government leaders break their promises? - Why is there so much war when great efforts are made for peace? - Why do society's problems grow steadily worse over the long run? - Why is organized religion such a culprit in worldwide conflicts? - Why do selfish and greedy people thrive while the humble suffer? - I'm an honest, diligent, good person; can't I be rich and influential too? - Why are so many people stressed, depressed and suicidal today? - What is the cause of all this pain? Who is perpetuating it? WHY? The answers to these questions and many more are in this book. They are painful, difficult answers. Proceed with humility, patience and penitence. PLEASE NOTE: US$19.07 is the lowest price that Amazon/Createspace will allow me to price the book. Amazon distribution does not allow coupon codes, but Createspace does. You can order this book through Createspace direct distribution at this site and purchase a copy at the cost of publication: https: //www.createspace.com/4037581 To get a discount that still provides the author a small donation, enter the discount code: 6TE28RZ7 To purchase the book at the cost of manufacture, please enter discount code: EZNH254J AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: These codes work ONLY when purchasing the book directly through Createspace. Amazon's distribution applies additional fees per each copy purchased, and does not allow discount codes to be used. Please visit www.twochurchesonly.com "
The Life-Saving Divorce
Author: Gretchen Baskerville
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734374704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
You Can Love God and Still Get a Divorce. And get this, God will still love you. Really. Are you in a destructive marriage? One of emotional, physical, or verbal abuse? Infidelity? Neglect? If yes, you know you need to escape, but you're probably worried about going against God's will. I have good news for you. You might need to divorce to save your life and sanity. And God is right beside you. In "The Life-Saving Divorce" You'll Learn: - How to know if you should stay or if you should go.- The four key Bible verses that support divorce for infidelity, neglect, and physical and/or emotional abuse. - Twenty-seven myths about divorce that aren't true for many Christians. - Why a divorce is likely the absolute best thing for your children. - How to deal with friends and family who disapprove of divorce. - How to find safe friends and churches after a divorce. Can you find happiness after leaving your destructive marriage? Absolutely yes! You can get your life back and flourish more than you thought possible. Are you ready? Then let's go. It's time to be free. This book includes multiple first-person interviews. Explains psychological abuse, gaslighting, the abuse cycle, Christian divorce and remarriage, children and divorce, domestic violence, parental alienation, mental abuse, and biblical reasons for divorce. Includes diagrams such as the Duluth Wheel of Power and Control (the Duluth Model) and the Abuse Cycle, as well as graphs based on Paul Amato's 2003 study analyzing Judith Wallerstein's book, The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. Includes quotes by Leslie Vernick, Lundy Bancroft, Shannon Thomas, David Instone-Brewer, Natalie Hoffman, LifeWay Research, Kathleen Reay, Gottman Institute, Glenda Riley, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Steven Stosny, Michal Gilad, Leonie Westenberg, Nancy Nason-Clark, Julie Owens, Marg Mowczko, Justin Holcomb, Barna Group, Justin Lehmiller, Alan Hawkins, Brian Willoughby, William Doherty, Brad Wright, Bradford Wilcox, Sheila Gregoire, E Mavis Hetherington, John Kelly, Betsey Stevenson, Justin Wolfers, Norm Wright, Virginia Rutter, Judith Herman, and Bessel van der Kolk. Recommended reading list includes: Henry Cloud, John Townsend Boundaries books, Richard Warshack books.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734374704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
You Can Love God and Still Get a Divorce. And get this, God will still love you. Really. Are you in a destructive marriage? One of emotional, physical, or verbal abuse? Infidelity? Neglect? If yes, you know you need to escape, but you're probably worried about going against God's will. I have good news for you. You might need to divorce to save your life and sanity. And God is right beside you. In "The Life-Saving Divorce" You'll Learn: - How to know if you should stay or if you should go.- The four key Bible verses that support divorce for infidelity, neglect, and physical and/or emotional abuse. - Twenty-seven myths about divorce that aren't true for many Christians. - Why a divorce is likely the absolute best thing for your children. - How to deal with friends and family who disapprove of divorce. - How to find safe friends and churches after a divorce. Can you find happiness after leaving your destructive marriage? Absolutely yes! You can get your life back and flourish more than you thought possible. Are you ready? Then let's go. It's time to be free. This book includes multiple first-person interviews. Explains psychological abuse, gaslighting, the abuse cycle, Christian divorce and remarriage, children and divorce, domestic violence, parental alienation, mental abuse, and biblical reasons for divorce. Includes diagrams such as the Duluth Wheel of Power and Control (the Duluth Model) and the Abuse Cycle, as well as graphs based on Paul Amato's 2003 study analyzing Judith Wallerstein's book, The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. Includes quotes by Leslie Vernick, Lundy Bancroft, Shannon Thomas, David Instone-Brewer, Natalie Hoffman, LifeWay Research, Kathleen Reay, Gottman Institute, Glenda Riley, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Steven Stosny, Michal Gilad, Leonie Westenberg, Nancy Nason-Clark, Julie Owens, Marg Mowczko, Justin Holcomb, Barna Group, Justin Lehmiller, Alan Hawkins, Brian Willoughby, William Doherty, Brad Wright, Bradford Wilcox, Sheila Gregoire, E Mavis Hetherington, John Kelly, Betsey Stevenson, Justin Wolfers, Norm Wright, Virginia Rutter, Judith Herman, and Bessel van der Kolk. Recommended reading list includes: Henry Cloud, John Townsend Boundaries books, Richard Warshack books.
Saving Churches
Author: Matthew Saunders
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711231542
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Friends of Friendless Churches exist to save beautiful and historic places of worship from demolition or degradation. Founded in 1957 by the devout journalist and author Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, the Friends now own thirty-eight former places of worship, half in England, half in Wales, which they preserve, undertake repair on where necessary and make accessible as peaceful spaces to visitors and the local community. This book, with a Preface by Sir Simon Jenkins and a Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales, details all thirty eight buildings, with photographs that touchingly record these former churches and celebrate the work of the Friends. Included are a short history of the Friends of Friendless Churches, a glossary of terms, and information on visiting the churches.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711231542
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Friends of Friendless Churches exist to save beautiful and historic places of worship from demolition or degradation. Founded in 1957 by the devout journalist and author Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, the Friends now own thirty-eight former places of worship, half in England, half in Wales, which they preserve, undertake repair on where necessary and make accessible as peaceful spaces to visitors and the local community. This book, with a Preface by Sir Simon Jenkins and a Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales, details all thirty eight buildings, with photographs that touchingly record these former churches and celebrate the work of the Friends. Included are a short history of the Friends of Friendless Churches, a glossary of terms, and information on visiting the churches.
Buildings for Mission
Author: Walter Nigel
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1848257627
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A money-saving handbook for all who care for and maintain church buildings, this practical and comprehensive guide provides expert advice from a leading church architect and an experienced heritage buildings specialist. They also show how church buildings can be tools for contemporary mission, packed with potential for community engagement.
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1848257627
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A money-saving handbook for all who care for and maintain church buildings, this practical and comprehensive guide provides expert advice from a leading church architect and an experienced heritage buildings specialist. They also show how church buildings can be tools for contemporary mission, packed with potential for community engagement.
Historic Rural Churches of Georgia
Author: Sonny Seals
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820349350
Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of the state. Nearly three hundred stunning color photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820349350
Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of the state. Nearly three hundred stunning color photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.
The Gifts of the Small Church
Author: Jason Byassee
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 0687466598
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Why the small- to mid-sized church remains God's best means to make disciples of Jesus Christ
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 0687466598
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Why the small- to mid-sized church remains God's best means to make disciples of Jesus Christ
Jesus Wants to Save Christians
Author: Rob Bell
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310295319
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to their building. Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too long ago about a study revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty. This is a book about those two numbers. Jesus Wants to save Christians is a book about faith and fear, wealth and war, poverty, power, safety, terror, Bibles, bombs, and homeland insecurity. It's about empty empires and the truth that everybody's a priest. It's about oppression, occupation, and what happens when Christians support, animate and participate in the very things Jesus came to set people free from. It's about what it means to be a part of the church of Jesus in a world where some people fly planes into buildings while others pick up groceries in Hummers.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310295319
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to their building. Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too long ago about a study revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty. This is a book about those two numbers. Jesus Wants to save Christians is a book about faith and fear, wealth and war, poverty, power, safety, terror, Bibles, bombs, and homeland insecurity. It's about empty empires and the truth that everybody's a priest. It's about oppression, occupation, and what happens when Christians support, animate and participate in the very things Jesus came to set people free from. It's about what it means to be a part of the church of Jesus in a world where some people fly planes into buildings while others pick up groceries in Hummers.
There Are Save Two Churches Only, Volume II
Author: D. Christian Markham
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329678087
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
A journey through disturbing yet crucial matters that must be considered prior to End Times and Christ's return. This second volume takes a different approach from the first. It is a journey, not a pick-and-choose buffet. It begins by taking the reader where the first volume left off, ""down the rabbit hole."" The journey concludes in confronting the LDS reader with a crucible, wherewith one's faith and trust in Christ (and in Christ alone) will be put to the ultimate test. There are save two churches only: Which one does your everyday mindset, and your personal and professional choices, testify that you are a member of? What is the foundation upon which you anchor your sacred testimony? How close, how intimate, how cherished is your relationship with Jesus Christ? If you are not prepared to answer these questions with full conviction of heart, then you are not ready to contemplate the contents of this book.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329678087
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
A journey through disturbing yet crucial matters that must be considered prior to End Times and Christ's return. This second volume takes a different approach from the first. It is a journey, not a pick-and-choose buffet. It begins by taking the reader where the first volume left off, ""down the rabbit hole."" The journey concludes in confronting the LDS reader with a crucible, wherewith one's faith and trust in Christ (and in Christ alone) will be put to the ultimate test. There are save two churches only: Which one does your everyday mindset, and your personal and professional choices, testify that you are a member of? What is the foundation upon which you anchor your sacred testimony? How close, how intimate, how cherished is your relationship with Jesus Christ? If you are not prepared to answer these questions with full conviction of heart, then you are not ready to contemplate the contents of this book.
Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church
Author: Thomas E. Frank
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426763573
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses." This in-depth analysis of the connection between United Methodist polity and theology addresses ways in which historical developments have shaped--and continue to shape--the organization of the church.This revised edition incorporates the actions of The United Methodist General Conference, 2004. The book discusses continuing reforms of the church's plan for baptism and church membership, as well as the emergence of deacon's orders and other changes to ordained ministry procedures. The text is now cross-referenced to the Book of Discipline, 2004, including the revised order of disciplinary chapters and paragraph numbering. Denominational statistics are updated, along with references to recent works on The United Methodist Church and American religious life.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426763573
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses." This in-depth analysis of the connection between United Methodist polity and theology addresses ways in which historical developments have shaped--and continue to shape--the organization of the church.This revised edition incorporates the actions of The United Methodist General Conference, 2004. The book discusses continuing reforms of the church's plan for baptism and church membership, as well as the emergence of deacon's orders and other changes to ordained ministry procedures. The text is now cross-referenced to the Book of Discipline, 2004, including the revised order of disciplinary chapters and paragraph numbering. Denominational statistics are updated, along with references to recent works on The United Methodist Church and American religious life.