Author: E. Sundby
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595336299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
"This book is a journey for truth."-Samuel Kader Sr., Pastor, Community Gospel Church, Dayton, Ohio, Openly Gay, Openly Christian, Leyland Publications. Am I going to hell because I am gay? Is homosexuality a sin? Should I remain celibate my entire life? If you or someone you love is struggling with these issues, this book is for you. Follow Reverend Elaine Sundby's journey as she takes us on her personal quest for truth and self-acceptance-a path that eventually led her to enter the ministry. Reverend Sundby was determined to discover God's plan for her and equally determined to do what was right in the eyes of God, without taking "the easy way out." Simple to understand, yet rooted in spiritual truth, Calling the Rainbow Nation Home has the potential to heal-to heal the battered soul of the Christians who are struggling to reconcile their homosexuality with their faith, and to heal their relationships with those who love them and want to understand. A new era is just beginning in the gay Christian community, as thousands begin to realize that God loves us all just as we are.
Calling the Rainbow Nation Home
Author: E. Sundby
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595336299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
"This book is a journey for truth."-Samuel Kader Sr., Pastor, Community Gospel Church, Dayton, Ohio, Openly Gay, Openly Christian, Leyland Publications. Am I going to hell because I am gay? Is homosexuality a sin? Should I remain celibate my entire life? If you or someone you love is struggling with these issues, this book is for you. Follow Reverend Elaine Sundby's journey as she takes us on her personal quest for truth and self-acceptance-a path that eventually led her to enter the ministry. Reverend Sundby was determined to discover God's plan for her and equally determined to do what was right in the eyes of God, without taking "the easy way out." Simple to understand, yet rooted in spiritual truth, Calling the Rainbow Nation Home has the potential to heal-to heal the battered soul of the Christians who are struggling to reconcile their homosexuality with their faith, and to heal their relationships with those who love them and want to understand. A new era is just beginning in the gay Christian community, as thousands begin to realize that God loves us all just as we are.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595336299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
"This book is a journey for truth."-Samuel Kader Sr., Pastor, Community Gospel Church, Dayton, Ohio, Openly Gay, Openly Christian, Leyland Publications. Am I going to hell because I am gay? Is homosexuality a sin? Should I remain celibate my entire life? If you or someone you love is struggling with these issues, this book is for you. Follow Reverend Elaine Sundby's journey as she takes us on her personal quest for truth and self-acceptance-a path that eventually led her to enter the ministry. Reverend Sundby was determined to discover God's plan for her and equally determined to do what was right in the eyes of God, without taking "the easy way out." Simple to understand, yet rooted in spiritual truth, Calling the Rainbow Nation Home has the potential to heal-to heal the battered soul of the Christians who are struggling to reconcile their homosexuality with their faith, and to heal their relationships with those who love them and want to understand. A new era is just beginning in the gay Christian community, as thousands begin to realize that God loves us all just as we are.
The Fire Next Time
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836551038
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
First published in 1963, James Baldwin's A Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called ldquo;Negro problemrdquo;. As remarkable for its masterful prose as it is for its uncompromising account of black experience in the United States, it is considered to this day one of the most articulate and influential expressions of 1960s race relations. The book consists of two essays, ldquo;My Dungeon Shook mdash; Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation,rdquo; and ldquo;Down At The Cross mdash; Letter from a Region of My Mind.rdquo; It weaves thematic threads of love, faith, and family into a candid assault on the hypocrisy of the so-say ldquo;land of the freerdquo;, insisting on the inequality implicit to American society. ldquo;You were born where you were born and faced the future that you facedrdquo;, Baldwin writes to his nephew, ldquo;because you were black and for no other reason.rdquo; His profound sense of injustice is matched by a robust belief in ldquo;monumental dignityrdquo;, in patience, empathy, and the possibility of transforming America into ldquo;what America must become.rdquo;
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836551038
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
First published in 1963, James Baldwin's A Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called ldquo;Negro problemrdquo;. As remarkable for its masterful prose as it is for its uncompromising account of black experience in the United States, it is considered to this day one of the most articulate and influential expressions of 1960s race relations. The book consists of two essays, ldquo;My Dungeon Shook mdash; Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation,rdquo; and ldquo;Down At The Cross mdash; Letter from a Region of My Mind.rdquo; It weaves thematic threads of love, faith, and family into a candid assault on the hypocrisy of the so-say ldquo;land of the freerdquo;, insisting on the inequality implicit to American society. ldquo;You were born where you were born and faced the future that you facedrdquo;, Baldwin writes to his nephew, ldquo;because you were black and for no other reason.rdquo; His profound sense of injustice is matched by a robust belief in ldquo;monumental dignityrdquo;, in patience, empathy, and the possibility of transforming America into ldquo;what America must become.rdquo;
The Queer Bible Commentary
Author: Deryn Guest
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 0334054427
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Queer Bible Commentary brings together the work of several scholars and pastors known for their interest in the areas of gender, sexuality and Biblical studies. Rather than a verse-by-verse analysis, typical of more traditional commentaries, contributors to this volume focus specifically upon those portions of the book that have particular relevance for readers interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues such as the construction of gender and sexuality, the reification of heterosexuality, the question of lesbian and gay ancestry within the Bible, the transgendered voices of the prophets, the use of the Bible in contemporary political, socio-economic and religious spheres and the impact upon lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Accordingly, the commentary raises new questions and re-directs more traditional questions in fresh and innovative ways, offering new angles of approach. This comprehensive, cutting-edge commentary is prefaced by an introductory essay by Professor Mary Tolbert. Contributors draw on feminist, queer, deconstructionist, utopian theories, the social sciences and historical-critical discourses. The focus is both how reading from lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender perspectives affect the reading and interpretation of biblical texts and how biblical texts have and do affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender communities. The commentary includes an extensive bibliography that directs the reader to a full range of literature relating to queer interpretation of scripture.
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 0334054427
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Queer Bible Commentary brings together the work of several scholars and pastors known for their interest in the areas of gender, sexuality and Biblical studies. Rather than a verse-by-verse analysis, typical of more traditional commentaries, contributors to this volume focus specifically upon those portions of the book that have particular relevance for readers interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues such as the construction of gender and sexuality, the reification of heterosexuality, the question of lesbian and gay ancestry within the Bible, the transgendered voices of the prophets, the use of the Bible in contemporary political, socio-economic and religious spheres and the impact upon lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Accordingly, the commentary raises new questions and re-directs more traditional questions in fresh and innovative ways, offering new angles of approach. This comprehensive, cutting-edge commentary is prefaced by an introductory essay by Professor Mary Tolbert. Contributors draw on feminist, queer, deconstructionist, utopian theories, the social sciences and historical-critical discourses. The focus is both how reading from lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender perspectives affect the reading and interpretation of biblical texts and how biblical texts have and do affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender communities. The commentary includes an extensive bibliography that directs the reader to a full range of literature relating to queer interpretation of scripture.
“This Is My Doctrine”: The Development of Mormon Theology
Author: Charles R. Harrell
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The principal doctrines defining Mormonism today often bear little resemblance to those it started out with in the early 1830s. This book shows that these doctrines did not originate in a vacuum but were rather prompted and informed by the religious culture from which Mormonism arose. Early Mormons, like their early Christian and even earlier Israelite predecessors, brought with them their own varied culturally conditioned theological presuppositions (a process of convergence) and only later acquired a more distinctive theological outlook (a process of differentiation). In this first-of-its-kind comprehensive treatment of the development of Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces the history of Latter-day Saint doctrines from the times of the Old Testament to the present. He describes how Mormonism has carried on the tradition of the biblical authors, early Christians, and later Protestants in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas while attempting to uphold the integrity and authority of the scriptures. In the process, he probes three questions: How did Mormon doctrines develop? What are the scriptural underpinnings of these doctrines? And what do critical scholars make of these same scriptures? In this enlightening study, Harrell systematically peels back the doctrinal accretions of time to provide a fresh new look at Mormon theology. “This Is My Doctrine” will provide those already versed in Mormonism’s theological tradition with a new and richer perspective of Mormon theology. Those unacquainted with Mormonism will gain an appreciation for how Mormon theology fits into the larger Jewish and Christian theological traditions.
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The principal doctrines defining Mormonism today often bear little resemblance to those it started out with in the early 1830s. This book shows that these doctrines did not originate in a vacuum but were rather prompted and informed by the religious culture from which Mormonism arose. Early Mormons, like their early Christian and even earlier Israelite predecessors, brought with them their own varied culturally conditioned theological presuppositions (a process of convergence) and only later acquired a more distinctive theological outlook (a process of differentiation). In this first-of-its-kind comprehensive treatment of the development of Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces the history of Latter-day Saint doctrines from the times of the Old Testament to the present. He describes how Mormonism has carried on the tradition of the biblical authors, early Christians, and later Protestants in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas while attempting to uphold the integrity and authority of the scriptures. In the process, he probes three questions: How did Mormon doctrines develop? What are the scriptural underpinnings of these doctrines? And what do critical scholars make of these same scriptures? In this enlightening study, Harrell systematically peels back the doctrinal accretions of time to provide a fresh new look at Mormon theology. “This Is My Doctrine” will provide those already versed in Mormonism’s theological tradition with a new and richer perspective of Mormon theology. Those unacquainted with Mormonism will gain an appreciation for how Mormon theology fits into the larger Jewish and Christian theological traditions.
You Are My Rainbow
Author: Rose Rossner
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728233402
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Celebrate the blessing of your rainbow baby this Easter with a heartwarming story about the grace of never-ending love for babies and toddlers! Every child is a precious gift from God. Featuring heartfelt rhymes and gorgeous baby animal illustrations, You Are My Rainbow is an inspirational story about welcoming the little one who has answered your prayers. Perfect for soon-to-be and new parents, special rainbow babies, and anyone celebrating their little ones, this touching Christian board book makes a wonderful read aloud that families will treasure for years to come. Why readers love You Are My Rainbow: Perfect for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 3. Made for their little hands! Makes a great Christian gift for baby showers, baptisms, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter baskets, or any time of the year! A sweet story for kids, great for expressing God's love and how much someone means to you. You are my rainbow, the prayer of my heart. My precious little one, I've loved you from the start.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728233402
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Celebrate the blessing of your rainbow baby this Easter with a heartwarming story about the grace of never-ending love for babies and toddlers! Every child is a precious gift from God. Featuring heartfelt rhymes and gorgeous baby animal illustrations, You Are My Rainbow is an inspirational story about welcoming the little one who has answered your prayers. Perfect for soon-to-be and new parents, special rainbow babies, and anyone celebrating their little ones, this touching Christian board book makes a wonderful read aloud that families will treasure for years to come. Why readers love You Are My Rainbow: Perfect for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 3. Made for their little hands! Makes a great Christian gift for baby showers, baptisms, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter baskets, or any time of the year! A sweet story for kids, great for expressing God's love and how much someone means to you. You are my rainbow, the prayer of my heart. My precious little one, I've loved you from the start.
There Is Eternal Life for Animals
Author: Niki Behrikis Shanahan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972030113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Based on Bible Scripture, There Is Eternal Life For Animals presents Animal Afterlife from a Christian Perspective. All animals go to heaven. How do we know? We look in the book that God left us, the Bible. This book takes you through the Bible and proves through the scriptures that there is life after death for all the animals. It covers: -- God's relationship with the animals; -- The current life of the animal kingdom; -- The future life of the animals and its restoration; -- What animals are currently in heaven; -- Whether animals have souls and spirits; -- Praying for animals. There Is Eternal Life For Animals includes numerous Bible scriptures, opinions and commentaries from Bible Theologians, visions, stories, near-death experiences of children, and personal experiences. It also reviews many of the original Greek and Hebrew words and their translations. Excellent, Outstanding and Life Changing! -- Rev. Shirley Johnson, Florida It is a privilege to recommend There Is Eternal Life For Animals. -- Rev. Dr. Peter Hammond, South Africa I have just finished reading the book and feel that it was well done. -- Rev. Dr. Jack Van Impe, Michigan Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: God's Relationship With The Animals Chapter 3: How Much Do The Animals Know? Chapter 4: Animals In Heaven Chapter 5: Animals Have Souls And Spirits Chapter 6: Restoration, Restitution, And Eternal Life Chapter 7: Eye Witnesses Of Animals And Pets In Heaven Chapter 8: Noah, A Foreshadowing Of Jesus Chapter 9: Misinterpretations Chapter 10: Praying For Animals Chapter 11: Personal Experience Chapter 12: Eternal Life For People
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972030113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Based on Bible Scripture, There Is Eternal Life For Animals presents Animal Afterlife from a Christian Perspective. All animals go to heaven. How do we know? We look in the book that God left us, the Bible. This book takes you through the Bible and proves through the scriptures that there is life after death for all the animals. It covers: -- God's relationship with the animals; -- The current life of the animal kingdom; -- The future life of the animals and its restoration; -- What animals are currently in heaven; -- Whether animals have souls and spirits; -- Praying for animals. There Is Eternal Life For Animals includes numerous Bible scriptures, opinions and commentaries from Bible Theologians, visions, stories, near-death experiences of children, and personal experiences. It also reviews many of the original Greek and Hebrew words and their translations. Excellent, Outstanding and Life Changing! -- Rev. Shirley Johnson, Florida It is a privilege to recommend There Is Eternal Life For Animals. -- Rev. Dr. Peter Hammond, South Africa I have just finished reading the book and feel that it was well done. -- Rev. Dr. Jack Van Impe, Michigan Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: God's Relationship With The Animals Chapter 3: How Much Do The Animals Know? Chapter 4: Animals In Heaven Chapter 5: Animals Have Souls And Spirits Chapter 6: Restoration, Restitution, And Eternal Life Chapter 7: Eye Witnesses Of Animals And Pets In Heaven Chapter 8: Noah, A Foreshadowing Of Jesus Chapter 9: Misinterpretations Chapter 10: Praying For Animals Chapter 11: Personal Experience Chapter 12: Eternal Life For People
God's Rainbow Book
Author: Www Xulonpress Com
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597816604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597816604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
God and His Angels Forever Loves You
Author: Mae Futter Stein
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469176696
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
I am a dreamer that enjoys sitting out in the sunny weather in Arizona, writing poems. I am 77 years young and have been writing poetry since I was ten years old. I do hope you enjoy some of my special poems that I have written about love and God. My husband passed away in 2004 and I have remarried in 2010. We are hoping to share many happy years together to come. Thank you! - Mae Futter Stein
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469176696
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
I am a dreamer that enjoys sitting out in the sunny weather in Arizona, writing poems. I am 77 years young and have been writing poetry since I was ten years old. I do hope you enjoy some of my special poems that I have written about love and God. My husband passed away in 2004 and I have remarried in 2010. We are hoping to share many happy years together to come. Thank you! - Mae Futter Stein
God's Rainbow of Promise
Author: Doris V. Neumann
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606472666
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The very essence of the Lord's Prayer is one of hope. God comes to us in our every-day walk and offers power and peace. Jesus' prayer demonstrates the hope which God the Father initiated in the very beginning of time. From the blessed hope of God's Kingdom to the Holy will for our lives, this precious prayer of Jesus demonstrates the motives by which we as Christians shall live. The numerous avenues of life are depicted in the thoughts of Jesus - healing, forgiveness, our every need supplied, and relief from temptation. This book also offers comfort to those suffering from serious illness. Even the evangelical mode of God's heavenly Kingdom offers to mankind the rainbow of promise in our Eternal Home. I am a walking miracle of the Almighty God. Having been instructed by God to tell all people of His saving power and of a life which fades not away, I began writing this book. Before I had completed it I was afflicted with a bleeding brain aneurism. With much prayer God saw me through those dark and bitter days and brought me through the darkness into His marvelous light. With His help and with Jesus at my side, I began again to finish the work, which God placed before me. My one desire is for the people the world over to come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and to join me in holy admonition of God's heavenly home. With my poetry I have reached many people throughout the world. I have been blessed with the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and walk hand in hand with Him along life's way.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606472666
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The very essence of the Lord's Prayer is one of hope. God comes to us in our every-day walk and offers power and peace. Jesus' prayer demonstrates the hope which God the Father initiated in the very beginning of time. From the blessed hope of God's Kingdom to the Holy will for our lives, this precious prayer of Jesus demonstrates the motives by which we as Christians shall live. The numerous avenues of life are depicted in the thoughts of Jesus - healing, forgiveness, our every need supplied, and relief from temptation. This book also offers comfort to those suffering from serious illness. Even the evangelical mode of God's heavenly Kingdom offers to mankind the rainbow of promise in our Eternal Home. I am a walking miracle of the Almighty God. Having been instructed by God to tell all people of His saving power and of a life which fades not away, I began writing this book. Before I had completed it I was afflicted with a bleeding brain aneurism. With much prayer God saw me through those dark and bitter days and brought me through the darkness into His marvelous light. With His help and with Jesus at my side, I began again to finish the work, which God placed before me. My one desire is for the people the world over to come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and to join me in holy admonition of God's heavenly home. With my poetry I have reached many people throughout the world. I have been blessed with the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and walk hand in hand with Him along life's way.
The Holy Word for Morning Revival - Crystallization-study of Ezekiel, Volume 2
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0736384111
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This book is intended as an aid to believers in developing a daily time of morning revival with the Lord in His word. At the same time, it provides a limited review of the semi-annual training held December 26-31, 2016, in Anaheim, California, on the “Crystallization-study of Ezekiel.” Through intimate contact with the Lord in His word, the believers can be constituted with life and truth and thereby equipped to prophesy in the meetings of the church unto the building up of the Body of Christ.
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0736384111
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This book is intended as an aid to believers in developing a daily time of morning revival with the Lord in His word. At the same time, it provides a limited review of the semi-annual training held December 26-31, 2016, in Anaheim, California, on the “Crystallization-study of Ezekiel.” Through intimate contact with the Lord in His word, the believers can be constituted with life and truth and thereby equipped to prophesy in the meetings of the church unto the building up of the Body of Christ.