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Author: Andrew Davison Publisher: Canterbury Press ISBN: 1848256426 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 224
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Blessing, whether we are giving it or seeking it, is perhaps one of the most overused but least understood Christian terms. Yet it is a rich biblical concept history reaching back to the earliest Old Testament writings. It is everywhere in our liturgies and is frequently on our lips (Bless!). This engaging introduction to blessing unpacks this rich, many-layered word, exploring:What it means to Bless the Lord, which the Bible repeatedly urges us to do Blessing as a way of recognising the proper relation of people, things and situations to God The effect of blessing does it work? The absence of blessing the pastoral challenge when lives feel more cursed than blessed How blessing enters our livesChrist as the promise of blessing for all
Author: J. G. Kemp Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781542737357 Category : Languages : en Pages : 104
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What would you say at a party where Walt Whitman and Richard Dawkins were chatting in line by the punch bowl, where the Dalai Lama and Shakespeare were listening to Richard Feynman play the bongos, where King David and John Muir sipped merlot while Neil deGrasse Tyson admired their magnificent beards, and where Ralph Waldo Emerson, Benjamin Franklin, Pope Francis, and Carl Sagan discussed the afterlife (or lack thereof) over a friendly volley of badminton? What would you say...' You wouldn't say anything of course! But you would smile and nod, and after the party you could go home and write a book very similar to this one... An excerpt from "A Prayer for Thanksgiving Feast" My friends, look you at this feast before us. Grown of earth and sun. Diversity and subtlety of colors. Wafting and mingling of smells. A medley of textures. A swath of temperatures-trembling atoms in chaos. A great cornucopia of chemistry. The drama of life, built by cells under the direction of genes and the immutable laws of physics... Life, which gives us life. Matter, which becomes our matter. Energy, stored-but for a moment-before flowing into us and through us and out of us... An excerpt from "A Toast for Independence Day" ...We have learned through science that stars, and supernovae in particular, are the forgers of atoms, the builders of elements; and that in the course of these events, our planet, a new world, was formed from rich elemental ash, the literal star dust of eons ago. So today I propose a toast, not just to the independence of our country, but to our independence from the crushing, seething plasma of bygone super-massive stars. I propose a toast to our dissolution from their gravitational tyranny, to our liberation-cast off in a display of immense stellar fireworks... An excerpt from "A Toast for Pi Day" ... Do you remember the first time you tasted pi? The first time you sensed the flavor of its mystery? It is a taste that eludes many, and it is often an acquired taste, but it is a taste which, once noticed, lingers long after, br�l�ed in memory, a mental dessert to be savored, again and again... An excerpt from "Blessings for Mealtimes" My friends, as we look upon this delicious, flavorful, wholesome goodness-savory, sweet, sublime-let us bring to mind those things that are integral to the digestion of this meal, responsible for the disassembly of its fine and complex molecular structure. An excerpt from "Toasts Before Coffee, Tea, or Alcohol" There are no words to improve this drink, no toast can surpass its virtue-no invocation or incantation. It is perfection already! These and 34 more science themed blessings for New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Winter and Summer Solstice, Mole Day, Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, Mornings, Evenings, and Goodbyes, as well as 10 Science Proverbs for any occasion. From the Introduction In their unaltered form, these blessings are especially intended for people with no particular faith-perhaps those science-minded atheists or agnostics who wish to express their gratitude without compromising their reason, or who wish to pray but find it difficult to pray to something. However, because these blessings make no claim or reference to any particular faith system, they can be readily adapted by people of any faith. For instance, if you wish to bracket these prayers with phrases typical to your faith, such as "Dear God", etc., then feel free to do so. That being said, however, I must inform you that these blessings do contain the established facts and conclusions of mainstream science, such as the fact of evolution and the conclusion that our universe is very very old. I hope you enjoy them!
Author: Andrew Davison Publisher: Canterbury Press ISBN: 1848256426 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
Blessing, whether we are giving it or seeking it, is perhaps one of the most overused but least understood Christian terms. Yet it is a rich biblical concept history reaching back to the earliest Old Testament writings. It is everywhere in our liturgies and is frequently on our lips (Bless!). This engaging introduction to blessing unpacks this rich, many-layered word, exploring:What it means to Bless the Lord, which the Bible repeatedly urges us to do Blessing as a way of recognising the proper relation of people, things and situations to God The effect of blessing does it work? The absence of blessing the pastoral challenge when lives feel more cursed than blessed How blessing enters our livesChrist as the promise of blessing for all
Author: Maurice Bloch Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521314046 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 230
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This detailed description and analysis of Madagascar's Merina tribe and its ancient circumcision ritual is significant as a basis for the analysis of anthropological theories of ritual in general.
Author: Eric Rauchway Publisher: Hill and Wang ISBN: 0374707359 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
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Nineteenth-century globalization made America exceptional. On the back of European money and immigration, America became an empire with considerable skill at conquest but little experience administering other people's, or its own, affairs, which it preferred to leave to the energies of private enterprise. The nation's resulting state institutions and traditions left America immune to the trends of national development and ever after unable to persuade other peoples to follow its example. In this concise, argumentative book, Eric Rauchway traces how, from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, the world allowed the United States to become unique and the consequent dangers we face to this very day.
Author: Marcy Meyers Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 1504395336 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 145
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Energy Medicine What is it? Is there any science to it? What does God say about it? This book uses a trinity of proofeasy-to-understand scientific explanation, scriptural support for the concepts, and life experiencesto explain how and why energy medicine works. By replacing fears and misconceptions about energy medicine with the truth about the human energy field, you will gain a greater understanding of your own created potential. Understanding how vibrational frequencies affect your physical, mental, and spiritual health will bring into conscious awareness the unseen forces that shape your health. This book will shift your paradigm about your ability to impact your health issues, energy level, and quality of life. When science and faith confirm each other, you are free to step into the powerful healing abilities of your own innate creationand use energy medicine to help facilitate that healing.
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