Author: Sally Welch Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd ISBN: 1848250754 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 130
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A unique collection of prayers and reflections, helping you to see God's presence in your daily life. Whether at home, in church or around familiar landmarks in your local community, it will help you create 'waymarks' to remind you every day that wherever you go, you walk on holy ground.
Author: Brad Lyons Publisher: Chalice Press ISBN: 082720079X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 256
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In America's Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks, dive deeper into a unique aspect of each park, from Acadia to Zion, and reframe how you think about the parks and your faith. Connections, sabbath, reflection, perspective, beginnings, art, restoration - these are just a few of the themes you'll encounter on your national park journey. A trio of questions with each entry will help you see the bigger picture of your life and new ways to approach your relationship with God, your community, and your faith. Whether you're on the road or at home in your reading nook, think about your favorite national park in a whole new way!
Author: Gloria Karpinski Publisher: Wellspring/Ballantine ISBN: 0307574326 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 498
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"The dreams in our hearts have to be matched by our craftsmanship in the world." Spiritual seekers in the 21st century take many forms, from the visionary and futurist to the social activist and rebel. Yet whatever your inner calling, writes internationally renowned teacher Gloria Karpinski, you can benefit from the practical guidance of other seekers on how best to manifest your spiritual intentions in the nitty-gritty reality of everyday life. A new companion for traveling purposefully on the path, Barefoot on Holy Ground helps you learn how to call forth the good in every circumstance and use it to further your mission and consciousness. Through numerous enjoyable, effective exercises and meditations, you will learn how to integrate your inner and outer resources of mind, body, emotions, finances, and careers into your personal practice. This will free you to become a disciple–in the modern sense–to your own higher calling and service to the world. Drawing on the wisdom of ancient scriptures and contemporary thinkers from many world traditions, tapping into her own and other disciples’ real-life stories and insights, Karpinski shares the Twelve Lessons of Spiritual Craftsmanship that are essential to the disciple’s path. These easy-to-follow lessons are divided into three parts: Knowing the Way explores the ways we recognize and understand our mission through Knowledge, Revelation, Body Wisdom, and Discernment; Becoming the Way illuminates the fundamental building principles of strong discipleship: Love, Will, Faith, and Power; and Fulfilling the Way reveals the practical process through which we bring our journey to fruition by Creating, Transforming, Enduring, and Serving. Integration, balance, and wisdom are the benefits of the twelve lessons, the treasured syntheses of yin and yang, light and shadow, heaven and earth. Full of exciting, effective spiritual exercises, Barefoot on Holy Ground leads readers purposefully along the path to Conscious Evolution so that they can embrace their higher calling.
Author: Christopher A. Castaldo Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 0310562503 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 242
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Drawing on his Roman Catholic background, personal interviews with Catholics and Evangelicals, and years of research, Chris Castaldo takes readers on a fascinating and practical exploration of the challenges and opportunities encountered by Catholics who become Evangelicals. He examines the five major reasons why Christ’s followers often leave the Catholic Church, and shows how to emulate Jesus in practical ways when engaging Catholic friends and family. And, with humor and authenticity, he shares his own faith journey in order to help readers understand and work through their own.For those who are tired of scratching their head in confusion or frustration about how their Catholic background may influence their walk with Jesus, and why on earth their Catholic family believes they’ve gone off the deep end, Holy Ground offers vast insight and practical help. More than providing historical perspective, theological reflection, and practical lessons, it shows readers how to emulate the grace and truth of Jesus Christ in relating to the Catholic people whom they love.
Author: Tim Schenck Publisher: Fortress Press ISBN: 1506448240 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 238
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If you're religious about your coffee, you're in holy company. If you like your coffee with a bit of inspiration, a hint of humor, and a dose of insight, you'll enjoy pouring a mug full of java and curling up with Holy Grounds. Popular author and avid coffee drinker Tim Schenck brews just the right blend of the personal and historical as he explores the sometimes amusing and often profound intersection between faith and coffee. From the coffee bean's discovery by ninth-century Ethiopian Muslims to being condemned as "Satan's drink" by medieval Christians, to becoming an integral part of Passover in America, coffee has fueled prayer and shaped religious culture for generations. In Holy Grounds, Schenck explores the relationship between coffee and religion, moving from faith-based legends that have become entwined with the history of coffee to personal narrative. He takes readers on a journey through coffee farms in Central America, a pilgrimage to Seattle, coffeehouses in Rome, and a monastic community in Pennsylvania. Along the way, he examines the power of ritual, mocks bad church coffee, introduces readers to the patron saint of coffee, wonders about ethical considerations for today's faith-based coffee lovers, and explores lessons people of faith should learn from coffeehouse culture about building healthy, authentic community.
Author: Robert Holland Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781503143920 Category : Languages : en Pages : 126
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Moses saw a burning bush, but it wasn't consumed. Being curious as to why it wasn't consumed, he walked toward it in order to get a closer look. As he drew near, God spoke to him out of the midst of the burning bush and told him to stop and take off his shoes; he was standing on holy ground (Exodus 3:1-5).After revealing Himself to Moses as the God of his father's Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the LORD told Moses that he had been chosen to deliver Israel out of slavery in Egypt into the land He had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God speaks to us today from the Bible just as He spoke to Moses from the burning bush. The Bible is our burning bush. Wherever the Bible is read, preached or taught, the one who is reading, preaching or teaching as well as those listening are on holy ground. The preacher or teacher is holy-doing what God called him or her to do as Moses did what the LORD call him to do. When the listeners do what is spoken, they also become holy people. In the Old Testament, God dwelt in a tent made according to the instruction He gave Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 25-27). His laws were written on tablets of stone (Exodus 24:12), and His glory was a cloud that filled the tent (Exodus 40:34). All three were observable and holy, and anyone in their presence was on holy ground. The New Testament writers explain how the tent, laws, and cloud that were observable and holy in the Old Testament become spiritual and holy in the life of those who are justified through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1): the temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16), God's laws (Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 6:10), and the glory of God (2 Corinthians 4:6). Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification are words used in the New Testament to describe the Christian life from the first encounter with God's word-the burning bush and holy ground-to holy people in this life and the coming kingdom of God. Sanctification completes justification, and glorification completes sanctification. Sanctification is living in the dawn of the coming glory-resurrection, eternal life, and the kingdom of God.The New Testament is a commentary on Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification: Justification transforms those who believe on Jesus Christ into holy ground-a dwelling place for God, His word, and His glory. Sanctification transforms those who are justified into holy people- fulfilling the call of God to be disciples, teachers, ministers of reconciliation, ambassadors for Christ, soldiers of Christ, servants, and priests.Glorification transforms those who are holy people into glorified people-living with God in the coming kingdom of God.Each chapter of The Three Word Summary of the Christian Life is an amplification of justification, sanctification, or glorification. And the transition from justification to sanctification is explained through the call of God for the justified to be disciples, teachers, ministers of reconciliation, ambassadors for Christ, soldiers of Christ, servants, and priests. At the beginning of each chapter is a Scripture passage-holy ground. As you read it, you are on holy ground. When you obey it, you are holy. Also included in the chapters are examples of people who have obeyed what God asks you to do in the same passage of Scripture. The examples are testimonies of justification-holy ground, sanctification-holy people, and glorification-faith in the resurrection, eternal life, and the kingdom of God. Hopefully their testimonies will inspire you to do the same, and in turn you will be able to inspire others-make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20).
Author: Leilani Birely Publisher: ISBN: 9780989217903 Category : Languages : en Pages : 78
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The decision to write this book is born out of 20-30 years of experience. The authors, Leilani Birely and Luisah Teish, are blessed to be two women of color who have grown up in a spiritual culture that has survived centuries of oppression and kept its regard for the sacredness of Land in tact and in the forefront of their behavior and rituals. However, they also recognize that ritual protocol is not taught in school and is not available even in schools with Spirituality Departments and in only a few of the books presently on the shelf. We long for the reconstruction of a culture that respects the Earth and Her people. Our present ecological crisis: global warming, water and air pollution, starvation and war are all manifestations of our disregard for the Earth, Her gifts and Her children. The world needs leadership that emphasizes Reverence, Community, and Peacekeeping. And this can only happen in an atmosphere of mutual respect and sharing. We must do this without arrogance and we must overcome our ignorance. This book as an offering of guidelines and protocols to heal our relationship to sacred lands and to each other. It is encouraged to use the book as a means to insure the re-creation of our Earth-centered traditions and the evolution of a global and authentic spiritual practice." It contains the authors personal stories, cultural myths and folktales, prayers, chants, rituals and exercises to help define a relationship to Mother Earth and Her Children. It also contains photographs from their travels to several sacred sites and their original artwork. This book will be useful to those wishing to travel as kindred spirits, to address ecological and environmental issues, and to experience the joys of rituals in nature.
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