Author: Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 1426700881 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 117
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This study is an addition to the author’s popular “Back Side” books. J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into twelve of Jesus’ parables by entering them through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Chapter titles: 1. The Value of the House--Matthew 7:24-27 2. The Man Who Talked with His Soul--Luke 12:13-21 3. What Chance Does an Average Sinner Have?--Luke 7:36-48 4. The Importance of Downward Mobility--Luke 14:7-11 5. The Danger of Being Good and Empty--Matthew 12:43-45 6. Risky business--Matthew 13:45-46 7. Miracles Can Be Overrated--Luke 16:19-31 8. Second Chance for a Poor Manager--Luke 16:1-13 9. A Laugh and a Prayer--Luke 11:5-13, 18:1-8 10. It Happens While We Sleep--Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 11. The Importance of Being Dressed for the Party--Matthew 22:1-14 12. The Genius of Effective Waiting--Luke 12:32-40
Author: J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 068774041X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 124
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J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into twelve of Jesus' parables by entering them through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new "lens," or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. A study guide is included. Chapters include: The Value of the House - Matthew 7:24-27 The Man Who Talked with His Soul - Luke 12:13-21 What Chance Does an Average Sinner Have? - Luke 7:36-48 The Importance of Downward Mobility - Luke 14:7-14 The Danger of Being Good and Empty - Matthew 12:43-45 Risky Business - Matthew 13:45-46 Miracles Can Be Overrated - Luke 16:19-31 Second Chance for a Poor Manager - Luke 16:1-13 A Laugh and a Prayer - Luke 11:5-13, 18:1-8 It Happens While We Sleep - Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Importance of Being Dressed for the Party - Matthew 22:1-14 The Genius of Effective Waiting - Luke 12:32-40
Author: Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 142672344X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 163
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Offers a new understanding of twelve of Jesus' parables by viewing them through the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Chapter titles: When the Good Samaritan Is Bad News; God Called a Party, but Nobody Came; The Timid Soul; The Seasons of the Soil; The Sad Story of the Embarrassed Farmers; Love Always Wins...Sometimes; Why Doesn't God Like Religious People?; Pardon My Insistence; The Prodigal Who Stayed at Home; A Case for the Un-hired Hand; Moses and the Fig Tree; I Wish I Could Sell You More. 12 Sessions, with a leader's guide.
Author: J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 0687081866 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 142
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Brings a new perspective to selected Old Testament stories by exploring them from a unique starting point or from a different person's viewpoint. Chapter titles: The Second Sin; The Importance of Naming Joseph; Because My Mother Told Me; Moses' Midlife Crisis; Patron Saint of the Minority Report; Tragic Son, Tragic Father; Honey in the Lion; Beauty and the Beast; A Refugee at the King's Table; In Defense of Job's Wife; Jonah's Christmas Story; God Is Better Than His Plans. 12 Sessions with a leader's guide.
Author: J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 0687056977 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 169
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Includes Meet J. Ellsworth Kalas and 12 weekly sessions (10 minutes each) that examine the chapters of the book Parables from the back side: Bible stories with a twist.
Author: Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 1426728603 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 132
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Using an approach similar to his other "Back Side" books, J. Ellsworth Kalas opens up new possibilities of insight into selected New Testament stories by entering them through the "back side" -- through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new "lens", or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Includes 12 stories and a study guide.
Author: Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 1426744560 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 136
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In his popular series of books "From the Back Side," J. Ellsworth Kalas looks at Christian topics through a new lens, takes unique starting points on those subjects, and uses creative re-telling from different points of view. In Faith from the Back Side, Kalas explores something that is central in a Christian life but often difficult to understand. "We exercise faith every day, in hundreds of secular moments, then struggle to find it in its purest form when we need God’s help the most. The back side, indeed! Sometimes it’s the only side of faith we can seem to approach. Yet faith is nearer than our hands or feet, and more real than the air we breathe. It’s time we learned more about it." (J. Ellsworth Kalas, adapted from the foreword) A discussion guide is included for small-group use.
Author: Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 1426728646 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 136
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Using an approach similar to that in his book Parables from the Back Side, popular author J. Ellsworth Kalas brings a new perspective to selected Old Testament stories by approaching them from the “back side”—through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Chapter titles and Scripture: “The Second Sin” (Genesis 3:1-13); “The Importance of Naming Joseph” (Genesis 30:22-24); “Because My Mother Told Me” (Exodus 2:1-10); “Moses’ Midlife Crisis” (Exodus 2:11-22); “Patron Saint of the Minority Report” (Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33); “Tragic Son, Tragic Father” (Judges 11:1-6, 30-35); “Honey in the Lion” (Judges 14:5-14); “Beauty and the Beast” (1 Samuel 25:2-42); “A Refugee at the King’s Table” (2 Samuel 9:1-13); “In Defense of Job’s Wife” (Job 2:1-10); “Jonah’s Christmas Story” (Jonah 3:1-6, 10; Matthew 12:38-42); “God Is Better Than His Plans” (Ruth 1:1-5; 4:13-17). Includes 12 Sessions with a study guide.
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Publisher: Tacet Books ISBN: 3968581326 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1520
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This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: - Nathaniel Hawthorne:Endicott and the Red Cross Young Goodman Brown Ethan Brand My Kinsman, Major Molineux Earth's Holocaust The Gray Champion The Minister's Black Veil - Virginia Woolf:A Haunted House Kew Gardens An Unwritten Novel Solid Objects The Mark on the Wall Mrs. Dalloway in the Bond Street The Lady in the Looking Glass - Henry James:The Beast ih the Jungle The Figure in the Carpet Paste The Romance of Certain Old Clothes The Story of a Year The Altar of the Dead Married Son - Mark Twain:About Barbers A Dog's Tale A Ghost Story A Monument to Adam Eve's Diary Extracts from Adam's Diary The Stolen White Elephant - Guy de Maupassant:The Necklace Mademoiselle Fifi Miss Harriet My Uncle Jules Boule de Suif The Wreck The Hand - Charlotte Perkins:When I Was a Witch The Yellow Wallpaper If I were a man The Giant Wistaria The Boys And The Butter! The Cottagette A Middle Sized Artist - Elizabeth Gaskell:The Old Nurse Story The Poor Clare Lois The Witch The Grey Woman Curious If True Six Weeks At Heppenheim Disappearances - Herman Melville:Bartleby, the Scrivener Benito Cereno The Encantadas The Chase Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! I and My Chimney The Lightning-Rod Man - Katherine Mansfield:The Garden Party The Daughters of the Late Colonel Bliss Prelude At the bay Je ne parle pas francais How Pearl Button was Kidnapped - Jack London:The Law of Life To Build a Fire That Spot All Gold Canyon An Odyssey of the North A Piece of Steak Lost Face
Author: Janice Stevens Publisher: Linden Publishing ISBN: 1610351266 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 326
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Perfectly blending a vast historical scope with intensely individual viewpoints, this stirring collection of stories brings a man-on-the-ground perspective to a huge range of military history, with stories of a quarter-century of war from nearly every corner of the earth, including Europe; the Pacific; mainland Asia; a tense confrontation in Guantanamo Bay during the Cuban Missile Crisis; POW camps in Germany, Japan, and California; and the San Joaquin Valley home front from the 1940s through the 1960s. These 72 highly individualized narratives of combat, military service, and the personal sacrifices of war--penned by ordinary San Joaquin Valley residents and buttressed with more than 100 personal photographs--bring commentaries from soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, nurses, ambulance drivers, and civilians. In simple, direct, and authentic language, with stories both horrific and touching, ""Stories of Service: Volume 2"" perfectly illustrates the personal side of war.