Resultados para "Graves" en Cristiandad

The Grave Robber is a nonfiction Christian living book that discusses the seven miracles of Jesus in the Book of John and their importance for our lives today.

Texto Bíblico: Êxodo 2:1-2: "1 E foi um homem da casa de Levi e casou com uma filha de Levi."

From the Grave: A 40-Day Lent Devotional reflects on this critical spiritual dynamic. It features A. W. Tozer’s best insights on faith, repentance, suffering, and redemption. Gleaned from his transcribed sermons, editorials, and published books, each moving reflection has been carefully selected for the season of Lent.

First published in 1966, No Graven Image is the only novel of the best-selling author Elisabeth Elliot. Margaret, an intrepid twenty-five-year-old missionary, travels to the Andes Mountains of Ecuador to start her ministry. She sees little progress at first, but eventually gains a following and...

“Ahora, con la ayuda de Dios, seré yo mismo.” Estas palabras del filósofo danés Søren Kierkegaard impactan profundamente a Marlena Graves, una escritora, profesora y activista puertorriqueña. En estas páginas ella describe el proceso de vaciarse a sí misma que le permite subir hacia Dios y convertirse en la verdadera yo a que Dios la llama. Haciendo uso de las profundas tradiciones de los santos cristianos del este y del oeste, ella comparte historias e ideas que han vivificado su transformación. 

Imagine yourself with Jesus, in a boat on the sea, as a sudden storm fills the other passengers with fear. When the priest read this Gospel story in Mark 4, Marlena Graves didn’t see herself as the terrified disciples, lacking faith. She wasn’t Jesus, peacefully sleeping through the danger...

Some Christians are saved, forgiven, and redeemed… yet still mentally chained to a dead identity. They still think like the old version of themselves. React like the old version. Speak like the old version. Carry the shame of the old version. The problem is not that God failed to change them. The problem is they do not recognize who they have become. The cross was never behavior management. It was execution.

"Now, with God's help, I shall become myself." These words from Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard resonate deeply with Marlena Graves, a Puerto Rican writer, pastor, and activist. In this book, she describes the process of emptying herself that allows her to move upward toward God and become the true self that God calls her to. 

The modern church is immersed in a competitive, polarized, and status-driven society. It's hard to have conversations about important issues when so many are defensive and unwilling to learn. Too often, Christians fall into these same traps. The health and witness of the church urgently depend on recovering an essential biblical virtue: humility. New Testament scholar Dennis R. Edwards illuminates humility as a, if not the, distinctive identity marker of followers of Jesus. 

What is it like to be an Enneagram Nine? Writer and speaker Marlena Graves reflects on this question in a spirit of honest self-assessment and with a desire for personal and spiritual growth. She draws wisdom from the deep wells of both counseling and spirituality using illustrations from both Scripture and life. Each reading concludes with an opportunity for further engagement such as a journaling prompt, a prayer, or a spiritual practice. 

A worship disorder: This is how Edward T. Welch views addictions. "Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God?" With this lens the author discovers far more in Scripture on addictions than passages on drunkenness. 

It's uncertain that Howard Thurman made the remark often attributed to him, "I have been writing this book all my life," but there is little doubt that he was deeply immersed in reflection on the times that bear an uncanny resemblance to the present day, which give voice to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Faith and Pain cannot coexist without proper guidance. Many believe we must choose between our faith and our pain to live for God. But rather, God desires to use both to transform us into His likeness. Author and Narrator Antoinette guides listeners through "When Pain Speaks, Faith Answers,” a transformative collection of heartfelt poems, short stories, and devotions illuminating God's restorative work in broken vessels based on her restorative process, framed in four parts: The Pain, The Placement, The Plan, The Planting.

Descend into the atmospheric subterranean cemeteries of ancient Rome to separate early Christian myth from historical fact. Perfect for a focused commute, this immersive historical journey explores a hidden underground landscape. Discover how marginalized groups navigated complex imperial laws...

Graves presents a historical and comparative analysis of the concept of Satan in various religious traditions. It explores the origins of the devil figure, tracing its roots in ancient mythologies and religious beliefs. The Biography of Satan challenges conventional religious interpretations and sheds light on the diverse and evolving perceptions of evil and temptation throughout human history.

I was so quick to say well at least I’m not addicted to drugs. Reality check; the drug I was addicted to was man. I compulsively pursued him until it begin to erode me from the inside out. The person I saw in the mirror was no longer me, and I could not control her. My flesh chased a high that was unobtainable. I eventually collapsed after a never ending cycle of relapse. But, God! In the midst of my mess, he extended grace to a wreck like me and began to perform open-heart surgery.

In Just Faith, progressive Christian activist and writer Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons explains how a strong religious left has accompanied every major progressive advance in our society, and he resurrects the long but forgotten history of progressive Christianity in the United States that can and must link arms with progressive Muslims and Jews to make the moral case for pluralism, human dignity, and the common good. Graves-Fitzsimmons provides a blueprint for this type of resurrection based on his advocacy work at the intersection of religion and American politics.

Are you afraid of the future? Do you struggle with anxiety? Do you long for the peace Christianity promises? Fearless is a fresh and engaging book packed with exciting stories and clear insights that hold the secret to finding lasting courage. Grant Graves shares a bold and revolutionary perspective about God’s character that will shatter your fears and thrill your heart. In Fearless, you will discover the secrets to …

Jesus’ resurrection is at the heart of our faith, but we barely understand all his divine achievements in those three days or how he accomplished them. We need to grasp the magnitude of the miracle that happened in Christ during that time. We need to touch this re-creation event, which is now in the Lord, and receive this same resurrection power.

You’re going to live forever. The questions are where and how. With so many views about the afterlife - from reincarnation to annihilation - is there any way to know for sure what lies beyond the grave? The answer is a resounding yes! The same God who created you in his image has revealed important truths about your destiny.