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Learning from Black voices means listening to more than snippets. It means attending to Black stories. Reading Black Books helps Christians hear and learn from enduring Black voices and stories as captured in classic African American literature.

In 1997, the world was rocked with the news of Rich Mullins' passing. Christians everywhere paused their lives to mourn the loss. Radio stations paid tributes. Newspapers dedicated articles. Friends, family members, fans, and fellow musicians came together to remember this man that had impacted their lives. I was with my family when I heard. I was standing in our driveway. It seemed strange, because just a few hours prior, I saw Rich Mullins alive, leaving our house.

Imagination, appreciation of beauty, creativity: all of these qualities have been given to us by God. For the Christian artist, the drive to create something wonderful is also a means to glorify and better understand our Lord. Using excerpts from her own works as well as those of writers who have gone before her—Emily Dickinson, Annie Dillard, C.S. Lewis, and others—poet and writer Luci Shaw proves that symbolism and metaphor provide ways for humans to experience God in new and powerful ways.

Seven incarnations of the Godhead make up an incarnational round that began in the 1st century BC. We are today at the seventh round personality. Cleopatra of Alexandria, the Last Egyptian pharaoh, was the first personality of the seven in this age.The historical written record of this early time is incomplete and unreliable. Historians with great effort effect to sort fact from myth, but the truth may be lost and long forgotten. A second source of knowledge can be tapped from the inner world, and missing key pieces of the puzzle accessed. “The Incarnation” effects to do this, with ...

MUJER, ESTÁS ESCULPIDA EN LAS MANOS DEL ALFARERO, ÉL NO HA TERMINADO CON NOSOTRAS, ÉL CONTINUARÁ LA OBRA QUE EMPEZÓ EN TI Y EN MÍ. Este devocional basado en el capítulo 49 de Isaías te llevará día a día tomada de la mano del escultor de tu vida, brindándote ánimo, fuerzas, sabiduría, acompañamiento, reflexión, introspección; será abrazo para los días grises, cobertura para aquellos cuando la vida parece un horno de fuego del que queremos escapar… LUZMIG NEGRÓN RENTAS Coach en Liderazgo y Equipos El momento de tu transformación es ahora. Nuevas fuerzas.

Ni los más calificados escritores, historiadores, geógrafos, arqueólogos, astrónomos, teólogos y exegetas del mundo, habrían logrado realizar una reconstrucción y descripción de la vida de la Santísima Virgen María más impactante, detallada y perfecta que la presentada por la extraordinaria vidente Ana Catalina Emmerick, por medio de sus místicas visiones. Ana Catalina, fue una humilde monja alemana, estigmatizada, de la orden agustina que vivió en el siglo XVIII. El Papa Juan Pablo II la beatificó en el 2004. Según ella, fue predestinada por Dios para ser dotada de dones ...

In Preface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist and revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton’s masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, Satan’s temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Considering the story within the context of the Western literary tradition, Lewis offers invaluable insights into Paradise Lost and the nature of literature itself, unveiling the poem’s beauty and its wisdom.

This book delves into the teachings of Athanasius the Great, a prominent figure in early Church history known for defending the Nicene Creed and the divinity of Christ against Arianism. The book explores Athanasius's key theological concepts, including his defense of the Nicene Creed and the notion of the Trinity. The book emphasizes Athanasius's profound impact on the development of Christology and his unwavering commitment to the purity of faith, despite facing exile for his beliefs. The book also explores Athanasius's concept of the "Logos" (Word) as a representation of Christ. This ...

This book helps listeners develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and intellectual depth. The authors present reading as a remedy for three prevalent cultural vices—distraction, hostility, and consumerism—that impact the possibility of formative reading. Deep Reading provides resources for engaging in formative and culturally subversive reading practices that teach listeners how to resist vices, love virtue, and desire the good.

With practical examples, heartfelt encouragement, and a deep reverence for the power of prayer, The Ministry of Intercession urges Christians to embrace this calling and make prayer a central part of their daily lives.

For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: if God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain? And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungry for a true understanding of human nature.

But the Lord led me to a half basement. My life began to sprout, grow, and bloom with flowers in the half basement. My half basement was a place full of love, life, and blessings.

Ask of Old Paths, by Grace Hamman meditates upon strange and wonderful word-pictures and explanations of virtues and vices found in medieval traditions of poetry, sermons, and treatises long confined to dusty corners of the library. It focuses on the ancient tradition of virtue language called the Seven Capital Vices and their Virtue Remedies: pride and humility, envy and love, wrath and meekness, avarice and mercy, sloth and perseverance, gluttony and abstinence, lust and chastity.

"It stands to reason that Saturday was a critical time for Him" "I highly recommend this incredible book as it takes the reader through both the physical and spiritual journey of Him as he underwent His transformation. A five-star read, absolutely." "I for one never really thought about that Saturday, so for me it was a riveting experience, learning about that previously overlooked time." -[International Review of Books] Easter symbolizes the Glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ from death. This is the most important event in the history of Earth and is rightly celebrated around the world....

This guide opens up Homer’s The Odyssey and highlights the universal themes of endurance and longing for rest as displayed in this epic tale of a man trying to find his way home.

Over the centuries, people have longed for a messiah, whether a religious figure such as Jesus, a political leader, or even in popular culture. The messianic quest emerges most acutely during difficult times when people experience a sense of powerlessness and desperation. But the concept of a messiah — a savior — has its root in the writings of ancient Judaism and early Christianity, evolving from an anointed leader to universal savior.

Yo Creo-Háblale a Dios de mí… es el grito desgarrador del padre en aflicción; es el nudo en la garganta de muchas personas en estado de depresión, es el motivo de las sonrisas forzadas de las madres desesperanzadas; son las lágrimas de la niña triste que baja la mirada cuando te acercas a ella con amor, es el grito de la doncella que marca cada parte visible de su cuerpo, es el semblante endurecido del joven con quien te cruzas cada mañana en la puerta del edificio, es el aislamiento del niño con quien no comparte tu hijo en el colegio, es la queja del anciano abandonado, es la ...

'The Waste Land' is a landmark in 20th-century poetry. Here it is read by the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. Published in 1922, it is a brilliant exploration of a faithless, immoral society trying to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Great War. Rich in literary references and steeped in allusive and evocative imagery, 'The Waste Land' is widely considered to be the pinnacle of modernist poetry.

Joseph Lumpkin's concise study of Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah, offers a profound exploration of its role as a pivotal bridge between the wilderness narratives and the subsequent history of Israel in the Promised Land, detailed in Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. The name "Deuteronomy," derived from the Greek "Deuteronomion," meaning "second law," aptly captures its purpose as a reiteration and expansion of earlier laws.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS BOOK “If you feel called to write, Brae’s devotional will give you the inspiration and encouragement to write the story God has inside of you.” Scott Evans- President & CEO of Outreach, Inc. “Brae has progressed from non-believer to become a literary disciple for God. As he expresses his goal to encourage writers of all ages to tell their stories, he is doing the work for his Heavenly Father, for God uses the written word as a pulpit.” Peter Berkos- Academy Award Winner and Author “There is a storyteller in every one of you. Brae will help you ...