A life full of contentment and gratitude can't be bought. But it can be acquired through distinct financial planning. Almighty & the Dollar: A Lifestyle of Generosity provides insight into how you can experience satisfaction and confidence about your finances. In it, Brian Cochran and John Moore share not only the principles of effective money management, but also the wisdom behind each so that you can understand why it's beneficial to be generous. They draw from their vast experience and timeless wisdom of the Bible to educate and motivate you to better use and help grow your money--and discover the joy that comes when you give first, save second, and spend last.
The Strategies & Insights for Church Growth will help pastors to build a discipleship system as well as how to keep them. This anointed book has been compiled to change the mindset of how church growth is not about numbers but about transformed lives and making them disciples.
A misplaced dvd reveals the existence of a sophisticated nuclear espionage ring operating on the UCLA Campus and at the federal Los Alamos Laboratories. As the Head of FBI Counter Intelligence comes under suspicion, a penetrated FBI races against time to recover nuclear initiator documentation before it reaches foreign hands. First a student, then the UCLA security head person and finally an FBI Special Agent are dead or missing. In the desperate world of international intrigue and sub rosa struggle for survival, two super powers engage in blackmail, bribery, coercion, and cold blooded murder. A frustrated FBI recruits a young University Professor and a female Beverly Hills private investigator who are sent on the twisted trail of torture, murder and double dealing. They pose as lovers and are surprised when they find passionate love, among the romances exposed along the way.
Startup Guide to Church Sound & Video is a comprehensive how to on setting up both your church sound and video departments. Learn how to run the sound and video equipment and what equipment needed to develop those departments. Startup Guide to Church Sound & Video will help you if you are interested in becoming a professional sound or video tech.
How does Jesus, and the ancient Scriptures he held sacred, help us get our bearings in this multifarious, complicated, conflicted, and increasingly endangered planet? First, seek theological insight that can guide our practice. In Navigating the Meanings of Being a Christian, Mark Deleaney invites us on his journey of theological reflection twenty years after his certainties were shaken by a life-changing encounter in an Indian slum. In Evangelism in a Pluralist Society, Ross Farley applies his experience of evangelism in sensitive contexts to a careful review of evangelism in the New Testament and finds that what we call evangelism bears little relationship to the Gospel and Acts. On the subject of HIV epidemics, Greg Manning and Dave Andrews have joined the struggle to reduce HIV infection rates and witnessed the stigmatization of vulnerable people based on misapplied Christian moral teaching. In Supporting HIV Prevention as People of Faith, they consider the Sermon on the Mount as a valuable framework for dealing sensitively and effectively with people vulnerable to HIV infection. Second, critically reflect on possible distortions that come from our own perspectives. In his essay Liberation Theologians Speak to Evangelicals, Charles Ringma shows how Liberation Theologians can shed light on the inadequacies of the evangelical movement in its perspective on God's love for the poor. Helen Beazley's essay Antidote for a Poisoned Planet? examines whether stewardship--the dominant framework informing evangelical perspectives on the environment--can alone radically reorient Christians in their relationship to creation so necessary for its renewal. Third, look for the challenges in the Bible that critique our current orientations and call us to be reconverted. In An Evangelical Approach to Interfaith Engagement, Dave Andrews takes one of our most precious articles of exclusive faith, Jesus is the Way, and makes it a framework for inclusive interfaith dialogue by exploring the Way that Jesus in the Gospels advocated engaging with people from other traditions and religions. In Australia--Whose Land? Peter Adams allows himself to be utterly transformed by the Bible's clear ethical teaching, which, he convincingly argues, must be applied in all its fullness to the injustice of Europeans towards indigenous Australians.
Hardcover edition. Completed in 1905, the Saint Vincent Basilica has served as a symbol of the evangelization efforts of Saint Vincent founder Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., for one hundred years. Archabbot Wimmer arrived in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1846. It had been his dream to someday build a magnificent church, but construction on the Basilica was not begun until 1891, four years after WimmerÌs death. During his time, efforts were focused on establishing schools, missions and daughter abbeys to serve Roman Catholics throughout the United States. Using modern technology to restore deteriorating images made on glass plate negatives, some of which have never been published, as well as large format photography which captures the BasilicaÌs grandeur, this book pulls together much of the published history of the Basilica and Saint Vincent Parish, and the words of those who witnessed many of the significant periods in the BasilicaÌs history, including the construction and its consecration in 1905. Edited by Kim Metzgar. Contributing authors are Father Brian D. Boosel, O.S.B., Brother Nathan M. Cochran, O.S.B., Father Omer U. Kline, O.S.B., and Father Philip M. Kanfush, O.S.B. Contributing photographers are Kim Metzgar, Bill Metzger and Charles Martin and Emil Kuhar.
The Quotable is the quarterly publication of quotable writers. Each issue focuses on a theme and a quote. The theme for our October 2014 issue is "Danger." The issue features excellent short fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry by emerging writers.
“We are not worth more, they are not worth less.” This is the mantra of S. Brian Willson and the theme that runs throughout his compelling psycho-historical memoir. Willson’s story begins in small-town, rural America, where he grew up as a “Commie-hating, baseball-loving Baptist,” moves through life-changing experiences in Viet Nam, Nicaragua and elsewhere, and culminates with his commitment to a localized, sustainable lifestyle. In telling his story, Willson provides numerous examples of the types of personal, risk-taking, nonviolent actions he and others have taken in attempts to educate and effect political change: tax refusal—which requires simplification of one’s lifestyle; fasting—done publicly in strategic political and/or therapeutic spiritual contexts; and obstruction tactics—strategically placing one’s body in the way of “business as usual.” It was such actions that thrust Brian Willson into the public eye in the mid-’80s, first as a participant in a high-profile, water-only “Veterans Fast for Life” against the Contra war being waged by his government in Nicaragua. Then, on a fateful day in September 1987, the world watched in horror as Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks and arrested. Losing his legs only strengthened Willson’s identity with millions of unnamed victims of U.S. policy around the world. He provides details of his travels to countries in Latin America and the Middle East and bears witness to the harm done to poor people as well as to the environment by the steamroller of U.S. imperialism. These heart-rending accounts are offered side by side with inspirational stories of nonviolent struggle and the survival of resilient communities Willson’s expanding consciousness also uncovers injustices within his own country, including insights gained through his study and service within the U.S. criminal justice system and personal experiences addressing racial injustices. He discusses coming to terms with his identity as a Viet Nam veteran and the subsequent service he provides to others as director of a veterans outreach center in New England. He draws much inspiration from friends he encounters along the way as he finds himself continually drawn to the path leading to a simpler life that seeks to “do no harm.&rdquo Throughout his personal journey Willson struggles with the question, “Why was it so easy for me, a ’good’ man, to follow orders to travel 9,000 miles from home to participate in killing people who clearly were not a threat to me or any of my fellow citizens?” He eventually comes to the realization that the “American Way of Life” is AWOL from humanity, and that the only way to recover our humanity is by changing our consciousness, one individual at a time, while striving for collective cultural changes toward “less and local.” Thus, Willson offers up his personal story as a metaphorical map for anyone who feels the need to be liberated from the American Way of Life—a guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect and empathy.
Read All About What REALLY Happened During U.S. President John F. Kennedy's Assassination With The Help Of This Book! November 22, 1963 started off as a normal, sunny day in Dallas, Texas. In fact, it was a day thousands of Texans were looking forward to. It was the day that former United States President John F. Kennedy was scheduled to visit the bustling city. Streets were corralled, banners were put up, and Texans lined the pavements in anticipation. When John F. Kennedy - together with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie - rode through Dealey Plaza in a presidential motorcade, they were all smiles as they greeted the adoring crowd, who were all very glad to be there to witness the affair. However, unbeknownst to most, there was one man who was not so thrilled by JFK's presence. It was at exactly 12:30 p.m. when former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald fired 3 fateful shots - all of which hit JFK, with the final one delivering the fatal blow. He died 30 minutes later. 57 years later, people still wonder what really happened. Various conspiracy theories popped up, but which one holds water? In this book, you will read all about the tragic story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, including what really happened that faithful November day. Here's what you'll get: A complete biography of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, including his rise to power Everything you need to know about the man who fired the shot, former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald And so much more! It's easy to become wary of the sources of information about JFK's assassination. There are plenty of conspiracies put there, but only ONE truth. In this book, you will be reading about what really happened from fact-checked sources, so you can become well-informed on the subject.
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