It can be tempting, for couples who are engaged, to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now, with this revised and updated edition of Preparing for Marriage from FamilyLife, couples can do both! Created by one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting and biblical marriage. Preparing for Marriage includes eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help couples identify areas for growth in their relationship and start them off on the right foot before they walk down the aisle. Couples will learn how to discern God’s will for their relationship, to handle finances and plans for the future, to clarify their roles and responsibilities, to develop a loving sexual relationship, to deal with family histories and past issues, and much more!
It can be tempting, for couples who are engaged, to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now, with this revised and updated edition of Preparing for Marriage from FamilyLife, couples can do both! Created by one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting and biblical marriage. Preparing for Marriage includes eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help couples identify areas for growth in their relationship and start them off on the right foot before they walk down the aisle. Couples will learn how to discern God’s will for their relationship, to handle finances and plans for the future, to clarify their roles and responsibilities, to develop a loving sexual relationship, to deal with family histories and past issues, and much more!
It can be tempting, for couples who are engaged, to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now, with this revised and updated edition of Preparing for Marriage from FamilyLife, couples can do both! Created by one of America's leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting and biblical marriage.Preparing for Marriage includes eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help couples identify areas for growth in their relationship and start them off on the right foot before they walk down the aisle. Couples will learn how to discern God's will for their relationship, to handle finances and plans for the future, to clarify their roles and responsibilities, to develop a loving sexual relationship, to deal with family histories and past issues, and much more!
So often, the greatest needs--in the family, at work, in relationships--go unmet. Why? Because Christians look only to what is possible in their own limited strength. From his longtime pastoral experience, bestselling author Lloyd John Ogilvie points readers to our God, who can meet every need...because He is Lord of the impossible! Showing how the men and women of the Bible experienced God's unlimited power and steadfast help, Ogilvie challenges Christians to consider their own impossible situations-- the difficult person the unachievable goal the insurmountable limitation the irredeemable relationship If they risk trusting God to unleash His miraculous strength in their lives, believers will find their impossibilities are a "prelude to God's amazing possibilities"...for healing, reconciliation, and growth. Formerly titled Lord of the Impossible
Jesus said in John 10:11, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. He came to give us freedom from fear, debt, sickness, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and anything that may prevents us from walking in the light of Gods Word. Now, whether you are a Sunday Church folk, a new believer or a longtime Christian who wants to read the message of faith, I Must Tell Jesus,will prove to you that no one has ever spoke the way that Jesus did. The Story of Jesus must be shared with every person on the face of the earth in order that each individual may have the opportunity to come to believe and follow Jesus. Christ tells us, as He told His disciples, you will be my witnesses in Jerusalelm, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). In order to fulfill Christs command, I Must Tell Jesus is written as a tribute to my family and the family of God. Thank You!
“My prayer is that this will be one of the most exciting years of your life.” —Lloyd John Ogilvie Don’t Settle for Anything Less A lot has changed since this timeless devotional was first released almost 40 years ago, but one truth has stayed the same—a loving Savior still calls you closer to Him and wants His very best for you. Will you accept His gracious invitation? These short yet powerful devotions will take you less than 10 minutes each to read, but their impact on your daily life will be incalculable. As you fellowship with God and learn more about Him, you’ll experience anew His grace, mercy, wisdom, and more. This beautifully designed, foil-adorned edition of this classic devotional makes an ideal gift or a great way to rededicate yourself to spending more time in God’s presence. Are you ready to experience His best? Start today.
The book Cancer, So What? is a public declaration of the authors love for Jesus Christ. The author shares her sincere love for Jesus Christ, and unfolds the intricacies of Gods divine love and comfort for mankind, and shares how He provides guidance for His purposes for you and for your destiny in Him. In Cancer, So What? the author presents compelling and unique insights into the love of God which comes to all from the cross at Calvary, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Savior. She openly and genuinely invites others to join her in this love relationship with Jesus while concurrently seeking to encourage others to live on in Him while experiencing attacks of illness and disease! Cancer, So What? offers a compelling message from an author who is a cancer survivor of three different types of cancer: colon, breast and ovarian cancers, and who recently was given a fourth diagnosis of multiple myeloma. DWELLING IN GOD to be sustained in the crisis is the poignant lesson introduced in Cancer, So What?
In the Army of the Lord” captures the prolific life experiences of an international humanitarian who rose from the ranks of an accomplished military officer to become a leading clergyman in a nation consumed by conflict. It sheds light on the power of prayer, fast, and faith as indispensable weapons in battling the forces of adversity in a determined quest to fulfil God’s purpose. In a series of captivating narratives of his life’s journey through torturous imprisonment and the bitter scourge of war, through every page, the author offers an array of glaring manifestations of divine intervention in the fulfilment of his challenging quest to carry the torch of the Lord through service to humanity.
There has long been a tendency to regard Thomas Hardy as a great tragic writer and to ignore or underestimate the value of his comic works. This derives no doubt partly from the fact that comedy as an art form has been consistently undervalued ever since Aristotle dealt with it so slightly and so slightingly. It also stems from the evident inability of some readers and critics to allow an artist a wide scope and multiple voices. Thomas Hardy and the Comic Muse discusses the nature of comedy and the various theories that purport to explain or define it, and examines Hardy’s works — novels, short stories, and poetry — in terms of the categories of farce, humour, satire, and wit. It looks at where and why Hardy made use of these forms of comedy, what his historical sources were, and why this side of his work has been so frequently neglected. It also looks at what insights might be offered by Hardy — both directly and indirectly — to answer the difficult but always tantalizing question: what is comedy? The two subjects, Hardy and Comedy, are counterpointed throughout so that they prove to be mutually illuminating.
Black Natural Law offers a new way of understanding the African American political tradition. Iconoclastically attacking left (including James Baldwin and Audre Lorde), right (including Clarence Thomas and Ben Carson), and center (Barack Obama), Vincent William Lloyd charges that many Black leaders today embrace secular, white modes of political engagement, abandoning the deep connections between religious, philosophical, and political ideas that once animated Black politics. By telling the stories of Frederick Douglass, Anna Julia Cooper, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Lloyd shows how appeals to a higher law, or God's law, have long fueled Black political engagement. Such appeals do not seek to implement divine directives on earth; rather, they pose a challenge to the wisdom of the world, and they mobilize communities for collective action. Black natural law is deeply democratic: while charismatic leaders may provide the occasion for reflection and mobilization, all are capable of discerning the higher law using our human capacities for reason and emotion. At a time when continuing racial injustice poses a deep moral challenge, the most powerful intellectual resources in the struggle for justice have been abandoned. Black Natural Law recovers a rich tradition, and it examines just how this tradition was forgotten. A Black intellectual class emerged that was disconnected from social movement organizing and beholden to white interests. Appeals to higher law became politically impotent: overly rational or overly sentimental. Recovering the Black natural law tradition provides a powerful resource for confronting police violence, mass incarceration, and today's gross racial inequities. Black Natural Law will change the way we understand natural law, a topic central to the Western ethical and political tradition. While drawing particularly on African American resources, Black Natural Law speaks to all who seek politics animated by justice.
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