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Frequently Asked Questions - Divine Truth Session 2

FAQ, #30

by Jesus (AJ Miller), Mary Magdalene (Mary Luck) ...

Series Book 30 - FAQ
Mary questions Jesus about providing more detail about some of the specific "qualities" or "attributes" of God's Truth, and how the examination of these qualities can be applied practically in our personal daily lives. The first seven qualities that Jesus mentioned in the last question of the first session on the subject are discussed in far more detail in this session. Jesus has much more to say ... Read more

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Mary questions Jesus about providing more detail about some of the specific "qualities" or "attributes" of God's Truth, and how the examination of these qualities can be applied practically in our personal daily lives. The first seven qualities that Jesus mentioned in the last question of the first session on the subject are discussed in far more detail in this session. Jesus has much more to say
... Read more
God's Continent

Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis

by Philip Jenkins ...

Is the Christian church in Europe doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants? Is Europe on the brink of becoming "Eurabia"? Though many pundits are predicting just such a scenario, God's Continent reveals the flaws in these arguments and offers a much more measured assessment of Europe's religious future. While frankly acknowledging ... Read more

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Is the Christian church in Europe doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants? Is Europe on the brink of becoming "Eurabia"? Though many pundits are predicting just such a scenario, God's Continent reveals the flaws in these arguments and offers a much more measured assessment of Europe's religious future. While frankly acknowledging
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Impassioned

A Guide to Progressive Preaching

by Lucas Hergert ...

An engaging and timely guide to preaching with passion from minister and professor Lucas Hergert.Done well, preaching engages mind and heart, soul and body. Passionate preaching offers more than discussion about topics held at a distance; it claims a stake in them. This is especially true right now, as progressive preachers must address today’s social issues with power and conviction. But how does ... Read more

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An engaging and timely guide to preaching with passion from minister and professor Lucas Hergert.Done well, preaching engages mind and heart, soul and body. Passionate preaching offers more than discussion about topics held at a distance; it claims a stake in them. This is especially true right now, as progressive preachers must address today’s social issues with power and conviction. But how does
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Spirits and Visions

by Noah Saint-Just ...

Series Book 2 - Aztec, Maya, Inca and Toltec shamanism
A specific shamanic initiation allowed governing elite or medicine men to communicate with nature deities.Banned by evangelic oppression as a satanic witchcraft, the shamanic ritual became a secret cult or disappeared.It was only briefly mentioned in indian chronicles, unwilling to draw attention of the powerful Inquisition.His predominance over pre-Columbian art is now gradually admitted, along ... Read more

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A specific shamanic initiation allowed governing elite or medicine men to communicate with nature deities.Banned by evangelic oppression as a satanic witchcraft, the shamanic ritual became a secret cult or disappeared.It was only briefly mentioned in indian chronicles, unwilling to draw attention of the powerful Inquisition.His predominance over pre-Columbian art is now gradually admitted, along
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The Conviction to Lead

25 Principles for Leadership That Matters

by Albert Mohler ...

Change the Way You Think about LeadershipAt the age of thirty-three, Dr. Albert Mohler became the youngest president in the 164-year history of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the driving force behind the school's transformation into a thriving institution with an international reputation characterized by a passionate conviction for truth. In the process he became one of the most ... Read more

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Change the Way You Think about LeadershipAt the age of thirty-three, Dr. Albert Mohler became the youngest president in the 164-year history of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the driving force behind the school's transformation into a thriving institution with an international reputation characterized by a passionate conviction for truth. In the process he became one of the most
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The Beliefnet Guide to Islam

by Hesham A. Hassaballa, Kabir Helminski ...

Series series Beliefnet Guides
This concise introduction to Islam offers a sophisticated and informative exploration of the history, beliefs, tenets, and practices of the second-largest religion in the world.There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world today, yet Islam remains a misunderstood faith. In this day and age, when issues related to Islam are dominating current affairs, The Beliefnet® Guide to Islam takes readers into ... Read more

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This concise introduction to Islam offers a sophisticated and informative exploration of the history, beliefs, tenets, and practices of the second-largest religion in the world.There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world today, yet Islam remains a misunderstood faith. In this day and age, when issues related to Islam are dominating current affairs, The Beliefnet® Guide to Islam takes readers into
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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination

Altered States of Knowledge in Late Antiquity

by Wouter J. Hanegraaff ...

In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetly in their homes, in temple sanctuaries, or insolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary master of ancient wisdom. While many of their writings are lost, those that survived have been interpreted primarily as ... Read more

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In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetly in their homes, in temple sanctuaries, or insolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary master of ancient wisdom. While many of their writings are lost, those that survived have been interpreted primarily as
... Read more
Operation Christmas Child

A Story of Simple Gifts

by Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney ...

It was a simple idea that became the worldwide ministry of Operation Christmas Child—to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. In just two decades it has inspired everyday people to provide more than 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in 130 countries. This beautiful book weaves the moving, God-saturated story of the ministry’s beginning with the soul ... Read more

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It was a simple idea that became the worldwide ministry of Operation Christmas Child—to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. In just two decades it has inspired everyday people to provide more than 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in 130 countries. This beautiful book weaves the moving, God-saturated story of the ministry’s beginning with the soul
... Read more
The Nones

Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going

by Ryan P. Burge ...

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation.The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 ... Read more

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In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation.The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7
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Origins of the Witches’ Sabbath

by Michael D. Bailey ...

Series series Magic in History Sourcebooks
While the perception of magic as harmful is age-old, the notion of witches gathering together in large numbers, overtly worshiping demons, and receiving instruction in how to work harmful magic as part of a conspiratorial plot against Christian society was an innovation of the early fifteenth century. The sources collected in this book reveal this concept in its formative stages.The idea that ... Read more

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While the perception of magic as harmful is age-old, the notion of witches gathering together in large numbers, overtly worshiping demons, and receiving instruction in how to work harmful magic as part of a conspiratorial plot against Christian society was an innovation of the early fifteenth century. The sources collected in this book reveal this concept in its formative stages.The idea that
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How to Cope with Life’s Struggles

Practical Advice for Victorious Christian Living

by Dr. Sherman Stevens ...

With the current economic crisis and the general rigors of life, we all face struggles. Regardless of race, gender, income, or age, we face challenges daily. Even countries face struggles—the main one being the inability to pay their mounting debts. In his book How to Cope with Life’s Struggles: Practical Advice for Victorious Christian Living, author Sherman Stevens describes some of the ... Read more

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With the current economic crisis and the general rigors of life, we all face struggles. Regardless of race, gender, income, or age, we face challenges daily. Even countries face struggles—the main one being the inability to pay their mounting debts. In his book How to Cope with Life’s Struggles: Practical Advice for Victorious Christian Living, author Sherman Stevens describes some of the
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Celebrating Life

6 Steps to the Complete Blossoming of Your Consciousness

by Rishi Nityapragya ...

A TUTORIAL SERIES with Rishi Nityapragya on the practical application of transformative formulas from Celebrating Life. A 6-session video series! Available at 82% discount . . .EXCLUSIVE OFFER for PRE-LAUNCH BUYERS at Rs 708 instead of Rs 3300Offer only available until 24 October 2020What do you need to do to avail this offer?· Buy your copy of Celebrating Life· Enter your Order ID on http:/ ... Read more

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A TUTORIAL SERIES with Rishi Nityapragya on the practical application of transformative formulas from Celebrating Life. A 6-session video series! Available at 82% discount . . .EXCLUSIVE OFFER for PRE-LAUNCH BUYERS at Rs 708 instead of Rs 3300Offer only available until 24 October 2020What do you need to do to avail this offer?· Buy your copy of Celebrating Life· Enter your Order ID on http:/
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The Freedom of Christian Theology

New Studies in Dialogue with Eberhard Jüngel

by Piotr J. Malysz, Scott Bailey, David Bruner, Deborah Casewell, David C. Chao, Mark W. Elliott, Paolo Gamberini, Paul R. Hinlicky, Christopher R. J. Holmes, Charles M. Howell0, W. Travis McMaken1, Kathryn Reinhard2, Robert Saler3, Philip G. Ziegler4, R. David Nelson6, B. Keith Putt7, Christoph Schwöbel8 ...

Series series Studies in Dialectical Theology
Eberhard Jüngel (1934-2021) belongs to the most creative, wide-ranging, rigorous, and demanding voices in twentieth-century Protestant theology. Over a long and distinguished career, Jüngel grappled with topics such as revelation, responsible talk about God, God's triunity, Christology, the nature of theological language, analogy, divine and human freedom, love, atheism, and theological approaches ... Read more

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Eberhard Jüngel (1934-2021) belongs to the most creative, wide-ranging, rigorous, and demanding voices in twentieth-century Protestant theology. Over a long and distinguished career, Jüngel grappled with topics such as revelation, responsible talk about God, God's triunity, Christology, the nature of theological language, analogy, divine and human freedom, love, atheism, and theological approaches
... Read more
All God Worshippers Are Mad: a little book of sanity

by JP Tate ...

"All God Worshippers Are Mad: a little book of sanity" seeks to demonstrate in a logical common sense manner that the fundamental beliefs held by all monotheists are incomprehensible and lunatic. It attempts to show that god worshippers themselves do not understand the things they claim to believe, and by which they live their lives. Then it goes on to draw attention to why this matters so ... Read more

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"All God Worshippers Are Mad: a little book of sanity" seeks to demonstrate in a logical common sense manner that the fundamental beliefs held by all monotheists are incomprehensible and lunatic. It attempts to show that god worshippers themselves do not understand the things they claim to believe, and by which they live their lives. Then it goes on to draw attention to why this matters so
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Exporting the Rapture

John Nelson Darby and the Victorian Conquest of North American Evangelicalism

by Donald Akenson ...

Apocalyptic millennialism is one of the most powerful strands in evangelical Christianity. Across many powerful evangelical groups there is general devotion to faith in the physical return of Jesus in the Second Coming, the affirmation of a Rapture heavenward of "saved" believers, a millennium of peace under the rule of Jesus and his saints, and, eventually, a final judgment and entry into deep ... Read more

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Apocalyptic millennialism is one of the most powerful strands in evangelical Christianity. Across many powerful evangelical groups there is general devotion to faith in the physical return of Jesus in the Second Coming, the affirmation of a Rapture heavenward of "saved" believers, a millennium of peace under the rule of Jesus and his saints, and, eventually, a final judgment and entry into deep
... Read more
The Bible

What Everyone Needs to Know®

by Michael Coogan ...

Series series What Everyone Needs to Know
The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized to promote a seemingly endless run of theological and political positions. Adherents and detractors alike point to different passages throughout to justify wildly disparate behaviors and beliefs. Translated and ... Read more

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The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized to promote a seemingly endless run of theological and political positions. Adherents and detractors alike point to different passages throughout to justify wildly disparate behaviors and beliefs. Translated and
... Read more
The Rapture: Fact or Fiction?

by David Reagan ...

This book answers the most frequently asked questions about the Rapture:Where can the Rapture be found in the Bible?What is the meaning of the Rapture?When is the Rapture most likely to take place?Who will be included in the Rapture?Are there signs that will signal the Rapture?Does the Rapture have relevance to our lives now?The answers to these and other questions are provided in this down-to ... Read more

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This book answers the most frequently asked questions about the Rapture:Where can the Rapture be found in the Bible?What is the meaning of the Rapture?When is the Rapture most likely to take place?Who will be included in the Rapture?Are there signs that will signal the Rapture?Does the Rapture have relevance to our lives now?The answers to these and other questions are provided in this down-to
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Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence

Edited by Kelly James Clark, Jeffrey Koperski ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution ... Read more

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This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution
... Read more
De-sizing the Church

How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next

by Karl Vaters ...

2024 Outreach Magazine Church Resource of the YearBig churches didn’t create the problems facing today’s congregations. But our obsession with size has come at a great cost.We’re obsessed with bigness. Supersized meals and TV screens. Square footage. And big churches. “What’s the size of your church?” That question has stirred insecurities or stroked the ego of too many pastors.For a long time, we ... Read more

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2024 Outreach Magazine Church Resource of the YearBig churches didn’t create the problems facing today’s congregations. But our obsession with size has come at a great cost.We’re obsessed with bigness. Supersized meals and TV screens. Square footage. And big churches. “What’s the size of your church?” That question has stirred insecurities or stroked the ego of too many pastors.For a long time, we
... Read more
Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks

by Simone Weil ...

Series series Routledge Classics
Simone Weil (1909–1943) is one of the most brilliant and unorthodox religious and philosophical minds of the twentieth century. She was also a political activist, worked in the Renault car factory in France in the 1930s and fought briefly as an anarchist in the Spanish Civil War, before her tragic early death in England at the age of thirty-four. Her work spans an astonishing variety of subjects, ... Read more

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Simone Weil (1909–1943) is one of the most brilliant and unorthodox religious and philosophical minds of the twentieth century. She was also a political activist, worked in the Renault car factory in France in the 1930s and fought briefly as an anarchist in the Spanish Civil War, before her tragic early death in England at the age of thirty-four. Her work spans an astonishing variety of subjects,
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Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity

A Sourcebook

by A. D. Lee ...

Series series Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
In Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity, A.D. Lee documents the transformation of the religious landscape of the Roman world from one of enormous diversity of religious practices and creeds in the 3rd century to a situation where, by the 6th century, Christianity had become the dominant religious force. Using translated extracts from contemporary sources he examines the fortunes of pagans and ... Read more

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In Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity, A.D. Lee documents the transformation of the religious landscape of the Roman world from one of enormous diversity of religious practices and creeds in the 3rd century to a situation where, by the 6th century, Christianity had become the dominant religious force. Using translated extracts from contemporary sources he examines the fortunes of pagans and
... Read more
Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims

by Ron Rhodes ...

Anyone interested in sharing the gospel with Muslim friends or understanding the doctrines and historical basis of Islam will appreciate this addition to the popular Reasoning from the Scriptures series. Using an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims covers issues, including...Muhammad and Jesus Christ—what are their roles?the Quran and the Bible ... Read more

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Anyone interested in sharing the gospel with Muslim friends or understanding the doctrines and historical basis of Islam will appreciate this addition to the popular Reasoning from the Scriptures series. Using an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims covers issues, including...Muhammad and Jesus Christ—what are their roles?the Quran and the Bible
... Read more
Sorrowful Mysteries

The Shepherd Children of Fatima and the Fate of the Twentieth Century

by Stephen Harrigan ...

Part memoir, part mystery: a powerful exploration of the three secrets of Fatima and a man’s journey grappling with his own faithIn 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, three shepherd children claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared before them and spoke the words, “Do not be afraid.”Stephen Harrigan first heard the story of Our Lady of Fatima when he was a young boy attending a Catholic school in Texas in ... Read more

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Part memoir, part mystery: a powerful exploration of the three secrets of Fatima and a man’s journey grappling with his own faithIn 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, three shepherd children claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared before them and spoke the words, “Do not be afraid.”Stephen Harrigan first heard the story of Our Lady of Fatima when he was a young boy attending a Catholic school in Texas in
... Read more
Shadows

Unlocking Their Secrets, from Plato to Our Time

by Roberto Casati ...

In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world.For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they knocked the Earth from the center of the cosmos. They are a source of fear and a symbol of ignorance, and they loom large in art and design, mythology and ... Read more

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In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world.For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they knocked the Earth from the center of the cosmos. They are a source of fear and a symbol of ignorance, and they loom large in art and design, mythology and
... Read more

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