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First & Second Peter- Jensen Bible Self Study Guide (Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide Series)
by Irving L. JensenIf you are experiencing trials, you will find encouragement and comfort in the epistles of Peter. Writing to believers who were being persecuted for their faith, Peter shows how trials are an important part of spiritual development in the individual. This self-study guide will also help you explore Peter's practical guidelines for handling everyday responsiblities relating to the church, the home, and the world. In his second letter Peter reveals God's design for the future, including a graphic description of the destruction of the earth.The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God&’s Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you&’ll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.
First & Second Peter- Jensen Bible Self Study Guide (Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide Series)
by Irving L. JensenIf you are experiencing trials, you will find encouragement and comfort in the epistles of Peter. Writing to believers who were being persecuted for their faith, Peter shows how trials are an important part of spiritual development in the individual. This self-study guide will also help you explore Peter's practical guidelines for handling everyday responsiblities relating to the church, the home, and the world. In his second letter Peter reveals God's design for the future, including a graphic description of the destruction of the earth.The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God&’s Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you&’ll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.
First & Second Samuel- Everyman's Bible Commentary (Everyman's Bible Commentaries)
by Carl LaneyThe books of Samuel focus on the lives of three men: Samuel, Saul, and David. They are first seen as individuals rising in their respective careers. As time passes, their lives more frequently interact and become interwined with each other.J. Carl Laney covers these two books section by section, often pausing to clear up a difficult passage that would mean trouble to the reader. This volume is complete with many maps that prove to be an invaluable aid to the reader in helping him to plot out where the action of a particular chapter is taking place.Dr. Laney helps the reader to understand the anguish and agony David experienced as a result of the division of his household and the rebellion of his son Absalom. We can see how Saul met his ultimate downfall as king because of his reliance upon outside sources for guidance instead of implicitly trusting in the Lord. One also sees the godly Samuel who, nevertheless, was unable to keep his own household in order. Contemporary lessons are plentiful in these two Bible books and available to those who take the time to study their truths.
First & Second Samuel- Everyman's Bible Commentary (Everyman's Bible Commentaries)
by Carl LaneyThe books of Samuel focus on the lives of three men: Samuel, Saul, and David. They are first seen as individuals rising in their respective careers. As time passes, their lives more frequently interact and become interwined with each other.J. Carl Laney covers these two books section by section, often pausing to clear up a difficult passage that would mean trouble to the reader. This volume is complete with many maps that prove to be an invaluable aid to the reader in helping him to plot out where the action of a particular chapter is taking place.Dr. Laney helps the reader to understand the anguish and agony David experienced as a result of the division of his household and the rebellion of his son Absalom. We can see how Saul met his ultimate downfall as king because of his reliance upon outside sources for guidance instead of implicitly trusting in the Lord. One also sees the godly Samuel who, nevertheless, was unable to keep his own household in order. Contemporary lessons are plentiful in these two Bible books and available to those who take the time to study their truths.
First & Second Samuel- Jensen Bible Self Study Guide (Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide Series)
by Irving L. JensenSamuel, the last of the judges, wrote his first book linking the judges and the monarchy. In it he called the people to a revival of the true worship of Yahweh (the Lord). He was also chosen by God to anoint both Saul and David as kings of Israel.The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God&’s Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you&’ll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.
First & Second Samuel- Jensen Bible Self Study Guide (Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide Series)
by Irving L. JensenSamuel, the last of the judges, wrote his first book linking the judges and the monarchy. In it he called the people to a revival of the true worship of Yahweh (the Lord). He was also chosen by God to anoint both Saul and David as kings of Israel.The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God&’s Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you&’ll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.
First & Second Thessalonians- Everyman's Bible Commentary (Everyman's Bible Commentaries)
by Charles C. RyrieDesigned for laypeople, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text without being overly technical. Introductory information, doctrinal themes, problem passages, and practical applications are examined.
First & Second Thessalonians- Everyman's Bible Commentary (Everyman's Bible Commentaries)
by Charles C. RyrieDesigned for laypeople, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text without being overly technical. Introductory information, doctrinal themes, problem passages, and practical applications are examined.
First & Second Thessalonians- Jensen Bible Self Study Guide (Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide Series)
by Irving L. JensenAlthough the apostle Paul was in Thessalonica only a short time, his teachings had an enormous effect on the young believers living there. His first letter was both a reminder of what he had taught them and a call for each believer to be prepared for the imminent return of Christ. In his second letter you will see how Paul handled misunderstanding and anxiety regarding the Day of the Lord. This Self-Study Guide will be an indispensable aid as you study Paul's letters to the Thessalonians.The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God&’s Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you&’ll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.
First & Second Thessalonians- Jensen Bible Self Study Guide (Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide Series)
by Irving L. JensenAlthough the apostle Paul was in Thessalonica only a short time, his teachings had an enormous effect on the young believers living there. His first letter was both a reminder of what he had taught them and a call for each believer to be prepared for the imminent return of Christ. In his second letter you will see how Paul handled misunderstanding and anxiety regarding the Day of the Lord. This Self-Study Guide will be an indispensable aid as you study Paul's letters to the Thessalonians.The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God&’s Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you&’ll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.
First & Second Thessalonians-Teach Yourself the Bible Series (Teach Yourself the Bible)
by Keith BrooksThe Teach Yourself the Bible Series is one of the best New Testament studies you will find anywhere. Each book in the series is packed full of valuable questions on individual chapters of the Bible, check-ups to test your grasp of scriptural truths, and usable suggestions for group study.Grow in your knowledge of God through each New Testament book, then go on to study six aspects of Christianity essential for all believers: doctrine, prayer, eternal life, prophecy, Christian character, and Bible study.Paul wrote his Thessalonian epistles for four reasons: (1) to confirm young believers in the faith; (2) to encourage them toward victory in the face of persecution; (3) to correct doctrinal errors; (4) to teach them what God has revealed concerning the Lord's return. Study for yourself these two letters still pertinent for believers today.Strengthen your relationship with the living God with all twenty-five books of the Teach Yourself the Bible Series. Each volume is a timeless, yet practical, study of the Word of God.
First & Second Timothy & Titus-Teach Yourself the Bible Series (Teach Yourself the Bible)
by Calvin BeckerThe Teach Yourself the Bible Series is one of the best New Testament studies you will find anywhere. Each book in the series is packed full of valuable questions on individual chapters of the Bible, check-ups to test your grasp of scriptural truths, and usable suggestions for group study.Grow in your knowledge of God through each New Testament book, then go on to study six aspects of Christianity essential for all believers: doctrine, prayer, eternal life, prophecy, Christian character, and Bible study.Paul wrote to the young men Timothy and Titus three letters called the pastoral epistles. His earnest love and advice for each man encourages us today, not only in our ministry, but in our personal lives.Strengthen your relationship with the living God with all twenty-five books of the Teach Yourself the Bible Series. Each volume is a timeless, yet practical, study of the Word of God.
First Adam vs. Last Adam: America’s Tale Of Two Kingdoms
by Rodney HempelFirst Adam vs. Last Adam offers a viewpoint of America&’s embrace of our national government and those citizens who also embrace the kingdom of God. The current inability of our political leaders to find workable solutions to our country&’s problems is troubling for many Americans. Confidence in our leader&’s ability to effectively govern is a low point.This brief commentary takes the reader back to the fundamental perspective of the original writers of the Declaration of Independence. This document forms the basis of America&’s initial desire to be free from onerous laws imposed by the British sovereign.Today our government has reassumed the role of a sovereign king in many matters. That authority needs to be challenged with the authority of the kingdom of God.This is a call for Christians to reflect upon misguided leadership offering inadequate solutions.
First Ask Why: Raising Kids to Love God Through Intentional Discipleship
by Shelly WildmanIt's no secret that parenting is tricky business. With advice flooding in from all sides, strong-willed children pushing against boundaries, and our own human flaws, it's easy to get bogged down in every how-to that we're not doing well. But maybe that isn't the right approach. Maybe the first step is not to ask "how" but to ask "why."Like most parents, when Shelly Wildman had children, she consulted books, sermons, and lectures on how to raise the best children possible. Yet every resource focused on how to get external results: children who behave the way others expected them to. For Shelly and her husband, the turning point happened when they started asking why instead--shifting their focus to internal change. That's when their purpose as parents became clear: parents are called to do their best to show kids how to know and love Jesus, to love others, and to make a difference in the world.There are no rules here, no inflexible series of steps that lead to perfect parenting. Instead, Shelly encourages parents to think about their unique family and why each child's needs for spiritual growth might look different. She walks you through intentional questioning, focusing on building a firm foundation for lasting discipleship. And in the end, you'll discover that God wants the same outcome you do: a child who knows Christ intimately, loves him deeply, and has a heart to serve him fully.
First Bible Stories
by Margaret Mayo Nicola SmeeChildren and their parents will enjoy meeting Adam and Eve and the sneaky snake; brave Daniel in the lions' den; Jonah and the enormous whale, and Joseph and his rough-tough brothers. These nine tales, full of lively characters, make the perfect introduction to Bible stories."Positively jaunty in tone, and Nicola Smee's friendly illustrations make this collection very accessible"- Parenting MagazineContents:How the World Was MadeThe Story of Adam and EveThe Story of the FloodJoseph and His Jealous BrothersClever Miriam, Moses and the PrincessThe Story of David and GoliathThe Story of Jonah and the Incredibly Enormous FishBrave Daniel's Story
First Bible Stories
by Margaret MayoChildren and their parents will enjoy meeting Adam and Eve and the sneaky snake; brave Daniel in the lions' den; Jonah and the enormous whale, and Joseph and his rough-tough brothers. These nine tales, full of lively characters, make the perfect introduction to Bible stories."Positively jaunty in tone, and Nicola Smee's friendly illustrations make this collection very accessible"- Parenting MagazineContents:How the World Was MadeThe Story of Adam and EveThe Story of the FloodJoseph and His Jealous BrothersClever Miriam, Moses and the PrincessThe Story of David and GoliathThe Story of Jonah and the Incredibly Enormous FishBrave Daniel's Story
First Buddhist Women
by Susan MurcottFirst Buddhist Women is a readable, contemporary translation of and commentary on the enlightenment verses of the first female disciples of the Buddha. Through the study of the Therigatha, the earliest-known collection of women's religious poetry, the book explores Buddhism's 2,600-year-long liberal attitude toward women. Utilizing commentary and storytelling, author Susan Murcott traces the journey of wives, mothers, teachers, courtesans, prostitutes, and wanderers who became leaders in the Buddhist community, acquiring roles that even today are rarely filled by women in other, patriarchal religions.
First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening
by Susan MurcottFirst Buddhist Women is a readable, contemporary translation of and commentary on the enlightenment verses of the first female disciples of the Buddha. The book explores Buddhism's relatively liberal attitude towards women since its founding nearly 2,600 years ago, through the study of the Therigatham, the earliest know collection of women's religious poetry. Through commentary and storytelling, author Susan Murcott traces the journey of the wives, mothers, teachers, courtesan, prostitutes, and wanderers who became leaders in the Buddhist community, roles that even today are rarely filled by women in other patriarchal religions. Their poetry beautifully expresses their search for spiritual attainment and their struggles in society.
First Chaplain of the Confederacy: Father Darius Hubert, S.J.
by Katherine Bentley JeffreyDarius Hubert (1823‒1893), a French-born Jesuit, made his home in Louisiana in the 1840s and served churches and schools in Grand Coteau, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. In 1861, he pronounced a blessing at the Louisiana Secession Convention and became the first chaplain of any denomination appointed to Confederate service. Hubert served with the First Louisiana Infantry in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia for the entirety of the war, afterward returning to New Orleans, where he continued his ministry among veterans as a trusted pastor and comrade. One of just three full-time Catholic chaplains in Lee’s army, only Hubert returned permanently to the South after surrender. In postwar New Orleans, he was unanimously elected chaplain of the veterans of the eastern campaign and became well-known for his eloquent public prayers at memorial events, funerals of prominent figures such as Jefferson Davis, and dedications of Confederate monuments. In this first-ever biography of Hubert, Katherine Bentley Jeffrey offers a far-reaching account of his extraordinary life. Born in revolutionary France, Hubert entered the Society of Jesus as a young man and left his homeland with fellow Jesuits to join the New Orleans mission. In antebellum Louisiana, he interacted with slaves and free people of color, felt the effects of anti-Catholic and anti-Jesuit propaganda, experienced disputes and dysfunction with the trustees of his Baton Rouge church, and survived a near-fatal encounter with Know-Nothing vigilantism. As a chaplain with the Army of Northern Virginia, Hubert witnessed harrowing battles and their equally traumatic aftermath in surgeons’ tents and hospitals. After the war, he was a spiritual director, friend, mentor, and intermediary in the fractious and politically divided Crescent City, where he both honored Confederate memory and promoted reconciliation and social harmony. Hubert’s complicated and tumultuous life is notable both for its connection to the most compelling events of the era and its illumination of the complex and unexpected ways religion intersected with politics, war, and war’s repercussions.
First Christmas on Huckleberry Hill
by Jennifer BeckstrandBefore irrepressible eighty-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth became Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin&’s most-beloved matchmakers, they were mismatched young lovers facing seemingly impossible obstacles . . . She can&’t cook, sew, sing, or clean. And no matter how hard young Anna Yoder tries, she&’d much rather help people in trouble than be a well-behaved pretty face and properly perfect Amish maidel. So she instantly reaches out to her old schoolmate, Felty Helmuth, when their Amish town ostracizes him for his Korean War army service. He's still the only one who's ever understood Anna—and liked everything from her green Jello carrot salads to her love of books. And this holiday season, she can't help hoping that somehow she and Felty can find a way to be the perfect match . . . Felty sensed he was called by Gotte to serve his country, though it went against his community&’s peaceful ways. Troubled by his wartime experiences, he is resigned to being an outsider avoided by most eligible Amish girls. But lively, intelligent Anna has grown into a warm-hearted generous woman who accepts Felty for who he is. And in the face of family and community opposition, he and Anna will take a leap of faith to prove they are made for each other—and a lifetime of happiness. &“Beckstrand&’s books continue to deliver stories that entertain and inspire.&”—Beth Wiseman, author of A Picture of Love
First Church of the Higher Elevations: Mountains, Prayer and Presence
by Peter AndersonThese contemplative essays, written for seekers and wanderers, explore the complexity of the scripture of place, the geography of the heart, the landscape of imagination, and the topography of memory. Thoughtful and rich in spirit, the book discusses a personal relationship to place and prayer. Dark, serious, joyful, and funny, it is a perfect companion on a trek through the woods or in the comfort of your own home.
First Comes Love, Then Comes Money: A Couple's Guide to Financial Communication
by Scott Palmer Bethany PalmerHappy Couples Know How to Talk About MoneyThe number one cause for divorce is financial infidelity. Now "The Money Couple" reveals the missing ingredient needed before any financial program or plan can work: healthy financial communication. This book tells you how to:Diagnose your level of financial infidelityIdentify your individual Money PersonalityMaster the Money Huddle and the Money DumpAchieve financial goals once and for all
First Comes Love: Finding Your Family in the Church and the Trinity
by Scott HahnArgues that our only hope of regaining happiness and wholeness lies in recovering an understanding of the family as the heart of God's plan for creation.
First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story
by Huda Al-MarashiA candid, heartfelt love story set in contemporary California that challenges the idea of what it means to be American, liberated, and in loveWhen Huda meets Hadi, the boy she will ultimately marry, she is six years old. Both are the American-born children of Iraqi immigrants, who grew up on opposite ends of California. Hadi considers Huda his childhood sweetheart, the first and only girl he's ever loved, but Huda needs proof that she is more than just the girl Hadi's mother has chosen for her son. She wants what many other American girls have--the entertainment culture's almost singular tale of chance meetings, defying the odds, and falling in love. She wants stolen kisses, romantic dates, and a surprise proposal. As long as she has a grand love story, Huda believes no one will question if her marriage has been arranged. But when Huda and Hadi's conservative Muslim families forbid them to go out alone before their wedding, Huda must navigate her way through the despair of unmet expectations and dashed happily-ever-after ideals. Eventually she comes to understand the toll of straddling two cultures in a marriage and the importance of reconciling what you dreamed of with the life you eventually live. Tender, honest and irresistibly compelling, First Comes Marriage is the first Muslim-American memoir dedicated to the themes of love and sexuality. Huda and Hadi's story brilliantly circles around a series of firsts, chronicling two virgins moving through their first everything: first hand holding, first kiss, and first sexual encounter. First Comes Marriage is an almost unbearably humanizing tale that tucks into our hearts and lingers in our imagination, while also challenging long-standing taboos within the Muslim community and the romantic stereotypes we unknowingly carry within us that sabotage some of our best chances for finding true love.
First Communion: Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity (Liturgy, Worship and Society Series)
by Peter McGrailOne of the most carefully prepared liturgies of any Roman Catholic parish's year is the celebration of 'First Communion'. This is the ritual by which seven- or eight -year-old children are admitted to the Eucharist for the first time. It attracts the largest congregations of any parish liturgy, and yet is frequently marked by tension and dissent within the parish community. The same ritual holds very different meanings for the various parties involved - clergy, parish schools, regularly communicating parishioners, and the first communicants and their families. The tensions arise from dissonance between the parties on such key issues as expected patterns of Church attendance, Catholic identity, dress and expenditure, and family formation. The relationships and discontinuities between popular and 'official' religion is at the heart of these tensions. They touch upon deep-seated anxieties concerning the future viability of the very structures and patterns of parish life during the current period of falling Church attendance and parish closures. For those within the Church who are concerned to understand and address the issues in its structural decline, this book will make sometimes uncomfortable but always stimulating reading. Peter McGrail examines the relationship between Church structures and popular religious identity, viewed through the lens of the first communion event. Drawing out hitherto unrecognised connections and significances for the future of the Catholic Church at local level, the insights into the decline of the parish as an institution present challenges to all with an interest in and concern for the future of the Church in the English-speaking world. Bringing to the fore the relationship and tensions between liturgy and Church structures, both historically and at the present time, this book offers academics and students alike extensive material for reflection and future development..