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Reckless Love: A 40-Day Journey Into the Overwhelming, Never-Ending Love of God
by Cory AsburyBased on the Grammy-nominated number one single &“RECKLESS LOVE&” The song &“Reckless Love&” was named both Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year at the 2018 GMA Dove Awards. But with its success came controversy. After all, is God&’s love reckless? In this forty-day journey &“Reckless Love&” songwriter Cory Asbury dives deep into the heart of the popular worship song and explores its many themes, including: How to live as sons and daughters of GodHow to understand and receive unmerited graceHow to see the Father&’s kindness, even amid trials and pain Deepen your understanding of God&’s love for you, and encounter His Father heart in a way you&’ve never experienced.FEATURES AND BENEFITS:Reckless Love is a daily journey based on the chart-topping song written by Cory Asbury.Each entry will contain a Scripture verse, a highlighted &“point to ponder,&” and lines for journaling.
Reckless Love: Jesus' Call to Love Our Neighbor (Reckless Love)
by Tom BerlinHow did Jesus teach the Greatest Commandment to his disciples?In his latest book Reckless Love, author and Pastor Tom Berlin writes that Jesus taught them to love neighbor first as a way to more deeply love God.In his exploration of Jesus’ teaching and travels with his disciples, Berlin suggests that Jesus teaches us how to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength by showing us how to love our neighbor. While many hope to learn to be better family, friends, leaders, neighbors but finding a deeper relationship with God, what if becoming a better neighbor leads you to that deeper love of God.In Reckless Love, you will see the ways Jesus’ care for others disrupted the way his disciples thought and acted so deeply that they learned love God fully and join Jesus mission to share the good news unambiguously. In so doing, you will have the opportunity to consider your life, and learn how loving the people around you will completely renew your faith and give you a new experience of loving God.Additional components for a six-week study include a DVD featuring Tom Berlin and a comprehensive Leader Guide.
Reckoning
by Thomas E. SniegoskiThe time has come for Aaron Corbet, the eighteen-year-old son of an angel and a mortal, to face his worst enemy. Verchiel, the fallen leader of the Powers, is determined to defeat the prophecy that foretold Aaron's power over all the Fallen. And to do this, he intends to kill Aaron, hoping that the removal of such a "blight" will restore Verchiel in the eyes of the Creator. Aaron has been training for this showdown, working to understand and control the awesome force that resides deep within himself. He knows he will win. After all, Verchiel has taken away everything and everyone who ever meant anything to Aaron. He has nothing to lose...until Verchiel introduces Aaron to his long-lost father.
Reckoning With Spirit In The Paradigm Of Performance
by Donnalee DoxPerformance has become a paradigm for analyzing contemporary culture, a pattern that structures a particular view of human interaction and experience. Performance is also widely used to better understand how we express values and ideas, including religious beliefs. Reckoning with Spirit in the Paradigm of Performance asks how the sensibilities of religious experience, which many people call spirituality, shape people's performance. When we observe people performing words, dances, music, and rituals they consider sacred, what (if any) conclusions can we draw about their experiences from what we see, read, and hear? By analyzing performances of spirituality and what people experience as "spirit," this book adds a new dimension to the paradigm of performance. Rather than reducing the spiritual dimension to either biology or culture. Donnalee Dox asks what such experiences might have to offer a reasoned analysis of vernacular culture. The specific performances presented are meditative dance and shamanic drumming, including descriptions of these practices and exegesis of practitioners' writings on the nature of spiritual experience and performance. Book jacket.
Reclaim Regret
by Kathryn J. Hermes FSPThis book by bestselling author Sr. Kathryn Hermes can help you reshape past regret and disappointment in the context of your life stoary. Real-world examples, powerful meditations, and Sr. Kathryn’s own experiences can transform a feeling of midlife stagnation into spiritual liberation. Learn about God’s four promises to you through sacred scripture and prayer; they will help you forgive yourself, encounter God’s love and healing, and embrace spiritual freedom.
Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights On Breaking Free From Life's Shackles
by Yasmin MogahedReclaim Your Heart is not just a self-help book. It is a manual about the journey of the heart in and out of the ocean of this life. It is a book about how to keep your heart from sinking to the depths of that ocean, and what to do when it does. It is a book about redemption, about hope, about renewal. Every heart can heal, and each moment is created to bring us closer to that transformative return. Reclaim Your Heart is about finding that moment when everything stops and suddenly looks different. It is about finding your own awakening. And then returning to the better, truer, and freer version of yourself. Many of us live our lives, entrapped by the same repeated patterns of heartbreak and disappointment. Many of us have no idea why this happens. Reclaim Your Heart is about freeing the heart from this slavery. It is about the journey in an out of life's most deceptive traps. This book was written to awaken the heart and provide a new perspective on love, loss, happiness, and pain. Providing a manual of sorts, Reclaim Your Heart will teach readers how to live in this life without allowing life to own you. It is a manual of how to protect your most prized possession: the heart.
Reclaimed: How Jesus Restores Our Humanity in a Dehumanized World
by Andy SteigerWe live in an era of polarizing political and religious disagreement. Despite the lip service our society pays to tolerance, it's becoming more and more difficult to look past our differences and to recognize our common humanity. The way that we treat each other is a direct result of how we see one another, and our culture is full of warning signs that we aren't seeing each other correctly.In Reclaimed, author and cultural critic Andy Steiger explores the trend toward dehumanization that underlies our fraught times. People on both sides of the political aisle and from all walks of life share a deep desire for better understanding, justice, and human dignity. Yet we're uncertain how to achieve these aims. Steiger points to Jesus as the basis for rediscovering our common ground and our shared humanity.In Jesus we find not only that humans are unique, valuable, and bearers of rights and responsibilities, but also that our dehumanizing tendencies--our worst inclinations toward inhumanity--can be redeemed and restored. Jesus enables us to be fully human, and it's in him that we rediscover the kind of relationships and society for which so many people today are longing.
Reclaiming Church: A Call to Action for Religious Rejects
by J.J. WarrenIn Reclaiming Church, J.J. Warren continues his call to reaffirm the Church be welcoming to all, including young people like those he led at Sarah Lawrence College who "didn’t know God could love them because their churches said God didn’t." The book addresses three points of importance to young people looking to be part of a church community, and a call: 1. The identity and nature of God2. The role of Scripture in discerning God’s call3. The author’s own experience of God, church, and identityIn the final chapter, "We Are the Church," Warren focuses on practical and positive steps for joining voices, being heard, building bridges, and working together for young people to reclaim Church in their lives.Key Features• Affirms to the LGBTQ community and those who love them that the Church is for all.• Inspires younger progressive people to stay within the Church and work to renew the call of ministry.• Explores the Church’s beginnings and emphasis on community.• Calls readers to focus on practical and positive steps to reclaim Church in their lives.
Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America
by Michael R. Wear"An important and extremely timely book...Get it, read it, and talk to others about it." --Timothy Keller, author of Reason for God "A warm, engaging read of the author’s experience with faith, politics, and the intersection (and sometimes collision) of the two. Reclaiming Hope is an important contribution in this age of religious and political polarization." --J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy Before he had turned twenty-one, Michael Wear found himself deep inside the halls of power in the Obama administration as one of the youngest-ever White House staffers. Appointed by the president in 2008 to the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and later directing faith outreach for the president’s 2012 re-election campaign, Wear threw himself wholeheartedly into transforming hope into change, experiencing first-hand the highs and lows of working as a Christian in government. In this unvarnished account of faith inside the world’s most powerful office, Wear gives unprecedented insight into the most controversial stories of the last eight years, from the president’s change of position on gay marriage and the politicization of religious freedom to the administration’s failure to find common ground on abortion and the bitter controversy over who would give the benediction at the 2012 inauguration. Wear also reveals the behind-the-scenes struggles behind some of the administration’s signature achievements, including the adoption tax credit and making human trafficking a presidential priority. And he offers a rare window onto the ways the president himself viewed the role of faith in politics. More than a memoir of the Obama administration, Reclaiming Hope is also a passionate call for faith in the public square, particularly for Christians to see politics as a means of loving one’s neighbor and of pursuing justice for all while promoting racial reconciliation and fighting for religious freedom for people of all faiths. At a time when large numbers of thoughtful Christians are arguing for withdrawal from participation in public institutions, Wear’s experience at the white-hot center of civic life shows how and why Christians must be involved in every aspect of cultural life—even if failures seem to outnumber successes—while working on behalf of the nation’s common good.
Reclaiming Jihad
by Elsayed Amin"This book is a scholarly and necessary critique of why the crime of terrorism is inconsistent with the ethical outlook of the Qur'an. Anyone who wants to understand the Qur'an and its relationship to violence must read this book."--Khaled Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law and chair of Islamic studies program, UCLA School of Law"In addition to illuminating the root causes of terrorism, this book is a real contribution to the interfaith dialogue."--Muhammad Abu Layla, professor of the comparative religions at al-Azhar University, Cairo"A critique that challenges contemporary perceptions of the relationship between Islam and violence. The book can be seriously commended to both specialists and non-specialists in Qur'anic Studies, theology, and political science."--Jabal M. Buaben, associate professor, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic StudiesElSayed Amin critiques misreadings of key verses in the Qur'an that have been used to establish violence as the relational norm between Muslims and non-Muslims. He distinguishes both Islamic jihad and armed deterrence from modern terrorism through examination of the 9/11 attacks, and proposes legal proscriptions for terrorism from the Qur'an on the basis of its political, social, and psychological impacts.ElSayed Amin is a senior lecturer of Islamic studies in English at al-Azhar University in Egypt and a visiting postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in Brunei. He is a member of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Cairo, and a former Fulbright Scholar.
Reclaiming Karbala: Nation, Islam and Literature of the Bengali Muslims (Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature)
by Epsita HalderAnalysing an extensive range of texts and publications across multiple genres, formats and literary lineages, Reclaiming Karbala studies the emergence and formation of a viable Muslim identity in Bengal over the late-19th century through the 1940s. Beginning with an explanation of the tenets of the battle of Karbala, this multi-layered study explores what it means to be Muslim, as well as the nuanced relationship between religion, linguistic identity and literary modernity that marks both Bengaliness and Muslimness in the region.This book is an intervention into the literature on regional Islam in Bengal, offering a complex perspective on the polemic on religion and language in the formation of a jatiya Bengali Muslim identity in a multilingual context. This book, by placing this polemic in the context of intra-Islamic reformist conflict, shows how all these rival reformist groups unanimously negated the Karbala-centric commemorative ritual of Muharram and Shī‘ī intercessory piety to secure a pro-Caliphate sensibility as the core value of the Bengali Muslim public sphere.
Reclaiming Love: Radical Relationships in a Complex World
by Ravi Zacharias Ajith FernandoIn 1 Corinthians 13, Paul places love at the very center of what it means to embrace life in Christ. All other spiritual gifts are worth nothing in comparison. But the love explained in those verses is nothing short of radical. Fernando’s pastoral work—in the midst of the cultural and ethnic tensions of Sri Lanka—often brought up a very real and honest question: “Can the biblical teaching about love actually be practiced?” The answer he discovered is a resounding “yes.” The radical love of God is not only real, but it is the key to experiencing joy in the pain and suffering of this world. Believers must look to the Scriptures for God’s teaching on the true nature of love, its divine origins, and its power for those who trust in Christ. This book offers reflections on the Bible’s consistent teaching on love and shares real-life experiences of learning to love in difficult situations.
Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology: A Memoir
by Sands Hall"With its keen attention to the language and tactics of the church, Hall’s memoir is unique among the assortment of Scientology reports and exposés, offering insight into the certainties that its subjects gain." —The NationIn the secluded canyons of 1980s Hollywood, Sands Hall, a young woman from a literary family, strives to forge her own way as an artist. But instead, Hall finds herself increasingly drawn toward the certainty that Scientology appears to offer. Her time in the Church includes the secretive illness and death of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and the ascension of David Miscavige. In this compelling memoir, Hall reveals what drew her into the religion—with its intrigues and unique contemporary vision—and how she came to confront its darker sides and finally escape."Some of the most penetrating, illuminating prose about how an educated and skeptical person could get so deeply into, and then struggle to escape, what everyone around her warned was a dangerous cult . . . brilliant." —The Underground Bunker"If it is Scientology's offer of a life with meaning that hauls her in . . . it is its approach to meaning that keeps her . . . Hall's fascination with this is palpable." —Camille Ralphs, The Times Literary Supplement
Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage: How Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity Can Transform Your Faith
by Perry Stone Curt LandryRabbi Curt Landry, founding pastor of House of David Ministries, reveals how understanding the Jewish roots of Christianity leads to a more vibrant, secure, and powerful Christian walk.The church was created by Jesus, who was born Jewish yet primarily rejected by his family and his people. His early followers were both Jewish and gentile, and the church's early culture was rooted in Judaism and a Jewish understanding of God's relationship to his people. Over time, however, Christianity became increasingly more Roman than Jewish, and the church lost its identity.Rabbi Curt Landry's personal story is remarkably similar. Born out of wedlock to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, Landry was put up for adoption. For over thirty years, he had no understanding of his heritage, his roots, or who his parents were. But when he discovered the truth of his story, his life changed completely.The key to a life of power and purpose is understanding who you are. In this revelatory new book, Curt Landry helps Christians discover their roots in Judaism, empowering them to walk in the revelation of who they really are and who they are born to be. Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage reveals the mysteries of the church, letting Christians grasp the power that comes from connecting with their identity.
Reclaiming Pietism: Retrieving an Evangelical Tradition
by Roger E. Olson Christian T. Collins WinnThe historical movement known as Pietism emphasized the response of faith and inward transformation as crucial aspects of conversion to Christ. Unfortunately, Pietism today is often equated with a “holier-than-thou” spiritual attitude, religious legalism, or withdrawal from involvement in society.In this book Roger Olson and Christian Collins Winn argue that classical, historical Pietism is an influential stream in evangelical Christianity and that it must be recovered as a resource for evangelical renewal. They challenge misconceptions of Pietism by describing the origins, development, and main themes of the historical movement and the spiritual-theological ethos stemming from it. The book also explores Pietism’s influence on contemporary Christian theologians and spiritual leaders such as Richard Foster and Stanley Grenz.Watch a 2015 interview with the authors of this book here:
Reclaiming Sacrifice: Integrating Girardian and Feminist Insights on the Cross
by Chelsea Jordan KingMany Christians profess that Jesus died as a sacrifice for sins. The Catholic Mass is even understood as a “sacrifice.” Some take issue with this language, for it seems to put forward an idea of God that is implicated in vengeance and violence. Why would God accept the murder of an innocent man as a sacrifice for sin? As important as this question is, there is a more fundamental question: What does it mean to say that Jesus dies as a sacrifice for sin? Within feminist theology, the very idea of sacrifice is laced with tension. Women and other marginalized groups have historically been oppressed by the use of the language of sacrifice. They have been told to live lives of self-sacrifice, at the expense of their well-being. Thus, many reject the language of sacrifice outright. Starting with an exploration of René Girard’s understanding of sacrifice, Chelsea Jordan King places Girard into direct dialogue with feminist theologians who raised similar critiques of violence. She then shows how we can re-claim the language of sacrifice in such a way that is liberative for all women and other marginalized groups.
Reclaiming Sanity: Hope and Healing for Trauma, Stress, and Overwhelming Life Events
by Dr Laurel ShalerWith a girlfriend’s companionship and a professional counselor’s expertise, Dr. Laurel Shaler walks readers through personal stories and biblical insights that shed light on daily and traumatic stress. In Reclaiming Sanity, she showsHow to find freedom from the pastFive myths about anger and how to overcome themThe antidote for nagging worry and sleepless nightsWays to rebuild trust in othersHow Christ gives true strength Offering effective action steps toward reclaiming sanity, Dr. Shaler guides readers through the healing process, whether they are dealing with a one-time traumatic event or years of hidden pain.
Reclaiming Sexual Wholeness: An Integrative Christian Approach to Sexual Addiction Treatment
by Todd BowmanA Comprehensive Christian Resource for Treating Sexual Addiction and Problematic Sexual BehaviorAn estimated three to five percent of the U.S. population meet the criteria for sexual addiction, and many more engage in problematic sexual behavior or have been harmed by it. The statistics are startling:77% of Christian men between 18 and 30 watch pornography monthly35% of Christian men have had an extramarital affair1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls have been sexually abusedAmericans spend $13 billion a year on pornography, the regular viewing of which is linked to higher acceptance of violence against women and adversarial sexual beliefs. Therapists and pastors are not always adequately equipped to address the unique demands of competent care for those struggling with sexually addictive behaviors. Reclaiming Sexual Wholeness, edited by Todd Bowman, presents cutting-edge research from a diverse group of experts in a single, comprehensive resource intended for therapists, clergy, and others in helping professions. Contributors include Forest Benedict, Bill Bercaw, Ginger Bercaw, Todd Bowman, Marnie Ferree, Floyd Godfrey, Joshua Grubbs, Josh Hook, Fr. Sean Kilcawley, Debbie Laaser, Mark Laaser, Kevin Skinner, Bill Struthers, and Curt ThompsonReclaiming Sexual Wholeness moves beyond rote cognitive-behavioral approaches and treating sexual addictions solely as lust, adopting a biopsychosocial perspective that incorporates insights from attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology. The result is a thoroughly faith-integrated, up-to-date resource useful for the classroom, ongoing professional studies, and as a counseling resource.
Reclaiming Spirit in the Black Faith Tradition
by Derek S. HicksThis work attempts to uncover the function of religion for those degraded on the basis of race. Accordingly, Recalibrating Spirit reveals the role of religion in critical reflection on and active protest against negative assertions about racial identity in general, and the abuse of black life in particular.
Reclaiming Surrendered Ground: Protecting Your Family from Spiritual Attacks
by Jim LoganEquip your family for spiritual warfare.Few families are aware of the Devil's attacks. Fewer know how to withstand them. Is yours ready?Jim Logan used to think spiritual warfare was a radical idea. That was before he realized just how real it was, especially in the lives of families.Moved by this discovery, in a ten-year span he read over 400 books on spiritual warfare and counseled hundreds of families under satanic attack, soon emerging as a spiritual warfare expert.Reclaiming Surrendered Ground represents the insights gained in those years of study and ministry, and it contains the principles he turned to repeatedly in counseling families. Logan will help you and your family:Become alert to the enemy and his tacticsDiscover your areas of vulnerabilityLive freely in Christs victoryDont let the enemy gain ground in your family. Read Reclaiming Surrendered Ground and be equipped for battle.www.biblicalrestorationministries.org
Reclaiming Surrendered Ground: Protecting Your Family from Spiritual Attacks
by Jim LoganEquip your family for spiritual warfare.Few families are aware of the Devil's attacks. Fewer know how to withstand them. Is yours ready?Jim Logan used to think spiritual warfare was a radical idea. That was before he realized just how real it was, especially in the lives of families.Moved by this discovery, in a ten-year span he read over 400 books on spiritual warfare and counseled hundreds of families under satanic attack, soon emerging as a spiritual warfare expert.Reclaiming Surrendered Ground represents the insights gained in those years of study and ministry, and it contains the principles he turned to repeatedly in counseling families. Logan will help you and your family:Become alert to the enemy and his tacticsDiscover your areas of vulnerabilityLive freely in Christs victoryDont let the enemy gain ground in your family. Read Reclaiming Surrendered Ground and be equipped for battle.www.biblicalrestorationministries.org
Reclaiming Your Inner Child: A Journey of Childhood and Ancestral Healing
by Nina MongendreA quest to make peace with your past, release the burdens you carry for your ancestry and embrace the gifts of the present.What if your inner child holds the key to the life you&’ve always longed to live? What if your deepest wounds hold the seeds of your vitality? In this groundbreaking guide, Nina Mongendre offers a powerful approach to healing childhood wounds and ancestral patterns through a powerful fusion of Family Constellations Therapy, inner child work, and shadow integration.Weaving together professional expertise and personal wisdom, she guides readers through 12 initiations to:Heal childhood wounds and transform limiting patternsRelease inherited family trauma and access ancestral giftsNavigate parental relationshipsTransform shadows into strengthAccess the wisdom of the future selfFoster a lasting sense of inner safety and belongingThrough practical exercises, guided journeys, and real-life stories, this book is a map for anyone ready to embark on their own Hero&’s Journey. Whether you&’re dealing with childhood trauma, seeking to break generational patterns, or simply yearning to live more authentically, these tools reveal the path to reclaim the life that is yours.This isn&’t just another self-help book—it&’s an invitation to transform your relationship with yourself, your past, and your future. By embracing both the wounded and magical aspects of your inner child, you can finally write a new story—one of healing, wholeness, and joy.
Reclaiming a Heritage, Updated and Expanded Edition: Reflections on the Heart, Soul, and Future of Churches of Christ
by Richard HughesCan Churches of Christ Be Saved?At the turn of the millennium, Reclaiming a Heritage, a small book with a powerful message, examined the future and changing identity of Churches of Christ, exploring the rich biblical resources that once anchored this tradition and could anchor it still. However, many in Churches of Christ have become increasingly comfortable wearing cultural blinders, resulting in a distortion of the movement's original vision. This new edition of Reclaiming a Heritage invites Christians to consider a radical answer from the past—that true of disciples of Jesus must vigorously stand against cultural compromises in favor of God's Word.
Reclaiming the Cowboy's Heart
by Rose Ross ZedikerDonna Greene Is the Ultimate Survivor Twenty years ago, a horrible accident nearly destroyed her family's business. And everyone still blames her former fiancé, Jamie Martin. Donna's managed to thrive, despite life's many curveballs. But when Jamie crosses her path at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Donna isn't prepared for the feelings that still endure after all these years. Party boy Jamie is a changed man in every way-except for the love he still harbors for the only woman who made him whole. Jamie's newfound faith could pave the way for a second chance at his first love...if Donna can find it in her heart to forgive.
Reclaiming the Great Commission
by Hamilton Beazley Claude E. PayneDiscusses the growth of the Episcopal Church in Texas and seats to apply methods to other mainline churches.