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Autumn's Promise
by Shelley Shepard GraySome promises are meant to be broken. . . . Until Robert Miller met Lilly Allen, his world had been dark. A widower after only two years of marriage, he'd been living in a haze, feeling that, at twenty-four, his life was already over. But thanks to his friendship with Lilly, he now has new reasons to wake up each day. He knows his connection to her doesn't make sense. She's only nineteen, with a past the whole town talks about. Even more, she's not Amish, like Robert. A marriage between the two of them could never happen. Lilly's heart is drawn to Robert, not to his faith. No matter how much she admires his quiet strength and dependability, she doesn't think she could ever give up her independence and reliance on the modern world. Is their love doomed before it even begins?
Auténtica y única: Viva libre de las comparaciones y la necesidad de complacer
by Joyce MeyerDescubre tus dones únicos y atrévete a ser diferente con la autora número uno en ventas del New York Times y reconocida maestra de la Biblia, Joyce Meyer. Dios te ha dado talentos y habilidades para que puedas cumplir su propósito en tu vida, pero si eres como muchas personas, es posible que aún no los hayas reconocido. A menudo, el mundo en el que vivimos nos presiona a vivir a la altura de una determinada imagen, en lugar de ser las personas únicas en las que Dios nos ha creado. Por lo tanto, permite que Dios te muestre qué tienes de especial en la forma que Él te hizo. Conviértete en una persona auténtica y única, ¡porque Dios nunca te ayudará a ser nadie más que tú misma! Él te ama tal como eres. Deja que Dios te use, con todas tus fortalezas y debilidades, y te transforme de adentro hacia afuera para hacer algo mucho más maravilloso que tus sueños más extravagantes.Discover your unique gifts and dare to be different with #1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer.God has given you talents and abilities so you can fulfill His purpose for your life, but if you're like a lot of people, you may not have recognized them yet. The world we live in often pressures us to live up to a certain image, rather than be the unique individuals God has created us to be, so let God show you what&’s special about the way He made you.Become Authentically, Uniquely You because God is never going to help you be anyone but yourself! He loves you just as you are. Let God use you, with all your strengths and weaknesses, and transform you from the inside out to do something more wonderful than your wildest dreams.
Autógrafo sagrado
by Alvaro Pandiani¿Podrá el descubrimiento de este evangelio y las verdades que revela sacudir la fundación de la iglesia?En un pequeño monasterio en Asia, un monje descubre una vasija de casi 2,000 años de edad que contiene un manuscrito que podría ser un original del evangelio. Éste es enviado al Museo de Santa Sofía en Estambul. Turquía se encuentra en guerra y un monje llamado Johannes con su discípulo y un coronel, recuperan lo que podría ser el mayor descubrimiento arqueológico del siglo 21: el autógrafo del evangelio según San Juan.Después de la guerra el manuscrito es transferido al Reino Unido, donde es estudiado por científicos y representantes del Vaticano, las Iglesias Ortodoxas y el Protestantismo. Los resultados son presentados en la iglesia y sus implicaciones alcanzan todo el mundo. Johannes, cuya edad también es un misterio se ve obligado a exhibir capacidades sorprendentes, y su verdadera naturaleza está vinculada con un misterio escrito en el manuscrito sagrado.
Aux portes de Tanger
by Mois Benarroch Francis BernajuzanÀ la mort de leur père, la famille Benzimra découvre au travers de son testament l'existence d'un fils illégitime, le fruit de sa relation avec une femme musulmane au Maroc. Pour recevoir l'héritage, la famille se voit obligée de faire tout son possible pour le retrouver. Provenant de lieux aussi distincts que Jérusalem, Madrid, New York et Paris, ils débutent ainsi leur voyage vers Tétouan à la recherche de leur frère perdu ; un voyage dans lequel ils devront se confronter à leurs racines marocaines et à leur judaïsme, un voyage qui les fera réfléchir à leur identité ; une voyage dont ils ressortiront différents. Cette œuvre dévoile comment vit la société israélienne en plein conflit sépharade-ashkénaze, les liens et tensions entre le monde arabe et l'Europe, entre les cultures moyen-orientale et occidentale. Un monde complexe et nuancé dont on ne perçoit souvent que quelques traits grossiers sous l'œil des médias. Un roman qui traite d'un sujet peu connu, celui des juifs du nord du Maroc, un roman dont l'intrigue porte le lecteur entre humour et érotisme, qui l'emmène jusqu'à l'inceste, mais tout en lui laissant toujours une porte ouverte, un chemin de retour.
Availability ... The Problem and the Gift
by Robert J. WicksExplores the concept of availability, being present when needed, as a Christian spiritual practice.
Available Truth
by Bhikkhu NyanasobhanoWith his books Landscapes of Wonder and Longing for Certainty, the American monk Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano led readers down literary trails, providing enlightening glimpses of the natural world. In Available Truth, he guides us further along the path. His unqualified embrace of the Buddha's worldview - in intelligent and deeply thoughtful prose - distinguishes his work from many other Western Buddhist books. Along with reflections on mindfulness, impermanence, and the end of suffering, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano is not afraid to delve into the topics of rebirth, karma, nonvirtue, and the roles of reasoned faith, ritual, and monasticism, revealing their continuing relevance for today's seeker. His patient awareness of the workings of the mind and the natural world will enable readers to deepen both their practice and their lives. Available Truth will surely stand the test of time as both sound teaching and elegant writing.
Avalancha espiritual: La amenaza de las falsas doctrinas que pueden destruir a millones
by Steve HillVisión dada por Dios al autor para despertar y advertir a los lectores de las falsas y heréticas enseñanzas de pastores y maestros que se están extendiendo a los cristianos de todo el mundo.Hill comparte cómo cada aspecto de su visión se refiere a los cristianos de hoy. La nieve representa la falsa enseñanza que constantemente cae en los oídos de muchos cristianos, cubierta por muchas capas de la verdad de los fundamentos de Cristo. Herejías como: universalismo, la deificación del hombre, la gracia exagerada, y mucho más que en última instancia destruye la vida espiritual de muchos. ¿Qué ocurre cuando la nieve sigue cayendo creando la peligrosa amenaza de una avalancha? Los que prestan atención a las advertencias se salvan, pero los que no, son atrapados en una trampa mortal.Los lectores tendrán el reto de entender estos peligros y lo que pueden hacer para ayudar a derribar esas falsas enseñanzas, con el fin de obtener una cubierta sólida de la enseñanza bíblica que establece la verdad en la obra del Evangelio y ayude a evitar la destrucción espiritual.
Avante: Não Pare
by D. E AvilaIndo AVANTE no chamado de Deus. Quando a vida está tentando te parar, se esforce para ir AVANTE. MEXA-SE e continue produzindo. Faça o que for preciso, apenas vá AVANTE. Deus está movendo você em Seu poder, unção e graça. Você foi equipado com poder. Permita que isso acenda em você e siga AVANTE!
Avantgarde Art and Radical Material Theology: A Manifesto (Routledge Focus on Religion)
by Petra Carlsson RedellTheological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with twentieth-century materialist art and thought, this book presents a radical theology that engages directly with the political and ecological issues of our time. The book introduces a new thinker to the theological sphere, Russian avantgarde artist Liubov Popova (1889–1924). She was a woman acknowledged for her artistic and intellectual talent and yet is never discussed in relation to the twentieth-century thinkers with whom her ideas have obvious connections. Popova’s art and thought are discussed together with thinkers like Walter Benjamin, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze and Paul Tillich, along with ecotheological and theopolitical perspectives. Inspired by the activist creativity of avantgarde art, the book’s final chapter, playfully yet with deadly seriousness, presents a manifesto for radical theology today. This is a work of theological activism that demonstrates the benefit of allowing new voices into the conversations around art, spirituality and our planet. As such, it will be of keen interest to academics in Theology, Religion and the Arts and the Philosophy of Religion.
Avanza: Sólo Ve
by D. E. AvilaAVANZANDO en el llamado de Dios. Cuando la vida está intentando derribarte, AVANZA. AVANZA y siga produciendo. HAZ lo necesario, sólo anda y AVANZA. Dios te está moviendo con su poder de unción y gracia. Has sido dotado con poder. ¡Deja que eso se encienda con la gran comisión y sólo AVANZA!
Ave Maria: The Mystery of a Most Beloved Prayer
by Pope FrancisThis important new work by Pope Francis provides an enlightening new vision of the importance of women in the Church and the world, seen through the lens of Mary, the mother of Jesus."At the beginning of the re-creation of the world, there is a dialogue between God and a single woman," notes Pope Francis in Ave Maria. That woman was Mary, the mother of Jesus, the central role model of faith and service in the Catholic Church. In this follow up to Our Father, Pope Francis explores and unpacks line by line the meaning of the Ave Maria prayer, while celebrating women and all they do as mothers, sisters, friends, and leaders. Teaming up again with theologian Marco Pozza, Francis demonstrates Mary's complex nature and how her example challenges all of us to lead lives of faith, hope and perseverance. In the end she is an icon not just for the religious, but for all who look to grow more deeply in their purpose in life.
Avenger
by Heather BurchSometimes the Truth Comes with a Price. Nikki knew Damon Vessler would not let his prized creation go easily—she simply never imagined the lengths he’d go to get her back into his clutches, and turn Nikki’s heart toward darkness. A Seeker at her heels, trained on her blood, Nikki flees with Raven alongside her for protection, while Mace and the other Halflings fight the battle that has erupted on earth. But even as the two boys she loves fight for her, she knows the battle will be hers to win. Determined to uncover the secrets of her past, and exactly how she fits into Vessler’s twisted plans, Nikki sets off on her own, and soon discovers facing hellacious beasts is nothing compared to the decision she will need to make. One that could change not only the war, and her relationship with Mace and Raven, but her future with the Throne.
Avenger of Blood (The Apocalypse Diaries #2)
by John HageeThe dramatic conflict between historic Christianity and ancient heresies parallels the resurgence of Gnostic and pagan beliefs in the late twentieth century under the guise of the New Age movement. The plot also deals with social issues--such a child abandonment, sanctioned by Roman law in a way that will touch the hearts of pro-life Christians today. As the story continues, released from his exile on Patmos, the apostle John sets out to deliver his apocalyptic writings to the seven churches of Asia. But the elderly apostle's protege, Jacob turns away from his call to the ministry in order to seek revenge on his family's persecutor. His sister Rebecca must confront her feelings for the unbelieving lawyer hired to hand her late father's estate. Will she follow her heart or sacrifice love to follow God's will? Rebecca's illegitimate son, Victor, is destined to become a respected pastor who must battle enemies both inside and outside the church.
Avenger's Angel: Lost Angels Book 1 (Lost Angels)
by Heather Killough-WaldenFor fans of J. R. Ward, Nalini Singh and Charlaine Harris, the first novel in The Lost Angels from New York Times bestselling author Heather Killough-Walden. Are you ready to meet the angels of your dreams?Four thousand years ago, four archangels were cast down to Earth in human form. The Old Man's favourites, they came to find their mates, the other half of their souls made only for them, without whom they will ever be complete.Uriel, Gabriel, Azrael and Michael, however, were not alone. They were followed by another, determined to find the archesses for himself, and whose power cannot be underestimated. But after centuries of fruitless searching, the archangels - and their enemy - have all but given up hope. Until one day beautiful and gifted Eleanore Granger crosses paths with Uriel, the Angel of Vengeance. And as a storm rages, outside forces conspire together, initiating an age old battle of good versus evil to win the first archess.The Lost Angels will compell you into a world of desire, danger and devastation. Read the whole series: Always Angel, Avenger's Angel, Messenger's Angel, Death's Angel, Warrior's Angel and Samael.
Avengers and Defenders: Glimpses of Chicago's Jewish Past
by Walter Roth&“Meticulous research brings alive in equal measure some of the best-known and least remembered, but fascinating, episodes in Chicago Jewish history.&” —Michael Feldberg, Executive Director, American Jewish Historical Society Walter Roth delves deep into the archives of Chicago&’s Jewish past in this collection of illuminating essays. The presence of Jews in Chicago goes back to 1841 and, Roth, a scholar of Jewish history in the city, looks at the more colorful and little-known aspects of Jewish involvement in all aspects of city life. He reveals Jewish connections to such tragedies as the Haymarket affair, the Peoria Street Riots of November 1949, the Memorial Day Massacre of 1937, the Iroquois Theater fire, and the murder of Jake Lingle. He also explores the Jewish community&’s impact on business life, with discussions of Albert Lasker, the father of modern advertising, Ernest Byfield, founder of the Pump Room, William Paley, the head of CBS, Benjamin Rosenthal and the Chicago Mail Order Company, and the demise of the Foreman State Bank. There are sections on culture in the city (Meyer Levin and Isaac Rosenfeld), and science in the city (Leo Strauss, Martin D Kamen and Gunther Stent). These are only a sampling of the influential people and events Roth covers in this engaging collection. &“[Roth&’s] essays sparkle with gems that will interest scholars, researchers, and casual readers alike.&” —Mark A. Raider, Chair, Judaic Studies Dept., SUNY, Albany &“Readers . . . will find themselves enthralled by Walter Roth&’s indispensable exploration of the intriguing role that one talented minority played . . . in the evolution of one of the world&’s greatest cities.&” —Steven J. Whitfield, Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, Brandeis University
Aventuras en 5 minutos de la Biblia Aventura (Adventure Bible)
by ZondervanEn Aventuras en 5 minutos de la Biblia Aventura a los niños les encantarán estas aventuras bíblicas de cinco minutos, con historias clásicas del arca de Noé, Daniel y los leones, el nacimiento de Jesús, ¡y más! Con texto e ilustraciones del exitoso sello Biblia Aventura, más de treinta historias cobran vida con ilustraciones brillantes y coloridas, y elementos divertidos e interactivos. Cada una de ellas se puede compartir en solo cinco minutos, lo que hace que esta colección sea perfecta para las familias con poco tiempo, los niños que están aprendiendo a leer y para la hora de acostarse.Diseñado para enseñar historias bíblicas básicas a niños de 4 a 8 años, padres y abuelos disfrutarán de las hermosas ilustraciones que acompañan cada cuento.
Average Joe: God's Extraordinary Calling to Ordinary Men
by Troy Meeder"What is happening to my life?" Have you ever honestly asked yourself that question? As young boys, we dreamed of being pilots, firefighters, doctors, and cowboys. Now we're older, with a wonderful wife and kids, as well as a mortgage, a minivan, and a fulfilling but not-so-glamorous job. What happened? All the dreams that once inspired us have evaporated into traffic jams, computer screens, bills, and deadlines. Why is life so ordinary? If you think your life is nothing special, take a look at it through God's eyes. The revealing truth is that God chooses "ordinary," faithful men to do His most important work--regular guys like Peter the fisherman, David the shepherd, Stephen the waiter, Gideon the farmer, Paul the tentmaker, and even Jesus the carpenter. In this engaging book, Troy Meeder blends stories about biblical characters and contemporary men to show that an "average-Joe" life, an "ordinary" existence, shapes a man's integrity, moral stability, resolve, and strength. The world desperately needs an army of "average Joes." Like you. "Troy Meeder's heart-felt accounts from both his own personal experience and those of friends and family touch a raw nerve in your soul.... Average Joe reminds us that living a life focused on faith, family, and friends is what makes a man exceptional."--Rick Wiggers, average Joe and account manager Includes a study guide for use by men's groups.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Average Joe: The Coach Joe Kennedy Story
by Joseph A. KennedyThe football coach who fought all the way to Supreme Court for his right to pray shares his inspiring story of courage, redemption, and grace.When Coach Joe Kennedy started offering a prayer on the field after each high school football game, the school district tried to shut him down, launching a seven-year legal battle that went to the Supreme Court—twice. In June 2022, he won. Average Joe is the story of an unlikely champion of religious freedom. A former atheist, Kennedy never imagined he&’d lead the defense of Americans&’ First Amendment rights. He certainly didn&’t intend to be at odds with his wife, who was the school district&’s personnel director. But his love for God and country and his never-say-die courage landed this former Marine in the fight of his life. The victory in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District opened the door for thousands of previously settled cases regarding public prayer to be reexamined with a friendlier eye to personal religious expression. Average Joe: The Coach Joe Kennedy Story is a compelling personal account of his troubled youth, what he learned in the Marines, the lessons he instills in his players, his faith in God, and his love for his family. It&’s a story that will inspire readers to live more boldly.
Averroes and Hegel on Philosophy and Religion: Averroes And Hegel (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)
by Catarina BeloComparing Averroes’ and Hegel’s positions on the relation between philosophy and religion, this book explores the theme of the authorities of faith and reason, and the origin of truth, in a medieval Islamic and a modern Christian context respectively. Through an in-depth analysis of Averroes’ and Hegel’s parallel views on the nature of philosophical and religious discourse, Belo presents new insights into their perspectives on the relation between philosophical knowledge and religious knowledge, and the differences between philosophy and religion. In addition, Belo explores particular works which have not yet been studied by modern scholarship.
Averroes on Plato's "Republic"
by Averroes Ralph Lerner"In one fashion or another, the question with which this introduction begins is a question for every serious reader of Plato's Republic: Of what use is this philosophy to me? Averroes clearly finds that the Republic speaks to his own time and to his own situation. . . . Perhaps the greatest use he makes of the Republic is to understand better the shari'a itself. . . . It is fair to say that in deciding to paraphrase the Republic, Averroes is asserting that his world--the world defined and governed by the Koran--can profit from Plato's instruction."--from Ralph Lerner's IntroductionAn indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of the celebrated discussion of the Republic by the twelfth-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, Abu'l-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd, also know by his his Latinized name, Averroes. This work played a major role in both the transmission and the adaptation of the Platonic tradition in the West. In a closely argued critical introduction, Ralph Lerner addresses several of the most important problems raised by the work.
Aversion and Erasure: The Fate of the Victim after the Holocaust
by Carolyn DeanIn Aversion and Erasure, Carolyn J. Dean offers a bold account of how the Holocaust's status as humanity's most terrible example of evil has shaped contemporary discourses about victims in the West. Popular and scholarly attention to the Holocaust has led some observers to conclude that a "surfeit of Jewish memory" is obscuring the suffering of other peoples. Dean explores the pervasive idea that suffering and trauma in the United States and Western Europe have become central to identity, with victims competing for recognition by displaying their collective wounds.She argues that this notion has never been examined systematically even though it now possesses the force of self-evidence. It developed in nascent form after World War II, when the near-annihilation of European Jewry began to transform patriotic mourning into a slogan of "Never Again": as the Holocaust demonstrated, all people might become victims because of their ethnicity, race, gender, or sexuality—because of who they are.The recent concept that suffering is central to identity and that Jewish suffering under Nazism is iconic of modern evil has dominated public discourse since the 1980s.Dean argues that we believe that the rational contestation of grievances in democratic societies is being replaced by the proclamation of injury and the desire to be a victim. Such dramatic and yet culturally powerful assertions, however, cast suspicion on victims and define their credibility in new ways that require analysis. Dean's latest book summons anyone concerned with human rights to recognize the impact of cultural ideals of "deserving" and "undeserving" victims on those who have suffered.
Avete sentito che ci saranno dei premi in paradiso?
by Bernard LevineSe Dio ci rivelasse le ricchezze che ci attendono, ci farebbe diventare matti. Quali premi riceverete in cielo? Riceverete un premio? Se avete servito fedelmente il Signore Gesù, questo sarà un momento di grande gioia, perché riceverete dei meravigliosi riconoscimenti.
Avicenna's Al-Shifā': Oriental Philosophy (Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy)
by Sari NusseibehThis book deals with the philosophy of Ibn Sina - Avicenna as he was known in the Latin West- a Persian Muslim who lived in the eleventh century, considered one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy. Although much has been written about Avicenna, and especially about his major philosophical work, Al-Shifa, this book presents the rationalist Avicenna in an entirely new light, showing him to have presented a theory where our claims of knowledge about the world are in effect just that, claims, and must therefore be underwritten by our faith in God. His project enlists arguments in psychology as well as in language and logic. In a sense, the ceiling he puts on the reach of reason can be compared with later rationalists in the Western tradition, from Descartes to Kant –though, unlike Descartes, he does not deem it necessary to reconstruct his theory of knowledge via a proof of the existence of God. Indeed, Avicenna’s theory presents the concept of God as being necessarily presupposed by our theory of knowledge, and God as the Necessary Being who is presupposed by an existing world where nothing of itself is what it is by an intrinsic nature, and must therefore be as it is due to an external cause. The detailed and original analysis of Avicenna’s work here is presented as what he considered to be his own, or ‘oriental’ philosophy. Presenting an innovative interpretation of Avicenna’s thought, this book will appeal to scholars working on classical Islamic philosophy, kalām and the History of Logic.
Avicenna's Theory of Science: Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology (Berkeley Series in Postclassical Islamic Scholarship #4)
by Riccardo StrobinoAvicenna is the most influential figure in the intellectual history of the Islamic world. This book is the first comprehensive study of his theory of science, which profoundly shaped his philosophical method and indirectly influenced philosophers and theologians not only in the Islamic world but also throughout Christian Europe and the medieval Jewish tradition. A sophisticated interpreter of Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics, Avicenna took on the ambitious task of reorganizing Aristotelian philosophy of science into an applicable model of scientific reasoning, striving to identify conditions of certainty for scientific assertions and conditions of adequacy for real definitions. Riccardo Strobino combines philosophical and textual analysis to explore the scope and nature of Avicenna’s contributions to the logic of scientific reasoning in his effort to recalibrate Aristotle’s model and overcome some of its internal limitations. Focusing on a broad array of philosophical innovations at the intersection of logic, metaphysics, and epistemology, this book casts light on an essential aspect of the thought of the preeminent philosopher and physician of the Islamic world.
Avicenna: His Life and Works (Routledge Library Editions: Islamic Thought In The Middle Ages Ser. #1)
by Soheil M. AfnanThis book, first published in 1958, examines the life and works of Avicenna, one of the most provocative figures in the history of thought in the East. It shows him in the right historical perspective, as the product of the impact of Greek thought on Islamic teachings against the background of the Persian Renaissance in the tenth century. His attitude can be of guidance to those in the East who are meeting the challenge of Western civilization; and to those in the West who have yet to find a basis on which to harmonize scientific with spiritual values.