Olympia Morata (1526-1555) is a girl far ahead of her time. A quick tongue and a ready pen are her mind s tools to record her vivid thoughts, poetry, songs, and opinions. Appointed tutor to Duchess Renèe s children, her future is bright when suddenly, evil rumors turn her world upside-down. In the midst of it all a young doctor comes courting. Will their love survive the danger waiting on the …
Kasih menjadi fokus dari begitu banyak lagu, cerita, dan bahkan pepatah. Kita mencoba mengemasnya dengan rapi, tetapi ketika kita mencoba untuk membuang sentimentalismenya, topik tentang kasih-kasih yang sejati dan alkitabiah - ternyata menjadi tidak rapi. Refleksi yang cermat akan topik ini dengan segera memunculkan perihal keadilan, pembalasan, perang, dan perdamiaan, pengampunan, kebencian, …
Each age has to rethink for itself how Christianity is to be lived here and now. Christian spirituality, while remaining essentially the same, changes in various ways to meet contemporary needs. Spirituality For Modern Man takes a theme or topic approach. Each theme is self contained; the inner unity being the Mystery of Christ itself.
"A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere . . . God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous." This book is not an autobiography. It is not a confession. It is, however, certainly one of the most beautiful and insightful accounts of a person coming to faith. Here, C.S. Lewis takes us from his childhood in Belfast through …
Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments," A Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections of that period: "Nothing will shake a man--or at any rate a man like me--out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional …
If Christianity is such 'good news' why are its followers often unhappy? Spiritual Depression is one of the great classics of the modern Church, diagnosing the causes of the unhappiness that many Christians experience and prescribing the practical care to lift your spirits and bring you freedom, power, and joy. A medical doctor by training and one of the great Christian teachers of the tw…
"Far-reaching in the scope of literature discussed, sharp in exposing the salient features of others' writings, incisive in evaluating both the distinctive contribution of a given work and in assessing its place in the larger body of knowledge."--Christian Century "Fills a great need. Nothing like it has been available before now--a comprehensive, detailed account....Careful, critical, forceful…
Sexual passion have a way of demanding immediate attention. Even committed Christians need to choose between indulging sexual desire and maintaining God's standard for purity. Erwin Lutzer presents a rationale for sexual purity, giving special attention to the inevitable consequences of permissiveness. He deals specifically with adultery, lust, homosexuality, and masturbation. Throughout, he po…
The question: What is Man? which arose centuries ago in the Psalms remains one of the most vital issues faced by present-day man. Bewildered by technological advance, alienated from the convictions and lifestyle of lus forefathers, modern man has lost his place in the universe The echoes of his bewilderment can be heard everywhere, from the city graffiu to the rock songs, subcultures and new…
Scripture illuminates the path of marital intimacy. The Song of Solomon shines brightly, showing us the way to the best sex we can possibly experience.