This little collection of Christological meditations and reflections has two points of origin. The first was the Congress on the Sacred Heart of Jesus that was held at Toulouse in the summer of 1981 in connection with the Eucharistic Congress held earlier at Lourdes. In the quiet of the Dominican cloister in Toulouse I was able to work on my talk for the Congress, which became an impetus for me…
Even when we encounter the most traumatic setbacks in life such as death or divorce, God can use those events to propel us forward. Beloved author Evelyn Christenson shows how the hardest of times can make us spiritually richer in this treasured resource. Evelyn Christenson's book "Gaining Through Losing" can help you understand how God can turn your most traumatic setbacks into gains. Disco…
Buku "Asia Tenggara dalam Kurun Niaga 1450 - 1680 ; Tanah di Bawah Angin" ini merupakan jilid pertama dari dua jilid penyusunan kronik permulaan kebudayaan Asia Tenggara dari tahun 1450 hingga 1680. Anthony Reid bersemangat meneliti secara cermat kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat dalam hal wilayah, makanan, perumahan, perniagaan, pola-pola kesejahteraan dan pertunjukkan populer. Kajiannya memung…
A Pew Study reports that only 2% of America's twelve million bloggers claim religion, spirituality or faith" as their main topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, say contributors to The New Media Frontier , because the latest forms of communication present so many opportunities to promote the cause of Christ in other topics and fields. Before blindly jumping in, however, Christ…
If you’ve read the Bible, you probably know some of the important battles, a good chunk of the life of Jesus, maybe a Psalm or two – but what do you know about the minor prophets and the epistles? Do you have some loose ends that need tying up? This is where a book like this helps. The Bible has one author – God – so we need to see the Bible as a whole, as God’s Word. Every book of th…
This selection of writings from early church leaders includes work by Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, and Justin Martyr. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theologi…
A Personal Word : Not long ago I published a special edition of the King James Version of the Bible. We offered this Bible on one of our guarterly television specials, and thousands of our viewers wrote for it. We also gave the Bible freely to more than 500 major prisons throughout the United States and Canada. At the back of this Bible I inserted ten of my own sermons on “THE MIRACLES OF JES…
Patience, preseverance, and self-control - these strengths provide the basis for a truly fruitful and expressive Christian life. Robert C. Roberts offers a thoughtful analysis of these traits as the ways Christians have to keep themselves steadfastly on the track of hope, faith, joy, thanksgiving, and love. Filled with vivid illustrations and concrete advice, this book reveals the strengths of …
Someone once said, "The past is another country - they do things differently there. "At times, indeed, the Old Testament resembles another very different country. Maneuvering through levitical laws, bloodshed in Joshua, or Daniel's apocalyptic visions, sincere readers often wonder what the Old The New International Commentary on the Old Testament has helped countless people traverse this diffic…