Timothy Shay Arthur was an important moral force in nineteenth century. In "The Power of Kindness," a boy's father is disappointed when his harsh words do not lead to respect from his child. Then a friend gently suggests the following: "Try him with kind words; they will prove a hundred-fold more powerful." When the father tries this, the boy experiences an immediate change of heart.
Mr. Winkleman thinks he ought not to have to watch his tongue in his own home. Yet one morning, his angry words bring his wife to tears, and he face the conviction that perhaps a kind tone is not such a strenuous demand after all. Arthur begins and ends this story with verses from Proverbs describing the power of the tongue. Moral stories like this one from helped define middle-class values in the nineteenth century.
Timothy Shay Arthur wrote many popular moral stories in the nineteenth century. In this tale, a family sends their son to a prestigious boarding school where he can academically prosper. Though things start off well, he soon falls in with the wrong crowd. The story mirrors the plot of the New Testament parable of the prodigal son, which shows the depth of forgiveness and the power of redemption.
In this sermon, Reverend Hiram Mattison discusses the argument for Christian opposition to theater. He states, "the theater has been one unmitigated moral pest through the whole twenty-five centuries of its existence." Mattison presents supporting testimonies from the like of Aristotle, Augustine, and John Wesley. Regardless of the reader's opinion on theater, this sermon provides fascinating insight into the institution's reputation throughout history.
This audio offers a basic outline for the order of Mass in the Catholic Church, including Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and Concluding Rites. It also gives a summary of do's and don'ts for Mass etiquette.
More than two million Christians around the world have revitalized their prayer lives through the step-by-step plan of prayer outlined in this book. You'll be challenged to spend one hour each day in prayer by dividing the hour into twelve five-minute points of focus, such as praise, waiting, confession, and Scripture praying. In this special 25th anniversary edition, Dick Eastman also extends an invitation for believers everywhere to help form continuous walls of prayer in their communities, saturating neighborhoods and nations with nonstop, focused intercession. Whether you join a wall of prayer or simply apply the twelve-point plan, this book will transform your prayer life. As Joni Eareckson Tada writes in the foreword, Through these pages the Lord Jesus catapulted me into a whole new dimension of joy.... Dick Eastman's book is arguably the most significant book on prayer written in modern times.
Climate Church, Climate World argues that climate change is the greatest moral challenge humanity has ever faced. Hunger, refugees, poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war-climate change multiplies all forms of global social injustice. Environmental leader Reverend Jim Antal presents a compelling case that it's time for the church to meet this moral challenge, just as the church addressed previous moral challenges. Antal calls for the church to embrace a new vocation so that future generations might live in harmony with God's creation. After describing how we have created the dangers our planet now faces, Antal urges the church to embrace a new vocation, one focused on collective salvation and an expanded understanding of the Golden Rule (Golden Rule 2.0). He suggests ways people of faith can reorient what they prize through new approaches to worship, preaching, witnessing and other spiritual practices that honor creation and cultivate hope.
God doesn't call every Christian to go off to seminary, but there are certain matters of doctrine-that is, the church's teaching-that every Christian simply must know. Theology is important because what we believe affects how we live. Whether you're a relatively new believer in Jesus or a more mature Christian looking for a quick brush-up on the basics of faith, Christian Beliefs is for you. This accessible guide to twenty basic Christian beliefs is a condensation of Wayne Grudem's award-winning book on systematic theology, prized by pastors and teachers everywhere. He and his son, Elliot, have boiled down the essentials of Christian theology for the average layperson and have made them clear and applicable to life. You will learn about the Bible, the characteristics of God, what it means to be created in God's image, what God has done for us in Christ, the purpose of the church, and much more. Each chapter includes questions for personal review or group discussion.
We long to live a life that really counts. But often, we don't know how. Too many people in this generation live an aimless, purposeless existence-lacking direction, focus, and passion. We desperately seek answers to the riddles of life…Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing? And how am I supposed to get it done?
When God Writes Your Life Story helps you tackle these daunting questions. It provides a practical roadmap into the boundless potential of a Christ-built life. It's more than a book about finding your purpose, it's about the life-altering effect that God-the Author of adventure-can have upon your purpose.
Whatever happened to historical, world-altering Christianity? This book seeks to introduce you to the heroic existence of Christians in history past. Eric and Leslie believe that the Christian life isn't meant to be dull and predictable, but the greatest adventure of all time.
This adventure...
• Spurs men and women on toward being heroes for Truth
• Builds Christians into top-level agents for the service of God
• Transforms impossible challenges into amazing opportunities
• Awakens an aimless generation to a new kind of existence
Highly motivational yet extremely practical, When God Writes Your Life Story features a hands-on Field Guide section, highlighting the seven landmarks of a God-scripted adventure to help you reach new heights in vital areas such as goal setting, personal development, and spiritual growth. For a generation longing to live a life that counts, this book opens a whole new world of possibilities. Get ready to discover how breathtaking the adventure can be…when God writes your life story.
This book is great for all ages.
Colleges, universities, and seminaries do more than just transfer knowledge to students. They sell themselves as "experiences" that transform young people in unique ways. The conservative evangelical Protestant network of higher education has been no different. In the twentieth century, when higher education sometimes seemed to focus on sports, science, and social excess, conservative evangelical schools offered a compelling alternative. On their campuses, evangelicals debated what it meant to be a creationist, a Christian, a proper American, all within the bounds of Biblical revelation. Instead of encouraging greater personal freedom and deeper pluralist values, conservative evangelical schools thrived by imposing stricter rules on their students and faculty.
In Fundamentalist U, Adam Laats shows that these colleges have always been more than just schools; they have been vital intellectual citadels in America's culture wars. These unique institutions have defined what it has meant to be an evangelical and have reshaped the landscape of American higher education.
Original title: Preacher and Prayer. New, updated and annotated edition.
"What the church needs today is not more and better machinery, not new organizations or more innovative methods, but men whom the Holy Spirit can use – men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Spirit does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not show up on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men – men of prayer." – E. M. Bounds
List of Chapters
Ch. 1: The Need for Preachers Who Pray
Ch. 2: Depending Solely on God
Ch. 3: Preaching that Kills
Ch. 4: Pastoral Tendencies to Be Avoided
Ch. 5: The Preacher's Main Business is Prayer
Ch. 6: What Prayer Can Do for Your Ministry
Ch. 7: Make Time for Prayer
Ch. 8: Examples of Praying Men
Ch. 9: Early Morning Prayer
Ch. 10: Devoted Prayer
Ch. 11: An Example of Devotion
Ch. 12: Preparation of the Heart
Ch. 13: Working from the Heart
Ch. 14: The Necessity of Anointing
Ch. 15: Anointed Preaching
Ch. 16: Genuine Anointing
Ch. 17: Spiritual Leaders Pray
Ch. 18: Prayer for the Preacher
Ch. 19: Giving Yourself to Prayer
Ch. 20: A Praying Pulpit Begets a Praying Pew
Should we stay or should we go? Millions of parents with children in public schools can't believe they're asking this question. But they are. And you should be asking it too. Almost overnight, America's public schools have become morally toxic. And they are especially poisonous for the hearts and minds of children from religious families of every faith?ordinary families who value traditional morality and plain old common sense. Parents' first duty is to their children?to their intellect, their character, their souls. The facts on the ground point to one conclusion: get out now.
