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Honor Among Christians: The Cultural Key To The Messianic Secret, Ron Bestvater

Consensus

Title: Honor Among Christians: The Cultural Key to the Messianic Secret. Author: David F. Watson. Publisher: Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780800697099

The Other Side Of Jabbok, Mark W. Harris

Consensus

Sermon on Genesis 32: 22-31

Spiritual Care And Psychotherapy, Thomas St. James O'Connor, Elizabeth Meakes

Consensus

No abstract provided.

Hoping For More: Having Cancer, Talking Faith And Accepting Grace, Oscar Cole-Arnal

Consensus

Title: Hoping for More: Having Cancer, Talking Faith and Accepting Grace. Author: Deanna A. Thompson. Publisher: Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781610979818

011. For The Least Of These, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on service to all of God's people and what that means for our life and our families life.

010. Wise Steward, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the parable of the Talents and how are we as family and member of the family using our talents for Christ.

Indian Horse, Ken Deboer

Consensus

Title: Indian Horse. Author: By Richard Wagamese. Publisher: Vancouver: Douglas and MacIntyre, 2012. ISBN: 9781553654025

009. Ready, Set, Wait, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the Ten Virgins and as a family to always be ready for Christ to come.

008. Humbly Serve, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on Jesus' example to be a humble and obedient servant to the brothers and sisters.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 49 No 2 - November 2014), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Christian Social Ethics as a Form of Missionary Ecclesiology: A Case Study of the Dutch Reformed Experience by Gerard C. den Hertog - 174 / The Estimation of the World: A Comparison Between Calvin and Van Ruler by Willem van Vlastuin - 186 / Simon Goulart (1543-1628) and the Consolation of Troubled Souls by Scott M. Manetsch - 201 / Good News for the Poor: An Analysis of Calvin's Concept of Poor Relief and the Diaconate in Light of His Two Kingdoms Paradigm by Matthew J. Tuininga - 221 / The Impact of a Gap in Existence on …

The Pastor's Faithless Child: Strengthening Methods For Hurting Parent-Pastors, Ryan Ayers

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Parent-pastors face challenges when balancing vocational and familial responsibilities every day, and when faithless adolescent children are part of their family dynamic the hardship is magnified. These pastors often experience debilitating critique from their faith communities and colleagues while carrying the burden of raising a rebellious child. Utilizing a phenomenological study process, one hundred transparent interviews with parent-pastors are used to identify assumptions and realities surrounding the hurting parent-pastor's dilemma. Leading principles that have helped other parent-pastors cope with the overwhelming affects of their child's behavior will be introduced, empowering those who are hurting identify their stress points and overcome …

007. Loving Families, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the account of "What is the greatest commandment" and Jesus answers love God and love your neighbor.

Why Do We Need To Know What The Bible Says About Work?, Theology Of Work Project, William Messenger

Theology of Work Project

by William Messenger

Executive Editor, Theology of Work Project

Adapted from a talk at the Faith@Work Summit, October 24, 2014

Probably everyone interested in faith and work knows some Bible passages related to work, but did you realize that those passages are not rare highlights, but representative samples of the Bible? To put it in biblical words, “The cattle on a thousand hills” are the Lord’s, not just the temple on the hill of Zion. Once I took off my church-polarized lenses, I saw that a lot of the Bible has to do with work. It’s impossible to summarize 859 …

006. Life In Two Kingdoms, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the account of paying taxes and that we should follow the authority that God has placed over us both in the family and state.

Vips Only: Who Said God Is Fair?, Felix H. Cortez

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

005. Dressed For Dinner, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the parable of the Wedding Feast and what we can to show we are baptized in Christ as a member of the family.

004. Family Foundation, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the parable of the tenants in Vineyard and what we can do differently as a member of the family.

Faith, Doubt, And Chiasmus In Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue I, William Bartley

Journal of Religion & Film

This article proposes a reinterpretation of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s exploration of the first commandment in Decalogue I. It argues that the narrative structure of the story is chiastic—i.e., inversely parallel—which follows from recognizing for the first time the crucial role that Irena, the devoutly Catholic sister of Krzysztof, a professor and religious skeptic, plays in the story. The pattern of inverse parallelism (chiasmus) emerges as Krzysztof and Irena respond separately to the tragic death of Krzysztof’s son, Pawel: as Krzysztof’s skepticism gives way to a new faith in God, inversely and unexpectedly Irena’s faith retreats into doubt. This outcome, in …

Best Biblical Career Advice From Joseph, Bruce D. Baker

SPU Works

The biblical character whose story best illustrates what we might think of today as a “career” is Joseph. His story fills roughly nine chapters in Genesis (37 – 45), a very large portion of the history of the patriarchs. Joseph’s path is an epic story of rising from the bottom to the top. In terms of vision, management and public service, he must be considered a standout success. But is this an example of “career”? It depends what you mean by “career.” Although the Bible does not offer much by way of prescriptive career advice, we can glean practical wisdom …

Christ As Chrism, Christ Given Away, Anna Mercedes

Theology Faculty Publications

This article develops the concept of Christ not as static body but as chrism for bodies. Christ as chrism travels in the matrix of relationality, on a vector toward the benefit of others. Conceptualizing christ as chrism potentially avoids both exclusionary and colonizing tendencies in Christian polity, and frames a Christian ethics that, while vulnerable and risky, marks the sanctity of the one giving Christ away.

Catecismo Menor-Mlutero, Georg Mezger

Catecismo

No abstract provided.

The Cookie Man Baked Goods And Prayer, Melodie Roschman

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

The Forgotten Movement: Church Planting Trends And Lessons (Part 1 Of 2), S. Joseph Kidder, Dustin Serns

Faculty Publications

At the inception of the Advent movement, believers united to advance the cause of the gospel by entering new territory and starting new congregations. The Seventh-day Adventist Church experienced explosive growth, launching a movement that spread and continues to advance across the world. Today, 150 years later, the time has come to ask, How are we doing with raising up new congregations to finish the harvest in North America? To answer this question, we decided to look at statistics of the last century about church planting. We hope that the findings from this study will benefit the global church.

Diagnose Pastoral: Como Identificar E Curar Males Que Impedem O Crescimento De Sua Igreja, Ricardo Norton

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Lonely Faith: Lessons In Spiritual Resiliency Learned From The Isolated, Captive, And Rescued, Jeff Schlenz

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Americans have always traveled abroad whether as merchants, military service members, missionaries, reporters, or simply, "tourists." Most return safely, but some have been taken captive by foreign governments, terrorists and criminal organizations. Though many have studied their struggles, no wide-scale attempt has been made to understand the role religious faith played in enduring their captivities. If understood, such information could be used in training those who may be exposed to similar circumstances in the future, and may have devotional value for others enduring crises. In this study, one hundred seventy-eight international travelers are surveyed, assessing their expectations of and preparation …

003. Our Generous God, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the parable of the laborers in Vineyard and what we can do differently as a member of the family.

Queer Theology: Reclaiming Christianity For The Lgbt Community, Kelly Kraus

e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work

The root of homophobia in the United States is the condemnation of homosexuality in the Church. By and large, Americans form their moral conscience based on the teachings of the church and so since the church condemns homosexuality, Americans blindly accept this teaching. This condemnation has done immense harm to the LGBT community and it is time for the LGBT community to reclaim Christianity.

002. Forgiving Families, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the ungrateful servant and it starts with those closest to us.

Two Principles Toward Ecumenical Liturgy, Sunggu Yang

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

In this essay, I want to discuss two essential principles of Christian ecumenical liturgy, especially for the Asian American church: a) the principle of other-wise liturgy and b) the principle of culturally-conscious worship.1 These two principles will escort the way we approach different Christian traditions of worship and eventually the way we design and practice ecumenical worship. I owe much to works of John McClure and Kathy Back in figuring out and applying these two principles.

001. Repentant Families, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on forgiveness of each other.