We are all connected. To each other, to our devices, to our networks, to everything... The world of social media has turned the rest of our worlds upside down.
Can you disconnect for three days to assess the situation in your own life? This short book is split into three sections to help you DETOX, DISCERN, and DECIDE what role Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and all the rest can and should have in your life. Unfriend Yourself will help you think critically, biblically, and practically from a Christian perspective about the merits and ramifications of our social media culture.Don't worry, the world can wait; your friends won't even know you're gone-seriously, there are over half a billion of them out there. I doubt you'll be missed.Todos nós estamos conectados. Uns aos outros, aos nossos aparelhos às nossas redes, a tudo... o mundo da mídia social virou de ponta-cabeça todo o resto de nossos mundos.Você conseguiria se desconectar por três dias para avaliar a situação da sua própria vida? Este pequeno livro é dividido em três seções para ajudá-lo a DESINTOXICAR, DISCERNIR e DECIDIR qual o papel que Facebook, Twitter, Google+ e todas as redes sociais deveriam ter na sua vida. "Unfriend Yourself" (algo que poderia ser traduzido como "Desfaça a Amizade Você Mesmo") vai ajudá-lo a pensar crítica, bíblica e praticamente a partir de uma perspectiva cristã sobre os méritos e ramificações da nossa cultura de mídias sociais.Não se preocupe, o mundo pode esperar; seus amigos não vão nem saber que você desapareceu - é sério, há cerca de meio bilhão deles lá fora. Eu duvido que sentirão a sua falta.
The connection between Jonah and us is not immediately obvious. Probably partly because people have such a hard time relating to the main character Jonah has often been dubbed a “mythical story.” Consider the extreme lengths to which Jonah went to disobey God. Better yet, consider the extreme lengths to which God went to recover Jonah. This story seems very extraordinary. Upon more critical self-reflection, however, we will uncomfortably realize that we are very much like Jonah. James Boice is right in saying that “There is not a single point of the story in which we cannot see ourselves.” Until we get this, we will fail to use Jonah as a proper means of self-examination. We will also fail to reap the benefits of learning the lessons God teaches through Jonah.Life Lessons from a Calloused Christian is a plain, practical explanation and application of the book of Jonah. It is written for those who sense (or still need to sense) that God is calling them to share his motives in doing difficult things for him. The study questions make the book a great devotional tool or group study course.
A conexão entre Jonas e nós não é automaticamente óbvia. Provavelmente isso se deve, em parte, à dificuldade que as pessoas têm em se relacionar com o personagem principal, o profeta Jonas, que frequentemente é tido como um "mito histórico". Considere as distâncias extremas às quais Jonas foi com o fim de desobedecer a Deus. Melhor ainda, considere as distâncias extremas às quais Deus foi para recuperar Jonas. Esta estória parece muito extraordinária. Depois de uma auto-reflexão crítica, entretanto, nós - desconfortavelmente - reconheceremos que nós somos muito parecidos com Jonas. James Boice está certo ao dizer que "não existe um único ponto da estória no qual não podemos ver a nós mesmos". Até chegarmos a esse entendimento, nós falharemos em utilizar Jonas como um meio próprio de auto-exame. Nós também falharemos em colher os benefícios do aprendizado das lições que Deus nos ensina através de Jonas."Life Lesson from a Calloused Christian" é uma explicação e aplicação clara e prática do livro de Jonas. Foi escrita para aqueles que sentem (ou precisam sentir) que Deus está chamando-os para compartilhar os Seus motivos em tornar as coisas difíceis para eles. As questões para estudo fazem do livro um ótimo instrumento devocional ou de discussão em grupo.
Dr. R.C. Sproul surveys the great work accomplished by Jesus Christ through His crucifixion the redemption of God s people. Dr. Sproul considers the atonement from numerous angles and shows conclusively that the cross was absolutely necessary if anyone was to be saved. Opening the Scriptures, Dr. Sproul shows that God Himself provided salvation by sending Jesus Christ to die on the cross, and the cross was always God s intended method by which to bring salvation. The Truth of the Cross is an uncompromising reminder that the atonement of Christ is an absolutely essential doctrine of the Christian faith, one that should be studied and understood by all believers.O Dr. R. C. Sproul investiga a grande obra cumprida por Jesus Cristo mediante Sua crucificação para a redenção do povo de Deus. O Dr. Sproul considera o sacrifício a partir de vários ângulos e mostra conclusivamente que a cruz foi absolutamente necessária para que nós fôssemos salvos. Abrindo as Escrituras, o Dr. Sproul mostra que o próprio Deus proporcionou a salvação enviando Jesus Cristo para morrer na cruz, e a cruz foi sempre o método planejado por Deus para nos trazê-la. The Truth of the Cross é um lembrete intransigente de que o sacrifício de Cristo é uma doutrina absolutamente essencial da fé cristã, que deveria ser estudada e compreendida por todos os crentes.
Book Description: A radical call to reform, Church Zero is a punk-rock approach to the pressing issue of gaining ground as rapidly as the early church. With a fresh perspective forged in the dirty trenches of international post-Christian societies, Peyton Jones pulls no punches as he brings this message to the American Church: We have lost our way.The church is losing ground fast: losing the generation under age 30 and drawing few nonbelievers toward Christ. Christ gave us a leadership model for commando outreach, and the church has ignored it for too long. Will we continue down the path of self-preservation, defending our stalled church structures? Or will we follow the blueprint Jesus lays out? Church Zero challenges readers to once again become a radical, dangerous people who cannot be ignored. It’s time to break out!Descrição do livro: Um chamado radical à reforma, "Church Zero" é uma abordagem punk-rock ao tema urgente de ganhar terreno tão rapidamente como a igreja primitiva. Com uma perspectiva nova forjada nas trincheiras sujas das sociedades internacionais pós-cristãs, Peyton Jones não poupa ninguém enquanto traz sua mensagem à igreja americana: nós perdemos o nosso rumo.A igreja está perdendo terreno rapidamente: perdendo a geração abaixo dos 30 anos de idade e encaminhando poucos descrentes a Cristo. Cristo nos deu um modelo de liderança de comando para além das fronteiras, e a igreja tem ignorado isso por muito tempo. Continuaremos restritos ao caminho de autopreservação, defendendo as estruturas estagnadas da nossa igreja? Ou seguiremos o projeto que Jesus nos traça? "Church Zero" desafia os leitores a - mais uma vez - se tornarem pessoas radicais e perigosas que não podem ser ignoradas. É tempo de romper o cerco!
The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life, the couple had a crisis of faith and left Africa asking God, "Does the gospel work anywhere when it is really a hard place? It sure didn't work in Somalia.Nik recalls that, “God had always been so real to me, to Ruth, and to our boys. But was He enough, for the utter weariness of soul I experienced at that time, in that place, under those circumstances?” It is a question that many have asked and one that, if answered, can lead us to a whole new world of faith.How does faith survive, let alone flourish in a place like the Middle East? How can Good truly overcome such evil? How do you maintain hope when all is darkness around you? How can we say “greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world” when it may not be visibly true in that place at that time? How does anyone live an abundant, victorious Christian life in our world’s toughest places? Can Christianity even work outside of Western, dressed-up, ordered nations? If so, how?The Insanity of God tells a story—a remarkable and unique story to be sure, yet at heart a very human story—of the Ripkens’ own spiritual and emotional odyssey. The gripping, narrative account of a personal pilgrimage into some of the toughest places on earth, combined with sobering and insightful stories of the remarkable people of faith Nik and Ruth encountered on their journeys, will serve as a powerful course of revelation, growth, and challenge for anyone who wants to know whether God truly is enough.
No matter how famous someone might be, the fact remains; most of the other seven billion people on Earth wouldn’t know him or her from the next person. Add this reality to one’s shrinking recognizability among the multiple billions down through history, and the worldly emphasis on standing out really falls flat; we’re all in this obscurity thing together.Ironically, the trouble with me and you and the rest of humanity is not a lack of self-confidence but that we have far too much self-importance. To live and die unnoticed would seem a grave injustice to many. It’s all too easy to think we’re somebody if our portfolio is strong, there are a few letters after our name, or we’re well-known at work, church, or school.As pride creeps in, we are tempted to want more: more recognition, more admiration, more influence, more, more, more. Few have ever given thought to wanting less. That’s why we need Embracing Obscurity.Putting the premise into immediate action, an established Christian author electing to remain anonymous writes about living and dying in simplicity, contending that true success, as modeled by Jesus, starts with humility, service, sacrifice, and surrender. Such a life involves mystery and banks on the hope that today is just a dress rehearsal for eternity.When we stop imitating the world and instead choose to embrace obscurity, real life -- chock full of significance, purpose, and renewed passion -- begins.
Take Words With You" is a comprehensive compilation of approximately 1500 promises and Scripture prayers (ESV) to provide tangible traction to our prayers. It is intended to fortify our prayers with God’s Word and to build a strong faith in God in the one praying. It is also intended to better align the believers praying with the will of God, which God has promised to answer:This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. (1 John 5:14)
