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To be human is to long for home.Home is our most fundamental human longing. And for many of us homesickness is a nagging place of grief. This book connects that desire and disappointment with the story of the Bible, helping us tosee that there is a homemaking God with wide arms of welcome—and a church commissioned with this same work. "Many of us seem to be recovering the sacred, ...
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We need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again.
We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and insteadstruggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to ...
This nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study explores not only the question, "What must I do to be saved?" but also will help groups understand the meaning of the good news: that is, the incredibly broad scope of what God has done, is doing, and will do in the future to reconcile all things to himself through Jesus Christ.
For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided ...
Number of Studies: 9
"But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead . . ."
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 378–444) was one of the most significant figures in the early church: bishop of the church, defender of orthodoxy, proponent of Alexandrian theology. Indeed, he is probably best known as the supporter of the term Theotokos (God-bearer) with regard to Mary in opposition to Nestorius during ...
What is spiritual warfare? How can I recognize it? In what ways does it affect me?
The Bible has much to say about the temptations and struggles you face day by day. In this LifeGuide® Bible Study, you'll walk through nine passages of Scripture to learn who the real enemy is, what their plan of attack is, and how you can defend yourself and be victorious. ...
Number of Studies: 9
In the wake of a historic earthquake in the fragile country of Haiti, Kent Annan considers suffering--from the epic to the everyday--as a problem for faith. Less than two weeks after the release of Kent's book about his work with Haiti Partners, he heard the news.
Friends trapped under the rubble of buildings. Friends sprinting across the city looking for family. Churches--including one Kent ...
How should we read the book of Revelation?
Interpreting Scripture faithfully is a challenge with regard to any text and for any reader of the Bible. But perhaps no text confronts and confuses readers as much as the book ofRevelation. With its vivid imagery and rich prophetic language, John's Apocalypse provokes and stirs our imaginations. Some have viewed it primarily as ...
"Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer." —Rainer Maria Rilke
Life is full of questions: questions about our identity, our relationships, our faith.Sometimes it seems like there are no easy answers. But our questioning can lead us on a journey into greater understanding and purpose.
Jeffrey ...
Do you ever feel powerless?
The people of the early church discovered what true power looks like. Jesus transformed their lives—and they changed the world!
Acts is the extraordinary record of what these early Christiandisciples did. The power that you see in action in this book is the same power that can transform your life. As Phyllis J. Le Peau leads you through the ...
Number of Studies: 12