Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (Harper Collins, 2008) by N.T. Wright is a book written for ordinary Christians. He explains the historical evidence for the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, eschatology, and Kingdom work on earth. Wright makes the argument that many Christians have a muddled view of hope—that heaven is somewhere ‘out there’.
William Wilberforce's relentless campaign eventually led the British Parliament to ban the slave trade, in 1807, and to pass a law shortly after his death in 1833, making the entire institution of slavery illegal. But it is impossible to understand Wilberforce's long antislavery campaign without seeing it as part of a larger Christian impulse. The man who prodded Parliament so famously also wrote theological tracts, sponsored missionary and charitable works, and fought for what he called the "reformation of manners," a campaign against vice. This is the Wilberforce that Mr. Apted has played down.
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This is probably the best book I've read on the topic of spiritual warfare. The book is based on scripture. Spurgeon discusses extensively the fact that we can defeat Satan through the power of the gospel. His writings are practical and he directs his focus to where he found Satan at work in the lives of people - enslaving them in sin, keeping them from the influence of the gospel, hindering their spiritual development, bringing discouragement, depression, and moral failure.
And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest on us, confirming the work that we do. Oh, yes.…
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Paradigm Questions To which of the following commands of Christ’s do you only pay only lip service? Love your enemies…
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Eugene Peterson’s book, Eat This Book gets its name from Revelation 10:9-10 when John asks for the scroll containing God’s…
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This Christian apologetics written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1942. Lewis composed a book of letters from…
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Bob Dylan in the song Watered-Down Love describes the treacheries of watering down the love that God has for us.…
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Bruce Cockburn’s song Dialogue With The Devil powerfully describes the ease of slipping away from the presence of God and…
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Amazing Grace is a historical drama about William Wilberforce who was elected to British Parliament at the age of 21…
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Academy Award nominated film from 1973 about the spiritual awakening of St. Francis of Assisi. The style of the film…
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The finished diamond is one of the most beautiful and desirable gems.
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As we abide in him and he abides in us, we are receiving his life rather than creating our own…
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“falling in love with God,” as Boa’s subtitle for the facet explains. In this approach we attempt to enter into…
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We experience a great sense of the wonder, boldness, and overwhelming awe of God through our relationship with the Holy…
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Praise is adoration of God for who He is, His person, His character, His names. It is loving God because…
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What does it mean to be a Christian?
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What does it mean to be a disciple, to follow the disciplines necessary to serve Jesus with our whole heart?
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And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mark 16:15
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