Preacher Spurs 2nd Edition
Preacher Spurs (2nd Edition) offers more than just ideas for sermons and devotionals-it's a lifeline for pastors, teachers, and lay leaders who find themselves called to speak but short on time, energy, or inspiration. Written by Dr. Lamont H. Fuchs, a seasoned educator, veteran, and faithful teacher of the Word, this collection of "Spurs" provides over seventy thought-starters built on Scripture, personal experience, and spiritual insight.Each chapter is designed to help you move from blank page to pulpit with purpose. With a focus on practical application, critical thinking, and heartfelt faith, these short lessons are written to stir your soul and strengthen your message. Whether you're preparing a Sunday school lesson, leading a devotional, or crafting a full sermon, Preacher Spurs gives you something solid to start from; without needing to begin from scratch.Use it as a study companion, a spiritual recharge, or a quiet push when inspiration is hard to come by. These Spurs are not full sermons. They are conversation-starters with God, ready to be shaped by your voice and life.
West African Muslims in Colonial and Antebellum South Carolina
Pagan Portals - Brigantia
Brigantia - Warrior Goddess looks at another face of Brigid. It considers the possibility that she existed in Northern Britain as the mother goddess Brigantia, who flourished as a warrior goddess during Roman occupation. From Roman Inscriptions of Britain and linguistic examination, we can uncover a unique personality for both the Celts and the Romans, whom they called Brigantia.
The Miracles of Missions Modern Marvels in the History of Missionary Enterprise
Some of the Words Are Theirs
A wise and lyrical encounter with the distinctive work of a pastor, Some of the Words Are Theirs reveals the beating heart of a life measured not just in years lived, but in sermons preached. Given the stiff competition in today's attention economy, many pastors feel pressured to make their sermons strikingly original. But Austin Carty, a longtime pastor and award-winning writer, has a different perspective: nothing we do or say is ever truly new. The power of a sermon is found not in novelty, but in the mandate it gives preachers to collect their thoughts every week and put them down in a succinct, coherent fashion. Seen this way, sermon writing is a built-in answer to the distinctly human quandary of making meaning from the stuff of our lives. As Carty puts it, "This is the unique gift of preaching. While all writers are blessed by self-discovery, preachers are the most blessed writers of all--for we have a deadline for self-discovery each Sunday." In Some of the Words Are Theirs: The Art of Writing and Living a Sermon, Carty offers a masterclass in sermon writing that also explores the "why" driving this vocation. In so doing, he discovers how often his own sermons have been an exercise in trying to make sense of his own past, and how much autobiography lies beneath the themes he has been preaching throughout his pastoral career. Ultimately, Carty shows how careful attention to the craft of writing a sermon--like careful attention to living a meaningful life--leads to greater self-awareness and humility. The Holy Spirit can use a preacher's words and life in ways he or she never could have anticipated. A beautifully woven tapestry of homiletical instruction and memoir, Some of the Words Are Theirs will appeal to readers of Annie Dillard's The Writing Life and Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, and to seminarians and pastors who yearn for a more holistic understanding of the craft of sermon writing.
Judaism Unbound
"We're living in an age where-at least in capacity and potential-everybody can be equivalent of a prophet or rabbi. And that is, of course, the opportunity, and maybe the challenge."-Irving "Yitz" GreenbergThis book is for those of us who hunger for deep conversations about what Judaism is and what it is for, what Judaism has been and what it might become. Whether you read Judaism Unbound (Bound) on your own or with a book group, in small bursts or in a single sitting, these pages will open your mind to a whole new way of thinking about Judaism. If you have longed for a Jewish life that was more meaningful or for a Jewish community that was more welcoming, you will be amazed and inspired at the creativity and experimentation happening on the cutting edge of Jewish life. You will be empowered to imagine how you might write the next chapter in the Jewish story."Those concerned about Judaism's future will find plenty to chew on in these creative and expansive dialogues."-Publishers Weekly
Unlocking The Secrets Of Hanuman Chalisa A Verse-by-verse Interpretation
