Anja W.

It is 1483, and Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke, a Cornish knight, is about to ride into battle. On the eve of his departure, he composes a letter to his four young children, consisting of 20 virtues that provide instruction on how to live a noble life and on all the lessons, large and small, that he might have imparted to them himself were he not expecting to die on the battlefield.

After the Resurrection, some disciples lost hope. They left Jerusalem and started down the road to the tiny town of Emmaus. That was until Jesus came along—listening, asking questions, and restoring their faith. In Presence Based Discipleship, Will Riddle, reveals the secrets of this timeless story. Full of practical wisdom and real-life examples, you will learn to apply these Biblical principles and dramatically increase your fruitfulness in ministry. This is essential reading for anyone who has ever tried to help someone else on their journey with Jesus—especially pastors and lay ...

There is a growing movement among young Christians returning to historic, creedal, and liturgical reflections of Christianity. Filled with stories illustrating the joy young adults have found in these ancient expressions of Christianity, Winfield Bevins introduces practices and principles that help the church engage our postmodern world.

Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we "dress up" for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs, and seminaries? This volume reveals the startling truth: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is not rooted in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles.