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UNA OBRA MAESTRA DE LA ECLESIOLOGÍA Y EL MINISTERIO PASTORAL El deber de los pastores y la congregación es una obra fundamental para comprender la estructura y el funcionamiento de la iglesia cristiana. Escrito en un momento crítico de la vida y el pensamiento de Owen, este tratado ofrece una visión profunda y detallada de las responsabilidades tanto de los líderes eclesiásticos como de los feligreses. John Owen, uno de los teólogos más destacados del siglo XVII, guía al lector a través de una comprensión clara y aplicable de los principios bíblicos esenciales para el ...

Exploring key themes that run throughout C. S. Lewis's diverse literary corpus, this audiobook offers listeners a deeper understanding of how Lewis's fascinating insights on the Christian life can lead them to a deeper awareness of God's presence and work in their own lives.

This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied unique animals and were confronted with danger from drought, fire, storms, and the animals they loved. This best-selling book is for both travelers and animal lovers.

An explosive new look at the pressures on today's teachers and the pitfalls of school reform, Confessions of a Bad Teacher presents a passionate appeal to save public schools, before it's too late. When John Owens left a lucrative job to teach English at a public school in New York City's South Bronx, he thought he could do some good. Faced with a flood of struggling students, Owens devised ingenious ways to engage every last one. But as his students began to thrive under his tutelage, Owens found himself increasingly mired in a broken educational system.

As the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination draws near, the events of that fateful day will undoubtedly be on the minds of many throughout the world. Here Dean Owen curates a fascinating collection of interviews and thought-provoking commentaries from notable men and women connected to that notorious Friday afternoon. Those who worked closely with the president, civil rights leaders, celebrities, prominent journalists, and political allies are among the nearly one hundred voices asked to share their reflections on the significance of that day and the legacy left behind by John F. Kennedy.

Thomas Watson was one of the most famous Puritan preachers in history, and his 17th-century writings are still read across the world today. A highly influential example of Puritan writing, The Great Gain of Godliness is Watson's study of Malachi 3:16-18. British Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon bemoaned the fact that he couldn't find a copy of The Great Gain of Godliness.

LA MEJOR INTRODUCCIÓN A LA HISTORIA Y CONTEXTO DEL PURITANISMO INGLES John Owen (1616-1683), es considerado uno de los mas grandes teólogos del cristianismo, y junto con Juan Calvino, Martin Lutero y Jonathan Edwards, una de las figuras más grandes dentro del cristianismo Evangélico Protestante. Los escritos de Owen han sido la principal influencia en un gran numero de teólogos y pastores a lo largo de la historia como Charles Spurgeon, John Wesley, J.C. Ryle, etc., y en tiempos mas recientes en hombres como Martyn Lloyd-Jones, John Piper, Sinclair Ferguson, Timothy Keller, etc. Sin ...

Music at Home is a fresh, insightful, and practical guide that will show you how to create a musically rich home, raise musically insightful kids, and make connections with your kids that will last a lifetime. In this casual and action oriented book, author John Owens reveals how to make a vibrant musical home and raise musically intuitive kids. Even with no musical experience, music at home will teach you how to become a musical mentor for your family. In Music at Home you will find… • A step-by-step method to fostering music in your home that will inspire your kids. • How music is a...

Princeton theologian B. B. Warfield was a watchman on the wall of orthodoxy. His temperament, training, and talent—together with his deep love for Christ and amazing breadth of knowledge—shaped him into the twentieth century's greatest defender of the faith. His writings have been studied with profit for well over a hundred years—a tribute to his clear, careful, cogent, gospel-centered exposition of orthodox Christianity, which he called "the redemptive religion" and which he fearlessly defended.

Audible presents an original dramatisation of Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son, first published as Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. A literary masterpiece in which Dickens' gift for vivid characterisation is at its best, this is the story of a powerful man whose inability to appreciate those around him leads to his lonely demise and, later, his possible redemption.

In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to "penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America." And then they disappeared. The truth about what happened to Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition was shrouded in mystery for more than a century. Then, in 1984, Owen Beattie and his team exhumed two crew members from a burial site in the North for forensic evidence, to shocking results. But the most startling discovery didn't come until 2014, when a team commissioned by the Canadian government uncovered one of the lost ships: Erebus.

The Foundation of Communion with God introduces listeners to the Trinitarian piety of John Owen (1616-1683). Ryan McGraw's introduction to Owen sketches the major events of this important theologian's life and shows how his circumstances shaped his thoughts on the themes of the Trinity and public worship.

John O’Driscoll is madly in love with Karen Black but is so mesmerised by her beauty that in her presence his brain refuses to function. He walks in fear of school governor Father Kennedy, a man with nasal hair so terrifying it gives grown men nightmares and sends small animals scurrying for cover. And all O’Driscoll’s efforts to impress Karen seem to end in disaster and public humiliation at the hands of the cantankerous cleric. Will O’Driscoll stay out of the pub long enough to win Karen over? Will he stay out of Father Kennedy’s reach for long enough to have his teaching contract renewed?

John Owen’s genuine concern for his brothers and sisters in Christ is evident in each of his writings. In The Mortification of Sin, Owen describes the dangers to the soul that still exist even after finding faith in Jesus. While under the protection of Christ, temptation and sin still demand attention and provide threatening distractions. Owen provides a guide to help navigate this world and to learn to fight against sin with Christ’s help.

When Augustine handed over the leadership of his church in AD 426, his successor was so overwhelmed by a sense of inadequacy that he declared, "The swan is silent", fearing the spiritual giant's voice would be lost in time. But for 1,600 years Augustine has not been silent - and neither have the men who faithfully trumpeted the cause of Christ after him. Their lives have inspired every generation of believers and should compel us to a greater passion for God.

Be Killing Sin: The Art of War on the Battlefield of Faith guides followers of Christ on a journey that exposes the vicious monster of sin, explains the posture of sin and expounds on a plan to defeat it. This book leans heavily on the Puritans, those physicians of the soul who cherished God's Word and offered godly counsel for spiritual soldiers. Endorsements: "Be Killing Sin is a heart-penetrating read and profitable for both new and seasoned believers who sincerely desire to be exhorted regarding the danger of personal sin and educated in the biblical means of defeating sin in their ...

John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd star in three Torchwood radio adventures from the Lost Files, each set before the TV story Children of Earth. The Devil and Miss Carew sees Gwen and Rhys involved in a nursing home mystery. Submission finds the Torchwood team heading for the bottom of the sea – the Mariana Trench – after they intercept a distress call. The House of the Dead sees a special séance being held at the most haunted pub in Wales.

Are you on a recovery journey? Do you need a daily resource of hope to get you through every day? The Celebrate Recovery 365 Daily Devotional includes brief daily encouragement for the millions on the road to recovery from various hurts, pain, or addiction of any kind.

¿POR QUÉ PERMITE DIOS EL SUFRIMIENTO EN SU PUEBLO? ¿CÓMO ENCONTRAR CONSUELO EN MEDIO DE LAS DIFICULTADES? Brooks presenta muchos puntos en su obra El cristiano enmudecido para probar su tema de que es «el gran deber y prioridad de las almas llenas de gracia enmudecer o estar en silencio bajo las mayores aflicciones, las más tristes providencias y las pruebas más intensas con las que se encuentran en este mundo». Responde a toda objeción imaginable contra el ejercicio de la sumisión espiritual en la aflicción. Este clásico es muy recomendable para cualquiera que pase por pruebas ...

Margaret Hale loses her father unexpectedly and must marry the man she refused months earlier- the same man who has said he no longer cares for her. At the same time John Thornton is compelled by his sense of honor to offer his name and a home to the woman he believes is in love with another man. How will our couple find their way to happiness and love in a union born of obligation?