Learning Religion

In addition to the regular demands of preaching and shepherding, modern pastors feel undue pressure to entertain congregants and increase attendance numbers. Often, churches resort to the latest business models to keep pace. But true, life-giving guidance lies in Scripture and the wisdom of those having come before us. Ancient Wisdom for the Care of Souls helps pastors to embrace a classic, biblical vision of ministry through the study of selected pastoral virtues and early church figures.

In this book, Mark Westmoquette speaks from a place of profound personal experience. A Zen monk, he has endured two life-changing traumas caused by other people: his sexual abuse by his own father, and his stepfather’s death and mother’s very serious injury in a car crash due to the careless driving of an off-duty policeman. He stresses that by bringing awareness and kindness to these relationships, our initial stance of “I can’t stand this person, they need to change” will naturally shift into something much broader and more inclusive.

In Tarot for Beginners, Eva Gibson gets rid of the fluff and shows you how you can get started mastering the tarot deck. From forming a powerful connection with your tarot deck to completely understanding the various tarot spreads and when to use each one depending on the answer you're searching for, this guide has everything you need to accelerate personal growth and self-awareness.

Jesus lived in a way that all people admire—compassionate, humble, committed, wise, and self-sacrificial. Yet Jesus calls people to do more than admire him. He invites us to learn his way and develop his character by becoming his disciples. The School of Christ is a book for those who want to take Jesus' yoke and grow to be more like him. We stand alongside his disciples as he challenges them to face their fears, abandon their ambitions, and learn to love.

With clear biblical teaching and personal accounts, Tyler Reagin not only demonstrates the necessity of life-giving leadership but also provides the steps you'll need to begin knowing and leading from your truest self. From his experiences in high-impact leadership roles at some of our nation's largest churches and ministries, Reagin has learned firsthand the importance of identity-based leadership. His desire is to help each listener become an empowered, confident leader that brings life and vibrancy to every room they enter.

Did you know that everyone has a latent ability for clairvoyance? It’s true, every single one of us has it, but only certain people are lucky enough to discover it, become aware of it, and cultivate it. Fortunately, this audiobook can help you with all of that, from the basic information you need, to an explanation of techniques for enhancing your psychic abilities. Take a journey all the way to the past, and witness some of the greatest moments in history, read people’s auras, and see what is happening hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Pursuing a dream is essential to living a life with purpose. Yet we often bury our burning desires and dreams deep in our hearts because it seems as if there’s no way we can accomplish them. In It’s Not Over, pastor Joshua Gagnon, founder of the Next Level Church network, reminds us that we were born to dream - and to dream big. In fact, our dreams have the power to shape our lives.

Who does Jesus love? The stranger who looks strange. The driver who cuts us off in traffic. The person online who thinks differently than we do. Loving people is hard. Especially when it involves the difficult people in our lives and those different from us. We say we love others, but really we don’t. Instead of loving, we hurt, belittle, and overlook people. Which is precisely why we need to learn how to love — from Jesus and from one another.

If You Want to Positively Influence Your Life with Wicca Divination Tools and Spells, then Keep Reading! Are you currently wondering how you can cast spells to make things happen? Is it even real? If you have these questions running in your mind, this book bundle will answer all of them using simple to follow beginner language to uncover your inner skills to cast spells in a simple way! Wicca is a modern Pagan religion that allows its followers to practice witchcraft and worship nature. Wiccans have lived this unconventional lifestyle with great satisfaction. Its emphasis on the search for...

Nobody should have to struggle in their relationships, and that is why we've created Affirmations for Marriage & Relationships. This audiobook contains more than 150 Bible-based affirmations that will help you meditate on God’s word and channel God’s love in your relationships.

We have been taught right from infancy that prayer has so much power and that constant communication with the Almighty is the way to experience the remarkable nature of God and build an intimate relationship with Him. The issue here, however, is that only a handful of individuals know how to truly pray genuinely in the real sense of the word and action. In this guide, I have outlined and explained what prayer is and how to pray effortlessly and concisely.

Prophetic Manual II: Learning to Hear the Voice of God is a prophetic manual for those who are yearning to hear God's voice for direction, comfort, peace, joy, and instruction in their lives. It will teach you how to recognize God's voice and separate his voice from those false voices that are in the world. This is a teaching manual that will help you to grow and flourish in the prophetic ministry. This book should also be purchased with the first prophetic manual written by this author called A Practical Guide into the Insights of Prophesying, The Office of the Prophet, Prophetic Ministry, and Judging Prophecy.

When we stop being children and enter adult life, we achieve achievements that fill us with satisfaction: a good job, starting a family, economic solvency, a standard of living that gives us material comfort... But life also brings blows that we did not expect. We all have had one or more: the betrayal of a friend, an accident, a serious illness, the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, financial difficulties, the breakdown of a marriage... When these things happen to us we become vulnerable: Vulnerable to anxiety and anger, which leads us to aHack others, verbally or physically. ...

How can a young person live a clean life? By carefully reading the map of your Word. I’ve banked your promises in the vault of my heart so I won’t sin myself bankrupt. .. I delight far more in what you tell me about living than in gathering a pile of riches. Psalms 119:9-11 MSG Gathering riches from the Word of God and sharing these nuggets of truth, Donesa Walker strives to reveal the golden treasure of God's word in related life experiences.

With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader or listener of God’s Word? How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories.

Are you a people pleaser? Do you feel guilty while saying no? Do you feel good when you say, "yes," to everyone for everything - even by sacrificing your priorities? If you somehow relate to the above, it means you are suffering from "being nice disease". If your life priorities have suffered badly, if you’ve taken a toll on your health by taking unnecessary stress due to every avoidable "yes", you need to be ready for becoming "not nice". You have to become more assertive in your life and work. Here is your practical blueprint.

The entire universe is made of energy constantly flowing, and your body is no exception. With this audiobook, you will get the key to unlock this new dimension, using ancient knowledge to better understand and heal yourself. Nowadays, we rely only on pills to take care of our health, but for millennia, before modern scientific medicine, people have used the chakras and their influence on the life force to get better. Only you have the power to truly change yourself, and this audiobook is here to give the right set of knowledge to do so!

In this provocative and thoughtful book, Gerald McDermott explores the theological concept of revelation and how evangelicals have responded to world religions. He then makes a case for God's having revealed himself outside of Israel and the church.

How Not to Manifest is designed to help you identify your manifestation blocks so that you can create a life full of happiness, abundance, and love. You see, it’s not only about the manifestation methods you use. In reality, the true secret to success resides in your energy, vibration, and mindset. You don’t attract what you want; you attract who you are.

Children will benefit from Dharmachari Nagaraja's appealing combination of warmth, wisdom, wit and playfulness in this third book from the At Bedtime series. Growing up in the modern world, our children can often feel distracted, stressed and anxious. The ancient wisdom of Buddhism, with its emphasis on peace, compassion and mindfulness, is the ideal basis for helping any child face the challenges of daily life with increased confidence and calm.