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I’m surrounded by people at church...so why do I feel so alone? You show up at church every Sunday. You see people you know. You listen to a sermon together. And then you go home feeling just as isolated as you did before. What’s going on? We all know that a church is supposed to be a community. The trick is to actually make it one. Communities don’t happen by chance - certainly not in our Lone Ranger culture that values independence and individualism.

The Teaching of the Heart has been given to Mankind as a Great Revelation of the Cosmic Light Forces standing guard over not only the planet Earth, but the entire Solar System too. The Messengers of Distant Worlds and unknown star systems, the Masters of Wisdom have Revealed the secret Treasures of Shambhala to you that store secret scrolls since time immemorial.

A cross-section of five frontline leaders in the controversial emerging church movement shed informative light on their beliefs and basic message to help us understand whether it’s all about new methods or a new message or both.

After her husband became an agnostic, Stina Kielsmeier-Cook was left "spiritually single" - struggling to live the Christian life on her own, taking her kids to church by herself, and wrestling with her own questions and doubts. In this memoir, Kielsmeier-Cook tells the story of her mixed-faith marriage and how she found community in an unexpected place: an order of Catholic nuns in her neighborhood. As she spent time with them and learned about female Catholic saints, she began to see that she was not "spiritually single" after all - and that no one really is.

What does the good news of Jesus mean for economics? Too often, Christian teaching and ministry have focused only on the gospel's spiritual significance and ignored its physical, real-world ramifications. But loving our neighbor well has direct economic implications, and in our diverse and stratified society we need to grapple with them now more than ever. In The Economics of Neighborly Love pastor Tom Nelson sets out to address this problem.

Our bodies are designed to heal. But while our skinned knees easily heal, it can sometimes feel like our emotional and relational wounds are left gaping open, broken beyond repair. If our bodies instinctively know how to heal physical injuries, could they also help us understand how to restore painful emotional and relational ruptures? Physician Jennie McLaurin and scientist Cymbeline T. Culiat present Designed to Heal: a fascinating look at how the restorative processes of the body can model patterns we may adapt to heal the acute and chronic wounds of our social bodies.

The Church of Facebook will move listeners toward understanding God's work in the body of Christ, the church, by introducing thought-provoking questions through observation, humor, and heartfelt storytelling. It will also do this by challenging readers to consider new perspectives in regard to their social networking habits and how those habits may point to deeper heart issues and, ultimately, our hunger for Jesus.

In Communities of Hope we discover how a Nottingham foodbank became more than just a resource, it became a community of hope. Christian-led social action ministries make a huge contribution to society. But how do we develop new communities where Jesus is known and loved from these activities? Tracing the story of his own experience working with a foodbank that expanded in many directions, author Nigel Adams shares how Hope House in Nottingham offers such an inclusive welcome to all that it has grown into a community of hope.

"Revolutionary love" sounds like an oxymoron. Revolution is usually a negative, violent, and destructive change, while love is positive, peaceful, and contented. But true love always changes people. And Christ’s love brings the most revolutionary change of all. Festo Kivengere (1919 - 88) experienced both kinds of revolution. He escaped Uganda when the brutal regime of Idi Amin seized power. But he could not escape the pursuit of Jesus, who came into his life with radically transformative grace.

Why eat? For energy? For health? Comfort or community? Roger W. Lowther invites you to explore how the delicious and creative foods of Japan give hints of Christ's love and care for us every day. Taste Gods beauty and grace in each of these wonderful Japanese culinary traditions.

Christ heals wounds that no one else can heal. The Holy Spirit offers to reconcile us to God and to each other. We don’t think much about sin until the Spirit catches us red-handed. But He is not a policeman; He is the Friend of the guilty. He convicts in order to liberate.

Imagine your family an image of God and your home a taste of heaven... Heaven in Your Home Letters and Guide has everything you need to lead your loved ones toward happiness and give them the very best things in life! Did you know that the family is a communion of persons in the image of the Holy Trinity? Starting with this scriptural insight and drawing from the riches of the Catholic faith, learn how your family can become an ever more radiant image of God by deepening your communion throughout the five levels of family life.

It is no secret that the moral fabric of Western culture has unraveled at breakneck speed during recent decades. And while we have made progress addressing some issues such as sexual harassment, many other cultural changes are leaving us anxious and concerned. Mass shootings. Drug addictions. Sexual confusion. While there may be no easy solutions to our complex social malaise, we are by no means powerless. Through prayer, the all-wise and all-powerful Creator of our universe has given otherwise ordinary people an amazing opportunity to reverse the negative tide.

In today’s world, many Christians feel disconnected—spiritually homeless in a fast-paced society where true community has been replaced by surface-level relationships. But what if there’s a way to reclaim the power of Christian fellowship, starting at your kitchen table? The Communion Revolution offers a fresh, transformative vision for Christian spiritual growth through the simple act of gathering together to break bread, share life, and experience Christ’s presence in community.

In a "hurried-up" world obsessed with image and presentation to impress people instead of blessing people, entertaining the notion of entertaining is tough. Could it be in our rush to entertain, we've sacrificed meaningful connection? Maybe there's a better welcome to be discovered.

Estamos diante de um clássico da literatura cristã. Nele, o príncipe dos pregadores se revela como um homem que ora e que prega o valor inestimável da oração comunitária. Nesta coletânea com 40 sermões, aprendemos como a oração dos crentes reunidos é transformadora. A obra foi dividida em quatro seções:

A Christianity Today survey identified the most common self-described leadership weaknesses to be in strategizing, visioning, and entrepreneurial skills. But there is a tension that exists between dreaming, vision-casting, and being able to actually pull it off. What is from God, what is from our own imaginations, how do we recognize the difference, and then what do we do with it? In Pastorpreneur, pastor and speaker John Jackson equips pastors to employ businesslike strategic planning and innovation skills to enhance their congregational leadership.

Jesus cared the most for people - especially vulnerable people - and he calls us to do the same. Because relationships change lives, You Can Mentor will help you build positive, lasting, and life-changing relationships with the kids who need it the most. With stories of how his life was turned around by mentors, executive director of Forerunner Mentoring and podcast host Zach Garza shares practical tips for cultivating a godly mentoring mindset, engaging and sustaining a healthy mentoring relationship, and the tools to overcome difficult mentoring obstacles.

The role of organized religion in our society is undergoing monumental changes. Church attendance is decreasing at unprecedented rates. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people who identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Clearly, the need for religion remains as strong as ever, yet more and more, people are seeking spirituality elsewhere. Why? What accounts for these trends? Can organized religion still play a valuable role in today’s world?

God’s best for you is on the other side of your yes to him. This has always been the case. Mountains move on the other side of fully trusting God’s call on our lives. The stories of the Bible would be drastically different if the characters all said no. Imagine if Abraham didn’t believe or if Mary said, “Find another surrogate.” What if the disciples refused to drop their nets or if the little boy with the bread and fish said, “These are mine,” and refused to give them up?