DescriptionToday, people have an increased interest in spirituality, yet they also face widespread cynicism, relativism, and despair. This series of interviews explores the opportunities and liabilities that confront Christians as they seek to live wisely in this confusing time. Gene Deward Veith, Richard Keyes, Robert Wuthnow, and Richard Lints take on relativism, cynicism, and the notion of postmodernity in this thought-provoking exploration of spirituality.
DescriptionOne thing moves God: faith. Not doctrinal savvy. Not will-power. Trust in God alone stirs him to move miraculously on our behalf. Time and again, Jim Cymbala, author of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, has seen the power of faith displayed in the lives of the ordinary people in his church - and in his own life. He has seen drug addicts and prostitutes set free, marriages restored, and sinners transformed by the love of Jesus Christ. All through the kind of radical, living faith described in this exhilarating audio. Listen to it - and discover how fresh faith can change your life, too.
DescriptionFollowing The New Testament closely, Norman Mailer recreates the life of Jesus and the Holy Land of 2, 000 years ago. Jesus, a skilled and devout carpenter asks himself: Is God speaking to me? Do the voices I hear come from God? And if so, why has he chosen me? Meanwhile, the public world into which Jesus is thrust by his visions is governed by a complacent but fearful establishment that rules over a despairing middle class. As his sermons and miracles rock that world, the son of God emerges as a protagonist both divine and human, wracked by passion and doubt as he progresses inexorably toward his apocalyptic end.
DescriptionTwenty centuries have passed since Jesus first spoke of a glorious "kingdom" at hand. And yet for theologians, as well as everyday seekers, the question remains: what can we do to realize the full promise of Christianity for ourselves and for our world? The answer, teaches Andrew Harvey, lies with the Christian mystics who used the life of Jesus as a spiritual template to become "like a sun, the source of abundant life, whose waves incessantly wash, infuse, and purify the cosmos." On Radiant Heart, this scholar, teacher, and best selling author illuminates the direct path to Christ - and the unlimited and all-transforming source of power that it offers to each one of us today, whatever path we are on.
DescriptionRelationships, whether friendships or romances, can be painful when we repeatedly choose the wrong people to get involved with. Safe People offers solid, Bible-centered guidance for making safe choices in relationships, helping us identify the nurturing people we need in our lives as well as the people we must learn to avoid. The award-winning authors analyze 20 traits of "unsafe people, " what makes people trustworthy, issues within ourselves that jeopardize relationships, and ways to avoid unhealthy entanglements. Learning the lessons of Safe People will not only enable you to protect your own heart; it will also teach you how to become the kind of safe person others need in their lives.
