Posted by Irene S. Roth on March 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
At a time when discourse about religion seems polarized between fideistic theism and reductive secularism, Klemm and Schweiker provide an imaginative ‘third way,’ in the form of a robust theological humanism that draws on and transforms the rich resources of theological and humanistic traditions. Ours is a time when cultures and religions creatively interact but also often collide, and human power increasingly endangers forms of life while great technological advances enable us to better relieve suffering.
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Posted by Irene S. Roth on December 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Your Family Constitution: A Modern Approach to Family Values and Household Structure
by Scott Gale
Spectrum International Press, 2009
Family dysfunction is running rampant in our culture. We live in an age of entitlement. This creates problems for parents to effectively parent their kids, and for kids to develop proper discipline and life skills. Fundamental respect and discipline [...]
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Posted by A.J. Mahari on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We are often reminded this time of year, and rightfully so, that “Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” I can think of no better way to celebrate what Jesus gave to us than to renew our appreciation for his most amazing gift, The Lord’s Prayer. In the Gospel of Luke, when Jesus is asked by one of his disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray.” He responds very specifically, with the Lord’s Prayer. He also teaches this prayer as a component of the Sermon on the Mount. Thus we see in scripture that when Jesus teaches us to pray it is always with these words.
Posted by Irene S. Roth on October 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
What Are We Doing When We Pray? On Prayer and The Nature of Faith, a book by Vincent Brummer. Brummer’s book is a concise and sophisticated book which addresses the practical question of whether prayer makes a difference in the lives of believers. Brummer addresses a classic difficulty that was initially raised by Kant and other philosophers and theists about whether prayer is only a private mental exercise or something much more than this. Brummer argues that, for believers, prayer has the power to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary. Prayer is more than a bunch of words that believers utter to God. Prayer is a way of opening our lines of communication with God on a deep level by telling God our wishes, desires, deep-seated fears, and disappointments. Prayer is a unique way of communicating with God that isn’t really possible by any other means.
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