Real Life Theology

Author : Daniel McCoy
Publisher : Renew.Org
ISBN 13 : 9781949921892
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Life Theology written by Daniel McCoy and published by Renew.Org. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REAL-LIFE ANSWERS TO LIFE'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS Real Life Theology invites you to a fresh way of living by bridging two areas of your life: what we know about God and how we live our lives. This collection of thirteen accessible books gives real-life answers to fifty-two of life's biggest questions, such as: What is the gospel? What is saving faith? What role does baptism play in salvation? What are the essential, important, and personal elements of the faith? How should we view marriage, gender, and race? Real Life Theology was written with everyday Christians in mind. We encourage you to read it, walk with others through it, and along the way learn God's real-life answers to your biggest questions. This series will help churches in their training of pastoral staff as well as the everyday disciple maker in your church or ministry. -- Jim Putman, author of Real-Life Discipleship As our churches become more diverse and our culture less biblically literate, we increasingly need Real Life Theology. -- Mark Moore, author of Core 52 This book is a one of a kind for our generation. Highly recommended! -- David Young, author of King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleship We're excited to integrate Real Life Theology into our leadership development resources at Southeast Christian Church. -- Matt Reagan, Associate Pastor of Southeast Christian Church It's imperative that we do theology wisely and well, and this book is a fantastic help! -- Matt Proctor, President of Ozark Christian College BOBBY HARRINGTON (DMin, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is CEO of Renew.org and Discipleship.org, both national disciple making networks. Bobby is the founding and Lead Pastor of Harpeth Christian Church. He is author or coauthor of more than a dozen books on disciple making. DANIEL MCCOY (PhD, North-West University) is Editorial Director of Renew.org. He has created classes on philosophy, ethics, and world religions for Ozark Christian College. Among his books are The Popular Handbook of World Religions (general editor) and The Atheist's Fatal Flaw (coauthored with Norman Geisler).

Author : Sam Sumner
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973691264
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Struggling with God written by Sam Sumner and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian has been given the great privilege of knowing God through Jesus Christ. While the Bible clearly shows us who God is, what he has done for us, and what he expects from our lives, that knowledge is nothing more than accumulated information unless acted upon. That knowledge must be wrestled out in everyday life as we seek to truly experience God for who the Bible declares him to be and seek to submit ourselves to his ways. In Struggling with God, author pastor Sam Sumner gives all Christians a basic overview of some key beliefs and practices of the Christian faith. Using examples from his own life and scripture, he shows how God patiently perseveres with those who struggle to know him and live in a way that pleases him. Dealing with such deep themes as the trinity, the struggle between good and evil, the redemptive story, the deity of Christ, and even the Holy Spirit, Struggling with God presents a theology for real life.

Author : William A. Dyrness
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 080286578X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poetic Theology written by William A. Dyrness and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the poetics of everyday life ? What can they teach us about God? Art, music, dance, and writing can certainly be poetic, but so can such diverse pastimes as fishing, skiing, or attending sports events. Any and all activities that satisfy our fundamental need for play, for celebration, and for ritual, says William Dyrness, are inherently poetic and in Poetic Theology he demonstrates that all such activities are places where God is active in the world. All of humanity s creative efforts, Dyrness points out, testify to our intrinsic longing for joy and delight and our deep desire to connect with others, with the created order, and especially with the Creator. This desire is rooted in the presence and calling of God in and through the good creation. With extensive reflection on aesthetics in spirituality, worship, and community development, Dyrness s Poetic Theology will be useful for all who seek fresh and powerful new ways to communicate the gospel in contemporary society. William Dyrness s bold invitation to a poetic theology shaped by Scripture, tradition, and imagination one luring us toward a fuller participation in beauty than argument or concept alone allow reminds us that truth itself is beautiful to behold and poetic to the core. . . . If poetry is in its deepest reflex an intensification of life, then Dyrness s call for a poetic theology is one we ignore at our peril, reminding us that faithful living is not only about proper thinking but also and, perhaps, more properly about the texture of our living and the quality of our loving. Mark S. Burrows Andover Newton Theological School Makes a strong case for aesthetics as one of the avenues used by God to draw human beings near to him and his glory. . . . A wonderful journey through Reformed spirituality and a wake-up call for Reformed theology. Cornelius van der Kooi Free University, Amsterdam

Author : Wendy Horger Alsup
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433521873
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Theology for Women written by Wendy Horger Alsup and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2008-07-07 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to understand the deep things of the Word but been put off by the intimidating vocabulary of theologians? Have you assumed that studying the attributes of God is for seminary students only? Or maybe "just for men"? Have heavy doctrinal themes felt beyond you and your everyday world? If so-if you've ever thought theology was too deep, too impractical, or too irrelevant for your life as a woman-this book is for you. As author Wendy Alsup explores fundamental theological issues you've always wondered about-minus the daunting vocabulary and complex sentence structure of academic tomes-she brings them into real life... into your world... and reveals the heart of true theology. It's really about "simple yet incredibly profound stuff that affects our daily lives," she says. Stuff like faith and gaining a right knowledge of God as the foundation for wise daily living. Alsup writes: "Truly, there is nothing like a good grasp of accurate knowledge about God to enable you to meet the practical demands of your life-the practical demands of being a daughter, mother, wife, sister, or friend." Let Practical Theology for Women show you the everyday difference that knowing God makes.

Author : Richard Alan Knopp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781949921915
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Life Theology written by Richard Alan Knopp and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Whether you’re a believer in God or a skeptic of his existence, you want your beliefs to rest on a solid foundation of truth. Truth About God shows surprisingly strong evidence that God exists and explains what he is like. As part of the Real Life Theology series, this book clarifies how we have the ability to do theology in the first place. What can we know about God? Can we have confidence about our beliefs even when we do not have 100 percent certainty about them? Without solid answers to these questions, confusion can dominate and cause our faith to shipwreck. As Truth About God explains, we are not left in the dark about God." -- Book cover.

Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 9781441200495
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Theology (Cultural Exegesis) written by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday theology is the reflective and practical task of living each day as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. In other words, theology is not just for Sundays, and it's not just for professional theologians. Everyday Theology teaches all Christians how to get the theological lay of the land. It enables them to become more conscious of the culture they inhabit every day so that they can understand how it affects them and how they can affect it. If theology is the ministry of the Word to the world, everyday theologians need to know something about that world, and Everyday Theology shows them how to understand their culture make an impact on it. Engaging and full of fresh young voices, this book is the first in the new Cultural Exegesis series.

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1575673967
Total Pages : 1376 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theology You Can Count On written by Tony Evans and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 1376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For many people the word theology suggests seminary-educated scholars who sit in ivory towers, isolated from the real world, studying the Bible. Such study is often viewed as esoteric and unrelated to the world where men and women live, work, play, raise families, and struggle with the realities of day-to-day life. Nothing could be further from the truth." ---Tony Evans What we think about God, also known as theology, influences what we believe, do, and say. And what we think, whether true or false, makes a big difference in real life. Tony Evans wants you to know the truth about God, so Theology You Can Count On communicates truths about God in language you can understand. He walks through what the Bible teaches, topic by topic, truth by truth. The great thing is, these truths aren't reserved for people with PhDs. They're for real life. They're for you.

Author : Miroslav Volf
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 9781587435553
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book For the Life of the World written by Miroslav Volf and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today 2020 Book Award (Award of Merit, Theology/Ethics) Outreach 2020 Recommended Resource of the Year (Theology and Biblical Studies) The question of what makes life worth living is more vital now than ever. In today's pluralistic, postsecular world, universal values are dismissed as mere matters of private opinion, and the question of what constitutes flourishing life--for ourselves, our neighbors, and the planet as a whole--is neglected in our universities, our churches, and our culture at large. Although we increasingly have technology to do almost anything, we have little sense of what is truly worth accomplishing. In this provocative new contribution to public theology, world-renowned theologian Miroslav Volf (named "America's New Public Intellectual" by Scot McKnight on his Jesus Creed blog) and Matthew Croasmun explain that the intellectual tools needed to rescue us from our present malaise and meet our new cultural challenge are the tools of theology. A renewal of theology is crucial to help us articulate compelling visions of the good life, find our way through the maze of contested questions of value, and answer the fundamental question of what makes life worth living.

Author : Richard A. Knopp
Publisher : Renew.Org
ISBN 13 : 9781949921809
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Truth About God: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? written by Richard A. Knopp and published by Renew.Org. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INTRODUCTION TO KNOWING TRUTH ABOUT OUR CREATOR Whether you're a believer in God or a skeptic of his existence, you want your beliefs to rest on a solid foundation of truth. Truth About God shows surprisingly strong evidence that God exists and explains what he is like. As part of the Real Life Theology series, this book clarifies how we have the ability to do theology in the first place. What can we know about God? Can we have confidence about our beliefs even when we do not have 100 percent certainty about them? Without solid answers to these questions, confusion can dominate and cause our faith to shipwreck. As Truth About God explains, we are not left in the dark about God. If you're wondering how to communicate the truth about God in a pluralistic society that's confused about the nature of truth claims, Truth About God is an essential read. -- J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold-Case Christianity Don't let the small size of this book fool you; it brims with life-changing information about the God who made us and who loves us beyond belief! -- Mark Mittelberg, best-selling author of Confident Faith Dr. Knopp is always brilliant and insightful, but it comes through so powerfully in Truth About God. This is a tremendous gift to help us stand strong in our battles. -- Jud Wilhite, Senior Pastor, Central Church, Las Vegas RICHARD A. KNOPP (PhD, University of Illinois) is a Professor of Philosophy and Christian Apologetics at Lincoln Christian University. He is the Program Director of Room for Doubt (www.roomfordoubt.com) and WorldView Eyes. Prior to full-time teaching, he served in two youth ministries and in a five-year preaching ministry.

Author : Andrew Jit
Publisher : Renew.Org
ISBN 13 : 9781959467236
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhythms written by Andrew Jit and published by Renew.Org. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVERWHELMED BY LIFE? SLOW DOWN AND LEARN THE HOW TOS. When does playing music go from formidable to fun? It starts getting fun when you feel the rhythm and join in. In the same way, the Christian life gets more doable when you take the time to learn its rhythms. Knowing what we ought to do only leaves us feeling guilty until we take time to learn the how tos. That's the point of this book. Rhythms walks you through thirteen rhythms of the Christian life, including: How to learn and unlearn habits How to pray How to suffer well How to live in community How to forgive people How to make a disciple How to read the Bible In Real Life Theology Handbook, McCoy and Jit showed that the basics of theology are understandable and worth building our lives on. In this follow-up to the Handbook, they show that the basic practices of the Chris- tian life are doable and life-giving. "IF YOU DESIRE TO LIVE A FAITHFUL LIFE AS A DISCIPLE OF JESUS, THIS PRACTICAL GUIDE WILL HELP YOU BUILD RHYTHM AFTER RHYTHM INTO THE FABRIC OF YOUR LIFE SO THAT YOU CAN BE AS FRUITFUL AND FAITHFUL AS POSSIBLE." -JOSH HOWARD, disciple making movement leader and Global Mobilization Catalyst for e3 Partners "IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A RESOURCE FOR DISCIPLING BELIEVERS OF ALL AGES, LOOK NO FURTHER." -KEN IDLEMAN, a grandfather who has "road-tested" the Real Life Theology material with the next generation "THE SIMPLE PROGRESSION OFFERED HERE BREATHES HOPE AND DEPTH INTO YOUR WALK WITH THE LORD." -DENISE BECK, executive director, Velvet Ashes "RHYTHMS IS A TOOL IN THE HAND OF ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP A SEEKER OR NEW BELIEVER GROW SPIRITUALLY STRONG. USE IT!" -CAM HUXFORD, lead pastor, Compassion Christian Church DANIEL MCCOY (PhD, North-West University) is the editorial director of Renew.org. He is also part-time professor of philosophy for Ozark Christian College. Among his books are The Popular Handbook of World Religions (general editor) and Real Life Theology (co-general editor with Bobby Harrington). ANDREW JIT (MA, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) was born and raised in New Zealand. He is the founder of MiT Global; has trained numerous churches in their missions strategy; and has traveled extensively around the world teaching, leading, and training disciples. He is the coauthor of Missions Abandoned, Missions in Focus, and Real Life Theology Handbook.