Reprint of the ed. published by SCM Press, London.
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references.
Content: Why consider adoption? -- Is adoption in the Old Testament? -- Slaves of sin no more! -- Loved by the Father -- The Son of God, our brother -- Redeemed by the Son -- Drawn by the Spirit of Sonship -- Adopted and born again? -- Knowing God, our Heavenly Father -- Assurance of adoption -- The family of God -- Our future adoption.
"A companion to A hunger for healing : the Twelve Steps as a classic model for Christian spiritual growth." Includes bibliographical references.
Dreaming -- One. When Can-Do Can't -- Two. Can-Do Culture -- Three. Can-Do Faith -- Awake -- Four. Confessing the Limits -- Five. False Gods: Materialism, Power, and Religion -- Loved -- Six. The View from the Sanctuary -- Seven. A Refining Fire -- Friday -- Eight. The Difference Friday Makes -- Nine. Never Alone -- Saturday -- Ten. The Good News of Brokenness -- Eleven. Disciplines for Living …
Here is HELP for dealing with those "bruises of the spirit" ... Anger, Indecision, Loneliness, Regret, Unhappiness, Noncommunication, Stress, Fear, Ingratitude, Guilt, Anxiety, Panic, and Grief.
"The biblical Jubilee that was celebrated once every fifty years is referred to in Leviticus 25 as the "Sabbath of Sabbaths." Its requirements included that the land lie fallow, all debts be forgiven, captives be freed, and a celebration held. Maria Harris considers the implications of a living Jubilee for today and for the next century. She offers a compelling argument that a living Jubilee is…
Introduction : Is it worth another look? -- Part 1. You have heard it said : the traditional view presented. On marriage and missions -- Hitting the bull's eye -- Reading the road signs -- Letting the umpire rule -- Part 2. The case of the missing "dot" : the traditional view critiqued. Does God have three wills? -- Does scripture teach the "dot"? -- More doubts about the "dot" -- Impressions a…
Foreword / Susan Howatch -- Foreword / George Carey -- Introduction: Coping with Being Overwhelmed: How Are Our Lives Shaped? -- 1. Faces and Voices: Shaping a Heart -- 2. Vocations and Compulsions: Life-Shaping Desires -- 3. Power, Virtue, and Wisdom: The Shaping of Character -- 4. Secrets and Disciplines: Soul-Shaping -- 5. Leisure and Work: Shaping Time and Energy -- 6. Knocked Out of Shape:…