A future and a hope -- Always, there is hope -- Mind your head and serve the King! -- The hopeful thinkers' prayer -- The door of hope -- Hope in hard times -- The anchor of hope -- The music and the words -- Hopefully yours -- How to be happy all of the time. Abstract For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you A FUTURE AND A HOPE.
What is anger? -- Managing your anger -- Why can't you just love me? -- Feeling controlled causes anger -- Myths that perpetuate anger -- Self-inflicted anger -- How pride influences anger -- Fear's effect on anger -- Loneliness creates anger -- Anger reflects inferiority feelings -- Managing a child's anger -- Why anger lingers -- Being accountable. Abstract Analyzes anger and describes ho…
Acknowledgements -- A brief and biased view of moral history -- What is wrong? -- The disappearance of sin: an eyewitness account -- A new social morality -- Sin into crime -- Sin into symptom -- Sin as collective irresponsibility -- The old seven deadly sins (and some new ones) -- Sin, so what? -- The bluebird on the dung heap -- Epilogue: the displaced preface -- index. Abstract An examin…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-317).
The Codependant in your life -- Understanding Codependency : How does a person become a codependent? -- The Primary [and] secondary characteristics of codependency -- The Process of healing for a codependent -- Essential elements in the healing process -- Understanding Yourself : Your relationship to the codependent -- Your needs -- Your role in the codependent's life -- Facilitating the healin…
It's not easy -- God as the curegiver -- God, you, and me -- Why care? -- Family ties -- Move over, Freud! -- Touching spiritual depths -- Ministering to the whole person -- Servanthood vs. servitude -- A surprise gift : forgiveness -- Confession and absolutism over the back fence -- Tools of your trade : their use and abuse -- Prayer -- The Bible -- Sharing a blessing -- A cup of cold water --…
Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1948.
Contents: First words : be still and know -- The silence of God. Silence : the sound of infinity ; Distraction : when life outshouts God ; Contradiction : conflicting voices ; Mystery : a whisper of purpose ; Language : translating the transcendent -- The voice of God. Creation : a muffled voice ; Scripture : a sure & certain voice ; Christ : the Word became flesh ; Spirit : inside interpreter …
"A companion to A hunger for healing : the Twelve Steps as a classic model for Christian spiritual growth." Includes bibliographical references.
"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…
Part 1. Life's doors into God: dimensions of spiritual living -- Grounding -- Embodiment -- Sound and silence -- Seeing -- Communing -- Re-membering -- Acting -- Appreciating -- Part 2. Supporting: practicing the presence in small groups -- Intent and method -- Rhythm -- Leadership and its development.
Contents: Classical Foundations: The Three Monotheistic Faiths -- Peoplehood, Covenant, and Land in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- The Land of Canaan: Crossroads of Empires -- Covenant People and Promised Land in Hebrew Scripture -- Peoplehood, Covenant, and Land in Rabbinic Judaism -- The Two Covenants, the Heavenly Land, and the Exile of the Jews in Early Christianity -- The Community of…
Previous ed. published as: Telling others. Eastbourne : Kingsway Communications, 2001. Includes bibliographical references.