the author is Saint Pachomius (Greek: Παχώμιος, Coptic: ca. 292-348), also known as Pachome and Pakhomius (/pəˈkoʊmiəs/), is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. In the Coptic churches his feast day is celebrated on May 9. In the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches his feast day is celebrated on May 15. And 'considered, with S. Anthony Abbot, his contemporary, the father of Egyptian cenobitism. He was the first who stared in writing the ru...

Language—in its communicative and playful functions, its literary formations and its shifting meanings—is a perennially fascinating topic. C. S. Lewis's Studies in Words explores this fascination by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations using examples from a vast range of English literature, recovering lost meanings and analyzing their functions. It doubles as an absorbing and entertaining study of verbal communication, its pleasures and problems. The issues ...

**This ebook version of The Biblical Illustrator - Pastoral Commentary on James contains over 1000 pages of commentary!What if Charles Spurgeon helped you prepare next Sunday’s sermon?Or what if you could talk over your preaching with Joseph Parker, Richard Baxter, Henry Ward Beecher and H. P. Liddon. Do you think it would make a difference to get the input of some of the greatest preachers who ever lived?That’s precisely what Joseph Exell had in mind when he put to...

Dostoyevsky's deepest, most compelling passages in one volumeThe Gospel in Dostoyevsky vividly reveals – as none of his novels can on their own – the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian’s questioning faith. Drawn from The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment, and The Adolescent, the seventeen selections are each prefaced by an explanatory note. Newcomers will find in these pages a rich, accessibl...

This book presents a system for discerning the spiritual level of any book, Christian or not. It gives us an objective standard for discussions of spiritual content.Though it is copyrighted in 2016 by David Bergsland and Radiqx Press, you can freely distribute it, as long as you give Radiqx Press attribution

Extracted from best-selling author Daniel Tong’s highly acclaimed book, A Biblical Approach to Chinese Traditions and Beliefs, this useful booklet seeks to give Christians guidelines on the practices of traditional Chinese medicine. It helps Christians to live their faith to the fullest, while maintaining their rich heritage.

Small group resources tend to overlook the spiritual side of small group leadership. And yet most would agree that spiritual preparation is the most important aspect of leading a small group. Only God's supernatural power can draw people to the truth and liberate them to be all that God wants them to be.The first key distinction of this book is the spiritual perspective it gives to small group ministry. This book is a practical reference guide to help small group leadership trust th...

An essential, practical handbook that equips female worshippers to lead worship, work with musicians, pastor a worship team, write songs, and work effectively with their pastor.For women who are called to lead worship—or think they might be—worship leader Lex Buckley offers this essential handbook. Buckley shares from the Bible and from her heart to encourage, empower, and equip female worship leaders, urging them to be themselves and lead with confidence, secure i...

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The author presents a new approach to the study of manna, which does not concentrate only on one particular representation of the bread from heaven (especially Ex 16). Additionally, he investigates the interconnections between Ps 78:23-25, Wis 16:20-13; 19:21 and Jn 6:22-59 and he explores the new ideas of each of these texts. He also strongly asserts that Hellenistic Judaism, represented by the Book of Wisdom, is not "a second-class Judaism". This fact is proved with the example of manna ...

Selected Literary Essays includes over twenty of C. S. Lewis’s most important literary essays, written between 1932 and 1962. The topics discussed in this volume range from Chaucer to Kipling, from "The literary impact of the authorized version" to "Psycho-analysis and literary criticism," to Shakespeare and Bunyan, and Sir Walter Scott and William Morris. Common to each essay, however, are the lively wit, the distinctive forthrightness, and the discreet erudition which characteri...

The Church of the Living God is something far beyond what we think or experience. God´s End-time Church will be a powerful tool, changing lives and nations. It´s not what we think; it´s what God says that counts.A blueprint for the End-time Church: • The End-time Revival will have its source and climax in the Church. • The Church of the Living God is not small and defeated, but powerful and victorious. • Militant churches dominate the spiritual ...