This book is an excellent resource for teachers of all ages, Ministers of Christian Education, Youth Pastors, Children's Pastors, and Senior Pastors. Jonathan walks the reader through the seven laws of the teacher as well as the six levels of learning. Each chapter provides a great deal of practical material that enriches the learning experience. The simple to read book gives teachers a deeper understanding of the biblical principles of how Christian education and teaching can impact the l...

According to the editor's preface: "The City of God is the masterpiece of the greatest genius among the Latin Fathers, and the best known and most read of his works, except the Confessions. It embodies the results of thirteen years of intellectual labor and study (from A.D. 413-426). It is a vindication of Christianity against the attacks of the heathen in view of the sacking of the city of Rome by the barbarians, at a time when the old Greco-Roman civilization was approaching its downfall...

Can you captivate an audience with your story?Many of us would love to hold the attention of a crowd, a classroom, or just a group of our friends by telling them a great story. We have felt the pressure of a public presentation or the disappointment of telling a story that others ignore. We are ready to be heard, ready to captivate.In The Art of Storytelling, John Walsh takes us through the steps to presenting a compelling story—outlining the strat...

Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics utilizes a popular question-and-answer format so that all Catholics—both the theological novice and the well-catechized—can learn the basics of Islam.Co-authors Robert Spencer and Daniel Ali, a convert from Islam, give you a solid understanding of Islam's unique teachings including:● The Islamic view of God● The role of Jesus in Islamic theology● Islam's controversial theology of jihad, or "holy war"...

Adult Bible Class  Spring Quarter 2017  March, April, May 2017 Christian Life Series Union Gospel Press

When teaching the Bible, what is the best theory, and what are the best practices to stimulate deeper student learning? Heart-Deep Teaching was written for parents, teachers, and students of the Word who desire to apply its principles in life transforming ways.The concept of “heart-deep teaching and learning” is based on a Hebrew understanding of the “heart” as the innermost essence of a person that involves the mind, emotions, and will. When the heart is engaged by the po...

Adult Bible Teacher Winter Quarter 2017-18   December 2017, January, February 2018 Union Gospel Press Christian Life Series/ Uniform Series

The home-study seminary program is designed to help you strengthen your understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ and apply its teachings in your daily life through a study of the scriptures. For your study this school year, you will first complete reading assignments from the scripture text for this course—the Book of Mormon—and then you will complete the individual lessons. Once a week you will meet with a seminary teacher to submit your work and participate in a weekly lesson.S...

F & SF Ministry For Jesus says:Matthew Ch. 10. V. 26For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.Reader you will know for the first time, if you are black, who you are. Your appreciation of Jesus Christ will be increase. God said that black people in the United States are some of his chosen people. In this book are the revelatory truths, precepts, and prophesies of African Jewry as they pertain to the holy history of ano...

Many people don't think of the Bible as a romantic book, but it is. The Bible is full of stories that young girls would love. There is murder, mystery and plenty of romance to be read. A book that brings the stories into readable language and shares the excitement of love in the olden days would be enjoyed by many.

Most people think that free-market ideas and theories were first substanially developed in the eighteenth century by figures such as Adam Smith. In this revised edition of Faith and Liberty, Alejandro A. Chafuen illustrates this misconception by examining the sixteenth and seventeenth century writings of a group of Catholic theologians and philosophers. The Late- Scholastics, as they are called, were the first to engage in a systematic moral analysis of the ethical issues associated with t...

These conferences, presented by Thomas Merton to the novices at the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1963–1964, focus mainly on the life and writings of his great Cistercian predecessor, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153). Guiding his students through Bernard’s Marian sermons, his treatise On the Love of God, his controversy with Peter Abelard, and above all his great series of sermons on the Song of Songs, Merton reveals why Bernard was the major religious and cultural figure in Europe d...