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by Vernon J. Bittner
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Prince of Peace Pub (1988-04)
ISBN: 0933173148
EAN: 9780933173149
Hardcover
SKU: 110508029
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...some heavy edge wear on dustjacket
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by David C. Fisher
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zondervan (1996-05-02)
ISBN: 0310201543
EAN: 9780310201540
UPC: 025986201548
Dewy Decimal #: 253
Paperback: 256 pages
SKU: 050108038
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No Underlining or Highlighting.....moderate cover wear.. 333
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As we begin the third millennium, David Fisher encourages pastors to become effective in ministry by first finding their identity in Christ.
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God's Master Builders
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-10-29
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
page 187 - God's Master Builders
Paul abruptly changes the metaphor from God's field to God's building (I Cor. 3:9). Paul's ministry and ours is to be God's master builders. The word Paul uses is 'architecton'. A 'tekton' is a carpenter, but an 'architecton' is the craftsman who serves as the architect, contractor and engineer.
Great nuggets of information. Buy it!!
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Helping laypeople help their pastor
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-05-29
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Pastor Fisher's book is no doubt of great assistance to new pastors, who need a more practical and comprehensive preparation for the ministry than provided in seminary.
However, it is also of great assistance to the laity who want to better understand and support their pastor. The pastor's job can be a lonely one. It is in the interest of the entire congregation for their pastor to succeed.
David Fisher is the ideal person to write such a book. He has many years of experience, pastoring churches throughout the United States. (I was honored to have him as my senior pastor many years ago in New Hope, Minnesota.) He brings to the job a refreshing mix of friendliness and intellectual curiosity.
Though this book is now 10 years old, its timeless principles may well assist churches for another 90 years ... when God willing devout pastors and congregations throughout the world will be preparing for the 22nd century.
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fisher's book
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-08-16
12 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am a student at Moody Bible Institute in their Pastoral Studies program. I stumbled upon this book while doing research into "What is a pastor?" I found Fisher's cander refreshing and myself identifying with many of his experiences...and applauding his solutions. He writes from a conservative viewpoint with the Bible as his authority. This book was helpful to encourage me in the difficult task ahead of pastoring a church in this pluralistic, postmodern, and pagan society, and would recommend it to any aspiring Christian shepherd!
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A fantastic help to my doubts, a stimulous to go ahead
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-02-27
8 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
I had four important and definitive books in my life. First of all the Bible. In my conversion "Christian Counter culture"by John Stott. During my growth "Authentic Life", by Ray stedman. And during my bigest crisis in ministry this book of Pastor Fisher
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by Carol J. Ruvolo
Product Group: Book
Publisher: P & R Publishing (2000-10)
ISBN: 0875526330
EAN: 9780875526331
Dewy Decimal #: 248.843
Paperback: 196 pages
SKU: 102908004
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: some highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Carol Ruvolo provides us with a spiritual workout routine, making us aware of our personal trainer and preparing us for the devious strength stealers -- laziness, neglect, disease, and injury. Through an analogy between physical and spiritual fitness, the author shows how God turns our weakness into strength for his service.
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Singles: Get Heart-Fit
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-02-12
Our church singles ministry has been using this book in conjunction with a physical fitness program we are coordinating with the local YMCA. It offers a perfect analogy between physical and spiritual fitness routines, and our group discussions have been amazing. Carol Ruvolo is very scripturally sound in her teaching. The book claims to be written for women, but it is excellent for men as well. As a strong Baptist believer, I strongly recomend this book. Doctrinal differences are minor. Thank you Carol, for a wonderful resource! Col. 3:1-2 has already influenced me in my ability to counsel others. The principals are constantly able to be applied in my personal life and ministry.
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by Brian D. McLaren
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties (2006-02-01)
ISBN: 0310258030
EAN: 9780310258032
Dewy Decimal #: 270.83
Paperback: 352 pages
SKU: 112108010
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor wear on cover
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By celebrating strengths of many traditions in the church (and beyond), this book will seek to communicate a “generous orthodoxy.”
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A generous orthodoxy indeed
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-12-23
I read this book as a last ditch effort to try to save my faith. I read it at a time where I could no longer stomach the harsh judgements of the mainstream christian voice.
This book gave me hope. This author gave me hope, for a time, that christianity could eventually become something less ugly , less hateful than it has become today.
I lost my faith completely but I think there is still hope in the emerging church and people like McLaren, who are generous in their orthodoxy.
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A Generous Orthodoxy
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-27
I can't say that I agree with every single thing Brian McLaren says in this book. How could almost anyone who was raised in the church? A lot of what is said in this book really resonates with me, though. I may not have been a little bit irked by some small details, but I think the overall message of this book is one that all Christians should embrace. We DON'T have every aspect of theology figured out and we're still in a process for getting it figured out that we will never complete. That CHRIST should be the center of our belief system and all CHRISTians should strive to follow Christ. As Christians we need to look beyond the walls of our sanctuaries and look out into the world and look for opportunities to bless the WORLD (after all, in the Lord's eyes, we are all equally wretched human beings). And we need to STOP picking and fighting among ourselves over trivial doctrines and EMBRACE what we have in common and LEARN what we can from other traditions. I think that is really what McLaren is trying to tell us with this book.
I have some general comments about the book. Brian McLaren is a wizard at the keyboard. The writing style here is superb and it is also very readable. In a world where time is getting harder and harder to find, this is important. It is also quite informative in aspect to Church History, which I have never had a good grasp on. It serves as a great overview for someone new to the subject and now that I have a small (but existent!) foundation, I am interested in reading up on the topic more thoroughly. Also, Brian gives tons of suggestions for further reading (with 148 total footnotes) so you definitely don't have to stop here. Lots of books to be read.
A lot of people have dismissed this book as being Un-Biblical. To that I ask, "Are you serious?" Brian cites scripture throughout the book and doesn't say much of anything like "Here's the part where I flush my Bible down the toilet." Anyone who finds this book Un-Biblical simply confuses me, and I've yet to find someone to convince me of that statement. They just convince me that they didn't really READ the book.
A lot of people seem to think that this is some attempt to pull the floor out from under the religious right. This is another argument that simply perplexes me. Almost every single time McLaren uses the words "liberal" or "conservative" they have absolutely NOTHING to do with politics. Usually Brian is talking about two different approaches to interpreting the Bible and how each of them have their own set of problem and we need to look to an alternative that sheds those
Another reviewer accused Mclaren of doubting the existence of Hell. I'm not sure what book they were reading. McLaren just leaves the judgment aspect to God because who are depraved humans to exhibit divine judgment on each other.
I hope not to sound like a complete jerk, but I just SO confused by the negative reviews for this book. I just don't understand. For anyone who found this book to be un-Biblical, or heresy or liberal propaganda, I'd encourage you to re-read it. I think the problem is that people tend to take minor passages from this book that may be slightly provocative (which are really tongue-in-cheek and clever, not meant to be taken too seriously) and they BLOW them out of proportion to the point where they miss out on McLaren's main point. This book is meant to be read with an open mind, so if you're ready for a challenging, thought provoking, book by all means open up your mind and read it. Thanks to this book, I have thought more about what my own version of orthodoxy looks like more than I ever have. I think that if he reads this review, McLaren will rejoice that at least one of his readers has gotten what he hoped out of this book.
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Post-modern Orthodoxy, very relevent....
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-11-24
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The forward/intro didn't seem interesting.
Chap 1. "The Seven Jesuses I have known" was my favorite part of the book. First I like how he shared his positive experiences with different communities & approaches to Christianity. He discusses theological focuses such as the cross/salvation (conservative Protestant), Holy Spirit/experience (Pentecostal), resurrection/sacraments (Catholic), incarnation/immanence (Eastern Orthodox), living the gospel (ana-baptist), missional (Evangelical), and God of justice & peace (liberal Protestant). That's my "off the top of my head" summary anyway...
It sincerely sounds like he has been committed to believing and living each of these different approaches at different points in his life, and for the last 10 years has been trying to make sense of it all, and "emerge" with a belief system that respects all of them, and perhaps unifies them. In the second half of the book, he discusses the positives he sees in different Christian groups.
Generous means inclusive/unifying these differing Christian ways, while Orthodoxy implies the doctrinal/belief systems of the modern world are adjusted in this post-modern world, with a more simple trust in Jesus as Lord (for both individuals and communities). This generous orthodoxy incorporates doctrines & practices from different denominations, tradition, Scripture, etc. It isnt something he really defines, although he says it wouldnt be pluralistic. I guess the point is that is isnt something set in stone, for which people need to conform. The vision is that post modern people can bring their thoughts, beliefs, and experiences to the Christian table without being shunned.
There are particular beliefs he does speak against, including determinism, pre-destination, inerrancy & infallibility of Scripture, pluralism, authority of hierarchy/papacy, prosperity, "left-behind", and more I cant recall right now; while promoting political activism, environmental activism, mission work, living apart from society (Mennonites, Omish, etc), bible as narrative, small group gatherings, openness to evolution & modern science... In general, I think his beliefs follow the trend of the post-modern Christian populace, so it is fitting to have it written in a book as somewhat of an Orthodoxy.
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An excellent vision of a Christian orthodoxy
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-09-29
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I absolutely loved Brian McLaren's "A New Kind of Christian", a book that opened up a whole new world for me of possibilities of staying within the Christian faith, something on which I had almost given up. Rob Bell's "Velvet Elvis", in a different way, did the same. So I approached this next book by McLaren feeling exceptionally positive towards him and his writing.
I wasn't disappointed. However this book is very different than "A New Kind of Christian". Once you get past the amusingly-titled but a little wordy Chapter 0 McLaren goes on a tour through different denominations and styles within Christianity, highlighting the good points about them (as well as looking at the bad), showing what we can all learn from this part of the church, and taking those good parts in order to build them into a new 'generous' orthodoxy. It's a great idea and it's also good to read a book which is very positive about so many denominations.
Of course there are the negatives, and Brian says that he is from a particular part of the church and so perhaps he gives them a harder time (the conservative evangelical/fundamentalist wing). As this coincides very much with how I feel about that branch of Christianity that's no problem for me but I suppose readers from that tradition might find it uncomfortable reading at times. We're left in no doubt that McLaren is not a big fan of televangelists but he is a strong supporter of the green movement, that he is learning more to value the Roman catholic and Anglican ideas about liturgy and the mystical side of the church.
What works very well is that each of the different elements in the book (missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetical, biblical etc) get their own chapter where he delves into that tradition/idea and often gives the history of the movement which was fascinating for me with many of these. He seems able to see the bigger picture with many of these denominations and, as usual in his style, he is positive about many things within them. It was good to read an upbeat book although there were also parts where, with Brian, I almost despaired. The chapter arrangement meant that I read this book over a couple of weeks, dipping into a chapter here and there, and it gave me time to mull over what he was saying and to think about the overall point.
I salute Brian McLaren for this excellent look at a generous orthodoxy (or at least working towards creating one), a church for our 21st century which learns from the mistakes of the past but also doesn't throw out the baby with the bathwater but picks up those good aspects of the traditions and incorporates them into our postmodern world. This was an excellent read, a book I am sure I will return to many times, and of course the author's humble writing style is, as always, appealing.
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a few good bits
Rating  (2)
Date: 2007-08-25
4 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Its hard to pin this guy down. he doesn't seem to want to take a stand on much that is not PC. That does make him controversial.
His point about the Bible being narrative theology was well done, though I've thought about the Hebrew taking of the promise land in quite the terms he described. He seems to be open to evolution as an idea, which may bother some, but he doesn't really dwell on this. At one points he mentions that the substitutionary atonement was not in the original creeds and seems to infer that perhaps shouldn't be among our fundamentals (though he doesn't say this directly). Many others, including myself, see this as one of the very foundations of Christian belief and how one can practice the presence of God (which he calls us to) without experiencing this truth atonement puzzles me. I also am not sure what he has against the Patriarchs in the Bible bt he apologises for the fact that patriarchy is there.
His presentation of the Anabaptists was great. So was his presentation of Pentecostals and contemplatives, two groups that aren't often associated. He does sight the reformed faith as being a creed which led to slavery in the new world or at least justified it. As far as I know, it was the Northern part of America which tended to be of the reformed faith and the south (especially the rich slave owning ones) tended to adhere mostly to the Anglican Church. (I am neither)
I would disagree with one of his presuppositions, namely, that we need to change our message because we live in a dynamic context. I disagree. There is nothing new under the sun. The problems of sin, immorality, evil, depression that faced my parent's (and McLaren's) generation are the same today. Our reaction to them maybe different and our culture may be different, but our problems are the same and we need the eternal gospel preached to us, though perhaps in a different form, we need the same message.
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by Eckhart Tolle
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Penguin (2008-01-30)
ISBN: 0452289963
EAN: 9780452289963
Dewy Decimal #: 204.4
Paperback: 336 pages
Edition: Reprint
Release Date: 2008-01-30
SKU: 102308002
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: some moisture logged pages...book is curved...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
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The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2,000,000 copy bestselling inspirational book, The Power of Now
With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived "in the now." In A New Earth, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence.
The Power of Now was a question-and-answer handbook. A New Earth has been written as a traditional narrative, offering anecdotes and philosophies in a way that is accessible to all. Illuminating, enlightening, and uplifting, A New Earth is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life—and for building a better world.
About the Author
ECKHART TOLLE is a contemporary spiritual teacher who is not aligned with any particular religion or tradition. In his writing and seminars, he conveys a simple yet profound message with the timeless and uncomplicated clarity of the ancient spiritual masters: There is a way out of suffering and into peace. Eckhart travels extensively, taking his teachings throughout the world.
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Not worth the paper on which it was printed...unless it gets recycled.
Rating  (1)
Date: 2009-01-06
What an awful waste of time! I feel like I have been swindled by the author. This is not new and it is not informative. I think what most people need to do to "awaken" is to simply take responsibility for their own lives. We don't need a watered down bible to tell us that. In fact, we don't need anything from the bible for a better life or to give us this breakthrough.
Please do yourself a favor and remove this item from your consideration and go for a long walk. It is much healthier and more eye opening. And, if you have purchased this book do what I did after reading it and recycle it rather than passing it on to someone else.
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a new earth
Rating (1)
Date: 2009-01-05
0 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
this review is written for Christians who think Oprah is the last word..
YOu need to be very careful Where you place your FAITH >
if it's in man/ woman.. then you are being made a joke !
Sorry folks .. but you can't be a Christ follower aka Christian and believe anything written in this book. You may try and argue the point. but you know in your heart of hearts I am speaking the truth.
When we judge if it's truth or deceit we need to compare it to the only truth , God's word the Holy Bible. PLEASE , please do not be deceived !
If you pay attention to Oprah's own words.. she admits to not following God.. So if she is telling the truth, you shouldn't use her as a guide.
She says there are many ways to God.. (Christ is the ONLY way )
She referrs to the "universe ' What's up with that ?? LOL it's laughable.
you know it is..
Sadly if more Americans / Christians read the Holy Bible with as much interest as they read the quick fix books of lies .. just imagine how "truth"fully 'enlightened' they would be :_)
PUT DOwn the trash and read the Truth !!
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Amazing insight!
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-03
Tolle has done an amazing job with this book. The insight and wisdom is unmatched. He teaches us about consciousness which is the key to living in joy! This book is a great complement to Pearls of Wellness Pearls of Wellness 52 Inspirations to Achieve a Peaceful Body, Mind, and Spirit.
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Powerful stuff
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-01
He has some powerful ideas. The book "A New Earth; Awakening To Your Life's Purpose" helps one achieve the joy of living in the moment. The thinking part of your brain is just another process of your body like breathing according to Tolle. This book tries to teach you not to worry about the future or the past. There are lots of spiritual awakening moments you will enjoy.
If you are truly interested in a book on Spiritual awakening that you can really relate to, I recommend a great book entitled "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone" by John H. Eagan. The content is just amazing
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A New Earth
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-01
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book may change your life if you understand it. I recommend everyone should read it.
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by Anthony Destefano
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Image (2005-11-01)
ISBN: 0385509898
EAN: 9780385509893
Dewy Decimal #: 236.24
Paperback: 208 pages
Release Date: 2005-11-01
SKU: 072108017
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...minor edge
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A recent Newsweek poll reports that 76 percent of Americans believe in heaven. Yet even avid believers have difficulty conjuring up more than vague images of halos, harps, and wispy angels in flowing robes. Anthony DeStefano knew there had to be a more complete, meaningful, and comforting vision of what heaven is like, and A Travel Guide to Heaven is the entertaining and enlightening result.
Using the Bible as his guide, the author notes that heaven is not only a spiritual place, but also a physical place, a fabulous “luxury resort” more sumptuous than any on Earth. The residents are real, their bodies transformed into their most perfect selves—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. By making a spiritual subject immensely physical, the book provides a picture of amazing places to visit, things to do, luxuries for pampering—not to mention deep, abiding joy.
Combining the clarity and logic of C. S. Lewis with a terrific sense of fun and adventure, DeStefano creates a brilliant, reassuring portrait of heaven, a place that has intrigued and puzzled humankind throughout history. With its clear view of the afterlife, A Travel Guide to Heaven might best be compared to James Van Praagh's Talking to Heaven or Betty J. Eadie's Embraced by the Light in its tremendous message of comfort and reassurance.
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There's better books on this . . .
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-08-07
This book has problems. If you want to read a thoughtful, Scripture-backed book on what to expect in Heaven, I suggest Randy Alcorn's.
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Heavenly Possibilities
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-07-17
This book is an imaginative, fun conception of what heaven COULD be like based on the author's interpretation of various Scripture passages, Church tradition, and the desire to give people an uplifting concept of heaven that is not bogged down with overly pious negativity. Who knows how accurate it is or isn't? I imagine that in heaven people won't waste time looking for reasons to criticize others or their ideas. If we each started that practice today, we just might get a taste of now! Bravo, Mr. Destefano for giving us something to look forward to!
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Refresher
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-06-21
For all those Christians who are somewhat reluctant to "give up" this earth on account of the loving attachment they have for it, this book is a refreshing breath of air. Heaven is not static, nor is it altogether removed from the realm we know as earth. Lots of nagging questions are dealt with in this simple book. While it may not withstand all critical Christian investigation ,it will nonetheless allow your thought processes to encounter intriguing notions. A good book to pass along...
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A Fun Read, But Not Well Documented
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-06-08
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a fun book to read, but it is definitely not the best one on the subject. It is heavy on the speculation and light on the substance.
The author has a great imagination. Many of his ideas may end up being realistic, but many of them are unsupported by his footnotes. There are some very good parts, and some that are not so great.
Perhaps the best part is that it gets readers out of their bland thoughts of Heaven. As Mr. DeStefano says, "People say they believe heaven is a place of incredible happiness, but deep down, I think they're a little afraid it's going to be, well, boring." I believe that this is very accurate. Hollywood, popular culture, and even pastors often portray Heaven as a place where angels are floating around playing harp music or similarly bland visions.
The author has really done a great job of stimulating the imagination about what it may really be like. He pictures it as nonstop fun, excitement, and adventure. I have no problem with his ideas except that he regularly presents them as definitely the way it will be. For example, on page 50, he says: "We'll be able to see ancient Rome again, not in ruins, but clad in all its golden splendor. We'll be able to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx just as they were on the day they were built." That may be true and it may not. I certainly don't know that and neither does Mr. DeStefano. He makes many similar statements throughout the book.
Although this is a fun book for speculative purposes, it should not be considered authoritative. One book on this subject that I highly recommend is Heaven. It is much more substantive while still presenting a very exciting picture of Heaven.
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See you in Heaven
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-11-11
Travel Guide To Heaven was a very inspirational book to read. After reading the book, I now have something to believe in, when it comes to the afterlife. We will all experience death, and this book gives us something to look forward to, when our number is up.
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by (Editor: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Editorial Staff International Buddhism Sangha Association) (Foreword: International Buddhism Sangha Association)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: World Buddhism Publishing/World Dharma Voice (2008)
ISBN: 1892727412
EAN: 9781892727411
Hardcover: 557 pages
Edition: Revised First Edition 2008
SKU: 090108050
Condition: New
Comments: still in shrink wrap
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Oversize hardcover sharing the teachings, principles, disciplines and practices of Buddha-dharma as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. English and Chinese text. This book documents the accomplishments of His Holiness Dorje Chang the Third, the leader of all Buddhas and the highest and greatest Buddha in the dharma realm. His Holiness is a Buddha--in fact, the primordial Buddha. He wishes to help restore the correct dharma and to give us dharma methods that are suitable for our age and place. This extraordinary book details thirty categories of accomplishments of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III. This book also contains the translations of his discourses and demonstrates an outstanding and unprecedented mastery of exoteric Buddhism (the Tripitaka), esoteric Buddhism, and the Five Vidyas attained by H. H. Dorje Chang III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu.Although the Five Vidyas are simplistically defined as the Healing, Craftsmanship (art and technology), Sound, Causality (logic), and Inner-Realization, they really represent all that is good in the universethe original or true nature of everything. Very briefly, they include fixing that which is broken, incomplete, or inferior; creating beauty or joy; all forms of communication by sentient and non-sentient beings or things; the relationship between cause and effect; and supernormal powers. The Five Vidyas are the manifestation of the powers and wisdoms of holy beings. These vidyas represent the realization of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas they are the result of what holy beings do. They encompass everything seen and unseen, animate and inanimate in the universe that is beneficial to living beings. Everything in the universe can be classified into five aspects of brightness and darkness. That is the real meaning of the Five Vidyas. To develop everything that is good in the universe and that benefits living beings is classified as bright, while that which confuses and is evil is classified as dark.
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by Erroll Hulse
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Chapel Library (1996)
ISBN: B0006R0SV8
Unknown Binding: 64 pages
SKU: 041708002
Condition: Used: Good
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by Sara Trollinger
Product Group: Book
Publisher: HigherLife Development Services, Inc. (2008-09-15)
ISBN: 0979322715
EAN: 9780979322716
Dewy Decimal #: 253
Hardcover: 321 pages
SKU: 010509024
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor wear on dustjacket
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A Handbook for Counseling Teens and Families. Today's new generation of families are being pushed to the edge as their teens deal with code red conduct where alcohol abuse, drug addictions, promiscuity, cutting, violence, rage, and rebellion are the outward symptoms of a deeply hurting soul. Advanced Triage Counseling is an authoritative, compassionate, clear handbook that will helps families deal with teen/parent issues.
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by Bill, McKeever
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Bethany House (1991-02-01)
ISBN: 155661201X
EAN: 9781556612015
Dewy Decimal #: 289.3
Paperback: 128 pages
Release Date: 1991-01-01
SKU: 072108015
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...minor wear on cover
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Clear, Biblical Answers to Thirty-Eight Cleverly Designed Questions Mormons Ask Christians Mormonism is one of the most American of religious movements and one of the most rapidly growing of all non-Christian cults around the world. Though today the Mormon church numbers in the millions, few Latter-day Saints realize just how unbiblical and inconsistent their doctrine is. From his in-depth research of Mormonism, Bill McKeever takes the puzzling and often perplexing questions that Mormons are taught to ask Christians and answers them from the Bible in a simplified, straightforward manner. It provides quick and easy access for lay-Christians to answer the actual Mormon visiting their homes or through other contact. Questions ranging from the inspiration of the Book of Mormon to whether Mormonism's fast growth is proof of its truthfulness are examined in the clear light of God's Word, the Bible. An Invaluable Tool for the Ordinary Christian
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The Honest Truth
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-07-06
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
All of the attacks against this book are from mormons, even the ones who lie and say they are not. Mormonism requires confrontation as the author's style suggests, other wise they say "lets just agree to disagree". I have in my library the mormon quad plus "achieving a celestial Marriage" and "gospel principals" and this book is a welcome addition. "One Nation Under Gods" is the best on the sordid history of the morman church and another good read. My heart goes out to the many good people who are seeking God but end up in a church built by men, the lds morman faith, and who will spend eternity locked outside the gates of Heaven.
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Waste
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Date: 2006-11-24
2 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
Don't waste your money or brain cells!! I wan't the one back I ruined with this book!! Refund..........
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Mormon's questions unanswered
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Date: 2006-11-02
7 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
I thought from the title this would be a thoughtful consideration of mormonism, but instead found it to be a rabid anti-mormon harangue, full of distortions and outright untruths. This is a very bad book and could seriously mislead anyone desiring serious information about mormon history and beliefs. I hope such people will go elsewhere for information. This author has a hatred which is difficult to understand.
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Weak and out-dated
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Date: 2006-10-13
10 out of 19 customers found this reveiw helpful
McKeever is perhaps one of the worst critics who operates against the LDS Church, often seen in his incessant use of scriptural eisegesis and fallacoius argumentations against the Mormon faith.
It would take many pages to detail all the mistakes in this book. However, one of them deals with the issue of Acts 2:38 and the question of baptismal regeneration.
As with many of his co-religionists, McKeever argues that the this verse is not actually conducive to baptismal regneration. Indeed, others who embrace Evangelical Protestantism, such as Ron Rhodes and Norman Geisler, argue that the word "for" really means something to the effect that one is baptised as a result of their pre-existing salvation. However, this notwtihstanding, the preposition in Greek, eis, when followed by an accusative, as it does in this verse, means _into_. Therefore, the proper understanding of this verse is that one is baptised INTO a remission of their sins and into the Lord Jesus Christ, wholly consistent with the Latter-day Saint interpretation, as with the vast majority of the Christian world, as well as early Christianity, such as Justin Marty in his apologetic writings to Trypho.
Much more could be said about the inaccuracies in this one section of the text, and the other chapters in the book. However, this brief example should be suffice to reveal that a knowledgeable Latter-day Saint will not be challenged by this text, and, as with all anti-Mormon "literature," is really for the already converted or those who know next to nothing about "Mormonism."
I welcome feedback at Robert.S.Boylan@nuim.ie
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Strawticus meets a flamethrower
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Date: 2005-07-04
18 out of 39 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is just straw-man arguments against a non-existent Mormon neighbor.
From Chapter 1 to 38, it is just one misleading approach after another. Starting in 1, the chapter is entitled "We [Mormons] never criticize other churches and their beliefs. Why do you pick on the Mormon church and what it believes?" They then quote from the First Vision wherein Joseph Smith is told all churches are wrong, and to join none of them.
As far as official statements go, that is the only statement clearly aimed at other Churches, and it is the basis of why Mormons don't affiliate with other churches. But then Mr. Bill goes on to quote 4 talks from Journal of Discourses, a publication intended solely for 19th Century Mormons, and one denounced work, the Seer, which has no connection to anything officially LDS. He ends by quoting out of date clips removed from the temple ceremony and quotes, without any context, a verse from the Book of Mormon.
Every denomination has a reason why it exists separately from other denominations. That is their own "First Vision Statement". But the LDS Church is completely focused on why to believe in the LDS belief structure, and never resorts, ever, to criticizing the other faiths of the world. Mormons teach all churches have some truth, and statements about the errors of other churches are very limited. We don't need to tear at others to build the kingdom of God.
Every chapter is like this. A disjointed assertion followed by a usually wild set of citations of authorities. Baptism for the dead was not a Christian practice. Men are not really called gods in Psalm 82. Books are not missing from the Bible. Praying for truth is unBiblical. As a fan of the New Testament, these kinds of false assertions are like teeing up a golf ball for a drive. It just doesn't get any easier to refute.
Maybe I should give this book 5 stars when I think about it. This is one book I hope every non-LDS person reads because they will then talk to their Mormon neighbors about all the things they now "know". And the Mormons will gain thousands of new members. It is just not good that anyone should be exposed to so much falsehood in one setting.
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