Contents: Part One: Today's gospel: Good news or bad? -- A look at the issues -- Part Two: Jesus heralds His gospel -- He calls for a new birth -- He demands true worship -- He receives sinners but refuses the righteous -- He opens blind eyes -- He challenges an eager seeker -- He seeks and saves the lost -- He condemns a hardened heart -- He offers a yoke of rest -- Part Three: Jesus illustrat…
Contents 'My father's business' -- The way of the cross -- The work goes on -- Christ our righteousness -- Christ the conqueror -- Priest and sacrifice -- Worthy is the lamb -- Before the incarnation -- The witness of prophecy -- The future work of Christ: according to John -- The future work of Christ: according to Paul -- The saving work of Christ. Other Notes Originally published: I want …
Contents Introduction : clearing the ground : two images of Jesus -- pt. I. Jesus and the Spirit. The context : the Spirit-filled heart of Judaism ; The Spirit-filled experience of Jesus ; The power of the Spirit : the mighty deeds of Jesus -- pt. II. Jesus and culture. The social world of Jesus ; Jesus as sage : challenge to conventional wisdom ; Jesus as revitalization movement founder ; Jesu…
Contents: Introduction. The unfolding of the christological question -- The person and work of Christ -- Part one. The present Christ -- the pro me. The form of Christ. Christ as word -- Christ as sacrament -- Christ as church -- The place of Christ. Christ as the centre of human existence -- Christ as the centre of history -- Christ as the centre between God and nature -- Part two. The histori…
Contents: The good, the true, the beautiful -- The rabbi -- The turning point of history -- The light of the gentiles -- The king of kings -- The cosmic Christ -- The son of man -- The true image -- Christ crucified -- The monk who rules the world -- The bridegroom of the soul -- The divine and human model -- The universal man -- The mirror of the eternal -- The prince of peace -- The teacher o…
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.