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Mere Apologetics - 6b Clue 3: Order—The Structure of the Physical World
Mere Apologetics - 6b Clue 3: Order—The Structure of the Physical World
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Clue 3: Order—The Structure of the Physical World Our instinct to discern order within the world is expressed clearly in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. The natural sciences are also based on the idea of the regularity of the universe. Without an ordered cosmos, the s…
Mere Apologetics - 6e Clue 7: Eternity— The Intuition of Hope
Mere Apologetics - 6e Clue 7: Eternity— The Intuition of Hope
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Clue 7: Eternity— The Intuition of Hope Some biblical passages are difficult to translate into English on account of the richness and complexity of the original Hebrew or Greek. As they say, things get lost in translation. The third chapter of Ecclesiastes takes the form of an ex…
Mere Apologetics - 6d Clue 6: Beauty—The Splendor of the Natural World
Mere Apologetics - 6d Clue 6: Beauty—The Splendor of the Natural World
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Clue 6: Beauty—The Splendor of the Natural World Many find themselves deeply moved by a scene of natural beauty— for example, a great mountain range, a glorious sunset, or wooded valleys. So how can we help someone move from a love of what God has created to a love of God the cre…
Mere Apologetics - 6c Clue 5: Desire— Homing Instinct for God
Mere Apologetics - 6c Clue 5: Desire— Homing Instinct for God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Clue 5: Desire— Homing Instinct for God Many arguments for the existence of God involve an appeal primarily to reason. Others involve an appeal to experience, finding their plausibility within the human heart as much as in human reason…
Mere Apologetics - 7b Opening the Door to Faith
Mere Apologetics - 7b Opening the Door to Faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Opening the Door to Faith First, this approach is not well-grounded in the Bible. Truth, especially for the Old Testament, primarily designates reliability and trustworthiness. The apologetic issue is that God is a secure base, a place of safety on which to build the life of fait…
Mere Apologetics - 7c Gateway 4: Images
Mere Apologetics - 7c Gateway 4: Images
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Gateway 4: Images For postmodern writers, pictures, rather than words, are the supreme form of communication. Advertising corporations spend fortunes determining the best image for a company. They develop television commercials presenting images that make us want to buy certain p…
Mere Apologetics - 8b Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Mere Apologetics - 8b Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering? Our first case study is an issue that is regularly raised both in public debates and private conversations. If God is good, why is there suffering in the world? Why do bad things happen in a universe created by a supposedly loving God? …
Mere Apologetics - 8c Case Study 2: God as a Crutch
Mere Apologetics - 8c Case Study 2: God as a Crutch
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Case Study 2: God as a Crutch One of the most familiar criticisms of Christianity is that it offers consolation to life’s losers. The only way such sad people can cope with life, it is argued, is by inventing a God who comforts them. Real people don’t need such spurious reassuran…
Mere Apologetics - 8 Questions about Faith
Mere Apologetics - 8 Questions about Faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Questions about Faith Apologetics is about communicating the joy, coherence, and relevance of the Christian faith on the one hand, and dealing with anxieties, difficulties, and concerns about that faith on the other. This has always been the case, from the time of the New Testame…
Journeying with Matthew - Journeying with Matthew - Epub
Journeying with Matthew - Journeying with Matthew - Epub
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Following the success of Journeying with Mark and Journeying with Luke, this book offers fresh insights for those who want to reflect on Matthew’s Gospel as it is read and preached within the Christian Churches. This Gospel is the focus for Year A, the first in the three-year cyc…
The God of Intimacy and Action - The God of Intimacy and Action - Epub
The God of Intimacy and Action - The God of Intimacy and Action - Epub
by SPCK - Tony Campolo and Mary Darling
The God of Intimacy and Action reveals how contemplative spiritual practices can lead to greater intimacy with God and fuel passion for reaching out to others, through spreading the Good News and fostering justice for the poor and oppressed. The authors show why this combination …
Gods Rich Pattern - Gods Rich Pattern - Epub
Gods Rich Pattern - Gods Rich Pattern - Epub
by SPCK - Lin Bernwick
God’s Rich Pattern is a series of meditations written for those of us who are struggling on our spiritual journey. The starting point for reflection in each chapter is an episode from the author’s own remarkable life, and few could fail to be both humbled and inspired by the hone…
The God of Intimacy and Action - The God of Intimacy and Action - Mobi
The God of Intimacy and Action - The God of Intimacy and Action - Mobi
by SPCK - Tony Campolo and Mary Darling
The God of Intimacy and Action reveals how contemplative spiritual practices can lead to greater intimacy with God and fuel passion for reaching out to others, through spreading the Good News and fostering justice for the poor and oppressed. The authors show why this combination …
Gods Rich Pattern - Gods Rich Pattern - Mobi
Gods Rich Pattern - Gods Rich Pattern - Mobi
by SPCK - Lin Bernwick
God’s Rich Pattern is a series of meditations written for those of us who are struggling on our spiritual journey. The starting point for reflection in each chapter is an episode from the author’s own remarkable life, and few could fail to be both humbled and inspired by the hone…
After the first hymn - PDF
After the first hymn - PDF
by Phil Nevard
A collection of 30 prayers designed to be used immediately after well-known hymns Version: ebook - PDF This collection of prayers was born out of my experience of using the Lectionary, and trying to design the whole worship experience around the Lectionary themes for that week. I…
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