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Henry VIII's Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, is, credited with a pivotal role in the English Reformation. As well as, playing a leading part, together with Henry's Chancellor, Thomas Cromwell, in securing the separation of the Church in England from the authority of the Roman Church and the Pope, enabling Henry both to marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn, and to become Supreme Head of the Church of England, he also began, prior to Henry's death...
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The journey to loving people more than theological concepts requires faith and hope. The connections between these virtues are not immediately obvious, but to those on the journey these virtues are the rubber that meets the road to life. They help us grow in emotional stability and peace and help keep us teachable so that we continue to learn how to love the people in our lives through caring as they change. If you want inspiration to overcome procrastination,...
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Moving reflections from an influential Anglican pastor, theologian, and teacher
In this compelling memoir, Anthony Harvey traces the three ways he has felt drawn throughout his life- to a ministry in the Anglican priesthood, to a profession in theological scholarship, and to his marriage and family.
Harvey recounts his training of clergy in Canterbury, his time as canon of Westminster Abbey, his teaching and research at the University of Oxford,...
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Using a trajectory of 20th century Anglican approaches to mission in rural Africa, this book tells the story of the development of an educational institution by tracing the faith journey of Eelin Beardall, a woman who dedicated thirty years of her life to the people of Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland region in Zimbabwe. Eelin and her husband Frank played a pioneering role in the development of Nyamandlovu's first secondary school. One of her greatest...
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Samuel Marsden. Preacher, Pastor, Magistrate & Missionary is an account of the life of Rev Samuel Marsden (1765-1838), second Chaplain to New South Wales, illuminated by his sermons. Author: David B. Pettett.
Influenced by his Methodist roots and by members of the Evangelical Party in the Church of England, especially Rev Charles Simeon of Cambridge, Samuel Marsden was appointed the second Chaplain to the Penal Colony of New South Wales. His Christian...
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Jesus gave us an amazing gift. Are we experiencing it? Jesus calls the Holy Spirit a "gift" who will guide us, lead us, and empower us. Yet many believers don't experience the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
The Spirit-Filled Life is a small group Christian study for those seeking the flow of the Holy Spirit in their lives. It highlights the gift given at Pentecost, and it instructs believers in the power that can be, found through...
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Words are powerful. The words of Jesus, especially so. The Crucified Life Devotional provides a daily space in which we can meditate on Jesus' final words from the cross. As we consider His words, we understand and identify with His suffering in a way that challenges us, transforms us, and ultimately brings us hope. Use this 40-day devotional to bring greater depth and transformation to the 40 days of Lent, or any time of year.
Whether used as part...
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Addiction.
Few words are as polarizing. Some say it is a choice. Some say it is a disease that affects, how the brain works. Some say it's both a disease and a choice.
Gary Ackert suffered from multiple addictions, beginning at a young age. Getting married and starting a family didn't deliver him. Only when he experienced the gospel of Jesus Christ did he find the hope and strength to break free from its grip.
In Hope in the Madness, Ackert shares...
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New Life! It's something we all want, but how do we find it?
This unique 7-week Daily Devotional explores seven key areas of life transformation we experience as we learn to live The Resurrected Life Jesus won for us at Calvary. Used alone or as part of The Resurrected Life small-group study, this special Easter season resource provides a space in which we can discover what it means to truly live a new life. As we read each day's Scripture and teaching...
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It was one of the most unpopular wars in history, raging halfway around the world. Yet as the body bags were mounting during the turbulent 1970s, one soldier, a mechanic-turned-helicopter crew chief, found the powerful hand of God even closer than the enemy fire. These stories of courage and faith under fire will strengthen your own faith, and touch the heart.
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In any time or place literature is often influenced by concepts such as politics, society, philosophy, and in the true Puritan and Anglican fashion, spirituality and the Bible. It is this influence which Edward Dowden has cleverly critiqued.
In his foreword, he writes, "Literature, however, and especially what is most valuable in the seventeenth-century cannot be studied without reference to the history of religion." Which is why, although the seventeenth-century...
112) When Angels Die
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Romance! Cultural barriers! Career challenges! And success!
All that in “When Angels Die”, third book in James Sniechowski's “Leaving Home” Trilogy. His lead character, Jim, finds himself going from a prestigious New York City acting school to early success in a regional theater in St Louis. With each new role, and rave reviews from professional theater reviewers, the remnants of his Polish peasant Catholic upbringing threaten to unravel...
113) The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit: As Revealed in the Scriptures and in Personal Experience
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R.A. Torrey's book, "The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit", is an essential resource for anyone wanting to develop a deeper understanding of the presence and impact of the Holy Spirit in daily life. In it, Dr. Torrey provides readers with Biblically grounded knowledge and insight about the nature of the third person of the godhead, offering clear explanations and doctrinal foundations that, in addition to edifying the reader, will serve as a compelling...
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The author, who attempted to become a Cistercian monk more than two decades ago, lacked the humility to do so, so in short, he failed. But the Lord God Almighty made him into a contemplative and had other plans for him anyway. So now he is a lay member of the Roman Catholic faith and observes the practices of a secular monk. Meaning he keeps several hours of the Divine Office daily and doesn't need permission to go get a new toothbrush, and is free...
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This book attempts to understand healthy humility and how it can move us to caring for and loving those people different from ourselves. It does not attempt to give new lists of sins but attempts to set up a paradigm of thought that is faithful to the person of Jesus and the Christian Scriptures that helps us to not demonize any person or any people groups. This book comes out of me working a process of inner transformation as outlined in my book...
116) Christian Family
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What is marriage? What has gone wrong? What is the purpose of the human race? Who owns the children? How should they be raised? Do children need salvation? What happens to a child who dies young? Should young children be baptized? Does God relate to families or individuals? Does the family have a leader? Does the church have a part to play? Is singleness an inferior state? What about mixed marriages? Is lovemaking outside marriage wrong? What about...
117) All Saints
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In a linked collection that presents the secreted small tragedies of an Anglican congregation struggling to survive, All Saints delves into the life of Simon, the Reverend, and the lives of his parishioners: Miss Alice Vipond, a refined and elderly schoolteacher, incarcerated for a horrendous crime; a woman driven to extreme anxiety by borderline-abusive sex; Owen, "The Shitblood Man," who, lost in the woods, loses himself in a fit of rage; a receptionist...
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"Turbulent Hope" is the compelling story of Heather Gibson, a teenage girl who held on to hope through the many storms life threw her way. Wave after wave of misfortune crashes over young Heather Gibson. She falters and struggles, yet somehow manages to hold on. The secret to her strength is found in her faith. Heather's story is a beautiful testimony to the importance of the local church and the practicality of the Word of God.
A companion to "Turbulent...
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This book offers a complete history and culture of the Samoans and Manu'ans, chronicled in a new narrative, thus giving a new perspective on reality. It's an Orator Chief's treatise covering over 3000 years of history and culture, reimagined through the paradigm of data analytics methodology. Told by an expert in the oral mythology and written history of the Polynesian Archipelago, both English and Samoan, this historiographical account makes use...
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As the worship of the Episcopal Church approaches a new period of renewal and innovation, important questions must be explored about what exactly does constitute an Anglican approach to liturgy. Simply doing what we have always done (or coming up with new and exciting ideas) will not suffice to nourish the people of God. It seems to be an appropriate time for a reclamation of the work and ideals of Percy Dearmer, noted liturgical scholar from the...
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