99 Results for : parishioners
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The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 589min
It takes no courage to sign up as a Protestant. These words begin this bold work - the culmination of David Wells' long-standing critique of the evangelical landscape. But to live as a true Protestant - that's another matter. This audiobook is a jeremiad against new versions of Evangelicalism - the Marketing and Emergent Churches - and a call to return to the historic faith, one defined by Reformation solas (grace, faith, and scripture alone) and to a reverence for doctrine. Wells argues that historic, classical Evangelicalism is marked by doctrinal seriousness, as opposed to the new movements of the Marketing Church and the Emergent Church. He energetically confronts the Marketing communities and their tendency to try to win parishioners as consumers rather than worshipers, advertising the most palatable environment rather than trusting the truth to be attractive. He takes particular issue with the most popular evangelical movement in recent years - the Emergent Church. Emergents, he says, are postmodern, post-conservative, and post-foundational, embracing a less absolute understanding of the authority of scripture than traditionally held. The Courage to Be Protestant is a dynamic argument for the courage to be faithful to what biblical Christianity has always stood for, thereby securing hope for the church's future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bob Souer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/006021/bk_blak_006021_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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To Light a Candle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 722min
Cynny Barlow is just eighteen when she falls helplessly in love with the dashing Ralph Clinton, an ambitious and talented actor visiting her home town for the summer. However, when Ralph is talent-spotted by a film producer, he puts everything behind him and leaves for the big time, with no idea that Cynny is already pregnant. Whilst her daughter Suzie is a toddler, Cynny can see no way out of her life of drudgery, working at the grocer's during the day, and as a barmaid in the evenings to make ends meet. Her one friend in the village, the vicar's wife Kate Bainbridge, is sympathetic, but has her own problems. Although the face she shows the parishioners is one of contentment, Kate yearns for more passion in her life than her husband Richard seems able to give her. Lately, she has been charmed by Richard's old friend, Perry Sylvester, a famous jazz pianist. But so far, there is nothing in his behaviour to suggest that he feels the same way. But everything is set to change for all concerned, for when Perry makes Cynny's acquaintance, he recognises in her a rare singing talent, one that would perfectly match the jazz he plays in the nightclubs of London. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Willow Nash. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000497/bk_twuk_000497_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Church Trap , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 366min
Churches today are caught in a sociological trap. Parishioners want to keep comfortable status quo organization. Churchmen feel the pressure to modernize, to "get where the action is". This book is a provocative and zesty analysis of the problem. Dishonest to God? The churches have followed corporations in emphasizing fat figures and solid annual growth. If religion were sold like stocks you would have the "high fliers" like the booming Southern Baptists and the Roman Catholics, the "blue chip" denominations - Episcopalians, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians - and then those with small growth potential, like the Jews. The "sick" clergy: Most clergymen of the various faiths, needless to say, are not alcoholic or homosexual. On the other hand enough clergymen have these problems to cause concern, and beyond the slippery labels of neuroses there are enough inward tortured people in the clergy to make church authorities wonder what in heaven is wrong. The future: One of the basic models for churchly change is ecumenism, but although ecumenism may look good on the drawing board, it has some very formidable hurdles before it . There is no sign in the heavens that the organized religions in America will be granted a resurrection. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charles Henderson Norman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018743/bk_acx0_018743_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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For the Love of Mary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 598min
A hilarious coming-of-age novel about the pain of young love, family secrets, and sick ferrets. Fifteen-year-old Jacob feels almost on the inside: almost smart, almost funny, almost good-looking, almost worthy of falling in love. His sister is too busy dating guys in Whitesnake jackets to notice, and his best friend is occupied with his own painful pubescent crisis. Jacob's mother has just started a curious (and rather un-Christian) holy war with the church across the street, while his father has secretly moved into the garage. Everything changes when Jacob meets Mary. Jacob thinks Mary is the most beautiful girl in the world. If only Mary's father wasn't the minister at the enormous rival church. If only she wasn't dating a youth pastor with pristine white teeth and impeccably trimmed hair. If only Jacob could work up the courage to tell Mary how he feels.... As the conflict between the churches escalates, a peeping Tom prowls the neighborhood, a bearded lady terrorizes unsuspecting Dairy Queen customers, a beautiful young girl entices Jacob into a carnal romp in a car wash, and the church parishioners prepare their annual re-enactment of Operation Desert Storm. Sidesplitting satire with a surprising amount of heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/009560/bk_reco_009560_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Shepherd Who Didn't Run: Father Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 395min
The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. - Fr. Stanley Francis Rother Fr. Stanley Rother was true to his word. He did not run. And was martyred at the age of 46. Fr. Stanley arrived in Guatemala in 1968, and immediately identified with his parishioners' simple, farming lifestyle. He learned their languages, prepared them for the Sacraments, and cared for their needs. Fr. Stanley, or "Padre Francisco" as he was called by his beloved Tz'utujil Indians, had found his heart's calling. After nearly a decade, the violence of the Guatemalan civil war found its way into the peaceful village. Disappearances, killings, and danger became daily occurrences, but despite this unrest Fr. Stanley remained hard at work, building a farmer's co-op, a school, a hospital, and the first Catholic radio station, used for catechesis. In early 1981, his name was on a death list, so he returned to Oklahoma and was warned not to return. But he could not abandon his people, so he went back, and made the ultimate sacrifice for his faith. "Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people," said Fr. Stanley, "that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011574/bk_tant_011574_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People, by Nadia Bolz-Weber | Summary and Analysis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 34min
Learn About How People Become Accidental Saints in a Fraction of the Time It Takes to Listen to the Actual Book! Nadia is a woman who grew up with a very strict view of how to imagine Christ, God, and the Bible. Because of that, she felt she just couldn't live up to what she was taught, so she withdrew and became a different person. She went through trials and tribulations, maybe more than some of us do. She was a drug user and abused alcohol. She was angry, depressed, and scared. But, somehow, she came through the other side. Despite still being a swearing, sarcastic, tattooed, and sometimes angry woman, she found her way back to God and became a Lutheran pastor for All Saints and Sinners Church in Colorado. She felt like she never fit in as she was growing up, and that has actually helped her lead her fellow parishioners through their own troubles. She uses her stories, tells her truths, and is fully open about herself showing that she is not perfect to help them see what a hard, wonderful, tough, beautiful, strange place we all share through God's grace. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: How the author became an accidental saint The reason why people become saints when they are trying to become something else ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lori L. Parker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055373/bk_acx0_055373_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Leora: Bride of California: American Mail-Order Bride Series, Book 31 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 306min
Her sister gone, her roommates soon to follow, Leora Mitchell must now face the fact that she, along with the others, are mail-order brides. For years, her life revolved around Brown’s Textile Mill, her sister Lottie, and their friends. Now, as mail-order brides, they’d be scattered across the country, ready to start a new life. The only problem was Leora had no idea what that life looked like, nor did she have any idea who she was without the familiar faces she loved so much. Pastor Theron Drake needed a wife, and the crazy folks in his congregation whole-heartedly agreed. So much so, they thought they should have as much access to the new Mrs. Drake as he did! They volunteered her for everything they could think of and made her the director of the annual Christmas Play. Throw in the town bully/busybody who’d rather have her own choice of a Mrs. Drake, and you have a mail-order bride that doesn’t know if she’s coming or going. Will Theron and Leora’s new marriage survive the onslaught of his over-zealous parishioners? Or will she crack under the pressure, turn tail, and run? Find out in this hilarious romp, how two people are forced to discover their true strengths and weaknesses. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Rahhal. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065236/bk_acx0_065236_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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One Way or Another (Beyond The Veil Supernatural Thriller, #5) (eBook, ePUB)
In One Way or Another, Book 5 of the Behind The Veil Supernatural Thriller Series, the investigation into the murder of Hymie Villarosa has come to a stunning end. And now, Detective Evan Parker is left to pick up the pieces. The problem is, the puzzle is more complex than he realized, leading to a human trafficking ring that has become so massive even the Feds are involved. But that's not the worst of it. Parker's haunting memories from his time fighting the war in Afghanistan are threatening to consume him more than ever. Still wrestling with his forbidden love for a woman now lost to him, Father Bernardino Soltera struggles to save one of his parishioners, sixteen-year-old Luisa Martinez. Pregnant and being threatened by her ruthless ex-boyfriend into getting an abortion, Father Soltera has managed to get her to a women's shelter and into the capable care of caseworker Maggie Kincaid. But despite everyone's best efforts, things are about to get very deadly. In the meantime, saved by forces beyond his comprehension, Hector Villarosa, Hymie's cousin, is now on the run. With the police and his conscience closing in on all sides, Hector has no choice but to face up to a mysterious stranger in gray who has a message for him that he doesn't want to hear. But with his very soul at stake, Hector's about to realize that you can run, and you can hide, but it's a hell of a way to die. Praise for One Way or Another "This is a burn up your eReader, can't put it down, page turner..." - Reader Review ★★★★★ "Awesome adventure. This story just gets better and better!" - Reader Review ★★★★★- Shop: buecher
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Architects of Armageddon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 623min
Someone is hellbent on world destruction....Inspector Kate Dawson is called to investigate a mass murder, a call that will change her life, and possibly the whole world - forever.Certain parents have been directed to put their children to death. They believe they are the Chosen Ones, destined by God to inherit the Earth. The charismatic leader of End Times Ministries, whose grand plan includes stoking the fires of Armageddon, has ordered parishioners to close ranks and prepare for a holy war.Kate Dawson knows this is not God’s will, but that of a dangerous, diabolical cult leader who controls the lives of his people. "They plan to start a war!""Nearly a million people live in the San Francisco Bay area," Senator Santiago said. "That’s a lot of lives that would be lost, but nowhere near the hundreds of millions of lives lost in a global war and the starvation, and sickness, and disease that follows.""So, you’re saying, the Doomsday clock is ticking?" Kate asked, already sensing the answer."It’s five minutes to midnight...."Kate would have been the first one to confess that she didn’t know a whole lot about politics and religion - but she did know there was a group of fanatics out there who were determined to move the hands of the clock closer to midnight, and it was her duty to stop their plan to detonate an atomic bomb in the San Andreas Fault. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Chambers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/170825/bk_acx0_170825_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Salvation in Death: In Death, Book 27 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 835min
In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer. But there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer... Harlan Coben says, "J.D. Robb's In Death novels are can't-miss pleasures." Her latest is no exception, as the priest at a Catholic funeral mass brings the chalice to his lips - and falls over dead... When Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas confirms that the consecrated wine contained potassium cyanide, she's determined to solve the murder of Father Miguel Flores, despite her discomfort with her surroundings. It's not the bodegas and pawn shops of East Harlem that bother her, though the neighborhood is a long way from the stone mansion she shares with her billionaire husband Roarke. It's all that holiness flying around at St. Christobal's that makes her uneasy.A search of the victim's sparsely furnished room reveals little - except for a carefully hidden religious medal with a mysterious inscription, and a couple of underlined Bible passages. The autopsy reveals more: faint scars of knife wounds, a removed tattoo - and evidence of plastic surgery suggesting "Father Flores" may not be the man his parishioners thought. Now, as Eve pieces together clues that suggest identity theft, gang connections, and a deeply personal act of revenge, she hopes to track down whoever committed this unholy act. Until a second murder - in front of an even larger crowd of worshippers - knocks the whole investigation sideways. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Ericksen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/000861/bk_brll_000861_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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