The scent of love /
Keith Miller.
- 252 páginas ; 22 centímetros
A personal note from keith miller. Sharing the taste of new wine: The citadel of the soul. What I thought was a peculiar childhood. And where is God?. A loner's christian life. Testing the hypothesis that sharing our real stories is the way to go. Walking in God's story: Introduction: sometimes life seems unreasonable. A mystery about understanding the Bible. A look at God's story through the lens of relationship-act one. With whom was God still intimate?. Jesus and the unfolding of the plot-act two. Down through the years to now-act three. The power of christian love: Introduction: does christian behavior release real power?. The focus of christian love. How do you keep loving when no one cares?. The relationship between christian love and warm feelings. Cathexis or genuine love?. The purpose of cathexis. The stuff of fenuine love: work and courage. The power of specific loving acts-some examples. Conversion-beginning the adventure with God: Introduction: the problem of terminology. How do we get motivated to love as Christ loved?. How we become afraid to love and be loved. Choosing to reveal our secrets-a scary step. Repression and the person dialogue. Christian conversion-waht is it?. Some ways conversion happens. The "experencie" of conversion. What do we "receive" when we are converted?. An outpost of the kingdom: Introduction: real life is stranger than fiction. Where do we learn how to live in God's story?. Marks of an outpost of the kingdom. Marks of an outpost (two more). Marks of an outpost (last two). Beginning an outpost community. The doorway to openness-on sticky hinges. Some by-products of outpost living. The inner process which makes the outpost work. Passing the cup of faith: Introduction: some "bad press" about the word evangelism. Evangelism in the New Testament church. Evangelism after the ascension. A "witnessing" case history. Translating the message. How would a contemporary church become an "evangelistic" outpost of the kingdom?. Selecting a way to talk about our faith. Cultivating The soil for evangelism. Helping a seeker with repentance and surrender. After conversion-a new beginning. Trabajo evangelístico.
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Amor--Cristianismo. Vida cristiana--Autores anglicanos.