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Celebrating Life: Finding Happiness in Unexpected Places
| | Following the painful loss of his father, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks began to learn how to celebrate life in a new way. This is lively and insightful collection of short pieces reflecting on the happiness he has discovered through family life, children, community, faith, and friendship. Jonathan Sacks has been Chief Rabbi for the British Commonwealth since 1991; he is the author of "The Politics of Hope." | |
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Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money
| | Passing the Plate shows that few American Christians donate generously to religious and charitable causes -- a parsimony that seriously undermines the work of churches and ministries. Far from the 10 percent of one's income that tithing requires, American Christians' financial giving typically amounts, by some measures, to less than one percent of annual earnings. And a startling one out of five self-identified Christians gives nothing at all.<br> <br> This eye-opening book explores the reasons behind such ungenerous giving, the potential world-changing benefits of greater financial giving, and what can be done to improve matters. If American Christians gave more generously, say the authors, any number of worthy projects -- from the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS to the promotion of inter-religious understanding to the upgrading of world missions -- could be funded at astounding levels. Analyzing a wide range of social surveys and government and denominational statistical datasets and drawing on in-depth interviews with Christian pastors and church members in seven different states, the book identifies a crucial set of factors that appear to depress religious financial support -- among them the powerful allure of a mass-consumerist culture and its impact on Americans' priorities, parishioners' suspicions of waste and abuse by nonprofit administrators, clergy's hesitations to boldly ask for money, and the lack of structure and routine in the way most American Christians give away money. In their conclusion, the authors suggest practical steps that clergy and lay leaders might take to counteract these tendencies and better educate their congregations about the transformative effects of generous giving.<br> <br> By illuminating the social and psychological forces that shape charitable giving, Passing the Plate is sure to spark a much-needed debate on a critical issue that is of much interest to church-goers, religious leaders, philanthropists, and social scientists. | |
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Generous Living
| | Ron Blue challenges and encourages the reader to live generously by addressing such topics as -- it's better to give than to receive, teaching children to give, how to give away money wisely and strategically, and how to make a will. | |
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Kingdom Assignment, The
| | The parable of the talents says that if I take what I have, and give it to God, unlimited things can happen for others. Is this true and does it work today are questions that are being answered in southern California at the Coast Hills Community Church in a nationally recognized way as they give $100 bills to their church members and send them out to do good. | |
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Kingdom Assignment 2, The
| | In the first Kingdom Assignment, Danny and Leesa Bellesi challenged their church to use their talents for God--with exciting, faith-building results. Now, in The Kingdom Assignment 2 the Bellesis ask their congregation to consider what treasures may be standing between them and God. | |
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Network Participant's Guide
| | Network is a dynamic program to help Christians understand who God has uniquely made them to be, and mobilize them to a place of meaningful service in the local church. It is designed for group presentation in several different formats. | |
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Becoming a Millionaire God's Way: Getting Money to You, Not from You
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Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 9/5/2008
ASIN: 0446510963
Retail price: $13.99
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| | This newly revised and expanded edition decries the myth that Christians must be poor and gives readers the keys to financial prosperity. Dr. Anderson combines biblical principles with expert financial advice, equipping readers with the tools they need to attain the riches they deserve. An invaluable resource for current or would-be investors or entrepreneurs, this book not only inspires readers to become educated about finances but also spurs them on to action and compels them to move forward confidently to achieve their financial dreams.<BR> New content includes callouts and new chapters on how to invest safely in today's market and on understanding that Jesus wasn't poor. | |
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Should the Church Teach Tithing? A Theologian's Conclusions about a Taboo Doctrine
| | This 364 page book began as a Ph.D. dissertation. It is an easy to read reference commentary which also contains many Greek and Hebrew word studies, and an extensive bibliography. Every tithing text is covered, plus every possible extension of it in the New Testament. The author demonstrates how the Church must replace this last taboo remnant of the Old Covenant Law and enter fully into must better New Covenant provisions for accomplishing God's work. No stone is left uncovered. A thorough historical survey of the first 300 years of church history and verse by verse studies of key chapters adds compelling evidence. Russell Earl Kelly can be reached at russkellyphd@earthlink. | |
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