The conviction that Jesus is the restorative Christ demands a commitment to the justice he articulated. The justice of the restorative Christ is justice with reconciliation, justice with repentance, justice with repair, and justice without retaliation. The Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts portray the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ through the radical concept of «enemy-love.» In conversation with Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Jesus-for-o ...
7 Key Qualities of Effective Teachers: Encouragement for Christian Educators aims to encourage and inspire Christian teachers in their critically important role as transformative educators who motivate and encourage others to become the best people God created them to be. The book explores seven key qualities of an effective teacher: relationships, Christlikeness, empowerment, empathy, humility, affirmation, and teamwork. Each chapter contains a ...
"The author of Hebrews is arguing that God himself has brought about the fulfillment of these institutions through his Son's priesthood, his once-for-all sacrifice, and the new covenant he inaugurated in the last days. These new institutions are never denied the Jews. In fact, the context of the epistle presumes that these are primarily for the Jews, considering that the author was speaking to a Jewish-Christian community. The author i ...
Adam und Eva, die Arche Noah, der brennende Dornbusch, der Stab des Mose, das Kreuz von Jesus Christus – jede wichtige Person, jedes gro?e Ereignis in der Bibel steht in Beziehung zu einem Baum, Zweig, Samen, einer Frucht oder irgendeinem anderen Baumbestandteil. Matthew Sleeth gibt erstaunliche Einblicke in die biblische Welt der Baume, wie Gott die grunen Riesen fur seine Plane benutzt hat. Sein Waldspaziergang durch die Bibel zeigt, welche ...
