When it comes to religion, people often have more questions than answers. In A Beginner's Guide to God, author Eric Neal hopes to eliminate some confusion surrounding religion and provide a clear and universal pathway to the creator. In this guide, Neal addresses some of life's biggest questions: Does God exist? What happens when we die? Is this our only life? Who created the universe? How was the universe created? Why was it created? What is the spiritual realm? Why do people believe in a higher power? In addition to addressing the large questions, A Beginner's Guide to God explores the origins, history, and leadership of some of the world's major religions and provides a synopsis of their teachings. A Beginner's Guide to God offers a general guide to spark interest and clarify aspects of mankind's most important questions. Its goal is to help us make sense of religion, its progression, and the existence of a higher power. This is Eric Neal's first book, produced after many years of contemplation on the plight of religion in the modern age.

The vast majority of churches have a “worship service”—but is that all worship is, a once-a-week gathering to sing together? In The Beginner’s Guide to Worshiping God, readers will find out that Christian worship is not a service but a way of life. Worship is encountering God, learning who He is through an experience of His presence. As believers practice giving thanks and praise for all the Lord has done, they learn to love who He loves and daily do His will. This indispensable handbook, the newest addition to the best-selling Beginner’s Guide series, shows readers how to worship in every moment of life.

In this short, readable and inspiring book, top-selling author and pastor Gary Kinnaman explains the purpose, power and practicalities of praise and worship in the Christian life. Readers will take away not only an eye-opening understanding of worship, but will also learn how to enter into expressive praise both at church and home. And the book shows us how to extend worship into our daily routines.

In A Beginner's Guide to The Steinsaltz Talmud, Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams selects a fascinating and provocative section from the Talmud and helps students to reap the vast rewards that can be achieved when one encounters Rabbi Steinsaltz's historic, ground-breaking work. With the publication of The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition, it is now possible for the modern reader to study Judaism's great compendium of Jewish law and legend for the first time. The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition is more than just a translation. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz becomes our personal instructor, guiding us through the intricate paths of talmudic logic and thought.

What is intercessory prayer? How can I become an intercessor? When you don’t know where to begin, start with the basics! In The Beginner’s Guide to Intercessory Prayer, readers will learn to find their motivation for prayer in the power of love, by first and foremost experiencing a lasting relationship with God as Father and friend. As Dutch Sheets lays the foundation for one’s motivation to pray, he teaches that the simplicity and purity of devotion – our relationship with Christ – doesn’t need to be complex. Find the complexity of prayer reduced through “Did You Understand” questions at the end of each chapter to test your understanding. Upon completion you will have learned the 13 “P’s” of intercession, ranging from “Priority” to “Pleasure” and from “Plan” to “Pain.” Make intercessory prayer a part of your life by learning to pray effectively, by learning to pray alone and in groups and by persisting in prayer.

Literary criticism is to examine and interpret literature to gain deeper Insights and appreciation for it. It enables the critics to explore things like the writer/poet's style, themes, characters, and the historical or cultural context in which the work was created. Many renowned ports/writers have shared their opinions regarding literature throughout history, from ancient philosophers like Plato to modern pocts/writers. The present book depicts the opinions of such distinguished critics. It has easy to understand style and numerous examples which would make it easier for the students to understand Metary Criticism. It will be helpful for the students of English terature and literary theory and criticism.

In this classic guide, William Barclay offers a concise introduction to each of the New Testament books. In particular, he discuses the main theme of each book as he attempts to answer the question, is there a dominant and unchanging theme in the New Testament? And, he asks, if so, what is the New Testament saying about God and God's relationship with humankind? This book is ideal for individual and group Bible study.

Mike Dooley, the beloved creator of Notes from the Universe, distills a career's worth of inspiration into elegant, brief lessons for making our way through the world--conceived as a guidebook for his young daughter to read when she grows up, yet relevant to everyone who's living a life on earth. Mike returns with his most impactful book yet: a volume of almost 500 insights drawn from his 20+ years as a New Thought leader, organized between endearing letters that recall poignant moments of fatherhood. Through books, courses, and live events, Mike has engaged students with his trademark humor, wisdom, and sheer joy in living. He speaks of understanding our innate spirituality and personal responsibility as the means to unlocking our power over the illusions of time and space. A Beginner's Guide to the Universe is filled with gem-like bits of wisdom imparting his most essential, heartfelt advice about living deliberately and creating consciously--comparable to such treasures as Life's Little Instruction Book, The Prophet, and The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down. Cleverly guiding the reader through a range of topics--including family and relationships, power and responsibility, adversity and rebounding, even the nature of heaven, angels, and God--Mike succeeds in making a happy life in this universe seem easily within our reach. The short passages of text placed artfully on each page, in a book that's a pleasure to hold in the hand, make this an ideal gift for a parent, a parent-to-be, a child, a new grad, a dear friend, or anyone who needs a dose of Dooley, whether they know it or not.

A Beginner’s Guide to Language and Gender offers a broad and accessible introduction to the study of gender and language use for those new to the subject. The book introduces the theoretical and practical perspectives, including relevant frameworks necessary to understand ways in which language interacts with gender/sex in various settings, including: in media, in schools, in places of business, in places of worship, and at home.

This book serves two purposes--to honor the apologist and author Dr. Frank Turek and, in the spirit of his ministry, present reasoned responses to challenges currently facing the church. Every year, for more than one decade, Dr. Turek has hosted the Cross Examined Instructors Academy (CIA) through his Cross Examined Ministries, wherein he leads a group of professors and apologists as they teach and train others in the field of apologetics. Several rising stars within the apologetics community began their ministries because of Dr. Turek and the CIA. The authors of this book were chosen from this ever-widening pool of CIA attendees, past and present, most of whom have gone on to academic instruction or their own successful apologetics ministries. Their contributions broadly address challenges from philosophy and science; challenges against Jesus and the Bible; and even challenges facing parents and the church. Many topics offer new approaches, while others reestablish existing responses, but all seek to provide answers to a skeptical world for the hope that rests within all Christians.