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The basic requirement for CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING in tertiary institutions is a compulsory activity within the course of study; hence, the dire need for the course text "Christian Counselling" written by Rev. Kesmen Sati Yohanna (Ph.D.).The book intended to meet the yearning aspirations of the teaming students particularly, those in education, social sciences and humanities. It is also hoped that the text will solve the apathy demonstrated by many students towards counseling activities.The text has six chapters which are well structured and coherent and therefore strongly recommended for students, teachers and the entire society who are interested in learning about processes of Christian counseling.

Maurice Nicoll (1884-1963) Harley Street analytical psychologist trained by CG Jung, and disciple of 'western gurus' GI Gurdjieff and PD Ouspensky, became in later years a practitioner and teacher of mystical spirituality. This study traces through Nicoll's published writings, and through the recently rediscovered Dream Diaries, his spiritual journey from his early rejection of Christianity to his finding 'what really mattered' in a re-embrace of his natal religion, but this in a form he saw as far 'truer' than what he had earlier rejected. Nicoll learned through practising Gurdjieff's 'Work', his system of spiritual training, that the Kingdom of Heaven is neither a post-mortem experience nor a millennial restoration of Christ's Kingdom, but a state of psychological or spiritual development, the fulfilment or perfection of the individual life achievable in this life; the Gospels, neither ethical discourse nor historical biography of a god-man describe this spiritual state and how to achieve it. Nicoll's books The New Man and The Mark, works of biblical exegesis on psychological lines, explain how this message, esoterically encoded in the Gospel narrative, may be interpreted.

We encounter this God in a land "given to the hands of man", in the face of a poor person and a little one, in the silence and tears, in the joy and hope of those who never tire of sowing seeds... because the God of Jesus is found "moving from the sinful and suffering world and not from a religious height". Becoming men and women is the true Christian vocation and the Church can only be at the service of this call. Every time it gives in to the temptation of power and success, of ritualism, of clericalism, of an asceticism that distances one from the life of the world, forgets his service and his mission; forget who she really is.

Patristic teaching refers to the theological and doctrinal teachings of the early Christian theologians known as the Fathers of the Church, or the Patristic Fathers. This period is generally considered to extend from the apostolic era to the end of the eighth century. The Patristic Fathers played a crucial role in shaping and articulating the foundational doctrines of Christianity, responding to various theological challenges and controversies that emerged during the early centuries of the Church.

Francis of Assisi at a young age met the disease, and more or less serious, the disease was a dramatic event for both him and his family. In fact, illness transforms the existence of the individual by modifying family and social relationships, upsets the identity and enters a state of crisis, certainly with the outside world, but above all with one's own body.I would like in this second part of the book, through the experience of Francesco's illness, to try to look at the disease with a new perspective, which is not established by chance, but must be seen as a defense mechanism, and an attempt by the body to overcome conditions that he does not feel suitable, so that he can defend himself, and then live in good health.

The starting point is the current text of the Gospel. What Jesus said and did, the event through which God reveals himself as Lord of history, close to and involved with human affairs, is presented as a book written in the second half of the 1st century AD, in a specific cultural environment. The first level of reading is the one that applies to the book: understanding what the author intends to say, with his language and his conception of the world.

Universal salvation only happens through the name "Jesus" (Acts 3:12). For the obvious reasons, only Christians can call on the name "Jesus" to be saved. What about people of other religions who do not know the name "Jesus"? Universal salvation is through the mediator. To save all of humanity, the divine person manifested himself in history, Jesus of Nazareth. People of other religions seeking salvation invoke the name of the mediator they know. Do they have to wait for salvation until they invoke the name "Jesus"? Panikkar analyses the question in the categories of person, name, myth, symbol and history. Without relativising the belief that the name "Jesus" stands for universal salvation, Panikkar explains the value of the other names of the one mediator to whom the various religions refer. These considerations have implications for the question of salvation not only for people of different religions but also for all ETIs throughout the universe. It may take millions of light years for the name ¿Jesus¿ to reach the ETIs.

This manuscript details the revised version of the life and times of the Tibane family in Mpumalanga Province after their arrival in the place of the rising sun back in 1940s. The high influx of people from neighbouring countries were due to a number of opportunities such as the discovery of gold and urbanisation. Some came through because of the agricultural sector that kept on growing until this very day. The fast development and expansion of Johannesburg became another mile stone in pulling people for labour from around Africa.This book breaks down how the Tibane Family started and their movements around the province. Further the author also pays tribute to some of the late family members.

The mysteries of the kingdom of GOD have their place in the journey of the Christian faith; but, very often neglected because of the spirit of religion and the fact that several ravening wolves have monopolized them to use them in the wrong direction.JESUS CHRIST was very balanced in his ministry; on the one hand he used the word, and on the other, the works which were only the tangible and palpable manifestation of the preached word also associated with the mysteries.The word, the works as well as the mysteries brought balance to his vocation; and the advantage of the mysteries is especially felt in cases of deliverance giving one a head start.The mysteries are there within your reach; so enjoy them.

The main idea in this book is to apply the positive biblical hermeneutics and methods of its interpretations which are wealthy to the universal Christianity today. Indeed, the African Initiated Churches and the universal Christianity worldwide are currently challenged by several theological and biblical topics that need to be improved by a careful biblical hermeneutics and methods in order to comprehend the truths and values which are contained in the Scripture (¿).

The book is about components of the winning business plan. Today's business world demands that even churches, NGOs and Faith Based Organisation must be bankable and be based on sound business principles. Unless these structures are founded and operated within the principles of business, they will not survive. For the church to strive and survive the storm, the institutions must be founded on a proper foundation and principles. The church must have a constitution and business plans to expand their growth and development. This book narrates the case of the Fountain Family Bible Church, how this ministry was born and travailed through leaps and bounds. In-spite of the challenges encountered on the way, the Lord has been good.

The question of the fairness of God and the presence of evil and its ravages especially on those who are perceived to be good is confounding. One of the Bible books that tackles this subject is the book of Habakkuk. The prophetic book presents a gripping dialogue between Habakkuk and God on the question of God¿s justice. The prophet approaches God with a rare audacity in the Old Testament. God¿s response on the other hand leaves the prophet spellbound, resigning to more trust in God. The prophetic poetic nature of the work invites an application of a literary analysis in order to arrive at the prophet¿s intent. The Hebrew literature rich in its expressions, features and structure affords an opportunity of study into this gripping work of the prophet. The alternate structural arrangement of the book reveals an answer to the question of God¿s justice, which is existentially faith in God and eschatologically a visitation by God. The prophetic work of Habakkuk is a refreshing and reassuring piece in the world of injustice in which common question is; is it fair? I dedicate this book to all who have felt the brunt of evil and have lingering questions about the justice of God.

This book details ways and means of saving money and using it wisely for the growing the livelihoods of our communities. It looks at the biblical principles and applications of how to efficiently utilise money. The books explore fundamentals of the bible why it encourages the culture of saving money instead of wasting and over spending. It also looks details the need for prioritisation of needs and wants.

When you hear or read the title, ¿The Seven Spirits of God¿ for the first time, the first question that will likely come up in your mind is, Does this mean God has seven Holy Spirits?The Bible does show that there are ¿Seven Spirits of God.¿ It however behooves us to understand exactly what this means and how it applies to us in the New Covenant.To start with, the number Seven (7) is regarded by the Hebrew people as a sacred number, and throughout the Bible it is used to symbolize perfection, fullness, abundance, rest, and completion. The ¿Seven Spirits of God¿ therefore implies a ¿completeness¿ or ¿fullness¿ of the Holy Spirit, and this fullness of the Spirit is what every Christian ought to have, for it is our birthright.

This book contains in two volumes a full text-critical analysis of this remarkable 4th century Middle-Egyptian manuscript. Not only all available early Coptic, Greek, Syriac and Latin, but also Armenian, Georgian, Arabic and Gothic versions, are included in the comparison as textual witness, but also Palestinian, Georgian and Dutch Lectionaries, as well all the different Diatessara. Hilarius of Poitiers and John Chrysostom also appear as textual witness, as well as early Armenian Fathers. Its free text-form is affiliated to the early Syriac and Ethiopian witnesses and to the Diatessaron. So this book contributes as a reference-book, not only for the critical edition of the Coptic and of the Greek New Testament, but it has also implications for the wider range of textual study of the Early Church: the freer text-form, as represented by this manuscript and by the Dura-Europos harmony, appears to be the older form than that of the standard Greek manuscripts.

This book contains in two volumes a full text-critical analysis of this remarkable 4th century Middle-Egyptian manuscript. Not only all available early Coptic, Greek, Syriac and Latin, but also Armenian, Georgian, Arabic and Gothic versions, are included in the comparison as textual witness, but also Palestinian, Georgian and Dutch Lectionaries, as well all the different Diatessara. Hilarius of Poitiers and John Chrysostom also appear as textual witness, as well as early Armenian Fathers. Its free text-form is affiliated to the early Syriac and Ethiopian witnesses and to the Diatessaron. So this book contributes as a reference-book, not only for the critical edition of the Coptic and of the Greek New Testament, but it has also implications for the wider range of textual study of the Early Church: the freer text-form, as represented by this manuscript and by the Dura-Europos harmony, appears to be the older form than that of the standard Greek manuscripts.

Poetic Encounters on the Kings Highway is my second book and is more prolific than my first. It is an anthology and celebrates the fact of my latter reign experience and the incoming presence of God. Amongst other things the book demonstrates the praise aspects in the lyrics of the hymns I have composed both for myself and for others.The book will provide you with a four part plethora of poetic expression easy to be read by anyone and will be different to anything else you may have read. It is Christ - centered and some of the other poems tend towards the spirit of the author.It will demonstrate a few of the things I love, African violets, elephants, lilies, doves and swans.Hopefully the book will provide my family with a legacy for them to keep, be it for this life or the next.