The war of the Contemporary Gods is well underway in Agra, India.

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

The Blessing: Splendor of Our Father's Word is an inspirational daily read. It is full of valuable life lessons on the important of humility, forgiveness, and fellowship with others. It provides reminders to avoid the many vices and attitudes that can keep us from leading a fulfilling, joyful life. The collection of personal reflections can inspire happiness and peace in all readers, and bring them closer to God.

As Christianity expands and grows in Africa, there is deep new interest in African theology in general, and the way in which some African theologians are interpreting the significance of Christ within African culture, in particular. This volume explores the Christology of two of the foremost African thinkers against the background of the West African Akan culture. The result is a rare and fascinating look at some of the key cultural symbols of African culture, the struggle to reinterpret the "white, blond, blue-eyed Christ" presented by pioneering missionaries to Africa, and the pitfalls and promises that attend the exercise. The selected theologians, John Samuel Pobee and Kwame Bediako, are put into a critical conversation with Karl Barth in order to initiate a dialogue between Western theology and African theology that brings to the fore some of the pertinent issues about the particularity and universality of Christ. The volume, while seeking to make Christ relevant for Africa, moves away from romanticizing African culture and insists on being faithful to the biblical witness to Christ. The result is an attempt to present an engaging piece of work that makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates on Christology and indigenous theology.

For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all – ‘If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?’ And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it?

“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html Prayer to St. Tikhon Oh, sacred chapter, to the Hierarch of Christ Tikhon, sincere poverty, compassion and purity to the keeper and lover, in the earthly - heavenly and human - an former angel, awake shepherd of the verbal flock of Christ, the mysteries of God, Gospel doctrine and priest of legends to the interpretive interpreter, the Orthodox Church of God to the zealot, the second according to Saint Demetrius of Rostov - the Russian Chrysostom, the godly customs of the courageous destroyer and strong pagan rejoicing to the victor; the glories of the Most Holy Trinity and the honor of the days, designated by the Church of God, an ardent defender and an irresistible defender, tireless and god-wise to the collector of treasures of spiritual wisdom from the visible of this world, wise God glorified the new Orthodox Church! receive from Me , If ye and a sinful, unworthy prayer. And first, teach me to reverently and reverently walk the paths of God's commandments, but I will never return to the path of God's commands to the contrary. 'Even to you, by grace - from God given to you, be wise, enlighten and enlighten my mind, weak and dark, and I will take out the heavenly wisdom and prism of the Divine I think. Manage my astray heart, if he despised earthly hedge, turn away the short-term ones, don’t be fooled by the flowing ones, celestial and eternal sincere desire, and always comfort them with almighty feelings. Do not deny, St. Servant of the Pres. Trinity - Tikhon, intercession before the Lord God, in the Trinity of Saints glorified and worshiped, that he will give me purification, mouth purification, rightness of deeds, forgiveness of sins of youth and ignorance, peace of thoughts, peace of mind, spiritual joy, by the inexpressible goodness of His thoughts, love is not hypocritical, patience, kindness, meekness, firm faith, abstinence and all good things will be fulfilled by me by the gift of His Holy Spirit. Blissful in the dwellings of heaven, remember the brethren in the flesh, yours and ours, parents, benefactors and friends, and all those who honor you, who love you and pray to you, who are here in the rich world, or who live somewhere after death. Whereas the hour of my death will come to an end and the time of the event from this world will come, You, O eager prayer book of all the goodness of Christ the Lord and the merciful Mater of His Virgin Mary, accelerate then with your clergyman and your clergyman St. With Mitrofan to help me a sinner, and with your prayers stand up to me from evil devilish attacks and hostile slander, let me glorify forever and ever, thank and praise the Life-Giving, Omnipotent and inseparable Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. From infancy, I deeply harbored a certain special commitment to Saint Tikhon, now God the glorified saint and miracle worker of all Russia. My parents (may the Lord God remember them in his kingdom!) Settled in me this sweet feeling for him with stories about his holy life, and also - annually leading me to his tomb in Zadonsk Monastery, despite the considerable distance from him of our humble dwelling . This love, and especially the very grace and anointing with which the creations of St. Tikhon are fragrant, inspired me not only to read them easily for edification, but also to study in separate parts the thoughts of the new Holy Father and the great teacher of our Church. But the common of all Orthodox Christians in Russia is love, reverence and veneration of others like saints - our Father Tikhon, John Chrysostom , St. John of Damascus Dimitry of Rostov .