The Abba FOUNDATION Knowing The Father Through The Eyes of Jesus Jesus didn't come to start a new religion, judge the world, or model a new ethic. He came to give humanity the clearest possible view of the Father. Jesus was, and is, first and foremost Abba's Son. He knew the Father in a way that was incomprehensible to His contemporaries and continues to challenge our notions of the rule-keeping, judgmental, begrudging God. Jesus reveals the Father's creation, will, mission, relationships, gifts, calling, and more in this clearly-written study that provides every disciple a path to sonship. Published by Burkhart Books, Bedford, Texas www.BurkhartBooks.com

In early February 1949, American Jewry’s most popular and powerful leader, Abba Hillel Silver (1893–1963), had summarily resigned from all his official positions within the Zionist movement and had left New York for Cleveland, returning to his post as a Reform rabbi. During the second half of the 1940s, Silver was the most outspoken proponent of the founding of a sovereign Jewish state. He was the most instrumental American Jewish leader in the political struggle that led to the foundation of the State of Israel. Paradoxically, this historic victory also heralded Silver’s personal defeat. Soon after Israel’s declaration of independence, Silver and many of his American Zionist colleagues were relegated to the sidelines of the Zionist movement. Almost overnight, the influential leader—one who had been admired and feared by supporters and opponents—was stripped of his power within both the Zionist and the American Jewish arenas. Shiff’s book discerns the various aspects of the striking turnabout in Silver’s political fate, describing the personal tragic story of a leader who was defeated by his own victory and the much broader intra-Zionist battle that erupted in full force immediately after the founding of Israel. Drawing extensively on Silver’s own archival material, Shiff presents an enlightening portrait of a critical episode in Jewish history. This book is highly relevant for anyone who attempts to understand the complex homeland–diaspora relations between Israel and American Jewry.

You are holding a powerful tool that will enable you to fulfill the Lord's command to "make disciples" in the relational dynamic of the Trinity. Discover how to walk in an intimate relationship with the Father, Son, and Spirit-a discipleship that is not based on placing the burden of spiritual growth on the shoulders of the believer, but on the overflowing work of the Spirit to connect us to the Father through the Son. The Journey begins with The Abba Foundation: how to know the Father really is good. Then The Abba Factor helps you distinguish between living as an orphan or as a son of God. Finally, learn to partner with the Holy Spirit in the process of transformation, the full meaning of "Abba" cry with The Abba Formation. Each chapter contains a weekly Meditation Verse, Assigned Reading, Discussion Questions for reflection and sharing in a small group or triad, and a Supplemental Article. These work together to assist the disciple in integrating the main concepts of each chapter.

Your brokenness is the key to knowing God as Father. God has an identity. He does not want to be known as a higher power or confined to our limited understanding and judgment of Him. Those who want to know the name of God—and most importantly want to know God as He desires to be known—can discover him as Abba. Matthew L. Stevenson III captures all the teachings of Jesus that demonstrated the Father. This book also highlights how aggressively Satan distorts the father role to fracture people’s lives in the areas of: • Identity • Security • Failures • Confidence Abba addresses the key to a more fulfilling worship life as well as understanding God’s heart toward the fatherless. A revelation of the father heart of God is needed more now than ever.

Understand the orphan spirit on a global scale. Then see the contrast between the progression of the orphan spirit and sonship-and how God uproots orphan thinking and establishes a sonship mentality. Sonship is not a place to get to-but a way to be; seeing yourself through the Father's eyes radically sets one free from the orphan lies and temporary substitutes for joy. Check out the other two books in the trilogy: THE ABBA FOUNDATION Knowing the Father through the eyes of Jesus is essential to living fully as sons of God. THE ABBA FORMATION Do you want to go deeper? Learn to partner with Holy Spirit who searches the Father's heart and discloses His purposes to you through spiritual words. Published by Burkhart Books, Bedford, TX www.BurkhartBooks.com

Hannah and Abba—Hebrew for "Dad"—are spending time together in nature on Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day. As Abba rests under a carob tree, Hannah declares that she wants to climb a tree. The carob tree's trunk is too skinny, but can she climb a eucalyptus tree or a pine tree or an olive tree? When each poses a challenge—for being too scratchy, for not having footholds—Abba offers new inspiration for climbing and insight into what Hannah and the carob tree share in common.

The Lord’s Prayer unites Christians of all traditions. It is the first and perhaps only prayer that people learn by heart. However, its patriarchal and kingdom imagery do not resonate universally today. How do we pray the prayer Jesus taught us in ways which are authentic and life-giving? This volume, emerging from years of praying the Lord’s Prayer, offers a series of prayers and poems written in response to it. They wrestle with its central images and bring our own stories and relationships into dialogue with it. Each prayer uses the address Abba or Amma: Aramaic terms of intimate address to God as father or mother which reflect Jesus’ usage, drawing on the abbas and ammas of the Desert Tradition as well as our own parental relationships. It aims to integrate our whole human journey into the vocation of being a follower of Jesus. An extended introduction explores why praying the Lord’s Prayer is significant, how it is problematic, and how contemporary theological reinterpretations offer fresh perspective on it.