The Return of the Circuit Rider
Title | The Return of the Circuit Rider PDF eBook |
Author | David Robert Hinshaw |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2011-03-10 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1456711857 |
In the process of writing two short collections of light hearted material, (one published and one yet to be published), the author became acutely aware that he could not continue forward without addressing what he considered to be the most important issues of human existence. All of us have asked ourselves the questions, "What is the meaning of life" and "Why am I here"? Some have rejected the idea of an eternal soul, some are undecided, while others are largely unconcerned, but the author has chosen to embrace the concept and run with it. He believes there is a single overriding mission for every individual alive today. The sole purpose of this life is to prepare for the next one, and every person has been given the ability to control his own destiny. When compared to eternity, our lives are like a single knot in a rope that stretches around the world. From the foundation of the earth, a plan has been in place to allow humanity to share the wonders of eternity with the Creator of all things. Those who follow that plan will be rewarded accordingly, while those who prefer to separate themselves from the influence of a Higher Power, will be granted their wish in eternity. If this book convinces one person to follow the plan that leads to redemption, then it will have been well worth the effort.
The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders
Title | The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders PDF eBook |
Author | Rimi Xhemajli |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2021-06-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 172526921X |
In The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders, Rimi Xhemajli shows how a small but passionate movement grew and shook the religious world through astonishing signs and wonders. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, early American Methodist preachers, known as circuit riders, were appointed to evangelize the American frontier by presenting an experiential gospel: one that featured extraordinary phenomena that originated from God’s Spirit. In employing this evangelistic strategy of the gospel message fueled by supernatural displays, Methodism rapidly expanded. Despite beginning with only ten official circuit riders in the early 1770s, by the early 1830s, circuit riders had multiplied and caused Methodism to become the largest American denomination of its day. In investigating the significance of the supernatural in the circuit rider ministry, Xhemajli provides a new historical perspective through his eye-opening demonstration of the correlation between the supernatural and the explosive membership growth of early American Methodism, which fueled the Second Great Awakening. In doing so, he also prompts the consideration of the relevance and reproduction of such acts in the American church today.
The Circuit Rider
Title | The Circuit Rider PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Eggleston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 1875 |
Genre | American fiction |
ISBN |
This novel is about a small community and its relationship with Methodist circuit-riding preachers who traveled the frontier.
The Circuit Rider
Title | The Circuit Rider PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Eggleston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1874 |
Genre | American fiction |
ISBN |
This novel is about a small community and its relationship with Methodist circuit-riding preachers who traveled the frontier.
Brother Mason, the Circuit Rider
Title | Brother Mason, the Circuit Rider PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1856 |
Genre | Christian fiction |
ISBN |
A Circuit Rider's Wife
Title | A Circuit Rider's Wife PDF eBook |
Author | Corra Harris |
Publisher | |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Christian fiction |
ISBN |
"Semi-autobiographical account of the life of an unworldly minister and his more practical wife in rural Georgia." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation.
Confessions of a Circuit Rider
Title | Confessions of a Circuit Rider PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Faller |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2023-12-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1666770329 |
Chaplaincy. Pastoral care. Ministry. The care of souls. What lies beneath that which lies beneath them? Like Virgil, chaplain Stephen Faller guides an unusual tour winding through personal disclosure about ministry, adoption, chaplaincy, and disability. Contextualized within chaplaincy and clinical pastoral education, Faller examines these "visions from a little-known country." Within the landscape are the sights of living in a post-9/11 world as they prefigure the change and uncertainty that marked American life and ministry after the pandemic of 2020. A conclusion to "a dialectical inquiry at the end of the world," Faller explores the history of philosophy and religion in order to navigate an already unusual life within strange times. Essential reading for chaplains, and helpful insights for all those within the helping professions. As ministry continues to move beyond the surrounding walls of the institutional building, Faller suggests that chaplaincy can be a meaningful space for ordained ministry as one of the great "spaces between spaces." Moreover, this confessor's confession spells a way for storytellers and story collectors to find direction when meaning is lost. Chaplaincy itself is a meaningful response to a world turned upside down.