Bøger af Steve Mueller

Do you want to know what the Bible is? How to read it? What Catholics believe about it? In a simple, accessible style, Steve Mueller addresses many of the problems and concerns that catechists, parents and adult learners commonly face as they begin their journey of faith through Scripture. This guide is perfect for those who are new to Bible study as well as for those who want to increase their knowledge of the Bible.

The aim of this book is to help you read more competently and so experience more richly the New Testament Letters as helpful catechetical resources both for maturing in your discipleship relationship with Jesus and for building up your Christian community today.Part 1, The World of the Early Christians, provides some necessary background material about their urban social world and worldview that will allow you to understand better the historical situation in which the Letters were composed and what the authors, in particular Paul whom we know most about, were experiencing as they created and sustained their new Christian identity in a non-Christian world.Part 2, The New Testament Letters, offers a brief Reading Guide to each of the Letters, first those of Paul, then those of his followers and finally those of the other authors, focusing especially on the selections chosen for reading at Sunday Masses to help you become familiar with the Letters and discover what each offers us today.Part 3, Reading Others' Mail, offers several helpful resources that will help you use these Letters for: - maturing in your own spirituality and building up your community- further reading and study (including a handy glossary of helpful terms)- personal reflection and small-group sharing

This novel tells the story of a guy who reveals his psychic ability in a shocking display, causing his friends to freak out. They each go on their own journey of "enlightenment," and it turns out people and events are uncannily interconnected, there are signposts along the way if you know what to look for, and some journeys are prettier than others.

Reading John's book of Revelation is a fantastic voyage to the center of our Christian faith. For many people today John's book is scary and provokes fear, but this Catechist's Guide to Reading the Book of Revelation shows that for John's first-century audience the visions he describes did not instill fear but confidence in God's powerful presence to transform our world into a new creation. This book is really meant to be an aid to your own reading of John's book of Revelation and so focuses on the basic things that any reader needs to know to read it intelligently and with profit. Revelation's form, content and function (once properly understood in the way John intended) can still help us to discover who we are as Christians today and how we can share with God in the challenge of eradicating evil from the systems and structures of our society--not to mention our own lives. As John envisions Christ's presence in our world for judgment and salvation, his reassuring visions reveal a brand new world that will turn our present world completely upside down. His visions describe the core theological truth that God is the real ruler of the universe, eternally present through Christ and now establishing a world that will contain no more evil. Steve Mueller, PhD, author of the five books in The Catechist's Guide Reading Series published by Faith Alive Books (FaithAliveBooks.com), has taught Philosophy, Theology, Scripture and Catholic Studies. He helped develop and taught for many years in the renowned Denver Catholic Biblical School for adult scripture study and was formerly the editor-in-chief of the monthly periodical for Eucharistic spirituality Living with Christ and a managing editor for Morehouse Education Resources for lectionary-based catechesis and sacramental preparation. He is the current editor for Words of Grace: Daily Reflections & Prayers for Catholics for All Saints Press (www.AllSaintsPress.com).