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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

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).

The aim of this book is to help you read more competently and so experience more richly the four New Testament Gospels as the original and still most helpful catechetical resources we have for deepening our relationship with Jesus and growing in our understanding of our Christian beliefs and practice. Part 1, God's Good News, provides some necessary background material about the New Testament social world that will allow you to understand better the historical situation in which the Gospels were composed and what the authors were trying to accomplish through their different versions of God's Good News. Part 2, The Good News in Four Versions, offers a brief reading guide to each of the Gospels that will help you to become familiar with each author's story of Jesus and his Good News of our salvation. Part 3, The Good News that Stays News, suggests several helpful resources that will help you use the Gospels for - shaping your own Gospel spirituality - further reading and study (including a handy glossary of terms) - personal reflection and small-group sharing

The unexpected can be a gift that teaches us who we are and what we can be. On Sunday, April 13, 1997 Jocelyn s life abruptly changed within a matter of seconds. As a free-spirited, unsettled woman, she travelled across the globe seeking adventure and purpose, returning home just long enough to earn enough money for the next trek. While in Namibia, Africa as part of a three month, sub-Saharan camping trip, Jocelyn broke her back in a sledding accident and was instantly paralyzed permanently. While unsought and unwanted, it was an adventure, and one of high stakes. Jocelyn had a choice would she embrace this full on as she did other challenges or withdraw and let life pass her by? While surviving an accident thousands of miles from home has its own merit, the real grit and depth of her story comes from how she created a new way of truly living. Moving on and not dwelling on the why, while by no means easy, is a powerful decision anyone experiencing a life-altering event can make. Though struggle, grief, and anger were all part of the journey, her family, friends and faith helped Jocelyn create a new life. Read her gripping story filled with tragedy, humor, joy and adventure.