La entrega del Amor

En El Señor de los anillos, J. R. R. Tolkien nos ofrece un relato extraordinario que aúna de modo indisoluble la virtualidad del mito y la elevación de lo espiritual cristiano. Gracias a esta complejidad, que sin embargo percibimos dentro de un sencillo marco narrativo, podemos contemplar las aspiraciones, problemas y deseos humanos revestidos de sublimidad y altura de miras.

Esta obra nos habla de cómo vivir humanamente en un mundo cruel, poniendo en el centro de la vida y de la sociedad al pobre y al más débil. Sus capítulos quieren ser una muestra concreta de lo enriquecedor que resulta leer la Biblia desde los ojos de las comunidades populares creyentes y, al mismo tiempo, con los anteojos de los métodos histórico-críticos modernos, gran ayuda para no caer fácilmente en la tentación de manipular los textos de la Biblia. Como indica el título, «Memoria subversiva y fuente de esperanza para los pueblos crucificados» recoge dos importantes intuiciones ...

You can always trust in the One Power that never fails. Sooner or later, all of us discover that our own strength has its limits. The best of our personal resources fall short in the face of the things life can dish out. We need ability that lies beyond ourselves -- power only God can provide. In A TOUCH OF HIS POWER, as in his other best-selling A Touch of His. . .devotional books, Dr. Charles Stanley probes the circumstances of life. With a photographer's eye for detail and design, he explores the composition of human experience: the vital, counter-balancing realities of adversity and...

"I am concerned," says John McArthur, "about the growing tendency in the Christian community ot create and empower leaders in the business world that don't understand the church from Jesus' perspective." Concerned about their image and their effectiveness, many Christian leaders easily fall into the temptation to rewrite the Biblical role of the pastor in order to fit into the role of "Chief Executive". This is the third in a trilogy and a valuable asset for encouraging both current pastors and future pastors. In a time when many pastors get caught up in the "marketing" of their church, this...