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This book by Anne Martin invites new Christians, those returning to the
church, and anybody who wants to deepen their faith to join in a reflection process of 13 central questions of Christianity
and faith. It was designed to be used in a small group setting, and includes useful information on forming covenant groups,
meeting outlines, and developing spiritual practices. Questions are presented in ways that encourage prayer, reflection, and
discussion. Price: $15.95
Available for purchase from:
Grand River Spiritual and Educational Resources
PO
Box 553
Paris, ON N3L 3E7
1-888-668-0871 in Ontario
1-519-442-3366
avel_booksandvideos@on.aibn.com
Your
local presbytery resource centre or
UCRD (United Church Resource Distribution) 1-800-288-7365
Note: A New Creed
is on the video/DVD WELCOME TO THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA.
QUESTION 1: FAITH: What is it? How can we talk
about it?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH II: 5. What Gives You Faith?
How did you come into your faith? What sustains your faith?
How do you share your faith?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH III : 1.What Do You Mean By Faith?
What does faith mean to you? What's
the difference between faith and belief?
QUESTION 2: How do you experience God in your life?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH
I: 1. Who Is God? What is your image of God? When do you think of God?
TALKING ABOUT GOD: 1. What is Your Experience of
God?
QUESTION 3: Who is Jesus for you?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH II: 1. Who Is Jesus? (25 minutes)
What role does
Jesus play in your faith? What does one have to believe about Jesus to be Christian?
WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM? Presents
how Jesus has been seen through the eyes of artists in different times and places. (20 minutes)
QUESTION 4: THE
BIBLE: What does it mean to you?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH II: 2. What's the Use of the Bible? (25 minutes)
What kind of
authority does the Bible have for you? What role does the Bible play in your faith?
FAITH and REASON: LIVING YOUR FAITH:
4. The Bible: Fact or Fiction?
In conversation with Walter Brueggemann and A. J. Levine (25 minutes]
QUESTION 5:
PRAYER: What does it mean to you?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH I: 2. What Good is Prayer? (25 minutes)
What is prayer? What
happens when you pray? Does prayer change God's mind?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH V: 4. How Do You Pray? (25 minutes)
What's
difficult about prayer? Does prayer change God?
Also available PRAYING IN THE MIDST OF LIFE (series of 6 videos) 22 minutes
each
QUESTION 6: How can we talk about God and suffering?
FAITH and REASON: OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD 3. How
Can Anything Good come Out of This? In conversation with Rabbi Harold Kushner and Dr. Phyllis Tickle (23 minutes)
5. Is
It All Right with God if We Suffer?
In conversation with Walter Brueggemann and Forrest Harris (25 minutes)
TALKING
ABOUT GOD: 4. Where is God in Your Life? (25 minutes)
God in Suffering; A Sense of God's Presence; Yearning for God
QUESTION
7: Who me, a sinner?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH III: 5. Remember Sin and Salvation? (22 minutes)
Whatever happened to
sin? What is sin for you? What does salvation mean?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH FOR YOUTH I: 3. What is Sin? (19 minutes)
What
is a sin? Where does evil come from?
QUESTION 8: FORGIVENESS: What are the challenges and the blessings?
WRESTLING
WITH ANGELS: Tape 2
Forgiving (with Lewis Smedes) How Do I Forgive and Get On With My Life (25 minutes)
QUESTION
9: After death: What is next?
QUESTIONS OF FAITH II: 6. What Happens After Death? (25 minutes)
What is your attitude
toward death? What does immortality or life after death mean to you?
QUESTION 10: Nurturing your faith: Which spiritual
practices are best for you?
SEARCHING FOR SPIRIUTALITY: 2. FINDING GOD IN DAILY LIFE (22 minutes)
DISCOVERING EVERYDAY
SPIRITUALITY series An 8-part series with Thomas Moore (Care of the Soul).
Profiles people who have reclaimed and nurtured
the sacredness of everyday life.
4 videos, with 2 parts on each. Each part is 25 minutes.
1. STORY Stories have the
power to heal and set free. 3. ACTIVITY Activities enhance, deepen our spiritual lives
2. PLACE Discovering the spiritual
geography of our lives. 6. RITUAL Rituals give order and meaning to our lives
QUESTION 11: What is this community
called church?
RABBI'S GIFT An extraordinary fable about one community's yearning for new life and vitality. This is a
parable about revitalizing our church and community. (7 minutes)
ECUMENICAL SHARED MINISTRY: A Love Story Stories of four
ecumenical shared ministries involving people of different Christian traditions coming together to share their life and ministry.
(28 minutes)
IT'S ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY A stewardship resource produced for children but can be used with adults to encourage
them to see themselves as part of a community and that each person has something different and special to add. (15 minutes)
QUESTION 12: How do you live your faith in the world?
FINDING YOUR WAY Stories of people who talk about how
they have come to the United Church at critical
moments in their lives and why they have stayed. (10 minutes)
FAITH
and REASON: LIVING YOUR FAITH 5. Does Christianity Have a Place at the Political Table? In conversation with Dominic Crossan
and Gayle White (23 minutes)
QUESTION 13: The journey continues, what is next?
As you continue your faith journey remember AVEL has many resources available for your individual and/or group
study.
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