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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Bible--Reading"”.
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The (im)possibility of forgiveness? An empirical intercultural Bible reading of Matthew 18.15-35
Contains fulltext : 177429.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Equipping Members to Make Disciples through One-on-One Bible Reading at First Baptist Church, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
… Kentucky to make disciples through one-on-one Bible reading. This was achieved through a six-week one-on-one Bible reading course. During this course, the large group sessions focused on the biblical/theological underpinning for one-on-one Bible reading, basic principles of hermeneutics, and …
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The Role of Bible Intake and Prayer in the Marriage of Charles and Susannah Spurgeon
… and Susannah Spurgeon to their commitment to Bible reading and prayer. Chapter 1 offers an overview of Charles Spurgeon’s ministry and marriage and holds them up as an example worthy of imitation. Chapter 2 traces the biblical foundation of Charles and Susannah with special emphasis on their …
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The utilization of adventure-based programs in Christian education
… acceptance of doctrinal teachings, interest in Bible reading, intent to share religious faith, attitudes towards prayer, and perception of acceptance within the testing group. Pre- and post-program spirituality was self-reported using a 55-item Likert-type Scale instrument which was developed …
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Analysis of school board policies relating to the Establishment Clause
… The five categories include general, prayer, Bible reading, release time programs and equal access. Approximately 91 percent of the schools in the Commonwealth responded to this study. Approximately 55 percent of the schools returned policies which governed at least one Establishment Clause …
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Influences of parents, peers, and leaders on selected adolescent attitudes toward personal Bible study
… and adult student ministry leaders) and the Bible reading habits of older adolescents. Chapter 1 presents the context of the research problem and explains key definitions and delimitations of the study. Chapter 2 provides a review of significant literature related to both the independent and …
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Contextualized biblical hermeneutics in Korea and South Africa and decontextualized biblical hermeneutics in Jehovah's witnesses : in search of voices from the margin
… Similarly, Africans interpreted the Bible without losing their traditional cultural assets such as ‘ancestor worship’, ‘polygamy’, ‘music & dance‘, and ‘healing’. Furthermore, they developed and transformed Christianity into the African Christianity through their own agencies, AIC …
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Religiosity and well-being: meaning in life as coping strategy in Korean-American Judeo-Christian adolescents
… meaning in life, purpose in life, prayer, daily Bible reading, and subjective well-being in satisfaction with life. Multiple regression analyses revealed prayer, intrinsic religious orientation, and religious meaning significantly predicted subjective well-being in satisfaction with life. …
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BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN: HOW COPING STYLES, SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HOW WELL PEOPLE DO AFTER DIVORCE
… found that spirituality (e.g., attending church, Bible reading, prayers) was a major copying strategy used by most of the participants after divorce. The study also revealed that the support of family and friends was utilized as another critical coping strategy to help aid divorcees in their …
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Training Parents at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky, to Practice Family Worship.
… on parents resulting in faithful practice of Bible reading, prayer, Bible principles (catechisms), and Scripture memorization, and to equip the parents to lead their children in the daily practice of worship with confidence. The project was designed to lay the biblical foundation for the …
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Inner Life, Spiritual Leadership, and Spiritual Well-Being as Predictors of the Organizational Performance of Employees at a Seventh-day Adventist University in Latin America
… leadership, indicating that practices like Bible reading and prayer improve spiritual leadership. The growth of one’s inner life has a direct impact on and accentuates spiritual leadership attributes. The research found a non-significant negative connection (β = -0.047, p < 0.416) between …
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Equipping Parents at Pickens First Baptist Church in Pickens, South Carolina to Be the Primary Disciplers of Their Children
… 9 areas measured. For example, family prayer and Bible reading increased 12 percent, discussion of spiritual matters increased 14 percent, and family worship time at home increased 37 percent. Finally, when asked how many times in the past two months they had talked with their spouse or close …
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Reading With the Masoretes: The Exegetical Utility of Masoretic Accent Patterns
… the interpreter in the course of regular Bible reading, and the intentional divergence from these patterns often signals a point of literary interest. Readers must know the typical patterns in order to spot divergence from them. The dissertation concludes with suggestions for future study …
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A Study of the Religious Attitudes and Behaviors of Seventh-day Adventist Adolescents in North America Related to their Family, Educational, and Church Backgrounds
… parents as members of the church, frequency of Bible reading, perceived spiritual commitment of parents, closeness of relationships, and perception that members live what they believe. The regression was significant at the .001 level.</p> <p>Conclusions. Teenagers seek a religion based on …
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Estrategia “Comunión, Relacionamiento Y Misión–CRM” Y Su Influencia En La Fidelidad Hacia La Iglesia En Los Miembros De Grupos Pequeños En Un Distrito De La Misión Centro Oeste Del Perú
… the degree of influence of activities such as Bible reading, prayer, witnessing and a relationship with God in the level of fidelity towards the church among members of small groups that will increase their permanence in the church. Therefore, there was a need to study the behavior of the …
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The Relationship Between Parental Influence and Christian Spiritual Practices Among Adventist youth in Puerto Rico
… practicing spiritual disciplines such as prayer, Bible reading, meditation, and church attendance.</p> <p>Method. This study used data from the Avance PR study conducted during the months of March and October 1995. The population for this study was high-school students enrolled in Seventh-day …
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Handling Bibles in the Nineteenth Century
A bible, as an ink-and-paper object, may be many things: book, commodity, stock-in-trade, devotional space, work surface, recyclable stack of paper, gift, counter-gift, relic, study aid, scaffolded syllabus, unprocessed data, or a notebook. This thesis examines bibles under all these guises—bibles …
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The Pastor as Vital Link : a Study in How Seminary-Educated Pastors Engender Engagement with Scripture in Select Congregations
… of “ordinary readers” of Scripture to misuse the Bible on the one hand, or to give up reading it entirely, on the other hand. The purpose of this study was to develop a grounded theory that describes how seminary-educated pastors are successfully leading ordinary readers to informed, enthusiastic …
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Politics and Hermeneutics in the Meditations of Anne, Lady Halkett, 1651-1699
Anne, Lady Halkett (née Murray; 1623-1699), has long been familiar as a Civil War autobiographer, but she also wrote more than 5,000 pages of select and occasional meditations. The salient feature of these devotional compositions is an intensely biblical diction, making Halkett’s use of scripture …