Stephen W. Hiemstra

Life in Tension (eBook, ePUB)

Reflections on the Beatitudes Revised

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When God comes into our lives, we change.

Our new identity in Christ comes into tension with our old identity in ourselves as the Holy Spirit works in our hearts and minds. This tension arises between who we were and who God created us to be, between us and God, and between us and those around us. The Apostle Paul calls the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives sanctification.

Life in Tension reflects on Jesus' Beatitudes in the context of scripture. The Beatitudes serve as an introduction to the Sermon on the Mount and lay out Jesus' priorities in teaching his disciples. Because the sermon serves as a kind of ordination service for the Apostles, the importance of the Beatitudes for the early church, Christian spirituality, and discipleship today cannot be overstated.

Life in Tension is organized as a devotional. Each chapter offers a reflection, a prayer, and discussion questions. Chapters are organized around the nine Beatitudes in Matthew.

This revised edition facilitates ease of reading. It has an updated cover, fewer Greek and Hebrew references, and fewer footnotes than the original edition. Some editing to enhance clarity has also been done.

Hear the words; Walk the steps; Experience the joy!

Key words for this book include: Beatitudes, Christianity, spirituality, Jesus, Bible, devotion, faith. prayer, spiritual growth, discipling, Christian spirituality, devotional, sanctification, and faith.

Author Stephen W. Hiemstra (MDiv, PhD) is a slave of Christ, husband, father, tentmaker, writer, and speaker. He lives with Maryam, his wife of 30+ years, in Centreville, VA and they have three grown children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: T2Pneuma Publishers LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781942199335
• Artikelnr.: 60544960

Autorenporträt

Author Stephen W. Hiemstra lives in Centreville, Virginia with Maryam, his wife of more than thirty-five years. Together, they have three grown children. Stephen worked as an economist for twenty-seven years in more than five federal agencies, where he published numerous government studies, magazine articles, and book reviews. Check WorldCat.org for a complete listing of volumes available in a library near you. He wrote his first book, A Christian Guide to Spirituality, in 2014. In 2015, he translated and published a Spanish edition, Una Guía Cristiana a la Espiritualidad. In 2016, he wrote a second book, Life in Tension, which also focuses on Christian spirituality. In 2017, he published a memoir, Called Along the Way. In 2018, he published a Spiritual Trilogy (an eBook compilation) and his first hardcover book, Everyday Prayers for Everyday People. In 2019, he published Simple Faith. In 2020, he published Living in Christ, which is the fifth and final book in his Christian spirituality series. Stephen has a Masters of Divinity (MDiv, 2013) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. His doctorate (PhD, 1985) is in agricultural economics from Michigan State University. He studied in Puerto Rico and Germany, and speaks Spanish and German. Correspond with Stephen at [e-mail] or follow his blog at: http: //www.T2Pneuma.net. Sign up to receive his email newsletter at: https: //www.StephenWHiemstra.net. If you enjoyed reading Life in Tension, please consider posting a review with your favorite online retailer to let other readers know. This is the best way to support Stephen's writing.