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| Resource: |
Book (816248) Moments & Days: How Our Holy Celebrations Shape Our Faith
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| Author: |
Van Loon, Michelle |
| Publisher: |
NavPress, 2016 |
| Vendor: |
Cokesbury |
| Length: |
213 Pages |
| Heading: |
SPIRI — Spiritual Life
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| Subjects: |
Christian,Spiritual Life/Discipleship; Christmas Season; Church Year; Easter Season; Food/Recipes; Pentecost; Sabbath; World Religions - Judaism |
| Location: |
Spiritual Life |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781631464638
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| Description: |
This book explores the gift of time and takes a look at holidays in the Jewish and Christian calendars -- their stories, structures, and histories -- and offers suggestions on how you, your family, and your congregation can ponder their significance. Chapters: Measuring time, being measured by time -- the calendar; In the beginning -- introduction to the Jewish calendar; Day of yes, day of rest -- the Sabbath; Into freedom -- Passover, unleavened break, first fruits; Fifty days and first fruits -- Shavuot; May you be in scribed in the Book of Life -- Rosh Hashanah, Feast of Trumpets; Atonement and mercy -- Yom Kippur; God with us, us with God -- Sukkot / Feast of Tabernacles; Stones of remembrance -- Jewish history's holy days; From here to there -- introduction to the Christian calendar; Longing for home -- Advent; Welcoming the Word made flesh -- Christmas; The Light to the world -- Epiphany; Ashes to ashes -- Lent; Walking toward the cross with Jesus -- Holy Week; Living in resurrection time -- Easter; Signs, wonders, and new community -- Pentecost; Right here, right now -- Ordinary Time; Conclusion -- it's about time. Includes glossary and recipes. |
| Age Groups: |
Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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