In When Men Think Private Thoughts, you'll travel the inner recesses of a man's mind to unravel the complex, centuries-old questions that shape a man's identity and self-concept. You'll learn how a man's sense of self begins to form even before birth and how the terrain between childhood and manhood affects his adult relationships, spiritual life, and more.
Joachim Schmid began his career as a critic, arguing passionately against prevailing notions of "art photography" and in favor of a broad, encompassing view of the medium as a form of cultural practice. In the late 80s, he shifted his focus to making those arguments in his own art, which is based primarily on found photography. At the time, Schmid lived near one of the largest flea markets in Berlin, and his broad collection of vernacular photography formed the raw material for many of the works included here. His oeuvre reflects a close observation of photographic history and a fascination with the images themselves, in all their bizarre and conventionalized aspects, but its fundamental richness--along with the sardonic wit he so often displays--derails any attempt to read it as academic.
Is there a genuine inner life, a private, inner world that each of us possess? The Scriptures and the experiences of the great saints say that there is and that the inner life can be ordered and regulated. Where people live with disorder within, there is anxiety and little growth, but where the private world is constantly realigned to the image of God, there is remarkable personal development and Christian witness.
Many men and women are apparently dropping off the edges of our horizons because of deep personal tragedy or even dramatic failure. they sink into a quiet personal despair, "robotic lifestyle" where each day becomes aimless and survival-oriented. Sometimes silently, sometimes loudly, they cry for help, and they're not heard in or out of the church. So, bewildered and confused, tey wander off to the side, and we ignore them-deliberately. We don't notice they're not around any longer until its too late. The sadness is compounded because the Bible, along with God's people living out biblical principles, offers a remarkable promise of rebuilding and renewal from which no one is ever exempt.
Die Botschaft eines Lebens! Mit „Ordne Dein Leben“ schrieb er einen Weltbestseller. Im April 2019 wird Gordon MacDonald 80 Jahre alt. Jahrzehntelang begleitete er Christen als Mentor und Seelsorger. Besonders in Deutschland und der Schweiz hat er auf Konferenzen viele Freunde gewonnen. Anlässlich seines runden Geburtstags gibt er sehr persönliche Einblicke in diese besondere Beziehung zu uns. Neun weitere Texte bringen seine geistliche Lebensbotschaft auf den Punkt. Wahre Schätze eines reichen Lebens!
Gordon MacDonald betont in seinem Buch die zentrale Bedeutung von Veränderung für persönlichen Glauben, insbesondere in Krisen. Offene Auseinandersetzung mit daraus entstehenden Fragen ist entscheidend für das Glaubenswachstum. Viele Leser wurden bereits von seinen inspirierenden Gedanken begeistert.
Wie unser Glaube widerstandsfähig wird; [Aus der Weisheit eines reichen Lebens]
Wie kann ich ein erfülltes Leben in Gott führen, Glaubensstürmen begegnen und Anfechtungen überwinden? Diese wichtigen Fragen beantwortet Bestsellerautor Gordon MacDonald in seinem neuen Buch. Geistliche Prinzipien, biblische Verheißungen und sehr persönliche Beispiele ermutigen, die Vergangenheit loszulassen und sich den Herausforderungen im Hier und Jetzt zu stellen. Bewegend, lebensnah, mitreißend: ein Buch, das Ihr (Glaubens-)Leben verändert!
