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When bestselling author Joyce Meyer posted "God's not mad at you" on Facebook, she didn't anticipate that her words would trigger thousands of responses of gratitude and relief. Apparently many Christians struggle to reconcile their perception of God as both a loving parent and a stern judge. In GOD IS NOT MAD AT YOU, Joyce will help those who haven't truly received God's love because they are afraid of His anger and disapproval. She explores the source of this confusion, so His genuine character can be better understood and His love can be experienced on an entirely new level. Chapter titles ...

In The Gnostic Gospels, the author suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. Gnosticism celebrates God as both Mother and Father, shows a very human Jesus's relationship to Mary Magdalene, suggests the Resurrection is better understood symbolically, and speaks to self-knowledge as the route to union with God.

La oración no se añade al hombre desde fuera sino que es algo que brota sin medida desde el fondo mismo de cada uno. Este libro nos lo muestra utilizando los textos del evangelio de Juan que tienen como tema el amor que el Padre Jesús nos tiene. La fuente está dentro de nosotros, pero el agua abundante que nos ofrece «salta hasta la vida eterna» y nos quita la sed de Dios para siempre. Sólo hace falta abrir la cancela, entrar y beber sin medida.

Todos llevamos dentro un héroe o una heroína que hay que descubrir y sacar a la luz, y eso se consigue cultivando las virtudes humanas. Es una gozada tratar con un alma alegre, comprensiva, generosa, elegante, sencilla... Las almas de los niños son "como barro en manos del alfarero" (Jr 18, 6), moldeables por el cariño, el ejemplo y los propósitos de mejora. Para elevarse y llegar a Dios, hay que tener unos buenos y sólidos cimientos que no se vengan abajo: las virtudes.