Who am I? What are the sacred tasks that are uniquely mine? The most basic questions in life are also the most important. You can take a powerful step toward self-fulfillment if you first recognize the roots of your spiritual makeup. In Cast in God’s Image, Rabbi Howard A. Addison helps you to do this through an understanding of your personality type—and the types of the people around you. Using two of the most important maps of consciousness known to us—the kabbalistic Tree of Life and the nine-pointed Enneagram—Addison decodes spiritual meaning and provides you with the tools to: Determine your personality type by identifying your own patterns of behavior. Strengthen your relationships with others by learning how to observe their response patterns and recognize how these patterns correspond with your own. Discover how your personality type’s virtues—and vices—connect with the Divine, and ways you can use this knowledge to enrich your life in many ways. Including more than twenty hands-on spiritual exercises and guided meditations, Cast in God’s Image gives you an accessible and enjoyable way to learn about yourself —and guidance on how to use this insight to reveal the sacred tasks that are uniquely yours to perform in this world. Which are you? The Perfectionist The Caregiver The Achiever The Romantic The Loyal Cynic The Adventurer The Confronter The Mediator The Observer

ccording to Scripture, humankind was created in the image of God. Hoekema discusses the implications of this theme, devoting several chapters to the biblical teaching on God's image, the teaching of philosophers and theologians through the ages, and his own theological analysis. Suitable for seminary-level anthropology courses, yet accessible to educated laypeople. Extensive bibliography, fully indexed.

Hailed as "the most radical repackaging of the Bible since Gutenberg", these Pocket Canons give an up-close look at each book of the Bible.

An updated and expanded examination into the groundbreaking exploration and connection of two of the most powerful mystical traditions. Patterns in our lives may escape us; reasons for our behavior often confuse us. To help us better understand the interplay of these dynamics, Rabbi Howard A. Addison combines two of the most powerful maps of consciousness known to humanity: the Tree of Life (the sefirot) from the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah, and the nine-pointed Enneagram that was developed over several generations by mystics of several spiritual traditions. Individually, each offers guidance and wisdom; together, they show the forces that propel us and shape our personalities and behavior. Most important, the two suggest how we can live more harmoniously with ourselves and with others, minimize friction and tension and discover our own spiritual gateway to God. In this updated and expanded edition of his pioneering book, Rabbi Addison explores new understandings of the stages and pitfalls we experience along life’s journey and the ways we can transcend the limits of our personalities in search of greater wholeness. He shows that, when brought together, the Enneagram and Kabbalah may enhance understanding of humanity’s deepest motivations—both individually and collectively—thus opening wider the gate to personal growth.

The bestselling beginner’s guide to identifying and understanding the nine personality profiles and applying them to your daily life. The leading experts in the field, Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson have set the standard for determining personality type using the enneagram. Their studies of this ancient symbol and their progress in determining type with increasing accuracy are known, taught, and emulated worldwide. Discovering Your Personality Type is the essential introduction to this system, a psychological framework that can be used practically, in many aspects of daily life. This revised and updated edition features the all-new, scientifically validated Riso-Hudson Type Indicator, and has also been refined and simplified to appeal especially to beginners and anyone interested in unlocking the secrets of personality. The most reliable, most accurate, and most accessible way to identify type, the improved enneagram questionnaire helps identify fundamental character traits, revealing invaluable directions for change and growth. The profile that emerges is useful for a wide variety of purposes: professional development, education, relationships, vocational counseling, and more. Discovering Your Personality Type is the book readers need in order to begin to see the possibilities made available by understanding personality types. More Than 1 Million Riso-Hudson Enneagram Books Sold

Inspiring selections offer a compelling look at the most high-impact moments in the biblical narrative, featuring stories about Mary, Peter, Matthew, Job, and other biblical characters.

God's Image versus the Ugly Duckling is a book that I not only feel but I also know, without a shadow of a doubt, God placed on my heart to write for you. This is a book that is intended for women, but this can really minister to anyone who battles with feelings of self-worth. I believe that this book was ordained by God, and I was only used as an instrument for him to speak through me to women of all ages out there, who are struggling with self-image issues. This book relates to all women and is full of many wonderful scriptures, regarding the true meaning of beauty and just where it stands with God. It covers some great territory that comes straight from the Word of God. There are times in everyone's life, at some point, when they have been made to feel like an ugly duckling. There are many women in life that are battling with these feelings at this very moment and are struggling with this on a daily basis. If you are one of these women, then this book is for you. Believe me, I was one of these women that I'm referring to. This book is not meant to cast judgment on anyone but is only meant to help the ones that are willing to read this book. This book will offer you hope through Jesus Christ. When reading the title, it pretty much spells it out for you. This book will encourage you as well as teach you that this is not pleasing to God, nor his will for you to feel like this. You will learn ways of how to overcome while being enlightened by lots of wonderful scripture straight from God's Word. But this cannot be done on your own. This will happen only through Christ as well as some challenges on your end. Also, please know that this is not something will not happen overnight. In this book, I share of a lot of my own experiences in life as well as some struggles that I too was challenged with over the years. I really feel that you will be ministered to in this book. By the end of this book, I hope that your eyes will be opened and you will have a whole new perspective on what true beauty really is in the eyes of our God and your creator. My sincere hope is that by the end this book, you will know this-that you were truly created in God's image, as his Word says, and that you will know just where God stands as far as the ugly duckling is concerned! "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:27, NIV).