Bøger af Johann Christoph Arnold

In Why Forgive? Arnold lets the untidy experiences of ordinary people speak for themselves--people who have earned the right to talk about forgiving.Some of these stories deal with violent crime, betrayal, abuse, hate, gang warfare, and genocide. Others address everyday hurts: the wounds caused by backbiting, gossip, conflicts in the home, and tensions in the workplace. The book also tackles what can be the biggest challenge: forgiving ourselves.These people, who have overcome the cancer of bitterness and hatred, can help you unleash the healing power of forgiveness in your own life.Why Forgive? these stories and decide for yourself.

No pierdas el ánimo ¿¡puedes salvarlo! Nos lo asegura el autor de este libro, padre de ocho hijos y numerosos nietos. Los consejos de Arnold son prácticos antes que teóricos. Aborda temas educativos de actualidad, a saber, el uso de drogas como el Ritalín®, las pruebas estandarizadas, los niños «difíciles», el espíritu competitivo y la importancia del juego infantil.Este libro es para ti, madre, padre o maestro, y todos ­aquellos preocupados por la suerte de los niños. No quiere abrumarte con nuevos consejos sino orientarte de acuerdo con tu sabiduría innata.

This best-selling volume addresses fears every human faces vulnerability, illness, aging, and dying. Yet at its core this book is more about living than dying. Arnold says living for a cause greater than ourselves enables us to face eternity with the strength that comes from faith. Drawing on stories of people he has known and counseled as pastor, relative, or friend, Arnold shows how suffering can be given meaning, and despair overcome. He offers the assurance that even today, in our culture of isolation and death, there is hope. As you read, youll meet individuals who lived life to the fullest by serving others and found a love that, as John says, casts out fear.

Criar a un niño nunca ha sido más difícil. Si alguna vez dudas de tí mismo o te preguntas si vale la pena, lee este pequeño libro. Si te preocupas que tu familia no capea las tormentas de la vida o si tienes miedo de perder a tus hijos a la cultura dominante, léelo de nuevo. Porque importan los niños ofrece sabiduría bíblica y consejos de sentido común sobre la manera de mantener una familia y criar a tus hijos con carácter.

Setenta veces siete es una colección de histo­rias auténticas de hombres y mujeres como tú y yo, gente afectada por el racismo, la infidelidad matrimonial, la represión política, la brutalidad policial, el sufrimiento de la guerra, la muerte violenta de un ser querido. No se trata de una discusión abstracta o teórica. Al leer estos relatos, entramos en la vida de personas que han sufrido y han sabido perdonar (y de las que no han perdo­nado), de personas que descubrieron que el perdón tiene el poder de sanar aún las más profundas heridas (y de las que continúan en búsqueda de reconciliación).

Para quienes están hartos de la papilla espiritual servida hoy día en las vidrieras de tantas librerías, En busca de paz resultará comida fuerte y sana. Arnold no nos bombardea con recetas espirituales ni hace promesas ilusorias, sino que nos dice, sin ambages, lo que exige de nosotros la verdadera paz, que va más allá de la satisfacción de realizarse a sí mismo. Pero quien la busca, debe estar dispuesto a hacer sacrificios.

Johann Christoph Arnold, cuyos libros han ayudado a millones de lectores en los desafíos de la vida, desea que redescubramos las riquezas espirituales que la edad tiene para ofrecer.Ahora en sus setenta, Arnold se encuentra a sí mismo enfrentando las pruebas que vienen con la vejez. Pero él sabe, de décadas de experiencia pastoral, lo que pueden hacer las personas mayores y sus cuidadores para aprovechar al máximo el viaje.

El temor a los accidentes o a las acciones terroristas, a la enfermedad o la muerte, a la soledad o el dolor por la muerte de un ser querido . . . Si es usted como la mayoría de la gente, quizá esas ansiedades le estén privando de una paz que debería ser suya. En No tengas miedo, Arnold, un curtido asesor pastoral, que ha acompañado a muchas personas hasta el umbral de la muerte, narra cómo hombres, mujeres y niños corrientes encuentran la fortaleza para superar sus más grandes temores. Salpicado de anécdotas de maestros tan sabios como Tolstoi, Dickens y Dorothy Day, las palabras de Arnold ofrecen la seguridad de que, incluso en una época de ansiedad, se puede vivir la vida plenamente y salir al encuentro de la muerte con total seguridad en sí mismo.

En este libro revolucionario, Arnold, quien ha sido pastor durante casi cuarenta años, aborda el dolor resultante de la ruptura de relaciones y el abuso de la intimidad sexual. Él proporciona ideas bíblicas frescas sobre los asuntos críticos que incluyen la santidad del sexo, la lucha contra la tentación, la decisión de mantenerse soltero o casado, la educación de los hijos, el divorcio y el casarse nuevamente. Dios, sexo y matrimonio, ofrece sanación a cualquiera que haya conocido el desaliento o la culpa ¿ y le da esperanzas a cualquiera que desee tener una mirada completamente nueva sobre un tema de interés y preocupación universal.

Johann Christoph Arnold, admired by such prominent spiritual and inspirational leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Cardinal Dolan, Pete Seeger, and many more, offers answers to the question: Why shouldn't growing older be rewarding?Arnold, whose books have helped over a million readers through life's challenges, shows us the spiritual riches that age has to offer. Now in his seventies, Arnold finds himself personally facing the challenges of aging with grace.With a foreword by Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Rich in Years covers the significant topics facing the aging, the elderly, and their family and caregivers: accepting changes, combatting loneliness, and continuing on with purpose and hope. Going beyond mere inspiration, Arnold does not shy away from such difficult topics as coping with dementia, the prospect of dying, and enduring with dignity. Through faith and a true spirituality, he says, we can find acceptance and serenity.Johann Christoph Arnold knows, from decades of pastoral experience, what older people and their caregivers can do to make the most of the journey of aging. In this book, he shares stories of people who, in growing older, have found both peace and purpose. Praising Rich in Years, Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, writes, In simple language, Arnold gives hope-filled insights into the trials of aging for people of all ages. Pastor Arnold's book challenges those rich in years to also remain rich in faith.

Raising a child has never been more challenging. If you ever doubt yourself or wonder if it is worth the heartache, read this little book. If you worry that your family will not weather life¿s storms or if you fear losing your children to the prevailing culture, read it again. Why Children Matter offers biblical wisdom and commonsense advice on how to hold a family together and raise children with character.Johann Christoph Arnold, a father, grandfather and pastor, has written eleven books, including three on parenting and children¿s education. As the fabric of family and society is torn apart, this book offers up concrete steps to encourage parents faced with difficult child-rearing decisions.

Johann Christoph Arnold tells stories about real men and women dealing with adversity. Their difficulties - which range from extreme to quite ordinary and universal - resonate with readers, offering a challenge, but also comfort and encouragement

You name the hell...there is a way out. After decades of pastoral counseling, Johann Christoph Arnold still marvels at our capacity to make life miserable for ourselves and one another. This book, his tenth, maps out a sure way out of life¿s hells and toward a happy, meaningful life.In contrast to the makeovers and quick fixes hawked by popular culture, Escape Routes offers a tougher prescription. Using real-life stories as travel guides, Arnold exposes the root causes of loneliness, frustration, alienation, and despair and shows how anyone, regardless of their age, income bracket, or social status, can find freedom and new life. The choices he presents are clear: "to be selfish or selfless, to forgive or to hate, to burn with lust or with love."No matter what your problems, or who you are, this book will help you on your way, provided yoüre ready to take its medicine.>Arnold writes: ¿Call it life, call it hell: there¿s not a person I¿ve met who hasn¿t been lonely, discouraged, depressed, or guilt-ridden at one time or another, if not sick, burned-out, or at sea in a relationship. Sometimes I know this because they have told me about their problems; sometimes I can tell just by looking in their eyes. That¿s what got me started on this book¿the fact that all of us have known some form of hell in our lives, and that insofar as any of us find freedom, confidence, companionship, and community, we will also know happiness.¿

In this groundbreaking book, Arnold, a pastor for over forty years, provides fresh biblical insights into critical issues including the sacredness of sex, the struggle against temptation, the decision to remain single or to marry, child rearing, homosexuality, divorce and remarriage. Sex, God, and Marriage offers healing to anyone who has known discouragement or failure ¿ and hope to anyone who is willing to take a bold new look at a topic of universal interest and concern.Unlike the vast majority of marriage books, Sex, God, and Marriage digs deeper than the usual issues and goes to the root: our relationship with God, and the defining power of that relationship over all others in our lives.

Where can we find peace of heart and mind--with ourselves, with others, and with God? Arnold says most people are looking in the wrong direction. In a culture that bombards us with feel-good-about-yourself spirituality, Seeking Peace is sure to satisfy a deep hunger. There is a peace greater than self-fulfilment, a peace greater than nations no longer at war. But it will demand a relentless pursuit kept up only by hope and courage, vision and commitment. Seeking Peace explores many facets of humankind's ageless search for peace. It plumbs a wealth of spiritual traditions and draws on the wisdom of some exceptional (and some very ordinary) people who have found peace in surprising places.Independent Publisher Book Award winnerForeword Magazine Book of the Year