Caldwell Books

This book always cheers me up. The drawings are cute and can always put a smile on anyone's face.
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I really enjoyed this book. I had never read anything by this author before, but a relative recommended it. I loved the graphic depiction of Baton Rouge, its people and the feel of the place. And the reality of the Chinese and Washington D.C. politics and portrayal of the role media plays in it was sobering. And yet you enjoy the colorful descriptions of the characters and places this story takes you so much, you aren't distracted by the obvious research and details that went into this novel. The last book I read with as much real data was "State of Fear", by Michael Crichton, and I honestly thought Mr. Crichton got too caught up in the facts and forgot the story. Not so with Four-of-a-Kind. It is a rich tale with likable characters, that just so happens to take place in that strange world between what we see on television and reality.

Fraidy Cat is a lonely old stray kitty that lives in Uncle Will's barn. Eli just wants to be the kitty's friend, but the poor kitty is afraid! Other boys had pulled his tail and made loud noises. Eli patiently feeds and talks to the kitty day after day, praying to God that Fraidy Cat will be brave so that Eli can keep him. When the kitty chews the ears off Eli's favorite bunny, he thinks that Eli will be angry and pull his tail for sure. But Eli didn't!

This is a wonderful tale with a heartwarming ending. Being a cat lover, I was first drawn to the book by the adorable illustrations - especially Fraidy Cat! I like the fact, too, that Eli's prayer is short and simple.. which is appropriate for young children. The book doesn't preach anything... just shows Eli's faith in God in a vary simple and natural way.

I highly recommend this book for children. The text is simple enough for a young reader, yet the story is perfect for any age.

This is a great series. My daughter is 7.5, a really good reader & is very sports minded compared to other girls her age. She is not interested at all in the girly girl books made for girls her age. This is a great way to keep her engaged in reading in our Christian household.

i have had this book for a little over 13 years and still refer to it with almost every document purchase.while not a guide per se it does allow an individual to see nearly all known examples for comparison before a purchase.this book sits amongst a shelf with nothing but bender publishing titles. a must have for any serious collector,while not printed to the standard of the more well known formans guide but much more info and useful.

Ideal for children of golf lovers, this book will captivate your children and those young at heart. Explanations for the phenomena of the golf world transport the reader into a magical landscape where fairies rule! Beautiful illustration and creative writing make this book a must have print in any child's library.

This book is an outstanding collection of the Fort Hood (Central Texas) area. So many personal interviews and interesting stories. I could not put this book down! I loaned it to another Texas History Buff, who loved it and loaned it to another person, and I never got it back! I had to buy it again because it is a keeper in my growing collection of Texas History books.

The ordination of women in all levels of the ordained ministry is a fact within the Episcopal Church and soon to be the same within the Church of England. However overwhelming the support in these institutions may be, the debate has always been presented by its proponents as a "human rights" issue with no reasons given within the context of Holy Scripture or the Church's two thousand year tradtition. In fact, a defense on these bases is quite impossible - the evidence is all on the other side. Thus, the question has been defined within Anglicanism and other "mainline" churches in terms of ideology rather than theology.

Back in a time when the outcome within Anglicanism was not quite so clear, Charles F. Caldwell, a professor at the Anglo-Catholic seminary Nashotah House, penned his response to the controversy in Head and Glory where he gives a thorough theological consideration of the question and found the backers of the ordination of women have no sound basis for their position. He divides the book into three sections covering the nature of the Apostolic ministry, the ideological and theological issues relating to the proposed ordination of women, and whether women can convey the intended symbolism in the ministry of Holy Orders.

A truly unique feature of this book is that rather than avoiding those parts of Holy Scripture uncomfortable to modern ears, he begins with I Corinthians 11:2-16. In his examination of this passage and other teachings from the Holy Scriptures, the author does not, as is common with many modern commentators, try to convince us things do not mean what they obviously state, but rather he attempts to understand what God may be teaching us about the natural order and how the Church's tradition took these lessons to heart in their reflection upon the Word of God.

In discussing the Apostolic ministry, Caldwell makes a clear distinction in how different times and cultures in Christendom viewed it and how this affects their understanding of the question. Medieval Catholicism, reflecting the integration of the Church with the political order, saw the ordained ministry in terms of official responsibilities restricted to a particular class of people. Protestantism, reflecting more modern sensibilities described the ordained minsitry in terms of functional performed for the good of the faith community. He then argues that while these roles may follow as aspects of the nature of the ordained ministry, they fail to grasp the root of Holy Orders. For this, he brings forth the Patristic view, based in Holy Scripture and reflected in the Church's tradition, that Holy Orders reflect the ordered relations within the law of creation and the gospel of salvation.

Such relations are seen throughout Holy Scripture with Moses' calling the heads of the twelve tribes and the seventy elders - a pattern repeated with Jesus' calling of the twelve and the seventy. Neither Israel nor the Church were egalitarian gatherings and both had annointed hierarchies. However, in all cases, the authority belonged to God and was exercised by those oradained to exercise said authority. This authority reflects the ordained order wherein the First Person of the Trinity is revealed as the male role of Father to His children, the ministry is to act in this male role of fathers to the flock, and the father is ordained as spiritual head of the household.

Turning to the confusion of ideology and theology as means of answering the question within the context of the Church, the author briefly surveys how ideological movements have, depending on the level of iconoclastic desires, overturned the established order of the society. While in some cases this might only apply to manmade institutions, it can unchecked develop into the culture's adoption of populist notions hostile to God's established order.

This is certainly the case in some modern views of the family and the relationship between men and women. The patriarchal hierarchy in the Church and the family are not, as supposed by revisionist thinkers, expressions of raw power but are to imitate the love that God has for His people. Fathers are to love their wives as Christ loves the Church and the male leadership is to give fatherly care to the flocks entrusted to them by their heavenly Father. Women have vital roles in the Church and have had since the very beginning just as married women have vital roles in the household but they cannot by nature reflect either God the Father or the Christ the Bridegroom to the Church. The purpose of this order is not subjugation but the reflection of the natural order that God has put in place.

Caldwell then uses what has been previously discussed to summarize why women cannot be proper natural signs for the sacrament of Holy Orders. In ecumenical discussions on why some Anglicans allow the order of women, Archbishop Runcie attempted a theological defense by stating that the humanity of Jesus includes both male and female and representatives of Jesus Christ must be male and female. The author quickly exposes this bit of sophistry - humanity is a gender neutral term but Jesus cannot be accurately represented by both genders. The two sexes are different specifications of humanity and the adult male term is used to include both women and children over which he exercise primacy of order. Caldwell then points out the exemplary representation view given by Runcie is really a distortion of the iconic representation view of the Eastern Orthodox. The priest does not just represent Christ but actualizes the power and presence of Christ to the faithful. Since Christ was male, so must be the icon that reflects Him.

While the medieval Catholic view of Holy Orders as official responsibilities given to an authorized class of people also restricts the choice to men alone (since Christ authorized only men, the Church has no authority to alter this arrangement), it does not effectively explain the reasons for such a restriction. For this, Caldwell contends, we need to see the representation of Christ by the priest as one reflecting an order in the divine economy. It is in their reflecting of Christ's roles as prophet, priest, and king and their exercising authority given by Him to gather the family of God that their spiritual leadership must reflect God's given order of things.

The author concludes with three excellent appedices. The first explains the relationship of the Blessed Virgin Mary to each of the persons of the Holy Trinity. The second explains how homosexuality is disordered from a trinitarian perspective. The third is a printing of the Apostolic letter Ordination Sacerdotalis of Pope John Paul II that was referred to in the text of the book.

The ordination of women is now an established fact in the Anglican Communion but this does not answer the question of whether such ordinations are valid. The proponents have little to support their positions theologically and so must appeal to political and emotional appeals. In Head and Glory, Charles F. Caldwell has given ample evidence why such a theological defense is not possible. This is a challenging and vitally important book for those who seek to understand what is at stake in the "gender battles" over ordination.

A great idea, in an unuaually busy world a nice way to show some one that you care. This book has little tear a way sections that you can share with others. Read the book yourself and then share the tear aways with whom ever. Leave one on the mirror so the it is the first thing that your spouse see when they wake. I put one in my wifes breakfast napkin so when she opened it it fell out in front of her. Not only did this make her feel better it helped me too, I am not usually the kind of person to speak my thoughts and this made it easier.

There is boy who's mom has a drinking problem and takes the power of it out on him. Through the book his mom goes to work at regular time and mood but then comes home at a later time and she is in a worse mood. But through her actions she notices what she was doing and apologizes but then does it again. Pretty soon it interferes with school activities and then he ignores God.

I thought it was an excellent book! Even though the family wasnt a real family I knew, I still felt bad. I am really greatful for my parents because they really care about me.