The Spirit and Me: In Ministry, the Greater Call

by Frank A.J. Braun

Overview

"The Spirit and Me" describes the spiritual growth and perfection of humanity in the image and likeness of the Triune God through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is written in five parts.

Part 1 concentrates on the attributes of the respective Persons of the Trinity and the part each plays in human history. Part 2 looks at the composition of the human soul and explores the interdependent nature of mind, body and spirit. Part 3 reviews the gifts bestowed on humanity by the Holy Spirit. Part 4 looks at God's role in the establishment of human laws and social orders. Part 5 looks at the ways humans can decide to either embrace or shun their God-like attributes, and how these decisions affect the lives of real people.

Frank Braun gives new meaning to grace and how it affects human maturation. He explains how the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as spiritual forces, set humans apart from all other created life and enable them to participate in the creation process as ministers of their Creator. His theories, based on both theology and many realms of science, give a new understanding of the human soul and the of pneumatology--the study of the nature and operation of the human spirit.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153739021
Publisher:	Frank A.J. Braun
Publication date:	09/19/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	142,431
File size:	844 KB

About the Author

Frank A.J. Braun was born and reared on a small farm in Osage Bend, Missouri, the second of eight children. After three years of undergraduate study and two years of law at St. Louis University, he entered the United States Air Force where he served as a Special Agent in the Office of Special Investigation. While stationed in Tokyo, Japan he completed a B.A. degree at Sophia University in 1956. Upon completion of his tour of duty, he worked one year for the FBI and then put his investigative training to good use, spending the next thirty-six years in claims work with State Farm Insurance. During this time he graduated with an M.A. in Religious Studies from Gonzaga University, Spokane Washington. Since retiring in 1994, Frank has spent his time in research and writing. Frank and his wife Evelyn made their home in Billings, Montana. They had four children and five grandchildren. Evelyn passed away in 1999. In addition to being active in his Catholic Parish and community organizations, Frank has been a member of Christian Family Movement, Cursillo Movement, Catholic Charismatic Movement, Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship, Business Men’s Fellowship and the Association of Christian Therapists. Frank has been an active member and an officer in most of the organizations with which he has been involved. He has participated in numerous conventions and conferences; he also does public speaking and prayer ministry. For the past 30 years Frank, and his wife until her death, also coordinated weekend Word and Communion Services for their parish at a large nursing home complex.