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Seeking the Kingdom
Par Richard J. Foster. 1995
Millions have embarked on the path to spiritual growth through Richard Foster s acclaimed Celebration of Discipline For the…
many who are inspired to pursue the disciplines in daily life Foster now offers these devotions for the journey of faith Filled with key passages from many of his bestselling books along with thoughtful reflection Seeking the Kingdom presents Foster s wise counsel and direction concerning the challenges and rewards of the Christian life Covering topics such as stillness and worship corporate guidance and what stops us from praying Foster explores the three movements of the spiritual life the movement inward to personal transformation the movement upward to intimacy with God and the movement outward to minister to othersKing Josiah
Par Gerard Troise. 2011
After the death of King Solomon, things went from bad to worse over time for the divided nation of Israel.…
As many self-serving rulers led the people of God's covenant into a wide diversity of idolatry, false worship and deception. Even so, a faithful remnant of Judeans held firmly to an obscure prophecy spoken by a man of God at Bethel centuries before about a coming son, "Josiah by name", who would be born to the house of David and would desecrate and destroy the altars of idolatry, leading the people back to their exalted place of true heritage (I Kings 13:1-2). Follow this young and heroic son of David along the epic journey of his life and through the many experiences that forged him into the great man that he was; A man who refused to rest content until he had obtained God's very best for himself and for the covenant people of his generation!Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion and Purpose
Par Matthew Kelly. 2010
At a Time When Many Catholics are Disillusioned, Questioning Their Faith, and Filled with Doubts About the Relevance of Catholicism…
in the Modern World, the Voice of One Man Cries Out to the World's Largest Faith Community With a Clarity That is Rare and Inspiring. The book will also be helpful to persons of any Christian faith who are interested in returning to their religious roots.The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
Par Deborah Ford. 2010
The bestselling, beloved classic on how to go into the dark side of yourself to bring out the light --…
now with new material.Debbie Ford believes that we each hold within us a trace of every human characteristic that exists, the capacity for every human emotion. We are born with the ability to express this entire spectrum of characteristics. But, Ford points out, our families and our society send us strong messages about which ones are good and bad. So when certain impulses arise, we deny them instead of confronting them, giving them a healthy voice, then letting them go.It is to these feelings that Ford turns our attention, these parts of our selves that don't fit the personae we have created for the rest of the world. She shows us the effects of living in the dark, of keeping all our supposedly unsavory impulses under wraps. We find ourselves disproportionately frustrated and angry at the selfishness of friends, the laziness of colleagues, the arrogance of siblings. When we are unable to reconcile similar impulses in ourselves, Ford explains, we waste our own energy judging others instead of empathizing. But most important, we deny ourselves the power and freedom of living authentically.Through the stories and exercises in The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, Debbie Ford shows us not only how to recognize our hidden emotions, but also how to find the gifts they offer us. This is for fans of Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsch, and Deepak Chopra. The very impulses we most fear may be the key to what is lacking in our lives.Can I Find My Way Back to God?
Par Dave Ferguson, Jon Ferguson. 2015
Wherever You Are Right Now, You Can Move Toward God Do you believe God exists but struggle to connect with…
him? Do you feel like you've forgotten a God you used to know? Or do you feel that God has forgotten you? Most people say they believe in God, but many don't feel connected to God. That's just as real for long-time church attenders as it is for long-time spiritual wanderers. Many times in the course of our lives, we sense a distance between where we are and where we want to be. Dave and Jon Ferguson help you start right where you are and take the first step in finding your way back to God. Go further with the complete book by Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson Finding Your Way Back to God: Five Awakenings for Your New LifeFrom the Trade Paperback edition.Prayers of the Cosmos
Par Neil Douglas-Klotz. 1990
Reinterpreting the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes from the vantage of Middle Eastern mysticism, Douglas-Klotz offers a radical new translation…
of the words of Jesus Christ that reveals a mystical, feminist, cosmic Christ.Runaway Realization
Par A. H. Almaas. 2014
For the first time in print, well-known spiritual teacher A. H. Almaas presents the highest level and most profound teachings…
of the Diamond Approach on the true nature of reality and the path to enlightenment. The teaching in this book is off the map--because reality itself cannot be captured in a map. In fact, reality is far more alive, far more mysterious than anything we can conceive of. It is always revealing itself by knowing itself; and knowing reality and living it becomes the fulfillment of our life. A. H. Almaas, the originator of the Diamond Approach, here presents a new paradigm for understanding reality: the view of totality. He reveals that our life can become an endless revelation of reality, an adventure with neither beginning nor end. A. H. Almaas has been developing and teaching the Diamond Approach, a spiritual path of self-realization and maturity based on an original synthesis of modern discoveries in the field of psychology and a new paradigm about spiritual nature, for more than thirty years. If we can say the Diamond Approach has a goal it is to realize the truth at progressively deeper levels until one reaches the ultimate Truth, the Absolute, and to become integrated into that truth so that we are a living presence and embodiment of that truth. The teachings of this path have been unfolding over time, and Runaway Realization presents--for the first time in print--the highest level of teachings in the Diamond Approach in the most profound work by Almaas so far. In this book, Almaas offers a detailed look at the true nature of reality and the nature of enlightenment. He also talks about practice--what it is and what it isn't, and how practice relates to the process of realization. He looks at what it is to be a human being and what our role is in the totality of the universe. The material includes a discussion of the nature of space and time, as well as a view of more and more subtle levels of realization.The Practice of Saying No
Par Barbara Brown Taylor. 2004
In The Practice of Saying No, beloved author and preacher Barbara Brown Taylor reflects on the meaning of keeping the…
Sabbath: of saying no to work and doing, but instead celebrating stopping, resting on the porch, and taking the time to recognize our interconnectedness. The Practice of Saying No will appeal to anyone seeking more meaning and spirituality in their everyday lives. Barbara Brown Taylor, acclaimed author of Leaving Church and An Altar in the World (from which this eSelect is taken), writes with the honesty of Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) and the spiritual depth of Anne Lamott (Grace, Eventually) and reveals how to encounter the sacred as a natural part of everyday life.Tom Harpur is one of the world’s great writers on the topics of Christianity and ethics and the author of…
many bestselling books. This special four-book bundle collects: Water Into Wine: An Empowering Vision of the Gospels, an examination of the story and meaning of Jesus’ life; Born Again: My Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom, in which Harpur relates the personal story of his spiritual development; the perennial bestseller The Pagan Christ: Recovering the Lost Light; and There Is Life After Death, Harpur’s classic examination of death and dying. This is an essential collection from a compelling author, not only for Christian readers, but any reader with a deep interest in philosophy and ethics. Includes: Born Again The Pagan Christ There Is Life After Death Water Into WineSacred Rhythms
Par Brother Francis Wagner, Justin Duvall. 2009
Sacred Rhythms: The Monastic Way Every Day is a compilation of reflections originally published in our Notes from a Monastery…
series. Gathered here under the themes of prayer, work, faithfulness, and conversion, these meditations showcase the knowledge of religious and lay authors familiar with the Benedictine way of life.Choices
Par Melody Beattie. 2002
Bestselling author Melody Beattie returns with a message of hope for difficult times, offering a blueprint for navigating the path…
of choice, from our everyday concerns to our moments of deepest despair. This unique collection of profoundly moving personal stories and inspirational prose demonstrates the capacity of the human spirit to overcome suffering through the cultivation of awareness and acceptance, heart and vulnerability, service and surrender. Our ability to determine our most authentic choices and live a life of greater freedom is closer than we think.Miracles
Par C. S. Lewis. 1974
In the classic Miracles, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, argues that a Christian must…
not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation.The Upanishads
Par Eknath Easwaran. 1961
Among the oldest of India's spiritual texts, the Upanishads are records of intensive question-and-answer sessions given by illumined sages to…
their students. Widely featured in philosophy courses, the Upanishads have puzzled and inspired wisdom seekers from Yeats to Schopenhauer. Eknath Easwaran makes this challenging text more accessible by selecting the passages most relevant to readers seeking timeless truths today. His accessible, highly readable translation and lively foreword place the teachings in a contemporary context for students and general readers alike.The Spiritual Journals of Warren Felt Evans: From Methodism to Mind Cure (Religion in North America)
Par Catherine L. Albanese, Warren Felt Evans. 2016
Warren Felt Evans (1817-1889) converted to Methodism while at Dartmouth College, became a minister, and spent his Methodist years as…
a spiritual seeker. His two extant journals, edited and annotated by Catherine L. Albanese, appear in print for the first time and reveal the inner journey of a leading American spiritual pilgrim at a critical period in his religious search. A voracious reader, he recorded accounts of intense religious experience in his journals. He moved from the Oberlin perfectionism he embraced early on, through the French quietism of Madame J. Guyon and Archbishop Fénelon, then into Swedenborgianism, spiritualism, and mind cure with distinct theosophical overtones. His carefully documented journey is suggestive of the similar journeys of the religious seekers who made their way into the burgeoning metaphysical movement at the end of the 19th century--and may shed light too on today's spirituality.Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation
Par Colby Dickinson. 2016
There has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation…
of the “thing itself” beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers—Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben—as prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world. Alongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection—all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
Par Brian Zahnd, William Paul Young. 2017
God is wrath? Or God is Love?In his famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Puritan revivalist…
Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards’s wrathful God. Haunted by fear that crippled his relationship with God, Zahnd spent years praying for a divine experience of hell. What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father’s love—revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ—for all prodigal sons and daughters. In Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Zahnd asks important questions like: Is seeing God primarily as wrathful towards sinners true or biblical? Is fearing God a normal expected behavior? And where might the natural implications of this theological framework lead us? Thoughtfully wrestling with subjects like Old Testament genocide, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal punishment in hell, and the final judgment in Revelation, Zanhd maintains that the summit of divine revelation for sinners is not God is wrath, but God is love.Learning from Jesus
Par Renovare. 2006
Become a Student of the Master To Christians, Jesus is many things: the Son of God, the pivotal figure in…
whom we put our trust and who speaks on our behalf, a companion in the life of faith. But Jesus is also an incredible example of how to lead a faithful life. Jesus, as a human, walked on earth and confronted the same struggles that we face. Our primary mission as his followers is to learn from him -- to become his apprentices. In this book we seek to further our apprenticeship by studying everything from Jesus's interactions with those around him to the revolutionary wisdom recorded in the Gospels. Learning from Jesus is conveniently organized for individual or group study, and each section of this guide leads you further down the path to true discipleship.Living the Mission
Par Renovare. 2007
Living the Mission explores what it means to be a Christian today. By examining the early church's struggle in the…
wake of Jesus's devastating death and awe-inspiring resurrection in the book of Acts, we learn how we can follow Jesus, how Jesus is still with us in the Holy Spirit, and how we are called to form communities into which we are forever inviting others. Conveniently organized for individual or group study, Living the Mission explores the heart of what it means to follow Jesus and be a part of his church.A repackaged edition of the revered author’s moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture…
and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and faith.In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these timeless poetic verses, he makes clear their significance in our daily lives, and reminds us of their power to illuminate moments of grace.Книга Урантии
Par Urantia Foundation. 1997
You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about God, life in the inhabited universe, the history…
and future of this world, and the life of Jesus. The Urantia Book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. If you are searching for answers, read The Urantia Book! The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with God. Building on the world's religious heritage, The Urantia Book describes an endless destiny for humankind, teaching that living faith is the key to personal spiritual progress and eternal survival. These teachings provide new truths powerful enough to uplift and advance human thinking and believing for the next 1000 years. A third of The Urantia Book is the inspiring story of Jesus' entire life and a revelation of his original teachings. This panoramic narrative includes his birth, childhood, teenage years, adult travels and adventures, public ministry, crucifixion, and 19 resurrection appearances. This inspiring story recasts Jesus from the leading figure of Christianity into the guide for seekers of all faiths and all walks of life. This book is a revelation.