The Journey of Spiritual Empowerment
Using a wealth of spiritual wisdom and responding to real-life client questions, this book is designed to help people make sense of and thereby navigate their unique life journey. Helpful information, easy-to-follow exercises, and rituals to help everyone unlock their inner wisdom and provide clarity to what can often feel like hopeless situations are included.
The Gospel of the Pentateuch A Set of Parish Sermons
"The Gospel of the Pentateuch " is an ancient Theological, Biblical story book written by Charles Kingsley. In this beneficial paintings, Kingsley is going into the deeper non secular principles hidden within the first 5 books of the antique testomony, called the Pentateuch or Torah. The usage of painstaking examine and profound interpretation, Kingsley delves into the Pentateuch's primary ideas of redemption, divine timing, and the revelation of God's plan. He emphasizes the spiritual significance of the Judeo-Christian way of life's foundational texts, especially narratives, guidelines, and rituals. Kingsley's writing blends rigorous scholarship with excessive willpower as he efforts to unearth the Pentateuch's eternal truths and ethical standards. Drawing on his deep knowledge of biblical research and Christian theology, he offers readers with sparkling viewpoints and interpretations that emphasize the nonsecular richness of those ancient texts. "The Gospel of the Pentateuch" is both a scholarly analysis and a spiritual guide, encouraging readers to have interaction with biblical texts in profound and significant approaches. It shows Kingsley's expertise and willpower to exploring the depths of nonsecular reality through the have a look at of sacred scripture.
THE BATTLEFIELD of FAITH
The Battlefield of Faith provides a place of healing blueprint for wounded Christian clergy from all denominations. A Seven Stage Reset was created as a basis for renewal and restoration. Thousands of clerics leave the ministry each year, which is a travesty when the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Despite the challenges that clergy face, there is hope and it begins with Slains Ministry. Clerics are worthy of the Lamb who was slain and when they are refreshed, they will be able to return to the battlefield for the hearts and minds of the lost to fulfill their calling.
The Visions, Revelations and Teachings of Angela of Foligno
Angela of Foligno was born in about 1248, twenty-two years after the death of Francis of Assisi, the saint on whom she was to model her life. With sudden deaths in her family, she felt called to follow a more religious and devout life, forsaking everything. In the years that followed she lived a life of total commitment to God. Her teachings and visions, and her deep spiritual wisdom, became internationally recognized as coming from a blessed person. This book provides the reader with a selection of Angela's visions and teachings drawn from The Divine Consolations of Angela of Foligno.
A Civic Spirituality of Sanctification
This volume presents the spirituality of John Calvin in three short texts drawn from his Institutes of the Christian Religion. Many consider Calvin the most influential thinker of the sixteenth century. His ideas flowed from Geneva into northern Europe, to the English-speaking lands of Britain, and through the Puritans to North America. The prolific writings of Calvin across several genres open up many aspects of Christian living, and each one offers an entr矇e to his spirituality. On the sup-position that "spirituality" refers to the way people or groups lead their lives in relation to ultimacy, three texts have been chosen to form the axis for this interpretation of Calvin's contribution. These texts deal with his theological view of law, a definition of sanctification, and a short treatise on the Christian life. The portrait of Calvin's spirituality that emerges from these texts and the larger framework of his theology, his ecclesiology, and his career as church leader and civic organizer can be summarized in the following phrase: a practical spirituality of sanctification by participation in society. One cannot find all of that in these texts, but they establish a platform on which the pieces fall into place. The story of his early life and formation, along with several key ideas that characterize the man and his vision, will help to draw a sharper, more distinctive picture of at least this influential aspect of Calvin's spirituality. It is one that bears direct relevance, with appropriate adjustments, to life today.
Naked Before God
When we approach God's throne, we enter into His presence in humble submission of His holiness, His glory, His majesty, His supreme authority, and His kingship. As servants of God, we do not take the opportunity to stand in His presence for granted, for this honor is only due to the shed blood of the unspotted lamb, Jesus the Christ, who stood as the propitiation for our sins, redeeming us back into proper fellowship with the divine creator. When we go before His throne and when we render ourselves for service, we are to present our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable unto Him, because it is our reasonable service (Romans 12:1). The stains and the sins of life prevent us from being holy, living sacrifices. This book will discuss some of the more prevalent conditions (fear, unforgiveness, bitterness, sexual sin, brokenness, and unfulfilled dreams) believers may be haunted by and how to be free of them.
Let Them Be Not Forgotten
They survived the Great Depression, helped win two world wars, livedthrough the birth of the space age, and witnessed the introduction ofthe internet. The real- life characters eulogized in this book were special notbecause they held prodigious political power or amassed large amounts ofwealth but precisely because they were ordinary. They walked among us largelyunknown but helped shaped and define the American character through the20th Century. Most were part of what has been called "the greatest generation"because America reached its greatest zenith during their tenure. Their eulogies, first delivered at their funerals, offer snippets from their lives which reveal theircharacter, contributions, personalities, and spiritual strength. These bits andpieces of their lives are recorded herein that these ordinary but exceptionalpeople will not be forgotten and that those who walk in their footprints orstand on their shoulders will be better able to maintain communion with them.Also contained herein are the Meditations of comfort and hope which the livesof those profiled cause us to remember.
A Beginner's Guide to Loving & Healing Yourself, Everyone and the Planet Earth
Start to love & heal yourself, everyone and the planet Earth.We are living in times of great change, individually and globally. It can all seem very chaotic & frightening, leaving us feeling depressed, angry and confused.But it is also a great opportunity for us to really look at ourselves and to reconsider our lives.What is important?What do we really want?For ourselves, for others and for the planet itself?This beginner's guide is presented in a simple way and includes photos, key messages & inspirational quotes. There are also some practical exercises and eco-friendly tips & practices.It contains wisdom and a sprinkling of humour.We have this opportunity to change things now and to move forward together towards a better, wonderful world. This is the moment.
A Beginner's Guide to Loving & Healing Yourself, Everyone and the Planet Earth
Start to love & heal yourself, everyone and the planet Earth.We are living in times of great change, individually and globally. It can all seem very chaotic & frightening, leaving us feeling depressed, angry and confused.But it is also a great opportunity for us to really look at ourselves and to reconsider our lives.What is important?What do we really want?For ourselves, for others and for the planet itself?This beginner's guide is presented in a simple way and includes photos, key messages & inspirational quotes. There are also some practical exercises and eco-friendly tips & practices.It contains wisdom and a sprinkling of humour.We have this opportunity to change things now and to move forward together towards a better, wonderful world. This is the moment.
A Life of Faith
It was something she had in the back of her mind for a long time: writing a book about her life story. A lot had happened in Barbara Vinson's life, so simple putting pen to paper would take time. However, her story was one she knew would inspire people facing trials like her; thus. her new memoir was written. A Life of Faith shares with readers Barbara's experiences and journey in faith, spanning several generations of her family and how they weathered life's storms. She shares about her parents first meeting to the birth of herself and her two siblings. She tells of her grief at the death of her parents, sister, great-grand mother and especially her daughter. She loves, learning with pursuits in education beginning with a bachelor's and master's degree in special education to a Ph.D. in Guidance and Psychological Services with specialties in School Psychology and working with parents of special needs children, and a master's degree in divinity. After her first marriage she had two children: a boy and a girl. It was known on day one that the children had physical disabilities. It took a while for the doctors to finally come up with a diagnosis of Congenital Myopathy. Barbara explains what this is and what it meant for her family. She explains how her faith helped her through the physical challenges and also the challenges of schooling. When the children were nine and ten years old, her husband walked out on her. But God brought her another man who loved her and her children and helped her deal with everything especially her own health issues. She was diagnosed with lupus at age thirty-nine. Her health has deteriorated since then with many other diagnoses including heart problems. What stands out most is the raising of her children, as Barbara raises faith filled children while continuing to deal with unrelenting health trials, something friends from church say inspire their faith and encourage them to keep going.Barbara discusses occupations she has held with each degree that she earns. She taught children with special needs including physical and mental needs. After earning her M.S., she began teaching children with learning disabilities. Her Ph.D. allowed her to teach at the university level and School psychology in the schools. When her health became better, she was able to go into ministry. These days she spends time with her great grandchildren. To coincide with the stories shared are the photos and drawings that capture facing the trials of life, with some of the photos and all of the drawings done by Barbara herself. Barbara can attest that life is tough, as readers will while reading through, A Life of Faith, but God hasn't given us a spirit of fear and no matter what the trials ahead, God hasn't left your side, God hasn't for Barbara and God won't for you.
Ruysbroeck
Ruysbroeck, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable book falls within the genres of Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Christianity
Earth’s Journey Into Hope: Reflections on Thomas Berry’s Great Work
On the 25th anniversary of publication of Thomas Berry's The Great Work, a pioneer in ecological theology offers insights not only to Berry's work but to the vital work before all of us. While collective attention to and action for ecological justice has gained momentum in recent years it has been accompanied by a rise in despair, gloom, and an insidious fatalism in the face of multi-national intransigence. Earth's Journey into Hope considers the impact of Berry's landmark text amid the dire immediacy of present ecological crises. With Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Brian Edward Brown reflects on where we have been to energize today's movements for ecological well-being. For all readers concerned with this dilemma Earth's Journey into Hope provides a way forward, encouraging us to remember our cosmic past and to step into our planetary future with the spiritual energy of Thomas Berry.
A Bowl of Perfect Light: Stories of Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Repairing the World
All of us face an unknown future sensing we are in over our heads. Where will we find respite and repair for our broken relationships? Our Trauma? We are short on resources, connections, and the energy to cope. We hope for God's presence and abiding justice, forgiveness, and peace that binds us together as the beloved children of our God. In that hope and as we stand facing a difficult, even fearful, future, there are steps and practices for the journey that can help us. And there are stories that show us the way. Through scripture and stories from diverse traditions including the gospel narratives, Jewish midrash, Hassidic tales, Native American oral traditions, and others, theologian Megan McKenna presents insights on-and practices in-forgiveness, reconciliation, restorative justice, healing from trauma, and participation in "repairing the world." Each chapter includes reflections, practices, and questions making A Bowl of Perfect Light a helpful resource for journaling or group discussion.
Everyday Sacred, Everywhere Beauty: Readings from an Old Monks Journal
...if we're wise we find a book like this one ... with every hope we ever dreamed, and every word we remember of its insights, and all the joy and possibility it ever brought to all our wishes and all the promises we promised before these times to celebrate the rest of life. --from the Afterword by Joan Chittister, OSB Mary Lou Kownacki, a Benedictine nun and writing partner of Joan Chittister, was an activist in the Christian nonviolence movement and blogger of "Old Monk's Journal" a 12-year collection of personal and spiritual writings offering rare glimpses into monastic life and the best-loved feature of the Monasteries of the Heart website. These lovingly chosen selections including those when Kownacki was nearing the end of her life, offer timeless wisdom on faith, community, activism, and the things that truly matter.
Initiation, Human and Solar
Inspired by the works of Madame Blavatsky, Alice A. Bailey, was a respected teacher in what she termed "Ageless Wisdom". This metaphysical classic is designed to lift the student to a higher state through the practice of initiation in all of its forms.
The Destruction of Mankind for the Rejection of the Lord and His Law
The book is about the judgement of God. Let heaven rejoice, and let the earth be glad Let the sea roar, and all its fullness Let the field be joyful and all that in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the LORD. For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness and the people with His truth. God Almighty is the judge of all the earth He sees all things including the secrets of all men. He knows the motives of every heart. There is nothing that anyone can hide from Him
Walking Closer
WALKING CLOSER is a thirty-one day, daily devotional book inspired by therealization that it is God who desires a closer walk with us. It is God who wants tospend more time with us than we realize. As His children, we do not have to workour spiritual fingers to the bone to earn His love. Through Jesus, our Savior, wehave God's total love, grace, and mercy.The devotionals are written from the heart and written for the regular person facinglife's struggles. Regular, often broken people are who God uses to illustrate love, mercy, and forgiveness. These devotionals are simple, easy to understand, and usereal life experiences to convey a message of love and hope.God is chasing His children and wants to be a part of their daily lives. Let theadventure begin, for as His children, we are loved more than we could ever know.
Dear Rabbi and Susan
Intriguing, inspiring, poignant and personal. We all have questions about how best to manage the important parts of our life. We have picked 101 of the most asked and commented on Ask the Rabbi questions and put them in one jam-packed book, composed of four sections, Family, Finances, Faith and Friends.You might agree with our answers, you might not. But you will identify with the questions and we hope the answers make you think and open up hours of enjoyable and substantive discussion with your family and friends.
A Life of Faith
It was something she had in the back of her mind for a long time: writing a book about her life story. A lot had happened in Barbara Vinson's life, so simple putting pen to paper would take time. However, her story was one she knew would inspire people facing trials like her; thus. her new memoir was written. A Life of Faith shares with readers Barbara's experiences and journey in faith, spanning several generations of her family and how they weathered life's storms. She shares about her parents first meeting to the birth of herself and her two siblings. She tells of her grief at the death of her parents, sister, great-grand mother and especially her daughter. She loves, learning with pursuits in education beginning with a bachelor's and master's degree in special education to a Ph.D. in Guidance and Psychological Services with specialties in School Psychology and working with parents of special needs children, and a master's degree in divinity. After her first marriage she had two children: a boy and a girl. It was known on day one that the children had physical disabilities. It took a while for the doctors to finally come up with a diagnosis of Congenital Myopathy. Barbara explains what this is and what it meant for her family. She explains how her faith helped her through the physical challenges and also the challenges of schooling. When the children were nine and ten years old, her husband walked out on her. But God brought her another man who loved her and her children and helped her deal with everything especially her own health issues. She was diagnosed with lupus at age thirty-nine. Her health has deteriorated since then with many other diagnoses including heart problems. What stands out most is the raising of her children, as Barbara raises faith filled children while continuing to deal with unrelenting health trials, something friends from church say inspire their faith and encourage them to keep going.Barbara discusses occupations she has held with each degree that she earns. She taught children with special needs including physical and mental needs. After earning her M.S., she began teaching children with learning disabilities. Her Ph.D. allowed her to teach at the university level and School psychology in the schools. When her health became better, she was able to go into ministry. These days she spends time with her great grandchildren. To coincide with the stories shared are the photos and drawings that capture facing the trials of life, with some of the photos and all of the drawings done by Barbara herself. Barbara can attest that life is tough, as readers will while reading through, A Life of Faith, but God hasn't given us a spirit of fear and no matter what the trials ahead, God hasn't left your side, God hasn't for Barbara and God won't for you.
Joey
Within the tiny life that is a newborn baby there exists the coded material that will evolve into a masterpiece of incredible proportions. Joseph Girzone's Joey tells the true story of a young boy--Girzone's own godson-whose life bloomed in just that way, unfolding in a magnificent adventure before it ended all too soon. Joey was a boy born with a smile on his face and music in his heart, a boy who was to reflect all the experiences of youth: the wonder of existence, the adventure of finding new things, the joy of discovering new love, the pain of betrayed trusts and broken commitments, the endless searching for a meaning to life and its endless riddles, and the joy of finding a wonderful God who can bring all these complex facets of life into focus. This story is about a rare and beautiful love between a young boy and God. It is a work that will give hope to the young and comfort to mothers and fathers who watch fearfully as their children enter the unknown world of life's adventure.
Cryptids
This book takes you into the mysterious woods of Oregon, where the line between the real and the supernatural is fuzzy. Find the elusive Sasquatch, who is said to live in the thick forests, meet the mysterious Colossal Claude in the deep seas, and learn the scary stories of the roams the high deserts. This book tells about strange creatures that people have seen and heard, and it also talks about their cultural importance. Each part paints a vivid picture of the supernatural worlds that exist in the Beaver State. The book looks at how these cryptids show the state's wide range of folklore, native customs, and modern sightings. This trip takes you deep into the forests, mountain ranges, and seaside areas of Oregon, revealing secrets that have been kept hidden for a long time.The book makes connections between mythology, oceanography, and the never-ending human thirst for discovery, asking the reader to think about the chance of life that hasn't been found yet in our oceans and lakes. These stories show how the unknown waters of our world make us feel a mix of fear, curiosity, and mystery.This volume also pays homage to the indigenous legends and narratives, aiming to present them with accuracy and respect. As part of the larger 'Cryptid Chronicles' series, this book is a gateway to understanding not only the mysteries of North America but also the deep-rooted stories that connect us all.
You Can Be the Happiest Person in the World
You Can Be the Happiest Person in the World (do not be sad) is an absolute must-read for all people. It is full of practical advice on how to replace sadness with happiness. The author shines a light on why happiness is so elusive for many of us and shows you where to find your greatest joy. The author wrote this book for anyone who is searching for happiness or who is living through pain and grief or who has been afflicted with a hardship that results in sadness and restless nights.
Being Hindu
Told from the frank and refreshing perspective of a practicing Hindu, this book analyzes the importance of Hinduism as the secular, plural middle path in the battle between Islam and Christianity that is playing out across the globe. Being Hindu presents a faith of peace, liberation, and understanding in an increasingly violent world.
The Gift of God’s Word
"Oh, Lord, tell me!How was His body when He ascended to Your heavenly center?Was He brightly magnificent in holiness prepared to heaven enter?Was He clothed in purity and devotion, though stripped by our sin?Was He wearing goodness and sanctity as He entered therein?"From the poem "His Body," the eminently spiritual poetic verse from the pen of D. Ferris Arfaa contains the meaning and effect for which so many people are searching today.Guided by the intent of divine inspiration, the author's collection of verse, The Gift of God's Word, is just that: a magnificent gift!Realized from scripture, this book contains poems that reflect on the teachings and life of Jesus Christ as revealed in the gospels of Luke and Matthew.They are invented to uplift, educate, and illuminate God's love and the power of faith, while establishing and understanding the way toward salvation. And that's the best gift of all!
When Destiny Calls
The saga began decades ago and follows the life of Annie, a young woman who loses her future because of the First World War, which claimed the life of her beloved Fiance' Jamie. It also left her brother Marcus, emotionally broken and transformed him from a kind gentle man into a cruel drunkard.Because of her brothers' actions, she was forced to leave the place she called home to make a new life for herself, overcoming many hardships on the way. She eventually crosses paths with Claire and Richard and they form a close bond of friendship which continues after Annie's death.She made her presence felt whenever Claire and Richard suffered from a traumatic time in their lives. She was there to love and support them when they lost their baby son, Michael Paul. It was through the great love she had for them that she and Jamie decided to give up their Eternal life together and come back to the Earth Plane as newborn souls. Promising to find each other again so that they would have the life on Earth that had previously been denied them.As Lauren and Samuel, they grew up knowing there was a very close bond between them but always thought of it more as a sibling affection. It wasn't until they had lived a full life apart that they realised how deep their feelings went for each other. Now each one hoping that the other felt the same and that they would re-unite to fulfill the promise they made to each other in the Spirit World.
Intimate Encounters of Worship
Intimate Encounters of Worship by Darrell D. Kelly shares powerful insights and principles to enhance the journey of worshipers into the presence of the King of Glory.The Gulf of Mexico gave birth to Category 5 Hurricane Michael which caused massive, wide-spread destruction. The U.S. President arrived to Bay County to view damages. Prior to the President's arrival, the Secret Service came to secure the best route. Specific attention and great efforts for clean-up took place in the areas that the President would travel because the President's presence demands that the pathway be cleared. That same principle is true for our Lord; His presence demands that the pathway be cleared for His arrival.In this book you will acquire several principles that will enhance your understanding of what God expects of His worshippers. You will be impacted by the sovereignty and reality of God's holy nature; introduced to the standard of holiness that applies to those that have chosen to be worshippers in spirit and in truth.The King of Glory enters when the kingdom's people have prepared the Way. This book reveals the power of the King and teaches us to usher in the King of Glory. From a physical location to a spiritual position, you become the "Gate" and the "Door" that opens wide and is lifted up for the Intimate Encounter of Worship. We should continually maintain a clear path for the presence of the King.
The Ancient Chinese Super State of Primary Societies
Synopsis: In the last five thousand years, only six primary (or first) civilizations occurred in our human world, and such rare events were nothing but the result of special historical and environmental factors. Except China, all other five appeared on a narrow land near sea and desert. The vast mysterious sea water led prehistoric people to develop megalith culture and religion, and desert led to patriarchal and warrior culture, and narrow land led them to fight against each other in order to control the farm land: the five thousand years of civilization in upgrading war and economic classification.The Chinese civilization appeared near the desert but on a wide land far from the sea. When we divide all human societies into the genetically coded primary society and the man-made secondary society, only Chinese civilization started with the super state of primary societies. Since they kept the original natural mind out of the influence of the mysterious sea water, their early historical memories indicate that their super state was only a chiefdom keeping peace and dealing with vast river flood. Once this super state of primary societies was established: all people of different races thanked this super state for the peaceful environment. During the Axial Age, China was still a mixture of different races and different people to live together and hatched the Taoist and Confucian philosophies which take the primary society and natural man as their ideal. As a result, Chinese peasants still lived in quasi-primary society in the 1950s and the author described his mother and grandmother and their serene mind and natural life. Anthropologists believe that human linguistic chat only replaces anthropological apes' brewing each other's hair: the pure aesthetic value. Civilized humans used it to make the secondary society and man-made men drive each other to work harder and harder by war, which may be God's plan to accumulate wealth and knowledge for a computer world in which humans can enjoy their serenity life again like other animals on earth.This book uses 12 chapters and 3 appendix papers to establish this theory and describe this original but totally new lifestyle.Autobiography: You-Sheng Li graduated from the best medical school in China and received his Ph.D from the University of Cambridge, England. He published more than 30 papers in English and Chinese medical journals and received rewards twice in China for his research work. He started to read extensively on Taoism in 1998 and has dedicated entirely to social science after he retired in 2005. He divided human societies into the genetically coded primary society and the man-made secondary society, and found that unlike all other ancient civilizations, Chinese civilization started from the super state of primary societies until the Axial Age when Taoism and Confucianism established to guide the national consciousness and leave the countryside in the primary society until late 1950s. His published books: You-Sheng Li: A New Interpretation of Chinese Taoist Philosophy: An Anthropological/Psychological View. Taoist Recovery Centre, London, Canada, 2005.You-Sheng Li: Life and the World in a New Perspective: Taoism in 21st Century. Xianzhuangshuju, Beijing, 2009. (In Chinese)You-Sheng Li: The Ancient Chinese Super State of Primary Societies: Taoist Philosophy for the 21st Century. Author House, Bloomington, USA, 2010.(It is ranked as five star book by San Francisco Book Review and selected by 2014 Paris Book Festival as honorable mention)You-Sheng Li: Confucius in a New Perspective. Suchou University Press, 2014. (In Chinese, and it is listed as one or even the first one of those in great demand in many Chinese libraries )
Spirit and the Soul
Spirit and the Soul Stories of hope in the middle of life's events, situations, problems, etc... The world will confront us to detour us from our place and faith in God. The tests of life seem endless, but, in the end, God is in control of our destiny. He will never lead us wrong. The battle is all for your soul. There is only one winner in the end. The end of your story depends on what you decide. Will you allow His Spirit to guide your soul? Olga RosarioEditor / AdvisorMy eight siblings and I were raised in the 1960s and '70s by Christian parents-my mother, a homemaker and my father, a perfectionist and master carpenter and cabinet maker. Along with my three brothers, I followed in my father's trade. Then, in 2006, though I did not know how to spell correctly or write an entire sentence, God called me to write all that He put in my heart. I became a student of the Word of God and the words in the dictionary. Today, I live in Florida, surrounded by my children and grandchildren, who are the pride of my life. I give God all praise and glory for every word I write.
The Winged Mare Explained and Signs of Spiritual Ascension
Penned in divine company, this book reveals spiritual progress brewing on Earth despite humanity's trials. Living conditions will markedly improve for multitudes as enlightenment advances. The Winged Mare is in fact a diminutive humanoid spirit who inhabits an unsullied white horse. In Greek lore, Pegasus befriends kind-hearted people on spiritual paths to help them thrive. This celestial creature appears either male or female based on the selected person's gender. Once their transformation culminates in sacred freedom, the enlightened individual earns the moniker 'Winged Mare.' Through signs and wonders sprinkled amid struggle, glimmers emerge of long-foretold Ascension. All living souls inch toward higher states, yet some courageous pioneers blaze ahead by consciously nurturing spiritual faculties. In these quickening times, are you hearing rumblings of a great Awakening? Heed the Winged Mare's higher call, and perhaps discover your own wings waiting.
Women Who Knew Jesus
Designed as a guided study based on the many retreats the author has conducted, each of the book's chapters concentrates on one female subject and contains a biblical account (sometimes from more than one Gospel writer), numerous guided meditations, several reflection questions and a conclusion. Through these vignettes, the author underscores the general place of women in that era and the many ways that Jesus cut through the usual barriers and treated women with equality.
More Stories for the Heart
A sequel to Stories for the Heart, More Stories for the Heart offers up over one hundred stories that hug readers' hearts and encourage their souls. This treasury of timeless tales-written by some of the best Christian communicators today-offers a wealth of compassion and love certain to minister to multiple generations. Readers will find themselves sharing these uplifting tales in conversation and letting the stories' wisdom inspire their thinking. These are stories that will add flavor to readers' views...and will be carried in their hearts. Whether read during peaceful moments spent cuddled up by the fire, during moments basking in the sunshine...or during read-aloud family times with loved ones, More Stories for the Heart is certain to encourage the soul.
Making a Change for Good
Making a Change for Good will assist anyone to make a change of any kind, whatever the area-diet, fitness, stress, addictions, unskillful behaviors, anxiety, finances, spiritual practice.... Kind, compassionate encouragement for confronting personal issues head on and supportive tools for addressing the struggle are the differences in approach this book offers. Readers realize that lack clarity is the hindrance to addressing an issue, not lack of self-discipline. Rather than being caught in self-hating and self-blaming loops that veer us off course, we can learn to mentor ourselves, and this book teaches us how. The 30-day retreat at the end of the book provides a structure for practicing compassionate self-discipline.
Straight Talk for Crooked Times
This is a book of sermons backed by years of ministry. Be advised: This is not for the faint-hearted. It's not for those who are satisfied playing church or going through the motions when it comes to Jesus. But if you are serious about going to heaven, these words are designed to help you see the way more clearly.What this generation needs is the Word of God-straight up, no chaser. Straight Talk for Crooked Times will inspire, encourage, and lead you to higher ground. We need Jesus and the power of his Word in unadulterated fashion. That's the way he likes it. And that's the way we need it. If you like the idea of walking with Jesus, this is the book for you. If you're thinking about it, this is the book for you. If the thought never entered your mind, this is the book for you.Frank Cuomo's sermon speak to you in the most upbeat and directway... As he guided me through L.A. the way his sermons guide youthrough life, his genuine solicitude struck a chord. Frank Cuomo'ssermons rock. A rock you can build on.-Johann Sadock, Ph.D, MIT
Celebration of Truth with the Letters of Light
Freedom of choice is what brings health and happiness to all humankind. In freedom there is love, life and light.Love has in it, discipline or it is not true love. Life has to be moving in a direction of health or it is not true life. Light has to have peace, perfection, balance and harmony or it is not true light. Knowing the above will help the present generation to choose more wisely and push away unhealthy traditions that come from the people, schools and religions that raised them. You choose to get up or stay in bed and both have a consequence. The choice is free but the consequence will always follow creation first even when creation's consequences are seen with time and then come the consequences from the parent's rules, state laws or laws of the government. Look at the animals of creation. Do they worship? Why not? Because they are created in their perfect sphere and need nothing! We as humankind should take note as we too are created in a sphere of perfectness and when we see creation and our Creator as truth we shine with life, love and light.
St. Teresa of Jesus
Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. (1893-1953), was a Discalced Carmelite priest, confessor and spiritual director. He was an expert in the writings of venerated Carmelite Mystics such as St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. For the last decade of his life Fr. Gabriel was the spiritual director for the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of St. Joseph in Rome. It was with their assistance that he compiled his writings and mystical insight, arranging his material to correspond with the liturgical year, while following the ascent of the soul to transforming union with God.Originally published in 1949, this work was intended to serve as an introduction to a more comprehensive study of the works of St. Teresa. According to the author, St. Teresa's books, written rapidly and sometimes without a fixed plan, do not easily reveal the inner structure of her thought to the reader. This book serves to guide the reader to reveal the inner structure of her thought and to weave the various themes she touches upon into a more comprehensive narrative. It takes the reader through the several threads in St. Teresa's work to present the Tapestry more fully.
Uniting Mind, Body, Spirit
Continuing times of uncertainty and rapid change can have an adverse effect on our overall health and cause a paralysis of action. How do we cope? What tools do we have to help us? The answer lies in accessing the best from spirituality and neuroscience. The writings of St. Ignatius and the knowledge gained from cutting-edge neuroscience provide clues to managing our lives.Endorsements"Fr. Roy Pereira, SJ, brings his knowledge and expertise, both as a neuroscience researcher and a Jesuit priest, to help us navigate through the incredibly complex times we live in."--Michael Kennedy, SJ, coauthor, with Martin Sheen, of The Jesus Meditations"This text will help young people discern healthy and unhealthy attachments.... What he has given us is a roadmap for healthy and sustainable living for a generation of youth."--Michael J. Garanzini, SJ, president, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities"The brilliance of the book is the possibility it creates for self-healing. Fr. Pereira has provided us with an accessible, joyful, and useful educational tool."--Lane Bove, former senior vice president for student affairs, Loyola Marymount University, CaliforniaFr. Roy Pereira, SJ, brings to this book his thirty years of experience working with students, staff, faculty, and a global audience in the area of human flourishing. With a PhD in the areas of chemistry, neuroscience, and consciousness, he synthesizes complicated subjects like neuroscience and Ignatian insights into easy-to-understand language for the everyday reader. His message is artistically expressed through his gifts of music and composition. He presently works at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.+
Start Here
Ninety-five poems on the spiritual path by a Buddhist teacher; set in chapters on the horrors of samsara, supportive conduct, meditation, questioning our idea of self, philosophy, love, death, the mysteriousness of awareness, and the vast vision of Buddhism. Each topic has an introduction for non-Buddhists, and longer poems are leavened with snappy ditties - plus a selection of Dharma limericks! This book invites anyone, whatever their inclination - poetic, spiritual, or neither - to muse on topics which are crucial to us all.
Sahaja Yoga Songbook 2024
The 2024 edition of the Sahaja Yoga Songbook contains more than two hundred of the most commonly sung bhajans (in the experience of the editors) with diacritics and guitar chords for most of the songs. The book includes Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, English, Italian and Spanish songs.
Verses from old
What do you do when you seem to be in the rear among your peers? How do you deal with conflicting societal pressure and expectations when you are experiencing failures and unpleasant delays? How do you cope when hard times are here?This is a collection of poems put together in the crucible of unwanted and unpleasant delays in life. The poet, drawing from his experience and the comfort derived from reflecting on God's promises and assurances, put this collection together to encourage readers.
Little Book Open Collection BW
This is a philosophy book. It's my attempt to understand reality. I wanted to understand why an electron had a point charge. How it could produce Electrical and Magnetic Fields. To understand gravity and how it could bend space and time. To know if I had a soul and if I existed beyond death. To know if God was real and why there's discord and conflict in civilization. Then I saw God in His very throne room and realized that I was actually a drop of water in an ocean of absolute joy. This book is open for everyone regardless of their religion or beliefs. I understand that the simple, honest, humble, hardworking, loving people are the ones God wants. He's against conceitedness, selfishness, deceptiveness and aggressiveness. If you have these traits, He wants you to repent and come back to Him; it is His wish that all be saved, and none be lost. So read this book and see the truth. The first book explores the need to choose our direction. Towards a new dark age of ignorance and superstition or towards a new Renaissance of truth, mercy and equality? The second book presents a new physical Theory of Everything based upon interacting subspace singularities on an amorphous backdrop. It provides new models for elementary particles of matter and light. The third book describes how awareness and order exists in the universe. The fourth book reveals hidden truths and exposes existing lies about our civilization. The fifth book describes the nature of human beings and how we are influenced by the things that grow in the garden of our heart. The sixth book explores the human soul where the mind, the heart and the ID exists. The seventh book explores Biblical truths about our nature and how we can correct our behavior if we want to experience the best God has for us. The last book is all about Jesus's promises. Explores His words as humanity faces the horrors of the end time apocalypse. I am being very bold in naming this book "Little Book Open". For I think this is the book described in chapter 10 of the book of Revelation in the Christian Bible. And the Christians are not going to be very pleased about it either. Neither are the new age spiritualists, nor the scientist for this book is a challenge to all of them. What is truth and what is tradition? Do we just go through the motions of what's expected of us? Are we alive or are we just the walking dead? Where did the promises of life go? If you ever asked yourself these questions you might want to read these books
Entering the Holy of Holies
This book will show you God's plan on how to truly get into his presence and Hear His voice. We have been distracted too long by the voice of the Enemy. It's time we hear God.
The Wonder Paradox
The Wonder Paradox offers a lively, practical, and transcendent road map to meaning and connection through poetry. Where do we find magic? Peace? Connection? We have calendars to mark time, communal spaces to bring us together, bells to signal hours of contemplation, official archives to record legacies, the wisdom of sages read aloud, weekly, to map out the right way to live--in kindness, justice, morality. These rhythms and structures of society were all once set by religion. Now, for many, religion no longer runs the show. So how then to celebrate milestones? Find rules to guide us? Figure out which texts can focus our attention but still offer space for inquiry, communion, and the chance to dwell for a dazzling instant in what can't be said? Where, really, are truth and beauty? The answer, says The Wonder Paradox, is in poetry. In twenty chapters built from years of questions and conversations with those looking for an authentic and meaningful life, Jennifer Michael Hecht offers ways to mine and adapt the useful aspects of tradition and to replace what no longer feels true. Through cultures and poetic wisdom from around the world--Sappho, Rumi, Shakespeare, Issa, Tagore, Frost, Szymborska, Angelou, and others--she blends literary criticism with spiritual guidance rooted in the everyday. Linking our needs to particular poems, she helps us better understand those needs, our very being, and poetry itself. Our capacity for wonder is one of the greatest joys of being human; The Wonder Paradox celebrates that instinct and that yearning.
Agape
"KC Love has written a must-read for anyone interested in learning the depths of Agape love. Agape teaches others how the smallest act of kindness can change a life. Read this book!!" -Mallory Beard, President, Beard & Associates LLCAgape is a Greek word meaning love. There are numerous ways to describe this love, but in the Christian tradition, it is known as agape, or the love of God for humanity. In modern life, we can think of agape as a broader love-the love for humanity itself and the love for everyone facing the one thing we all have in common: the struggle of living.Readers will learn the importance of LOVEReaders will learn how to Let Our Virtue Emerge Love Never FailsShow that we have more in common than not
Agape
"KC Love has written a must-read for anyone interested in learning the depths of Agape love. Agape teaches others how the smallest act of kindness can change a life. Read this book!!" -Mallory Beard, President, Beard & Associates LLCAgape is a Greek word meaning love. There are numerous ways to describe this love, but in the Christian tradition, it is known as agape, or the love of God for humanity. In modern life, we can think of agape as a broader love-the love for humanity itself and the love for everyone facing the one thing we all have in common: the struggle of living.Readers will learn the importance of LOVEReaders will learn how to Let Our Virtue Emerge Love Never FailsShow that we have more in common than not
Assignment
"Assignment" is a captivating exploration of Christianity's origins and enduring impact both in ancient times and today. Prepare to be mesmerized by the forgotten treasure left behind by early Christians - the profound teachings of Jesus Christ that shaped the very fabric of American history.Transport yourself to the time of the primitive disciples, a group of men and women who stumbled upon a faith blueprint that exceeded their wildest dreams. Their success sprang a lineage of false beliefs, selfishness, moral decline, and a dwindling church. But how did we arrive at this critical juncture, and more importantly, how do we reclaim what we've lost?As the shadows of uncertainty loom large and society teeters on the edge of collapse, "Assignment" raises poignant questions: are we hurtling towards the final days of our nation? Are we on the brink of losing an entire generation? Yet, amidst the chaos, a glimmer of hope emerges.Personable and passionate author MARK C. OVERTON embarks on an inspirational journey to clarify how people can divinely apply the fundamental truths that once guided the early disciples in our modern world. In "Assignment," Mark offers a clarion call to all Jesus' followers, urging them to self discover, rebuild, and rise to new faith heights. And to accept their divine mission - to expand God's Kingdom and carry out His will.Overflowing with spiritual wisdom and profound insights, this riveting exploration of faith promises to reignite the flame within your heart. His words have an energy that'll pull you into looking evaluating your faith and Christian life.Mark C. Overton effortlessly weaves history, spirituality, and a powerful call to action that will leave you hungry for more.
