Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This year, don't let Christmas sneak up on you again. The wonder and awe of the Christmas season can easily get overshadowed by lights, tinsel, bows, and paper not to mention last-minute trips to the mall and visits to the in-laws. In all the hustle and bustle, we often lose sight of what s most important. This book of daily readings for the month of December by best-selling author Paul David Tripp will help you slow down, prepare your heart, and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Small Book about a Big Problem by biblical counselor and psychologist Edward T. Welch guides readers to look carefully at how their anger affects them and others through short, daily meditations. In a fifty-day reading plan journey, Welch unpacks anger while encouraging and teaching readers to respond with patience to life's difficulties. This biblically wise resource is a useful tool for pastors, counselors, and lay helpers who are working with...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this book of pastoral reflections N.T. Wright explores how the Lord's Prayer sums up what Jesus was all about in his first-century setting. Wright locates the Lord's Prayer, clause by clause, within the historical life and work of Jesus and allows the prayer's devotional application to grow out of its historical context. The result is a fresh understanding of Christian spirituality and the life of prayer. This deeply devotional book will refresh...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What do you do when you're at the end of your rope? For Christians, there is only one simple yet profound answer: turn to the triune God. Born out of lessons learned during one of the most spiritually challenging periods of his life, Experiencing the Trinity by pastor Joe Thorn contains 50 down-to-earth meditations on God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Overflowing with scriptural truth, pastoral wisdom, and personal honesty, this...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"25 Advent Readings by Pastor and Author John Piper Come, let us adore him. This beloved Advent refrain captures the heart of the season. Advent is for adoring Jesus. It is a season of preparation to ready our hearts for the glory of Christmas Day as we celebrate the coming of the eternal God in our frail humanity. These twenty-five short devotional readings from John Piper aim to help you keep Christ at the center of the Advent season."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Starting with the birth of Jesus, the author examines the evidence in Mary's story that no man had been involved in her conception, and that her child was both human and divine. The author then examines the life and the teaching of Jesus and shows how this can enrich and give purpose to those who follow Jesus.
Finally, the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus are examined and their underlying purposes and meaning for us, are explained....
Author
Language
English
Description
The Heart Essence of the Lady of Immortality or Chime Phakme Nyingtik is the most profound of all the teachings that Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo received through the seven methods of transmission, because not only does it bring about a long life, but a life that is free of obstacles. It also causes wisdom to blossom and is said to have the most blessings.
Sublime Lady of Immortality—Teachings on Chime Phakme Nyingtik contains the translation of all...
Author
Language
English
Description
Powerful, image-filled reflections on listening to and responding to the Holy within and around us.
Personal devotional reading: words for the wordless.
Have you ever worked up the courage to pray and opened your mouth to discover you didn't know what to say? Perhaps you were worried you might sound foolish or like a toddler or worse yet, you might say something you didn't really mean. Or have you ever steadied yourself to pray, lit a candle, rang...
Author
Language
English
Description
Begin to meditate-or renew your practice-with this straightforward guide that is free from pretension and complication.
Is there a way you can learn to slow down and experience yourself more fully, your life more deeply, and other people in the present moment without adopting a new religious or philosophical ideology? Clark Strand answers with a clear and simple "yes!" Short, compelling reflections show you how to make meditation a part of your daily...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Die «Dunkle Nacht der Seele» ist ein Begriff, um zu beschreiben, was man als Zusammenbruch des wahrgenommenen Sinns im Leben bezeichnen könnte. Ein Ausbruch eines tiefen Gefühls der Sinnlosigkeit in deinem Leben. Und der innere Zustand ist in manchen Fällen einer Depression sehr ähnlich. Die Dunkle Nacht der Seele umschreibt den spirituellen Erwachensprozess.
Wenn wir über die Dunkle Nacht der Seele sprechen, so beschäftigen wir uns mit einem...
Author
Language
English
Description
We can't prevent crises from happening. But we can successfully deal with them. In this classic book, Warren W. Wiersbe offers solid hope and comfort in times of depression, frustration, disappointment, or loneliness. He extracts wisdom from the Bible and presents it in thirty brief, accessible meditations that guide readers to respond with faith, trust in God's promises, reap the benefits of forgiveness, find contentment, and add joy to life. With...
Author
Language
English
Description
Mission is any deliberate effort by a Christian or group of Christians to take the gospel of Jesus Christ across culture to a group of people who have never heard it. The great commission signifies the beginning of a mission work in the life of the early Christians and this commandment is still binding on every Christian today. It takes both physical and spiritual efforts of every Christian for this mission to be fulfilled and the urgency of this...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is for the individual who is fully living in the hustle and bustle of worldly life. If you have a busy job, a hectic family life with a partner and children, and if you wish to enjoy all the pleasures that life has to offer, but with the balance and inner peace of the Buddha, then this book will offer you some insights.
Author
Language
English
Description
Traversing the Divine Scriptures: Spring Meditations places the wisdom from the scriptures of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions into daily meditations for the months of April, May and June. It inspires some searching questions and ends with heartfelt poems. Subtle LORD, guide us to Your private path, be it beside the thundering waves of our inner ocean or the quiet of a flowering internal meadow. Our inner world seeks you through space...
Author
Language
English
Description
Africa's startling beauty and variety fascinates tourists who respond with zillions of photographs. Mrs. Roberts responded with thoughtful meditations where she shared the thoughts of God shown in scenes such as the mile-wide majesty of Victoria Falls, 'Moisi ya Tunya' the smoke that thunders, and the awkwardness of the 'tree of life,' the baobab that grows on hot, dry invisible underground water. African Scenes and Symbols, a book of photos and meditations,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Get the Summary of Alan Watts's Out of Your Mind in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Out of Your Mind" by Alan Watts challenges the Western myths of the ceramic and fully automatic models of the universe, which depict the world as either a crafted artifact or a self-regulating machine. Watts argues that these models are outdated and promote a sense of separation between humans and the universe. He suggests that...
Author
Language
English
Description
Add joy and purpose to your daily life by reading these inspiring, thought--provoking meditations, written by Madrikha Barbara Kopitz. Quoting Jewish sources from biblical to modern times, these daily meditations help us take actions that are filled with personal dignity, beauty and grounded in compassion for others. This book of daily meditations affirms the power and responsibility you have to shape your own life. Start your day with a simple meditation...
Author
Language
English
Description
We live in hungry times. There is economic uncertainty, fear, violence, division, and social chaos. What is needed for times such as these is a heart full of courage and wisdom grounded in compassion and resilience. For this, we can turn to one of the practices that for so many centuries nourished people of faith through incredibly difficult life circumstances and service. Traditionally it was a communal gathering time of rest, ritual, and prayer....
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request