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Publisher
Loyola Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Advent, a joyful time of preparation for the birth of Jesus, can be further enriched with Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2018-19 , a daily prayer experience from Sacred Space, the internationally known online prayer guide. Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season invites readers to develop a closer relationship with God during this season of preparation and anticipation. What we know and trust about the Sacred Space online...
Author
Publisher
Lexham Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The ancient catechism has sustained and nurtured every generation of Christians. The catechism-the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, and the Lord's Prayer-directs our love, faith, and hope. The Collected Christian Essentials: Catechism opens up the meaning of our faith and gives us words to offer back to God. In addition to featuring guides to the catechism from Ben Myers, Wesley Hill, and Peter J. Leithart, the book includes an order of prayer...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The greatest athletes in the world today are neither the Olympic champions nor the stars of professional sports, but the "Marathon Monks" of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven year training period, these "running Buddha" figuratively circle the globe on foot.
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Series
Publisher
Kregel Academic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Relevant questions about prayer answered from the whole witness of Scripture.
Praying is often the most common yet least understood practice of Christian spirituality. In “40 Questions About Prayer”, scholar and teacher Joseph C. Harrod shares biblical insight on the nature and practice of Christian prayer. Harrod's emphasis on searching the Scriptures results in a trustworthy, practical guide to a vital aspect of Christian belief and behavior,...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate your little one's birth, baptism, dedication, or just say "I love you" with this adorable book of blessings featuring 41 delightful rhyming poems.
Baby's First Book of Blessings lets tiny ones know God's blessings are all around them. From "Comfy Laps" to "Furry Friends," and "My Front Porch" to "Bathtub Bubbles," these charming rhymes will fill the hearts of little girls and boys with happiness:
I count my eyes,
One and two.
God blesses...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes a beautiful repackage of the classic novel that started it all.
Wishes for love bring hope from above.
Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy-three willing but sometimes wayward angels-are each given someone's prayer to answer . . .
Shirley: She's sent to help nine-year-old Timmy Potter, who longs for a new father. And although his mother, Jody, has vowed never to trust any...
Author
Publisher
HarperChristian Resources
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Encounter a Deeper Experience of God's Goodness and Love--All Year Long Names in the ancient world did more than simply distinguish one person from another. They often conveyed the essential nature and character of a person. This is especially true when it comes to the names and titles of God recorded in the Bible. Based on Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus , two bestselling books by Ann Spangler, this unique Bible study helps...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Beautiful and insightful, With All Your Heart offers girls 90 honest and relatable devotions to strengthen their heart, spirit, and faith. God wants every girl to know she's awesome in his sight. He cares about everything -- from boys to bullies, friends to future goals, disappointments to discoveries. In this ninety-day devotional, girls will grow closer to God as they share with him their everyday achievements and dilemmas. Each devotion includes...
Author
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A timeless, little-known literary classic to engage a new generation of readers
As the Black Death ravaged London in 1608, in the midst of societal chaos and tragedy, playwright Thomas Dekker wrote Four Birds of Noah's Ark, a book containing fifty-six prayers for the people of London and all of England.
The prayers in this book bear witness to Dekker's deep faith with a power and poignancy that few written prayers...
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Language
English
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"This little book is explosive and powerful." R. Albert Mohler, Jr. When you pray, does it ever feel like you're just saying the same old things about the same old things? Offering us the encouragement and the practical advice we're all looking for, Donald S. Whitney, best-selling author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, outlines an easy-to-grasp method that has the power to transform our prayer life: praying the words of Scripture....
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This book offers a model of profound and accessible congregational prayer. At once inspirational and practical, it will empower and equip laypeople and clergy alike to offer heartfelt, informed, and appropriate prayers on behalf of the people of God. As Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher say, "Interceding in public worship is a duty. This book is intended to make it a joy." Shaping the Prayers of the People begins by considering what public prayer is...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Book of Common Courage is a collection of prayers, poems, and blessings to help you find a flicker of strength in the small and hard moments of life. Beloved author and therapist K. J. Ramsey invites you to journey word-by-word through Psalm 23 to experience how the Good Shepherd is with you and for you, especially in the valleys of life. When you struggle to find the words to hold your pain or trauma, be encouraged to cultivate the compassion...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
As parents of adult children, we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they're on their own? How can I let them go when I've held them for so long?
Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it's like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life from relationships to career decisions and everything in between. In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie...
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Series
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Based on the eye-opening best-selling series, this 90-day devotional for kids ages 9-12 explores the life of Jesus and what it means to be a Christian, while also tackling tough questions kids ask about God. For kids who want to learn more about their faith so they can share with others, this devotional uses light-hearted prose, illustrations, historical facts, research and true stories to bring to life the miracles, ministry and way of life of Jesus....
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English
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It must never be forgotten that Almighty God rules this world. He is not an absentee God. His hand is ever on the throttle of human affairs. He is everywhere present in the concerns of time. "His eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men." He rules the world just as He rules the Church by prayer. This lesson needs to be emphasized, iterated and reiterated in the ears of men of modern times and brought to bear with cumulative force on the consciences...
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Series
Publisher
Lexham Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
You pray it. But do you understand it?
The Lord's Prayer has become so familiar to us that we don't think about what we're praying. It's a portrait of Jesus' heart. And in it Christians from different times, places, and traditions have been united. We pray it, but do we actually believe it?
When Jesus taught his followers how to pray, he emphasized how uncomplicated it should be. There's no need for pretense or theatrics. Instead, simply ask for...
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English
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The Hour That Changes the World, first published by Baker in 1978, is a classic book on prayer that offers practical suggestions on how readers can revitalize their prayer lives. Dick Eastman challenges Christians to spend one hour each day in prayer, and he outlines a twelve-step prayer program to help them accomplish the task. By dividing one hour into twelve five-minute "points of focus," such as praise, waiting, confession, and Scripture praying,...
59) Giving thanks
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A boy's father celebrates the interconnectedness of the natural world through his daily words of thanks and assures his son, who finds it a little embarrassing to thank trees and such, that it becomes a habit and makes one feel good.
Author
Publisher
Light Messages Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this story about her harrowing battle with a rare, aggressive form of breast cancer, Dr. Julia Burns encourages readers to take charge of their own health by seeking multiple medical opinions and fighting for a treatment plan that meets their emotional and spiritual needs as well as their physical needs. Chapter by chapter Julia shares lessons learned from her own journey through cancer. The numbers were abysmal: her odds of survival were so low...
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