Thomas Shepard, minister of the Cambridge church, stands out among the first generation of settlers in Massachusetts Bay as a rigorous-minded Puritan driven by his piety. Shepard's Autobiography and Journal are extremely valuable sources for an understanding of the perennially fascinating Puritan mind. The Autobiography reveals the arduous physical and mental life of the Puritans--the persecutions in England, the tempestuous Atlantic crossing and, always, the inner turmoil of a lifelong search for the meaning of God's ways. The Journal, written between 1640 and 1644, toward the end of Shepard'... View More...
From the fragrance of a single flower to the majesty of a mountain range, nature inspires great writing. Of Earth and Sky is an anthology of poetry and prose from more than thirty of our finest classic and contemporary writers, their literary selections illustrating the seven virtues of prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice, faith, hope, and charity as they are revealed through nature. View More...
This rich collection of nearly a hundred stories from every part of Africa--legends and folktales, myths and parables, poems, prayers and proverbs--probes deeply into the heart and our relationships with God and one another. View More...
Spending time with God is the best way to strengthen your relationship with Him. And the best way to spend time with God is through prayer. In this collection of meditations, you'll find inspirational thoughts that encourage you to invite God into every day of your life. Written by Our Daily Bread contributors, each devotion includes a Scripture passage with a highlighted verse and a prayer tip. Discover how you can grow closer to the Lord and experience the joy of being in His presence. View More...
Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and bad, right and wrong. And the best places to find them are in great works of literature and exemplary stories from history. William J. Bennett has collected hundreds of stories in "The Book of Virtues, " an instructive and inspiring anthology that will help children understand and develop character -- and help adults teach them. From the Bible to American hist... View More...
In To Be Tender and Broken, Margery Abbott weaves together a brave and beautiful personal narrative with Quaker history and theological reflection in response to questions and struggles about belief, language, social issues and other deeply-felt concerns that unsettle and divide our meetings and the wider Religious Society of Friends. Research underpins each chapter with a rich and wide range of classic and contemporary Quaker writers; her analysis is both original and evocative. She asks how, for example, do Friends answer that of God in light of the heinous acts that daily erupt in our world... View More...
As Joan Wester Anderson's beloved books so movingly testify, a great proliferation of miracles has blessed many people in our time. Today, with the millennium only a heartbeat away, accounts of people who have been touched by the hand of God or one of God's angels are more abundant than ever before.In this book Anderson has gathered the most glorious and remarkable of these accounts -- stories of mysterious rescues, celestial visions, unexpected healings, inexplicable protection, and many other signs and wonders. Mysterious forces save a mountain climber lost in a blizzard. In God's service, a... View More...
Will we survive into the next age? If so, what will it look like and what will it take for us to get there? For the first time since the planet cooled 5 billion years ago, humanity is capable of influencing-for better or worse-the trajectory of evolution. This requires a tremendous responsibility and maturity of the heart.Only through a rite of passage will humanity shift from the love of power to the power of love. No mere sentimentality, this initiation is an urgent and wrenching shift that will uproot and transform every aspect of human civilization. This paradigm saves energy, reduces dise... View More...
Colleen Anthony was raised in a Christian home and was taught from the Bible at an early age. She believed God to be her Creator, and she had invited Him into her life to be her Savior. At that time, she viewed Christianity as something to keep her out of hell and as a religion that served her rather than transformed her. She didn't see God as the one who knew what was best for her. All of that was about to change. In The Light behind the Shadows, Colleen narrates her story, telling how her life changed, both spiritually and physically, when she was diagnosed with cancer. She shares her voyage... View More...
In this book, the outcome of more than 20 years of experience with Centering Prayer, Father Arico explores the fundamentals of prayer, how it impacts on one's life, and how it can bring one peace of mind. View More...
Kristin began her recovery from divorce to professional cyclist Lance Armstrong with a ring of 3 x 5 note cards. Each one held a hand-selected passage of scripture that helped her cope and survive that stage of her life. Now, in this powerful daily devotional, Kristin offers the same inspiring verses that helped transform her heart and complements them with her own compassionate, personal messages of faith and love.HAPPILY EVER AFTER is a year long daily devotional designed to help women through one of life's most difficult times. Each entry contains a Bible verse and personal reflection from ... View More...
Our appetites are like fire They can fill our lives with warmth, or they can become an uncontrolled inferno that is capable of destroying a career, a marriage, a soul.If you've ever struggled with cravings, whether for chocolate, shopping, alcohol, sex, cars, work, or power, you know how it works. Best-selling author Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Debra Cherry reach below the surface of such harmful behaviors to address the underlying needs that drive us all, and how those hungers can bring us fulfillment, not frustration.Discover the original and very good purpose for your appetitesDevelop useful... View More...
Like other books in the Every Man Series, Every Man, God's Man boldly gets into men's heads and gives hope. It helps them hope to persevere in their spiritual lives and provides new insight into God's objectives for them. View More...
