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In his ongoing quest to show the path to inner peace amid a noisy and cluttered world, the author of As a Man Thinketh-one of the most popular writers in the fields of inspiration at the turn of the 20th century-writes simply but eloquently on such topics as The Divine Center, The Unfailing Wisdom, Perfect Freedom, and The Might of Meekness. As always, his advice is both spiritual and practical: be in the moment, seek simplicity, push past the clutter...
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"How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people-as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn't easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and...
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Mihee Kim-Kort is a wife, a mom, and a Presbyterian minister. And she's queer. As she became aware of her queer sexuality, Mihee wondered what that meant for her spirituality. But instead of pushing her away from God, her queerness has brought her closer to Jesus and taught her how to love better. In Outside the Lines, Mihee shows us how God, in Jesus, is oriented toward us in a queer and radical way. Through the life, work, and witness of Jesus,...
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In Chronically Fabulous, Marisa Zeppieri, the founder of LupusChick, provides helpful principles, personal stories, and occasional recipes that support whole-life thriving with the depth, smarts, and helpful spiritual advice that her dedicated blog readers have come to expect. For anyone looking for hope and resources when your body's immune system is compromised, this is the perfect start to a chronically fabulous you.
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Reflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortly after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His advice concerned seizing the moment while living, rather than dying.
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"As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel ... on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to Cambridge....
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"Before the sacred Scriptures were ever written, there was a much earlier text: The Book of Nature. Barbara Mahany invites us to discover an ancient theology that focuses on the text of God first revealed through creation--nature in all its kaleidoscopic turnings." --
We live inside a nautilus of prayer--if only we open our senses and perceive what is infused all around. Throughout millennia and across the monotheistic religions, the natural was...
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Spirituality meets philosophy in the Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection collection "The Practice of the Presence of God and the Spiritual Maxims." This challenging yet fruitful read describes Brother Lawrence's philosophy that a relationship with God is more important than the service and work done in God's name. Through a series of letters to nuns and other monks, he states that people become caught up in trying to prove their worth to God. According...
10) I Surrender All
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Imagine an unexpected guest showed up at your house. Would you be scrambling around, wiping down countertops, and straightening up couch cushions? What preparations would you need to make to get your house in order?
Now imagine that Jesus was that special visitor. Is your spiritual house in order?
If not, “I Surrender All” is a wonderful tool for all Christians ready to get serious about their faith and make preparations for the Lord's return....
11) Watch and Pray
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Today, many are teaching and preaching about Jesus Christ they do not know. They teach and preach without unction, and they have no real experiences of whom they teach and preach.
When Paul preached after meeting the Lord on the road to Damascus, he became one of the greatest teachers and preachers of Christian faith. This book unveils the schemes of Satan, demons, Satanists, and other devil workers aimed at hindering many people from heaven. Responsible...
12) Job!!
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This is a story from the pages in God's Holy Word, the Bible. It's the eighteenth book from Genesis and has forty-two chapters. It is considered one of the greatest poetical books every written. Only God knows its author. It's a story written, possibly in the years 1400 B.C. to 500 B.C. It could be, written in today's society and is a story of "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?" It's the oldest question ever asked, "Why me?" Yet the older one...
13) Come and See
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This book is a more complete description of my spiritual journey, it can provide the framework to understand the difference between sacrifice and mercy, it can help you know the creator yourself, and his purpose for this creation. This understanding can help you understand and deal with all things. This understanding has been given to me with the instruction to tell them what you see. I hope you will apply this reasoning and understanding in your...
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Get the Summary of Jenna Kutcher's How Are You Really in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: When Jenna Kutcher was 22, she left her corporate job, bought a camera on Craigslist for $300, and started her own business as a wedding photographer. From that single investment in herself, she built a successful company, a thriving podcast, a brand. But her driving force is never about working harder/smarter/faster/better....
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This book is inspired and written about what Jesus told the Sanhedrin when they wanted to know by what authority he did what he did. His answer was "I require mercy. I do not requiem sacrifice." On the surface, it seems simple enough, but it really is revealing everything, because if you knew the difference, you would truly know God. Many people profess to be saved if you have the security of truly knowing the answer to this. You are aware of the...
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The focus of Divine Principles is a determined and systematic search for important Universal Truth. It uses the tools of science to establish two fundamental principles of the spiritual nature of that universe. It then applies the same methods to examine and evaluate a wide variety of related ideas in light of those precepts. Book Review Some favor science, while others look to faith. Author draws from both in the wide-ranging explorations he presents...
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Don't Take It Personally was written in hopes of having readers take a deeper look into areas where blessings may be hidden. In our lives there are occurrences that we may take for granted. The Lord sends us opportunities to grow and to be blessed. Blessings do not always come in packages that are obvious. They are often in new places we visit or new people we meet. Sometimes we walk away from someone or something that God was attempting to use to...
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And so begins the Silent Weeper, a poem by Connie Porcher in her first-ever publications, Jesus Christ is my Heartmender.
Many of us yearn for a life brand new. Yet, locked within the agony of broken heart instead of feeling free, we build a prison wall and keep life's pain within...We wish to cast off the mask and replace the synthetic smile that hides tears. We wish to heal and be whole. But how? Connie shares with us how hearts can truly be healed...
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"The church has stood silent over the last several years despite a growing divide between New Age-inspired self-help books and traditional Christian spirituality. Christian teachers have dismissed as heterodox, and therefore unimportant, the phenomenal literary success of Eckart Tolle (A New Earth), Rhonda Byrne (The Secret), Deepak Chopra (The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success), Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements), and many others like them. Now...
20) Tao Te Ching
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Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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