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One Month to Love: Thirty Days to Grow and Deepen Your Closest Relationships
by Chris Shook Kerry ShookImprove your most important relationships--starting today. At the end of the day in this all-too-short life, what matters most is relationships. Spouse, parent, child, friend--whoever your closest loved ones are, they warrant more than a passing glance; they deserve an intentional and meaningful relationship with you. The One Month to Love thirty-day challenge is the greatest adventure you'll ever take, helping you deepen the important relationships in your life. Authors Kerry and Chris Shook use timeless, biblical wisdom to walk through three stages of relationships: First Glance, Second Look, and Lasting Love. Many of us have launched into the exciting First Glance phase. When we then tiptoe into the Second Look, reality sets in, and often friendships weaken, families suffer, marriages crack. Now learn how to experience the deep, satisfying lifelong relationships of lasting love. All it takes is one chapter a day. If your marriage is broken, restoration is possible. If your friendship is frail, a fresh start is possible. Even if you've made mistakes in all your relationships, lasting love is still possible. "With God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26). Includes a weekly focus and daily readings to guide you through the process.
One Small Barking Dog
by Ed GungorSmall Is the New Big In this humorous, insistent book, Pastor Ed Gungor demonstrates that the world is changed most by ordinary people--the "small dogs" of the human race. Small dogs may not run the world, but neither can the world tune them out. If it weren't for small dogs, the world might be a quieter place, but it would certainly be a needier one. With chapters like "Dare to Be Small," "Fight the Big-Dog Lie," and "The Bark of Faith," Gungor challenges the notion that earthly prominence, status, and power are essential to significance. Reminding us that small is the new big, he inspires us to fall in love with life--the everyday, normal kind--and shows us how to make an eternal difference.Living a Life That's Hard to Ignore The thing about small, barking dogs is that they can't be ignored. They may not be show-dog material or win outstanding awards, but through their persistence and insistence they make themselves known. Only a handful of people ever achieve notoriety and "greatness," but the energizing truth of One Small Barking Dog is that every single one of us can change the world. New York Times bestselling author Ed Gungor debunks the big-dog lie and clearly teaches "ordinary" people how to live out their faith in a way that not only changes the world we live in now but that affects lives for eternity. By the time you finish this book, you won't be worried about being small. You'll be ready to take on the world. You'll know how to live a life that can't be ignored.Whether you've just graduated from school or you've been at this life for many years, Ed Gungor's concrete principles and simple life wisdom will show you new ways to make a big impact on your world.
One Step at a Time
by Robyn ClaydonFor those seeking meaning in their lives, Robyn Claydon provides practical advice and encouragement to grow and persevere in the Christian faith and to have the courage to face the ups and downs of everyday life. The wonderful stories of people she has met around the world encourage and challenge us to take one step at a time on life's journey.
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
by Ann VoskampJust like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. “How,” Ann wondered, “do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does the Christ-life really look like when your days are gritty, long—and sometimes even dark? How is God even here?” In One Thousand Gifts, Ann invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative spiritual discipline of chronicling God's gifts. It’s only in this expressing of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we've always wanted … a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. We come to feel and know the impossible right down in our bones: we are wildly loved — by God. Let Ann's beautiful, heart-aching stories of the everyday give you a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of being present to God that makes you deeply happy, and a way of living that is finally fully alive. Come live the best dare of all!
One True Love: Belles Of Timber Creek, Book Three (Belles of Timber Creek #No. 3)
by Lori CopelandRita® Award winner and Christy Award finalist Lori Copeland delivers the third and final book in her popular Belles of Timber Creek series. One True Love is a heart-lifting story of love, faith, and courage from the author of Three Times Blessed and Twice Loved. Readers of Lori Wick, Beverly Lewis, and Tracey Bateman will be enchanted by One True Love—indeed,anyone who loves beautifully written, inspirational Christian romance will be thrilled to accompany one of its most accomplished authors to the American West for an eventful and unforgettable adventure of the heart and spirit.
One of Us Must Be Crazy...and I'm Pretty Sure It's You: Making Sense of the Differences that Divide Us
by Tim Downs Joy DownsMarriages are under increasing strain these days, with over half of them ending in divorce. Conflict is seen as grounds to end a marriage, rather than an opportunity to grow closer to each other and to God. The Seven Conflicts is an excellent resource for equipping couples to learn to understand the true nature of their conflicts and deal with them in a way that will actually help their marital fulfillment. Couples will learn to identify their mutual dreams, put differences into perspective, understand each other's underlying motives, and work together as partners who are more in love than ever.
One of Us Must Be Crazy...and I'm Pretty Sure It's You: Making Sense of the Differences that Divide Us
by Tim Downs Joy DownsMarriages are under increasing strain these days, with over half of them ending in divorce. Conflict is seen as grounds to end a marriage, rather than an opportunity to grow closer to each other and to God. The Seven Conflicts is an excellent resource for equipping couples to learn to understand the true nature of their conflicts and deal with them in a way that will actually help their marital fulfillment. Couples will learn to identify their mutual dreams, put differences into perspective, understand each other's underlying motives, and work together as partners who are more in love than ever.
One-Minute Insights: How to Make Great Choices, Live With Passion, and Get It Right
by Passio FaithYour Life…God’s Way The world is in a shaky situation--economically, morally, politically, and spiritually. But this book is not about the world; it's about you...and the choices you can make every day to have a great life, a God-pleasing life, no matter what the circumstances. This succinct, inspirational book gives you twenty-five positive spiritual principles side by side with the opposite position. Each chapter includes an explanation, an “ask yourself” question, a thought-provoking callout, and a Scripture verse. Take just a minute out of your day and equip yourself to navigate the chaos of this world, choosing: Faith versus Fear Forgiveness versus Unforgiveness Spirit Possession versus Demonic Oppression Heaven versus Hell True Prophecy versus False Prophecy God’s Unmerited Favor versus Sin’s Condemnation
One-Minute Mystic: Mysticism For Those With Only 59 Seconds To Spare
by Simon ParkeWake up your mind and soul with a mini meditation! Need a break from the mayhem of the modern world? Sometimes all you need is to give yourself permission to pause. You’re not looking for easy answers or quick fixes; but you haven’t given up on truth – truth that is deep enough to hold and transform the realities you live with every day. So why not try these simple steps? Simon Parke draws on his popular column in the Daily Mail to open you to wide doors of awareness and possibility. One-Minute Mystic gives meditations for those who like to pause , but who don't always know how to, or what to pause with. Just find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed, read through the meditation a few times, and allow its simple wisdom to inspire a shift within you.
One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow
by Scot Mcknight Gabe LyonsWhat is the “Christian life” all about? Studying the Bible, attending church, cultivating a prayer life, witnessing to others—those are all good. But is that really what Jesus has in mind? The answer, says Scot McKnight in One.Life, lies in Jesus’ words, “Follow me.” What does it look like to follow Jesus, and how will doing so change the way we live our life—our love.life, our justice.life, our peace.life, our community.life, our sex.life—everything about our life. One.Life will open your eyes to the full, compelling immensity of what it means to be a Christian. “Jesus offers to us a kingdom dream that transforms us to the very core of our being,” says Scot McKnight. “His vision is so big we are called to give our entire life to it. His vision is so big it swallows up our dreams.” Discover exactly what Jesus meant when he announced the arrival of God’s kingdom. Equipping you with a new understanding of that kingdom’s radical nature, One.Life shares profound, challenging, and practical insights on how to demonstrate its reality in your life. In many ways, what The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer challenged Christians to do in earlier generations, One.Life will do for a new generation. One.Life will call you beyond the flatlands of religiosity toward a kingdom vision that will shape everything you do.
Online with God: A 90-Day Devotional (Faithgirlz)
by Laurie Lazzaro KnowltonPut God on Your Buddy List. Finding God in the universe of computers and cell phones isn’t as easy as googling his name, but he’s there all the same. And what girl wouldn’t want him with her as she tries to make her way through a galaxy of emails, text messages, IMs, chat rooms—and middle school relationships? Written as a girl’s personal blog to God, Online with God teaches you how to stay safe while using today’s technology. This ninety-day devotional contains relevant Scripture verses, tips on making safe choices, and prayers for all the confusing times in your life. As you read it, you’ll realize that God listens when you blog as well as when you pray. After all, he’s the Lord of the universe—including cyberspace.
Opening to God: Lectio Divina and Life as Prayer
by David G. BennerMost Christians want to experience spiritual transformation. But many are frustrated by the limited progress of our spiritual self-improvement efforts. We find our praying burdened by a sense of obligation and failure. But prayer is not merely something we do; prayer is what God does in us. Prayer is not just communication with God—it is communion with God. As we open ourselves to him, God does the spiritual work of transformation in us. Spiritual director and psychologist David Benner invites us to discover openness to God as the essence of prayer, spirituality, and the Christian life. Prayer is far more than saying words to God; all of life can be prayer when offered to God in faith and with openness. Using the four movements of lectio divina, Benner explores prayer as attending, pondering, responding, and being. Along the way he opens us to a world of possibilities for communion with God: praying with our senses, with imagination, with music and creativity, in contemplation, in service, and much more. Learn how prayer can be a way of living. Move beyond words to become not merely someone who prays, but someone whose entire life is prayer in union with God. This expanded edition includes a new afterword and an experiential guide with questions for individual reflection or group discussion.
Operation Bonnet
by Kimberly StuartTwenty-year-old Nellie Monroe has a restless brilliance that makes her a bit of an odd duck. She wants to be a private investigator, even though her tiny hometown offers no hope of clients. Until she meets Amos Shetler, an Amish dropout carrying a torch for the girl he left behind. So Nellie straps on her bonnet and goes undercover to get the dish. But though she's brainy, Nellie is clueless when it comes to real life and real relationships. Soon she's alienated her best friend, angered her college professor, and botched her case. Operation Bonnet is a comedy of errors, a surprising take on love, and a story of grace.
Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation (Operation World Resources)
by Jason MandrykOperation World,All the countries of the world featuredMaps of each countryGeographic informationPeople groups within each countryEconomic informationPolitical informationReligious make-up of each countryDaily Prayer CalendarAnswers to prayerChallenges for prayerOperation WorldNote: Because this ebook is richly illustrated, please allow a little extra time to download after purchase.
Oraciones que revelan el cielo en la tierra: Asóciese con Dios y traiga su paz, gozo y avivamiento a su mundo
by John EckhardtEscrito con el estilo de Oraciones que derrotan a los demonios, este libro provee enseñanzas sobre el plan de Dios para establecer su reino en la tierra. Incluye enseñanzas sobre el Reino de Dios--un tiempo de gran gozo y regocijo?como lo anunciaron los profetas del Antiguo Testamento. Habla de la proclamación bíblica sobre la proximidad del reino y revela el plan de Dios para el establecimiento de la justicia en la tierra. La segunda sección del libro contiene oraciones y decretos para aprender a establecer y promover el plan de Dios, todo en un formato idéntico al libro de mejor venta Oraciones que derrotan a los demonios.
Oraciones que traen sanidad: Venza la enfermedad y el dolor ¡Dios le brinda sanidad hoy!
by John EckhardtEn este nuevo libro Oraciones que traen sanidad, John Eckhardt desea que sepa que no importa cuál sea su enfermedad ni quien usted sea, es la voluntad de Dios que tenga una vida plena, saludable y libre de enfermedades. Cuando Jesús fue a un pueblo a predicar la venida del Reino de Dios, no sólo sanó a todo el que se le acercó, sino que sanó &“toda enfermedad y toda dolencia&”. Esto significa que no hay enfermedad o padecimiento que Dios no pueda ni quiera sanar. Cuando los doctores digan que tiene una enfermedad incurable, sepa que para Jesús no es insanable. No hay nada muy difícil para Dios. En este libro descubrirá doce maneras en que la sanidad se lleva a cabo. Algunas son: Sanidad a través de la imposición de manos (Lucas 4:40) Sanidad a través de la liberación (Mateo 8:16) Sanidad a través de romper maldiciones (Gálatas 3:13) Sanidad a través de la unción con aceite (Marcos 6:1) Sanidad a través de la fe (Marcos 11:23)Sanidad a través de la oración (Mateo 21:22)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power: Be Activated To Heal, Deliver, Prophesy, Preach, And Demonstrate God's Kingdom
by John Eckhardt<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In today's world we need Christians and churches willing to break out of the normal patterns of religion and tradition to impact and reach the world. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power gives a strong case for the apostolic culture as a criterion for change in the church today. A culture is a way of life of a group of peoplethe behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. An apostolic culture is simply the ways, beliefs, behavior, and values of God's people. It is a culture of power and the Holy Spirit. Apostolic leaders will impart power and authority to the members. Believers need to be activated to heal, deliver, prophesy, and preach. They must be activated to demonstrate the kingdom. The apostolic culture includes worship, deliverance, apostolic teams, prophecy, ordaining, establishing, pioneering, evangelizing, prayer, teaching, helps, governments, missions, healing, the Gifts of the Spirit, holiness, impartation, and church government. All of these will be discussed in this book in order to help leaders and believers move in apostolic power and authority.</p>
Ordinary Recovery: Mindfulness, Addiction, and the Path of Lifelong Sobriety
by William Alexander Kevin GriffinThe key to ongoing freedom from alcoholism or any other kind of addiction is right before us, here and now, in the ordinary and perfect present moment. The problem is that addictions are often the result of our efforts to escape living in the present in the first place. Bill Alexander's unique approach uses mindfulness, story, and meditation to help alcoholics and others learn to come back to the present moment and find healing there.Emerging scientific research suggests that mindfulness (a nonjudgmental awareness of our moment-to-moment experience) can help prevent addiction relapse. Ordinary Recovery is a revised edition of Alexander's book Cool Water, with a new foreword, a new preface by the author, updates throughout the book, and a new resources section.
Origins of the Magdalene Laundries: An Analytical History
by Rebecca Lea MccarthyThe convents, asylums, and laundries that once comprised the Magdalene institutions are the subject of this work. Though originally half-way homes for prostitutes in the Middle Ages, these homes often became forced-labor institutions, particularly in Ireland. Examining the laundries within the context of a growing world capitalist economy, the work argues that the process of colonization, and of defining a national image, determined the nature and longevity of the Magdalene Laundries. This process developed differently in Ireland, where the last laundry closed in 1996. The book focuses on the devolution of the significance of Mary Magdalene as a metaphor for the organization: from an affluent, strong supporter of Jesus to a simple, fallen woman.
Orthodox Christianity in 21st Century Greece: The Role of Religion in Culture, Ethnicity and Politics
by Vasilios N. MakridesOne of the predominantly Orthodox countries that has never experienced communism is Greece, a country uniquely situated to offer insights about contemporary trends and developments in Orthodox Christianity. This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the role Orthodox Christianity plays at the dawn of the twenty-first century Greece from social scientific and cultural-historical perspectives. This book breaks new ground by examining in depth the multifaceted changes that took place in the relationship between Orthodox Christianity and politics, ethnicity, gender, and popular culture. Its intention is two-fold: on the one hand, it aims at revisiting some earlier stereotypes, widespread both in academic and others circles, about the Greek Orthodox Church, its cultural specificity and its social presence, such as its alleged intrinsic non-pluralistic attitude toward non-Orthodox Others. On the other hand, it attempts to show how this fairly traditional religious system underwent significant changes in recent years affecting its public role and image, particularly as it became more and more exposed to the challenges of globalization and multiculturalism.
Orthodox by Design: Judaism, Print Politics, and the ArtScroll Revolution
by Jeremy StolowOrthodox by Design, a groundbreaking exploration of religion and media, examines ArtScroll, the world's largest Orthodox Jewish publishing house, purveyor of handsomely designed editions of sacred texts and a major cultural force in contemporary Jewish public life. In the first in-depth study of the ArtScroll revolution, Jeremy Stolow traces the ubiquity of ArtScroll books in local retail markets, synagogues, libraries, and the lives of ordinary users. Synthesizing field research conducted in three local Jewish scenes where ArtScroll books have had an impact--Toronto, London, and New York--along with close readings of key ArtScroll texts, promotional materials, and the Jewish blogosphere, he shows how the use of these books reflects a broader cultural shift in the authority and public influence of Orthodox Judaism. Playing with the concept of design, Stolow's study also outlines a fresh theoretical approach to print culture and illuminates how evolving technologies, material forms, and styles of mediated communication contribute to new patterns of religious identification, practice, and power.Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in the scholarship category, Jewish Book Council
Other: Embracing Difference in a Fractured World
by Kester BrewinTeacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'Jesus replied: '"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: "Love your neighbour as yourself." All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.' Matthew 22:36-40Noisy neighbours, international terrorism, racism, teenage violence and religious fundamentalism ...from the personal to the local to the international and theological, it is our failure to engage 'the other' that is at the heart of so many of the problems we face. Beginning with Jesus' instruction to love God, and love our neighbour as we love ourselves, Brewin explores how we might better engage 'the other' within the Self, within God and within the worlds we inhabit.Drawing on Brewin's work as a theologian, poet and teacher this accessible and highly original work prompts us to reconsider the key question of 'what kind of selves do we need to be in order to live in harmony with others?
Our Appointment with Life
by Thich Nhat HanhThis easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" doesn't mean to isolate oneself from society. It means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is taking place in the present moment. To fully realize this is to meet our appointment with life and to experience peace, joy, and happiness this realization brings. A wonderful addition to the library of anyone interested in Buddhist studies."Our appointment with life is in the present moment. The place of our appointment is right here, in this very place." Thich Nhat Hanh in Our Appointment with Life
Our Appointment with Life: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone
by Thich Nhat HanhThis easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, is the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" doesn't mean to isolate oneself from society. It means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is taking place in the present moment. To fully realize this is to meet our appointment with life and to experience peace, joy, and happiness this realization brings. A wonderful addition to the library of anyone interested in Buddhist studies. "Our appointment with life is in the present moment. The place of our appointment is right here, in this very place." Thich Nhat Hanh in Our Appointment with Life
Our Lady of KIBEHO: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa
by Immaculee Ilibagiza&“No matter what your race, religion, political affiliation, or personal belief system, you will be inspired by Our Lady of Kibeho—a true story of the power of faith and the great potential of forgiveness.&”— John Fund, columnist for The Wall Street JournalThirteen years before the bloody 1994 genocide that swept across Rwanda and left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho. Through these visionaries, Mary and Jesus warned of the looming holocaust, which they assured could be averted if Rwandans opened their hearts to God and embraced His love. Much like what happened at similar sites such as Fátima and Lourdes, the messengers of Kibeho were at first mocked and disbelieved. But as miracle after miracle occurred in the tiny village, tens of thousands of Rwandans journeyed to Kibeho to behold the apparitions. For years, countless onlookers watched as the Mother and Son of God spoke through the eight seers about God&’s love, sending messages that they insisted were meant not only for Rwandans, but for the entire world, to hear. Mary also sent messages to government and church leaders to instruct them how to end the ethnic hatred simmering in their country. She warned them that Rwanda would become &“a river of blood&” —a land of unspeakable carnage —if the hatred of the people was not quickly quelled by love. Some leaders listened, but very few believed: the prophetic and apocalyptic warnings tragically came true during 100 horrifying days of savage bloodletting and mass murder. After the genocide, and two decades of rigorous investigation, Our Lady of Kibeho became the first and only Vatican-approved Marian (that is, related to the Virgin Mary) site in all of Africa. But the story still remains largely unknown. Now, Immaculée Ilibagiza plans to change all that. She made many pilgrimages to Kibeho both before and after the holocaust, personally witnessed true miracles, and spoke with a number of the visionaries themselves. What she&’s discovered will deeply touch your heart.