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The A to Z of the New Testament: Things Experts Know That Everyone Else Should Too
by James F. McGrathSo you think you know the New Testament? Did you know that Jesus made puns? Did you know that Paul never calls himself or the churches he writes to &“Christian&”? Did you know that we don&’t know who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews, or if it&’s even really a letter? James F. McGrath sheds light on these and many other surprising facts in The A to Z of the New Testament. Cutting through common myths and misunderstandings of problematic Bible passages, McGrath opens up expert knowledge to laypeople in his friendly introduction to New Testament studies. Each chapter in this fresh, accessible volume begins with a provocative anecdote or fact and then pulls back the curtain to inform curious readers about how scholars approach the issue. Along the way, McGrath explains unfamiliar terminology and methodology to nonspecialists with humor and clarity. You&’ve graduated from Sunday School. Ask the hard questions. Take Scripture on its own terms. Invigorate your Bible study with The A to Z of the New Testament as your guide.
A todos, siempre: Amar en un mundo lleno de contratiempos y gente difícil
by Bob Goff¿Qué sucede cuando dejamos de preocuparnos por un mundo exigente lleno de personas problemáticas y, en cambio, simplemente empezamos a amarlas? En este nuevo libro, la continuación del fenómeno en ventas El amor hace, Bob Goff lleva a los lectores a un recorrido interesante, que transforma vidas; los transporta al secreto de una vida sin temores, limitaciones o preocupación.Cuando El amor hace apareció por primera vez en 2012, se hablaba de Goff como “el secreto mejor guardado del mundo”. Más de 800.000 ejemplares vendidos luego, ya no es un secreto. Pero Bob nunca deja de sorprender, y en A todos, siempre, la tan esperada continuación de El amor hace, revela lo que sucede cuando dejamos de preocuparnos por un mundo desafiante y repleto de gente difícil, y en su lugar simplemente los amamos: descubrimos la clase de vida abundante, libre y sin restricciones con la que siempre hemos soñado.Escrito en torno a la divertidísima y perspicaz historia de Bob, cada capítulo de A todos, siempre enseña una lección que Bob aprendió –en general de la manera más difícil– sobre lo que significa amar sin inhibición, inseguridad o limitación. Desde encontrar el número exacto de amigos hasta descubrir el lado positivo del fracaso, A todos, siempre señala el camino para personificar el amor haciendo lo inesperado, lo intimidante, lo aparentemente imposible. Ya sea que esté haciendo paracaidismo descalzo o haciéndose amigo de un hechicero ugandés, Bob irrumpe en la vida con un abrazo al prójimo ilimitado, tan contagioso como extraordinario. A todos, siempre revela cómo tú puedes hacer lo mismo.X
A través de la Biblia: Libro por libro
by Myer PearlmanMyer Pearlman recorre en esta obra cada uno de los libros que componen el canon bíblico. El estudiante de la Biblia obtendrá una información general y precisa en el análisis de esta obra. El autor expone algunas de las características más importantes de cada libro de la Biblia, y presenta un breve bosquejo del mensaje concreto de ellos.
A través de los ojos del león: Enfrente el dolor imposible, encuentre el poder increíble
by Levi Lusko¿Qué haría usted si lo impensable ocurriera en su vida? Sus padres la llamaron Lenya Leona por su personalidad resuelta y la abundante melena alborotada que lucía desde pequeñita. Pero jamás esperaban que, cinco días antes de Navidad, su pequeña de cinco años repentinamente partiera al cielo después de un ataque de asma. ¡Imagínate salir de la sala de emergencias de un hospital sin su pequeña hija! Más que un manual sobre el dolor, este manifiesto para una vida de alto octanaje llamado A través de los ojos del León le ayudará a transformar su historia en un "rugido".Mirando más allá de lo que pueden ver nuestros ojos materialesSobreviviendo el sábado, ese período intermedio entre la promesa y su cumplimiento Dejando que Dios use su dolor como un micrófono Apuntándose al águila, y corriendo hacia el rugidoSi usted está enfrentando adversidades, o si desea prepararse para enfrentar cualquier dificultad que pueda ser inevitable, es hora de que vea la aventura de su vida a través de los ojos del León, que son los ojos de Jesús.
A.W. Tozer: A Twentieth-Century Prophet
by David J. Fant Jr.Aiden Wilson Tozer is applauded by contemporary evangelicals as a "towering figure," "a timeless treasure," "a spiritual mentor" and "one of the great Christian writers of this century." His writings continue to create a thirst for the knowledge and pursuit of God in the hearts of millions.This volume presents an overview of the life of this twentieth-century scholar, mystic, theologian, pastor, author and editor. These pages reflect not only a prophet but a saint—a man of indefatigable zeal with an insatiable craving for God.
A.W. Tozer: A Twentieth-Century Prophet
by David J. Fant Jr.Aiden Wilson Tozer is applauded by contemporary evangelicals as a "towering figure," "a timeless treasure," "a spiritual mentor" and "one of the great Christian writers of this century." His writings continue to create a thirst for the knowledge and pursuit of God in the hearts of millions.This volume presents an overview of the life of this twentieth-century scholar, mystic, theologian, pastor, author and editor. These pages reflect not only a prophet but a saint—a man of indefatigable zeal with an insatiable craving for God.
Aai Vadil Aani Mulancha Vyavhar: आई-वडील आणि मुलांचा व्यवहार
by Dada Bhagwanमुलांच्या संगोपनात आई–वडिलांचे योगदान अतिशय महत्वपूर्ण आहे. आई–वडील असे प्रेमळ असावेत की त्यांचे प्रेम पाहून मुले त्यांच्यापासून दूर जाणारच नाही. आई–वडील मुलांना दटावत राहिले किंवा मारत राहिले तर मुले निश्चित त्यांचे ऐकणार नाही आणि उलट मार्गावर वळतील. आई–वडिलांच्या उच्च संस्कारामुळेच घरात आनंदमय, शांतीचे वातावरण निर्माण होऊ शकेल. काचे समान बालमनाला कसे हाताळायचे ? त्यांच्यावर उच्च संस्कार कसे घडवायचे ? तरुण पिढीसोबत मैत्रीपूर्ण व्यवहार कसा करावा ? ह्याचे पूर्ण मार्गदर्शन ह्या संक्षिप्त पुस्तकात दिलेले आहे. त्याचबरोबर मुलांनाही तरुणवयात भेडसावणाऱ्या अनेक समस्यांचे समाधान कसे मिळवावे ? त्यांना स्वत:च्या आई–वडिलांसोबत कसा व्यवहार करावा ? आई–वडिलांच्या सेवेचे महात्म्य आणि त्यांचे उत्तम परिणाम कोणते ? ह्या सर्व गोष्टींसाठी सुद्धा सुंदर मार्गदर्शन येथे संकलित केलेले आहे, जे निट समजून घेतल्याने आई–वडील आणि मुलांचा एकमेकांशी आदर्श व्यवहार नक्कीच संस्थापित करता येईल.
A'aisa's Gifts: A Study of Magic and the Self (Studies in Melanesian Anthropology #13)
by Michele StephenFilled with insight, provocative in its conclusions, A'aisa's Gifts is a groundbreaking ethnography of the Mekeo of Papua New Guinea and a valuable contribution to anthropological theory. Based on twenty years' fieldwork, this richly detailed study of Mekeo esoteric knowledge, cosmology, and self-conceptualizations recasts accepted notions about magic and selfhood. Drawing on accounts by Mekeo ritual experts and laypersons, this is the first book to demonstrate magic's profound role in creating the self. It also argues convincingly that dream reporting provides a natural context for self-reflection. In presenting its data, the book develops the concept of "autonomous imagination" into a new theoretical framework for exploring subjective imagery processes across cultures.
Aama in America: A Pilgrimage of the Heart
by Broughton CoburnVishnu Maya, called Aama (Mother) by everyone in her tiny Nepalese village, was living high in the Himalayas when she befriended American Peace Corps worker Broughton Coburn in 1974. In 1988, Aama came to visit him--on a trip prescribed by village priests as a way for the eighty-four-year-old, four-foot-eight woman to earn merit by making a difficult journey late in life. Aama in America is a vivid chronicle of what became a twenty-five-state, coast-to-coast adventure. Guided by the perpetual curiosity and deeply spiritual orientation of their ingenious, unpredictable travel companion, Coburn and his fiancée gradually began to view their country from an entirely new perspective. "Beneath the uniform, commercial, man-made epidermis of our country," Coburn writes, "Aama found a culture and landscape that was alive and sacred, and she steered us toward it."Aama in America is on one level an offbeat American travelogue. But on another it is a profound exploration of beliefs, values, and lost spirituality, a rediscovery of the spiritual that lies beneath the surface of America, and a singular account of the meeting of two widely divergent cultures.
Aaptsutra Part 4: આપ્તસૂત્ર - ૪
by Dada Bhagwanપ્રસ્તુત પુસ્તકોના સેટમાં પરમ પૂજ્ય ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ના શ્રીમુખેથી વહેલ આત્મવિજ્ઞાનને સૂત્રમાં સંકલિત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. પ્રત્યેક સૂત્ર સ્વતંત્ર તેમજ અનુસંધાનયુક્ત છે. એક એક સૂત્ર સામાન્ય સમજથી ઠેઠ કેવળ જ્ઞાનમાં સંપૂર્ણ સર્વાંગ ફોડ આપનારા તેમજ વ્યવહારના પ્રશ્નોથી માંડીને ગુહ્યતમમાં ગુહ્યતમ તત્વોનાં રહસ્યોનું અનાવરણ કરનારાં છે. આપ્ત એટલે શું? સંસારમાં ને ઠેઠ મોક્ષે જતાં સુધી સર્વ રીતે વિશ્વાસ કરવા યોગ્ય ! સંસારમાં આપ્ત કોઈ પુણ્યશાળીને પ્રાપ્ત થાય, કિંતુ મોક્ષમાર્ગમાં આપ્તપુરુષની પ્રાપ્તિ અતિ અતિ વિકટ છે. આપ્તપુરુષ જેને પ્રાપ્ત થાય એ મહા મહા ભાગ્યશાળી ! સૂત્ર એટલે શું? પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી સમજાવે છે : ‘સો મણ સૂતરમાં એક વાલ સોનું ગૂંથીએ ને પછી પાછું તેમાંથી શુદ્ધ સોનું કાઢવું તે.’ જે કેવળ મોક્ષના જ કામી છે એવા મુમુક્ષુઓ, ‘આપ્તસૂત્ર’ના આરાધનથી સમકિતના દ્વાર સુધી જઈ શકે તેમ છે ! સાધનાનાં સર્વે સોપાનોનું થર્મોમીટર પ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથમાં છે. અજ્ઞાન દશાથી માંડીને ઠેઠ આત્માનું કેવળ જ્ઞાનસ્વરૂપ સુધીનાં – અજ્ઞાનીની દશા, સ્વરૂપજ્ઞાન પ્રાપ્તિ પછી મહાત્માઓની દશા, સંપૂર્ણ જ્ઞાનીની દશાને કેવળ જ્ઞાનીની દશાનાં વર્ણન પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ અત્યંત સરળ ભાષામાં સમજાવ્યાં છે. સાધકને પ્રત્યેક પળે એ પથદર્શક છે. વિશ્વના સૂક્ષ્મતમ છ તત્વોના સ્વભાવ, ગુણ, અવસ્થાઓનું, તેમજ સંસાર પરિભ્રમણના કાર્ય-કારણની સંકલના ઈ.ઈ. નો ફોડ અતિ અતિ સરળ ભાષામાં જ્ઞાની પુરુષે પ્રગટ કર્યો છે ! આશા છે કે જિજ્ઞાસુ-મુમુક્ષુઓ તેમજ તત્વચિંતકોને મોક્ષમાર્ગ પ્રકાશિત થવામાં માર્ગદર્શક બની રહે !
Aaptsutra Part 5: આપ્તસૂત્ર - ૫
by Dada Bhagwanપ્રસ્તુત પુસ્તકોના સેટમાં પરમ પૂજ્ય ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ના શ્રીમુખેથી વહેલ આત્મવિજ્ઞાનને સૂત્રમાં સંકલિત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. પ્રત્યેક સૂત્ર સ્વતંત્ર તેમજ અનુસંધાનયુક્ત છે. એક એક સૂત્ર સામાન્ય સમજથી ઠેઠ કેવળ જ્ઞાનમાં સંપૂર્ણ સર્વાંગ ફોડ આપનારા તેમજ વ્યવહારના પ્રશ્નોથી માંડીને ગુહ્યતમમાં ગુહ્યતમ તત્વોનાં રહસ્યોનું અનાવરણ કરનારાં છે. આપ્ત એટલે શું? સંસારમાં ને ઠેઠ મોક્ષે જતાં સુધી સર્વ રીતે વિશ્વાસ કરવા યોગ્ય ! સંસારમાં આપ્ત કોઈ પુણ્યશાળીને પ્રાપ્ત થાય, કિંતુ મોક્ષમાર્ગમાં આપ્તપુરુષની પ્રાપ્તિ અતિ અતિ વિકટ છે. આપ્તપુરુષ જેને પ્રાપ્ત થાય એ મહા મહા ભાગ્યશાળી ! સૂત્ર એટલે શું? પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી સમજાવે છે : ‘સો મણ સૂતરમાં એક વાલ સોનું ગૂંથીએ ને પછી પાછું તેમાંથી શુદ્ધ સોનું કાઢવું તે.’ જે કેવળ મોક્ષના જ કામી છે એવા મુમુક્ષુઓ, ‘આપ્તસૂત્ર’ના આરાધનથી સમકિતના દ્વાર સુધી જઈ શકે તેમ છે ! સાધનાનાં સર્વે સોપાનોનું થર્મોમીટર પ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથમાં છે. અજ્ઞાન દશાથી માંડીને ઠેઠ આત્માનું કેવળ જ્ઞાનસ્વરૂપ સુધીનાં – અજ્ઞાનીની દશા, સ્વરૂપજ્ઞાન પ્રાપ્તિ પછી મહાત્માઓની દશા, સંપૂર્ણ જ્ઞાનીની દશાને કેવળ જ્ઞાનીની દશાનાં વર્ણન પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ અત્યંત સરળ ભાષામાં સમજાવ્યાં છે. સાધકને પ્રત્યેક પળે એ પથદર્શક છે. વિશ્વના સૂક્ષ્મતમ છ તત્વોના સ્વભાવ, ગુણ, અવસ્થાઓનું, તેમજ સંસાર પરિભ્રમણના કાર્ય-કારણની સંકલના ઈ.ઈ. નો ફોડ અતિ અતિ સરળ ભાષામાં જ્ઞાની પુરુષે પ્રગટ કર્યો છે ! આશા છે કે જિજ્ઞાસુ-મુમુક્ષુઓ તેમજ તત્વચિંતકોને મોક્ષમાર્ગ પ્રકાશિત થવામાં માર્ગદર્શક બની રહે !
Aaron's Leap
by Craig Cravens Magdaléna Platzová"Told in clear and beautiful prose, Aaron's Leap is a deeply moving portrait of love, sacrifice, and the transformative power of art in a time of brutal uncertainty." -SIMON VAN BOOY, author of The Illusion of SeparatenessBased on the real-life story of Bauhaus artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Aaron's Leap is framed by the lens of a twenty first-century Israeli film crew delving into the extraordinary life of a woman who taught art to children in the Nazi transport camp of Terezín and died in Auschwitz. Aided by the granddaughter of one of the artist's pupils, the filmmakers begin to uncover buried secrets from a time when personal and artistic decisions became matters of life-and-death. Spanning a century of Central European history, the novel evokes the founding impulses, theories, and personalities of the European Modernist movement (with characters modeled after Oskar Kokoschka, Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel) and shows what it takes to grapple with a troubled history, "leap" into the unknown, and dare to be oneself.Magdaléna Platzová was raised in Prague and has lived in Washington, DC and New York City, where she taught literature at NYU, and now lives in Lyon, France. She is the author of a children's book, two collections of short stories, and three novels, including Aaron's Leap, a Lidové Noviny Book of the Year Award finalist, hailed by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as a novel that "must be counted among the best written by contemporary Czech writers." It is her first book to be published in English.
AARP Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
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Aatam Shakshatkar: आत्मसाक्षात्कार
by Dada Bhagwanजीवमात्र क्या ढूंढता है? आनंद ढूंढता है, लेकिन घड़ीभर भी आनंद नहीं मिल पाता | विवाह समारोह में जाएँ या नाटक में जाएँ, लेकिन वापिस फिर दुःख आ जाता है | जिस सुख के बाद दुःख आए, उसे सुख ही कैसे कहेंगे? वह तो मूर्छा का आनंद कहलाता है | सुख तो परमानेन्ट होता है | यह तो टेम्परेरी सुख हैं और बल्कि कल्पित हैं, माना हुआ है | हर एक आत्मा क्या ढूंढता है? हमेशा के लिए सुख, शाश्वत सुख ढूंढता है | वह ‘इसमें से मिलेगा, इसमें से मिलेगा | यह ले लूँ, ऐसा करूँ, बंगला बनाऊ तो सुख आएगा, गाड़ी ले लूँ तो सुख मिलेगा’, ऐसे करता रहता है | लेकिन कुछ भी नहीं मिलता | बल्कि और अधिक जंजालों में फँस जाता है | सुख खुद के अंदर ही है, आत्मा में ही है | अत: जब आत्मा प्राप्त करता है, तब ही सनातन (सुख) ही प्राप्त होगा |
Aatm Sakshatkar: આત્મસાક્ષાત્કાર
by Dada Bhagwanજીવ માત્ર શું ખોળે છે ? આનંદ ખોળે છે, પણ ઘડીવાર આનંદ મળતો નથી. લગ્નમાં જાય કે નાટકમાં જાય, પણ વળી પાછું દુઃખ આવે છે. જે સુખ પછી દુઃખ આવે એને સુખ કહેવાય જ કેમ ? એ તો મૂર્છાનો આનંદ કહેવાય. સુખ તો ‘પરમેનન્ટ’ હોય. આ તો ‘ટેમ્પરરી’ સુખ છે ને પાછું કલ્પિત છે, માનેલું છે. દરેક આત્મા શું ખોળે છે ? કાયમનું સુખ, શાશ્વત સુખ ખોળે છે. તે ‘આમાંથી આવશે. આ લઉં. આમ કરું, બંગલો બંધાવું તો સુખ આવશે, ગાડી લઉં તો સુખ આવશે.’ એમ કર્યા કરે છે પણ કશું આવતું નથી. ઊલટો વધારે ને વધારે જંજાળોમાં ગૂંચાય છે. સુખ પોતાની મહીં જ છે, આત્મામાં જ છે. એટલે આત્મા પ્રાપ્ત કરે તો (સનાતન) સુખ જ પ્રાપ્ત થાય.
La Abadía: Una historia de descubrimiento
by Rev James MartinUna madre divorciada, Anne apenas puede enfrentarse a la vida y lucha por encontrarle sentido a la muerte de su hijo menor. El exarquitecto con una carrera prometedora, Mark trabaja como albañil y se pregunta cómo su vida es desvió del camino. El abad del monasterio de los santos apóstoles Felipe y Santiago, el Padre Pablo a veces se pregunta si tomó la decisión correcta en excluirse del mundo. En este monasterio de Pennsylvania, este improbable trío descubrirá las respuestas que buscan —un milagro de esperanza y comprensión que da testimonio del poder de Dios para traer sanidad y plenitud a nuestra vida. Escrito con la compasión, sabiduría y calidez de sus anteriores best sellers —Jesús, Between Heaven and Mirth y Más en las obras que en las palabras— la primera novela del padre James Martin está llena de profunda sabiduría espiritual, humor irónico y gracia amorosa. A través de las luchas de sus personajes, las preguntas y crisis, vemos de primera mano cómo Dios usa nuestras preocupaciones, ira, dudas, oraciones, fallos y anhelos para ayudarnos a sentirnos completos y plenamente amados.
Abandon
by Pico IyerPico Iyer’s intoxicating new novel is at once a stylish intellectual mystery and a pulse-quickening love story—the love in question being at once sacred and profane. John Macmillan, a classically reticent Englishman who has moved to California to study the poems of the Sufi mystic Rumi, unexpectedly becomes involved in two equally absorbing quests. The first is for a mysterious Rumi manuscript that may have been smuggled out of Iran; the second for the elusive Camilla Jensen, who continually offers herself to him only to repeatedly slip from his grasp. Are these quests somehow related? And can Macmillan give himself over to them without losing his career and identity? Moving deftly from California academia to the mosques of Iran, filled with insights into the minds of Islam and the modern West,Abandonis a magic carpet-ride of a book.
Abandoned (Jennie McGrady Mystery #12)
by Patricia H. RushfordJennie McGrady barely has time to do her homework, much less read the school newspaper. But when an article announces that her classmate Annie Phillips was a trash-can baby, Jennie takes notice. Who would publish such horrible news? And in the wake of the recent murders of vocal pro-life advocates, Jennie wonders if there could be a connection. Annie Phillips didn't even know she was adopted, so learning she'd been abandoned in a trash bin sends her reeling. Unable to face her family and friends, and unsure of who she is anymore, Annie disappears. Everyone believes she's run away, but Jennie knows that Annie suspects she was being followed ... Debra Noble is the first television reporter on the scene when Annie disappears. Her motives seem to go beyond those of a journalist, though, and Jennie suspects Debra knows something of Annie's past. Does she know where Annie is? A tangled web surrounds a baby's birth ... Abandoned
Abandoned
by Patricia H. Rushford Rebecca GibelA long-hidden secret comes to light … Sixteen-year-old Jennie McGrady is a mischievous, impulsive, determined detective who sees a case in every situation. Faced with true-to-life family struggles and school concerns in addition to her perilous adventures, she will win you over with this and her numerous other adventures. In Abandoned, a dangerous mystery shows up in the most unlikely of places: the front page of the school newspaper. When a mysterious article claims that a baby was found in a dumpster sixteen years ago, Gavin Winslow, a reporter for the school, enlists Jennie to solve the mystery. The story immediately takes a strange turn when they find out the baby found so long ago is a classmate, Annie Phillips. As Jennie begins to uncover facts, the unanswered questions about the past grow more and more confusing. Jennie can’t trust anyone, and she fears that whoever is orchestrating these events might go to any lengths to keep a secret safe.
Abandoned on the Wild Frontier
by Dave Jackson Neta JacksonHis father killed and his mother kidnapped by Sauk Indians, young Gilbert Hamilton searches for his mother with the help of an evangelist. Ages 8-12.
Abandoned to Lust: Sexual Slander and Ancient Christianity (Gender, Theory, and Religion)
by Jennifer KnustEarly Christians used charges of adultery, incest, and lascivious behavior to demonize their opponents, police insiders, resist pagan rulers, and define what it meant to be a Christian. Christians frequently claimed that they, and they alone were sexually virtuous, comparing themselves to those marked as outsiders, especially non-believers and "heretics," who were said to be controlled by lust and unable to rein in their carnal desires. True or not, these charges allowed Christians to present themselves as different from and morally superior to those around them. Through careful, innovative readings, Jennifer Knust explores the writings of Paul, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, and other early Christian authors who argued that Christ alone made self-mastery possible. Rejection of Christ led to both immoral sexual behavior and, ultimately, alienation and punishment from God. Knust considers how Christian writers participated in a long tradition of rhetorical invective, a rhetoric that was often employed to defend status and difference. Christians borrowed, deployed, and reconfigured classical rhetorical techniques, turning them against their rulers to undercut their moral and political authority. Knust also examines the use of accusations of licentiousness in conflicts between rival groups of Christians. Portraying rival sects as depraved allowed accusers to claim their own group as representative of "true Christianity." Knust's book also reveals the ways in which sexual slurs and their use in early Christian writings reflected cultural and gendered assumptions about what constituted purity, morality, and truth. In doing so, Abandoned to Lust highlights the complex interrelationships between sex, gender, and sexuality within the classical, biblical, and early-Christian traditions.
Abandonment to Divine Providence: Pathways To The Past (Image Classics #14)
by John Beevers Jean-Pierre De CaussadeFor more than 250 years, this simple classic of inspiration has guided readers of all faiths to the open-hearted acceptance of God's will that is the sure path to serenity, happiness, and spiritual peace."A spiritual classic of the first order... a book for all those who truly seek God." --Dom David Knowles"Father de Caussade has a wonderful way of encouraging the doubtful, of nurturing the personal surrender that is so much a part of the development of faith. The book is a mystery of its own -- and is definitely not for Christians only." --Rabbi Joshua Chasan"Abandonment to Divine Providence is a classic perhaps more necessary now than ever before. It's a little book that rightly rejects the spirituality of fear and trembling (and the modern preoccupation with dreary self-absorption) in favor of an abiding trust in God's active benevolence. This is a work one reads again and again, always with gratitude and astonishment." --Donald Spoto, Author of Blue Angel and The Dark Side of Genius
Abandonment to Divine Providence
by Jean-Pierre de CaussadeGod hides behind the simplest of daily activities; finding Him is a matter of total surrender to His will. That's the message of this eighteenth-century inspirational classic by a French Jesuit writer. The Reverend Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675–1751) encouraged others to "live in the moment," accepting everyday obstacles with humility and love.Caussade's counsel, which promises comfort and holiness to every soul with good will, has guided generations of seekers to spiritual peace. Some of his advice is particularly relevant to beginners; other teachings are geared to those possessing a more advanced degree of spirituality. All will recognize the voice of an authority, who combines practical and theoretical knowledge. Modern readers will find this volume a path to peace amid life's worries and anxieties.
Abandonment to Divine Providence
by S.J. de CaussadeJean-Pierre de Caussade, of the Society of Jesus in France, was one of the most remarkable spiritual writers in the 18th Century. His works have gone through many editions and have been republished, and translated into several foreign languages. Book I. On the Virtue of Abandonment to Divine Providence; Its Nature and Excellence. Book II. On the State of Abandonment.
Abandonment to Forgiveness (The Freedom Series)
by Michelle Moore Michelle Borquez Paige HendersonAt some point in every woman's life, a feeling of abandonment causes deep-rooted pain and insecurity. Maybe you've experienced a father leaving your family, or a husband who walked out on you. No matter the extremity, God cares for you and wants you to feel completely satisfied as his precious child. It's okay to have heartache over the people in this world who have misused your trust; this fallen world has its fair share of bruises to the heart. But God has a comfort like nothing else on earth, and this booklet will guide you through the steps to feel complete peace once again.Michelle Moore tells her story of having been abandoned by her mother when she was young. Her mother changed her identity and disappeared for nearly 18 years. To make things worse, her parents had divorced, and her father had remarried and didn't want her to live with him. "Just how awful am I?" she asked, "That not even my own parents want me?" Michelle's life was marked by sadness, fear, and pain. But God had a bigger plan for her -- and for all those who suffer rejection and hurt.Abandonment to Forgiveness includes a Bible study by Paige Henderson that highlights God's loving promises to all who suffer from fear and insecurity. She reminds us of the story of Joseph, who suffered abandonment and betrayal, and went on to forgive and find strength. In the last section, licensed counselor Sharon Kay Ball, walks you the steps of grief and rebuilding your life through practical advice and biblical counsel.Abandonment to Forgiveness will bring you hope and wholeness. It will speak to your heart and will strengthen your faith. It includes questions and Scripture passages -- along with space to journal.