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A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush
by David Aikman“Offers some Bush family history, examines his wayward years and details Bush’s transformation from churchgoer to a Christian who internalized his faith.” —Publishers WeeklyMore than any other world leader in recent times, George W. Bush is a man of faith . . . a conservative Christian who has brought the power of prayer and the search for God’s will into the Oval Office. His faith has proven to be a bedrock of strength and resolve during two of the most tumultuous years in our nation’s history. According to Newsweek magazine, “This presidency is the most resolutely faith based in modern times. An enterprise founded, supported and guided by trust in the temporal and spiritual power of God.” David Aikman, skilled journalist and former senior correspondent for TIME magazine, pens this dramatic and gripping account of Bush’s journey to faith. Based on interviews and behind-the-scenes stories, you’ll learn how . . . His life changed after a conversation with Billy Graham on the beach at KennebunkportHe walked away from alcoholism toward a new destinyThe events following 9/11 caused many to view him as God’s chosen man for this critical time in historyHis decision to go to war with Iraq became the ultimate test of his faithA Man of Faith . . . an intimate look at how Bush’s spiritual life has impacted his presidency, the nation, and the world.
A Man of Good Zeal: A Biographical Novel on the Life of St. Francis de Sales
by John E. BeahnUrbane, cultivated, St. Francis de Sales is an example of Pope Pius XII’s statement that one may live in the midst of luxury and enjoy great prestige while still leading a life of deep devotion to Christ and His cross. John E. Beahn has drawn a fictional portrait of the saint, relying on biographical sources and Francis’ own works, which shows the Bishop as a tender, mild and honest prelate and director of souls. But we never lose sight of his intransigence in fighting the errors of Calvinism and the snares of luxurious living. St. Francis’ life is told by his cousin-secretary, Canon Louis de Sales. This device enables the author to create an atmosphere of first-hand intimacy and familiarity with the saint which the traditional methods of hagiography lack. As a result, the reader feels that he has come to know St. Francis de Sales as a living person and a respected, admired friend. Anyone who has read the “Introduction to a Devout Life” and others of the saint’s books will find that his appreciation and knowledge of Francis’ doctrine has been deepened by reading “A Man of Good Zeal.”
A Man of His Word: A Man Of His Word, An Honest Love, A Hand To Hold (The Hearts of Middlefield Novels #1)
by Kathleen FullerMoriah's heart will only be safe with a man of his word.In just a few short months, Moriah MillerÆs perfect life unravels. Newly wed and newly pregnant, Moriah is abandoned by her husband, Levi. HeÆs left her, his family, and their faith without a backward glance. The community, stunned, rushes to the young womanÆs aid.But there is someone who feels more than just sympathy for Moriah. Gabriel MillerùLevi's twinùlongs for an intimate commitment that might someday bind them to one another. Convinced of the impossibility of his dream, Gabriel settles for a mere friendship with the woman he loves.Moriah bravely goes on with her life, adjusting to her new role in their tight-knit Amish community and preparing for the birth of her child. She is unaware that her brief marriageùonce idealized as the happiest time of her lifeùmay have been merely a shadow of the kind of love God has created for her. A love that can mend the soul, renew her heart, and give her a future filled with hope . . . if she'll only let it.
A Man of Honor
by Loree LoughOn a steamy spring morning, Dusty Parker--part-time pastor, part-time search-and-rescue team member, and full-time administrator of a school for troubled boys--joins the search for a missing teenage girl. He partners with volunteer and inner-city school teacher Grace Sinclair, and what they find bonds them in ways neither could have expected. As they begin to build their lives together, a visitor from the past causes Dusty and Grace to further open their hearts and home. But a threat is looming on their seemingly perfect lives and in one terrifying night, everything changes.
A Man of Honor
by Loree LoughOn a steamy spring morning, Dusty Parker--part-time pastor, part-time search-and-rescue team member, and full-time administrator of a school for troubled boys--joins the search for a missing teenage girl. He partners with volunteer and inner-city school teacher Grace Sinclair, and what they find bonds them in ways neither could have expected. As they begin to build their lives together, a visitor from the past causes Dusty and Grace to further open their hearts and home. But a threat is looming on their seemingly perfect lives and in one terrifying night, everything changes.
A Man to Trust
by Carrie TuranskyAfter years spent helping run her family's Christian bookstore, it's time for Adrie Chandler to give her own dream a chance. But can she really trust the beloved shop to new manager Ross Peterson? The man is too handsome, too charming...too much a reminder of another dream Adrie had to let go of-marriage.Yet Ross surprises her by knowing a thing or two about making sacrifices. Suddenly, Adrie's questioning what she really wants. And whether the dreams she once thought unlikely are within reach after all.
A Man's Guide to Work: 12 Ways to Honor God on the Job
by Patrick MorleyWe were created to work, and feel most happy, alive, and useful doing the work we were created to do. The act of productivity is its own reward. Half a man's life is bound up in his work, but few men ever learn a biblical framework, or "theology of work," to help think correctly about all those hours, weeks and years they invest in their job. Patrick Morley, author of The Man in the Mirror knows that men everywhere want their lives to count and make a real difference. He has written a book for men in the workforce who want to integrate their faith and work. Whether a businessman, construction worker, salesman, lawyer, accountant, or plumber, men will be introduced to principles which provide a better understanding of themselves and how to be most effective and valuable in their chosen career.A Man's Guide to Work helps train men for the marketplace. It helps them figure out how their relationship with God should influence their work and relationships with colleagues. It ultimately shows men how to experience the power of God in their work, to bring about social transformation through their work and how to make their work life count for the glory of God!
A Man's Guide to Work: 12 Ways to Honor God on the Job
by Patrick MorleyWe were created to work, and feel most happy, alive, and useful doing the work we were created to do. The act of productivity is its own reward. Half a man's life is bound up in his work, but few men ever learn a biblical framework, or "theology of work," to help think correctly about all those hours, weeks and years they invest in their job. Patrick Morley, author of The Man in the Mirror knows that men everywhere want their lives to count and make a real difference. He has written a book for men in the workforce who want to integrate their faith and work. Whether a businessman, construction worker, salesman, lawyer, accountant, or plumber, men will be introduced to principles which provide a better understanding of themselves and how to be most effective and valuable in their chosen career.A Man's Guide to Work helps train men for the marketplace. It helps them figure out how their relationship with God should influence their work and relationships with colleagues. It ultimately shows men how to experience the power of God in their work, to bring about social transformation through their work and how to make their work life count for the glory of God!
A Man's Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines: 12 Habits to Strengthen Your Walk With Christ
by Patrick MorleySpiritual disciplines are to the believer what medical school is to the doctor.A man came up to me at a conference where I was speaking and said, &“Pat, do me a favor. Tell me how to be good. I already know how bad I am.&”That statement captures the intent of this book – and the purpose of the spiritual disciplines. Spiritual strength, like surgical skill or athletic excellence, requires training and practice. To become the kind of man who walks with God and wields Christ&’s influence in your world, you&’ll want to begin a consistent regimen of spiritual exercises. In A Man&’s Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines, Patrick Morley highlights twelve habits that will strengthen your walk with Christ, including:-- Experiencing God in creation-- Letting the Bible change your life-- Learning the power of prayer-- Grasping God&’s greatness through worship-- Gaining strength through Sabbath-- Thriving because of fellowship-- Succeeding through wise counsel-- And more . . . By presenting each discipline with a concise overview, several examples, and application ideas to get you going, this powerful guidebook will help you develop the maturity every man of God was designed to reflect.
A Man's Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines: 12 Habits to Strengthen Your Walk With Christ
by Patrick MorleySpiritual disciplines are to the believer what medical school is to the doctor.A man came up to me at a conference where I was speaking and said, &“Pat, do me a favor. Tell me how to be good. I already know how bad I am.&”That statement captures the intent of this book – and the purpose of the spiritual disciplines. Spiritual strength, like surgical skill or athletic excellence, requires training and practice. To become the kind of man who walks with God and wields Christ&’s influence in your world, you&’ll want to begin a consistent regimen of spiritual exercises. In A Man&’s Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines, Patrick Morley highlights twelve habits that will strengthen your walk with Christ, including:-- Experiencing God in creation-- Letting the Bible change your life-- Learning the power of prayer-- Grasping God&’s greatness through worship-- Gaining strength through Sabbath-- Thriving because of fellowship-- Succeeding through wise counsel-- And more . . . By presenting each discipline with a concise overview, several examples, and application ideas to get you going, this powerful guidebook will help you develop the maturity every man of God was designed to reflect.
A Man's Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines: 12 Habits to Strengthen Your Walk with Christ
by Patrick MorleySpiritual strength—like surgical skill or athletic excellence—requires training and practice. Do you want to become the kind of man who walks with God and influences our world for Christ? You&’ll need a consistent regimen of spiritual exercises. In A Man&’s Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines, Patrick Morley highlights twelve habits that will strengthen your walk with Christ, including:Experiencing God in creationLetting the Bible change your lifeLearning the power of prayerGrasping God&’s greatness through worshipGaining strength through SabbathThriving through fellowshipSucceeding through wise counsel . . . and moreMorley presents each discipline with a concise overview, relatable stories, and application ideas. This powerful guidebook will help you develop the maturity every man of God was designed to reflect.
A Man's Heart
by Lori CopelandJules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her. Only for Pop could Jules have made such a sacrifice. And now Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm; with a sister excluded from his will; and with a heart wounded by the sacrifice she has made on behalf of her father. It looks like strengthening her relationship with her sister and improving the prospects of the Blue Bayou farm will be Jules' chief concerns. But when cancer takes the life of her best friend, Jules finds herself caring for her friend's two small children as well as the Blue Bayou. A drought-stricken farm. A promise to a dead friend and two needy little lives. And disturbing memories stirring up a growing relationship with her sister. How can one woman handle it all? The answer lies with a God who holds the keys to yesterday, today, and tomorrow—and to the heart of the one man whom Jules could ever love.
A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance
by Sarah Ban Breathnach Michael SegellThe Authentic Journey Continues -- for Women to Understand Men, and for Men to Understand Themselves.
A Man's Strategy for Conquering Temptation (40-Minute Bible Studies)
by Bob VereenChristian men are in the midst of a life-long process. They’re being transformed by the renewing of their minds, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, they’re crucifying the sinful nature with its passions and desires. But the world, the flesh, and the devil go to great lengths to thwart the process. Our culture is obsessed with sex. Pornography, declining morals, pervasive visual stimulation, rampant divorce, and epidemic adultery. They all reflect ungodly passions. And inflame impure thoughts. In this six-week study you’ll learn that God has provided everything you need to resist temptation. Through the examples of men in Scripture–those who fell into sin and those who stood firm–you’ll find hope for controlling your passions. You’ll learn how to choose the path of purity. And you’ll find assurance that through the power of the Holy Spirit and God’s Word, you can escape the corruption of this world and one day stand before God blameless and pure. From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Manual for Creating Atheists
by Michael Shermer Peter BoghossianFor thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith—and are trained from an early age to spread their unique brand of religion. The result is a world broken in large part by unquestioned faith. As an urgently needed counter to this tried-and-true tradition of religious evangelism, A Manual for Creating Atheists offers the first-ever guide not for talking people into faith—but for talking them out of it. Peter Boghossian draws on the tools he has developed and used for more than 20 years as a philosopher and educator to teach how to engage the faithful in conversations that will help them value reason and rationality, cast doubt on their religious beliefs, mistrust their faith, abandon superstition and irrationality, and ultimately embrace reason.
A Many Colored Kingdom: Multicultural Dynamics for Spiritual Formation
by Elizabeth Conde-Frazier S. Steve Kang Gary A. ParrettThe authors describe relevant aspects of their own personal journeys, key issues emerging from their studies and teaching germane to race, culture, and ethnicity; and teaching implications that bring right practice to bear on church ministry.
A Man’s Reach: The Autobiography of Glenn Clark
by Glenn ClarkClark was a man who, without being himself a recognized "New Thought" leader, has been highly influential in introducing "New Thought" ideas and techniques into the churches. Clark was deeply religious and something of a mystic, a great believer in prayer. He first came into prominence through an article in the "Atlantic Monthly" titled "The Soul's Sincere Desire." He began to be much in demand as a speaker in the churches and in summer camps. In 1930 he organized a summer camp of his own in Koronis, Minnesota to which he gave the name "Camp Farthest Out." Here for a period, amidst pleasant surroundings, a group of congenial and serious-minded people met for a season of fellowship, relaxation, and spiritual renewal, under the direction of Dr. Clark and others of somewhat similar views. In 1942 he resigned from his position at the College to give all his time to helping others discover this integration of body, mind and spirit in God. Through a series of experiences told in his autobiography, "A Man's Reach," he had been brought to an unusual interest in prayer, and it became his major concern and emphasis. It set him to reading especially the works of the mystics and about them and their approach to God. Among the books he read was "Life Understood" by Frank Rawson, a onetime Christian Scientist who had been expelled from the church, and went on to become an influential leader of "New Thought" in England. The thing that attracted Clark to Rawson, he says, was that "he believed one's prayers could be just as scientifically infallible as the laws of physics and chemistry.".-Print ed.
A Map Of Life
by Frank SheedConsidered one of Frank Sheed’s best books, A Map of Life is also regarded as one of the best and most popular short summaries of the Catholic faith ever written. Focusing on the major truths of our existence and purpose in life, Sheed draws on God’s revelation to show what the divine master plan is for us and how each part of the plan is related. Beginning with “The Problem of Life’s Purpose” and “The Problem of Life’s Laws”, he covers such important parts of the map of life as “The Creation and Fall”, “The Incarnation”, “The Mystical Body”, “The Trinity, “Law and Sin”, “The Supernatural Life”, and “Heaven, Purgatory, Hell”.
A Map of the Divine Subtle Faculty: The Concept of the Heart in the Works of Ghazali, Said Nursi, and Fethullah Gulen
by Mehmet Yavuz SekerThe heart in the Islamic understanding is the expression of a human being's spiritual existence. It is a Divine gift and Divine subtle faculty bestowed upon humanity. It is a polished mirror reflecting God. Like a general, the heart commands all other bodily organs and faculties, which are its troops, Everything that comes from a human being, whether good or bad, is a product of the heart. Mehmet Y. Seker, a scholar of Sufism and tasawwuf, studies the concept of the heart in the Islamic tradition looking at how it is approached by three prominent scholars and thinkers of Islam: Ghazali, Said Nursi, and Fethullah Gulen. Being the first in English to take as its focus the human heart from an Islamic spiritual, this book comparatively analyzes classical and modern age interpretations and evaluations on the concept and adds to the rich literature of spirituality in the Islamic tradition.
A Map of the New Country: Women and Christianity (Routledge Library Editions: Women and Religion)
by Sara MaitlandMost feminists have turned away from the Christian churches, regarding both Catholicism and the protestant denominations as bastions of sexism and patriarchal oppression. However, Christian feminists committed to improving the position of Christian women and to the spiritual renewal of their respective churches are drawing inspiration for their struggles from the contemporary Women’s Movement. In this study Sara Maitland looks at what has been happening to Christian women in general, and Christian feminists in particular, over the last fifteen to twenty years. She sets their experiences in the framework of the history of the churches and reviews it in the light of events such as the Second Vatican Council, the ordination of Baptist and Episcopal women ministers in America and Britain, and the debate about the ordination of women in the Anglican communion. She argues that the insights gained by Christian feminists put them in a unique position to prophesy to their respective churches, leading them back to the Gospel imperatives of love, justice and freedom, and that an understanding and acceptance of this role of women is crucial to the well-being of the whole Church. As well as studying the history, theology and institutional structures of the denominational churches, the book uses a wealth of interview material from both sides of the Atlantic to describe the experiences of women from many different backgrounds, including nuns, women priests and lay workers. Sara Maitland concludes that Christianity can and must pass beyond the long centuries of oppression and division into ‘a new country’, a country in which women and men are equally ‘made in the image of God’. First published in 1983.
A Maravilhosa Vida Após a Morte: Aventuras Adicionais em Do Outro Lado da Vida
by Richard Martini"A Maravilhosa Vida Após a Morte: Novas Aventuras do Outro Lado da Vida". Minhas aparições públicas sempre trazem um pico às vendas dos livros, enquanto falo não apenas da minha jornada ao material, mas também dos relatos consistentes de que pessoas sob hipnose profunda e durante experiências de quase morte relatam sobre a vida após a morte. Eu fiz minhas próprias versões em áudio dos livros, assim como as publiquei, e recebo e-mails de todo o mundo de pessoas me agradecendo por ajudá-las no sofrimento. Portanto, esse gênero não é para todos, e recomendo considerar o material antes de fazer uma tradução. Tudo o que posso dizer é que é uma alteração da mente e, talvez, dê uma olhada em algumas das palestras do meu livro no YouTube sob MartiniProds, se você puder, para ter uma ideia de como essa pesquisa surgiu. Ele aborda várias áreas diferentes, da ciência (entrevistas com cientistas, neurocientistas) a transcrições reais de pessoas sob hipnose profunda, a entrevistas com pessoas que nunca foram hipnotizadas, não pensavam que poderiam ser, e ainda falam clara e conscientemente da perspectiva de estar do outro lado do véu, por assim dizer. Existem três livros e todos, mas "A Maravilhosa Vida após a Morte" volumes um e dois juntos, então há bastante material aqui. Uma tarefa assustadora para dizer o mínimo! Mas, ao final das contas, esse é o tipo de material que muda a vida de quem o lê e, talvez, de quem o traduz. Obrigado pela sua consideração.
A Maravilhosa Vida Após a Morte: Aventuras Adicionais em Do Outro Lado da Vida: Volume Dois
by Richard MartiniEste é o volume dois de "A Maravilhosa Vida Após a Morte". Ele também alcançou o primeiro lugar de vendas na Amazon.com (em todos os seus gêneros no Kindle) depois de minha aparição no programa de rádio "Coast to Coast" com George Noory em 12 de dezembro de 2014. Há uma versão kindle de todos os três livros ("Do Outro lado," "It's a Wonderful Afterlife ", volume um), bem como brochura e audível. O livro acaba de ser escolhido para publicação na Índia. Tive vários pedidos para traduzir este material na Europa. Devo alertar o tradutor, entretanto, pois este material não é para todos. É sobre a vida após a morte, é sobre a morte, e é sobre o que milhares dizem sobre a vida após a morte sob hipnose profunda. O que eles dizem é consistente, e nos dois primeiros livros incluo cientistas e transcrições de sessões reais de hipnose, onde as pessoas dizem as mesmas coisas sobre a jornada da alma de todos - não apenas pela vida, mas após a morte também, e então no processo de retorno novamente. Também incluo no volume 2 um capítulo polêmico em que um médium psíquico afirma entrevistar uma das figuras religiosas mais famosas da história - usei esta entrevista para examinar o que essa pessoa estava dizendo não apenas sobre a vida após a morte, mas também sobre sua própria jornada durante a vida deles, e como essa informação se encaixou com tudo o que todo mundo está dizendo sobre nossa jornada aqui. Mas pode ofender algumas pessoas - e eu apenas sugiro que se você conhece alguém familiarizado com termos científicos sobre física quântica, psicologia, mas também sobre espiritualidade - sobre pessoas budistas e, além disso, o que as pessoas dizem sobre consciência - este livro pode ou não ser algo que você gostaria de enfrentar. No entanto, aprendi algo realmente básico nesta minha jornada - afinal, sou jornalista e cineasta e já tive muitas experiências - é que as pessoas que deveriam encontrar esse material o encontrarão.
A March Bride (A Year of Weddings Novella)
by Rachel HauckA year&’s worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed.Susanna has found her true prince, and their happily ever after is just around the corner. But when Nate asks her to give up something precious to her, Susanna can&’t help but wonder if it&’s a sign that their love is not meant to be.Susanna Truitt (Once Upon A Prince) is three weeks from royalty. She&’ll soon marry King Nathaniel II of Brighton Kingdom. But when the government insists she renounce her American citizenship before the wedding, coupled with the lack of involvement by family and friends, Susanna&’s heart begins to doubt whether this marriage is God's plan for her.Nathaniel would do anything for his bride-to-be. But he knows his position requires that she give up a lot to be with him. Her life will never be her own—right down to her very identity. When she travels home to St. Simon&’s Island, Georgia, right before the wedding, Nathaniel fears she won&’t return. Gathering his courage, he devises a plan to win his bride all over again, and together they seek out a kingdom to treasure above all."Participating in A Year of Weddings was all the fun of being a bridesmaid—without the hassle of pantyhose and dyed shoes! This collection of heartfelt, romantic stories will bring back memories of weddings past, and for others, stir up new hopes of weddings yet to come—all while directing readers to the true Lover of their souls. Here comes the bride!" —Betsy St. Amant, author of A February Bride
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume V
by John P. MeierSince the late nineteenth century, New Testament scholars have operated on the belief that most, if not all, of the narrative parables in the Synoptic Gospels can be attributed to the historical Jesus. This book challenges that consensus and argues instead that only four parables—those of the Mustard Seed, the Evil Tenants, the Talents, and the Great Supper—can be attributed to the historical Jesus with fair certitude. In this eagerly anticipated fifth volume of A Marginal Jew, John Meier approaches this controversial subject with the same rigor and insight that garnered his earlier volumes praise from such publications as the New York Times and Christianity Today. This seminal volume pushes forward his masterful body of work in his ongoing quest for the historical Jesus.
A Marquess Too Rakish to Wed
by Liz TynerThis Regency brims with lively humor and sparky romance…Two oppositesWill they ever attract? Women flock around the disreputable Marquess of Hartcroft—all except Lady Guinevere Chenowith. She holds him at a polite distance, disapproving of the way he breaks society&’s rules. So no one is more surprised than Guinevere when she rushes to his side after he has a serious riding accident. And it seems the marquess&’s brush with death has forced him to think more favorably about marriage—because he&’s just stunned her with a proposal!From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.